The Three Sided War

Ch.2 Kyouka

"Agh...my head."

Kyouka and I were sitting on a bench, in the park. I was holding my head in my hands. My days of getting high are over. I felt like I was stab in the brain by a truck... The drugs are still in affect a little bit, so I can't completely think straight.

It's noon by the time we were finally able to leave the courthouse. We got in a lot of trouble, but that didn't matter to me. Dazai's my mentor after all, what do people expect from me?

Kyouka, on the other hand, looks down. She was upset.

"It's okay, Kyouka. We all make mistakes. At least you remember what happened. Oh, thanks again for explaining."

"..."

She still looked so sad.

"Here."

Atsushi comes back with a delicious-looking crepe in his hand. He holds in out to the sad little girl with a soft smile. Kyouka takes it.

"The director settled things." Atsushi explains as he sits on the other side of her. "He's friends with the judge."

Kyouka sadly gazes at the crepe in her hands as she responds.

"It was going so well up until the power outage..."

Atsuhsi eyes the phone that was hanging from around her neck.

"So you're still holding onto that phone."

Kyouka grips it a bit.

"I had the service provider change the program. It's important to me."

I grip my locket as she says that.

"I know the feeling."

Atsushi shifts his gaze towards the ground.

"About possibilities as we move forward... If we can figure out the remaining unknows about your ability, and if you can control you Demon Snow without the voice from the phone, then you can become an asset to the Agency-"

"No!" she shouts settling my brother.

The look of distress filled her eyes.

"No... I'm never using Demon Snow again."

I look at her through the corn of my eye.

She's just like me. I'm never using it again either.

Suddenly, her phone starts ringing. It's stops and answers it's self. A woman's voice could be heard as she talks through it.

"Demon Snow, punish those who teach Kyouka a world of lies."

A sword suddenly pierces through Atsushi's body. He coughs up blood and falls forward as a result.

"Atsushi!"

I was right by my twin's side. Demon Snow was staring us down from behind Kyouka.

"I wouldn't move, my dear... She'll kill you too if she musts." a voice speaks up.

I look up in front of me to find a woman standing under an umbrella. This woman was tall and slender with cherry red eyes and red hair tied into a traditional Japanese bun, which is held by three long golden clips and another hair clip on the right side of her head, composed by a light pink furry hair clip and red ribbon which forms a five petal flower, and violet eyes.

She was wearing a pink kimono overlapped by dark purple one with bell flower motifs, tied neatly with a maroon bow which has white borders, and a light pink mantle which goes darker in color from her elbow to her feet. She wears red eye shadow and light pink lipstick as well.

I glare at her as she speaks.

"Though it is the blood of vermin, it's still beautiful when it splatters. Don't you agree? My dear Kyouka..."

Kyouka was frozen, she didn't move. The woman smiles at her as he snaps her phone shut.

"That vermin is my twin..."

I take the hunting knife I usually keep hidden on my person and charged at the woman.

"You hurt my brother... Time to die, Kouyou."

She simply frowns at me as I drew near.

"I would never want to hurt something that means so must to Chuuya... But, you will not get in my way."

I freeze as I feel a sharp pain in my stomach. I slowly look down to find Demon Snow's sword sticking out. I cough a bit as she pulls it out. I collapse to the ground. Kouyou simply steps over my body as she made her way towards Kyouka and Atsushi.

"I'm sorry, Shiori..." she whispers as she does.

"...You...b*tch." I cursed under my breath.

Kouyou focuses on Kyouka once again and talks.

"Do you know how I worried for you? What pain I felt when I left you with animals and vermin?"

She walks up to Atsushi's body and stomps on his back. Kyouka stands up, catching Kouyou's attention. She removes her foot from Atsushi and faces her as she kept talking.

"But there is nothing to worry about now. You need not concern yourself with anything. I will protect you."

Atsushi struggles to sits up as he talks.

"She's not going back to the Port Mafia. Her strengths are for her to use in the agency's jobs."

A few tears fall from Kouyou's face when she heard this.

"I knew I should have come for you without waiting for Ougai-dono's permission. I cannot let you stay here for a moment longer in this festering lair of hypocrisy."

Saying this, Kouyou shuts her umbrella and hugs Kyouka.

"You must have been led astray by their beguiling words and mistaken their world for one full of light. But they will eventually ask you to use your Demon Snow."

Kyouka lets out a small gasp. Kouyou begins leading her away as she continues.

"Let us return to the place where you belong."

"...What place...?" I struggle to sit up as they walk pass me. "The Armed Detective Agency...? Because that's exactly where she belongs."

They stop in their tracks. Kouyou speaks in a quiet tone for only me to hear.

"...I'll bring you back one day as well."