Something like Suicide

Day Eighteen - 52

Tuesday

Shining Saotome prided himself on being a good friend and father. When ever someone was in need he rushed to their side to aid them in anyway he could. He was understanding, thoughtful, and all around a good guy. And in return for his good deeds he asked for nothing. This was just how he worked. Perhaps in another time and place, people would have taken advantage of his naïvety. But here, in this laid back, secluded, little village he had earned respect.

But nothing good ever comes for free.

He had remained cheerful even after his first wife passed of a disease unknown to the village. He had to for his son. For many years he worked hard still helping others in need a raising his five years old son. For Shining it wasn't a struggle. The neighbors, that had come to adore him, help with Reiji.

But four years brought him another stroke of luck. He had met his lovely second wife Kotomi, and her amazing son Cecil. At first they were just neighbors, as she was new to the village, but after a year of falling in love she graced him with his third son, for he saw Cecil as his own. At that moment and for ten years after that he felt as though he was the luckiest man alive.

Though he would always treasure them, those ten years were far to short. He wasn't prepared for that same disease to strike a second time. He remembered it well though. It only took a matter of days to fully kill the person. And his lovely Kotomi looked so frail and weak, he couldn't help bit feel he had failed her.

Reiji didn't take it hard, as it had already happened to him before. He started doing this he could around the house. Being only fifteen at the time, he got a small part-time job after school.

Cecil took it the worst. It was his mother. The dark haired boy was barely a teen when it happened. He had no real connection to Shining, only Otoya now. He refused to come out or even talk for a whole year. And even though Otoya was his blood brother, Reiji was the only one he would let in. Reiji was the one who talked him out of his room that day... Reiji was the one that introduced him to Camus.

Otoya did exactly as his mother would have wanted. He smiled and looked for the positive. He was so much like Kotomi that Shining couldn't take it. But after hurting Otoya he dedicated even more of his time to helping others. He sometimes left the house for days on end.

He lost track of his family.

So when Cecil asked if he could go somewhere with Camus he just agreed. He hadn't been listening to a word his stepson had said. He didn't care. There were people that needed his help.

When Otoya had tried to tell him something the day before he left to look for the missing villagers he shrugged it off saying he would listen when he got back. He remembered telling the young red head that he didn't have time to talk.

He really wished he would have talked to Otoya then.

Because the scene that lay in front of his eyes made him gag. It made him miss his boys. His knees weaken and he crumpled to the ground with the other four people who had joined him on their rescue mission.

What little remaid of the bodies of the missing villagers was a little more than shreds. As if some rabid bear had torn them apart and eaten most of their entrails. Even the trees were thickly crusted with dried blood. Corpse lay almost buried beneath a fresh sheet of tainted snow.

"Oh god." Shining was the first to mutter falling back in the thick white blacket of frost. The Kurusu family... how could he ever tell them that their father's body lay sprawled out, bones showing, guts all but missing from some predator. Not just them, the other families as well. How would he be able to convay this without striking fear into the villagers... How could he-

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of heaving behind him as two out of the four spewed out their breakfast. The other two sat in awe of the situation. Mouths a gasp eyes locked on the gore, even as snow covered as it was.

"Pull yourselves together men!" Saotome pushed himself up, his pants soggy from sitting down. "We must be strong and report this ba-"

A giggle sounded.

"Who's there." Shining turned around. He turned to the two men who had vomited and spoke harshly. "Natsume, Shin, on your feet."

The other two groan wearily, apparently so wrapped up in the dead and barfing they didn't hear a thing. The smaller of the two, Natsume, whipped his black hair away from his face. "Saotome?"

" Let's move." Shining said without explaining. He looks back to the other two men to notice one missing. "Where's Ohara?"

"He just got up and left." Shin answered, heavily breathing.

"Jun..." Shining pulled the last man, who had remained sitting in the snow, up. "Jun where did your brother go?"

"Daiki." The dazed young man muttered. He didn't look as old as Reiji, probably barely twenty. Of course he would be scared, in shock.

"Yes where is Daiki."

" I-I do-don't know." His dazed brown eyes looked to the side.

Saotome sighed. He let Jun's arm go and looked at the other two. "Come on he have to find the older Ohara. Keep it tight and let's find him fast."

He led the other man past the mutilated bodies of their friends and into the woods. Feeling some what bad he held on to the younger Ohara's hand, as if it were his safety net. After a few minutes of walking around the heard the bushes crinkle. And down from a near by tree fell one very dead Daiki.

"D-Daiki!" Jun yelled rushing towards him. He pulled away from Shining's hand with tears flowing down his face.

"Jun!"

"Ahhh!"

The Shining turned to see a strawberry blonde man standing behind a screaming Shin. His slender fingers wrapped around Shin's neck as his red eyes pierced through Saotome's entire being.

"What are you little lambs doing here?" The blonde's voice was like silk.

"N-nothing!" Shin squealed.

" Let's t-talk this through." Shining said. "No need for any r-rash actions. If w-we are trespassing... w-we apologize."

"Oh really?"

At the disbelieving sound in the predators voice, Natsume fled. He turned and ran back to where they had found the dead bodies.

"Natsume!" The oldest man yelled, but his attention turned back to a choking Shin. Quietly Shining mumbled to the youngest among them. "Jun come here."

On unsteady legs the man stood and slowly made his way over to the older man. His eyes never left the crazed man holding Shin. "Saotome?"

"Run!" He hissed. "Run!"

Laugher echoed behind them as they both turned tail to run. The sound of a snap, obviously of Shin's neck, also resonated with in the forest. As they passed the ravaged place of their once good friends and neighbors a new body lay among them. One with short black and a cold silver eyes.

"Don't look." Shining said pulling the younger man along.

But Jun's boot hit a rock cover by snow and fell forwards. He slipped from the old man's grasp. And landed on his knees. "Saotome." He called.

For a split second the red haired man thought of going back for him. In the twenty year old's pleading face he saw that of his three sons. It was then that he realized how he neglected them.

'I have to get home. Otoya needs to tell me something.' His mind screamed at him. 'I have to make it home!'

"I'm sorry." He whispered. He turned leaving the boy to the blonde monster that approached them.

He ran until he couldn't see the blood, till he couldn't see Jun. He ran until he thought he was safe. But as he came to a small hill, pausing to take a breather, She walked out from behind a tree. She was the most beautiful person he had seen in a long time in her short sleeved yellow sun dress and cute inch high heels to match. A devilish smile that didn't reach her cold sun like eyes. She approached him slowly as he stood in awe.

Haruka's arms reached up to hug him her arms looping under his, fingers gripping the fabric on his back pulling it down to expose the skin below his heavy winter jacket. She leaned in closer, standing on her tippy toes to whisper in his ear before her fangs shot out of her gums. "Your death won't be as painful as Kotomi's."

He didn't feel anything afterwards. But his eyes, as they filled with darkness watched the sky as the golden rays began to set behind the hills that led to home.

"O-Otoya..."

Syo sat leaning against Kaoru's door. His blonde hair coving his eyes. School had already let out and Kaoru was busy doing his homework in his room. Normally Syo would go in and annoy his brother. He would plop down with a book on Kaoru's always neat bed. He would talk and distract him. But today wasn't normal. And today he couldn't bare to look at his younger brother with his lying, betraying, blue eyes.

"Syo?"

He flinched.

"Is something wrong? I know your there, I can see your shadow from under the door."

"No." Syo lied.

A creak could be heard from inside and a sound of Kaoru flopping down on the other side of the door. His head, by the around of it, rested against the door. He was probably looking up at the ceiling or out the window at the sunset.

"Syo."

"It's nothing."

"You're a terrible at lying."

"I promise." Syo whispered. "Everything will get better."

" Of course." Kaoru probably beamed from the other side.

They stayed like that for a minute in silence. Neither of them moving. Syo looking down at the floor his back pressed against the wood, knees drawn up to his chest. And Kaoru, legs spread out in front of him, chin up looking at the sky. They were in dead two sides to the sama coin. The same yet so different.

"I love you Syo-nii." Kaoru's voice cracked.

Syo gave a wirey smile knowing his brother couldn't see it. He felt so guilty. But he had made his choice. "I love you too Kaoru. I promise everything is fine."

Kaoru from the other side, unbeknownst to Syo, cover his eyes with his bangs freely letting tears stream down his face. His voice was barely that of a whisper. So low and broken that if Syo had heard it, he wouldn't have been able to understand it. "Idiot."

"Well." Syo stood, dusting off his pants. "Mom asked me to run the Reiji-nii's store an get some stuff for dinner. I'll be back."

Kaoru's door swung open the moment Syo moved but his voice failed him until Syo was already halfway out the door. "Promise?"

Syo didn't look back if he did he wouldn't be able to leave. Be couldn't lie straight to Kaoru's face. So he pulled the door close and tilted his head to make it look like he was gazing back and smaled sadly. "Promise!"

Aaah, feel so accomplished with this chapter.

Thank you for everyone who review for the last two chapters! Last one I didn't realize there was no thank and not A/N.

Also sorry about so many OCs but they all died so who cares right, lol.

Anyways, thanks for reading, be sure to check out dark desires. And yeah...blah!

Disclaimer- still not mine

SK