Septic

Warnings: It’s getting dark and really…dark. Like dark darkness darkening the darkness. Ooooo….But no man lovin’ yet! Sorry!!

Disclaimer: Can’t we tell after 3 chappies?

Note: To all you all who reviewed, I love you! So here’s a terribly dark chapter in this saga for you! Woot! SO MUCH LOVE FOR YOU!!! Just to let you know, I’m making Akito very VERY evil in this…you’ve been warned.
//= thoughts ::=written word M’kay?
READ ON!!

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//Something…Something’s not right…What’s goin’ on here? Why…Why can’t I move?! Not again! Shit! Dammit!! What the hell are we gonna do now?//
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//Kyo…I can’t believe I did the same thing again. I can’t believe it! Why, Kyo?! Why? You were fine without me around…You were fine. I can only hope that you’re safe…I can only pray that you’ll forgive me someday…

Kyo, please, get up! Please! Why…Why are you looking at me like that? Kyo, please!! I don’t want to fight you again?! How is this going to help?! No, don’t! I can’t do it again! I can’t!!

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Oh God… Kyo! KYO! Why?! Why did you want to fight again?! WHY, DAMMIT?! Don’t you understand? I can’t just lie down while you batter me…I can’t, my instincts won’t let me…Kyo? Please…move please? Kyo…Why can’t I hear you breathe?! Why isn’t your heart beating?! NO!!! KYO!!!//
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Yuki woke up screaming, his body wracked with terror and guilt. He slowed his breathing, he had woken up…It was just another dream…He’d had so many… No, they weren’t dreams, they were nightmares. He could still see the terrible nightmarish murders he committed: Yuki delivering a high kick, the cat falling, Kyo’s neck twisted so grotesquely that it had to be broken, his eyes glazing over with fresh death….Yuki harshly punching into the cat’s gut, Kyo falling to the floor and vomiting so much blood that there is no way for him to survive, and Yuki watching as he twitched and died…. Kyo screaming in pain as his ribs collapsed, piercing his lungs as Yuki drove a strategic elbow into his chest, Yuki hearing his mocking gurgling of breath as he slowly drowned in his own blood.

Yuki shivered as he remembered his dreams. This was the first real relief he had gotten from them. This was the first time he had woken up since…since the fight. But he couldn’t dwell on this, those dreams had never happened! As far as he knew, the cat was still alive! He had to help Kyo!

Kyo?! Where was he?! Yuki looked all around, remembering that he had fallen upon the cat, but his frail body was no longer trapped beneath him! In a panic, Yuki stood and almost fell. He was terribly weak. Perhaps it had been more than a day since the fight…

He shook it off to go in search of the cat, in the surprisingly dark room. It had to be night, it was far too dark to be otherwise! Yuki scanned the room and discovered a sleeping pallet near the door…Or, where the door once was. Now, in it’s place, stood an obviously heavy metal grate. There was light on the other side! Moonlight poured through what could have been a barred window, long shadows streaked across the floor. And illuminated by the pale moonlight, lay Kyo, wrapped in blanket and shivering. Yuki rushed over to the barrier and looked upon the sickly cat, relieved that he was at least alive. He was swathed completely in blankets, his face flushed with fever. Next to him, a bowl of water and a small washcloth. Obviously, somebody wanted Yuki to care for the cat. Perhaps Akito was not so sadistic…or, more likely, Hatori had something to do with this. Evidently, Kyo would be alright if tended to, and damn Akito if he thought the rat wouldn’t take up that duty! Yuki hurriedly reached through the grate and easily picked up the damp cloth and gently placed it on Kyo’s burning forehead. The redhead whimpered at the touch, his face in obvious discomfort. Yuki drew his hand back, and noticed the dark bruises on his face, and the swollen cut upon the cat’s lip.

Yuki had to know exactly what he had done…

Facing his growing fears, he gingerly lifted the blankets from the cat’s chest, and hissed in pity. Kyo’s chest was loosely bandaged, adding more evidence to the fact that they had been here for more than one day. The cat’s chest was nearly bare… leaving everything in plain sight. Yuki could see the sickly purple color of bruises blossoming across the cat’s torso. The myriad of colors was terrible, revealing that some wounds were much MUCH more painful than others. He had done this…again…Before he could even begin to wallow in self-pity, the cat groaned an shivered, obviously cold. Yuki hurriedly replaced the blanket. There was nothing he could do about the fight. There simply wasn’t. It was over and done. He couldn’t brood right now, Kyo needed his strength, not his wound up emotions and fears!

Switching from emotion to logic, Yuki began…They would need food, water, and blankets; The last they already had. Yuki rose to inspect the room again, hoping that the same someone who left the washcloth, had left some food and fresh water… It didn’t take long to discover the back door or the windows…or the fact that they were locked and shuttered respectively…However, next to the door was a good sized box, and within Yuki discovered several gallons of bottled water as well as a healthy supply of dry food, which looked like it would last for quite a while. He pushed the box next to the grate to be close to Kyo, and to use the moonlight to began to sort out the supplies. He also found new bandages and some medicines within, along with a note... With Hatori’s handwriting on it.

:: Yuki,

I hope this package will be of some help to you. It is all I can do for now. The medicines within are for Kyo. After observing his condition, I have found that he may be suffering from a minor relapse. Here are some antibiotics, which are to be taken twice per day with at least a small meal. Be sure to keep Kyo well hydrated, this will take a lot out of him. There should be plenty of food and water within here to last at least a month, two if you’re careful. However, it should not take more than two weeks for Kyo to fully recover. I wish I could be of more help, but the circumstances will not permit it. Best of luck, Yuki. Your lives depend on it.::

Yuki sighed in relief. He could have kissed Hatori had he been there, and throttled Akito if he had been there. He was very grateful for Hatori. He had braved Akito’s wrath to help Yuki, and he would be very thankful for a long time. As Yuki reached into the box one last time to retrieve the rest of the medicines, his hand scraped against something hard and smooth. He groped blindly into the box until his hand wrapped around something bound in cloth. The rat carefully lifted out the small object and wondered what the hell it was…Carefully, he unwound the cloth, hoping whatever lay within was not fragile. As the cloth fell away, Yuki found that he held a small sheathed dagger of sorts. The hilt was obviously ornate, and strangely familiar. A terrible feeling of foreboding overtook him as he slid the dagger from the sheath. A small piece of paper fluttered away as Yuki dropped the blade…knowing all too well who this once belonged to. He shuddered as he held the note up to the pale moonlight, dreading it’s words…

::Dearest Yuki,

I do hope this letter finds you well. If you have this tender note, it means Hatori has interfered with my plans. But no matter, he shall be punished accordingly, and all shall be right with the world. This only makes my game more interesting. You see, Yuki, I had planned on letting that damned cat die from the beautiful wounds you have yet again inflicted. I had hoped he would suffer before you, but it seems he might triumph over death… for now. Knowing you, my little mouse, you will take care of the detestable creature until he is fit. I hope you know, my pet, that the one you are nurturing this very moment has already bargained his life away…and yours. He made a deal with me, to do battle with you. Were he victorious, you would go free…If he failed, you BOTH would belong to me. And it seems in this predicament that you are mine now and forever. He sold your soul to me, Yuki, not that is wasn’t mine already…But you are forever bound to me by the hands of the one you hate most.
I give you a gift here and now, my little mouse, this loving blade with which I disciplined you so many years ago. Your innocent blood still stains the etchings…And it is your key to freedom…of sorts. Death is your only means of escape, now, Yuki! But, if you die now, the cat will suffer eternally in your place. The choice, as it always has been, is yours. ::


Yuki shivered in shock as the letter fell from his hands…his eyes resting on the blade glowing in the moonlight. He remembered that knife…He remembered the pain and the suffering…

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“Akito-sama, don’t, please,” Yuki screamed, his eyes wide and frightened as his god traced the blade down the young rat’s arm.

“But, Yuki, you’ve misbehaved,” Akito cooed, caressing Yuki’s skin with the knife tip.

“I’m sorry, Akito-sama! I’m sorry! Please!” Yuki begged, trying to pull his arm away from the pale boy.

“Oh, Yuki…I can’t forgive you…Not yet…” Akito whispered as he dug the blade into Yuki’s tender flesh, drawing out a painful scream. “Not until you’ve truly paid the price.”

Yuki screamed over and over as Akito traced and retraced the open wound, causing more and more blood to flow. Yuki shivered and moaned in pain, tears streaming down his face. Akito smiled as he lowered his face to the wound and tenderly kissed it. Yuki held back a scream as he felt Akito’s warm tongue probe the wound, creating a terrible burning sensation.

“Oh, my little mouse, you taste so innocent…” Akito murmured.

Yuki finally let himself scream as his god’s teeth sank into tender flesh, making more blood flow…Blood everywhere!! Akito’s bloody face as he smiled and reopened the wound over and over and over! Blood on the floor! Blood on the knife! BLOOD!!
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Yuki tried to force that memory out of his head…That was the worst time…but not the last…His blood…
The rat saw the intricate design etched into the blade, and the dried blood that outlined it further. He remembered the cold steel biting into his flesh as he cried for mercy! He remembered Akito’s sadistic smile as he licked the blood from his wound…

He knew Akito would do it all over again. He knew Akito… now that Yuki was his. The rat would have to suffer forever. Perhaps death would be welcoming…moreso than Akito’s tender care…Yuki stared blankly at the blade. Maybe this was his only way out…

With shaking hand, Yuki lifted the knife once again, both repulsed and fascinated by it’s sharp edge. He remembered how much pain it had caused…but what about relief? So much relief if he could no longer feel pain…No more pain and suffering… Yuki slowly lifted to blade to his neck…

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//To live would give Akito pleasure…To live would only be a slower death…//

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Isn’t this a TERRIBLE place to leave you?! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! It’s only because I love leaving people in suspense!! ^_^ I promise I’ll have the next chapter out before Feb. 14! See? I’ve given myself a date, so you can all hold me to it and pelt me with rotten meat-stuffs if I don’t follow through! (Note: I’m a vegetarian, flying meat scares me…*tremble*tremble*) I love you!! And more reviews would be greatly appreciated!^__^ P.S. The first bitty part of the story, those are Kyo’s thoughts if you hadn’t guessed!


Akito: *evil sadistic grin* >:D Bleed, little mouse, BLEED!! >:D BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!*cough*hack* AHAHAAHAHA!!

Kyo: *raises eyebrow* Did he do this a lot back in the day?

Yuki: *sigh* Unfortunately, yes…

Akito: *strutting about* I AM LORD AND MASTER OVER YOU ALLLLL!! DO AS I SAY, OR BE PUNISHED!!!!! *taken over by hacking fit… nonchalantly recovers* RULER OF ALL!!!

Kyo: Yeeeah…well…Yuki, are you thinking what I’m thinking?

Yuki: Why, yes, Kyo…But I’m not sure they make lederhosen in Hatori’s size…

Kyo: Um…no. I was more thinking you could stop rubbing me down with that washcloth…

Akito: BOW DOWN BEFORE ME!!!!!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAAAA!!

Yuki: But, Kyo…I NEED to take care of you or my suicidal tendencies may NEVER cease!!

Kyo: Alright then…Can you at least get your hand out of my pants? I think I’m fine down there. *glare*

Akito: BLOOD! DEATH!! DESTRUCTION!! I LOVE MY UNHEALTHY OBSESSION WITH TORTURING ANGSTY BISHIES!! AHAHAHAAHAAAAA!!

Yuki: Oh, no no no. I don’t think you understand, Kyo…I NEED to take care of you…In every way possible…*wink*wink*nudge*nudge*

Kyo: *sigh*

Randomly, wall explodes and in walks everyone’s favorite seahorse, Hatori! Woot!

Hatori: AKITO!! Stop bothering them in their obviously intimate moment!!

Akito: I AM THE LIZARD KIIIIIING!!! *rips off robes* I CAN DO ANYTHING!!!!

Hatori: O.o …Ok, you can be the lizard king somewhere else…Let’s go. *gently guides Akito out the door* Carry on boys, I think the fan-girls are waiting.

Yuki and Kyo exchange worried looks…then pretty much brush everything off, including their clothes ^_^ and have a wild bishie orgy in the middle of the wreckage…But not really, that\'s for later, YOU PERVES!!