Couple of Death

Chapter 7

How long is it gonna take? She's been able to leave for two days now. 

"JAKE!"

The scrawny boy comes running into the living room from the hallway and comes skidding to his knees in front of me.

"Y-yy-yes s-sir?"

"Why isn't Kaku back yet?"

"The cops said they didn't want her going back to a potentially abusive house until they capture and prove that Karma did the beating sir."

"AAARRRHH!! Why she said who beat her gave an accurate description and everything. WHY CAN'T THEY FIND HIM!?"

"If it isn't out of line sir, what if you caught him?

"You know what? You might have a point plus it'll be super fun."

I get the biggest grin of my life and start planning immediately.

"Jake wait here. I'll be home late tonight so don't try anything funny."

"I w-wouldn't dream of it s-s-sir."

I don't know why but lamp-posts are pretty calming. I'm sitting on top of one with my feet swinging like a child's. I'm in the middle of a graveyard around midnight, the perfect time for me to be active. My shadow-based abilities will be stronger now. On the ground, roughly 5 yards from me is a grave. From what I've seen and heard from his annoying brain, Karma visits this grave often. It's carved out of black and white marble with hints of pink scattered throughout it. There's a little fairy carved into the stone just under the name too. The grave reads "Atsuko Ayami." I don't know what this grave means to him but it will be his downfall. I hear shuffling a couple of roads down and activate my shadows. They surround me in a bubble, however, I'm careful to avoid covering the light. Sure enough, the person approaching is the bitch himself, Karma. I can barely contain my laugh. This punk is walking like he doesn't have a care in the world. Little does he know how much pain he is about to receive. I slowly crawl down the lamp-post, careful not to make a sound, and stand three graves down from Ayami's. Karma reaches her grave and faces it. His mind goes completely blank. I didn't know that was physically possible. I wait a couple of seconds before I do anything while Karma just stands there. I will my shadows to create a figure. They shift and mold until they form a little girl of about 7 or 8 years old. She has brown hair put up in pigtails and brilliant hazel eyes. I will her to walk forward. And then she speaks.

"Hello, brother."

Karma jumps 2 feet off the ground.

"HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET HERE!? YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD!!"

"Why didn't you keep your promise brother?"

"How'd you know about that?"

Good, I was right. He did make a promise to someone that involved this little girl. Time to torture him with it.

"Big brother told me about it."

"He couldn't have."

"He told me before he left."

"No. He wouldn't have done that."

His mind starts racing now. I catch glimpses of a boy in an American school uniform, Ayami in a pool of her own blood, and the promise to protect her with his life.

"Why'd you kill me?"

"..."

"You said you'd protect me."

"..."

"It hurt you know. I still feel the pain."

"..."