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Chapter 4: Where Are You When I Need You?
The angered Tao frowned as he sat on the porch of the Asakura residence.
'Where the hell are you Usui?' he thought bitterly, 'You've been gone for almost an hour!'
"…You're not very patient are you?" said Manta, coming to his side.
"Hmph." muttered Ren, and continued to keep an eye out for Horo.
"Relax, I'm sure he's just goofing around, besides, it's only been an hour."
"Hour or not, I need to talk to that Ainu baka about something very important."
"Really, like what?" Manta asked, slightly interested.
"About how to kill a short person without getting caught."
"Ok, ok." Laughed Manta nervously, "I'll mind my own business."
"Indeed you shall."
With that, Manta walked away, leaving the Tao to sit on his own.
'Damn it Horo, where are you when I need you!'
Ren sighed. He'd lost all track of time, but he knew he'd been sitting on the porch for well over two hours.
"Wow, Horo's not back yet!" asked Yoh, carrying what looked to be a heavy box.
"Yes, I'm just sitting out here because I want to look at the sights." Replied Ren flatly.
"Well in that case you can help Yoh with these boxes." Said a female voice.
'When the hell did she get back? I didn't even see her come in…'
When Ren didn't move nor reply, Anna got mad.
"MOVE!" she screamed, and kicked Ren, making him fall of the porch and face first in the dirt.
'Damn her and her abnormal strength!' he cursed, then rose to his feet and brushed himself down.
"I'm going to look for Horo." He stated, and began to walk out of the Asakura residence.
"YEAH, AND YOU'D BETTER NOT COME BACK TILL YOU FIND HIM!" she yelled.
Ren flinched as Anna's red sandal collided with his head, and he quickly walked out into the streets.
The purple-haired Tao walked silently down the streets, his eyes scanning his surroundings, looking for any signs of Horo. How hard could it be to find a blue-haired Ainu anyway? But the answer to that; was very hard.
After three long hours of pounding the pavement in search for the Ainu, Ren decided to make his way back home to see if he'd shown up there yet.
As he walked down the streets, something caught his eye, something he couldn't ignore, no matter how much he tried. Because there, on the cement before him; was a small line of crimson red.
Ren blinked a few times to make sure he wasn't seeing things. '…Don't… don't be stupid Ren, you baka, its not… it's not Horo's blood! Horo is safe somewhere… it's not Horo's blood, look, I'll prove it to you, its dry see?'
Ren bent down and stuck his index finger in the sticky substance.
'Ok, so it's wet, who gives a fuck? It's probably from some kid with a bloody nose. Besides, even if it was Horo's blood, which it's not, it would have dried up by now… wouldn't it…?'
Ren rose up and started to run back to Yoh's place.
'Horo you ass, you'd better fuckin be there! I'm freakin' out because of you!'
Yoh and Manta dropped the table they were carrying as Ren burst through the door panting heavily.
"…Ren… what's up…?" asked Yoh, picking up his end of the table again.
"Horo… is he…" Ren stopped and looked at Manta and Yoh.
"Oh," sighed Manta, "Anna wanted a change of furniture."
"…Whatever, have either of you seen Horo? Is he here?"
Anna then entered the room, a concerned expression placed on her face. "…Sorry Ren… he hasn't been here all day…"
Ren's eyes widened. "Shit… that means… Horo's missing…"
A/N: Bless… oh, don't worry peeps, I was gonna stop it here but I thought… naaah… I'll let you all have a treat coz you're such nice people! …You are nice people aren't you! If your not, shame on you! Lol. …ok, I'll stop being an idiot now XP
As Horo began to slip back into the real world, he found that his head was throbbing with pain.
"W…What happened…?" he asked aloud.
As he opened his eyes, he saw nothing, for the room he woke up to was pitch-black. No windows, and as far as he could tell, no doors. There was no ray of light what so ever, just total darkness.
As the Ainu moved his arm, he heard the rattle of a chain.
"What?"
It was then that he sat up, and noticed something was cuffed around his wrist. "What!" he said again in disbelief as he felt along the chain that was attached to the wall. "Hey, help! Someone help!" He held his head as the pain became unbearable, and quickly realized he was bleeding.
His heart raced as a door opened, and a small amount of light flooded a fraction of the room.
Horo looked around, only to realize that it wasn't a room, but a dungeon, and that a door was at the top of a long line of stairs.
"W-Who are you?" Horo asked, his voice showing vast amounts of fear.
"Forgotten already?"
Horo's head pounded, but his memory flashed with images.
"Horokeu, I've come for you, and you shall not escape me this time."
"But-augh!"
Horo cried out in pain as something hard struck his head; and he fell to the floor.
His eyes widened with fear. "…You… you hit me with something… you were after me, stalking me… but why?"
Even though it was pitch-black, Horo could tell the figurer was smirking.
"Why? Why! Because I have big plans for you Horokeu, which involve both me, and you."
"Forget it you psycho, I'm not having any part of your plans! Hell, I don't even know what your plans are, but still, I won't be any part in it! So stay the fuck away from me!"
The figure sniggered a little; then started to laugh.
"Do you really think you have a choice! You're as good as mine Usui!"
"No, I'm not yours!"
Little cries of pain escaped Horo's mouth as the figure began to kick him.
"I said you're as good as mine! You belong to me now!" The figure grabbed a handful of Horo's hair and held him up. "You'd do well to remember that." He spat, and released his victim, letting him drop to the floor.
As the door closed, leaving the Ainu once again in total darkness, he began to cry softly to himself.
"…Ren… where are you when I need you?"
Ren sat silently, waiting for something, someone, to return.
As a door slid open behind him, he saw Yoh come out onto the porch.
"Ren…"
No reply.
"Ren come on, it's gone one inthe morning."
"What are you, my fuckin mother!" he hissed.
"Ren I know you're worried about Horo, but he'll be ok, you've been searching for him all day, you need to sleep."
"No, I'm not moving! I'm not going to sleep knowing my friend is out there! He could be lying in a ditch for all I know! Or… or…"
Yoh was surprised when tears began to roll down Ren's cheeks, dripping onto the wood of the porch.
"…Ren, its ok…" said Yoh softly, and put his arm round the crying Tao.
"Get the fuck off of me!" he yelled, and pushed his arm away.
Yoh sighed and told him that he should get some sleep, then walked back inside, closing the door behind him.
"What do you know anyway Yoh…" he muttered, tears still running down his face. "You can't possibly know how I feel… you don't see the things that I see…"
As much as he tried to stay awake, as much as he wanted to watch out for Horo, sleep eventually overwhelmed him.
Horo lay on the stone cold floor on the other side of the room, but for some reason, this time Horo didn't talk to him, Ren didn't even think he could see him. The Tao found it strange as to why, from Horo's point of view, everything was pitch-black, but from were Ren was standing, there was a slight glow that surrounded Horo, allowing Ren to see what was going on.
Ren saw Horo move, and within a few seconds, he woke up. He suddenly realized he was chained to the wall and started to panic. Ren tried to tell the Ainu that it was ok, but he knew he couldn't hear him.
Suddenly the door opened, and in walked the figure. Horo's abductor told him that Horo was his and his alone. That he was going to be in some sort of plan, and when Horo refused to be any part of it, the figure kicked him, telling him he didn't have a choice.
"You bastard!" yelled Ren, "Horo doesn't belong to you! He doesn't belong to anyone!"
Ren glared as the figure left, leaving the Ainu to cry. But what the shaman said then; was enough to make Ren want to shoot himself.
"…Ren… where are you when I need you?" he whispered, his voice shaking from the little sobs.
Ren stood there for a while, waiting for his dream to end, waiting for it all to be over… but for some reason, he didn't wake up… no… he stayed there, standing in the cold dungeon.
He watched as the Ainu yanked on the chains, and made small cuts around his wrist.
Horo was cold, alone and terrified.
The door burst open once more, and in walked the figure, once again using the darkness as a cloak to shield itself from Ren's view.
"Hello Horo, I'm back."
Horo didn't even bother to look up.
The Ainu cried out in pain as a leather whip slashed his skin across his back. Once. Twice. Three times.
"No! Stop!" he begged.
"Stop? Why the hell should I stop! This is how I break you, crush your will and make it mine."
The whip came down countless times.
"Please! Stop it! Anna stop!"
Unicorn13564: Anna! What the fuck has my twisted little mind done now! oO
