Chapter 11.
Yoh looked down at Manta. His heart sank. " Manta-chan...." He whispered as he clutched the sepia hued locks of hair. He bit down on his lip causing it to bleed. Standing up he shivered as hot tears ran down his gently face. " Anna...whats going on...." He shook, his voice sounded bitter yet weak. The blonde haired itako continued to stand there frozen in the position in which the had began to chant. Her lips continued to move but no sound could be heard. " STOP IT NOW!!!" Yoh cried out sinking to his hands and knees the pain was too unbearable. The image of Manta's wounded and lifeless body taunted the hell out of him. Whats was going on.
*~ God I can't take this.. I can't take it anymore its driving me mad..seeing him this way~* Yoh thought his eyes wide and blood running down to his chin.
" Y...Yoh-kun..." Manta coughed, blood slowly rolled down from his small helpless body.
" I don't think...I don't think whats happening to us.. is Mansumi..." Faust said his voice shaking.
Yoh closed his eyes and placed his headphones over his ears gripping onto them with his hands. Then before he knew it Darkness consumed him. All he could feel was the aching of his heart and all he could hear was his own breath and heart beat. What was happening to Manta. He couldn't grasp what was happening to them anymore...nothing made sense. nothing. All along they thought it was Mansumi.. what was it really? What was this horrible feeling that took them over.
Manta opened his eyes half way to looking at Yoh. His body was lifeless. "Yoh-kun...." He whispered weakly as he tried to reach his hand over to him but it was no use. The pain was too extreme it felt worse than death.
" Yoh...please..." Manta fell to his side tears running down his cheeks and onto the blood stained floor. He coughed the metalic taste remaining. He squeezed his eyes shut for a moment.
*~ Not to long ago.. you and I were just waiting to express our feelings.. but now.. we're strugling just to stay together!! to stay alive!*
Manta thought sadly.
" Oh Yoh..." Manta cried softly managing to lightly touch his face. He winced. " Why do you love me so much...I was never strong like Ren, Anna, Horo, or Ryu.. I was never as sweet as Tamao.. why is it.. You've always protected me.. but I've never been able to protect you the way I wish I could have..I have always.. always loved you.. more than anything..but.. sometimes I wish I could do more than just love you.." He cried his eyes glassy.
" You needn't feel that way.." Yoh smiled weakly.
"Y..Yoh..." Manta gasped.
" Its not about who's stronger who's the sweetest.. thats not why I love you Manta-chan.. I love you for who you are.. the one who always blushes in front of me... calls out my name when he's worried.. studies harder than anyone else.. yells when he's frightened..I love you for that.. thats why I will always protect you.. thats why I chose you.." Yoh smiled weakly.
" Yoh..." Manta smiled as well but his smile quickly vanished.
" M...Manta...." Yoh whispered softly his eyes wide tears ran down his face. " Not you too..MANTA!! MANTA!!! MANTA!! WAKE UP!!" Yoh yelled crazily jerking his weak body upward and staring down at the boy's face.
Yoh's eyes widened as more blood poured out from the very small body of Manta.
" Oh god.." Faust covered his mouth even this kind of injury was too much for him. He slunk down in a crouching sort of position. His eyes widened. Memories of Eliza's death immediately haunted him once again. As he feared the same would happen to the boy he felt could be his son.
" Faust...." Ryu looked down at him. " Anna-san!!!" He called out to her gripping the nearest long object in sight.
He stared as the beads began to turn from blue to white. " Oh-no..." Ryu's eyes shot open. " Anna-san?" He whispered.
" The house... it needs.. to be destroyed..." Anna whispered falling to the ground.
" De...Destroyed...where will we...?" Ryu stuttered.
" don't look at me like that.. Manta has enough money to buy any number of houses he desires.." Anna said weakly yet retaining the coldness in her voice.
" Anna..." Ryu sighed lifting her up.
" Leave... Leave now... you must take everyone out of her.. the house.. its...about to blow up..." Anna whispered then closed her eyes.
" BLOW UP!?" "SHIT!" Ryu shouted loudly
'' blow up? it sounds so pleasent..." Faust whispered.
" Faust WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!!!" Ryu shouted to him as he lifted up Manta into his arms and threw him over his shoulder.
Faust looked up at Ryu tears running down his pale cheeks. " Lets face it..Ryu-san..." He whispered softly.
" LETS FACE WHAT!?" Ryu shouted at him as tears ran down his eyes and to his chin. ' FAUST!! PLEASE WE HAVE TO LEAVE!! PLEASE!!" He cried out loudly.
" I'm all alone.. without Eliza.. all by myself.." Faust whispered his eyes wide and his lips quivered.
" Faust-kun...you're not alone..." Ryu whispred with his eyes closed smiling and yet crying at the same time his body stood rigid and shaking.
" I'm.. getting old.... nothing to do and not much to look forward to anymore.. please Ryu... please leave me.. leave me to be alone.." Faust looked up at him continueing to cry.
" I...I CAN'T I CAN'T JUST LEAVE YOU HERE ALL ALONE!!" Ryu cried out and just as he had the top stairs blew up into flames.
" Faust-pappa..." Manta looked at him weakly.
" Manta-akachan...." Faust looked at him crying harder he stood up weakly and walked to the small boy. He slowly caressed his sott cheeks and ran his hand through the strawberry blonde locks. " I Love you.. you know that.." He whispred kissing him on the forehead.
" Faust-kun...please don't do this...." Yoh cried.
" even if I die.. perhaps I can be revived someday... but right now.. I just can't stand to live any longer...." He said softly.
" We have to go!!" Yoh tugged onto Ryu as they both cried.
" Please come with me Faust..." Ryu whispered as he was pulled away.
He shook his head and looked up at Ryu " I'm sorry..."
Ryu stood outside as the house began to explode into flames.
"FAUST-KUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOOOOO PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Yoh looked down at Manta. His heart sank. " Manta-chan...." He whispered as he clutched the sepia hued locks of hair. He bit down on his lip causing it to bleed. Standing up he shivered as hot tears ran down his gently face. " Anna...whats going on...." He shook, his voice sounded bitter yet weak. The blonde haired itako continued to stand there frozen in the position in which the had began to chant. Her lips continued to move but no sound could be heard. " STOP IT NOW!!!" Yoh cried out sinking to his hands and knees the pain was too unbearable. The image of Manta's wounded and lifeless body taunted the hell out of him. Whats was going on.
*~ God I can't take this.. I can't take it anymore its driving me mad..seeing him this way~* Yoh thought his eyes wide and blood running down to his chin.
" Y...Yoh-kun..." Manta coughed, blood slowly rolled down from his small helpless body.
" I don't think...I don't think whats happening to us.. is Mansumi..." Faust said his voice shaking.
Yoh closed his eyes and placed his headphones over his ears gripping onto them with his hands. Then before he knew it Darkness consumed him. All he could feel was the aching of his heart and all he could hear was his own breath and heart beat. What was happening to Manta. He couldn't grasp what was happening to them anymore...nothing made sense. nothing. All along they thought it was Mansumi.. what was it really? What was this horrible feeling that took them over.
Manta opened his eyes half way to looking at Yoh. His body was lifeless. "Yoh-kun...." He whispered weakly as he tried to reach his hand over to him but it was no use. The pain was too extreme it felt worse than death.
" Yoh...please..." Manta fell to his side tears running down his cheeks and onto the blood stained floor. He coughed the metalic taste remaining. He squeezed his eyes shut for a moment.
*~ Not to long ago.. you and I were just waiting to express our feelings.. but now.. we're strugling just to stay together!! to stay alive!*
Manta thought sadly.
" Oh Yoh..." Manta cried softly managing to lightly touch his face. He winced. " Why do you love me so much...I was never strong like Ren, Anna, Horo, or Ryu.. I was never as sweet as Tamao.. why is it.. You've always protected me.. but I've never been able to protect you the way I wish I could have..I have always.. always loved you.. more than anything..but.. sometimes I wish I could do more than just love you.." He cried his eyes glassy.
" You needn't feel that way.." Yoh smiled weakly.
"Y..Yoh..." Manta gasped.
" Its not about who's stronger who's the sweetest.. thats not why I love you Manta-chan.. I love you for who you are.. the one who always blushes in front of me... calls out my name when he's worried.. studies harder than anyone else.. yells when he's frightened..I love you for that.. thats why I will always protect you.. thats why I chose you.." Yoh smiled weakly.
" Yoh..." Manta smiled as well but his smile quickly vanished.
" M...Manta...." Yoh whispered softly his eyes wide tears ran down his face. " Not you too..MANTA!! MANTA!!! MANTA!! WAKE UP!!" Yoh yelled crazily jerking his weak body upward and staring down at the boy's face.
Yoh's eyes widened as more blood poured out from the very small body of Manta.
" Oh god.." Faust covered his mouth even this kind of injury was too much for him. He slunk down in a crouching sort of position. His eyes widened. Memories of Eliza's death immediately haunted him once again. As he feared the same would happen to the boy he felt could be his son.
" Faust...." Ryu looked down at him. " Anna-san!!!" He called out to her gripping the nearest long object in sight.
He stared as the beads began to turn from blue to white. " Oh-no..." Ryu's eyes shot open. " Anna-san?" He whispered.
" The house... it needs.. to be destroyed..." Anna whispered falling to the ground.
" De...Destroyed...where will we...?" Ryu stuttered.
" don't look at me like that.. Manta has enough money to buy any number of houses he desires.." Anna said weakly yet retaining the coldness in her voice.
" Anna..." Ryu sighed lifting her up.
" Leave... Leave now... you must take everyone out of her.. the house.. its...about to blow up..." Anna whispered then closed her eyes.
" BLOW UP!?" "SHIT!" Ryu shouted loudly
'' blow up? it sounds so pleasent..." Faust whispered.
" Faust WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!!!" Ryu shouted to him as he lifted up Manta into his arms and threw him over his shoulder.
Faust looked up at Ryu tears running down his pale cheeks. " Lets face it..Ryu-san..." He whispered softly.
" LETS FACE WHAT!?" Ryu shouted at him as tears ran down his eyes and to his chin. ' FAUST!! PLEASE WE HAVE TO LEAVE!! PLEASE!!" He cried out loudly.
" I'm all alone.. without Eliza.. all by myself.." Faust whispered his eyes wide and his lips quivered.
" Faust-kun...you're not alone..." Ryu whispred with his eyes closed smiling and yet crying at the same time his body stood rigid and shaking.
" I'm.. getting old.... nothing to do and not much to look forward to anymore.. please Ryu... please leave me.. leave me to be alone.." Faust looked up at him continueing to cry.
" I...I CAN'T I CAN'T JUST LEAVE YOU HERE ALL ALONE!!" Ryu cried out and just as he had the top stairs blew up into flames.
" Faust-pappa..." Manta looked at him weakly.
" Manta-akachan...." Faust looked at him crying harder he stood up weakly and walked to the small boy. He slowly caressed his sott cheeks and ran his hand through the strawberry blonde locks. " I Love you.. you know that.." He whispred kissing him on the forehead.
" Faust-kun...please don't do this...." Yoh cried.
" even if I die.. perhaps I can be revived someday... but right now.. I just can't stand to live any longer...." He said softly.
" We have to go!!" Yoh tugged onto Ryu as they both cried.
" Please come with me Faust..." Ryu whispered as he was pulled away.
He shook his head and looked up at Ryu " I'm sorry..."
Ryu stood outside as the house began to explode into flames.
"FAUST-KUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOOOOO PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"