A/N: Thank you FD and AnimeKpopkawaii for commenting!
FD: Thank you that means a lot! Really!
AnimeKpopkawaii: Lol Ah yes, good 'ol Shura, she gets drunk a lot, makes Yukio's life a living hell, and wears outrageous clothing, but is probably the most powerful female in Blue Exorcist. Thanks! I'm glad I can make the fic mimic the feeling of the anime! Isaac is weird... on one hand, he seemed bothered by Arisu's disappearance, but on the other he proceeded to teach an entire class while she was missing...
This chapter's a short one.
What happened?
Where was she?
Everything was so…. Dark.
It took a while for Arisu to comprehend that she had been in the home of Rin Okumura for days. Let's start from the beginning: Aidyn was defenseless – Rin was monster – Aidyn was in danger – she left to find Rin's weakness and –
And a man burst through the doors screaming about his missing son.
There, a child cried into her mother and others remained hushed, too shocked for words. The priests of the monastery tackled and dragged the man away. What happened to him?
'T – they t – took my s – son….'
'THEY SAID THEY COULD USE HIM! THEY SAID IF HE WAS LUCKY HE WOULDN'T DROWN LIKE THE REST US!'
That was when Arisu began to remember…
Was she taken as well? Like that boy? Her memory was such a haze, her entire life a blur, seemingly fake – she didn't know.
/tHy sHaLL rEtUrN tO tHy wAtErS/
/oR tHy sHaLL dRoWn LiKe tHe rEsT/
'Like the body in the water?'
"N – NO.." Arisu blurted aloud.
No… I need to get a grip… I was not kidnapped… I was not taken by anyone! Ze only reason I'm thinking zis iz because….because… of ze medicine!
It struck the girl that she had forgotten to bring her medication… the one that helped with her memory and hallucinations. Once when she was ten, Arisu had thrown the pills down the drain in stubborn defiance.
However, after that, she was welcomed with visions of floods, bloody needles in fleshy dolls, and… of course… the corpse. Arisu locked herself in her room, crying for days. She screamed for it all to stop. Later, Isaac warned the girl that if she did not take the capsules in under twenty-four hours, the delusions would return.
How long had she been at the monastery? Arisu couldn't remember, but it was certainly over twenty-four hours. That's why she was going crazy; it had nothing to do with post-traumatic stress. The room was spinning – sweaty and hot – where was she – oh right – the monastery. Stay calm – stay calm. All she needed to do was get away, right? Get outta there.
It was that easy.
