Chapter 7 of And After That.
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Ryo entered the room and quietly closed the door behind him, noticing someone standing by the window. He gave the room a once over. The floor and ceiling were rotting and the walls were caving in. The king-sized mattress was torn open and the white sheets were stained with blood. The pillows were torn also and slung across the room. Wood and glass splinters were scattered across the floor. There was a huge blood stain in front of the window, right next to the man standing there. Blood was splattered on the window too. Ryo let out a quiet sigh. He remembered the murder all to well.

"I've been wondering when you would come for me." The man turned around to look at Ryo. "The ghost of my dead son has come to take revenge on me." Ryo's head turned slightly to the side as Mr. Akiyama sighed.

"So I'm a ghost? I don't feel like a ghost." Mr. Akiyama ignored him.

"I'm so sorry for what I've done to you, Ryo Alan Akiyama." Ryo's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. What is he talking about? Ryo wondered as he watched his father set a square case on the window sill. Mr. Akiyama opened the case and pulled out a silver pistol. Ryo's eyes widened SHIT! I am so screwed!. Mr. Akiyama cocked it and pointed it at Ryo. Wait...I'm dead. Soo it shouldn't hurt me. Mr. Akiyama sighed and turned the pistol onto himself, pressing it against his temple.

"What are you doing?" Ryo whispered.

"I have taken the lives of my wife and son. The guilt is overwhelming." Mr. Akiyama explained, pulling the trigger.

"WA-"

"Did you hear that?" Takato whispered. Ken nodded in response. The noise that they'd heard had sounded like a gun shot. They stared at the door Ryo had entered not even five minuets ago. "Do you think it's safe?" Ken sighed.

"I think they're dead." Ken slowly turned the door knob and pushed the door open. Ryo lay close by with a bullet to the temple. Mr. Akiyama was in front of the window, gun in hand with the same fate as his son. Ken looked over at Takato. "This is where we come in. It's time to get rid of the bodies." Takato nodded and the two of them set to work.

Alice sat in the waiting room with Rika's parents and grandmother, hoping to god that Henry was going to be okay. She hadn't heard back from Jeri and nobody seemed to be able to find Rika. Kazu and Kenta had left to go help look for Rika, leaving Alice to try and answer Rumoko's questions...without revealing the truth of what happened.

"He's in a coma, Alice! Tell us the truth!" Janyu shouted as Alice sighed. This was not as easy as she's hoped.

"RIKA!" Rumoko yelled with relief, watching her daughter run into the hospital with Jeri right behind her. "Oh, thank heavens!" Rika came to a halt right next to Alice.

"Where's Henry?"

"The doctors have him. They won't let anybody back there." Alice replied. Rika nodded in response and let herself slide into one of the chairs. Jeri sat down next to her. "I'm sorry, Rika." Alice whispered.

"Don't be. It's not your fault." They all looked up as the door to the waiting room opened. Ken and Takato walked in.

"Alice, it's time for us to go." Ken murmured. Alice shook her head.

"I can't leave yet!"

"Our work is done." Ken stated. "We have no buisness here. Ryo's gone, so are we."

"But...Henry..." She whispered. Ken sighed.

"You should know better." Alice looked away from him. "You promised."

"I know."

"Then lets go!" She nodded and looked over at Rika.

"Will you call me?"

"Sure." Rika whispered. Just as Alice and Ken left, a doctor walked up to them.

"Mister Wong?" Janyu came up to him.

"Yes?"

"We've had to put Henry on life support. It's unclear if he will survive or not, but if he does. It's not likely that he will wake up." Rumoko gasped. Rika just stared. Jeri and Takato sat there in utter shock.

"I see," Janyu whispered. "what do we do now?"

"All you can do is wait." The doctor replied.

Alice stood up. She felt guilty for doing this to Ken, but she had no other choice. He wasn't going to let her stay at the hospital with Henry...without a little persuasion.

"Dammit, Alice!" Ken shouted, struggling against the tape that bound his hands and feet.

"I'm sorry." She whispered, running out of the room. Ken watched her.

"I HOPE HE DIES!" He yelled after her.

I'm sorry it's short, but this is the way
it has to be because I'm just like that.
You'll understand why I did it this way in the next
chapter. I hope you enjoyed. 1 chappy left! :D

Bee lya