Chained In The Past || OHSHC Fanfic [Sequel]

Gone

Haruhi's View

I gasped loudly, realization hitting me in the face like a brick was thrown at me. We had just accepted and made a deal with a convict and rapist. We knew him too well. He fooled us once and now he's managed to fool us once again. We're doomed.

"W-Why are you here?" I managed to sputter out.

He smirked even wider and titled his head to the side, clapping his hands together. "Why else would I be here? I'm here for what belongs to me of course. Come on now, hand her over to me. There's no need to hide her. Make this easier for yourselves." He stated, a gleam of evil and anticipation flashing through his eyes.

I clicked my tongue and backed away. I was really starting to question myself for being so stupid, so naive! It was my idea to accept him despite not knowing his name or anything about him. I could feel the rest Host Club tense up and shudder. He was asking for her. She hasn't been here for a year now though...and from what I've heard. She's dead. Shot and killed by an officer who saw her as a threat.

Dai scowled at our behavior and glared at us, particularly keeping his eye on me. "What are you all waiting for?" He asked with attitude, "Give her to me you fucking idiots! NOW!"

That was when someone spoke up.

"She's not here anymore."

My eyes widened slightly upon hearing Kaoru respond. He didn't like talking about her much, he would break out in tears if he did. Well, that's what usually happened.

Dai rose an eyebrow, seeming to get angrier by this. "What do you mean 'not here anymore'? Did you bastards know who I was after all and you sent her away?!" He shouted.

I shook my head, "We didn't do that. What he means is that--" I started, only to have Dai walk up to me and wrap his hand around my throat. I coughed and sputtered as his grip only got stronger by the second.

He glared at me with all his might, "Where is she you bitch?! You were close to her, weren't you?!" He roared.

My heart felt like it was stabbed at this. You were close to her, weren't you?! Now that I think about, I was. Tomoyo was my first friend at this wretched school and I was hers. Somewhere during the time we spent together, our friendship crumbled apart.

My eyes widened even more. When she killed Iada. That's when I- no, everyone backed away from her. I betrayed her... We abandoned her.

Tears brimmed my eyes and I shook my head back and forth slowly seeing that I was being choked, "I-I... S-She's g-gone..." I choked out.

He squeezed ever harder, "Then tell me where she is!" He ordered.

The tears building up in the corner of my eyes made their way down my face, "D-Dead... S-She's d-d-dead!" I choked out a bit louder.

He froze and immediately let go of me at this. I fell to the ground and held my neck, taking deep, ragged breaths. Renge rushed over to me and dragged me away from Dai, my breathing slowly starting to get better. But the tears wouldn't stop falling. I had just now realized how horrible of a person I was for abandoning Tomoyo like that.

I deserved to rot.

I shouldn't be here now.

She should.

"Tomoyo..." I sobbed quietly.

Somehow the Host Club and Dai managed to hear my ghostly whisper. The Host Club reacted as they usually would, they stood still and glared at the floor. But Dai on the other hand, he had a completely different reaction than I thought he would. I was shocked.

Dai still had his hand in the air, in the same position as when he was choking me. He basically was choking the air if you could even do that. But that's not what caught my eye.

The tears and sadness in his eyes did.

"Y-You're telling m-me she's d-dead?" He asked, glancing down at me.

Renge nodded and I spoke up, "Y-Yes." I stated, coughing afterwards.

Renge glared at me and told me not to speak anymore. I sighed and nodded nonetheless. I could care less if I talked or not. As long as I can find out the reason Dai, a rapist, would cry over his own victims life.

"Fuck! F-Fuck!" He yelled, tugging at his hair roughly. "W-Why?! Why her...?"

Kaoru walked past me, earning a remark from his brother to come back. Kaoru ignored his brother's order and walked right in front of Dai.

"Why do you even care? Didn't you only like her for her body?!" He spat out angrily.

Dai glanced up at Kaoru and snarled, "Oh its you. Little lover boy." He retorted, glaring at Kaoru in absolute disgust. "What happened to Tomoyo? Hm? I thought she was your girlfriend!"

Kaoru shut his mouth and frowned. "She was." He stated.

Dai smirked, you could tell he wasn't very happy. He was sad.

"Was? What happened to her then? You guys break up?" He replied, getting close to Kaoru till they were face to face. He placed his hand on his cheek and laughed, bending over while doing so.

We all tensed up.

He stood up and put on a stoic expression, "You're fucking useless." He spat out.

Kaoru clenched his fists together, "Shut up." He growled out.

Dai shook his head, "You couldn't even protect her." He added

Kaoru shook his head and covered his ears, "Shut up! Leave me alone, I tried my best to help her!" He yelled.

"You're a worthless piece of shit who couldn't even one girl."

"You don't deserve her love."

"You let her down."

"You killed her."

~*~

Dai smirked down at Kaoru's fallen figure. While the auburn-haired boy cried in his arms, Dai couldn't help but let Haruhi's words eat his hope away.

D-Dead... S-She's d-d-dead!

Those words not only echoed in his mind, but in everyone else's. The truth hurt, but it was meant to be acknowledged.

She was gone.