Spiral Suiri No Kizuna Fan Fiction ❯ Happiness of Those Who Believe ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Kanone had just left the warehouse and he was now intent on wiping the unwanted tears from his eyes. "Well Eyes, I'm crying for you. But why does it hurt so much? Did I truly love you? Yes, of course I did." Kanone smiled faintly at this realization. He loved Eyes with all of his heart. "If only you'd known..." Kanone was lost in his thoughts for a few minutes until his cell phone rang. He sniffed one more time and flipped it open, "Yes?"

"Kanone? Where are you? The voice on the other end sounded panicked. Kanone recognized the voice as Kousuke's.

"I was just on my way home. I'm about two blocks from my apartment." Kanone lied, well not really. He wasn't sure where he was going, for all he knew he was going home.

"Well get to the hospital. Rio was ambushed by the Hunters. Get here now! And bring Rutherford with you!"

"Kousuke, I can't. Eyes is..." Kanone started to tell him the horrible news.

"I don't care where he is," Kousuke interrupted, "Rio wants to see him. I tried calling him but I didn't get an answer. Just bring him." And with that Kousuke slammed his phone shut and the line went dead.

On the other end Kanone stared at his phone with an expression of worry and annoyance, "That boy is so rude." Kanone commented to no one. Fortunately he wasn't too far away from the hospital and he got there in no time. As he entered the building, he walked up to the receptionist's desk and began to ask for Rio's room number when he heard a familiar voice shout out his name.

"Kanone, over here!" Kanone turned to look at Ryoko.

"Ah, hello Ryoko." Kanone greeted her with a smile, "You're looking well."

Ryoko stared at him for a second in confusion but shook it off. "Come on. I might be fine but Rio is far from it." She turned to lead Kanone to Rio's room, but stopped when she saw that Kanone had come alone. "Kanone, where's Rutherford? Rio's asking to see him."

Kanone got depressed at the mention of Eyes' name, "Eyes is..." He glanced at the receptionist and the others in the lobby, "Let's talk in private." Kanone said motioning for Ryoko to lead the way. The female Blade Child nodded and they arrived at room 27, Rio's room. As they entered, everyone's attention turned to them. Kanone scanned the room and saw that besides Ryoko and Kousuke, Ayumu and Hiyono were there as well. Kanone glared at Ayumu and got the same response back. The two men had somehow agreed to not kill each other, but the hatred was still strong between them and everyone knew it.

After a few moments of uncomfortable silences and stares of hatred, Hiyono broke the silence, "Hi Kanone, long time no see!" Hiyono smiled brightly.

Kanone glanced at Hiyono and nodded in recognition, "Hello, Hiyono." Kanone had never liked the girl, but it wasn't her bubbly personality that he found so annoying, though it could get tiring. No, it was her undying faith in Ayumu and the fact that she made Ayumu believe in himself that Kanone despised.

Ryoko piped up next, "So Kanone, you never told me. Why isn't Eyes with you?" Everyone's attention turned to Kanone, the same question on their minds.

"Eyes is...he's...dead." Kanone's eyes closed as he said this, as if he had only just then admitted it to himself. He looked up with tears in his eyes and saw their bewildered expressions.

"Wh-what?" Kousuke asked, "H-how?"

"A Hunter." Kanone replied simply. He surveyed the crowd and was not shocked by their tears, except for Ayumu's. Kanone expected Ayumu to be smiling smugly with a guess-you-can't-win-them-all look on his face. Instead Kanone found Little Narumi with his head down trying to hide his tears. "Little Narumi is crying?" Kanone thought, "Does he really care that Eyes is..." He stopped there, unable to finish the thought. "No, I won't believe it. I couldn't have had him pegged wrong. Could I?" Kanone hated the self doubt that Ayumu was making him feel so he directed his thoughts elsewhere. He walked over to Rio's bed and placed a hand on her shoulder, "How are you doing, Rio?" Rio had her fists clenched fighting back tears, but when Kanone placed a hand on her shoulder, she broke down crying and hugged him.

After Rio calmed down they all made idle talk until the nurse arrived announcing that visiting hours were over. Everyone bid farewell to Rio and made their way to their homes. Ayumu walked Hiyono home and as they stood at her door, she sighed. "What's wrong, Hiyono?" Ayumu asked, though he already knew the answer.

"I just can't believe that Eyes Rutherford is dead...it just seems so unreal."

"Yeah...but I guess it's more likely than anyone else. Him being one of the Blade Children and all. Well, goodnight, Hiyono. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Goodnight Ayumu." Hiyono replied. She went inside and Ayumu was left alone to walk home.

When he got home, Ayumu called out to see if Madoka was home. He got no reply and just assumed she was working late, so he started to cook dinner. He was so lost in his thoughts that he barely noticed a knock at his door. It was already pretty late, and he wondered who it could be. He left his food cooking, and opened the door to find a pair of golden eyes staring back at him.



Like I said, that chapter was kind of boring, but necessary (as most boring things are). Anyway next chapter will be better and I'm sure you all know who is at the door, but why he's there, you do not know.