Xana: Wahh! Okay so I am back with chapter 2! Yay!
Natsuo: Whooo!
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Xana: I know right! You all rule! So, of course, I am beta-less as always, so expect mistakes in this. Now, disclaimer please!
Natsuo: Xana doesn't own Loveless! But she owns the plot!
Xana: Yes! On with the chappie!
Chapter 2- Monsters and Fallen Angels
"Man, I hate Trigonometry! I mean, when in the hell am I going to need to use it in real life? Never, I tell you! Never!" Natsuo hissed to the girl that sat next to him.
Hawatari Yuiko turned to look at the huffy teen next to her, light pink hair swaying against her cheeks. Giggling, Yuiko gave a shrug before resting her chin on her open palm, elbow propped up on the table the two shared. "I don't know, Natsuo."
Letting out a frustrated groan, Natsuo glared down at his textbook, wishing the horrendous thing would combust into flames.
tanh(x) = sinh(x)/cosh(x) = ( e x - e -x )/( e x + e -x )
'Man…what does sinh even mean?' he thought furiously, wishing he could stab the stupid book to death with his pencil.
Before he had the time to wonder if he could actually get away with damaging school property, the bell signaling the end of class rang, and he jumped out of his seat and sprinted out the door with his binder in hand, not bothering to grab his textbook.
Hey, if his book 'mysteriously' disappeared then he wouldn't have to do homework tonight, right?
The red headed teen sighed as he rubbed at his eyes tiredly, body aching. It was a miracle he was still awake, and hadn't passed out somewhere in the hall. He couldn't recall ever being as tired as he was, which was saying something since he was described as the Energizer Bunny fucked up on crack.
He chuckled at the nickname. He couldn't help it if he usually was so hyped and energized. The young male suddenly pouted at that. Why couldn't he be as lively today? Instead here he was, exhausted mentally and physically. He hated it.
Trudging down the hall, he sniffed a bit as he neared his locker. He just wanted to dump off his binder and grab a soda from the stash in his locker and go to lunch. He hadn't had breakfast, so he was pretty much starving his ass off right about now.
Coming to a stop in front of his locker, dull green eyes stared at the metal door, mind slowly blanking as he felt drowsiness pull at his eyelids, sleep whispering seductively at him, welcoming him to the wonderful world of slumber.
"UWAAAHH!" he screamed as his face came in contact with the metal, his body having lurched forward as his mind shut down allowing sleep to take over for that one second. He whined loudly as his face throbbed in dull pain as he cracked his eyes open to glare tiredly at his locker. Stupid, stupid locker.
Groaning, Natsuo slowly closed his eyes as he stood there with his forehead pressed against the metal door, body slumping forward. It was only the end of 4th period and already he wanted to use his backpack as a pillow and sleep on the floor.
'God, I've been groaning a lot today. Must be because I'm tired. Stupid sleep deprived mind!'
Last night had been hell since he couldn't sleep, waking up every twenty minutes or so to…that feeling again.
The feeling like someone was watching him…just like when he had been walking home. That stupid, horrible feeling that someone was close to him…very close to him. Like…right up in his face close. But nobody was there with him. He hated it!
At one point, when that stupid feeling had gotten so bad that it felt as if he were suffocating, the feeling had changed to something more calming, more gentler. He swore it felt as if someone had been laying behind him, the feeling of invisible arms caressing his body gently, a soft breathe tickling his neck as he was pulled into an invisible embrace.
And what scared him more than anything that night was the fact that he had enjoyed it.
Sighing, Natsuo rubbed at his eyes tiredly again, debating on whether he should risk being grounded and just walk out of school, or try to suck it up and pull through the rest of his classes.
BAM!
"GYAAAAHHH!" the red head screamed loudly, stumbling backwards from his locker.
Ritsuka raises an eyebrow as he stared at his hyper friend, hand pressed against the locker next to where he had recently rested his head, while Yayoi frowned, worry evident in his eyes.
"Don't do that!" Natsuo yelled, placing a hand over his beating heart.
"Well that was the only way to get your attention." Ritsuka snorted, dropping his hand to his side. "We were calling your name and shaking you for the past five minutes. It was either that or punching you in the head."
"Actually, Ritsuka was all for kicking you between the legs." Yayoi said, frowning at the raven haired teen as he adjusted the glasses that rested on the bridge of his nose. Natsuo gasped.
"Not the kiwis!" He whined.
"Yes. The 'kiwis', Natsuo. The 'kiwis'." Ritsuka said, sighing. "You've been spacing all day. What's wrong? Are you sick?"
Natsuo looked at the youngest Aoyagi and saw a look of pure concern on his face. Should he tell them? What if they didn't believe him and insisted he was imagining it?
'What if they think I'm going crazy?'
No...he could handle a lot of things, but having his friends think he was losing it was something he couldn't take. Forcing a giant grin on his face, Natsuo waved his hand dismissively. "Nah, I'm fine! I kind of stayed up late last night playing Silent Hill. You know I always get scared when Pyramid Head shows up."
'Wish that was the real excuse...' he thought glumly.
Yayoi smacked himself in the forehead. "You're kidding me, right?
"I wish…"
Ritsuka laughed. "You're such a moron when it comes to video games, Natsuo."
"Hey! I can't help it, man! Pyramid Head is creepy, alright!" Natsuo huffed before smiling, the tension in his body fading away as he laughed with his friends.
If he stopped thinking about it, then he wouldn't be stressing. Simple as that!
'Okay, you have to stop thinking about it.'
He yelped as the bell for lunch rang above their heads, which only fueled his friends laughter. Pouting, he punched them both in the arm.
"Ooooww!"
"What the hell was that for!"
"Stop laughing at me!" he whined, flailing his arms as they walked down the hall in the direction of the cafeteria.
Maybe if he ate something, he'd feel a bit better. 'Pizza does cure everything!' he thought giddily, rushing past his two friends to get to the lunch line.
Rocking on the balls of his feet impatiently, he chatted animatedly with his friends as the line moved slowly. They were just starting to debate on whether they should go to the movies Friday or Saturday night, when it was his turn to step up to the counter.
But before he could take a step, that 'feeling' washed over him, making him freeze in place. His blood ran cold as his heart sped up, the hairs on the back of his neck standing.
"Oh god…no…not now…" he whispered, fear building up inside him as the urge to run came.
"Natsuo, it's your turn." Yayoi said. When he didn't move, they both turned to look at him.
"Hey man, you okay?" Ritsuka asked, waving his hand in front of the red head's face.
Swallowing thickly, Natsuo gave a weak laugh. "Yeah sorry, I skipped breakfast this morning so I got a little light headed there." he quickly rushed up to the counter.
"What will it be?" The lunch lady asked, smiling at the boy.
"P-Pizza please." He forced a small smile and turned his gaze to his tray as the feeling intensified ten fold. The green eyed teen stiffened as his instincts told him not to look up.
'Don't look up, whatever you do, trust you instincts and DON'T. LOOK. UP.'
Cursing himself, he felt his head slowly lift, eyes darting upwards. He could feel his heart literally skip a beat as he saw a man-no…a boy, about his age, standing right behind the lunch lady, staring straight at him with blazing red eyes that held such strong intensity. His lip curled, showing razor sharp fangs, and he could have sworn he heard a snarl flick across his mind.
So he did the first thing that came to his mind. He screamed. And threw the tray at the poor, sweet lunch lady. Okay, well technically, he was throwing it at the guy behind her, but aim was never his strong point. And anyways this was besides the point!
"Natsuo, what the hell is wrong with you!" Ritsuka shouted, grabbing his still screaming friend's arm, grunting as the green eyed teen started to thrash.
"Ritsuka, I think we should take him to the nurse's office!" Yayoi exclaimed, grabbing the Natsuo's other arm.
Together, they bolted out of the lunchroom as students gathered around the startled lunch lady. Dragging their wriggling friend, Ritsuka and Yayoi tried to get him to stop screaming as they stumbled into the office.
Quickly moving around the desk, the school nurse came over and took Natsuo, leading him to sick bed. "What happened?"
Ritsuka could only shrug helplessly as he watched his best friend lay on the bed, hyperventilating. Reaching out to touch his arm, he was stopped by the nurse who insisted Natsuo get some rest.
Leading them out of the room, Yayoi began to explain everything that happened.
Staring up at his ceiling, Natsuo cringed as he saw a dark shadow flit across the wall from the corner of his eye.
It had been seven hours since his little episode at school. The nurse had called his parents and they had went and picked him up. She had told them he'd had a panic attack, caused by stress at school and lack of sleep, and insisted he stay home for a week to rest. But he knew that wasn't true. He jerked in his bed as he saw another shadow slither across his floor.
Ever since he saw that guy in the cafeteria, he'd been experiencing strange things non stop. First it was that stupid feeling, the one where it felt like he was being watched. Then he heard whispering in his head, some were soft and gentle, others were harsh and loud.
And before he knew it, it had escalated into him seeing shapes and faces in the shadows, some coming so close to him that he feared they would hurt him.
He whimpered as a dark chuckle filled his mind, and threw a pillow at the shadows on the wall. "Go away!" he screamed, wrapping his covers around him tightly.
Why was this happening to him! What did he do to deserve this? Was it because he filled the boy's locker room with green goo? This seemed like an unfair punishment for it!
Throwing himself back onto the bed, he squeezed his eyes shut tightly, begging whatever higher being that was up there for this all to go away. Forcing himself to block out everything around him, Natsuo felt himself slowly fade from the nightmare around him.
Bright, green eyes snapped open as he let out a slow breathe. He actually felt…normal. He didn't have that strange feeling anymore, and there weren't any creepy shadows around him anymore. So what had pulled him from his sleep?
Blinking, he tried to remember just what exactly made him wake. He knew it was something in his dream, but all he got was a big black nothing. This frustrated him greatly.
Closing his eyes, he vainly tried to remember what he had dreamt, but all he could remember were light, lavender eyes. He felt himself shiver in…pleasure? Frowning, he opened his eyes again. Why would he have such a feeling about a pair of eyes?
Sighing, he glanced up at his night stand to look at the time.
3:15 am
Groaning, he slowly rolled over onto his side, intent on squeezing in a few more hours of sleep. But the second he rolled over, he greatly regretted it as he nearly had a heart attack.
Standing right above him at the side of his bed was what he could only assume was a man. Though he really wasn't sure. It was pitch black, and tall. So tall, that it reached the ceiling.
But what was really horrifying to him was the fact that the 'man's' neck arched forward and stretched all way down it's body, till it's head was leveled with his bed. Long, black, tangled hair hung in it's face, only allowing bright, red eyes to stare back at him.
Natsuo felt a scream tear at his throat, yet he could only open his mouth to let out a sob, his heart feeling as if it could explode any second. He couldn't move…he couldn't even blink. He could only lay there in fear as the thing stared at him, slowly leaning in towards him.
He wanted to scream, to cry out for his parents, but he couldn't! He could only let out weak sobs and the occasional whimper. What the hell was this thing?
The terrified red head's eyes widened as the creature slowly opened it's mouth, razor sharp teeth glistened in the moonlight that fell through his open curtains, and he watched in horror as a long, slimy black tongue slid out, snaking through the air towards him. He gagged as a rush of putrid breathe blew into his face.
His body shook violently as he stared, the tongue inching closer…and closer. He squeezed his eyes shut as the monster's tongue was only centimeters from his face.
Suddenly, the revolting thing jerked back, a loud, spine chilling scream exploding in his head, making the teen cry out in pain. Seeing that his body could move again, he gripped his head tightly as the monster disappeared.
Panting, he shakily sat up and glanced around his room, trying to find the disgusting creature. He only found an empty room.
"It's gone. You're welcome."
Snapping his head to the corner of his room, Natsuo saw a figure standing in the corner of his room, face hidden by the shadows. Body going on high alert, he shrank back against his headboard.
"Wh-Who are you?" he whispered.
"Me?" a low chuckle reverberated off the walls of his room, causing him to shiver slightly as that calm, gentle feeling he'd felt the night before washed over him.
'How strange...' he thought, suddenly feeling warm inside.
He stiffened as guy, no more than a year older than him, stepped into the moonlight, teal colored hair flowed over his shoulders to his hips. Natsuo's breath caught as he stared into the male's eyes.
'Light, lavender eyes…'
Natsuo's ears perked as the stranger's lips parted, and that voice that reminded the teen of velvet spoke.
"I am Youji. Angel who fell to Earth from the Heavens above. And you, my beautiful Natsuo, are my soul mate."
Xana: WAHAH! Chapter 2, ladies and gentlemen. How did that work for you? Good?
Natsuo: OMFG, what the hell was that thing!
Xana: I…have no idea…
Natsuo: EEEGH!
Xana: Yah, so anyways, please review! I love, love, LOOOOOOOVE reviews! They inspire me to write faster! So please do, and I shall see you in the next chapter! I should go to bed, I've been up for 24 hours straight! While eating Hershey's flavored twizzlers! And Monster Coffee drinks! Woahz! Buh bye, for now!
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