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Over and over again he keeps stabbing him. His eyes wide and fearsome, like any shred of hope he had went with the truth he heard.
Keith's whole being only holds rage now, rage that I myself had a long time ago against my own father.
It's a frightening site.
For as long as I've known him, he's always kept something like this in check, never allowing his inner hate take over and kill the one he held most dear.
Now though, all that doesn't matter to him. He just wants his father to wash away. Away from him, away from his sister, away from life...All of him gone.
And yet, I hate it. I hate seeing him like this.
He's come so far, finally finding a reason to keep going and not stay confined to the hate he's been feeling towards his father and this town.
Y(Yasu) “Keith, stop it!”
I cried.
He ceases his hands and looks to me, eyes wide.
K “Don't you dare!”
He says angrily.
K “Don't you dare try to stop me!”
He turns back to his father and smiles.
K “This bastard deserves it!”
He lifts the knife over his head and stabs violently at the heart.
I quickly get up and grab his hands, ignoring the deathly glare his gives me.
Y “You idiot! If you keep doing this, you'll succumb to the very thing you hated! Do you want that?!”
He tries to push me away, but I keep my grip. Even I have moments of strength in my life.
K “Let go of the knife! Now!”
y “What will doing this accomplish?!”
k “Heh,nothing except for the wonderful feeling of making me feel better!”
His pupils turn to slits, and his tongue comes in and out of his mouth.
Crap, he's changing.
Quickly I push him away from the knife and stand up with it in my hands.
Keith slowly stands, but has his eyes on his dad's body.
K “Yasu....give it back.”
y “No...”
He sighs and looks up to the crescent moon, his hair covering his eyes.
K “Why...are you getting in the way?”
k “Didn't you say I should solve the problem?”
y “Not like this Keith! He's already dead! Just let him rest in peace!”
k “Let him.....rest in peace?!”
He looks to me, his eyes big and filled with nothing but anger.
K “This bastard doesn't get to die peacefully!”
k “He's going to suffer, even after death! I'll make sure he pays for everything he has done to me...to this town....to our family!”
k “Nothing will stop me from doing this, not even you!”
y “Keith, look at yourself. He's dead, yet you're still obsessed about killing him! You have to stop!”
K “Just give me the damn knife!”
I take a step back.
Y “No!”
k “Yasu!”
y “No! I won't let you turn into him!”
His fangs emerge from his mouth, and he hisses loudly at me.
Suddenly, Keith dashes at me and grabs my hands trying to take the knife.
With all I can, I try to use a force field against him, but Keith keeps to me like a magnet, easily breaking through my power.
Y “Please stop this Keith! You can't be like me! Don't let your hate get to you! If you do, they'll take you over!”
But he doesn't listen to me. His grips just tightens as he opens his mouth, showing how big his fangs actually are.
Before I can even get away, he bites deep into the nape of my neck, sending horrible vibrations of pain throughout my whole body.
My body quickly becomes numb, and I feel my grip on the knife loosening.
Keith rips it away from me and grins as I fall back to the ground.
It only took a moment for the poison to come into my body and take over.
I never thought he'd actually want me dead...not like this.
I fall to my back, my body twitching. With what little power I have left, I look up, hoping that he might've came to his senses.
No though...he's back over to his father, the knife in hand grinning.
Why...why did things have to turn out like this?
Keith wanted to be free so badly, and finally be happy again.
But still after everything that happened, I couldn’t save him.
I failed...
Dear God...Why can't I do anything to protect those I love?!
Pain....that's all I feel.
But why? I'm dead right? Shouldn't I be free from it?
m(Mana) “I don't know what I'm going to do with you two.”
A voice says irritatedly.
Mana? I-Is that him? B-But how?
K “Look, can you just save him? That's all I wanna know.”
Keith? But it can't be...I-I thought he-
Slowly, I flicker my eyes open and am greeted to a familiar looking ceiling.
An aroma of smoke surrounds itself around me and, for once, I'm happy to smell it.
K “You're a freaking doctor aren't you?! Heal him!”
m “This takes a while Keith. And there's no need to be impatient.”
k “He could die!”
m “And whose fault is that?!”
k “....”
K “Just fix him alright...”
Mana sighs.
M “I pretty sure he'll be fine. He's more stubborn then his mother.”
y “Mmm...”
M “Well speak of the devil, he's awake.”
k “Y-yasu!”
I hear Keith rush over to me.
It's hard to see him though, but I can easily recognize his green hair.
K “Are you alright?”
y “I-I think so, but my body feels so weak.”
m “What do you expect? Keith gave you some really lethal poison.”
That's right....He bit me.
k “Hey, that was on accident! I didn't mean to!”
m “Even so, he nearly died.”
k “I-I know...and I'm sorry Yasu.”
I smile faintly, but even that hurt.
I felt Keith wrap his hand around mine and something wet hit my face.
M “...I think I should go now. Don't try to move much Yasu, I'll be back with some pain killers.”
Which aren't pills.
M “Keith, make sure he doesn't move.”
k “R-right.”
I hear the door slam and the room becomes silent.
K “Do you want another pillow?”
y “N-no. I'm alright.”
He doesn't say anything, but keeps his hand with mine.
I won't lie, this is really embarrassing.
I mean, it's not like I don't like it, but Keith doesn't seem much like the type to do something so....affectionate.
K “You're an idiot you know that?”
y “Huh?”
k “Getting in the way between me and my anger. You should know better then to do something so stupid.”
y “I had to stop you....I didn't want you turning into one of them.”
k “Heh, you really think I'd easily allow myself to be taken over by those stupid little creatures?”
k “Unlike that Tengu, I've gotta stronger will power.”
y “Give Takeda credit, least he overcame them.”
Keith huffs.
K “Whatever. I'm still stronger then him.”
His hand begins to shiver a bit. I don't thin he fully believe in what he says.
Y “Keith....”
k “W-what?”
y “I don't think any less of you if you're afraid. We all get scared sometimes.”
k “What makes you think I'm fucking scared?”
y “Your hand.”
My vision becomes a bit clearer, and I see Keith's wide eyes. To my utter surprise, they are actually wet.
I smile softly as he looks down at me knowing I can clearly see him.
Swiftly, he moves his hand away from mine and turns away from the bed.
K “I-I'm not scared of anything! It's just cold in here...”
y “Still, know I don't blame you for what happened.”
He turns back to me confused.
K “How can't you? I almost killed you!”
y “But that wasn't you...”
k “You idiot! That was me! All of it!”
I frown.
I guess that is true, but I still can't believe he had full control.
Y “Even so, I don't believe you intended to hurt me.”
k “W-well of course not, but-”
I look back to the ceiling and smile.
Y “Good. I'm happy to hear you say that.”
Silence lasts between us. I don't have to look at him to know that he's staring at me. Does he think I'm crazy for saying that? Heh, maybe I am, but it's true. I'm just happy he doesn't hate me.
Y “Ow...”
k “What's wrong?!”
y “Haha...nothing. My neck just hurts a bit.”
Suddenly, I feel Keith sit me up.
Y “H-hey, what're you-”
k “Be quiet and just enjoy this alright!”
His grip tightens around me, making it a bit hard to move.
I can't believe it though, I'm actually blushing.
He's really warm, for a snake, and smells like....fresh grass. Heh, never thought that would be what Keith would smell like.
K “D-do you dislike this?”
He asks quietly.
I smile.
Y “No. Not at all.”