Writer: WAZZAP? How's the story for you so far? I'm having fun writing this. I know I'm not making them all lovey dovey yet, but that's because they haven't spent enough time to actually fall in LOVE
Akina: Excuses
Writer: Shaddap, this is my story and I'll write it how ever I want to. I changed the rating to M cause I kinda made this next chapter a little more gruesome..
Chapter 8: The Crimson Room
About a week had past. When Akina never kept her promise with Kito, the orange haired small girl freaked out on her. Her job want too exciting yet, but that's cause she was just accepted in. Lighting had to show her the ropes. Everyday they made her go though some exercises in order for her to stay fit. They also made her do some paper work that she obviously didn't enjoy.
Now, Akina was sitting in a cubicle with her name on a plaque besides a laptop, and the common black desk lamp. She had glasses on the end of her nose as she read some paper work. She had to summarize the letters from different training camps so Lighting could get some extra work done that Akina didn't know about.
Suddenly the door of Lightings office swooshed open, and out came Lighting towards her desk. Akina looked up at Lightning who gave her a serious. "C'mon. We got a job to do." Lighting said, making Akina brighten up immediately. No more paper work for a while now.
Akina pulled off the reading glasses she wore and replace them with sunglasses before joining Lighting in the front who was waiting in the drivers seat. "Let's go" Akina said as she hopped through the open window. That had made Lighting frown, but a glint of amusement flickered in the pink haired woman's eyes.
"Already on it" Lighting said as she flicked on the red and blue lights followed by a siren. Lightings foot pressed on the gas petal, slowly pushing it to the floor. Akina felt her body lurch backwards into the seat before she could buckle. She quickly snagged the seat belt and clicked it into place.
"So what's the situation?" Akina asked turning to Lighting as she maneuvered between cars. Lighting didn't say anything for a while.
"Tozoku" Lighting said quietly giving Akina memory's she didn't want to remember. She remembered the man in the hoodie with all the blood on his hands. She remembered what the bastard had wrote in the ally way with some poor random person's blood.
"Again..?" Akina asked darkly, getting serious. She felt like she knew who that name belonged to. It gave her some sort of recollection in the back of her mind. She thought long and hard before she gave up. Akina figured it was her mind playing tricks.
Lighting nodded before slowly stopping the vehicle in front of an apartment building that looked like it was in a more worst condition than her own. They both got out in a hurry and raced into the building that was surrounded by locals and PSICOM cars along with one or two Police cars.
Akina followed Lighting as she entered the apartment building. They had to travel up three or four flights of stairs since there was no elevator. This apartment building looked real shitty compared to her own. The wall paper was old, faded, and torn up. The floor had lots of dents in the wood and looked as though it had never been cleaned. It wasn't just the look, it was what inhabited the building that really disturbed Akina, Cockroaches.
Akina made a discussed face as she walked past maybe one or two dead roaches. When Lighting stopped walking, Akina continued walking and running into the larger woman, not noticing what Lighting had done. Lighting looked down at her confused and they both blushed slightly, and turning their gazes from each other before entering the room.
Akina dropped to her knees as she stared in shock. The place had been someone's canvas painted with blood. All over the walls was 'Tozoku' in different languages, even one was in morse code. The couch that sat in the middle of the room must have been used as the artists pallet because it was still dripping hot wet blood. The smell made Akina want to throw up.
"We passed a nasty garbage can just a little bit ago" Lighting said looking down at the blond who was watching in terror from down on her knees. Akina gave a thankful nod and ran out of the crimson room to throw up. The other thing that bothered Akina, was Lighting cold steady expression.
Akina kneeled over the smelly, nasty looking garbage can and felt her breakfast pour out of her mouth. Her stomach squeezed and pushed out all of the food she had ever eaten lately. Even the little nutrition bar she ate about five minuets ago before they left. It wasn't long till Lightning joined her.
"It's alright.. I'm used to this.." Akina said as she finished pouring out what felt like her guts. She had sat down on the floor with her back to the old and used wallpaper.
"Are you sure? This was your first time seeing this kind of thing. It's only natural to want to throw up" Lightning said crouching down and sitting in front of Akina. Akina looked up with a curious gaze.
"Did you throw up when you saw something like this before?" Akina asked with her curiosity getting the best of her. Lighting gave an amused smirk and looked at her hands.
"Not exactly. I wanted to. It's worst seething what happened to the body" Lighting said deep into her memories. Slightly feeling guilty, Akina sighed.
"Who exactly is Tozoku?" Akina wondered out loud as the walls of the apartment room played over and over again in her mind along with what happened in the ally way two weeks before.
Lighting looked up at Akina. She must have read the pink haired woman's mind. Lighting got to her feet and held out a hand for Akina to grab. "We're gonna have to go back in there. Will you be alright?" Lighting asked.
Akina smiled lightly not exactly sure if she really was or not. Either way she grabbed Lightings hand, and the taller woman pulled her too her feet. The two set off to find the crimson apartment once more.
"How your leg?" Lighting asked trying to get Akina's mind off of what happened. Akina looked over at Lighting.
"Healing.. But the stress with Kito isn't making matters better. I might snap soon" Akina said sighing as she crossed her arms. She flinched as they got back inside the room. Akina reached into her pockets and pulled out black leather gloves just as Lighting did the same.
"It will end up being a scar" Lightning said as she lifted one of the cushions of the paler like couch. Blood spilt on the floor as she had grabbed the cushion. Akina felt herself want to throw up again but she couldn't, there had been nothing left for her to throw up.
"Yep. Just another scar to add to the pile" Akina said looking away from the couch and migrated towards what looked like the bedroom. This room too was written on. The bed looked untouched though. Suspicious, Akina pulled back the covers to reveal a pale hand that looked as if it where hacked off with a hatchet or an ax.
What happened next was all to fast for her. Akina let out a started scream and Lighting raced into the room having almost the same affect but she had to stumble to catch Akina who had stumbled backwards tripping on a shoe that still had a foot in it. Lighting held onto Akina tightly until the blond tore from her grasp and started dry heaving in a corner. Slightly shaken up, Lighting walked over to Akina and rubbed her back.
Lighting glanced at the foot. The bone had been splintered indicating that it was not sawed off, but perhaps chopped at by an ax or hatchet. The flesh had been mangled and torn by the possible killer and muscle torn away. Lighting could bare looking at it.
"Maybe we should go and get some fresh air.." Lighting suggested as Akina turned around and hugged the pink haired woman burying her face into Lightnings neck as she made a choking sound that sounded as if she where crying.
"M-Maybe" Akina replied sniffling. Lighting didn't quite know what to do. She slightly hugged the blond before picking her up and carrying her out of the room and down to the lobby letting her stand once more.
"Let's go get some ice cream" Lighting said with her hands on her hips trying to give a friendly smile. Akina looked up and brightened a little.
"Sure.. Why not?" Akina asked as Lighting lead the way to the exit of the building. Happy that they are finally getting out of this hell hole