At that instant, I couldn't help but to notice how pretty the sky looked at that moment. At that point of time, the sun was hidden by the trees, but from its direction I could still see its rusty hue giving off what little of light it had left. From then on, it began to gradually give way to and merge with the purple of the upcoming night sky. Combined with the clouds that reflected the red of the setting sun, the sky looked absolutely breath taking.
Initially, I screamed at the sudden invasion of all this excess electricity- after so long my body didn't know how to react to it. But it quickly became accustomed to it once again, translating the pain into unbelievable pleasure and making the electricity my strength. I then felt as if I could rule the world with nothing stopping me-
"Your power will be used for the greater good."
I let out a strangled scream at the sudden presence of the memory that I buried so long ago. I quickly pulled away my hand from the generator, cutting off the flow of the electricity from my body. I tripped over my feet and promptly fell onto my ass. I vaguely registered Aoba coming rushing up to me asking if I was okay and began to stand back up- I still needed to shut that thing off. I staggered towards the back door but my legs buckled below me and gave out. Letting out a curse, I called Aoba to me as I propped myself onto my elbows and let my head hang back.
"Kain...?" he called out worriedly, kneeling down beside me.
I picked my head up and sat up normally before giving the blue haired man a closed-eyed grin.
"I-I'm okaaay~," I slurred, giving a thumbs up.
Aoba obviously didn't seem convinced as he pursed his lips and raised an eyebrow at me. Such sass.
"Fiiine!" I drawled, not having full control of my face at the moment, "I will be in little bit. But I need you to do something for me."
My words came out as garbled, so it took a few tries to get the male beside me to understand what I was saying.
"The breaker box... Is in the hallway clo-set," I said haltingly, "Beside it is the transfer... Switch..."
The world itself seemed to sway at random intervals, making me disorientated and somewhat nauseous.
"Cut it off while I take a nap..." I murmured as I fell forward.
I barely registered the sensation of someone catching me as I fell unconscious.
DVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDTVDTVDVT
Aoba stared at the now unconscious deviant in his arms. He could feel Kain's body faintly trembling involuntarily and faint groans escaped his lips even with him being knocked out. The blue haired man gently laid his hand over his neck checking his pulse just to be sure that he wasn't going to fade away on him, but surprisingly, Kain's pulse was strong and steady. Aoba let out a sigh of relief at the steady pulsation only to tense up again when the generator made an awful screeching noise. Cursing, the young man laid mask-clad deviant onto the ground and raced back into the house, searching for the transfer switch. He opened up the hallway closet and hurriedly shoved some miscellaneous items about until he found the breaker panel and the switch. He quickly shut it off. Instantaneously, all the lights dimmed and the sounds of random appliances going haywire halted. Aoba let out a sigh of relief as his tense posture relaxed and leaned against the hallway. Then he suddenly remember the knocked-out deviant in the backyard, making him perk up and race back outside. Upon exiting the door, he saw that Kain was sitting up and struggling to stand up on his own, making Aoba rush towards him wanting to help.
"Thanks..." The deviant murmured as he leaned against the shorter male, making his stagger a little.
"Don't mention it," Aoba replied as he maneuvered the duo into the house.
Kain made a sound from the back of his throat as they shuffled through the kitchen.
"Ugh, smells like burning rubber in here," he grumbled, "I'll most likely have to buy some more stuff to replace all that has been ruined..."
Aoba made a face as he looked at the masked deviant whom seemed to be glaring at... Aoba followed his line of sight- a toaster?
"What did you just say?" Aoba questioned as he pulled Kain along.
"I said what I said," the said man seemed to retort.
But Aoba couldn't understand him because he seemed to be talking in another language.
"Hey make sure you stay away from that toaster from now on," the deviant said suddenly, in Japanese this time, nudging his head against Aoba's as he spoke, "That thing can kill."
Aoba raised an eyebrow as he scoffed, "A toaster can kill?"
Kain nodded gravely, with a serious glint in his eyes making Aoba sigh.
"You need to rest," the blue haired man insisted.
"That besides the point," the deviant replied.
"What is the point?"
"...Toasters can kill."
"Pfft-!"
An exasperated laugh resonated in the still house.
Kain gave a large yawn as the duo arrived at his room. He unraveled his arm from the back of Aoba's neck and stumbled to his bed, sitting on it and laying back with a sigh. After a beat, he sat back up and reached into his pocket and produces a zip-lock bag of what seemed to be flowers. Brown eyes widened in surprised when he registered what they were.
"Are these...?" Aoba trailed off as the deviant gave him the bag.
"Yep~!" Kain crooned as propped his knee up and rested against it, "I'm fixing to crash in a minute, so you're going to have to handle treating Naiz yourself."
"Noiz," Aoba corrected, "How do I-?"
"Grind up the flower itself and have Naiz- ehem, Noiz, drink it," the masked deviant explained, "Mouth to mouth is recommended so nothing gets spilled or anything."
Aoba tried to force down the blush that Kain's words brought to his face.
"Anyway, you can find a grinding bowl in the kitchen cabinets- just don't touch the toaster. And since the generator is out of service, use the lamps in the hallway closet. You can find fuel at the bottom of it," he continued, resting his cheek against his knee.
Aoba frowned at the man before him in concern.
"Hey," he called out uncertainly, "You're going to be okay, right? Do you need anything...?"
Kain hummed at the question.
"Yeah, I'll be okay. I just need to rest," he replied after a while, looking out of the window on the wall to right of him, "And I need to see the first-aid kit, if you're not using it."
At that request, Aoba bound towards the guest room to get it. After checking on Noiz, the blue haired male returned to Kain's room with the kit. The said man was in the middle of taking off his gloves when he arrived. On his right hand was vicious burn marks that made Aoba gasp in horror.
"It's not as bad than it seems," the deviant murmured slowly, stretching out and yawning, "Do you need to know where anything else is? I'm crashing..."
Aoba shook his head whist waving his hands in front of him in a negative. The deviant chuckled before motioning for him to leave. As soon as the door closed, the blue haired man heard the bed creak as if something collapsed on it. Resisting the urge to go back in, Aoba walked down the hallway going to the guest room, giving Kain his much needed privacy.
DVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDTVDTVDVT
(Outtake)
As soon as the door shut, I allowed myself a moment of weakness as I collapsed onto my beg, struggling not to cry out in pain. The pleasure that I felt from before was long gone, in its stead was nothing but pain. I sat back up and began to take off my clothing, mindful of the burns I had racing across my body. As soon as I was stripped of my clothing, I let out a sigh of relief as the cool air hit my over heated body. I reached for my masked but then halted, looking at the door. Pursing my lips, I reached over and flipped the lock before dragging my mask over my head, knocking my glasses askew and removing my bandanna with it as well. Clad in nothing but my underwear, I walked over to my mirror to inspect the damage. In the low light, I could see a pattern of burns crisscrossing all over the span of my body, marring my already scarred grey skin. I groaned lightly and racked my hands through my hair, making it messier than it already was. Looking at it through the mirror, I decided to let it down, letting the light colored sweaty strands tumble down my back. I ambled to where I put the first-aid kit at and removed the burn salve from its confines. I scowled lightly at the tube. It length was as long as my hand's but I highly doubt it'll do for my entire body... Regardless, I got to work putting on the cream.
"Your power will be used for the greater good."
I paused momentarily before continuing with my task.
"Pfft... Greater good, hunh?" I growled lowly as I rubbed my arm, "Only thing it's good for is being a royal pain in the ass."
But then again, I did foresee Aoba's "death"...
My scowl eased up and my expression turned thoughtful. I then shook my head and resumed rubbing in the salve on my body.
"Whatever..."
I can't allow myself to rely on that power, god-given or not. It's too dangerous no matter how much it may benefit me to use it.
DVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDVTDTVDTVDVT
{AN: Whoooh~! Compared to earlier, I am on a roll as to getting out these chapters! I was thinking of posting a few chapters whenever I have a few of them typed up, but nah! Why delay in giving what the people want, heehee~ So with that being said, a double update for you dearies! But with that being said, I just got done with this chapter, so excuse any typos. Usually I have a day for writing and another day for editing but whateves-...
So, see you on the next update!