A/N: Sorry for the long delay yet again! *Sweatdrops and hides* I didn't know where I wanted to go with this.... Yet again.... I had some ideas, but none of them seemed to fit. Yeah. ^^ Anywho enjoy the story... Only like one or two chapters to go! Harrah for me! XD
What Used To Be
Chapter Five
"Who the hell are you?! What do you mean by that?!" I demanded into the receiver, although I quite frankly understood the words. Ken. He was venerable. This is what I'd been worried about from the beginning.
"Like I said, little boy... One of the kittens needs to pay. Actually... All you damn cats should pay... But we particularly like him..." The voice snickered softly, "And he's much more fun to play with than you... But I think I'm giving out to much information. Why don't you just go there, and try and stop us? Cheap entertainment is so hard to find these days..."
"Damnit, where!" I hissed more annoyed than I had been when I picked up the damn phone.
"Oh, you should know where. Ta-Ta!" And the phone clicked. Disconnected. "Gods... Gods, why now?!" I hissed at no one unparticular. Certainly not to the gods. Because they didn't exist. If they had why had they let this happen?!
I wasted no more time on conversations, and quickly ran out, grabbing Cherry's keys without any explanation and running to the car. I sped the entire way to the restaurant... And stopped dead when I saw it. "Oh my... Oh my god.." I stared at the blaze, my cerulean eyes wide in fear mixed with shock. I didn't even bother finding a parking place, I didn't even shut the engine off, merely scrambling out of the car as fast as I could.
I glanced around at the people surrounding the blaze, looking for Ken's familiar smiling face. But it wasn't there... That girl, what was her name? Arista? Yeah... She was sobbing, attached to a young man, her face buried in his chest.
"Arista! Arista, have you seen Ken? Where is he?!" I shouted my voice breaking mid sentence. Her sobbing.. No, Ken was fine. He always had been. Always would be. Right?
"He... He was back... He was... Oh god, he's in there! It was... my turn... to wash the dishes... But he... I had a date... and he... he said... he'd cover... " She was sobbing hysterically, "And the firemen... They aren't here... Yet... And... Oh my god, Ken-kun!" She was reduced to wailing, the man beside her wrapping a comforting arm around the younger girl.
"No..." I whispered looking up at the monstrous fire.... I took a deep breath. I was going to do the most reckless thing I'd ever done... Ever. But why did it matter? If something were to happen to Ken... What point would there be to live? It sounded anguishy, but it was true... I love him. And this was my fault. If I'd just told him then... Damnit, he'd have been on his guard... Or if I had just picked up the phone minutes earlier... Maybe it would have made a difference.
Ignoring the people who were telling me to stay away, I crawled into the building, a bit startled by the heat. But what had I been expecting, for it to be cold? I sighed, pushing my way through, the fallen posts, and the flaming tables, cursing at the person on the phone... I didn't know their identity, and hadn't even been able to guess their gender... But I hated them, more than I'd ever hated anything before.
I headed towards the kitchen, coughing several times due to the smoke, before I covered my mouth and nose with the cloth of my sweater. With much difficulty I pushed open the kitchen door, quickly scooping around for a very familiar figure. However I didn't see him by the sink... Or anywhere in fact... "Ken?! Keeeeen-kun!!! Are you here!" I yelled in-between coughing...
The blaze was getting stronger... I sighed in frustration... Where the hell was Ken?! Arista had said was in the kitchen... Covering for her right? Damn girl just had to have a date today, huh? Leaving him to finish up... I sighed, wanting to calm down... However the fire was spreading and calm was very very far away from the level I was on. I was panicking. After checking over the kitchen once more, I left the room, coughing repeatedly... The smoke was getting thicker and the fire was spreading...
I entered the dining area once again, only to find the fire had spread... It was getting worse... If either of us were to survive, I needed to find Ken-kun quickly... But where could he be hiding? The panic was spreading in me... What if it was to late? What if he was already out? I needed to find him... "Ken? Hideka! Ken, why aren't you answering me?!" I yelled in between fits of coughing. It was getting hotter... So hot in here.... This is what hell must feel like, ne?
There was still not response from Ken, and my coughing was rapidly getting worse... It felt like my lungs were attempting to escape from my body... And the heat... And Ken... Ken... Ken-kun... He was here wasn't he? Arista... She'd said... so... She.. He had to be... And that's when everything went from crimson to pitch black.
A/N: I really am cruel aren't I? Not only is it shorttttt, but it's cliff hanger-ish...^^; Anywho R&R if you want a speedy update! ^_^
What Used To Be
Chapter Five
"Who the hell are you?! What do you mean by that?!" I demanded into the receiver, although I quite frankly understood the words. Ken. He was venerable. This is what I'd been worried about from the beginning.
"Like I said, little boy... One of the kittens needs to pay. Actually... All you damn cats should pay... But we particularly like him..." The voice snickered softly, "And he's much more fun to play with than you... But I think I'm giving out to much information. Why don't you just go there, and try and stop us? Cheap entertainment is so hard to find these days..."
"Damnit, where!" I hissed more annoyed than I had been when I picked up the damn phone.
"Oh, you should know where. Ta-Ta!" And the phone clicked. Disconnected. "Gods... Gods, why now?!" I hissed at no one unparticular. Certainly not to the gods. Because they didn't exist. If they had why had they let this happen?!
I wasted no more time on conversations, and quickly ran out, grabbing Cherry's keys without any explanation and running to the car. I sped the entire way to the restaurant... And stopped dead when I saw it. "Oh my... Oh my god.." I stared at the blaze, my cerulean eyes wide in fear mixed with shock. I didn't even bother finding a parking place, I didn't even shut the engine off, merely scrambling out of the car as fast as I could.
I glanced around at the people surrounding the blaze, looking for Ken's familiar smiling face. But it wasn't there... That girl, what was her name? Arista? Yeah... She was sobbing, attached to a young man, her face buried in his chest.
"Arista! Arista, have you seen Ken? Where is he?!" I shouted my voice breaking mid sentence. Her sobbing.. No, Ken was fine. He always had been. Always would be. Right?
"He... He was back... He was... Oh god, he's in there! It was... my turn... to wash the dishes... But he... I had a date... and he... he said... he'd cover... " She was sobbing hysterically, "And the firemen... They aren't here... Yet... And... Oh my god, Ken-kun!" She was reduced to wailing, the man beside her wrapping a comforting arm around the younger girl.
"No..." I whispered looking up at the monstrous fire.... I took a deep breath. I was going to do the most reckless thing I'd ever done... Ever. But why did it matter? If something were to happen to Ken... What point would there be to live? It sounded anguishy, but it was true... I love him. And this was my fault. If I'd just told him then... Damnit, he'd have been on his guard... Or if I had just picked up the phone minutes earlier... Maybe it would have made a difference.
Ignoring the people who were telling me to stay away, I crawled into the building, a bit startled by the heat. But what had I been expecting, for it to be cold? I sighed, pushing my way through, the fallen posts, and the flaming tables, cursing at the person on the phone... I didn't know their identity, and hadn't even been able to guess their gender... But I hated them, more than I'd ever hated anything before.
I headed towards the kitchen, coughing several times due to the smoke, before I covered my mouth and nose with the cloth of my sweater. With much difficulty I pushed open the kitchen door, quickly scooping around for a very familiar figure. However I didn't see him by the sink... Or anywhere in fact... "Ken?! Keeeeen-kun!!! Are you here!" I yelled in-between coughing...
The blaze was getting stronger... I sighed in frustration... Where the hell was Ken?! Arista had said was in the kitchen... Covering for her right? Damn girl just had to have a date today, huh? Leaving him to finish up... I sighed, wanting to calm down... However the fire was spreading and calm was very very far away from the level I was on. I was panicking. After checking over the kitchen once more, I left the room, coughing repeatedly... The smoke was getting thicker and the fire was spreading...
I entered the dining area once again, only to find the fire had spread... It was getting worse... If either of us were to survive, I needed to find Ken-kun quickly... But where could he be hiding? The panic was spreading in me... What if it was to late? What if he was already out? I needed to find him... "Ken? Hideka! Ken, why aren't you answering me?!" I yelled in between fits of coughing. It was getting hotter... So hot in here.... This is what hell must feel like, ne?
There was still not response from Ken, and my coughing was rapidly getting worse... It felt like my lungs were attempting to escape from my body... And the heat... And Ken... Ken... Ken-kun... He was here wasn't he? Arista... She'd said... so... She.. He had to be... And that's when everything went from crimson to pitch black.
A/N: I really am cruel aren't I? Not only is it shorttttt, but it's cliff hanger-ish...^^; Anywho R&R if you want a speedy update! ^_^