Into The Rose Garden (Seidou x Kanae/Karren)

Chapter Ninety-one - Devil

The night falls, the air outdoors is crisp and silent with the occasional breeze. Like that of a gentle hum. Moonlight shines through, at times recovered by clouds.

Seidou laid his head onto his pillow, taking a breather. Deep and heavy, he went to sleep almost instantly. However, what he didn't know, was that...he wasn't asleep, but he wasn't awake either. 

Something had taken over his body as he himself was asleep.

Like a possessed doll, wandering for an owner to torment. Now Seidou on the inside, was completely out, fully asleep within his inner workings. Couldn't feel a thing. "F i n a l l y..." 'He' had spoken as he had climbed out of the bed, with a frightened looking Donut keeping her sights on 'him', whimpering. "Smart dog..." 'He' then clumsily stumbled out of the bedroom, tripping over his own feet as his body swayed. "Whoop~!" Giggling softly as he nearly tripped again, grabbing onto the nearest railing.

"Ma-an, I am completely out of it!" The male joked, knees shaking as he begun to take it one step at a time. "Like a goddamn baby dear, or was it called fawn? I don't give a shit anyway..." He whispered to himself.

With each heavy step down the stairs, scoffing to himself. "How does Seidou make it look so-?" Finally, he tripped in the middle of getting the hang of things. He groans, face planted into the marbled floor.

He perseveres, getting up and continuing to walk towards the door. As he was to open it, he heard a faint sound. "S-Seidou...why are you up so late...?" The black-haired female had asked. "Uh...and who were you again...?" The female scoffed softly, slightly stunned by this response. 

"Seidou, it's me... Matsumae." "Ah yes, the lizard lady Seidou wanted to 'slay'." She raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me?" 'Seidou' cleared his throat. "Something about sports. Anyway, I couldn't sleep, so I think I should go out for a midnight walk." 

Matsumae walked closer. "But Seidou. it's so late..." To that, 'he' gave a glare. "I said...'I'm going for a walk', how clear do I have to make myself be?" Matsumae wore a puzzled expression, eyes stuck to the somewhat threatening male. Something about it make her feel...unsafe and recall unwanted memories. "V-Very well, just...get home safely..."

Without saying anything more, 'Seidou' just left the doors. Matsumae felt frozen, and she could not figure out why.

He walked bit by bit, quickening his pace as he was then starting the functions of this basic movement. Eventually within the night, he danced across the streets, grabbing onto a few lampposts and using them to add into his acquired movements.

He was to live this night, and not even Seidou will stop him. "Time to finally play~!"

Sunrise comes along, causing Seidou's eyes to flutter open as the sunbeam made it to his eyes. Sitting up slowing and carefully, he stretches with his eyes back to being shut. Taking in all of that glow.

Only to quickly feel something...wet, slimy and cold. Quickly reopening his eyes, he is met with with his hands and clothes just covered in mud and...blood? 

"W-What the hell?" Seidou was looking all over himself, feeling his clothes and smelling the blood. Strangely, it didn't at all smell that fresh, though perhaps that was the mud fogging up his sense of smell... Donut looked up at her owner from below the bed, confused. As he tried and tried to process and think over what has been happening, a loud knock is heard, causing Seidou to leap and yelp. Swiftly removing his blankets and sheets, he fumbles around the room as he looked for some sort of towel. 

"I-In a minute!" "Seidou, it's just me, Matsumae. Kanae and the others are ready for some breakfast, and we're waiting on-!" Seidou held his stomach, as it had begun to cramp up. "I-I'm not very hungry, really I'm not. I need to take a shower, so you guys don't have to wait on me!"