Blue Bunny

by aNN0b3THal

Rin's at it again, her rage feared by all but her loving "Brother" Kaito. Len's at death's door when Rin tries to help him. Neru is fed up being infamous and being the one stuck taking care of Haku. Miku is tired of being popular and she's back to stalking Kaito, even as other's stalk her. And Haku? Well Haku is used to this torcher, and of course bleeding from the nose.

10. Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9

Neru felt her heart thumping in her throat, and hoped with every part of her that Len couldn't hear it. She felt her face grow hot, and her hands go cold. She heard Len giggle.

She looked down to see Len smiling up at her. She felt her face get even hotter. Len's face was bright red as well. She tried to swallow her heart back into her chest, but only climbed higher in her throat.

"Hey Neru," Len said, his eyes gazing up at her. Neru froze and at him. "I just realized your eyes match Rin's, but they look so kind on you." He smiled up at her, sweetly. He hugged her again. "You smell like candy.

Neru started to laugh.

Len sounded so innocent and childlike. Almost like he'd become a child again.

Neru stopped laughing and turn red again.

Len was still a kid.

Neru patted Len's head the same way she'd pat Haku's.

"I'm glad to see you're doing okay Len," Neru said with a soft forced smile, "You should thank Haku as well, she helped bring you to Kaito too."

Neru realized she had left Haku alone, something she was never supposed to do for more than a few minutes before checking on her. She broke away from Len.

"I have to check on Haku," Neru shouted to Len over her shoulder as she swept open the door and leapt into the hallway. She broke down the hallway in leaps, and put all of her energy into getting to Haku as fast as she could. She had a growing feeling in the pit of her stomach, a bad feeling. She skidded to a stop in front of her bedroom door and threw it open.

"Haku!" Neru called as she thrust her head into the room.

And empty echo was all that responded to Neru.

Neru slammed the door shut and ran to the dining room. As she skidded around the corner she heard something that made her bones shudder, and a chill ran down her spine.

The sound of a blender, striking something hard and stalling.

Followed by the piercing sound of Haku's scream.

Neru ran to the kitchen and erupted into the room.

She was greeting by the image of Haku crying, covered in crimson and cherry red, a pained look in her eyes. Her hand in the blender.

Neru's stomach dropped.

What have I done?