*Nezumi*
"Shion?" I ask out loud. I swear I could hear his voice calling my name, though it does sound distant. Maybe it was in my head. But still….it just sounds so real. Just incase, I'll check it out. It sounded like it was coming from the direction of the West District.
"I'm going to go check on the two drunks," I inform the people that was working with me on building a new bookshelf. They nod their heads in understanding. With that I headed out, liking the fact that they didn't ask questions about my whereabouts, everyone kept to themselves here and I liked it that way. Suddenly I freeze in my tracks, oh God. Was that a gunshot? I start sprinting, if that was Shion's voice this could NOT be good. And of course it probable has something to do with those two idiotic meat heads. If they so much as touched Shion I would kick their asses. Coming up on the West District I look around searching for a sign of people…. there! I find Daiki and Hayato standing over something or someone grinning like idiots. I imagine that even from here I can smell how much they've been drinking. Quickly I jog over to where they were standing. "Hey! What are you guys doing?" I call getting closer trying to focus on the object they're standing over. They look up and admittedly sober up at the sight of me, so I already know they just got caught doing something they weren't suppose to do. As soon as I come up to them they step in front of the unknown object, blocking it from my view.
"Nezumi, what are you doing here? Your shift doesn't start for another couple of hours," Hayato asks quickly. Just the sight of his red hair makes me sick to my stomach, Hayato and Daiki are bad news in the village, if something goes wrong you know that it's their fault.
"I heard a gunshot and decided to come check it out, now I'm only going to ask once as kindly as I can, if you will please. Move." I say through my teeth, they're hiding something and I know it. hear a noise coming from the object at their feet, it sounded like something was gasping for air.
"Sorry, but no can do Nezumi how about you just turn around go back to the village and act like this never happened, okay? There's really nothing here, we're just working our post. So come back when it's your turn," Daiki tells me in a smartass voice. Is he serious? No I will not act like I never encountered them, nor will I go away until I figure out what they're hiding.
"Move out of the damn way or so help me I'll move you!" I yell at them. When I realize they won't back down I use my speed to my advantage and kick Daiki in the head. Hayato tries to counter attack but I push him into the now dazed Daiki. I lock eyes with them daring them to fight back and to my surprise they do. Daiki comes up with a strong punch but I deflect it using the block to get my own punch into his ribs, feeling a couple break he admittedly falls to the ground gripping his middle,. Next was Hayato. He was looking down at Daiki in shock so I get a few kicks in knocking him down with his friend. I squat next to them and whisper to them in the most angry voice I had "stay." As I turn my foot steps into some blood, my stomach turns and I slowly move my gaze towards the source praying it's not who I think it is. But unfortunately it is.
"SHION!" I shout, I kneel down next to him taking in what I'm seeing. He has a bullet in his right leg and right next to his head I see a bullet hole in the ground that if it was just centimeters to the right it would have killed him. Whoa, I don't think that I would ever be grateful for Daiki and Hayato being drunk.
"Shion, can you hear me? Shion?" I keep repeating, no doubt that he's lost to much blood from his leg wound. His eyes flutter open and I strain to hear his weak whisper "Nezumi?"
"I'm right here Shion, I'm going to get you some help okay? Just stay with me, I'm going to wrap my scarf around your leg it might sting but it will cut off the flow of blood," I explain fast, while performing the act. He winces, but doesn't protest. "Good, that part is over with. I'm going to carry you back to the village and get you more help they will patch you up there. Just give me a sign that you're still with me. Blink twice if you can hear me." I look down at him, and sighed in relief when he blinks twice. I then carefully scoop him up in my arms and close my eyes when he moans in pain. "Hang on, Shion we'll be there in no time," I try to sooth him, but it's more then that. I am willing him to live. I wont let him go again, he's here. He's alive even though if it's only barley I will hold onto him with all I got.
END OF CHAPTER 4