The morning was dark and cloudy, the air humid and pregnant with rain that would not fall. The cheery pop fanfare that played over the loudspeakers seemed somehow muted against the heavy mood of the weather, and presumably of the few remaining boys lucky(?) enough to still be alive.

( who ISN'T dead? )

( exit stage left )

( Countdown to Zero )

He couldn’t hear himself, he couldn’t even think of someone else. He probably screamed, cursed and yelled, he barely was aware of bitter tears rolling down his cheeks. He hadn’t believed it when he was told of, but all that, the place, the boy on the ground (dead, cold) was real; Oishi suddenly realized it because he was able to fall down by his ( Read more... )

It would have been so easy.
He just had to stretch out his arm, reach for Eiji’s bag, open it up and pull off the gun. Then he just had to put it to his friend’s head and pull the trigger. It’d happen so fast that he wouldn’t realize what he had done until it was too late. His hands would start to shake but he’d quickly keep the gun away from his ( Read more... )

Dunno if I'll be able to protect you today, and I'm not so sure of finding everyone else.
What if they try to kill us? What are we going to do? I couldn't stand that, not now.
Wouldn't be better if I kill us off? No one else would have to, and it'd be painless if I can steal your gun again.
We could keep them from taking the trouble. I mean, we're ( Read more... )

An unrecognizable body, if it weren’t due to its size, its height, its last grimace, the terror in his face.
There was no pity in Oishi’s expression when he saw it, no pain, not even sorrow. There was no desire of try to help him out. It wasn’t fully human now, not when half his body was visibly destroyed, when there was no life left in his eyes, ( Read more... )

( urg )

Morning dawned sunny and warm, the fresh breeze from the ocean a welcome though temporary respite from the heat; soon enough the sun would be warm and the heat oppressive. Birds twittered, animals began to stir in the underbrush. The peaceful silence was abruptly broken by amplified static.

( hay guyz guess who's dead? )

This is like the shittiest vacation ever.

Now that that's over with, I think Jackal's going crazy. You shoulda seen the look on his face when he stabbed that Tezuka guy! He got like super pissed... And now he barely lets me take a piss. Like I've never been beaten up before. Geez. Just because it hurts to breathe or move or do anything doesn't ( Read more... )