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Ryen: Here is another chapter of Death and Rebirth. Hope that you will enjoy it and leave me a review after you are done. You know.. Review makes me happy. Hehehe… Okay… On to the story! Oh ya… Please dun mind my grammar and stuff. Sorry 'bout it.
Death and Rebirth 17- Lost Again….
"So… the 'he' that Ryuichi-san have talking about. Who is 'he'?" Rye asked.
Ryuichi looked up at the rest of them, "He is… ….." Ryuichi frowned for a moment and then he sighed.
"Sorry… I can't remember a thing. I remember what happened yesterday but I just cannot remember the person who told me all those stuff and give me a pendant to control demons." Ryuichi said.
"Can I have a look at the pendant?" Rye asked again.
Ryuichi nodded and took out a pendant from his pocket. He passed it to Rye and Rye took it and examined it.
"This pendant… It's a demon summoning circle." Rye said.
"Are you serious?" Shuichi exclaimed.
"Yes…. But don't worry. This is just a medium. There is no exchange needed."
Shuichi let go of his breath in relief, "Thank God.."
Ryuichi looked at Shuichi with a frown, "Why?"
Shuichi stoned for a moment and stared at Ryuichi, "You are asking me why? Do you know how dangerous it is to summon a demon? Let alone that you do not know what the demon will demand in exchange for their help!" Shuichi scolded Ryuichi.
Ryuichi looked at Shuichi with his eyes widen in shock and then he eyes began to go watery.
"I… I… I was just trying to bring you back…." Ryuichi said before bursting into tears.
Shuichi went into his panic mode trying to calm Ryuichi down.
"Ah… I didn't mean it.. I. err.. I…"
Rye and Yuki shook their head and sighed.
Yuki looked at Rye and asked him, "Want some coffee?"
"Sure, if you don't mind. Let me help you." Rye said.
Yuki and Rye stood up and then walk into the kitchen leaving the panicked Shuichi trying to calm down a crying Ryuichi.
"Hey! Don't leave me here like this. Hey! Help me!" Shuichi shouted when he noticed that Yuki and Rye were trying to escape.
"HEY!"
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"Seems like he failed…" said a deep voice.
"If that's the way, let him go." Pleaded another female voice.
"Are you sure, Arizu? Do you not remember your precious sister?"
"But…. But… I don't want to hurt anyone anymore… I don't want to be so selfish anymore." Arizu broke down and cry.
"Well.. We are not involving anyone more than them… It's not selfish. It's just the way a human is to protect people dear to them. How about this? When we captured my little soul, I'll free you." Rensuka said.
"Really? You will?" Arizu stopped crying and looked up at Rensuka with her tear stained eyes,
"Yes… I'll even promise you not to touch your sister." Rensuka said with a smirk.
Arizu looked down at the floor and then she quietly say, "I'll do it…"
Rensuka smiled at her, "Very good.. Shall we get going now?"
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After they managed to calm Ryuichi down and get him to sleep, Rye too went to sleep early as he was exhausted from running around for a whole day. The only people who are still awake at that moment are only Shuichi and Yuki.
Yuki sat on a chair near the balcony, smoking while admiring the beautiful full moon.
"The scenery here never changes…"
Yuki was startlet and he turn behind to see who is that.
"Shuichi…."
Shuichi walked pass Yuki and stopped at the broken sliding glass door. He then turned his head and smiled at Yuki with a sorrow expression.
"It's been a few years, isn't it?" Shuichi said.
"Yes… It is… You've changed, Shuichi." Yuki said.
Shuichi looked at Yuki with a surprised expression, "Huh? I did?"
"Yeah… You are more matured now... No longer the noisy brat who doesn't think twice when is doing something." Yuki said with a smirk.
"What? Who do you call 'the noisy brat'?" Shuichi glared at Yuki with a pout.
Yuki chuckled a bit, "Do you even need to ask? You, of course."
"Well, I'm sort that I'm so noisy last time but since I've died…." Just when the word 'died' came out from Shuichi's mouth, Shuichi totally regretted it because this word put him and Yuki into silence.
After five minute of a silence that seems like forever for Yuki and Shuichi. Yuki decided to ask Shuichi what he had been thinking all the while.
"Can I ask you a question?" Yuki asked.
"Huh? … Ah… Sure." Shuichi replied nonchalantly.
"Can you tell me the reason of your suicide?"
Shuichi's eyes widen when he heard the question. Yuki noticed it that he decided to drop the question.
"It's okay if…" Shuichi smiled and placed a finger at Yuki's mouth, cutting Yuki from completing his sentence.
"I guess it's only fair for you if you know the whole thing." Shuichi said quietly.
"I… I did not commit suicide."
Yuki looked up at Shuichi when he heard that.
"But you…"
"Let me continue.."
Yuki sighed and nodded.
"I have this case of always losing my conscious and cutting myself. I didn't tell anyone about it because I don't want them to worry about it. As time goes, it was getting worse. The last time I lost my consciousness was when I died…"
They were in silence when Shuichi finished his sentence.
"I have been blaming myself since your death." Yuki said suddenly causing Shuichi to turn and looked at him.
"I thought that was it me that drive you to the point of committing suicide? Or was there something I don't know? Every year, when it's getting near to your death anniversary, I refused to visit your grave because I still would not admit to the fact that you are death. I've even tried to commit suicide a few times but was found out by Tohma, making him and Mika worry about me."
Shuichi looked at Yuki was a sad expression, "Yuki…."
Yuki stared out at the sky, keeping quiet.
"Yuki, I ho-…." Before Shuichi was able to continue his sentence, a sudden force hit the glass door, causing them to fly backwards to the coach area.
"What the hell…" Yuki looked up and saw a figure standing over Shuichi with a smirk.
"You… You are Rensuka!"
"My… I'm flattered that you remembered me." Rensuke looked down at Yuki with an evil smirk. Then, Arizu came out of no where and kneel down next to Shuichi. She placed Shuichi in her arms.
"What are you trying to do with him? Let him go!" Yuki tried to stand up but Rensuka went near him and kicked his stomach causing Yuki to lay back down on the floor holding his stomach in pain.
Yuki glared at Rensuka, "… Tch"
"Leave with him, Arizu." With that, Arizu and Shuichi disappear into the thin air. Yuki stared at them in shock shouting for Shuichi's name.
"SHUICHI!"
Yuki stared at the space where Shuichi was still there a moment ago. He was in so much despair that the pain the filled him just now is now replaced with another pain. The pain in his heart for being unable to save Shuichi again.
I couldn't save him once again…
Just at that time, Ryuichi and Rye who were sleeping heard the loud commotion woke up and ran out to see what is happening.
"What is happening here?" Ryuichi asked in surprise when he saw Yuki is crouching on the floor in pain and Shuichi is no where to be seen.
"Who are you all?" Rye asked with a serious tone.
"Do you really want to know about me? I have nothing that interesting that you would like to know." Rensuka said.
"Stop bullshitting! What do you want from Shuichi?" Rye glared straight into Rensuka's eyes.
"I'm just retrieving what was supposed to be sacrificed a long time ago." Rensuka said calmly.
"What?" Yuki looked up at Rensuka in shock, "What do you mean by that?"
Rensuka smiled at them in a smile filled with pure evil.
"I'm the one who is responsible for his death."
The three of them looked at Rensuka in shock.
-End of Death and Rebirth 17- Lost again…-
Heys… I know that this chapter doesn't really explain much and it's quite short but I'm sure in the next chapter, Rensuka will tell his tales. You know his motive. So, please wait for it. I'm sorry that I pull it long but I just want to let things goes step by step. Review please!