Venom (Tsuzuku X Koichi)

Chapter 4 - Darkness

Panic set among the crowd as the emergency lights lit up and people pushed their way through one another trying to get out.

Tsuzuku grabbed the mic and tried to tell everyone to remain calm as they exited. No one listened. Maybe they could feel the panic radiating off from us.

Meto clung to MiA as if his life depended on it and he tried to calmed down the silent boy. If there was a chance for that guy to talk, it was long gone now.

Next we decided to make sure that everyone had gotten out safely and apologize for the inconvenience caused. The whole thing was ruined and that was something we all knew by now. A second mishap, bigger than the last. I feared if there was to be more, how much worse could they get.

Tsuzuku sat on the steps of the stage exit as our manager was trying to sort out how exactly things had gone wrong.

"Who could do this to us?" He muttered angrily to himself though we also heard his words.

"I don't know but sooner or later we will find out." I said comforting him.

Time passed and it seemed like there wasn't a single clue of who could have done this left behind. We had come to the conclusion that sitting around wasn't doing us any good so we hit the road again. On our tour bus, we all sat silently too lost in our own thoughts to speak.

I could hear this dripping noise from somewhere and it was driving me crazy. Drip... drip... drip. Every three seconds. I sighed getting up and looked around, no not signed of anything to make that sound. Had I lost my strength to hold my mind together, I wondered.

We soon hit the highway and it wouldn't be long before arrived at our next hotel until our next concert. No one spoke and silence became deadly to me. I lean my head against Tsuzuku's shoulder, seeking comfort from the best person I could get it from. He smiled down at me, it was a sad smile. His face full of worry like I had never seen before.

The sky changed color has darkness of the night sky set on us. Yet we were all awake by the time we got to the hotel. It was like we were seeing the world from Meto-Chan's eyes. I looked over at him as we entered our room minutes after arriving. He seemed tired but yet awake with what could be fear.

We all found the room easily enough and after putting belongs aside we collapsed with tiredness, each on our own beds. I looked around to see that MiA had just fallen asleep. Meto was more or less like him, curled up on the bed holding his teddy bear close to him.

Then there was Tsuzuku who was trying to fight against the sleep just like myself. I could see that his eyes would drift shut only for him to bring himself awake again a moment later.

"Get some rest. We are safe here." I whispered looking up at him.

He nodded and pulled me close to him before drifting back off to sleep. It was then I understood that he was more worried about me than himself. I sighed with a small smile as I looked down at him. Seems like I would have to rest my eyes next him now and so that's what I did.

I woke up darkness in the middle of the night, to the sound someone rattling the door handle. Are they trying to get in?! I looked around to see my band mates still asleep. I don't want to wake them up, I don't want to make then panic. Maybe it's just my imagination if they didn't heard it. The sound of footsteps came closer, in my mind or in real I couldn't tell anymore.

I stayed close to Tsuzuku- Kun trying to make myself feel safe, as I could feel my heart beat a tiny bit faster.

Then the footsteps faded but there it was again; that dripping sound I had heard earlier. Only louder this time.

Meto shifted in his sleep dropping his favorite toy to the floor. The dripping faded as my mind began to spin. I laid down trying to steady myself. What had gotten to me to make me feel like this?! I tried to fight the urge of weakness that came over me but I couldn't.

Footsteps got louder again, this time I was beyond panicked. I was just about to shake Tsuzuku awake but my limbs gave away and all I was left was is... more darkness.