Part Five

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When Rain came to this time, he was in a dark room. The room was pretty spacious. In one of the corners was a cot with a thin blanket on it, along with a small worn down pillow. There was a sink and a toilet on the other side of the room. He noticed there was no mirror. Figures. He stood up and walked around a bit. He noticed the whole room seemed to be padded. Taking a closer look, he saw that the padding was old and torn in places. As he was walking around, he found a big metal door. He walked towards it and touched the cool metal. It felt good against his skin as he leaned up against it. Then everything went dark once again. He woke up falling to the ground, as the metal door swung open. He squinted his eyes as blinding light filled his vision. He felt hands wrap around his arms and lift him up. As the hands got him standing, they led him down a narrow hallway. After a couple minutes of staggering down the hallway, they reached a door. The door was different from the one that Rain was confined with. This door was wooden, and painted red. It also had a glass window on it that had the word "Director" in big black letters written on it. By now Rain's vision was clear, and he could see the two men holding him. They were big guys and they wore black t-shirts with an insignia that he did not recognize. One of the men opened the door and as they walked Rain in, he saw an older man sitting behind a desk. As Rain examined the desk, he noticed a little bronze plate. He looked closer and saw that the words, "Mr. Bennett" were printed boldly on the plate. His examination of the desk was cut short, as he was forced into a chair by the men. He sat there and stared at the older man. As Rain's gaze met with the man's eyes, he noticed that he was also examining him as well. Rain quickly looked away. After what seemed like an eternity of just sitting there in silence, the man started talking. "Do you know where you are right now, boy?" Rain looked at him and just stared for awhile before responding with a quiet, "No... Where am I?" The director let out a deep, almost sinister laugh, and stood up. "Well you see," He started as he walked towards Rain and placed a hand on his shoulder, "You've gone and found yourself a spot in my hospital." Rain looked surprised and thought for a second. "Am... Am I hurt?" He asked, not recalling an injury. The director let out another sinister sounding laugh. Rain couldn't help but shiver when he heard it. Something about the director's laugh sent chills down his spine, and shook him to his very core. The director stopped laughing and looked down at Rain, "You're not physically injured, no. You see, my hospital is different than most. At my hospital, People come here to be helped with their..." The Director paused. "Mental issues." Rain sat there, confused. Mental issues? Surely he wasn't saying Rain was insane. Rain stood up to meet the director's eyes, and as he did the two security guards pounced and grabbed his arms. The director dismissed the guards and brushed Rain off. As Rain stood face to face with the director, he noticed that the look in his eyes were very intimidating and full of bloodlust, "A-Are you," Rain stuttered and cleared his throat. "Are you trying to say I'm insane?" The director's smile faded and his facial expression became cold. "Never have I seen a boy so naive... " He started walking away, but in a split second he shoved Rain down and grabbed his shirt, pulling his face so close to the director's that he could feel his hot breath. "You are here for being a nuisance to society. You are mentally unstable and nobody wants you out in the world." The director slowly eased his grip on Rain, and eventually let go. Returning to his desk, he sat down and looked at Rain. "You will remain here for the rest of your life. Good day, Rain." The guards hands wrapped around Rain once more, lifting him out of the seat. Rain struggled to break free of there hold, "Wait! Why am I here? What have I done to deserve any of this?" The Director raised his hand up, and the guards stopped moving. He then opened a file cabinet and pulled out a dark green file. He looked at Rain as he opened the file. "The first report was from a local Café. You walked in, ordered two drinks and only drank one. You were seen talking to yourself, and even put the coffee as if someone else was going to drink it." Rain became confused. "That coffee was for Yu-" "The next report was from the local mall," The director cut him off "The manager reported you walking through, again talking to yourself, and even getting in a photo booth. You posed as if you were with somebody as well." Rain's head started pulsing, "That was with... Yuki" He mumbled as he started blacking out. Before he blacked out, he saw Yuki. She was standing behind the director and waving. When Rain came to, he was back in the prison-like room.  The cell door window opened, "Enjoy your stay..." The director said. Then he slammed the window shut. Leaving Rain in the room. He curled up in a corner, hugging his knees. As he closed his eyes, he felt someone embracing him. "It's okay Rain, Now we can finally be together... Forever." He looked up to see Yuki, smiling at him. His eyes teared up as he buried his face in his knees.


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