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Endless Darkness
Chapter 4 - Don't help me!
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Nao slowly wondered down the street in her hospital night gown, passing up several people on the sidewalk as she made her way through the crowds. But even though she was bumping into the people, it was like she never existed. The people just walked past her, not even glimpsing at her.
Nao stopped and looked up into the sky, gazing at the stars. Though this did not change the look in her eyes, so cold and lifeless. Looking back down at the ground, she made her way through the crowd, with no true destination.
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Aoi, Chie and Mai sat in the lobby of the hospital, waiting for the doctor to return with some clues to where Nao was. They heard the elevator door slide open and a doctor came walking out with a few security guards. Aoi rushed over to where the men were standing.
"Did you find anything?" She anxiously asked. The doctor just shook his head in response. "There was nothing. She must have slipped passed us somehow." One of the security guards added.
"We have to find her. She might be successful this time." Aoi said, shifting her view back to her friends. "I'll try to contact Natsuki. Maybe she's back home by now." Mai said and walked over to one of the phones on the wall.
Aoi nervously tapped her foot against the ground while biting her lower lip. "Please Nao, be okay." A set of arms wrapped themselves around Aoi which made her jump. "Calm down Aoi. Standing there fidgeting will only cause more unneeded anxiety." Aoi just pressed her body against Chie's, letting her warmth sooth her.
Mai hung the phone up and walked back over to the other two. "Any word?" Chie asked shifting her gaze to Mai. "No. I just got the answering Machine." Mai sat down in one of the chairs that was positioned in the middle of the lobby. "We should probably contact the others." Mai said, leaning back into the chair. "But I'm out of coins…"
Chie just stood there with Aoi wrapped in her arms. "We have to do something soon. I don't want Nao-chan to die." Aoi said and let out a light sob. Hearing this, Chie couldn't help but feel a bit of jealousy which was funny because she never thought of herself as the jealous type. "It'll be alright Aoi. Just relax." Chie said in a soothing tone, stroking the brunettes head.
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Natsuki rode into the parking lot of her apartment complex. Once she got off her motorcycle, she entered the complex and walked over to the elevator.
The elevator came to a stop at her floor and the door slide open. She walked out and down the hall towards her apartment. Jiggling the keys in her hand, she slid the key into the keyhole, but there was no click. Natsuki turned the door knob to find that the door was unlocked. "What the hell?" She asked herself.
Natsuki quickly kicked the door open and somersaulted into the room, ready for anything. "My my, aren't we energetic today?" Natsuki turned her head over to her sofa to see someone reading a newspaper. "Who are you!?" Natsuki demanded, taking a fighting stance.
The person put the paper down to reveal a Kyoto born brunette causing Natsuki's eyes to widen in shock. "Ara? Is something wrong Natsuki-han?"
"Shizuru!?" Natsuki question, puzzled by the brunettes sudden intrusion. "Don't you remember Natuski-han? I told you a week ago that I was going to come visit." Shizuru stood up from the couch. "Or is it that Natsuki doesn't want to see me?" She added, putting on a sad smile.
"Oh that's right…" Natsuki mentally slapped herself for forgetting. "Oh, no. It's just that I kinda forgot." She nervously chuckled. Shizuru just laughed at Natsuki's reaction then gave her a hug. "I missed my little puppy." She jokingly said. "Pu- puppy?" Natsuki asked, puzzled. "My new nickname for you. Don't you just like it?"
"I would rather not…" Natsuki said, breaking away from Shizuru grasp. Ignoring Natsuki's comment, Shizuru made her way into the kitchen. "I bought some things at the store so we could have some dinner. I'll get started on it right away." She said and turned on the over.
"Oh, okay then." Natsuki simply replied. Just then, a load ring tone went off from behind Natsuki, causing her to just. She spun around to find her cell phone on the coffee table ringing. Taking a sigh of relief, she reached down and answer her cell phone.
"Moshi Moshi. Mai? What's wrong?" Natsuki walked over to her sofa about to sit down. "WHAT!" She yelled, freezing her action and causing Shizuru to drop some of the items that she pulled out of the grocery bag. "Ara? What's wrong Natsuki-han?" The brunette asked, looking over at Natsuki with concern.
"Really? Well, alright. I'll see what I can do." Closing her cell phone, Natsuki shifted looked over to Shizuru. "Nao's went missing from the hospital."
"Hospital? Oh no, did she get hurt?" Shizuru asked, covering her mouth with shock. "That's right. Shizuru wasn't here at the time." Natsuki thought. "I'll explain later. I have to go."
"But I just started-" Shizuru was interrupted by the slamming of the front door. She sighed and looked back over at the pot that was on the stove with disappointment.
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Nao looked out into the ocean as the wind caressed her face. She stood on the ledge of where she captured Natsuki and held her hostage. Her first attempt at suicide failed thanks to Natsuki. But hopefully she could get the job done this time.
"Wait, what am I doing?" She thought, puzzled at her own actions. Then there was a split image of the newspaper and what was written on it. Her heart shattered into pieces. All of her rational thinking came to a quick halt as she peeked over the ledge. "I can end it all so easily…"
A light flashed in the corner of her eye but she didn't even flinch. Natsuki rode up on her motorcycle and stopped, looking at the redhead through the visor of her helmet. Without saying a word, she killed the engine, took off the helmet and got off.
"Well, this reminds me of not so pleasant memories." Natsuki said, walking over a few feet from Nao's side. Nao just kept looking down at the ocean. "So… What are you gonna do?" Natsuki asked, gazing over at Nao's shoulder. "Maybe end it…" Nao replied, rubbing her arm. "You know this isn't the way, right?" Nao just looked from the corner of her eye over at Natsuki.
"Heh, plus it will probably fail again, just like last time." The cobalt headed biker leaned against the railing and looked down at the black ocean.
"Tell me, why are you trying to stop me?" Natsuki flinched at this question. Why was she trying to stop Nao. She honestly didn't care if Nao lived or died yet for some reason, something in her was telling her to stop Nao.
"Just a feeling I guess." Natsuki simply replied. Her eyes widened as she looked over and noticed Nao standing on the railing, about to plummet into the sea. "Wait, Nao!"
The redhead took a falling motion towards the sea, head first. Natsuki felt a cold chill run up her spine as she witnessed the girl freefalling into the ocean.
What will happen to Nao? What will Natsuki do? What is Shizuru making for dinner? Find out in the next chapter of Endless Darkness.
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A/N: HAHAHAHAHA!! Gotcha! Bet your angry now huh? Cliffhangers really do suck. Sorry It took so long to get this chapter out. I was busy with some personal things. I will try to get the next chapter out as soon as I can. So please remember to review so I can have enough confidence to continue onward!