A Signer's Destiny
Chapter Eight
By Kellyq
Kiryu found himself walking through pitch darkness. The atmosphere was cold and stifling. He looked around to notice that he all alone. Kiryu continued walking, feeling a chill run down his body. Where are the others? He thought. Something started feel wrong, like something was missing. Did they abandon me? Betrayal flashed across Kiryu's eyes at the notion of being left alone.
Kiryu bit his lip. "Yusei ...?" he called out.
Just as he said his former lover's name, the mark on his arm started to glow. He could feel a Signer was close. He took off running and stopped when he saw a figure on the ground. Kiryu's eyes widened in complete horror, he recognized who was on the floor.
It was Yusei. He lay on his side. His clothes were ripped off and many bruised could be seen on his flesh. The mark on Yusei's arm wasn't glowing, and the look in his eyes was lifeless.
"Yusei!"
Kiryu dashed forward and knelt beside his former boyfriend. Yusei's mark started to glow and his did too.
"Yusei ... what happened?!"
A light moan came from the back of the young Signer's throat. Yusei slowly turned his head to stare at his former boyfriend with lifeless eyes.
Kiryu sat up with sweat coming down his forehead. Why can't this dream leave me alone? It had been three days since that mission, and they were successful at bringing all the kids to the Facility without any casualties.
When Godwin heard that Kiryu was being uncooperative and violent, he made it clear that Kiryu had to stay away from everyone until he learned to calm down and control his emotions. Controlling my emotions - my ass! I can feel anything I want, and I should have figured that no one understood me. Kiryu stared down at the mark on his arm that had wounds that he inflicted upon himself.
Yusei came into the room just in time to see Kiryu cutting into the mark on his arm. The young Signer ran up and yanked the knife out of Kiryu's hand.
"Stop this, Kiryu!" Yusei begged.
Stupid bitch, he thought. This is his entire fault that I'm stuck like this!
"Kiryu ...?" came Yusei's voice.
The Dark Signer sharply looked up, giving his former boyfriend a cold glare. "What? Why can't you just leave me alone? Don't you see that we're through?"
Yusei's expression darkened. "That's because I know you don't feel that way ..."
Kiryu scuffed. "So you're saying that being weak is alright - when we have a problem, and that we've already settled on breaking up."
Yusei lowered his head and his expression didn't change. He advanced toward his former boyfriend and kissed him, hoping that would spark something. Kiryu didn't respond to Yusei's gentle touch.
"I still love you, Kiryu," Yusei murmured, resting his forehead against his chest. He placed his right hand on Kiryu's mark and rubbed gently. "And I know that you're scared. I'm scared too."
As soon as Yusei said that, Kiryu pushed him back and grabbed his neck. "You should be scared," Kiryu hissed. He took hold of Yusei's arm and dug his nails into the mark. "Because you're weak."
Yusei bit his lip, holding back a moan. "I know that I am," he said softly, trying to pry Kiryu's hand away from his neck, "and it was never my intention for this to happen." They stared at each other, and for a moment, Yusei thought that he got Kiryu to calm down. "Please ... I just want to help ..."
Kiryu's grip tightened around Yusei's neck. "What good will come out of it anyways - until one of us gets hurt and dies? What then? How will things get done?" Yusei didn't respond. "My point exactly! Now get out!"
Before Yusei could even say or do anything, he was thrown across the room. The young Signer landed on his side. Yusei's body rolled toward the door. He slowly got to his hands and knees giving his former boyfriend a confused stare mixed with anger. Yusei picked himself off the floor. He opened the door and stepped out and closed it softly.
The outer rim of Jack's eyes went from black to white when he felt a tingle through his mark on his arm. He looked at the mark on his arm that was glowing. Damnit Yusei, he cursed, clutching onto it. Why do you even bother with that bastard anyways? He's just hurting you - you deserve better than him!
Carly sighed when she saw that Jack wasn't paying any attention to the training or her. "Jack ...?" she called out softly, taking small steps toward him.
The blonde-haired teen gave her a look. "I need some space, Carly."
The young woman nodded her head, trying to keep her emotions at bay. Jack made his way out of the training room, down the hallway. It wasn't long before he found Yusei leaning against the door. The depressed Signer wore a dark expression, and he was rubbing his arm.
"Didn't Godwin tell us not to go near Kiryu?"
"I don't want to give up on him yet," Yusei spoke up. "He's all I have left -"
Before Yusei could finish, Jack grabbed his arm and pulled his sleeve up stared at the mark, before he looked into Yusei's eyes. "Really? Let me share something with you!" Just as Jack said that, his mark glowed. Yusei's mark started to glow, and he felt some emotions coming from Jack. "Do you feel that? I do care about you, Yusei - and seeing Kiryu hurt you like this angers me! And what pisses me off even more is that you're not telling him how you feel!"
Anger flashed across Yusei's eyes as he yanked his arm free. "Don't you think I've just tried that?"
Jack growled out of anger and frustration. He grabbed Yusei's shirt and pulled him closer, their noses touching. "And you think it's okay for him to hurt you!"
Yusei looked away, before he looked back at Jack. "Nothing's going to change the fact that I love Kiryu."
Jack let out a frustrated sigh and let his friend go. "Fine - I see that you don't care that I'm only looking out for you." with that he turned and walked away, leaving Yusei standing there, feeling even more depressed than he did before.
To Be Continued...