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CHAPTER THREE - Suicide
"Anna...?" Ren called softly at her door. No one answered but he heard sobbing through the thin wood. He barely made out her words, as they were muffled by the door and her own tears, but he heard her shaky voice through it all.
"Yoh...I'm sorry, I can't keep my promise... I just can't! Not without you! I need you, Yoh! And if you won't come to me, I'll go to you..." His eyes widened in understanding and he tried the knob feverishly. However, it was locked and he began pounding the door harshly, calling her name and demanding entrance.
Finally, he took a step back and rammed his body into the door, breaking the lock and crashing through onto Anna, who was holding a knife tightly in her hand. He landed on top of her on the floor, the sharp point digging into his shoulder painfully. His face looked shocked, relieved, and then twisted into a grimace of agony as the pain registered.
"Goddamnit!" he yelled so quickly it sounded like one word. Anna just stared at him with wide eyes, shocked beyond belief. A moment later the others were gathered around the door.
"Geez, Ren, her fiancé just died. Don't you think it's a little too soon to try and get her into your bed?" Horo joked, snickering.
"You bastard!" Ren snapped and slowly rolled onto his back, revealing the knife stuck deep into the flesh of his shoulder. Everyone gasped and stared at the two on the floor.
"Don't just stand there, Shorty! Get me a first aid kit!" he finally growled, directing the comment at Manta, who jumped into action and ran off to the bathroom. Slowly, the Chinese shaman slid the dagger from his skin, allowing blood to flow out into his clothes and dripping to the floor. However, he only had eyes for the itako he'd just saved.
"Anna, what the hell was that! What the hell did you think you were doing!" he yelled angrily.
"I, I, I just want Yoh back. I need him. I, I'm sorry." she sobbed into her knees. His face softened.
"Anna, it's okay. I know what it's like to loose someone dear to you. It's alright, I'll help you." he said soothingly, forgetting that everyone was watching and pulling her into a hug.
"...I'll be damned... He does have a heart... C'mon guys, I think he can take it from here..." Horo said softly, shooing the others back down the stairs. Manta saw it was an alone moment and immediately left, leaving the first aid kit behind, following the rest downstairs.