Chem Lab

Chapter Twenty: Grief

Once again, Shockbolt made a staircase appear and everyone ran up the stairs towards the screams of their loved ones. Each step, echoing the last as they went as fast as they could to the outside.

This time it was Kenho who made it outside first, the rest of them following. The wind whipping them in face mixed with the screams and shouts had them realize once again...

As barbaric as it all was, murdering your classmates... this was actually happening.

And it was brutal.

"Where-where's my nephew!" Kikuji's aunt cried out.

"Give me back my son!" Masahira's father screamed in anguish.

"Well since you've asked so nicely..."

Just as before, Shockbolt sent forth Masahira and Kikuji's dead bodies over the fence and onto the other side.

"No, my sweet baby boy... Come back to us..." the aunt ran up to Kikuji's lifeless corpse.

"You... who do you think you are, killing our children!" Masahira's dad screamed out.

"Well I am Shockbolt, the headmaster of this lovely Academy! So deal with it!"

With a scream of anger and fear everyone went nuts. People were pounding on the fence only to fly back when it lit up. Policemen shooting bullets at the creature, making the remaining students duck for cover.

"Suga!"

"My baby!"

"Give them back!"

"Kenho!"

"Ames, honey!"

"Big sis!"

That last voice had Masane picking her head up. She saw her mother struggling to keep a hold on Yoshikawa who was reaching for his sister.

Masane didn't even realize she was crying until she felt her cheeks dampen. Why was this happening?

"Yoshi, get away from this place! I will not tell you again!"

"But sis!"

"No! That is an order little man! Do not come here! Let me protect you dammit!"

"That's not your job!"

Crying heavily she screamed "IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND I REFUSE TO FAIL NOW! GO HOME!"

"GO HOME! Please..."

"I won't let you be hurt cause of me, bubba..."

Yoshikawa had trails of tears falling down his face, with a red nose and a wobbly lip.

"Ok sissy... I love you."

Smiling weakly, she nodded. "I love you too bubba."

Masane watched as Kiu picked Yoshikawa up and placed him in the car, locking it, and walking towards her.

"Hi mom..."

Sniffling, Kiu responded, "Hey baby. We miss you."

"I miss you guys too... is he ok?"

"Honestly no, he needs his sister but... that's not really possible right now is it?"

"I'm failing him..." Masane let her head drop.

"No, if anything I am." Kiu admitted. "I should have protected you both better. I'm so sorry, Masane. I'm so sorry to both of my children."

Masane chuckled. "Heh, I ain't dead yet. Don't look so glum, it makes you have wrinkles."