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CHAPTER FIVE – Evil Horo

Horo Horo threw an empty bottle down, causing it to smash at the feet of his terrified followers. It had been many days since he had last seen his family and he was slowly formulating his revenge plan.

"Marco..." he drawled out, slightly drunk.

"Hai, Horo-sama?" the older boy asked, bowing.

"Find this 'Jasmina.' Bring her to me." he ordered. Marco nodded and turned to leave.

"And Marco... Don't hurt her...not yet..." Horo added.

Pilika sat with her friends in a circle, frowning.

"Onii-chan has been missing a long time..." she murmured. Ren nodded guiltily, his arm the prisoner of a pretty girl. He didn't really remember her name and frankly, couldn't care less. He had been using her in an attempt to stir up some jealousy in Horo, hoping to get the boy back. However, his plan seemed to have back-fired. Horo had run off without a trace and to make matters worse, rumors were drifting around that the new leader of the X-Laws had kidnapped him.

"Oh, you all must be so worried... What if it's true and the X-Laws have him?" the girl asked in horror.

"I don't know, Jasmina...I just don't know..." Pilika answered, tears forming for the millionth time that day.

"Fuck this! You all act like he's dead! He's fine and I know it!" Ren shouted and jumped up, running off. He ran as far as he could and stopped when he saw a bridge. But more important than the bridge was the figure on it. There was Horo, staring up at the sky with dull and lifeless eyes. Ren slowly walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"H-Horo?" he asked tentatively. He gasped when Horo turned to him with a lecherous grin on his face, a maniacal glint in his eye.

"Does the kitten want to come out and play?" he asked slowly, taking his time. Ren stared in fear.

"W-What are you talking about, Horo? Stop this fucking nonsense! Go home! Your family is worried about you...I'm...worried about you..." he trailed off.

"So, kitten, you don't like playing the game, huh? When it was a cat-and-mouse game you have no problem, but the mouse turned into a dragon and now you cower in fear." Horo hissed.

"Horo, you're drunk. Go home." Ren demanded.

"Do you...want to go home with me?" he asked back.

"Sure. Come on." Ren tried to take Horo's hand to lead him to Tao mansion, but Horo pulled away.

"That's not the right way, Renny..." he murmured. Ren looked confused.

"Yes it is." he told him.

"No. My home is with my family. My family won't let anything hurt me anymore." Horo said. Ren stared.

"Horo, any family that tries to promise shit like that is no family at all." he whispered. Horo glanced up, knowing his time was running short, and shoved Ren against the rail, pinning him.

"Now we play by MY rules. I will come again for you, so you better be ready... au revoir." he said before crushing his lips against Ren's and running off, leaving the Chinese boy breathless and confused.

"H-Horo-sama? M-May I ask why we have the girl?" Miller asked, scared to death. Horo Horo turned to her slowly.

"I have my reasons... Bring her in and leave the two of us alone." he ordered. Miller nodded and ran off. A moment later she threw the small girl into the room and closed the door behind her. Horo stepped forward as the girl slowly sat up, looking up at him with frightened eyes.

"W-Why are you doing this?" she asked, tears pouring down her face. Horo sneered at her.

"You were fucking around with MY Ren." he growled, pure hatred flooding his eyes.

"I promise I'll never look at him again! Just let me go! Please!" she begged. Horo grabbed her by the hair and dragged her to eye level, their faces close.

"Oh, I'll make sure you never see him again..." he hissed and roughly kissed her, ripping off her shirt at the same time. He took her bra and tore it off, pushing her onto her knees. He yanked her skirt and panties down and jerked his pants and boxers out of the way as well before mounting her sobbing form. He took his time, whispering cruel words in her ear as he drew the moment out.

Without warning he slammed himself inside of her, breaking through her maiden head easily. She screamed in pain and shock. He grinned and pulled out completely before ramming back in. She continued to cry out in pain at each forced entry and he picked up the pace, all the while shouting into her ear.

"Fucking bitch! You dared to touch MY Ren! I'll make sure you never touch him again!" he yelled angrily. She cried and screamed louder at the torture. He calmed down a bit and began to whisper again.

"That's it... scream... scream louder, Jasmina... I can't hear you... scream for me..." he whispered into her ear as his hand ran a cold blade down her cheek and neck. Finally he came, releasing himself into her and quickly pulling out and pulling up his pants.

"Nice fuck, bitch." he said and kicked her in the stomach. He held the switch blade up again, examining the shine of the sharp edge, and grinned.

"Now I'll make sure you never see him again..." he said with a maniacal glint in his eyes. He jerked up on her hair and stabbed the blade into her left eye, watching the blood pour out and listening to her screams of agony. He moved the fine point in deeper and swished it around, carving through her eyeball. He then moved to the other one, repeating the cruel torment. Next he forced her mouth open and ripped the blade into her tongue, twisting it inside the flesh and pulling it out. He dug the point across her cheeks and lips, then dropped her back on the floor, laughing all the while. Finally he took the blade and carved deep, perfect letters into her chest.

The next day, Ren woke bright and early for another day of school. He was just leaving when the phone rang. He answered, a bit annoyed at the interruption to his daily routine.

"Moshi moshi" he answered.

"Tao Ren?" the voice asked.

"Hai." he replied.

"You are needed at the Funbari morgue. We believe you may be able to identify a body for us." the voice said.

"Hai, hai. I'll be there soon." he rolled his eyes and hung up, heading to the morgue a bit curiously. Who did he know that could die? His eyes widened slightly in fear as the thought struck him that Horo could have...no, impossible! Horo couldn't be dead! However, doubt had spread through Ren's mind and he hurried to the morgue. He was led past rows of file-cabinets containing dead and decaying bodies until they reached one that was out and covered with a white sheet.

"It's a disturbing thing under there." they warned.

"Hai, hai. I've seen many dead bodies before." he replied. Nothing could have prepared him for what he saw then, however. They slowly removed the covering from the face and he stared in horror at Jasmina's dead lifeless body. He stumbled back in disgust, breathing rapidly.

"Jasmina..." he choked out. They rushed to him and sat him down on the floor until he calmed down enough to explain who she was and how he knew her. When that was over, he stared at her for a while in silence, all alone, before becoming curious. He gently pulled back more of the sheet, staring in fear at the words carved into her breasts.

Ring, ring, kitten. Ren jumped as his cell phone began to ring, and slowly brought it to his ear, clicking the talk button. Horo's voice cackled into his hearing.

"Kitten won't play but dragon will. Dragon will come, so kitten sit still. Go with another, others will pay. Wait for me, kitten, and dragon will play."