Bloody Lips

Sudden

It was the normal day at school. Nothing out of the ordinary has happened all through out the day, thankfully. After finishing my last subject, I breathed a sigh of relief. I can actually focus more on my schoolwork now, considering that I quitted my job. Also, things between me and Reita are starting to get better. Having him around wasn't a nuisance anymore. I hoped the day would progress on as usual, but it was as if fate itself didn't let a day pass without anything unexpected.

"Oh my god."

I turned to my left, to see my classmate, Suzumi. Shock and horror was seen on her face. The entire corridor of students seemed to bear the same expression. I wonder why. That's when I saw it. On her hand was the card. The heavy black paper, the silver Heart Sutra... and faint traces of blood. Suzumi gasped in shock. I felt my blood boil under my skin. My head started pounding. In a second, I was running. I ran through the corridors and blazed past students. I hurriedly went up the stairs. I didn't care that I was panting, or if I looked rude to other students. Only one group was responsible of giving the card to the students, and I knew who. I opened the door to the rooftop, where all of them would be hanging out. My eyes immediately spotted the blonde I was looking for. "Reita!" I called to him. Sure enough, he turned to me. I pushed him back by the shoulders, and his water bottled crashed to the floor. "Why?" I asked, too infuriated to ask a coherent question. "What?" was all he replied. I got impatient. "Why did you give her the card?" I demanded. He looked confusingly at Kai before answering. "I knew nothing about it!" he defended, his hands raised in the air in surrender. "Honestly! The last time we gave a card out was when you got it." he added. They all looked confused now. "Who makes those cards?" I asked. "I do." Kai said. "I write the Sutra myself. Who got the card?" "Suzumi." They all gave each other nervous looks. "We haven't given out any card to any student ever since you recieved it, Aki." Kai said. "Honestly." I was thrown slightly aback at his words. "Aki-chan..." Reita whispered as he reluctantly stepped towards me. I stepped back, and I could see the hurt in his eyes. "I'm just--- give me a moment." I almost whispered before I started sprinting. I ran down the stairs and to the nearest bathroom. I locked myself in a cubicle and sat on the floor. My hands were trembling, and I was panting. If ShiFu didn't give the card... then who did? It was impossible to replicate it perfectly. Whoever did that was insane.

Maybe much more insane than I thought.

xXx---[♥]---xXx

"This is crazy." Mao said as he approached our lunch table. Things have calmed down between me and ShiFu, but the insane part was just beginning. "How many?" Miyavi asked. "Five." I gasped softly. Students were disppearing mysteriously in the school, and we have no idea why or how. We couldn't piece it together. The students range from honor students to almost dropouts, different interests and even gender couldn't link it together. It was random selection, for sure. Nothing tied it together, except for the fact that they all study in our school. My hand curled into a ball on my lap. We have to stop it somehow. Mao leaned closer to us and whispered. "Blood all over the abandoned locker rooms." Reita's crimson eyes flashed to Kai. "Nobody goes there anymore. Right?" Kai asked. All of them nodded. Aoi sighed in frustration. No matter how hard he tried, this was one problem he couldn't reason with. My heard accelerated. "Shh. Don't worry." Reita whispered in my ear. I couldn't get rid of this feeling. That nagging feeling that...

...I'm next.