Kit:
Hey, why isn't there a kistune in the zodiac?
Saren: Because
nobody likes foxes.
Ambie: Why else would I write this despite how
you cried?
Kit:
(cries in a corner) Nobody loves me...
Ambie:
Uhm... We were kidding.
Kit:
(sniff) Really?
Ambie:
Of course. Foxes are great, especially lil stuffed ones like you.
Ne,Saren?
Saren:
...
Ambie:
Saren? Oi! Answer me!
DISCLAIMERS
I
wish to GOD that I owned Azu Manga Daoih! But I dont
I wish to
CTHULU that I owned Furuba But I dont
I wish to...no..never
mind. I'd hate to be the sick being that made Battle Royale. And I'm
not.
"Wake up every one. Come on, rise and shine!"
At her call, many groggy eyes were suddenly looking up at Yukari and the unidentified man next to her. Those same eyes became confused as they remembered what had happened and realized their surroundings. They were in a room, nothing special, just four concrete walls. Aside from them and the teachers there were men in army fatigues with guns all around the room.
"Where are we?" a student called.
"What are these things on our necks!"
As if an alarm was set off, the less aware students touched their necks, finding stainless steel collars. Kyo immediately started shouting.
"What is this some kind of zoo! Get these things off of us, we aren't animals!"
Some of the younger kids were simply silent or starting to group with others they knew. Chiyo stood by Osaka and Sakaki stood ready beside Chiyo, intent on defending her if those men started shooting. Kisa was staying near Hatsuharu but on sight of the guns she had practically glued herself to Hiro's side. Normally, Hiro would be happy and somewhere deep down he was, but it was clear he was concerned about what was happening.
"Be quiet!" the unknown man shouted. "It's all about to be explained."
"Who are you?" Akito asked in an acid tone. "What gives you the right to take us anywhere but our vacation destination?"
"This is your destination, Akito-sama."
A silence fell over the room. Everyone knew Akito's name but calling him -sama was unnecessary. Unless you were a member of the Sohma's of course.
Kyo was very angry all of the sudden. "You bastard... How dare you even show your face around me!"
"Still an angry monster aren't you Kyo? For all of you, I'm Kyo's father and you may refer to me simply as Sohma-san."
"Woah," Tomo said nervously. "It seems like you and your son have got a problem with each other so we'll leave you to fight it out if you'll just point us toward the bus and where ever we take these off."
"Quiet Tomo." Yukari hissed. "Let Sohma-san talk."
"You see boys and girls. I work for the government's Battle Royale faction. Have any of you ever heard of it? No? Then I'll explain. It is a tournament to see which human is an outstanding part of society. You kill or you get killed. Usually we invite one class and let them battle it out until there's only one left. This year will be special though. I've been thinking a long time about the Sohma family and getting rid of it's curse. I figured it out this way. If the curse can manage to show itself worthy of life, it can stay. If normal humans prove to be more useful, I'm going to destroy every young member of the Sohma family and let the old ones die knowing the bloodline will end."
"You can't do that!" Hatori shouted. "It would be a massacre!"
"Hush Hatori." Akito murmured. "Let him finish."
"Yes, as I was saying. This year, the main rules will be the same. We can hear you and monitor your vital signs with those collars. If we hear that you've found a plausible way to interfere with the Royale you die. If you stay in the danger zones that change every twelve hours you die. If we dont have winners in four days, you all die. It is normally two days and one winner, but since there are two classes those numbers are doubled. If all of one class dies there will be two winners of the other class. You have free range of what to do. Run, hide, become a mass murderer. In the end, if you aren't one of the last two you're dead. Any questions?"
"Does the two days start now or tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow will be Day 1. Some of you will probably be dead before that though."
"Do we die if we just kill you and your drones right here?" Kyo growled.
"Yes. Someone else tried to fight as well. You'll find him laying on the table at the back of the room."
Screams immediately broke out from everyone except Kyo. He was shocked into silence at the body of his beloved Shisou laying across the steel table with multiple bullet wounds. He wanted to be angry, he felt it well up like a dam about to overflow. However, when he thought it would explode it diffused into a sadness paralleled only by the day Tohru had seen his true form. He walked slowly to the body, his feet suddenly like lead. He examined the wounds and how they were all over the torso, staining the clothes red. The face had been unharmed and somehow that made it soom much worse for Kyo, because he could imagine those eyes opening and smiling at him like always. He could imagine the mouth opening and calling him son. Shisou had been his real father in every way except genetics. Kyo tried to find something to say or do and he realized there were people still yelling in digust and horror. Suddenly his anger came back, though still handicapped and he yelld at them.
"Stop screaming! There's nothing to be scared of!"
He fell to his knees and reached up to grab one of Shisous hands, noting that it was still warm as he fought back his tears unsuccessfully.
"It's just Shisou. He's not scary. He was kind and strong and...now he's dead... They murdered my Shisou..."
Tohru and Kagura could be heard crying as well, but they both kept their distance from Kyo. Even Yuki showed respectful quiet to the baka neko, though this was certainly not the time to mourn.
"Hush it Kyo." Sohma-san called. It's time for everyone to get started.
"You...!" Kagura cried out. "YOU MURDERER!"
In the blind rage that was born of a boar she charged at Kyo's father. She was stopped only by a beeping noise that began to emit from her collar. She went into shock only able to mumble her question.
"Is this...how we die..?"
"Yes. A small explosive in the collar. Your head will be intact but your jugular will be history."
Kyo suddenly ran forward, falling to his knees at the last minute and catching his father's jacket in hand.
"She's the boar and you know it." he pleaded. "She cant help doing that. Please... You're going to make us kill each other anyway...but no more right now.. Not right after Shisou... Just.. Enough already.."
"Pitiful, but fine"
Kagura's collar stopped beeping and she collapsed into the other Kagura, awake but clearly stunned.
"We'll just have to take away from the other side."
There was a gasp in the room as Kaorin's collar began a frantic beeping. She panicked at first but realized it was inevitable and turned to Sakaki.
"I've always admired you. If I had lived, I'd gladly have protected you to the end. I really enjoyed that summer trip with you.."
"Kaorin...!"
Kaorin closed her eyes, enjoying having Sakaki's voice calling her the last sound she heard over the beeping. Immediately, the explosive went off, sending a fine spurt of her blood into the open air as she fell to the floor dead.
"Well, lets try this one more time. Your names will all be called and you will step forward, take a bag and run. This will become a danger zone in an hour. At ten o clock tomorrow morning, the new new danger zones will be called out. The island is thirty miles in diameter and seperated into twelve zones in a 3x4 square pattern. Each zone is five miles across and you will have one hour to evacuate if you're in one when we announce them. Likewise, if you go into one after we announce it, you die. To help you with that, we've given you a marker, a map of the island with a zone grid, and a compass. In the bag is also rations and a weapon. Everyone has a different weapon. You are free to take the weapon of whomever you kill or for you more daring types, steal the weapon. Every 6 hours, we'll post who has died. If there is a lack of death, we'll increase the number of danger zones. Godspeed. As soon as you leave this room, you're fresh meat.
"1: Kagura"
"Which one?"
"The one who didn't almost get killed."
"2: Sohma Akito
3: Sohma Hatori
4: Mizuhara Koyomi"
"I'll wait for you guys out back."
"5: Mihami Chiyo"
"Yomi-chan! Please wait, I'm scared!"
"6: Uotani Arisa"
"Oi, I'll wait by the door. All of you in my class know I'm still a yankee so mess with me if you dare."
7: Sohma Yuki"
"I'll be with Uotani-san."
"8: Takino Tomo
9: Sohma Kagura
10: Kasuga Ayumu"
"Chiyo-chan. Its like mah scary summer house story except Ah'm not the murderer!"
"11:Sohma Momiji
12: Honda Tohru"
"Hana-chan..."
"I'll be fine Tohru. Please wait with Uo-chan and the others."
"13: Sohma Hatsuharu
14: Sakaki
15: Hanajima Saki
16: Sohma Hiro"
"Kisa, I'll be waiting in the hall."
"Dont'. If I'm not next Hiro-kun might be killed, wait with Uotani-san."
"17: Sohma Ayame
18: Minagawa Motoko
19: Sohma Kisa
20:Matsuda Ai
21: Inoue Ayaka
22:Kasegawa Ichi
23: Wada Koji
24: Kinoshita Minami
25: Yamagishi Mio
26: Sohma Kyo"
"Hey!" one of the soldiers called. "Kyo Sohma, you're names been called! Come get your ag and get out or we'll shoot you right here!"
Kyo felt a deep growl emerge from as he turned to the one who spoke and glared. "Shut up, you filthy murderer. I'm taking Shisou with me."
"Dont take anything!. Just get the bag!"
"Quiet." Kyo's father said. "The students were allowed to take their personal bags with them. Kyo can take his as well, even if he is a monster."
Kyo closed his eyes. He would make it through this, and he would make sure Tohru was beside him at the end. When victory had been claimed and those collars removed he would hide her, leaving his bracelet with her while he went to avenge Shisou. Later he would let Tohru inside the realm of sadness he'd locked away, but for now he bore the burden alone. Gently, he lifted Shisou up and onto his back. When he was balanced, he left, grabbing his bag wordlessly as he went to meet the others
Kit: Shisou... (sob)
Ambie: You don't like what happened to Shisou? Wait until you see how the younger cast goes.
Saren: Chiyo, Kisa, and Hiro?
Ambie: And Momiji. He's so childish I always think he's young.
Kit: Noooo, Momiji no! Have mercy on the bunny!
Saren: As long as Sakaki comes out fine, I don't care.
Ambie: Gotta keep reading to find out whistles a merry little tune
