Away
Chapter Two
By: Aeroshi
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Shori watched as he son entered the house. He took off his shoes and put them in the closet. To her, he was the best son anyone could ever have. If only she knew what he was thinking now though? She watched as he went upstairs as she sipped on the chicken soup that was in front of her.
Kurama continued upstairs until he reached the top, in which he then turned left into his room. His room looked pretty empty compared to Kuwabara's which had posters taped all over the walls, clothes thrown everywhere, and barley any floor that was visible under the random objects that covered it.
His room was neater. He had light-yellow covered walls, courtesy of his step-father, and a white full-sized bed. His computed desk was in the corner with his computer. A bookshelf cover part of his wall above his bed, and two windows opposite of the door that led into the room.
He walked in and sat down on his bed, reaching into the bookshelf above it and taking out a notebook and a pen. He propped himself up with a pillow and opened the notebook to the back cover, where a list of names were. On the top of the page it read, "Kuwabara Residence (Kuzuma and Shizuru)".
Below that were the two names listed again with 'slit throat' and 'hang' written next to them. He took the pen and wrote a single line through the names and then writing "finished" next to the title.
He looked at the next name and smiled crookedly. This person would be fun to kill, and seeing that tomorrow was Sunday they would be home, because there was no school tomorrow.
He closed the notebook and put it and the pen back on the bookshelf. He just had to think of a different way to kill this person. That's when he got an idea. This would be even more fun then he first put it out to be.
Slowly sleep overcame him and dreams about what had happened today. He smiled in his sleep as his unconscious form relived what had happened. Images of the two siblings who were now dead entered his and the smile grew larger.
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By the time he awoke it was noon-time. Maybe it was the dreams that had made him sleep well? Or maybe it was just his mind telling him he needed to rest more, because this person would not be as easy as the idiot Kuwabara had been to kill.
Whatever the reason was though he felt more relaxed and rested then he had ever felt in his entire life. He stood up and shivered slightly as his feet hit the cold floor. He then stood up and walked over to his computer desk where he opened a drawer and pulled out his rose that he used in mainly all of his fights.
He put it on his bed and he changed. He would take a shower when he got home, for he would defiantly need one after this next person. He took out his usual magenta coloured uniform and changed into it, then quickly brushing his teeth and combing his hair before picking up the rose and going downstairs.
As he went downstairs he ran into his mother. "I'm going over Kazuma Kuwabara's house today mom. I'm tutoring him in math. Before I go I'm going to stop at the library to get some books, ok?"
Shori smiled and nodded. "That's fine Shuuichi. I'll have supper ready at about 6:00 if you are hungry." She said as she went into the living room to finish cleaning, even though she still was ill.
Kurama nodded and went outside and down the street. It wasn't a long walk to the Urameshi residence from here, and that is where his next victim was at the moment.
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About ten minutes later he arrived at the house where his next victim was, he walked over to the door which was wide opened and walked in. That was strange, why would the door be open? That's when he saw Astuko, Yusuke's mother, laying on the floor passed out from all of the alcohol she had drunk last night.
He walked upstairs and heard talking inside. He sighed slightly, so someone else was here too? He knocked on the door and in a few seconds Keiko answered the door. "Kurama, how nice to see you!" She said smiling at the boy standing in the doorway.
He smiled at the girl and walked in once she moved out of the way. "What brings you here Kurama?" Yusuke asked as he laid on his bed with his hands behind his head as he looked at all the books that lay across his bed.
"I was just wondering if you saw Hiei lately?" He asked, forcing a smile on face as he put his hand into his pocket, gripping the rose whip in his hand, ready to strike whenever he had the chance.
"Yeah, I have. He actually came over last night saying that he had a feeling something was going to happen." He answered then yawning. "He didn't say what, but he came here at like two in the morning so I'm guessing it was kind of important."
Hiei must know. But then why didn't he confront him? Maybe he didn't know and just had that feeling something not that right was going to happen? Or maybe he just thought it was a false alarm seeing as it was Kurama who was doing it?
"Oh. Yusuke, can I ask you something?" He said, smirking slightly, looking over to Keiko knowing he would have to kill her after this.
"What is it?" He asked, standing up and getting out of the bed as he did so.
"How do you think it would feel to have hundreds of thorns wrapped around your body?" He asked as if it was a normal question, like 'What's up?' or something.
"Huh? Well, I really don't know." He said, getting that strange feeling that told him to not play hero for once and to just grab the girl and run.
"I don't know either. I think we should find out fight now though, just for reference." With that said he pulled out the rose. "Rose Whip!" He shouted and it turned into a long whip that had thorns all over it. He swung it at Yusuke who jumped out of the way, but wasn't quick enough which caused the thorns to tear against the calf of his right leg.
He let out a yell of pain and looked at Kurama. "What the fuck has gotten into you Kurama?" He yelled, dodging the rose whip again as it was swung towards him a second time.
"Nothing Yusuke, I just need to get my Hiei back, and you and everyone else are keeping him away from me." He said as he threw a small seed at Yusuke, who didn't notice as it stuck to his shirt.
"You're not going to get away with this…" Yusuke told him through gritted teeth.
"I have so far, haven't I? I mean I already killed Kuwabara and Shizuru." He said looking over to Keiko to see her expression, which was pure horror. "Oh, don't worry, I wont leave you alive for too long…" He said smiling at her, which caused her to close her eyes tightly.
"I won't let you do this!" Yusuke said running as fast as he could with his injured leg toward Kurama who just laughed.
"Die!" He said and suddenly the seed that was on Yusuke exploded into a plant which took all of the life he had left out of him. Yusuke gasped for air and looked over to Keiko. "I'm sor-…". He never got to finish his sentence because Kurama had slit his throat with the dagger as he cut the plants off of him and threw them out the window.
After removing all of the plants he looked over to Keiko and smiled. "Come here, I won't do the same thing to you…" He said approaching her.
She pressed back against the wall in attempt to get away, but her mind was still racing with thoughts and she couldn't comprehend what to do. She felt him pick her up and bring her into the bathroom where he sat her across from the door, and then locked it so she was stuck in there.
He started the cold water in the bathtub and then plugged it up so it started to fill up. He then sat on the edge of it and waited. He didn't have a reason to kill her until he found out that she was at Yusuke's house, and he couldn't have any witnesses to screw this up. "I didn't want to kill you, because I had no reason too." He said to her.
She looked up at him. "Then why are you?" She asked, sobbing as she watched the water and thoughts of Yusuke dead flooded her mind.
"Because, you saw what I did to him and I can't have any witnesses." He answered, then shutting off the water and looking over to her and the walking over and picking her up, placing her in the cold water, which she kicked and tried screaming but was unsuccessful for he just pushed and held her underwater.
She tried to scream and kick her way out of his grasp, but just received a mouthful of water, gagging on it. She continued to try to get out of his grasp but was still unsuccessful and soon her vision turned to black and she finally let death overcome her.
Kurama let go of the girls limp body and checked for her pulse. Feeling nothing he turned her over and dried his hands on a towel. He then picked up the dagger in the towel so that his hands weren't touching it and he stabbed the girls' dead body in the back and then walked into the other room, doing the same thing to the dead body of Yusuke.
He then walked downstairs and placed the dagger in the hand of Astuko, who was still passed out. He left the house moments after that, heading down the street in the opposite direction in which he came in. He had one more person he still had to kill, and he just hoped that this one would be as easy as Keiko had been.
Authors Note: Sorry I didn't get this chapter out sooner. I know I said I would get it out quickly but I've been busy lately, but it has been typed out for about three weeks now. Ill try to get the next chapter out within two weeks, but I'm not promising anything. Please review and it might come out sooner!
