ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 13: ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ

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Kanae feels herself wake up, coughing. She whips her head around the room, but it's to dark to see. Besides, even if it was light, she was coughing uncontrollably, so she couldn't focus on anything.

She was barley breathing now, taking only small gasps between coughs. And as she felt her mind go hazy, she coughed one last time, and completely stopped. She ran to her restroom, and slammed the door shut.

She felt around for the light switch, and found it. Light blinded her for a minute, but she quickly recovered and looked into the mirror. She didn't look at, or even notice her clothes, her hair, or even her facial features.

All she focused on was the blood still slightly dripping out of her mouth. She whipped it away, wondering how on Earth she ended up here. How she ended up here. Everything, plan and words of yesterday morning came back. But, nothing seemed happened after she hugged Sanemi.   

Everything went black if she tried to conjure the memories after. She quickly walked out of the bathroom after wiping the blood with a towel. She went to her door, and tried to open it, but with no success. 

She backed up after realizing it's been locked from the outside, so there was no point in trying. She slumped into her bed, trying to look for signs of  a way to escape. Suddenly, a memory came back.

She was running hand-in-hand with Sanemi.

In a field.

Weird, she thinks, closing her eyes and easing  her nerves, trying to let the memory full show itself. But, she coughed blood. Kanae at first freaked out, stopping the memory and shaking her head, before realizing it wasn't actually happening.

To know the memory, she had to let it in. Which means she had to hear and feel it in her mind. She nodded with determination, and closed them once again.

She coughed up blood, a lot of it. So much, Sanemi noticed and turned back. His eyes widened with horror and his face contorted with fear. He caught her before she fell. But before he could continue, a figure caught up and pinned him to the ground.

Kanae laid on the floor, limbs and hair sprawled out, eyes half open. She couldn't make out the figure in the moment, but seeing him now, it made her blood boil.

Takahashi.

"You know," he says, placing his hands and Sanemi's throat but not squeezing, "I could kill you right now," he purrs.

Dark.

Everything goes black, and Kanae can't remember what happens next. She's completely up now, hoping Sanemi is there, still alive and unharmed. She's going to get him, but how?

Her memories were cloudy, but close, and would soon return.

No door to open.

As she grumbles, she looks at the window. But, more specifically, a locked window. She holds her head, whining. Trying to clear her head, she gets up, but only to step on something and fall down.

Blowing her hair out of her face with a blank expression, she holds up a heel. "Great" she mumbles, gripping her bed sheets. Suddenly, an idea pops up.

:・゚✧:・.☽˚。・゚✧:・.::・゚✧:・.☽˚。・゚✧:・.::・゚✧:・.☽˚。・゚

Copying something you read from a book, a fiction book while we're at it, is not exactly something good to do. Specifically break a window with a heel, and climb down using bed-sheets. 

As hurried down, and finally touched the ground, careful not to step on any glass. She ran off, not looking back. She didn't see the figure come out of her room and use the same method to get out. She didn't notice one bit, and it was for, perhaps, the better.

As she ran off to Masachika's house, passing through the town square, she had another memory, only this time, it was complete.

"So, you want to play my little game?" Kitsune asks, holding his hand up, ready for a fight. Surprisingly, Sanemi doesn't. "Yes, just don't hurt her." he whispers without a fight, only giving her a short glance.

Takahashi smiles.

Kanae notices she's approaching the house, and continues faster, until she reaches the door. She frantically knocks, until she goes back to her memories.

"I gave your little whore poisen. Well, Suzuki did. So she won't remember anything for at least 30 minutes after she wakes up, which will be enough time" he says, smiling.

"If she comes to your house, I win and get to kill one of you, If she doesn't come, I'll back off and confess my crimes to the police."

Kanae cut them off, realizing what she's done.

"Oh wow, have you finally remembered, Kocho?" a voice asks from behind.

Kanae turns, to see Sanemi at gunpoint, Takahashi the holder. Kanae starts to shake uncontrollably. Takahashi smiles, digging the gun deeper into his head, causing Sanemi to tilt the the left.

"You know, I'm not decisive. I couldn't even pick a wife until I met you. How about you decide?" he asks, smiling even wider. "You, or him?" he asks coldly.

Seeing Sanemi's scared look, Kanae knows it completely now.

She messed up.

:・゚✧:・.☽˚。・゚✧:・.::・゚✧:・.☽˚。・゚✧:・.::・゚✧:・.☽˚。・゚

W/C :: 844 

AUGHHH! Sorry for not updating for awhile. But I will say, TYSM for getting me to #1 in Sanekana! See you next chapter <33

Love,

--Flower-Pillar--

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