Ch.4, Another Curse?

Ayumu awoke, tied to a chair with handcuffs around his wrists and ankles. He felt so groggy and his head was throbbing. He had a weird taste in his mouth, and he knew what it was almost instantly and remembered why it was there. Two figures had attacked him and given him chloroform to knock him out... but why? Why had he been kidnapped? This was a first... He blinked a few times, getting his eyes into focus. It was so dark and moonlight through the window was their only source of light, and that wasn't much. Ayumu could hear two people talking, a boy and a girl. He looked around and it seemed it was a warehouse, or an abandoned office building or something.

"The only buildings like this... that are close to town are just outside of it... maybe a few miles.."

He whispered to himself. He continued looking around and his eyes fell upon something, a person... maybe a girl who seemed to be tied to a chair as well, just as he was. He heard faint crying coming from her way. He tried to focus his vision better and there seemed to be some small puddle of something under her. It looked like a dark liquid. He saw drops fall from different parts of her body every now and then.

"Blood?"

He murmured. He continued to watch her.

"Why... do they want her as well? I don't think this... is some random kidnapping..."

His voice was soft and weak. Finally he heard the two voiced from before who had been whispering, stop talking. He room saw them appear from the shadows and walk over to the girl. The male spoke first.

"Now... are you ready to tell us yet?"

Something glinted from his hand. He seemed to drag it up and down her arm slowly. He heard the girl tied up, whimper and then he saw her jerk away in pain and fear. Ayumu saw the boy smirk at seeing her fear.

"Now now..."

The male, Shioru said, still smirking at her fear as he ran the blade of the knife up and down her arm continually.

"If you don't want to fell the blade of this knife once more, sink into your flesh... just tell us." He said simply.

"I don't know what you want from me!" The girl yelled. "I really don't know the answer to what you're asking!"

Shioru's smirk disappeared and he took the knife from her arm and then jerk it into her stomach. The girl's eyes widened as she cried out in severe pain. Ayumu saw blood fall from her wound onto the floor, adding to the already large blood pool under her. Shioru slowly removed the knife from her stomach and then brought it to her neck. "Now... lovely... if you don't want me to slit your pretty little throat... give me my answer..." He demanded with a growl while the girl just whimpered in pain and fear. Ayumu knew this guy wasn't joking... and he, for some reason, really didn't want this girl to be killed.

"Why don't you leave her alone?"

He growled at Shioru. He turned and looked back at Ayumu.

"So... little Narumi... you've awakened."

Shioru said smirking as he now shifted his attention to Ayumu. He took the bloody blade from the girl's throat and walked over to Ayumu, Lexa following. Shioru got up in Ayumu's face while Lexa stayed a bit away, so her face wasn't seen.

"Are you really all you're cracked up to be, Narumi?"

Ayumu simply glared up at him, not answering.

"Well? Are you?"

Shioru persisted, though Ayumu still didn't answer him.

"Well then... you wont speak? Fine... but I do have one quick question for you... Why'd you stop me from killing that little girlie over there, hmmm?"

Ayumu turned his head, scoffing at Shioru.

"It seemed you hurt her enough... haven't you? How much blood has she lost? How much pain have you put her through and why? She doesn't even seem to know the answer to whatever stupid question you keep asking her."

He said sharply as Shioru glared down at him.

"Stupid kid! You think you know so much... and yet you know nothing! You don't know what happened or who this girl is..."

He shot back.

"You're right. I don't. I don't know what happened between you idiots... and I don't know who she is... but that doesn't give you the right to hurt or kill her. But. What I don't know, even more about is why the hell you kidnapped me and brought me to where-ever the hell this is."

Ayumu growled as Shioru began to laugh.

"Oh little Narumi! Don't you get it by now? You're the savior! The supposed savior of the blade children! And who knows... maybe you're the savior for all us cursed children!"

Ayumu was surprised by the last part of what he had said.

"All us cursed children?"

He questioned.

"There are more besides the blade children?

Shioru smirked and laughed a bit at Ayumu's surprise.

"Yep. We're living proof, my and my friend here. We have an inescapable fate, just as the blade children do."

He explained.

"Oh really?

Ayumu questioned once more.

"Yes. So do you get why we have you here now?"

Shioru asked with his smug smirk.

"We got a call from you brother a couple weeks ago.. the group of us... and now he's researching us as well. He said... you could save us just as you can save the blade children. So we thought... why not check it out."

Ayumu sighed, completely uninterested.

"Yeah... sure. So the bastard got me involved in more crap? Ooh... remind me to thank him..."

Ayumu complained now acting as if he was completely oblivious to the fact that they were there anymore.

"No one cares Narumi... So pay attention. Are you going to help us or not?"

Shioru asked annoyed.

"Maybe... I dunno yet."

Lexa who had been listening to the whole conversation, if thats what you could call it, and was beginning to get irritated and Ayumu's las comment ticked her off.

"Damnit Shioru! Dont beg for his help! We dont even know if he can do one damn thing!"

She yelled and the girl tied to the chair finally spoke up.

"Dont discredit him! He can save us blade children and he could save you too if he wanted but why should he help you idiots huh!"

"I could ask the same of you, little blade child!"

Lexa snapped.

"You're the one who wont tell us what makes you so different from the others... what makes you so 'special'."

"I dont know what you're talking about! I'm no different from the others!"

The girl spoke as if she was pleading for them to stop. Lexa glared down at her with disapproval and pulled out a dagger from a separate holster from all of her other weapons, and jabbed it into her shoulder. Again the girl cried out in pain and blood trickled down her arm from around the dagger. Her eyes were full of tears and soon were vacant looking... you could tell she was fighting to stay concious, almost afraid of what would happen if she slipped into the darkness of unconciousness. Ayumu stared at her with worry but he still couldnt see Lexa fully. He only saw from her shoulders down. He sighed.

'That explains why they captured her... but what does make her so different?'

He wondered. Lexa turned to Shioru.

"They're coming."

She said looking towards the door on the other side of the room. Shioru nodded and looked at the two once more.

"We'll be testing and watching you Narumi... oh and do try to eat and get a bit of sleep... I wouldnt want your body to break down on you..."

He laughed and then the two stepped into the shadows, seemingly vanishing, leaving only Ayumu and the blade child, bound to their chairs in the large room alone. He heard someone running up the steps. He could tell there was more than one. Their quickened footsteps echoed throughout the room. Who was coming? He hoped it would be someone who could help them... and not more trouble.