Painful Memories.

Sometimes the truth is a lie and forever runs out of time
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Chapter One: Flash

People say your life flashes before your eyes when you start to die. And I guess that’s what was going on. Memories played out like a giant horror movie. I wondered how I got there and in the few moments I had left I focused enough to start from the beginning and work my way till now holding on to every good thing I had left.

My life was normal. Well as normal as could be when your family hardly spent time together. My mother and father were both big into their law careers and my brother went out and hung out with friends while I being a tad bit grumpy and shy sat at home with a sketch pad and drew the Sakura trees in the next door neighbors yard. Damion my elder brother of 4 years was the smart type. Honor student but popular with girls and guys everything I was not. He got invited to super big parties while I got to hear about him at home from my parents. They enjoyed lecturing me about how I should take after him.

Damion on the other hand treated me like an individual always there for me and doing things with me. Beating me at video games or having a friendly conversation with me. He was my best friend and well one of my only friends to boot. School was never an issue he constantly kicked the ass of anyone who tried anything with me it was a fun time. Least until the accident that would force him to be other elder of the family.

Damion’s senior year of school, my freshman year a strange thing had been happening. Around town local criminals had be dying. Not smalls ones at first more like the mass murderers. Heart attacks is what the news said so it wasn’t much of a big deal least to the general public. We heard about it in school. A few of Damion’s friends took great interest in it and would constantly talk about it, specifically a boy around Damion’s age named Ra. It was his topic of conversation each time a new person died. He was strange to begin with so none of us cared.

Before we noticed a new wave of deaths began occurring in slightly lesser criminals petty thief’s and small arson setters. Again it wasn’t much on the minds of the people until innocents began dying. It caused mass chaos. The government blamed the water or illness so many people that became ill were quarantined and put in safe holding until everything was secured. Schools were secured and a few businesses shut down for days. This caused more panic than ever in our family. The innocents were not just anyone. Not nail artists or grocery store owners. They were all lawyers.

Mom and Dad didn’t believe anything about the water. They said someone had to have been killing them off. They hesitated when they took the case of a serial killer and they should have. Everything was sugar coated they were losing but none the less it was going well. That is until the tide turned and they started Winning the case.

Damion and I had one class together, art. We received a phone call only 15 minutes into the hour. Damion being the oldest took the call and his face grew white as he heard the news. Our Parents had been hit by a semi killing both of them instantly. A normal person would think oh how sad but we new it was something more. It was destiny but we had no idea.

I can't move anymore..all this sadness..It hurts...
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Chapter Two: Lost

Life got harder. Luckily the house was paid off and Damion was 18.He adopted me and there we lived in out lonely ranch style house. Me and him and the silence No one went in mom and dad’s room so there it sat same as always a reminder of what we no longer had.

Damion took up a job raised me all he could. We bonded closer than ever. He graduated and held a job through collage surprisingly staying positive and happy. I made it through high school okay and made it to seventeen still alive. I can’t say that about after however.

Of course as it came to be my seventeenth year was the hardest ever. It came out of the blue. I went to bed the night before a happy hopeful girl. Damion and I were going to the beach the following day. The first day of Summer break for both of us. June 11th.Yep I still remember the date.

I woke up nothing out of the ordinary. I yawned tiredly and perked up. Excitement filled my every crease and I happily jumped out of bed and into clothing. A black tank top black capri’s and black sandals I applied a few layers of eyeliner and skipped down stairs.

“Damion?! I’m ready for our big adventure!”

Silence answered back with it’s eerie call of nothingness. That was odd he was always there always happy. Had he forgotten and went out with out me? A wave of sadness filled me. Looking back on it now it was a pitiful emotion on my part, nothing like what was coming.

I entered the kitchen. The sunflower designs that filled the walls around us a quick reminder of the love that was put into this house now a simple sign of regret. He wasn’t there making the happy pattern that much more frustrating. I then thought had he went our he would have left a note right? I began my search worry filling every inch making me more frustrated. I wanted to cry. I always worried something would happen someday never was I prepared for this. I found that note. A Note that would haunt me for the rest of my life.

Dearest Aki

I regret to inform you your plans of beach hopping today have been canceled. Your brother belongs to us now. Want him back first you’ll have to find him. Getting him back: consider it a mission. We wish you luck

There was no signature and moments after there wasn’t anything. No sunflower kitchen no time no reality. No Aki no Sumiko family. Everything I knew shattered before my eyes. Why did they need him? Why did they take him the only thing I had left.

This had to be a sick joke I thought sadly.

I dropped to my knees letting the note fall from my hand as I too feel. “ Who could do this. What kind of sick joke is this!” I screamed and let my fists hit the floor laying my head atop them a few tears rippled as they hit the floor. The note drifted beside me in a mocking way. My whole life began it’s downward spiral to the pits of the darkest hell.

Till Death Do Us Part
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Chapter 3: Help

There I lay looking up at the ceiling my eyes rubbed raw from my tears. I knew that it was a test. Perhaps the test of my life. But was I strong enough? The darkness of the silence overwhelmed my being. I couldn’t move. No I could but perhaps I was just to afraid.

I needed to think somewhere I could, would. Anywhere. I sat up somehow and stood shakily. I looked out the window at the sun. Too bright too happy. Like a smile on someone’s face and you just wanted to punch that person until his smile was no more. It made me clench my fists in anger.

“How can you be so damn happy?!”

I punched the wall a small hole through one of the bright yellow flowers my mom loved. Mom….So strong always so happy

Aki just relax…your going to be alright

But would I mom? I suppose I , even to this day, would never know. It took me a minutes staring at the nothingness to finally find the courage to take that first step. Towards the door, towards a town of happiness and love. Maybe it would rain show them all how it should be.

My place of refuge would be the sakura field. Miles and miles of the pink blossoms. The ground no longer Green but pink. I drew here all the time my little sanctuary. I walked along clear mind nothing a blank slate. What if this was a bad dream. Yeah that’s what I wished. It thought on it long and hard as I walked along. The wind brought the voice of someone. Although it was annoying I suppose it brought the comfort of a person.

“You look a little lonely,” the male voice said happily. “Need some company.”

I turned a bit to look at him. “Why?” I asked a little bit of rage in my voice carried through

“No need to get hostile. It was a simple question. But I’ll take that as a yes” He walked to catch up to me.

I finally got a good look at him. He was pale black hair dark almost black irises. He was tall maybe about sixteen. “The names Haseo Aizawa”

I sighed figuring out I wasn’t going to be left alone. “Aki” I responded shoving my hands in my short pockets.

“Awesome name. Like the season?”

“Yeah I guess” I rolled my eyes.

“What’s wrong boyfriend break up with you or something?” he asked curiously.

“What if I told you I got assigned a quest to find someone?”

“I guess I’d believe it” he said shrugging.

I guessed it wouldn’t hurt to talk to someone to get another opinion on this whole thing. “Then do I have the story for you”

Hold on tight and never let go the world is a scary place
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Chapter 4: Corrupt

“So you’re telling me. Your brother has gone missing kidnapped and you think it’s this weirdo that killed your parents?” Haseo asked.

I leaned against the sakura tree we sat under catching a stay petal as it danced down to it’s resting place. “Pretty Much. I mean it makes sense. We’re the son and daughter of lawyers that were helping the bad guys. All those lawyers that were killed were winning cases for criminals. So why not take out the rest.” I sighed. “Not sure why they didn’t take me however. I’m the more vulnerable”

He was silent for a moment before he spoke once more.” Maybe because they thought it’d be fun to play a game with you, being the weakest one and all no offence.”

“None taken.”

He nodded and continued, “I mean it would make sense. Play with your prey then go in for the kill.”

“You sounds like you are the killer” I raised my eyebrow and smiled softly for the first time since last night.

“Nah, call me justices younger brother. How old are you anyway?”

“I’m seventeen. You?

“Sixteen just turned. Little young to make it on your own eh?”

“ I think that’s the point. This isn’t going to be easy” Nothing’s easy these days

He sighed and smiled regretfully at me. “Look I know this sounds weird but I think I can help you. Just not today I have other things to get to.” He stood and brushed a few lingering petals off his pants. “Stay happy for me okay?” He walked off without another word.

I guess the last part got to me a bit. Happiness? Had I forgotten all about it. Isn’t that what Damion keep telling me?

Stay happy for me Aki. It can’t be bad forever

I stood again I had no idea where I was going. The library maybe. Newspaper articles something about this weird killer maybe they had answers.

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The library was a small roomed building not many books just big enough for the small town we lived in.I approached the counter and smiled weekly at the female standing behind it. She had long raven hair and piercing blue eyes. Her name tag read Nisha on her black flowing dress.

“I would like newspapers from the last few weeks.” I said quietly.

“Over there please” she pointed to a rack of them and I smiled and nodded. I made my way over and flipped through them scanning for the right tiles. Some for some against. I took my small stack and headed to a seat in the corner. A couple say near me smiling at each other over a cup of coffee. I sighed and bit back my anger.

All of the stories were the same. “Lawyer deaths” “Death to all” But one particular article made me stop and read.

With the death of all these people could it be a sign from god? Are we an imperfect race? Is this the punishment we deserve. The Apocalypse?

Was it a force of god? Or was it a fake corrupt god trying to bring death to all against him and this kingdom. I guess I never knew at that moment that corrupt god was an understatement

It was more like Devil

Come Break Me down, bury me bury me.
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Chapter 5: Roxie

The library wasn’t my area. Not at all. They had nothing making my frustrated brain only the more enraged. Emotions wanted to burst from my tiny shell of a body. Where were the answers. God damn you parents send me something! I glared at the sky angrily After realizing the sky wasn’t going to talk back I trudged along sighing softly.

My mind focused on a list of people who might know something. Friends teachers but one person stopped me on thought.

Roxie

His girlfriend of two years. Of course she might know something anything! At this point she was my glimmer of hope. My sluggish movements became hopeful as I sped to a run dashing towards the house she lived in alone.

The white sided house with the small garden her and Damion planted was in full bloom with red and pink roses. He was everywhere just not where he should have been.

It’ll be a sign of our love for one another. Pretty isn’t it Aki?

I knocked on the door and waited before it swung open. Roxie smiled at me softly. “Why hello there Aki! Weren’t you supposed to be at the beach today with Damion?” Her pink hair was tied back and a frown was planted on her angular face. Her pink eyes showed worry. As she should be not just for me, or Damion, but also for herself.

I hesitated. I could lie and say he had come down with something and told me tell her not to come over cause he didn’t want her to catch it. Lie, sugar coat it and maybe if I played that long enough I would start believing that too.

Lying to yourself won’t help you Aki

“Roxie, we need to talk about something.” I glanced down at a fallen rose. The wind kicked up a few stray petals only a few remained holding on tight to their home.

“About what?” there was a hesitation in her voice. Fear once more.

“Something happened.” I coked back a few tears as the petals did dances of loneliness around my ankles only to be swept off further into the air to land god knows where all alone..just like me.

“Did Damion…”

“Damion was kidnapped. I know it sounds silly…” I pulled out of my pocket the crinkled up piece of paper that held my fate and handed it to her. After a few moments of reading it’s contents she threw her hand to her mouth and hugged herself crying softly “Why?” she muttered.

I let my tears fall as well. “I wish I knew the answer.” One last gust of wind blew through throwing our air every which way, our hopes out the window and the last petals on the rose to the land of nothingness.

Feeling unknown And you're all alone Flesh and bone by the telephone
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Chapter 6: First


Roxie was the first one to break the awkward silence that was sewn by the news between us. “I just got an email from him this morning. I don’t understand..”

I perked up. “An email when about what?!”

“A poem it was kind of random but I dunno.. I thought just now. Maybe you wanted it.” she tried to force a smile but a few more tears prevented the kind gesture.

I nodded as a thing to keep me going something to keep me sane.

“You should be a poet Damion!”

Nah, what would the guys think.

I think it’s cute!

Meh we’ll see babe
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I walked poem in hand around. I couldn’t read it not yet. Something told me to like it was drawing me in but yet it repelled me. Kind of like the poisonous signs on cans of cleaner that make you want to touch them but yet make you more afraid. That’s what this was like. I shoved it in my shorts pocket and wandered about town looking at the small array of stores selling everything from candy to underwear. The town was busy so I blended in nicely too many people around to think about people caring. They were too busy with their happy lives while people were dying in the background and in my case being kidnapped.

I stopped in front of the bookstore. One of Damion and my’s favorite places to go on lazy days. I looked in peaceful like nothing could go wrong. Typical.

Books just take you away to somewhere else. Makes you think nothing could go wrong huh?

My next stop was indeed the beach, just like it was supposed to be huh? WRONG. The waves crashed against the rocks drowning out the screams I played over and over In my head. I seemed to have lost my voice at some point and my head was playing the horror that was reality for me.

The beach was empty from my point of view, exactly from my point of view. Wish I had looked harder. The sound of a near by sand dune bushes rustling startled me and I turned quickly maybe it was the hope that it was Damion. But there instead of my hopes stood a hooded person staring at me. The person tilted their head to the side and continued looking blankly at me least I could guess their face was hidden.

“Wish you had stayed with the girl Aki” the female being spoke loudly before laughing. She turned away.” Hope you like our chess move.” She walked off cool, calm.

Was this some sort of game?! She was involved! I jumped off the rocks and ran after her. “Hey you! Where the hell did you go?1Where is he!” I ran in the direction she went for god knows how long but she never reappeared. hat did she know about me. And what did she know about Roxie? y mind kicked into over drive OH NO ROXIE!

I ran in the direction of Roxie’s house and it didn’t take long to see the smoke filling the bright blue sky with an eerie film. I stopped a line of cars blocked my path. I looked around at the frightened people.

“What happened?” I asked a lady.

She sighed and frowned at me.” Her neighbor said she came out almost in a trance grabbed a gas can and returned inside. Next thing you know her house goes up in flames and they heard her screaming. It’s traumatic really.”
I stoped and stared at her in awe.

“I wonder what drove her to suicide.”

I shook my head and ran in the direction of the fire not caring. I knew it wasn’t suicide.

This was Murder



(Sorry for the quality not as good as other chapters but I was running out of ideas. Comments are welcome and so are suggestions =D)

Pain is what forces us to grow

(Stealing K’s way c_c)



Chapter 7: Brother

I ran towards the burning abyss that was Roxie’s house. I felt like falling to my knees and crying like a small child, but what good would that do. Maybe I hopped that stupid hooded girl would be around so I could kill her on the spot. The stress got blurry as smoke filled my vision. Fire fighters pushed at me telling me to get back and that it was way too dangerous for me to be here I pushed past them cursing at some.

I scene was saddening her beautiful home with the flowers we planted was half gone ,charred. I had to stop I couldn’t bring myself closer. To look at it closer would only bring me more pain. I stood behind a tree across the street and watched them put it out .A few of the men entered the semi standing build and shouted at one another with simple yes and nos. I wondered what they were talking about until I saw one of them exit the building caring something under a sheet it took me a moment..

It was Roxie’s charred body.

All I could do was stare. It was one moment I still dream about. Well dreamt about when I still had the time to sleep. They carried her body to the back of an ambulance and drove off A black car drove up to take it’s place two people stepped out one I recognized.

“Haseo…” I muttered surprised. “What are earth is he doing here?” I thought about showing myself. The man who stepped out with him looked a lot like him although he had brown hair I could see the resemblance and that was scary I wasn’t in the mood to introduce myself as a witness or something.

But it wasn’t avoided although at this time I wish it had been.. Haseo began looking around before he spotted me peaking around that trunk. “Oh Aki! What are you doing here?. Are you alright you’re crying..” he walked over bending down towards me.

I noticed he was right the crystal droplets ran down my face like a waterfall hitting my facial lines and being deflected only to fall on the ground in a melodic pattern. I sniffled and rubbed the back of my hand across my eyes whipping what I could away. “It’s.. nothing…” I murmured.

“Aki I’m not stupid. Who was she? Did you know her…oh wait. Allow me to introduce you too my brother” he said standing an offering his hand to me.

I looked up at him pitifully but took it and he pulled me up. “Alright..” I said and followed him over to the older man.” He can help you more than I can. Kotaro this is Aki I was telling you about” Haseo said smiling. The elder boy turned and looked me once over.

“What exactly are you doing here?” he began.

I blinked.” If I told you, you wouldn’t believe me.”

“Try me”

“What if I told you that I was sent on a quest by god knows who, to find my 22 year old brother Damion? And this girl that burned to death was his girlfriend and some hooded girl at the beach warned me of her death?” I finished babbling like a fool the whole time.

“It sounds like a strange tale…perhaps we could discuss this somewhere else. I’m here because I received an email from an anonymous person telling me something tragic would happen to this person and that I might meet someone that might spark my interest in the meantime. This person calls them selves Kira though I doubt you knew that.” He frowned almost testing me.

“ I read about that at the library…” I nodded hoping this was the correct answer.

“Well then little girl I suppose we have some talking to do don’t we. Haseo take her to the car..” he smiled softly and walked to examine the scene. Haseo grabbed my hand and pulled me to the car. At that moment I thought I might never see the light of day again…

But who would believe me anyway, in my mental state I wasn’t sure if I could trust myself anymore.