the oc rambles of arrow [assorted short stories]

ren short story

pov - ren in the first person

setting - the graveyard near the school they all attend around 2 in the morning

character context at the bottom of the page

Running through the fresh grass, I can feel my boots get all squeaky. My shovel is dragging and I love how it feels against the grass. Walking up to a grave, I read the name. 

 "Ah.. 'ey, guys? Do we know who 'Viktor Oba' is?" Pausing, I thought about it for a bit. Always gotta make sure that someone isn't someone we know, y'know? 

 "Hm? Oh, I don't think we know that one, Ren. Have at." Cassandra reassured. Sick. 

 Digging in through the tough dirt, it took a while to reach the bottom. A coffin, a regular, plain coffin. Using the shovel to pry it open, a smaller decayed body lay inside of the casket. Black hair, frail build. No jewels, just a small box within it. I took it, opening it open and waiting for diamonds. Tatsuhiro.. the Elite Boxing Champion with whoever this man was. 

 I- I know who this man is- actually. This is his brother, he died last year. The whole school found out about it. 

 I think I'm gonna be sick. 

 "C--Cass! It's Tatsuhiro's brother!" I called out, stumbling back. I put the photo back in the case and put it back, hearing Cassandra run over. 

 "Oh-- oh shit! Oh fuck!" Cassie ran over, staring down at the body. "It- it really is! Ren, put him back in! That's not right!" She ushered. 

 Quickly, I closed the casket. It slammed hard, too hard. A light turned on nearby, security.

 "CODE FUCKIN' RED, GUYS!" I yelled. From their respective ground, Daichi and Aikiko scrammed towards the exit. Me and Cassandra raced towards that fucking exit. We haven't had a code red in ages, it's all my fault. I fucking found that guy's dead brother and now we're running for it. 

Ohh fuck I didn't even cover it up. The security guard is yelling, waving his flashlight. He's after us, talking on some walkie-talkie. 

 "We've got some fuckin' hooligans down digging graves! Four teens, I need backup!" I heard him shriek, knowing this won't be the only fucker to deal with tonight.

 "CLIMB UP!" Daichi yelled, alerting us behind him. Daichi climbs up, Aikiko climbs up. Up and over, up and over. Cassandra makes it to the top and reaches down. 

Going to the fence, I grabbed onto the first loose brick and hoisted myself up. Second, third, I can see the other side. 

 "Come on, Ren!" Cassandra pleads. 

 "I'm on my fuckin' way!" I alert, grabbing the last brick to get me over that gate.

 I didn't grab it. 

I swung- but nothing happened. 

 I felt myself fall, losing vision in one of my eyes. I hit the ground, hard. 

The ground was wet and the cold dew soaked into my jacket and tank top. My whole body is burning. 

 "GAH-- HE FELL! DAICHI! DAICHI, HE FELL!" Cassandra screamed. 

 From the other side of the fence, I could hear Daichi scramble to get to me before the guard did. But he wasn't fast enough, the guard grabbed me by the wrist to keep me there if I tried to get up and watched Daichi climb down. 

 "Dude-- let him go!" Daichi plead with the guard, "Please-- please sir!" Cassandra joined in, but she sounded a bit further. 

 "You're both getting in trouble for a long time." He warned. I could hear the smile in his voice, the sickening joy of catching me. 

I can't even move. I feel super dazed, my head is pounding and my face is burning. My eye is clenched shut and I wouldn't be able to run for myself if I tried. 

 A bang, a hollow bang. 

The sound only associated with a skull being smacked to the ground. The thud of the body, the security guard was hit. 

"Fuck- fuck! God damn it, Ren! Why did you have to fuck up so badly!" Daichi stammered, lifting me up. It was almost effortless. Was it the adrenaline or was Daichi always this strong? 

 "The gate's open!" Aikiko clamored. 

 "Let's go, hurry! Please!" Cassandra begs us, holding up a thumbs up to her. 

 I.. feel tired. Soggy. Cold. Burning. I'll sleep it off.. I'm sure Daichi won't mind. He's got me. 

I'll be up soon.

//maybe ill write something about ren waking up

//ren, aikiko, cassandra, and daichi are all friends who make up for a small gang of graverobbers. it's all just for money, pawning off jewels and sorts. cassandra doesn't need the money, doesn't like to dig up bodies, she just wants to help her friends and make sure everyone is safe. pawning these off is daichi and ren's main source of income while they search for jobs. ren is tall, around 6'1 with a pink mohawk and wearing a blue denim jacket and tank top. i draw! soo if you ever wanna see designs of any of my ocs just say :D

daichi is the most aggressive, while cassandra is the most tame. due to cassandra's sweet looking appearance, she can get the gang out of trouble if they plan accordingly. 

ren comes from an ab/sive family in which he ran away from, now living with cassandra. he has a little sister that he took with him, named rose, who lives with her best friend estelle. ren has a boyfriend named metzo who's a popular pianist.

cassandra has a big family in which she loves very much, she moved out to live on her own with ren with the help of her parents, yua and bonnie! she runs a bakery from inside her home and delivers baked goods out to people. she has a crush on a popular streamer she's interacted w/ a few times

aikiko has a single mother and still lives with her, he also is one of two to have a job. he works as a pizza delivery guy. aikiko is polyamorous and has many partners, none of which are in the graverobbing crew

daichi lives alone in an apartment and is rarely seen actually in the apartment. he scrapes up money from whatever and tries to have fun in life despite his situation. though, he considers himself lucky, because he knows he has friends that would help if he really needed it.