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"No. . not today. I'm. .I'm just not ready." Said Max. "Just. . .lie down with me, I'm really tired." Max pulled Rei down next to him and kissed his forehead before closing his eyes. Rei's eyes took in Max's relaxed face before kissing him softly and going to sleep as well.
Max's POV
I woke up a couple of hours later to the darkened room. It was cool and I felt somewhat safe here. I knew, however that it wouldn't be safe for long. Josh would be coming to pick me up and possibly Rei. There was no way I could let that happen. My eyes fell on my bag. One of the boys must have brought it up after we'd fallen asleep. I got out of bed quietly and rummaged through my bag. After a moment of searching, I pulled out Josh's pocketknife and snapped it open. The blade had to be at least five inches. The shine of cold metal tempted me to lose myself in it's painful release.
Glancing back at Rei to make sure he was still asleep, I brought the blade down onto my wrist and dragged it quickly against the pale, scar riddled skin. I winced as the blade grated against a particularly deep scar. A gasp escaped my lips as the knife successfully sliced through to the newly healed skin. Blood welled up along my wrist and dripped onto the wood floor. I watched it, hypnotized as it formed a small puddle on the ground. In my morbid trance, I dipped a finger into the blood and brought it to my lips, licking my finger clean. After a moment, I brought the wound to my mouth and lapped at the wound messily.
The tang of iron filled my mouth and a small drop dribbled down to my chin. I didn't have to look in a mirror to know that my lips were dyed a deep, wet red. Vaguely sane thoughts flitted over my mind, fretting over how i'd clean up all this mess and explain the blood covering my face but they faded as the numbness that came with cutting swept over me. I smiled grimly before dropping my arm to my side. I was ready to die.
Picking up the knife, I slashed more deep cuts into my arm, relishing in the pain and the numbness that followed it. After my left arm had no more space, I switched the blade to my left hand and clumsily started on my right arm.
When i was satisfied that the cuts were deep enough and that there was no turning back, i went to Rei's side. I kissed his cheek softly, raising a bloodied hand to touch the dark skin. I'd do anything to protect him. I still loved him with all my heart but there was no way that i could stop Josh. I wasn't strong enough and i wasn't smart enough. To my surprise, a sob escaped my lips. Tears fell from my eyes as the numbness began to fade. I was such a failure. I was never good for anything but a cheap fuck. I hated that the only way that i felt was if I was bleeding.
I glanced at Rei's still form with a detached sorrow. I couldn't let Josh kidnap him. I leaned down and kissed him softly before raising the knife over my head and closing my eyes. Taking a shivering breath, I brought it down fast; felt it bury hilt deep into something solid and firm.
"I'm sorry, Rei. I'm not strong enough. . I never was or will be." I whispered before turning my back to him and stumbling out of the room, down the stairs and out the door.
Max stumbled away from the house, his head spinning slightly as droplets of blood fell from his fingers. Stupid, stupid boy. His dull blue eyes looked up at the sky above him. So dark and so clear. He couldn't remember the last time the night sky had been so clear. He laughed softly, not even fully sure what he found so funny.
Looking around himself, he realized he was back at the park where he had had to excersize with the rest of his team before passing out. He smiled slightly, crouching down beside a smooth, metal beydish. There was a soft pang of noise ever so often, catching Max's attention. He looked down, seeing his blood streak the side of the beydish before pooling down in the middle.
This is it. . .this'll be the end of all that pain. I've freed Rei. . no one can hurt him now. I hope you forgive me someday, Rei, I love you so much. . Max slid down the side of the beydish to lie down in the dip, his eyes looking up at the stars. He smiled faintly, vaguely happy that no one could hurt them anymore before closing his eyes and drifting to sleep.
Tyson yawned absently, getting out of bed to go brush his teeth. He rubbed at his eyes groggily before fumbling for his toothbrush and toothpaste. It took him a moment to realize he was using Kai's toothbrush and Rei's toothpaste but he was honestly too tired to care and. . well. . what they didn't know wouldn't hurt them. . .
". . .Tyson. If that's my toothbrush, I'm scrubbing the toilet with yours." Growled Kai from the doorway. Tyson gasped, inhaling a good amount of toothpaste before washing the brush off real fast. "heh, . . um. . I think I'm going to go wake up Kenny and Rei." He grinned sheepishly and wandered off down the hall. Kai sighed and washed his toothbrush off again before starting to brush his own teeth. A scream burst from Rei's room, making Kai spit out his mouthful of toothpaste and run to where the scream was. Kenny looked shell-shocked, the scream being his, while Tyson looked like he was going to be sick. Blood spilled over the mattress and floor, dark and just barely beginning to dry, but the worse was Rei. Bloodied handprints were on the mattress around him, blood speckling his face. Pinning him to the bed was a long pocket-knife, thrust through his long bound hair into the bed. Rei's eyes were screwed tightly shut, shivers running through the neko-jin as he struggled not to scream like Kenny had.
It took a moment for Kai to snap back to his senses, moving forward to pull the knife from Rei's hair.
"Who. . where the hell is Max?" asked Kai quietly. Rei shook his head, having no clue. Tyson took a deep breath, closing his eyes.
". . .we. . could always follow the blood trail." He murmered, his face almost green from the urge to vomit. Kai nodded, trying his best to keep his mind clear.
"Ok. . Kenny, call 911, Tyson, Rei, let's go find Max." said Kai quickly. The two boys nodded, getting up and following him. They all followed the trail of blood; it was all to easy to find.
"So much blood, you don't think. . he's. . ." Rei moaned in distress at Tyson's words.
"I just hope it's not his brother. He. . he told me that his brother was raping him. I wanted to call the police but he said no. I. . .oh god, please, please let him be alright." Begged Rei softly. When the three boys came to the beydish, Tyson turned away, unable to stop himself as his stomach heaved. Rei broke down, tears coming to his eyes as he saw Max's pale, limp body. Kai simply froze. He'd seen gore before but this was something he was not used to. A friend lying in his own blood, his arms mutilated, yet, a vague smile on his lips.
None of them knew how long it took for the police and ambulance to come but it seemed like an eternity. When it finally did, the medics muttered amongst themselves but not giving any of the boys any information.
"Please, tell me he'll live?" begged Rei, grabbing onto a medic's arm and not letting go. The man sighed and shook his head.
"He's just about dried out. He'll most likely die within a few hours." Rei backed away, his eyes wide and empty.
"No. . please. . tell me he'll live?" whispered Rei. The medic smiled sadly.
"Why don't you go with your friends, young man? I need to get going." Rei nodded absently before going to Kai's side. He trembled gently as tears fell from his eyes, as abundant as Max's blood was.
"Please, God, please. . ."