~No Longer Human~

This is Killing Me

April 5 8:00 AM

~The next morning, I woke with the same pain from yesterday. I uttered enough strength to drag myself toward the sink, as it was the only thing keeping me slightly full. I switched on the TV plopping down onto a run down arm chair. The only channel that caught my attention was of a ghoul attack that occurred earlier this morning. With a sigh I decided to watch, cause nothing else was on. As the reporter interviews a witness I began to ponder. 'Am I going to turn out like that?' The pain at the pit of my stomach felt like a burning sensation. I groaned turning to my side.

"Damnit! curse this hunger" I said while gritting my teeth. "I need to get outside." Immediately after I grabbed my coat slipping it on and exiting my apartment complex. Although it felt great to be outside, I held my stomach. Making my way toward a direction that led to who knows where. Along the way I had to use anything close by as support, even human beings. Some would show concern, and others whispered amongst one another.

With a saddened look, hanging my head I mumbled. "I'm always seen as a monster..at least say it to my face!" I shouted bringing those who surrounded me to turn their attention to me. Suddenly embarrassment trembled up my whole body. My face a flush, everyone kept staring I knew they were secretly judging me. The harsh whispers grew louder and louder in my ears. I desperately tried to block them out, but nothing worked. I let out a agonizing scream running down the sidewalk. Once I was at a safe distance from the crowd I let out a sigh of relief.

My body was trembling, "I-I need to satisfy this hunger....it's killing me." I finally decided I would actually go find food. But how else would I find food without moving? I dragged my feet down the sidewalk. The are around me smelled a whole lot familiar. Looking around I had just realized I was in the bad part of Tokyo. Where all the Yakuza usually hanged. All the icy daggers stared at me. A defenseless, lost, and weak boy just wandering. I suddenly felt myself get pulled back into an alleyway.

I was then pushed against the wall by a strong force. "Hey punk! What gives you the idea that you can just wander around here huh?!" A man much older than me, obviously a ruffian who was just itching to start trouble. "I'm sorry for wandering around in your "area" but I must take my leave. I have places to be." I stated wiping imaginary dust off my clothing, that was until I felt my collar being pulled up.

"Hey I didn't say you could leave...give me all your stuff!" The man said with a threatening tone. I struggled to escape his strong grip, I was gasping for air. Then suddenly something inside me triggered, my eye changing to a kagune. My facial expression switching to a maniacal smile.

"Oh so I can't leave eh? isn't it rude to treat your guest so roughly?" I chirped only causing the man to throw me on the ground rather rough too. Only this time he had an expression of fear.

"Y-your....a...a...GHOUL!" He shouts aloud.

I only laughed at his comment. I slowly began walking toward the man, he was crying for help.

"Oh and here I thought I was the victim."

I had a toothy smile. As the man desperately tried to escape, I managed to catch him.

"L-let go you monster!"

"Monster? I'd like to think of myself as the predator."

I snapped his arm, proceeding to do the same with his legs. My laughter grew louder as his agony was satisfying, watching the desperate man limping. I let out a noisy sigh, grabbing him and in the end he ended up being ripped open. Thus resulting to me eating his internal organs which had a rather bitter and rotten flavor. I ripped off a his limbs. Blood splattered all around me. Coming to realization, my body then froze at the sight and I stopped feasting.

"W-what am I d-doing?" I stuttered holding my head, my body trembling. I felt fear take over, I fell to the ground hyperventilating. "This is not happening, this is not happening...." I continued to repeat that phrase. Opening my eyes I came face to face with the exact blood I had spilt. Making my stomach again twist into knots. I felt like puking but at the same time, the blood was had a...addicting aroma. I heard a footsteps nearing, I reacted fast getting up. "Gah!" My clothes were practically covered in the crimson liquid. I heard the steps beginning to grow louder in sound by the minute. Quickly reacting I felt a shocking pain in my leg, so I limped away barely missing a gang who had just arrived.

As I limped, I noticed a few eyes following my every move. I turned stiff, 'Did they know I was the one?' I cautiously continued walking again, averting my eyes from the stares that watched...just creepy. As I turned my head back, and the eyes were gone. To my relief, but my luck was ended when everything went black.

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Well that's Chapter 2. I will try to get chapter 3 done as soon as possible. ^_^