Cough once. Cough twice, and then suck a breath of air in. My head hurt, everything was black. I felt myself sit up and brought my hands to my eyes. Gently, I rubbed them, feeling my vision return. At first, everything was fuzzy, and I couldn't work out where I was. I coughed again; I must be coming down with something. Everything still seemed blurry, so I put my hands to the floor and felt around. It was soft. I guess I'm in bed. My head began to ache again, so I flopped back into the pillows and rolled over. I may as well enjoy the comfort, who knows how long it's going to last? The bed's lovely and warm, it's soft too. It's been a while since I've felt this relaxed, anywhere. I smile and push all thoughts to the back of my mind.
"Ryou, I am so glad to see you!"
He smirked as she hugged him, it was going to be a fun game, play with the girl a little, and tease her in her last minuets alive.
Glaring at her face, the look of betrayal, of hate, of lust in her eyes. So many emotions, it's humorous. Why should he need feelings? Why should he need to care?
I sat up in bed, again. What just happened? I swallow.
"Ryou, I am so glad to see you!"
…Anzu? Great, I'm having nightmares. It's just a dream. But, who is he, from my dream, the person the voice talks about. It doesn't matter. It was a dream. Anzu's fine. I smile, yeah, Anzu's fine. Then I thin again, what if she isn't, what if something has happened. I instantly reach for the phone and dial her number. Ring one, ring two, ring three. I glance at the digital alarm clock 7:00PM. She should be awake. Why isn't she answering? Voice mail. I hang up. She's probably in the shower. No, she wouldn't be. What if she's hurt? I throw myself out of bed and grab a jacket and a pair of trousers, without caring what I look like and I ran out the door. Think, Ryou, think. Where would she be? I think back to the dream, grey floors, high ceiling. It sounds like the warehouse, I don't know why she'd be there, but I feel as if it's the first place I should check. I ran as fast as I could to the warehouse and begin penetrating each room. My search ended in a room towards the end of the hall, where I found Honda, and Otogi knelt besides a sack. It looked kinda suspicious, so I went in. …It really is impossible to be discreet in this place. My footsteps echoed and the boys stood up and looked at me. Great.
"R-Ryou!" Honda ran over, shaking.
"Hm?" I tried to sound naïve. Honda looked at my eyes, and I looked straight back, he swallowed hard and pointed towards Otogi. My eyes followed his hands to a bloody mess on the floor. My eyes grew wide and I almost chocked on the spot. My dream was real.
There, on the floor, besides a beige sack, was Anzu's matted corpse. I swallowed involuntary. Slowly I began to walk towards her. One foot, two foot, and then I broke into a run and fell to my knees besides Otogi, who was currently twirling his hair around his finger in thought. I curled up into a ball and began crying, I felt like a madman, but I couldn't stop myself. My friend had died, and I didn't know how! Otogi gently placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Hey, don't worry. It's not your fault, but I swear when I find the punk who did this, they'll be sorry." I nodded softly, and squeezed my eyes shut. Make it stop.
"Who do you think killed her?" I can here Honda talking, his voice concerned as ever.
"I don't know but…" the voices fade to the background.
"So glad to see…you"
'A fun game…"
"Glad to see you..."
'Hate, lust in her…eyes…'
"See…you..."
'It's humorous…'
"Ryou…I'm so glad to see you."
My heart pounded so loudly I could here it. I knew who the murderer was. My eyes shot open and my breathing become low, and shallow and my body became paralyzed. I…killed…Anzu. I remember, her face, the knife in her back. It wasn't me! I didn't do that, I wasn't me…I did that. I felt myself become stronger, become…braver. I stood up and looked at Honda and Otogi.
"I need to go." I said promptly, they nodded as if their consent mattered and I left.
