I kept you all in suspense for a total of like…four days. Wow. Go me. I'm so good at keeping you all in suspense. (Mega hint of sarcasm in voice) Well, anyway—screw the author's notes, let's just get to the story!
Chapter Fourteen: Love Remembers
"I beg to differ," a familiar voice said. Sho opened his eyes and came face to face with—
Son. As Sho glanced behind Son out the door, he noticed Son had five other people with him, all pointing their guns at him. Son had a look of triumph on his face, realizing that he had finally won. He didn't let go of Toshi's body because it was covering his chest and he'd rather not get shot.
"I haven't seen you in such a long time, Sho," Son said softly, sitting down next to Sho on the ground. "The last time must have been—at the park, yes…that was fun."
"You skipped out on the fight." Sho said through clenched teeth.
"Well, being Chan's right-hand man, I have to be with him at all times and protect him. He wanted to leave, so I had to go too." Son replied, a hand touching Sho's cheek. Sho merely glared at Son with pure hatred.
"You were just a coward. You always were." Sho said, venom on the edge of his words. "Always running to Chan when you were at the orphanage…you never wanted to fight me. You knew you'd lose. You knew I was stronger. I still am." Sho hit a sore spot in Son's memory. His face went from gentle to absolute revulsion. "Just because you have your cronies doesn't mean that you're stronger."
The thing that appeared in front of my eyes vanished
The voice that cut my dreams to pieces
In this world that's full of lies
Tease me...Break me
"You really must want to die." Son said suddenly. He stood up, pulling Toshi away from his grasp. "Stand up." Sho obeyed reluctantly. As soon as he had stood up, two of the men grabbed Sho's arms and dragged him over to the table. "You're going to write a note to Kei that explains why you're gone, alright? We know he comes and visits you often and he'll wonder where you are." Son said, handing him a piece of paper and a pen. "Make up what you'd like, but make sure you don't tell the truth or we'll kill you right here and now." Sho scribbled down a note quickly, praying that everything would all end well.
As soon as he was done writing, the same two men grabbed Sho's arms and pulled them behind his back, tying his wrists together. "I don't want to hear you speak." Son told Sho as they left the house………
Kei walked into the kitchen a half-hour later to find the note sitting on the table.
Kei—Son challenged me to a fight. I couldn't resist, that damn smug face of his. Don't come. You might get hurt. –Sho.
Kei read the note over and over, knowing that it was a lie, trying to figure out why Sho would write such a false note. Sho would never have gone without him. He knew that Kei couldn't get hurt and that Kei was his protection…Kei flipped the paper over to find in tiny writing:
I love you. Son—he was here. He forced me to write a false message. Please, Kei, I need your help. I'm scared. I—
And the note was cut off. Kei knew it was something that would get Sho killed, if he wasn't already dead. Crumpling up the note, Kei walked over to the coat rack, grabbing his red coat. Something caught Kei's attention to his right. As he turned his head, he gasped. Toshi was there—dead. "H-holy shit," Kei breathed, examining Toshi's body closely. The urge to feed on the man's blood was tempting, but he fought it. "Shit—oh shit…oh god. This isn't good. This isn't good at all." Kei ran out of the house, somehow knowing exactly where Son had taken Sho…
That voice that can be heard distantly
Noah's boat that's full of delusions
Beat me...Stop me
Violate me
Sho was kneeling on the ground. Son had a gun pointed at him, standing a few feet away. He had made all of the others go back to their headquarters. "I want to kill you myself." Son said, a crazed look on his face. Sho merely ignored everything the man was saying. He looked around his old house, the run-down hospital, and realized that he was kneeling in their old kitchen. He smiled softly, recalling all of the fun times he had had there with Shinji, Toshi, and Kei.
Son's men had beaten him up badly before Son had dismissed them. Sho merely shrugged it off, knowing Kei was bound to show up. Even if it was a false hope, it still kept him clinging to sanity.
As Kei rounded the corner, he saw Son standing a few feet away from Sho. Sho turned to look at him, a piteous look in his eyes. Kei froze, wide-eyed, as Son shot Sho several times in the chest.
lie...you who ripped up my chest
robbed me of my voice
stopped up my eyes
"BASTARD!" Kei screamed, whipping out a gun and pointing it at Son. Tears fell down Kei's face as his lover fell backwards onto the stony pavement, slowly dying.
"This is how it has to be," Son said softly. Before he could say anything else, Kei shot him in the chest until he was out of bullets, his tears gone and blinding rage taking over his self control. Son fell over, dead. Kei ran over to Sho quickly, praying that Sho wasn't hurt badly besides the bullet holes. He could deal with that.
Kei cradled Sho in his arms. The man was beaten up badly; blood was covering his face, hands, clothes, everything. He grabbed Sho's hand and held it within his own, on the verge of tears. It was painful for the vampire to watch Sho's labored breathing, to watch the person he loved slowly die before him. Kei closed his eyes, taking a deep breath to force back the tears. He didn't want Sho to see him crying when Sho needed him the most.
"K-Kei," a quivering voice said slowly. Kei's eyes shot open as he looked down at Sho, smiling softly. "Kei, I—" He tried to say, but Kei stopped him.
"Sho—don't-don't leave me." Kei said, fighting back his tears. "I can't stand to lose you, you're all I live for! I love you too much!"
"I…won't." Sho managed to reply.
lie...Gently rip me up
Softly embrace me
"Your trench coat's seen better days," Kei said. Sho began to laugh softly, but he started to cough up blood, making Kei flinch.
"Kei—I'd love t-to live forever b-by your side," he began to say, shaking violently as he spoke. Kei tried to quiet Sho, but he wouldn't let him. "I d-don't care—what the consequences are…b-but—" He coughed up more blood. "You don't—want me to get—hurt. You—you're letting the inevitable h-happen. Let—your heart decide—my fate." Sho closed his eyes in weariness. Simply talking wore him out.
"You're making me decide!" Kei said, staring at Sho, disbelieving. He noticed Sho nod slightly. "You know how torn I am! I…I—"
"Let…your heart…decide……" Sho said with his final breath. Kei stared at him, his eyes bloodshot. A single tear slowly traced down Kei's cheek, falling onto Sho's nose.
"Forgive me, Sho. Don't judge me harshly because of my decision…" Kei said softly to Sho's still figure. He slowly let go of Sho's bloody hand……
Pl-e-a-se-save meMUHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! WHAT WILL HAPPEN? WHOOOOOO KNOOOOOOOOOOOWSSSSSSSS! You will find out……NEVER—I mean…when I feel like updating. The final chapter is already written!
Oh yeah…lyrics are Nine Spiral because I'm suddenly madly in love –again- with that song. X3