Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Shania's part two brother just been discovered dead so what now. This chapter was written quite slowly over a number of days. I had a lack of enthusiasm how about some reviews. hope you like a chapter thats 2 times longer than the last 2 put together
Its funeral for a friend time lets get this chapter on the go.
Recommended music Elton John (may be a hint above)
Disclaimer: I did not have anything to do with cattle rustling. I mean I don't own the rights to final fantasy and do not Claim to.
Me and buddy made our way to the cabin to tell the bad news and clean off all the blood we are now covered in.
We walked in and sat down so I could think. Unfortunately I didn't get the time I herd the showers turn off and I knew I would soon have to break the news to the girls. Thankfully the girls came out with clothes on. Rikku has been known to walk out in full view of brother once before. Anyway back to the point the blood I was covered in was immediately noticed by Yuna. "Whoa what's with the blood are you guy's hurt. Are you OK." She spoke to us with her usual concern and looked to us to see any signs of pain.
I had to tell her. By now all three girls had noticed the blood. I sighed then spoke "Brothers dead."
Everyone went quiet taking in the news. The silence was only broken when Rikku started crying. She was comforted by Paine who was next to her. Then Yuna started shedding tears. Before asking "what do we do now." She sounded like Paine only with out the sarcasm.
I replied to her "I will have an investigation into his death then brother will have his funeral."
"Someone's going to have to tell Cid." Yuna responded with worry.
"Well I need everyone off the bridge for today." I needed it clear for the investigation and clean it up before Rikku just wanders in or something. Rikku was too busy to be annoyed with me. I continued talking "Don't worry I will call Cid."
Yuna grabbed me. "No I'm better at talking to him than you are. You shouldn't be pushing too much of this on yourself." Yuna was right I was pushing a lot on my self.
"OK but don't touch anything." With that I took Yuna to the elevator.
We stepped out into the corridor here you could see the blood that had been dripped on to the floor Yuna looked shocked at this but she was more shocked when the door opened. She stood still as she could at the first sight of Brother Dead at the controls. His blood marking every surface around him. I tried to take her focus away from the scene in front of her "Yuna. Come on you need to tell Cid." I spoke to her willingly I didn't want her to spend to long here.
"OK." She replied very quietly.
I quickly mange to raise the bikenal desert on the comsphere. "Hi Shinra what can I do for you." Nahdala picked up as normal.
"Yuna needs to speak to Cid." Nahdala picked up on the sorrow in my voice or the blood on my suit.
"What's wrong?" She responded with a distinct worry that you don't normally hear from Nahdala.
"Brothers Dead." I'm already getting tired of saying that.
"I'll get Cid right away." She walks off the screen.
I turn to Yuna "Yuna Please you need to tell Cid." I asked as politely as I could. She seemed a long way away but she regained character and sat in front of the screen. Cid comes on the screen and turn to Brother.
I walk down the steps to the walk way. It's slippery with Brothers blood and the normal white light is being replaced by a disturbing red one. I climb up to get a look at his neck wound. It seams to be two wounds like a fiend bite but not as savage and the holes are too precise to be a fiend. I stood there looking it over for 5 minuets
"Shinra." I was pulled off my train of thought by Yuna "I'm done can I get out of here now." She is clearly uncomfortable in this room with Brother.
"Sure but make sure no one comes up here." I need the room to my self to make sure it was unaltered.
"Oh by the way Cid wants Brothers funeral tomorrow. The door shut too quickly behind Yuna that time.
"What!" Damn it I need Brother longer than that. I have got to get to work.
5 hours later.
It was hard to get any evidence off of Brother. All I had were bite marks on his neck and lots of Brother's blood. I checked the ships security and it detected no fiend break in's or abnormal people on board. I cleaned up the mess. Thankfully we had three body bags in what we call the game over cabinet. I needed buddy to help me put him in the bag though and set the auto pilot to Bikenal.
I returned to the cabin and changed suit to a clean one and through the old one away. Rikku was still crying up against Paine only not so heavily now. It was odd that Rikku was leaning on Paine and not Yuna for once but then again Paine was the only one who wasn't crying. I went to bed that night feeling terrible knowing Brother was dead but feeling better knowing that I had done all I could.
I woke up just as the ship was pulling it's self into Bikenal island. Once dressed and on the bridge I unlocked the doors and let the al bhed come on board to take brother away they also took all the evidence I had. "e haat dryd." (I need that.)
They responded dryly. "E's cunno pid ed'c uin zup huf dryhg oui vun ymm oui ryja tuha." (I'm sorry but it's our job now thank you for all you have done.)
When everyone else woke up it was all eyes on me for answers.
Buddy was first "So any idea on what killed brother."
I responded. "More like who I first thought it was a fiend but the holes on brother's neck were too precise and a fiend would have been more savage and try to rip his head off. Also the ship says that the only life on this ship was the usual suspects so one of us must have killed Brother. Don't take this the wrong way but, I found you there on the scene so it's not looking so good for you. I need to find out were the girls and barkeep were yesterday so you will be presumed innocent until proven guilty...but I don't think you could kill Brother you were to close and friendly."
He paused and then replied "Shinra you're taking this a little too seriously. You don't have to investigate Brother's death you know there are many al bhed that are doing that right now." How can you take a death too seriously? But I have been doing all of this voluntary.
I sighed and responded. "Your right I have been doing twice as much as I need to.
"You should take a break before the funeral." He suggested. Buddy had a good point as well. I retired to the cabin.
As I walked in Rikku asked me the hot burning issue. "What's happened to Brother?"
"His funeral is today and he is in an ongoing investigation now under control by the al bhed that's all I can say can I get some rest." I ended the sentence a lot quicker than I had started it.
This left Rikku speechless so I went past her and up the stairs. I went up to the sofa and collapsed on it and falling asleep to my surprise.
I woke in a panic how could I fall asleep on Brother's funeral I rushed to change my suit from a yellow one to a black one with no head mask. I was so annoyed with my self. I was self cursing. Calling myself an idiot. Once finished I looked at the clock and noticed that I had only been asleep for 20 minuets and still had plenty of time to arrive for Brothers funeral. This pissed me off. Now I was an idiot for over reaction.
I left the ship for Brother's funeral. With everyone else Buddy was wearing a suit for the first time ever. Paine was also wearing a suit but one of those ones tailored for a girl. She still had her gelled hair as if she wouldn't change her image beyond recognition. Yuna was wearing a altered version of her songstress outfit. Rikku was dressed in her black magic only she had left her staff and added more black bits to it. In short you could tell we were going to a funeral.
Shania's bit in the funeral.
I spoke quietly into the microphone. "I want to thank brother for letting the crew have a say in his funeral. Even though no one was expecting brothers unfortunate and sudden death but I can take good feelings from the fact I did all I could to help him during life and death. Brother led us with his own flair and with pride we can all say he was an unforgettable person." That's all I had to say.
Later at the party.
Brother wanted his funeral party to be exciting because he hated boring funerals so we all had a party. People started dancing and it was more like a celebration than a morning. But it was stopping the tears I was sitting next to an increasingly drunk buddy. Yuna had just finished singing real world of emotion. So she sat down for a break. Then Elton John started playing and buddy started talking to me. "You know I gave this album to Brother on his birthday and I never herd him play it except at night privately." Buddy was making drunken small talk.
I tried to make sense of the situation. "Buddy what are you trying to say? You listened to him in his bed room?"
Buddy replied with a definite drunken voice "Yeah. I loved him man. And he loved me. Well secretly. Why else would he listen to my CD." Buddy must have been more drunk than I estimated.
I tried to calm Buddy down he was talking but not thinking "OK Buddy I think some ones had too much to drink"
Buddy immediately retaliated. "I have not." Buddy pointed at me but the weight of his finger weighed him down and he fell onto my lap looking out at the people dancing. "Huh. Rikku and Paine are dancing they can't dance together their girls." Buddy then fell asleep on my lap thanks to the alcohol. I looked up and Rikku and Paine were dancing. Paine was better than I thought at dancing. But she's dancing to all the girls love Alice. Maybe I'm just getting the wrong idea about people today?
Later at the end of the party
Me and Yuna carried buddy to the ship and Paine and Rikku walked hand in hand to the ship they had been that way for most of the party. It was nice to see Rikku and Paine being able to enjoy each others company some times they can get on each others nerves but they seem to be getting along fine. My mind turned back to buddy he would happen to be a dead weight on my shoulder god he's heavy.
We put buddy on his bed. If he got cold he would wake up and pull his sheets over himself. I went to the bridge to check the comsphere for messages. I had only one. The al bhed had found some unidentified DNA on Brothers wound and wanted me to compare it to the crew's I guess I would find out who the culprit was so I got our samples. We just happened to keep samples just encase. I had tested myself first I put Buddy's last because I thought it was him and I didn't want it to be him. I was about to process Yuna's when I felt a breath on my neck. I sat up strait to in surprise then I felt an extreme pain shoot from my neck it was paralysing all I could do was feel a tear on my face and drift out to sleep. Black.
20 seconds later Shinra dies of blood loss.
Shinra is dead that's all of Shinra bit next stop Buddy yes I had to put Elton in my fic somewhere. I hope you are liking this story and if you think you know who the vampire is argue who it is in the reviews.