"Over the Edge of the Cliff"
by: Crimson Night
Disclaimer: Don't own them.
He looked at the scenes in the streets below the building on which his stood. He had gotten used to just watching from afar. "My beautiful one he whispered, reaching out his hand for something that wasn't there. Moving again, he must not loose sight of his beloved one. The one he had created had shattered him by leaving. He now could only watch until the time was right for him to make his move. And make his move he would, very soon. He would have his wonderful creation back. How much he wished he could go down and collect his lover now. But he couldn't. Not just yet. He sighed, an unnecessary thing for him to do. He didn't need to breathe. He realized the habit and stopped it. Unless, of course, he mingle with those pathetic humans. They were just food to him. Seeing that beautiful creature move like them and practically befriend them was making him crazy. As if he wasn't already going crazy over....
He had to stop these thoughts. He was going to get angry and ruin everything. Things would be as they were before. When they were happy together. Before they were torn apart because of his on foolishness. "My love, I will see you soon." He turned and was gone within the second.
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My love, I will see you soon. "Cain?" Shido stopped and looked up at the building across the street. Nothing was there. Shido had been hearing Cain's voice in his head for weeks now. "Mr. Shido? Are you okay?" He looked to the brown headed girl standing next to him and gave her a smile. She returned it and they continued. The night sky was filled with stars, the streets were crowded, and Rihoe was bursting in conversation.
"So what about Yayoi? Do you think she'll like these? I mean, she always acts like she loves the gifts but I can never be sure. So," She trailed off, noticing Shido's uncanny silence. "Are you sure you're okay?" He didn't look at her. He couldn't. He found it hard to find an answer. "I need to eat." It was the only thing he could say. "If that's all you could've just said so." Shido looked and saw that she was leading him to an alley dark enough to hide anything that needed to be hidden. She pulled a knife from her pocket and lifted it to her throat. She slid the sharp metal across her shoulder and moved closer to Shido. He drank only a small amount before retreating and letting the wound heal itself.
"Better?" He took a moment before answering. "Yes, quite. Thank you."
"Welcome." She grabbed his arm and they left the alley. Rihoe had to stop by the store and get some coffee before they went back to the apartment. He smiled watching her think about which coffee would be best. She worried so much about keeping coffee when nobody drunk it.
After buying coffee. Shido and Rihoe walked the next two blocks home. Rihoe would get another lecture from Guni about buying coffee and wasting money. But really she wanted to talk to Yayoi. She was concerned about Shido. Something wasn't right. Nothing had really been right in a while. Shido had changed after their last few encounters with Cain. She didn't like to say his name. It was like poison on the tip of her tongue. She was grateful to Cain for one thing. She was grateful that Cain had attempted to kill her when she was human. If he hadn't, she wouldn't be with Shido and Yayoi. She'd be with her parents. Dead.
Yayoi shot through the door some thirty minutes after they had arrived. Luckily, for Rihoe, in the middle of Guni's dreaded lecture. "So Guni's giving you a lecture about the coffee again huh." Yayoi smiled at the two and let her eyes roam the room. "Where's Shido?"
"Right here." Shido entered the door with a nicely wrapped package in his arms. "Happy Birthday." The three of them said but then froze at the glare Yayoi was giving them. The glare faded and she graciously accepted the gift from Shido. The gift was a purple silk dress she mentioned buying some four months ago and never got around to it.
After thanking everyone and returning the dress to the box she turned to Shido, her face expressing a serious look. "We have a problem. There has been lots of murders in the city lately. Not normal one's either. All the bodies completely drained of blood. I know it couldn't be you or Rihoe. That leaves hardly any suspects and I'd hate to think..," She didn't have to finish the sentence. The look on Shido's face said that he understood.
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Cain smiled as he stood in front of Shido's apartment building. "The time has come, Tatsuhiko Shido, for you to come back to me."
Disclaimer: Don't own them.
He looked at the scenes in the streets below the building on which his stood. He had gotten used to just watching from afar. "My beautiful one he whispered, reaching out his hand for something that wasn't there. Moving again, he must not loose sight of his beloved one. The one he had created had shattered him by leaving. He now could only watch until the time was right for him to make his move. And make his move he would, very soon. He would have his wonderful creation back. How much he wished he could go down and collect his lover now. But he couldn't. Not just yet. He sighed, an unnecessary thing for him to do. He didn't need to breathe. He realized the habit and stopped it. Unless, of course, he mingle with those pathetic humans. They were just food to him. Seeing that beautiful creature move like them and practically befriend them was making him crazy. As if he wasn't already going crazy over....
He had to stop these thoughts. He was going to get angry and ruin everything. Things would be as they were before. When they were happy together. Before they were torn apart because of his on foolishness. "My love, I will see you soon." He turned and was gone within the second.
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My love, I will see you soon. "Cain?" Shido stopped and looked up at the building across the street. Nothing was there. Shido had been hearing Cain's voice in his head for weeks now. "Mr. Shido? Are you okay?" He looked to the brown headed girl standing next to him and gave her a smile. She returned it and they continued. The night sky was filled with stars, the streets were crowded, and Rihoe was bursting in conversation.
"So what about Yayoi? Do you think she'll like these? I mean, she always acts like she loves the gifts but I can never be sure. So," She trailed off, noticing Shido's uncanny silence. "Are you sure you're okay?" He didn't look at her. He couldn't. He found it hard to find an answer. "I need to eat." It was the only thing he could say. "If that's all you could've just said so." Shido looked and saw that she was leading him to an alley dark enough to hide anything that needed to be hidden. She pulled a knife from her pocket and lifted it to her throat. She slid the sharp metal across her shoulder and moved closer to Shido. He drank only a small amount before retreating and letting the wound heal itself.
"Better?" He took a moment before answering. "Yes, quite. Thank you."
"Welcome." She grabbed his arm and they left the alley. Rihoe had to stop by the store and get some coffee before they went back to the apartment. He smiled watching her think about which coffee would be best. She worried so much about keeping coffee when nobody drunk it.
After buying coffee. Shido and Rihoe walked the next two blocks home. Rihoe would get another lecture from Guni about buying coffee and wasting money. But really she wanted to talk to Yayoi. She was concerned about Shido. Something wasn't right. Nothing had really been right in a while. Shido had changed after their last few encounters with Cain. She didn't like to say his name. It was like poison on the tip of her tongue. She was grateful to Cain for one thing. She was grateful that Cain had attempted to kill her when she was human. If he hadn't, she wouldn't be with Shido and Yayoi. She'd be with her parents. Dead.
Yayoi shot through the door some thirty minutes after they had arrived. Luckily, for Rihoe, in the middle of Guni's dreaded lecture. "So Guni's giving you a lecture about the coffee again huh." Yayoi smiled at the two and let her eyes roam the room. "Where's Shido?"
"Right here." Shido entered the door with a nicely wrapped package in his arms. "Happy Birthday." The three of them said but then froze at the glare Yayoi was giving them. The glare faded and she graciously accepted the gift from Shido. The gift was a purple silk dress she mentioned buying some four months ago and never got around to it.
After thanking everyone and returning the dress to the box she turned to Shido, her face expressing a serious look. "We have a problem. There has been lots of murders in the city lately. Not normal one's either. All the bodies completely drained of blood. I know it couldn't be you or Rihoe. That leaves hardly any suspects and I'd hate to think..," She didn't have to finish the sentence. The look on Shido's face said that he understood.
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Cain smiled as he stood in front of Shido's apartment building. "The time has come, Tatsuhiko Shido, for you to come back to me."