Okay, here is chapter 11.... so yeah....read it....

Red Rose

Chapter 11

"Dammit, Kouji! Stop cheating!" Takuya groaned, angrily pressing the buttons on the controller.

"Kanbara, if you accuse me of cheating one more time, I'm throwing my damn controller at your head," Kouji muttered. "Just because I'm good at a game, it doesn't mean that I'm cheating."

Kouichi smirked. "I don't know, Kouji. When we were kids, you used to cheat all the time whenever we played board games."

"Well, yeah. But it's easy to cheat in those," Kouji pointed out. "Besides, how would I cheat in a video game like this?"

"Eh, good point," his brother replied, then looked at his cell phone. "Wish that I got her number...."

Takuya glanced at him, then looked back at the game. "Whose number?"

"Kanae's," Kouichi said, letting out a disappointed sigh. "I was in such a hurry to leave, I didn't think to ask her...."

"Probably better that way," Kouji told him. "Now you can't annoy the hell out of her."

Kouichi rolled his eyes. "Dude, shut the fuck up."

"Oh! I win!" Takuya exclaimed, jumping up and down.

Kouji sat there, completely dumbfounded. "How...how the hell did that just happen?"

"Looks like Hell froze over," Kouichi said with a laugh. "Takuya finally beat you in that game."

"...It's the alcohol," the bandana-wearing young man said. "It's affecting my gameplay."

Takuya chuckled. "Hey, I drank just as much as you did, if not more. So don't give me that bullshit."

"Whatever," his friend said dismissively. "You beat me one time. I'm still better than you at the game."

"Yes, but now I can rub it in your face." The brunette smiled, proud of himself. "And I'm only doing it because I know that it annoys the hell out of you."

Kouji stood up and sighed. "No it doesn't, you idiot."

"Does too," Takuya shot back.

Kouichi walked over them and smacked them each over the head with a magazine. "Will you two pipe down already? You'll wake up Tommy and Nana."

"Oh, yeah. I forgot that they went to bed," Takuya speculated, rubbing the back of his head.

"Yeah, they have something called 'school' in the morning. Maybe you've heard of it," Kouji said dryly.

Takuya pretended to think, mocking his friend. "School? Gee, I've never heard of such a thing. What on earth is this school that you speak of?"

"Moron," Kouji mumbled.

"And if you guys keep it up, you'll wake up Zoe, too," Kouichi said.

Takuya and Kouji looked over to see that blond lying on the couch, sleeping. Her face was peaceful and relaxed, much to Takuya's relief.

"Let's hope that she doesn't have any nightmares tonight," he said quietly. "It would be nice if she got a full night of sleep for once...."

Kouichi glanced at the clock and yawned. "Damn, it's one in the morning...I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to fucking bed. See you tomorrow afternoon when I decide to wake up."

"Yeah, that's actually not a bad idea." Takuya carefully picked Zoe up in his arms, trying his best not to disturb her. "Night."

With that, he slowly made his way to their bedroom, just as Kouji and Kouichi went to their own rooms.

"Night, douchebag," Kouji said to his twin teasingly.

"See ya, asshole," Kouichi replied with a smirk.

They shut their doors quietly, just as Takuya gently kicked his closed. He laid the blond down on the bed, then covered her with the sheets and blanket. After removing his shirt, he climbed into bed as silently as he could. However, Zoe moaned and shifted, slowly opening her eyes.

Takuya looked down at her sheepishly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."

"That's okay," Zoe said sleepily, smiling up at him.

"Well, I see that you snapped out of it," he told her, laying down beside her.

Zoe snuggled up close to him, her head against his chest. "Yeah, looks like sleep did the trick. Used to not work, but I guess ever since I got my headed straightened out a bit, I can revert back pretty quickly. Hope I didn't do anything too stupid while I was in that state. I hate being like that..."

"No, nothing stupid," Takuya replied. "Though you did try to shove half a package of cookies down my throat."

"Hey, at least it was cookies and not something like...I don't know...calamari," she said playfully.

Takuya frowned. "What's that?"

Zoe leaned to his ear and whispered. When she pulled away, Takuya made a disgusted face.

"Squid? Gross," he muttered.

"Hey, some people like it," the blond told him.

Takuya shook his head. "No thanks, I'll pass. Besides, most people are crazy..."

"And you're not?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'll never admit it!" He exclaimed.

Zoe chuckled softly, then kissed him on the cheek. "Quiet or you'll wake the others."

"My bad," Takuya said with a yawn. "Well, we better get to sleep...."

"Yeah, sleep sounds pretty good right about now," she added.

Takuya leaned over and kissed her lips softly. "Night."

"Goodnight," she said softly, letting her emerald eyes close.

Zoe nestled in his arms, praying that she could have at least one night without a nightmare. She tried to sleep, though it proved to be tough. Every ten seconds, images flashed through her mind. Her heart seemed to be pounding so loud that she could almost hear it. Takuya noticed her stiffen against him, and gently stroked her hair.

"It's okay," he whispered to her.

Zoe nodded mutely, trying her best to ignore those horrifying images. Soon, she was able to drift off into a slumber, and she felt herself succumb to its darkness.

She was walking through a tunnel, a pale light shining at the end of it. As she cautiously made her way down the path, her eyes scanned the pitch-black surroundings. She heard no voices, nor did she hear any approaching footsteps.

Zoe began to relax slightly, finally making her way to the end of the tunnel. Instead of the light she had been following, she was greeted by a hazy billowing of smoke. She choked a bit, coughing as she tried to squint through the smog. Her steps quickened and she desperately headed away from the smoky mist. However, her expression turned to sheer terror once she did get through the hazy veil.

All around her were buildings, many of them burning down to the ground. Others were no more than mere piles of rubble, ashes strewn over them.

"Oh, god...." She slowly moved forward, her breath caught in her throat.

There was no one in sight, and the ruined city seemed as though it were a ghost town. As she drew deeper into the city, pools of blood were splattered on the road, as well as on the buildings themselves. Glass was shattered on the street, and telephone poles were toppled over, many of them split cleanly in half.

The roar of fire was overwhelming and Zoe couldn't help but cover her ears with her hands. Although she didn't want to venture any further, her legs seemed to be out of her control. With each passing step, her horns began to throb. After another minute of walking, she saw an array of bodies littering the sidewalk.

The blond wandered over to take a good look at them, and she felt bile rise into the back of her throat. The corpses lying before her were those of Professor Kakuzawa, Miss Shirakawa, and John Bando. Unlike the last time she encountered them, they simply lay there, dead. Yu Kakuzawa's severed, bald head was lying a few feet away from his body, his tiny horns glinting from the fire. Nina Shirakawa was sliced horizontally in half, and her eyes were vacantly staring ahead.

Zoe looked at Bando, who differed from the other two. Although she had decapitated him, his head was still attached to his body. Instead, his eyes were gouged out and blood leaked from his empty sockets, while his right arm ended with a bloody stump, rather than a hand. His left arm was twisted and the bone was sticking out through the skin. He was in the state she had left him in after their first encounter.

Fusing her eyes shut, Zoe ran away from the them, unable to stare at their corpses. As she ran, she tripped over something, and fell forward. She collapsed to the ground, hesitant to see what she had tripped over. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally mustered up the courage to look back.

"Oh, shit!" She scrambled away from Tommy's body.

The boy had been disembowled, and his organs were scattered over the pavement around him. Zoe then realized that there were more bodies surrounding her. Upon further speculation, she was horrified to see Kouichi and Kouji, dead by decapitation.

The Diclonius fell to her knees, tears spilling down her cheeks. She couldn't stand the sight of finding anyone else she cared about, and her horns burned now more than ever. To her dismay, she slowly rose back up against her will and continued to move forward.

"No!" She cried out, unable to stop herself. "Stop doing this to me!"

Eventually, she came to two more figures, though they were still alive.

"Takuya! Nana!" She called out, running over to them.

Before she could reach them, Nana promptly exploded, sending her prostetic limbs hurtling forward. Zoe dodged them, but was sprayed with the younger girl's blood. Zoe screamed, her clothes and hair stained red and clinging to her.

Takuya offered her a sympathetic smile, before he was sliced in half by an unseen force.

"Takuya!" Zoe wailed, falling to her knees with a sob. "No!"

"This is what will happen in the end...." A familiar voice rasped. "The doom of mankind..."

Zoe's eyes angrily averted to see her inner self kneeling in front of her. "You bitch! You did this!"

"No, Zoe. I didn't do this. You did," the naked girl replied. "At least, you will eventually."

"You're lying!" Zoe tackled the girl, slamming her into the pavement. "I would never do this, so stop trying to fill my head with lies!"

Her inner self chuckled. "I'm not lying to you, though. You are lying to yourself by trying to convince yourself that you are not capable of such a thing. It is in your blood, Zoe. Your mission is to wipeout humankind and start a new and improved lifeform of only Dicloniuses."

"Shut up!" Zoe repeatedly rammed the girl's head into the pavement as hard as she could, her eyes darkening with hatred. "You fucking bitch! I'll kill you!"

"Yes, give in to your bloodthirst," the mummified girl said, laughing while her head was being slammed. "Kill everyone in sight...."

The Diclonius panted, her hold lessening. Finally, she released the naked girl and fell back with a sob.

"Please...stop tormenting me," she begged. "Just leave me alone."

The girl stared at her for a moment, her one visible eye gleaming. "Okay...I'll leave you alone...for now. But remember, Zoe. You can't hide from your destiny and it will eventually eat you alive. However, for now, I will allow you to sleep peacefully."

The naked girl slowly backed away, eventually vanishing before her eyes. The bodies lying all around her disappeared as well, as did the ruined city. Gradually, Zoe was standing alone, surrounded by a desolate wasteland, with only bits of rubble here and there. She looked up into the sky to see a few ominous clouds hovering over her.

"What?" She squinted at the billowing clouds, surprised at their color. "Why...why are they red?"

As if to answer her question, it began to rain. The steady drops landed all around her, splattering onto the pavement and herself. She gasped, realizing that the rain was not water...but blood.

The drops fell quicker, soon completely covering her in the thick warmness. Zoe trembled, trying her best not to break down in tears. Suddenly, one last pain shot through her head and she screamed.

Zoe sat staight up in bed, her heart racing a mile a minute. Her shirt was clinging to her skin with persperation and her hair was a bit damp. To her relief, Takuya was still passed out next to her, one of his legs hanging off the bed.

The blond crept out of bed as silently as she could, then grabbed herself a pair of panties, as well as one of Takuya's shirt. She took a quick shower, letting the water pour down on her. Just as she was about to get out, the water flashed red, resembling the blood in her dream.

"What the hell?" Zoe shook her head, then looked back at the water.

However, it was clear, and she immediately turned the shower off.

"You're losing it," she mumbled to herself, stepping out of the tub.

Zoe pulled her clean clothes on, then brushed her damp hair. She quietly snuck back into the room, then gently pushed Takuya's leg back onto the bed. The Diclonius then crawled in beside him, avoiding contact with him so that her wet hair would not bother him. However, Takuya immediately pulled her into his arms, yawning.

"Where'd you go?" He asked, not completely awake.

"I just jumped in the shower," she replied quietly. "I was hot and needed to cool down."

Takuya opened his chocolate-colors eyes for a brief second, then closed them again. "We'll talk about it in the morning, okay? But for now, try to get back to sleep."

Zoe nodded, burying her face into his chest, her arms wrapped around her waist. She eventually fell back to sleep, only this time, it did not haunt her.

Yup, the nightmares are getting worse! But the crazy naked girl in her dreams said that she would stay away...for now... Stay tuned for the next chapter to see what happens next in this exciting story! Haha, I sound like one of those annoying television announcers. But only read if you're interested ^_^

Also, here is a sneak preview of Kyosuke Nanbu's future story, coming out sometime in the future ^_^ Enjoy

Takuya Kanbara woke up, a yawn emitting from him. He glanced over to see that his girlfriend, Zoe, was still asleep. He crept out of bed as quietly as he could, trying his best not to disturb her. While he dressed, he glanced over to see what time it was. The clock read 9:00 in the morning, relatively early for him. Once dressed, he snuck out of the room and gently closed the bedroom door. He headed towards another room and was about to go through the doorway when he suddenly jumped. He came face to face with Kouji and sighed, brushing past him. Kouji had been staying with them for some time now, due to the fact that he had lost his job. Yawning, Takuya sat down on the couch, turning the TV on. However, since he had immediately switched his PlayStation 3 on, he was not aware of the horrifying breaking news on nearly every channel. He and Kouji played a video game for some time, still not completely awake. After about an hour, there was a knock on the door. Takuya glanced at the clock, wondering who it could be so early in the morning. He slowly made his way to the door, while Kouji switched the channel on the television. At the door stood J.P, Tommy, who was also J.P.'s younger brother, Saomi, Kouji's girlfriend, and Ryuu, who was Saomi's brother and one of Takuya's best friends. Just as Takuya let them in, he heard Kouji nervously call to them from the other room.

"Uh, guys? You may want to see this on the TV...." Kouji's voice trailed off and his face was filled with anxiety.

That is all you'll be getting until it is published, or unless Kyosuke gives out more previews. So until then, you'll just have to wait! Mwahahahaha!