The Hunt
Mai ran down the street, her bare feet hitting the concrete as she did. People moved out of her way as they whispered about her. She did not care to listen as she pushed through the crowd of people. She had to get away. Far away.
Mai stopped at the street corner, wondering which way to go. She could go straight and head towards the office, but he would find her there. She could go right and get on the train to her house, but he would also find her there. The only other place she could think to go was the park, which was about ten blocks to her left. She tried to catch her breath as she quickly thought.
"Hey come back!" called a voice behind her. Mai did not give herself time to look back to see who it was as she sprinted at full speed down the street. The only thoughts that drifted through her head were those of: How did he find me so quickly? Will he catch up to me before I can get away? Why had I not screamed when I had the chance?
The memory of only moments ago floated slowly into Mai's mind as the cold wind hit her face.
"You can go. I will be here when you get back." Mai said quietly. She looked down at the sheets that her hands had collected and she let them go.
"I will be right outside, if you need anything." Naru said as he walked towards the door on the other side of the room. He opened and closed the door quietly, leaving Mai alone in the white, silent room. Tears started to come to her eyes again as the silence burned itself in her mind. The quietness was making her mind think of things she would rather forget. It was making her think of Naru.
"Excuse me, where is Mai Taniyama's room?" came a voice from behind the door. Mai's head snapped up as she strained her ears to hear it again.
"Right over there." said a passing by nurse.
"Thank you." mumbled the voice as his footsteps grew louder. Mai quickly pulled out the IV and yanked off the oxygen tube around her face before she jumped off the bed and crawled under it. As she had gotten completely under, the door opened and closed. There were some footsteps and Mai watched as his feet walk around the room.
"I know you are in here." said the voice that Mai wished she could forget. It was the low voice of Shiro. "Come out, come out where ever you are." Shiro's footsteps stopped at the edge of the bed near Mai's feet. Mai covered her mouth as she waited for him to do something. "Well than, I guess I will just have to make you …"he said as his voice faded. Mai listened for a sound or movement that might help her, but she did not find out. Suddenly his face appeared next to hers as he got on the ground and looked under the bed. "…come out myself." He said. Mai held back a scream as she tried to crawl away. He grabbed her ankle and dragged her out from under the bed. Mai reached out for anything to stop her for going any closer, but there was nothing near her that she could reach. A sharp pain went across her arm as the edge of the bed cut her arm as he pulled her out and turned her on her back.
"Now you are going to be a good little girl aren't you?" he asked, getting closer to her. Mai removed the hand on her mouth and tried to scream, but his hand covered her lips, making it impossible to scream out. Mai reached up and tried to scratch at him but her hands could not reach his face. She tried to hit his chest, but he did not flinch in the least. In this moment, she was useless.
Naru! She called out in her mind as tears blurred her vision. She didn't know what to do. He had told her that he would keep her safe from this man. That nothing bad will happen to her by this man. That she will be safe forever. He had lied.
Mai turned into the park and ran down the wide path as the cold air hit her face. The clouds from above kept her from seeing the bright sun that was sure to warm her.
"Get back here Mai! It's dangerous to run out here alone!" called a voice that was muffled by the harsh wind rushing past her ears. Mai tried to wipe away the tear that formed in her eyes from the winds, but it only made things worse. She could not see where she was going or what she was doing, but she knew that if she stopped, she would be in danger.
"Mai!" called the voice. Mai stopped and turned around, looking for the owner of the voice. Her eyes searched all around her, but there was no one there. Mai tried to catcher her breath as she thought about what was going on. She knew she had heard the voice, but no one was around to scream it. So, who had said it?
"You really are a pain, aren't you?" said a voice behind her. Mai turned to find Shiro leaning up against a tree. "I have never known someone who could run that fast. Even that girl who was the track star didn't run that fast. But that doesn't matter right now." Shiro pushed himself up from the tree and started walking slowly over to Mai.
"How did you catch up to me so quickly then?" Mai asked. She could hear the pounding of her heart over the harsh wind that blew by them.
"Do you really think that you are the first girl to run away from me?" Shiro asked as he stopped and put his hands in his pockets. He didn't even look out of breath. "You are just more predicable then the rest, but you were always like that, weren't you?"
"What do you mean?" Mai asked taking a step back.
"Oh come now, don't run. You are only going to tire yourself out even more." Shiro said with a smile. "And don't act dumb. Do you think I just pick my victims offhand? That I don't put any thought into their capture? You can't be the dumb to believe that I just picked you on a whim."
"Then why did you pick me?"
"I don't see how that is really relevant now. I mean, you are going to die soon, so there is no more point in stalling." Shiro said, a smile creeping onto his face.
Naru sat in the hallway, his mind racing. Where did she go? What happened to her? Why did she say she was going to be there when he got back when she had know intention of staying! Why did she lie to him?
"Mr. Shibuya." called Detective Masahiko as he stepped out into the hallway from Mai's room. Naru stood up and turned to him. "We can not find any evidence of a struggle, and since her clothes are missing, they are concluding that she ran away."
"She didn't run away." Naru said quickly.
"I know, I believe you. Mai doesn't seem to be the type that would do that, but unless you can show evidence of something else, then there isn't anything I can do." The Detective said quietly. A nurse passed by, helping a patient walk to the counter.
"Can you check the secretary camera? Maybe she slipped by me and headed out the front."
"We don't have reason to."
"How is a serial killer after my employee not a reason?" Naru asked through his teeth. He knew better then to get mad like this, but the police were of no help.
"Because we had officers stationed at every entrance so he could not have gotten in without anyone noticing. Look, there isn't much I can do." Detective Masahiko said as an officer came over and tapped his shoulder.
"We found something." He whispered. Detective Masahiko turned to Naru and said "Wait here." before following the officer. Naru waited a moment before following him to the room. He watched as the officer lead the Detective over to the other side of the bed. They got down on their knees and shinned a flashlight under the bed. It was quiet for a moment before Detective Masahiko spoke up.
"Officer Sato. Go ask for the security cameras that have a view of the hallway from the entrance to here." Detective Masahiko said as he stood up
"Yes Sir." said the one known as Officer Sato. He stood up and walked out of the room and over to the counter where a young nurse was working.
"What is it?" Naru asked, not stepping into the room. Detective Masahiko looked up at him with a sad face.
"There is blood here. Even if she did run away there was no reason for her to be under the bed and the fact that there is blood there is not good."
"So she was attacked?" Naru asked, feeling a twinge of guilt. He had told her that he would protect her, yet he let her get attack when he was only just a few feet away. Why hadn't she screamed? Then at least, he would have been able to do something.
"I cannot confirm that until we see the videos, but yes, it is looking more and more like that." Detective Masahiko said as the officer called him over to watch the tapes.
The pain in Mai's neck suddenly began visible to her. She reached up and pushed the now wet gaze closer to her neck as she tried to catch breath. It was becoming harder and harder the more she ran but she knew she could not stop.
"I don't see how that is really relevant now. I mean, you are going to die soon, so there is no more point in stalling." Shiro said, a smile creeping onto his face. His hand reached behind him and he pulled out a knife, one that looked to familiar to her.
"Excuse me." said an elderly woman as walked over. "I am looking for my sister's house and it seems I have gotten lost. Can you help me?" she asked, pulling out a piece of paper with the address on it. Shiro quickly hid the knife and smiled at her.
"Of course I can." He said. He took the piece of paper and looked at it. "Exit the park through the south entrance and head down five blocks. There you will see a street light. Turn right and go down about three more blocks. On the left is a gated community. Turn into there and follow the road about four blocks down. She will be on the left."
"Oh thank you." She said taking the piece of paper back and slowly walking away. Shiro turned back to Mai, who was now no where in sight.
"Of course." He said to himself. "I guess we can play a little longer." He said to himself before starting to look for Mai.
Mai turned into a forest section and ran down a small path that was covered by the leaves and vines on the ground. She ran for some time, looking back every now and then, making sure he wasn't following her when she suddenly tripped and fell to the ground.
"Shit." She said as she sat up, her leg hurting her. She looked it over and found some scrapes covering it, but nothing to bad. She looked around her to make sure he wasn't there before pulling her knee closer to her and laying her head on it. She was too tired to run anymore. She still had yet to recover from last night, her neck's wound had opened up again and she had just tripped and hurt her leg on the ground. Not to mention her lungs felt like they would burst any minute now, and her head felt like it would explode. She felt like crap and looked like it.
"What am I going to do?" Mai asked herself as she stared at the ground. There was no way she was going to get up and continue running, no matter how much she wanted to get away. "I wish Naru was here." She whispered to herself.
"Then maybe you should come looking for me for once, instead of having me chase you around." said a voice. Mai looked up to find Naru standing there, out of breath. Mai didn't know what to say, let alone if she could. She was so confused and tried from running that she just stared at him. Naru walked over to her and held out a hand. "Let's go." He said. Mai's mind had gone blank, but her body seemed to know exactly what to do. Her hand reached up and grabbed Naru's, letting him pull her to her feet. "Your neck is bleeding again. " Naru said as he noticed the red colored gaze.
Mai just nodded her head, the pain that she felt only moments ago suddenly disappearing.
"How-" Mai started before stopping. "How did you find me?"
"I saw you running down the street." Naru said. "before you turned into here." Mai was so happy she could not find the words or the strength to say anything.
"Well, it looks like we meet again." said a voice behind them. Naru and Mai both turned around to find Shiro standing there. "Too bad it has to end this way." He said as he showed the gun in his hand.
"The police are coming. They know where we are, and they know you are here. In a few minutes, you will be surrounded and you will have no way out." Naru said in a calm tone. This made Shiro laugh.
"What makes you think I am going to wait that long?" He said as she raised the gun to Naru's chest and pulled the trigger.
First off, I want to say Welcome KingdomofWhistfulArt to my stories and I hope you enjoy them. Some of them are weird, and some well...end like this. Now about THAT... I didn't know where to end it and well, I had written so much already, I just had to end it somewhere, so yea...I know some people are violent out there but please don't take it out on me. I have so much going on I am just happy I got to write this. Though I guess I could have ended it sooner but then it would have been way to short for you and whatever.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!:I am going to the Colossal Con on June 7th through the 10th, which makes me happy. Things should be back to normal by then hopefully. OMG I am so excited because I get to meet Christine Marie Cabanos and Cassandra Lee! If you don't know who they are they are Azusa and Ristu on K-ON my FAVORITE show of all time. I am so excited I wish I could go now! It just a bonus that Todd is there. If you don't know who Todd is, shame on you. He is our lovely Naru/Oliver/Noll/Kazuya on this show. Come on people, get with it! He is my all time favorite voice actor! I had a horrible dare to tell him I think his voice is sexy. Which it is, but I don't wanna tell him that!
Back to reality. I know I haven't gotten you- you see these shackles baby I'm this way, I let you whip me if I misbehave, its just that no one makes me feel this way~ - sorry my song just came on and I had to sing it! back to whatever, I have had some trouble with crap none you you really care about but yes, I will get those up! I have four of them done, just no time to put them up, so please hold on a few days longer. Thank you!
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Also I will try to get most of them up before the convention because once I go and summer starts, I am either going to be too busy or too lazy to write and update them. That is the truth unfortunately. So yes, check out the dates for the ones I have.
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