Prologue.
May 19th, 2019
“Onee-chan!” An annoying voice yelled.
“Five more minutes…” I replied with all my might, or what was left of it.
“You’re gonna be late for school and won’t eat breakfast.” The annoying voice answered on a childish tone, kind of cute childish tone. But I couldn’t care less about breakfast today.
Why? Because yesterday I ate too much too late. We had this “celebration party” for my friend Yuuta. He finally managed to ask out the girl he had a crush on. She said yes, of course, that was the reason of our late-night meeting; we went to this new “All-you-can-eat” pizza restaurant that opened a few days earlier last week, of course we ate a lot and stayed there until the moment the owner had t-
“Don’t fall asleep again, baka Onee-chan!!” She said, while jumping over me, I couldn’t tell until it was too late.
“H-Hey! What do you think you are doing?!” She was sitting over me in a very compromising position, I think my face blushed a little. I tried to get up fast. I couldn’t, she’s too heavy, though I can’t say that if I want to live for another day…
“He He… Now you’re wide awake!” She said, while moving and shaking me. “Huh? What are you getting so flustered for?” She added, looking at me innocently.
I was so flustered because of where she is sitting and moving, I mean, we aren’t blood-related brothers and she’s hot. She’s sixteen years old, one year younger than me, has brown messy long hair that falls down her elbows, brown big eyes, and of course two big pair of- But still, I must act like her big brother, because I’m a decent guy. Also, I’m pretty sure my dad won’t approve this kind of relationship, he made himself very clear about that to both of us the day she and her mother arrived at this house.
“I-It’s nothing…” I answered trying not to stutter, I failed. “Just get off me already, we are brother and sister, you win, I’m wide awake now so-
She kissed me on the cheek and got up.
“W-What was that about you perverted little sister!” I couldn’t stand anymore the “Cool-big-brother” act, she caught me off guard.
“Got you!” She said with a playful smile on her face.
“I will leave you, so you can change. Mom left you coffee, toasts and I made you an orange juice. Please eat something before going to school, even if you’re not hungry.” She winked at me while smiling. Damn you little brat, after all the morning stress you gave me, I just can’t be mad at you…
She left my room and closed the door behind. My bed is at the left side of my bedroom in front of the door. I have a desk with my laptop at the right side of the bedroom, a TV with a game console right to the door and between those two, a closet. At the back of my bed there is a ledge where I leave my smartphone and other important stuff.
I grab my phone and check it.
I open my closet and search for my school uniform. It’s a common high school uniform, I always use the shirt out of my pants and the tie not so tied. I pick my bag that’s always prepared since the night before and my cellphone. I leave the room and go down the stairs, they are in front of my bedroom. My house is distributed in a very convenient way, for me, at least. My room is in front of the stairs and right next to the bathroom, the second floor is just a corridor that connects three bedrooms and the bathroom. My room is the middle one, at the left end of the corridor it’s my “Cute-yet-annoying” little sister’s room, then there is mine, the bathroom and at the right end of the corridor, a guest’s room.
I get to the end of the stairs and go to the dining room to drink, at least, the orange juice my little sister kindly made for me. The stairs finish at the front door, if you enter the house, you’ll see the stairs at the right and a corridor that leads to the kitchen and the dining room at your left; this corridor has two doors, the one on the left side, a bathroom and to the right side, my father’s room. I quickly drank the juice and then brush my teeth because it’s getting late. I put my shoes on and leave my house.
My house is five minutes bike ride from school, so I always use it to go. But recently I lend it to a friend of mine because she was on a hurry- No, she totally stole it from me. But anyway, I guess today I’m running.
I ended up arriving five minutes later than I’d have got on bike, I saw the principal closing the gates and shouted “H-Hey! S-Sensei...” I was really tired, so I don’t know if he heard me.
“You are lucky Akimatsu-kun. Ten seconds more and I’d have send you back home”
“I-I know… Takayama-kouchou. I-It won’t… happen again.” I reply trying to catch my breath.
“Now go to class already. There you’d be able to rest on your desk.” Kouchou replied, on an empathic way.
“Yes sir!” I shouted and greeted him like a soldier, with my hand on my head.
My class is 3-B, I’m in my last year of high school, a few months after having started my first semester. I arrived the class and the door were closed. I knocked.
“Excuse me…”
“Oh, Akimatsu-kun. Come on in, we were just talking about who was going to be the one cleaning the class after school…”
“Oh crap, I have to get out of this one.” I thought.
“I’m sorry for being late Aiko-sensei. Some cat got stuck on a tree and I just couldn’t left it there…”
“What a weak lie I came up with…” I said to myself.
“Huh? Is that so? That’s so kind Akimatsu-kun!” She said with a smile. A smile that clearly said ‘I can see through your lies’.
“But you know the rules, if no one volunteers for cleaning, the ones late will be chosen.”
I sigh.
“Now you may take a sit.” She said happy for solving the cleaning issue.
My seat was near the window, on the 4th row from back to front. My friend, Yuuta, sits right in front of me, and the “bike-usurper” is at my right.
“A-A cat on… a tree? P-Ph…” The “bike-usurper” said, unable to hide her laughter.
“Shut up! I would’ve been on time, if it weren’t for some thief that stole my bike.” I barked.
“What?!” She acted a surprised reply. “Did you call the police?” She asked immediately to keep teasing me as much as she could.
“I will definitely do that if I don’t find it outside school when I get back home.” I replied.
“You wouldn’t!” She said while laughing and patting my back.
“Hey, you two, cut it off. Sensei’s looking this way…” Yuuta whispered in warning.
I quickly sat down and peeked on to Sensei’s desk. She was indeed killing us with her gaze, though she didn’t say nothing, because we noticed her and kept silence.
Classes continued and the lunch break came, I usually buy something on the cafeteria, but lately, this last year, my little sis and new mom had been making bentous for me. But since today I left home in a hurry, I forgot the bentou AND didn’t bring any money. I should probably ask Yuuta to lend me some to go buy lunch.
“Hey Yuuta” I called unto him, he was still on his desk taking his lunch out of his back. He turned and looked me with a question mark over his head.
“Eh, thanks for earlier” I said.
“No problem, do you wanna go lunch on the outside near the tennis court?” We usually went have lunch there on spring. There is a bench through which a cold breeze passes, that, combined with the mild warmth of the spring, makes it the perfect spot.
“Yeah, about that… Would you lent me some money to buy lunch? I forgot my bentou and money for being hurry …” I said smiling weirdly while scratching the back of my head.
“Yeah sure!” He smiled.
“What a great friend…”
“Hold up.” Said a voice behind my back. I recognized it immediately.
“What’s the matter “Bike-usurper”-chan” I said almost laughing.
“Jeez, don’t call me like that…” She muttered while cutely pouting.
“Yes, yes. What’s the matter Rei-chan? I don’t want to lose lunch break” I really don’t want to, skipping breakfast is hitting me now.
“It’s just… I-I can share my lunch with you. You know?” She delicately said, without looking at me. I sense a trap… Let’s test it.
“You don’t have to force yourself, you know? Are you sure you want to do that? Though I would gratefully accept-
“P-Phaha!” She laughed out loud and didn’t even let me finish. It was a trap indeed.
“Ha! I knew you weren’t serious; now may I go buy lunch?” I asked beaten up.
Wiping a tear “Y-Yes, go buy your lunch Ken-chan. But jokes aside, if you don’t have enough with that, I can share a little with you” She winked at me. Why can’t she be like that all the time?
“Don’t worry Reika, it won’t be necessary” I replied and left the classroom with Yuuta.
Akihana Reika, we’ve been friends since first high school year, we both came to this city with our families and end up being neighbors. We are really close and tend to tease each other like this. She is a really nice girl; she has good grades, is very athletic and is one of the hottest girls of the class and the school. She’s half British from her mother’s side; sometimes, when she is angry or being serious, she tends to speak with a British accent, it sounds really weird. She has red long hair and always uses it ponytail style (It suits her), blue eyes, a real good shape, with great curves and big breasts. A hot half-foreign chick to sum it up.
We have the kind of friendship where you don’t have to talk too much to understand what the other is thinking of. We tease each other pretty much all the time, but also play video games, go to karaoke and hang out with common friends like Yuuta. Lately I’ve been feeling a little different towards her, I’ve even thought I could be developing feelings for her… But I don’t want to ruin our friendship, we are now at our last year; no one know if we’ll continue together or go separate ways, she always has the option of going back to England and study on a British university. I prefer enjoying what’s left of high school with things just like they are. And because of that, I’ve been a little distant from her this last year, things got a little awkward between us last time we hanged out… We were at Yuuta’s place, just chilling and he went to the store to buy some drinks for us. It wasn’t our first time alone the two of us, but suddenly we found ourselves on a rom-com like situation. I was checking my phone and got a message from my new sister… This was the days when I met her, so we had exchanged numbers to be in touch and get to know each other better... So Reika noticed me texting someone and started peeking, I naturally moved aside so she couldn’t see, but she got suspicious and insisted. One thing led to another and she ended up stumbling and falling over me. Our faces ended really near, we both were blushing and stayed like that for a few seconds until we heard the front door and quickly stand up and separate from each other. From that day we stopped hanging out alone and I decided to hide the fact that I had a new little sister. I thought it was for the best, to preserve our friendship.
“Kenta… Kenta… Kenta!” Yuuta shouted.
“W-What?” I replied a bit surprised.
“You’re next man. Seriously, where were you? I repeated your name like four times a- Yuuta was saying while the woman in charge of the casino interrupted him.
“What will you get?” Said the woman.
“Some ramen, I guess.”
I grabbed my ramen and went to a table where my friends were. Yuuta followed me. On the table sitting and eating from left to right were Ryota, Shiro and our kouhai that recently was hanging out a lot with us, Yuki. On my side of the table was Reika, waiting for me and Yuuta.
I sat next to Rei and Yuuta next to me. I’m not a popular guy in school, I like to keep a small group of friends, the ones I trust the most only. Satou Ryota, from 3-C, is the captain of the basketball team. He is pretty tall with brown short hair and brown eyes. As a captain of a team, he’s a pretty centered guy and born to be a leader. He is always smiling and laughing with us. Yoshida Shiro, from 3-A, is the calm guy of the group; he has good grades and is always reading light novels and manga. He has black long hair that sometimes covers his blue eyes. He doesn’t speak too much but he really enjoys hanging out with us. Finally, Isumi Yuki, our beloved kouhai, from 2-B. He is a really nice kid, he is always near me, I think he looks up to me. He’s blond and has blue eyes as Shiro. All the girls love him, but he is too innocent to notice that. I sometimes feel he is like a mother with me, he somewhat manages to be in the right place to help me…. The other day I was on a hurry to math but left a book I needed for that class on the library. He was right in front of my class waiting for me with the book on his hands, he told me that he was also studying on the library and happened to saw me leaving without the book, so he run to my classroom to hand it over to me. He really is a nice guy…
Lunch passed by and we all went to ours classes.
Final period ended fast and, I would be heading home but… I’m the cleaner today. This tedious task isn’t meant for one person though, with today’s morning hustle I forgot to check it out but now that the time came, I should better reach on that person…
TODAY’S CLEANERS:
AKIMATSU KENTA
AKIHANA REIKA
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Was write on the board.
“Let’s start moving the tables to the sides so we can broom swiftly” Said the other name on the board.
“Did Sensei forced you to stay too?” I asked.
“No.” She replied casually while moving the desks.
“I figured.” I said to the air.
…
So, we started cleaning the classroom in silence. We hadn’t been alone this long since last year, so it was a little awkward. Specially because since the last time we were alone, I’ve been more conscious about this feeling I’m trying to avoid…
“Hey, Ken-chan…” Renka said with a rare charming, yet shy, tone.
“Huh? What is it?” I replied, barely paying attention, I was lost on my thoughts.
“It’s been a while… Since last time I went to your house...” She said and surprised me. It’s been a year since last time she came, because I didn’t want her to find out I’m living with a hot “non-blood-related” little sister…
“Y-Yeah…” I didn’t think of what to say, she caught me totally off guard.
“I want to go. Today.” She firmly said. I knew right away I wouldn’t be able to change her mind about going to my house today. She was decided.
“O-Okay…” I dubiously answered.
We didn’t say a single word after that, we kept cleaning the classroom until we finished.
“I guess that would do” I said while shaking off the dust off my hands.
“Yeah, we really did a great job, don’t you think?” She said smiling proud of our job.
We walked home. I did recover my bike, but it’s illegal to ride it with another person, so I preferred not to take the risk.
We didn´t say a single word while walking. It was a little awkward, I guess if this was a movie, they would’ve cut this part and had us home right away, so the spectators wouldn’t have to see this really uncomfortable moment. Anyway, why would she wanted to go to my house today of all days? Is it an important one? I doubt it, I’m good remembering important dates. It’s true that we hadn’t hang out in my house lately, but… I think I should just ask.
“So…” I started, but-
“It’s weird, isn’t it?” She interrupted me.
“That after a long time, today, out of the blue, I asked you to let me go to your house…
“But there is a reason for that. Its been a year or more since the last time we hanged out the two of us only, and now we are on third year…
“Maybe we’ll take separate paths when we graduate, so I thought there are some things that had to be done before is too late…
“So, let’s have fun like we used to do, I want us to be as closer as we always were.” She finished, with the cutest smile I’ve ever seen.
My heart was beating a little fast. I think I too wanted to hang out more with my best friend.
“My “best friend”, is that what she is to me?”
We arrived home. Hoping my little sister is at school yet, I open the door.
“Tadaima!” I shouted.
…
“Guess no one’s here...” Mom and dad work till late night, so it’s always just me and Ai. She’s probably at a club activity or hanging with some friends of her. We shall pass.
“Come on in, I think I have some iced-tea on the fridge, make yourself at home while I go grab some.”
“Okay.” She replied.
She followed me and sat on the armchair. Indeed, there was still some tea, I served two glasses and went where she was.
She was sitting straight, with her legs together looking the decoration. She had loosened her hair, it’s been some time since I saw here like that, she looked so relaxed, yet a little nervous. I could tell because of her expression.
“Here is the tea”
She received it and took a sip.
“Thanks.”
“No problem.”
We drank the tea in silence for a while, I kept looking at her. She really is beautiful, maybe I should listen what she said and try to enjoy what’s left of high school, so I don’t regret anything when I graduate.
“Renka, I-
“Kenta, I-
We said at unison. I think I should probably let her speak since she was the one that asked to come in the first place…
“I’m sorry, what is it?” I quickly replied, also saving my ass because know that I had been interrupted, I’m not so confident on what I wanted to say.
“T-Thanks, eh…
“Do you still have that games console where we used to play?!” She said rushed and in a weird tone.
“Huh?...” It wasn’t what I expected.
“Oh! Yeah, sure, is upstairs on my room…”
“Why don’t we play a little?”
“Okay, let me bring it here, wait a mome-
“Don’t worry! It’s no big deal, I can go to your room…” She interrupted me. I really don’t like being interrupted while talking, also it’s a matter of manners, like that famous quote “Manners maketh man”, or girl, in this case.
“O-Okay, its not that I have a problem with that anyway…” I do have one, but we are alone in the house anyway, what difference will it make in what room we play.
We headed upstairs and entered my room. Some guys would probably have to order their room before let a girl go in. But not me, I´m a decent guy, I have the porn on my laptop in an invisible folder.
“Come on in… I’ll reach you a cushion.”
“Okay.”
I turned on the TV and the console, sat by her side and gave her a control. I don’t have many two-player games, I’m more of a solo gamming person; but because of her I have this fighting games, like KoM and FK.
We played for a while, I’m not really good at these games, but she-
“Yay!! I won again!” She said while laughing.
“You really suck at these games, you know Ken-chan?”
“I know.” I replied a little disappointed of my gamming skills. But I had no chances from the beginning, she spends her weekends with her friends on the strip center and always goes to the arcades and play these games. She has her name on a lot of game’s highscores.
“You know, Ken…”
“Ken? What happened with the -chan there?”
“The fact is… I didn’t ask you to let me come to your house just to play…” She said a little embarrassed.
“What’s with this mood so suddenly?” She must be teasing me, maybe I should just play along…
She took a deep breath.
“I-I really meant when I said I wanted us to be closer!” She hurriedly said.
“I know, just like we were back in the day-
“That’s not what I meant!” She yelled while grabbing my arm.
They were bright as pearls, her eyes. I couldn’t look away.
“She’s being serious about this…”
“Ken, I want for us to stop being just friends…
“I want… I want us to be something more.”
“Rei… I-
“Please, let me…” She won’t let me speak, I’ll respect that and won’t interrupt her anymore.
“I… I know you feel the same. And I also know that this is the last year and we’ll probably take different paths in life as I said to you earlier…
“But… But that won’t stop me!” She said while getting closer to me.
My heart was going crazy. And I was getting closer to her, too. Her face was blushed, her eyes were shining, and her scent was sweet. We were both looking straight into each other’s eyes, I reached her face with my hand and we both stayed like that for a second.
“Rei…” Words wouldn’t go out. I was overwhelmed by her beauty and feelings.
“Ken, I…” “…I really…” “…Since the first time we met… I’ve always-
She kissed me.
It was my first kiss. Time froze, I felt like she was the center of my universe. Her lips felt wet and sweet, probably because of the tea. We stayed like that for a few seconds, it was amazing.
Then we looked at each other, we couldn’t restrain ourselves anymore. There were many withheld feelings. I grabbed her by the waist, and she hung on my shoulders while she jumped over me.
We kissed passionately. I could feel her tong going inside my mouth, things were heating up, but I couldn’t get a hold on myself.
I had my back to the closet, and she was over my legs. She grabbed my head with her tinny hands. I reached her leg with my right hand and grabbed her firmly, while still holding her by her waist with my left.
“Hm!” She let out a cute moan. Maybe she got surprised by my initiative, but I can’t help it, I don’t want to stop. She was with her school uniform skirt, so I could feel her soft skin.
I started kissing her cheeks and then her ears-
“K-Ken…” She moaned.
I kept kissing her and then I went down to her neck and moved my hand up her leg. She drew away my face and started kissing me on my neck.
“H-Hey…” I muttered, all of this was new to me. I’ve never had a girl kissing my neck, I was getting nervous, but turned on. It was a mix of feelings.
“Y-You never finished… What you w-were saying…” I wanted to hear it.
She looked me in the eyes a little blushed.
“So, cute…”
“I love you.” She said, without any hesitation in her voice. She was pure determination.
“Do you feel the same?”
“Of course!” I affirmed.
“I want to hear you, Ken.” She said into my ear.
I took her face with both hands and looked her in the eyes.
“I love you too”
She hugged me tight.
“I want to stay like this forever…” She muttered cutely in my ear.
“But good things never last” I don’t know why that thought came to my mind… But then-
“W-What are you doing?” A sad voice said. I knew who it was from, I knew she would arrive eventually, but I couldn’t think clearly. I let Reika go and quickly stood up.
“Ai-chan…” I looked at her and tried to say something, but I couldn’t come up with the right words. I’ve always known what her feelings are, this is my fault.
She had watery eyes. She quickly turned and leave the room, without saying anything. I’m sure she understands that she can’t say nothing to me, I wasn’t doing anything bad.
But that’s what hurts the most. Seeing me with another girl, but knowing she can’t say anything to me, that feeling of helplessness it’s what hurts her the most.
“Ken, who is she?” Reika asked startled.
“I’m sorry Rei, I’ll explain all oh this later, I promise. But could you just wait for me here, please.”
“O-Okay, but I really want an explanation, I’m thinking a lot of possible explanations and I don’t like them…” She said in a very cute tone while pouting.
“It’s not like anything you could imagine. Rei… I love you, trust me on this at least.”
She blushed and looked away.
“I’ll wait you here…”
I leave my bedroom and run to Ai’s. I knocked.
“Ai, please open the door, I know you are in there.”
No response.
“Look, I want to talk to you, or hear whatever you want to say to me. I know you are hurt but talk to me, please…
No response. I guess I’ll have to do the talking.
“…I’ve knew it for a while… That you have feelings for me. The ones none sister should have for his big brother… But we aren’t related by blood, so don’t worry, it’s not weird.”
I made a pause in case she wanted to interrupt me, but she let me talk.
“I knew it, but I didn’t say no to them, nor yes. You deserved an answer, things shouldn’t have been this way. I didn’t want to hurt you, and I’m really sorry.”
“Don’t be.” She finally spoke.
“Ai, open the door, let me in.”
She unlocked the door.
“I’m going in-
She grabbed me and pushed me toward the door that was shutted behind me.
“Ai…” I muttered.
“Don’t talk! You idiot, if you knew how I felt how could you act like nothing every time I tried to be nice with you! Every time I attended you! Every time I cared about you!” She yelled without looking at me.
“I know-
“No! You don’t know, you idiot! Asshole! Shameless piece of sh-
I hugged her tight.
“Let me go!” She shouted while trying to break off my arms.
“I hate you! I hate you so much!” She said while her voice was breaking.
“I hate… I hate you but…
“…I still like you…” She broke in tears. This was really heartbreaking, even though I can’t correspond her feelings, in just one year she made herself a place in my heart.
“Ai… Look at me…” I raised her face and wiped her tears. They didn’t stop falling.
“I’m really sorry for not talking about this to you. I should have made things clear, so this wouldn’t happen. But I really care about you, it’s been only a year but you made yourself a special place in my heart, so looking you this sad really hurt me.” She calmed down a bit.
“Could you forgive me?”
“I know it’ll take a while for you to get over this, so I’m prepared to move to a friend’s house, so you can have your space and move on…”
“W-What?” She said clueless.
“I wouldn’t want that… And I’ve always been hiding these feelings with you here. Don’t say random stuff, are you dumb?” She said while pouting.
“I’m kidding.” I patted her head.
“It’s a good thing that you want me to stay though.” I smiled.
“So, who is she? Your girlfriend?” She doesn’t beat around the bush.
“Eh… No, but maybe she will…” I said a little insecure.
“Huh… Well, I won’t make it easy for her. As you said, I have a special place in your heart.” She smiled.
“I could really fell for that sweet smile of her.”
We stayed like that in silence for a while…
Then she looked at me.
“Okay, Onee-chan!”
“I think after my reaction there are a few things you should explain to your friend.”
“I will stay here in my room but why don’t you go for a walk to talk?” She said.
She probably wants to stay alone for a while, I should do as she said.
“I’ll know go speak with her, maybe we go to that park near school. Wait me for dinner!”
“Okay! I’ll make something good!” She said.
I don’t know how much time went through since I left Reika at my room, but it’s 10pm now. I went back to my room and saw Reika sitting on my bed.
“Rei, could we speak outside? I’ll explain all of it to you”
“Okay.”
We went down stairs and left the house. We had some time walking and we had already passed the school, so, I started...
“Look, I didn’t tell you because I was getting used to it yet. She is like my little sister, but non-blood-related, she is the daughter of the woman my dad remarried with.”
“We agreed to not talk in the school because people could spread weird rumors about us, and we thought that would be for the best. I was going to tell you about her today before she arrived home, but… I forgot.” I remembered what happened earlier and blushed a little.
She was looking forward without saying a word nor showing any emotion. That got me very nervous.
“But you must know that I meant what I said earlier. I had to talk with her because I really care about her and I knew she had feelings for me.”
“I had to explain it to her. But that was it. Please don’t be mad…
She stopped. I couldn’t see her face, she was looking down.
“Rei?...
She raised her head with a big, beautiful smile on her face.
“I’ve always loved you, Ken.”
“I believe you… And can’t help feeling a little bad for her…
“Maybe we should take this slowly, for things to calm down between you and your sister.”
“I thought the same.” I said relieved.
“Can I… Have a last kiss?” She said, blushed, while looking away.
I smiled.
“Only one.”
I reached her chin with my hand and raised her head, so I could look her right into the eyes. And then kissed her.
She smiled.
We walked back home.
It was a quiet autumn night. It was late, so no one was outside. We passed near a store I knew and then turned on a corner. We were near the school.
The wind blew sharply, and I felt a chill down my back.
“W-What the he-
I saw the light and couldn’t finish before the thunder. It was a lightning.
“Kya!” Reika shouted and grabbed my arm tight.
“Wow! That surprised me.” She said.
“It’s okay, we should get cover, it will start raining soon.” So, I said, but I remember seeing the clear sky minutes ago. We started walking to a store we had spotted a while ago to cover from the rain. I had a bad feeling, I don’t know why. The night wasn’t quiet anymore, it was screaming, and it was choking me. My legs felt heavier and the thunders wouldn’t stop, they were coming from near, they didn’t feel like coming from the sky.
I rushed my steps, I didn’t know what it was, but I was afraid. I was running from something.
“Ken! Ken! Look there!!” Rei screamed desperately.
“What?!” I was at my limit, too, but what we saw was impossible.
“What the hell is going on, Ken?!” She was hysterical. I was shocked.
There was an arm coming out of the ground, between lightnings and strong blizzards. We were running from it, but it appears that it followed us. It was a crack on the- No, it was more than that, like some sort of science-fiction portal
I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. We were both petrified.
“We should move! Why aren’t my feet moving?!”
The ground opened more while the thing was making its way up. It wasn’t a person as I thought, it was something, something we didn’t comprehend.
Voices came from there, I nearly was able to hear them.
“And in…. -f the Ancient ones, rise!... -o the…. -f a new world!”
“Ancient ones? New world? What’s this?!”
“Rei, we need to go right now.” I said to her while pulling her away from there.
She was devastated, this was too much for her. I had to take her away from there as soon as possible. Also, I didn’t know what that thing was, but I’m sure it’s dangerous.
We ran as fast as we could, we didn’t even think were to run, we just run. We turned in some corners hopping we could lose it, but-
“KEN! WATCH OU-
She couldn’t even finish, but I saw it, it was right in front of us. It was dark, but, even without any light, I could tell it wasn’t human and felt its murderous instinct. It lunged against us, my only reaction was to push Reika away.
“KEN!!”
The thing roared like the monsters on the movies…
“This piece of junk stabbed me.”
I touched my wound, it felt warm, the blood.
“Is this… how it will end for me…”
“KEN!! Are you alright Ken!!!”
“…Rei…”
“…I can’t…”
“I… cannot die here.”
“Not until I make sure she will be safe!”
“UHAAAHH” I took the sword out of my stomach. The monster was approaching Rei. I can’t let it hurt her!
“Hey, you piece of junk! Come here! I’m not finished yet!” It turns around and faces me. It roared so loud that I think it nearly broke my eardrum.
“Yes! Know you have to run, Rei.” I look at her trying to make her understand.
“Ken, what are you thinking of!? I won’t leave you here with that thing!”
“Damn it, Rei!” The thing is turning back against her again, it’s my chance.
I jumped with all my might and stab the beast on its back. It seems it worked. It’s screaming in pain. I take the sword off its back, and stab it again, and again, and again…
“Ken!! We must take you to a hospital! You are bleeding too much!” She said desperately.
“I have to stop your bleeding with something…” She started taking off my jacket and using it to try stop the hemorrhage.
“It’s useless”
“I’m dying.” Tears started falling from my eyes.
“Oh my god Ken! I’m calling an ambulance!” She was covered in my blood, typing the number on her cellphone.
I was in so much pain, my organs were pulverized.
“I guess,,, ,,,this is the end…” I babbled.
“Don’t say that! They are coming, I just called them.” She said while grabbing my head.
“HeHe, I don’t think I… …could survive… …till the hospital... I’m sorry Rei…”
“Ken, please don’t give up!” She was crying.
“I’m glad… …at least I… …could… …save you…”
“Yes, you did!” She cried.
“Finally… …we managed to… …be honest with our… …ourselves and… …this happens… ha…” I laughed.
“How could you make jokes at this moment.” She replied now a little bit calmed down, accepting the probable end.
“Take… ,,,care of,,, ,,,Ai…” Everything got numb and I stopped hearing Reika’s voice, I stopped hearing at all…
“I hope she heard it”
“I’m happy it was me and not her.”
“I’m sure she…”
“She?... She, who?”
“I can’t see anything”
“Where am I?”
“It’s all dark, but it doesn’t hurt anymore”
“I… don’t feel anything at all…”
“…I…”
“…”