Chapter 4 Grief
Sorry my last chapter was really short. I just wanted to get to the point. My brain isin't working because I haven't had anything to eat so ya gomei if my writing sucks.
When he reached his house, his mother reached out to him. Kikumaru collapsed in his mother's arms. His mother whispered "He didn't make it."
Eiji looked up. He had heard wrong that's all. She probably meant Oishi didn't make the regular team? Yes that's what she meant to say. Oishi couldn't be dead he couldn't! His mother stroked his hair and hugged him tight. Her actions said it all. Oishi was gone from this world. Forever. Nothing would bring him back. Eiji broke free of his mothers embrace and raced out the door. He ran and ran, trying to run away from everything.
The fact that Oishi was dead, that he, Eiji, had been the cause. Nothing made sense anymore. Every part of Eiji's body felt disconnected. His brain wasn't working. Eiji must've bumped in to 5 people already, but didn't notice. He ran until he could run no longer. Why did everything happen at once? Eiji lay down and looked at the sky darkening. He felt confused and didn't want to accept reality. His eyes blurred with tears. Before he fell in to a deep slumber, a figure stood over him. And that was the last thing Eiji saw before passing out.
Eiji had a nightmare. He kept seeing Oishi's body lying on the road coloured red. Eiji's first thought was that it looked like a rose. Then, blackness. Eiji was falling down a deep hole, screaming for help. Nobody came. He just kept falling and falling until…
"Eiji! Wake up. Come on!" What the? That sounded like Fuji's voice? Was Fuji down in the hole with him? Or was he hallucinating? Eiji opened his eyes and saw Fuji's face smiling. Eiji leaped up, shocked.
"Where am I?"
"It's okay Eiji, you just passed out. Don't worry." Fuji reassured him.
"Fu-fuji, you d-do realize Oi-Oishi is d-dead right?" Eiji asked.
"Yes. And it's a great loss. But we should celebrate his life, not his death." The tensai explained.
"But he's dead and nothing's going to change that don't you understand Fuji? I thought you'd understand?!" Eiji screamed.
"Eiji please. Don't yell. I understand. Here, let me bring you somewhere." Fuji smiled.
Eiji was too confused to protest and followed his friend to wherever they were going. They walked until they reached a house.
"This is my house. Nobody is home so we have the house to ourselves." Fuji said.
Fuji lead Eiji up to the bathroom and told him to wash up. Eiji did as he was told and quickly washed his face. The coldness of the water helped clear his mind a little. Fuji gave his friend a pair of pajamas and told him to use his bed.
"Come down only when you feel like it." Fuji instructed.
"Hai" was Eiji's weak reply.
Eiji slept and slept, but kept waking up to the same nightmare. Finally, after about 2 hours of sleeping, Eiji went down. He saw Fuji on the phone. Curious, kikumaru began to eavesdrop. Right away he could tell that Fuji was talking to Eiji's mother. He was asking permission for Eiji to stay for a while. During that time he would try to make Eiji forget about the pain and sorrow for a while. Maybe even forget about Oishi. The red head heard enough.
He quietly walked up the stairs, gathered his few belongings and stole a bag from Fuji's room. He stuffed everything there and ran out of the house. He could hear Fuji yelling after him but Kikumaru didn't look back. He kept running until he got to the train station. He didn't care where he was going, as long as it wasn't anywhere near Seigaku. He paid for the ticket and boarded the train. He sat down at a vacant seat and soon fell asleep.
Fuji watched his friend run away. He shouldn't have said those things. Forgetting Oishi was just not and option to Eiji. Oishi had been like a brother to Eiji, and Fuji should have respected that. How could he, Fuji, be so dense? He told Eiji's mother what had happened and assured her that he whould find Eiji no matter what cost. Fuji hung up and closed his eyes. I will find him. I HAVE to find him.
Sorry to all Oishi lovers. I don't hold anything against Oishi so please don't stop reading nya? Hehe…oh and please review! Domo Arigato!
