Caged

Chapter 2: The Vulture Strikes

Disclaimer: I don't own Deadman Wonderland! If I did I would be the happiest person in the whole world... well less than happy if I owned BLEACH... but if I owned both I'd be so happy, much more happy than just one ... oh well! READ ON PEOPLE!

I awoke the next morning, in the room I was already sick of seeing and also disappointed that I woke up in it. Soon I was going to have to get over that, because I'm probably going to be here a while.
" Well might as well try and make the best of it here. " I sighed, getting out of bed and walking to the cafeteria.

On my way there however, I ran into that guy from the night before what was his name again... Crow that's it. We didn't speak or anything just walk in silence all the way there. Not one word was said on the way back, when I got back to my room I set my food down on the bed with a sigh.

" This place is so boring. And look I'm talking to myself for my own amusement, that's just sad. " I said taking a bite of my food.

" It's not that boring. " said Crow as he walked in my door.

Surprised, I screamed, why in the hell would he do something stupid like this. Crow laughed at my reaction and apologised for barging in. Lifting a brow at him questionably, I continued to eat my food and didn't speak until I was finished doing so. I hoped that he would go away, but sadly Crow waited patiently in the doorway for me to speak.

" What's wrong with you?! " I said angrily.
" More than I have time to explain. " he laughed.

Glaring at him, I watched him sit down at the edge of my bed. He apparently is pretty dense, because somehow he didn't get that I wasn't amused at his little joke.

Crow sat there and talked to me for a while, even though I never responded or said anything, he kept the conversation going. It was like he wanted me to but in and comment at certain points, but I didn't want to. Maybe he was trying to be my friend or something...

" ... I just used my crow claw and it was over.. "

He was apparently in the middle of a story, I zoned in and out off all of them, but the whole time he was smiling and making motions with his arms and hands. It was actually kind of comical at some points. I made the mistake of laughing once, and immediately regretted it.

" So the Vulture isn't made of stone after all. " he turned around grinning at me.

" Screw you. " I said still laughing.

What the hell am I doing, why am I acting like this is normal?! Then it hit me, it was because it felt like it. It felt like I was having a normal conversation... oh great I'm going back to being soft already. That's just fan-fucking-tastic, I thought why'd he call me Vulture?

" Crow. " I said to get his attention.

" Yeah? "

" What'd you just call me? "

" The Vulture. "

" Why? "

He smirked at my question, " Because that's who you are. "

" F.y.i. my name is Ume, not "the vulture" okay? "

" Whatever. " he said getting up and leaving me sitting in my room alone.

That however didn't last long, a few men came in shortly and said for me to go with them somewhere. Raising a brow at them, they told me again and shocked me. So in the end I followed them, but only because I hated being shocked like that. They led me to a platform, surrounded by bars and kinda looked like a bird-cage.

" What is this place? " I asked one of them, but the person stayed quiet. " Some help you are. "

The people left me there, gazing around I saw a kid, he didn't look much younger than me but still childish. Suddenly a voice called from above, gazing up I saw a giant bird it was saying that this place was something called " Carnival Corpse " and that we were supposed to fight each other.

" What the fuck? " was all I could say at the time.

Suddenly, a red looking bullet came hurling towards me. Dodging it, I watched it smash into one of the bars behind me.

" I wonder where those are coming from? " I asked myself outloud.

Then I saw the kid, they called him Woodpecker, he was the one throwing them at me. They formed out of nowhere into his hand, but how.

" How am I going to beat that? " I said as another came rushing towards me.

This time however, it grazed my right arm. I staggered for a second as I realised that the bullets were his this some kind of torture or something, I thought as another bullet hit my left arm near my shoulder.

" I'm sorry. " I heard the kid say as I gripped my shoulder.

Did he just apologize? For attacking me? I kept asking these questions in my head until I was hit yet again, in the hip. The bullet barely hit it though, but hit my wrist where I wore Mami's bracelet. The jingle of the charm hitting the ground resonated in my ears.

" You broke it... " was all I could say as a tear left my eye.

The kid stopped and looked at me with pity. Running towards him, I lifted my hand to jab him in the side. His eyes widened as my hand made contact and he went flying backwards, hitting one of the bars behind him. Taking the chance while he's down, I walked over to where the charm was on the floor. Reaching down to pick it up, I gasped. Red claws had formed on my fingertips, the underside of each of them were jagged and sharp.

" How? " I asked myself staring at them.

Picking up the charm between two of them, I placed it in my pocket and turned around as another bullet came at me. Without thinking I tried cutting the bullet with the claws, suprisingly it worked! I split it in half and ducked as it fell to the floor behind me.

" Cool. " I smirked " But I should've figured this out earlier. "

Another bullet came towards me and I dodged.

" You know kid, your really starting to annoy me with that. " I said getting in his face and slashing the claws across his chest.

The Woodpecker fell (I started getting tired of typing kid here so it's gonna be Woodpecker) and I laughed as he tried to shoot me again but him into one of the bars, I saw pools of blood where he was and the one forming around him as the buzzer went off.

" Must be done. " I said as the bird at the top starting talking again.

" The Vulture has won against the undefeated Woodpecker folks! It's all over! " the bird said.

Guys came in and took Woodpecker out as I was handed a couple of bags then a big check with 5,000,000 cashpoints on it.I was then escorted from the cage-like place to my room, where I was left in silence with a roll of bandages and stuff for my injuries.

" This place is seriously messed up. " I said taking off my shirt and wrapping my arm.

It was easy to do that and my hip, but it was really hard to get my shoulder.

" Need some help? " I heard a familiar voice say from the door.

I didn't even have to look up to know it was Crow.

" Crow?! , " I screeched covering my chest with the shirt, " What the hell are you doing! "

" Nothing. " he laughed as he sat on my bed, " Do you need any help with your shoulder? "

A light blush spread across my face " Maybe. " I admitted.

Crow held his hand out for the bandages I gripped in mine. Handing him the bandages I turned around, my back towards him. As he wrapped it, he started talking about my fight. Laughing at the beginning and giving me pointers, it was like he knew everything then he said something that caught me off-guard.

" Splitting the Ganta Gun's bullet was a good idea Ume. " he laughed.

Jumping up, I looked at him with surprise.

" What did you just call me? "

" Ume. " he smiled.

" What happened to Vulture? "

" I didn't respect her. "

Sighing, I sat back down and put on my shirt, then motioned for him to leave.

" Bye bye Crow. " I said picking up the catalog and a silver sharpie.

" The names Senji. " he said as the door closed behind him.

So his name was Senji, not Crow. I guess I might call him that, eventually.

" Did I thank him for helping me with my shoulder? " I asked myself out loud.

" No. " a voice called from outside my door.

Poking my head out the door, he smirked at me.

" You know talking to yourself is a sign that your losing your mind, right? " he laughed.

He is such a jerk, I thought inside my head this time as I glared at him.

" Whatever. " I said ," thanks for the help with my shoulder goodbye now. " I said going back in my room.

Maybe I like talking to myself, it makes me feel like I'm expressing my emotions. Damn Senji for making me think for a second that it's weird, it isn't that weird if you consider being a person in this messed up place.

" Now how do I wanna decorate? " I said.

I circled alot of stuff, did alot of math, and eventually went to bed early after repairing the charm bracelet.

The last thing on my mind that night was : " I guess the reason they call me Vulture is the same reason they call him Crow. "

End of Chapter 2

Well, I guess I wrote more to it for you guys, but I am ecstatic that you people like it and hope this chapter didn't disappoint you! XD I'm sorry it took so long though, I got writers block like 3 times on this chapter!
Let's see now the question for this chapter is da da da daaaaaaa! What does Ganta loose in the next chapter! Cuz seriously I have to clue, but it has to be something not that noticable, k?

WAIT ONE MORE QUESTION! Should I make this an UmexCrow/Senji?! Idk maybe they could be just friends but idk!

3 YuiNekotana =^^= ( I keep trying to put a heart but it won't let me. gr! )