Society of the Living Dead
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Summary: Well, Kurama's gone evil, Ryou is picking fights, and Na is gonna tell them why the people died! Yay! Plus, a longer brother intro this time!
It had been a few months since he had gone to her hideout. She had apparently cleared out before he got there, probably with the knowledge that he was hunting her. So he just sat back in his small apartment, thinking of how to capture this elusive sibling of his. His demeanor was quite calm, despite the growing anger inside of him. He had to find her, dammit, before she could place the seal on his master!
Rapid knocks rang down the hall. Someone was apparently trying to force themselves thru his door. Standing up, he stretched with a cat like attitude, and slouched his way to the front door…..
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Na was talking in a hush, making Yusuke have to lean further towards her to hear the hurried speech. She seemed extra careful of who could hear this information. Hiei was forced to sit right next to her in order to catch anything.
"They attacked the girl first, since she had some of the weakest energy, and was standing away from you guys. The Kuwabaka guy was just another snack that was running towards them. But I am sorry about Keiko. It was really unexpected what had happened! But don't worry, Yusuke, I gave her the funeral rights, so she won't be coming back as a minion."
Yusuke stared at her for a while, clearing his head, searching for the right questions and words to express those questions. After about 5 minutes, his eyes opened again, and to Na's surprise, seemed to have cleared of those clouds of pain. His lips moved, but no sound came out. Na leaned in further to study his face, and Hiei was carefully watching the two.
"Yu-Yusuke?"
"……."
"Are you….. Alright?"
"………"
She took his hands, feeling the coldness of his fingers. She began rubbing them in hopes that warming them would help him talk. His eyes followed her hands, watching the circling motion they made over his own. Yusuke had a vague sense that Hiei left, leaving him alone with the girl. It made him slightly uncomfortable to be with her, but no in the unpleasant kind of uncomfortable.
Why is she... trying to comfort me? I should be yelling…. Screaming….. Doing something……! ... But I'm just sitting……… God! I can't feel my legs…… My hands are numb! ……Why?
These thoughts seemed to torture him mentally and physically, leaving him with a strained looking face. Na could only watch him in his own private agony.
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Ryou stumbled, falling back, the ground quickly up to meet his back. His head slammed onto the ground with a crack, leaving him momentarily dazed and confused. The creatures were strong! Stronger than he had expected dead things to be. They seemed to be set on dragging him away, instead of eating him, like on the many Zombie movies he and his Yami had watched. One of the creatures looked as if it wanted to speak to him.
"Y….. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu………….gg…..i……"
His eyes widened as he recognized what the creature was telling him.
"Yugi? Is he…. In danger…..."
The rest of his stammering was cut short by a rough hand grabbing the back of his neck. A foul stench reached Ryou's nose, filling his eyes with tears. The hand felt slimy, and he could feel things crawling underneath the rotting tissue. The nails bit into his skin, leaving deep, red welts, which threatened to bleed. He made small gurgling sounds, his wind pipe being crushed with this creature's inhuman strength.
"So," its voice crackling, "You know this…. Yugi? And you wish too….. keep him from harm?" Ryou made a sound that could be mistaken for yes. The critter took it as his answer, and let him go.
His knees hit the ground hard, sending jolts of pain up his legs. He yelped, and fell forward, his face screwed up in pain. The hand kept him from running, its hand holding on to his shirt.
Finish it later….. need sleep………….