Chapter 11
The concert went well, better than expected in all honesty. Suiryu was pleased with the turn out and also, managed to make it a memorable night for three fans that nearly lost everything. But the best part he had to admit was taking Eiko, who was no more than 10 to one of the merchandise booths. He looked at all the stuff with wide eyes. "Whoa…" he whispered.
Suiryu leaned down and whispered. "You… can help yourself to whatever you want,"
The boy's eyes grew wider as he stared at him. "Would it be rude if I did," he whispered back.
Suiryu ruffled his hair playfully. "Not at all, you got permission, just also remember… who's with you." He said and gave a wink.
From there the Eiko went through all the merch, he got t-shirts, hats, pins, stickers and there were even action figures that just came out. He took nearly three of everything and made certain his older brother and his date got their fair share. "This is a lot of stuff, are you sure?" the older brother asked.
"Does it look like we need the money?" Suiryu asked with a smirk. "Take, all yours" he insisted.
They finished the night signing autographs before sending them on their way. Junpei gave a sigh of relief as he watched the three leave, at the same time, he appeared rather proud. "First time you revealed your true self to those bullies huh?" Suiryu asked of him.
"Yeah," he said with a content sigh. "I would do it more often, but know if I push it, it's gonna bite me in the ass."
"And how!" Suiryu snickered.
GRUMBLE.
The brother's stomachs went off. Suiryu smirked. "How about I go get us some ramen? That's been our tradition after a show." Junpei asked.
"Sure, go ahead, need any help?"
"Not my first rodeo on it!" Junpei excused himself as he put on regular clothing and headed out. Suiryu sighed aloud as he turned to Choso.
"I'm surprised that you stuck around, I thought concerts weren't your thing… Well our kind of music isn't your thing…"
"I figured I should see my brothers on stage at least once. Sho insisted." Choso explained. "I do admit… everyone is very happy when they are on stage, are they not?"
"It's AMAZING!" Sanso explained. "It's a rush, almost like summoning powerful curse energy and yet… it's not… it's just… indescribable!"
Suiryu nodded in agreement. "Like the world is in the palm of your hands, all energy melds into one and you have become part of it. It's never taken, destroy or used up by one person… it's harmony…"
"Bro…" whispered Eso. "That's poetry."
"Yeah well, considering who I came from and having Yuuji's perspective, I see things a lot differently now."
Choso smirked and nodded, but then, a look of shock came over him. "You okay? Suiryu saying something nice is rare and all…"
"Shut up Noranso!" he snapped back. "Seriously…" but the moment he looked back at Choso. Blood began to gush out his mouth. "CHOSO!"
"Jun… Junpei… help… help Junpei…" he collapsed then and there. Suiryu didn't hesitate as he rushed out of the arena. He has to find Junpei!
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He was gone for ten minutes. Junpei was just finding a ramen shop when he heard someone coming from behind him. He could already feel the negative emotions oozing off their bodies. Yet as he turned to confront his stalkers, he was struck!
One firm stab to the belly, the blade tore into him with ease and yet, his insides… began to burn!
He couldn't scream as the blood began to flow out of his mouth, he merely dropped to the ground, clenching the wound in hopes he doesn't bleed out! The wound refused to heal, and the burn began to spread throughout his body. "We couldn't take the chance that you would taint the mind of Miss Taka-chan. So, we made sure to find a way to give you the most… 'natural' death possible…"
The pain intensified, he cringed as gargled screams tried to escape out of him. "Oh, we know about your immunity to poisons. But this is one you cannot overcome… specially from a Basilisk…"
He froze to the name. A divine creature, they are using the venom of a divine creature against him! "Good luck finding a cure, brat. The only way to overcome the venom is to have the venom of a stronger Basilisk put into you after it's been purified… those are rare as it is! HAHA!"
Junpei's eyes were cutting in and out, his attackers have vanished, and he felt his body slowly shut down. Time felt as if it trickled by… it almost reminded him of his soul wondering the school aimlessly after his death. Time meant nothing now.
His eyes gave out but then he felt someone turn him over. "Can you see me kid? No? Good. Hang on!" He jumped as something sharp struck him in the heart. He cringed as a new fire was injected into him and it then cooled his body. The pain from the stab wound subsided, the venom infecting him began to vanish. His eyes just came back into focus. And he saw Suiryu running towards him…
