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Post by Sugi Kusari on Mar 31, 2006 23:02:37 GMT -5
Akilah, who was pretending to be Anna, brought out some sodas for Ryou and herself. Though the boy didn’t know, she’d slipped some poison into his drink.
~Akilah, stop! Don’t do this!~ Anna begged. Had she the use of her body, she’d likely be crying.
Ryou smiled and took what he was offered. “Ahh, thank you, Anna. Dodging those crazy girls all day really leaves you thirsty!”
Without any hesitation at all, he downed a good portion of the liquid. There was no odd taste added to it somehow, so he remained completely oblivious.
”I’m sure one of those crazy girls’ll be the death of you,” Akilah said jokingly before taking a drink from her own soda.
Ryou took another drink before nodding and giving her a bit of an odd look and small smile. “What an….odd thing to say…”
”You think so?” she asked.
Ryou blinked, setting the near empty drink down. “Err…yes…”
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Post by Anna Isumu on Mar 31, 2006 23:22:38 GMT -5
With one last smirk, Akilah gave control back to Anna.
"Ryou, don't drink that!" Anna yelled, pushing the drink off the table, crying.
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Post by Sugi Kusari on Mar 31, 2006 23:26:24 GMT -5
Ryou blinked, pushing himself back a little ways.
"A-Anna...? What's wrong with you? Y-You're acting really strange today...Do...Do you feel well?"
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Post by Anna Isumu on Mar 31, 2006 23:31:31 GMT -5
Anna leaned against the back of the couch with her face buried in her hands, crying. "That wasn't me, Ryou! That was Akilah... She poisoned that soda!"
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Post by Sugi Kusari on Mar 31, 2006 23:34:31 GMT -5
Ryou looked confused and placed a hand on her forehead, as if checking for a fever. "Huhh....? What's that supposed to mean, Anna?"
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Post by Anna Isumu on Mar 31, 2006 23:46:08 GMT -5
Anna grabbed Ryou's wrist and looked him directly in the eyes. "That wasn't me! That was Akilah!" she sobbed once again. "She put poison in that soda that you just drank!"
(Er...poison that hurts...? Or not?)
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Post by Sugi Kusari on Mar 31, 2006 23:51:01 GMT -5
Ryou swallowed hard, furrowing his brow. "Wh-What?! But why--and does that mean that I'm--?!"
He cut himself off, not only because of his not wanting to say it, but because of a dull ache that he had just begun to feel all over himself.
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Post by Anna Isumu on Mar 31, 2006 23:57:28 GMT -5
Anna got up and hugged Ryou tightly. "I'm so sorry! I tried to stop her!" she sobbed.
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Post by Sugi Kusari on Apr 1, 2006 0:02:14 GMT -5
Ryou was about to speak when he had to grit his teeth to keep from crying out. He brought a hand up to his chest. "Errr....It burns....and feels like somebody's ripping me...apart...!" He grunted pitifully, then placed a hand about Anna's shoulders as if to half-hug her. "Don't cry, Anna....Don't..."
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Post by Anna Isumu on Apr 1, 2006 0:29:27 GMT -5
Seeing Ryou in pain just made everything worse. "How can I not cry when I'm watching you die?" she asked. She didn't release him, but kept crying on him.
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Post by Sugi Kusari on Apr 1, 2006 0:34:17 GMT -5
Watching me...die....
Ryou sighed, groaning softly and trying not to loose his balance from the dizzyness the pain left him with. "Just keep in mind that I know it's not your fault..."
She's....watching me die....I'm going to die.....really?
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Post by Sugi Kusari on Apr 2, 2006 1:04:10 GMT -5
Anna let go of him and looked him in the eyes. “But it is…” Then something clicked inside her head. “Maybe if we call an ambulance, they’ll get here in time to help you!” She jumped up to get to the phone, but her head started to throb.
~No! Let him die!~
Anna tried to get to the phone, but her head was throbbing so bad that she could hardly stand it. She groaned as she stumbled a bit. “Damnit! Let me get to the phone, Akilah!” she yelled.
Ryou stood to get the phone himself, only to end up falling flat on his face, writhing in agony. “Arrrgghhh!!!”
He thrashed around for a while, then lay still, chest heaving hard for breath.
“No-o!” she cried, looking at Ryou. She fell to her knees from both the agony in her head and despair.
~This is your fault. I was testing the strength of your will and you failed. You must not want him to live that bad… After all, this poison kills slow enough to be treated before it kills. So technically, you would have enough time for an ambulance to take him to the hospital and he’d live. But no…you don’t have enough will to save him… Poor, poor Ryou.~
Ryou reached out an arm to the girl. “Anna…Please! It hurts so m--- Please do something, Anna! I don’t want to die now!”
He stopped his little rant, pushing his face into the ground to muffle a cry of pain.
“What kind of sick game are you playing, Akilah?” Anna yelled.
~I just explained it to you. If you can fight me, he will live. Otherwise, it’s your fault he’s dead.
“Don’t worry…Ryou…I’ll get…you…some help…” Anna stood up shakily and the pain in her head increased. She let out a small cry of pain and stumbled over to the phone. Once there, she was forced once again onto her knees by Akilah.
Ryou made an awkward gurgling noise and rolled onto his back, clutching at his chest. “Anna…Don’t let me go…! I don’t want to leave you…” He moaned. “Anna…”
“You won’t…Ryou,” she said softly, standing back up. As she got to the phone, Akilah made her hit her head against the wall. Anna refused to be knocked out, though. She picked up the phone and was about to dial 911, when Akilah tried to make her throw it, but Anna refused to let it go.
Ryou coughed, closing his eyes. “Never mind, Anna…It’ll be too late any minute, now…” He sighed, ignoring the pain. “Just…please…stay with me until…”
“No…I won’t…give up…!” She was able to dial the number.
“You have dialed 911. What is your emergency?”
“Come…quick…!” she replied through gritted teeth. “My friend…has been…poisoned…!”
“Alright, an ambulance will be there shortly.”
Anna heaved a deep, yet shaky sigh of relief. “Ha…! I…win…!” Her head was still throbbing, though.
Ryou coughed weakly, placing a hand on his thoat. “Nn…Anna…I’m sorry I can’t wait very long…I won’t…Not going to be able…”
He grunted in a very strained way from the pains all over him.
Akilah went away for the time being. After all…she was the real winner… Anna rushed over to Ryou and knelt by him. “You’ll be alright, Ryou! Just…just hang in there!” Even now, she couldn’t help but to think…had she actually succeeded? The question made her start to cry.
Ryou gave a small squeak of pain and fear. “Anna…No! I won’t I—I can’t breath anymore…”
“Ryou! Please don’t leave! The ambulance will be here shortly! I don’t want you to die! Especially because I couldn’t pass Akilah’s test in time!” Anna cried.
Ryou coughed, shakng his head. “I can’t….Anna…It might be any time now, so…I’ll say goodbye now…”
He tried to get a breath in, but nothing seemed to happen. It was like his lungs were frozen; useless.
Anna thought frantically for something to do. Then she remembered something she’d seen in a movie. Anna plugged Ryou’s nose and put her lips to his, trying to put air into his lungs.
Ryou pushed her weakly, trying to get her off. “Anna, no! Stop that—won’t work!” Or at least, he /tried/ to say that.
Ryou’s attempt did not work and Anna continued her attempt. She wouldn’t give up.
Ryou tried to shove a little harder, but he was too weak…His arms dropped to his sides and he closed his eyes slightly; trying not to die whilst the girl was still on him.
/Got to move…She’s got to…I can’t last…Get off so I can let myself die…!/ His thoughts echoed awkwardly in his mind.
Realizing that her attempt probably wasn’t working, Anna lifted her head a few inches and took her hand off of his nose, but looked into his eyes sadly. “I’m sorry…”
Ryou’s eyes drifted halfway shut. “Ghh…Goodbye, Anna…” With that, his head lolled to one side, and he relaxed all of his muscles, going limp.
A few of Anna’s tears fell on Ryou’s face. She then passed a hand over his eyes to close them and put her head on his chest, crying.
~You fought me, but not soon enough. Therefore, you lose.~
The ambulance arrived less than a minute later, only to find Anna crying over Ryou’s dead body. After the ambulance had taken Ryou’s body, Anna walked into the kitchen. She searched through a cabinet, pushing things out of her way, sending glass and plastic bottles onto the ground. Once she found the correct bottle, she walked into the living room, tore the phone from the wall and sat down. There wasn’t much left in it, but still some since Akilah had wanted Ryou to last a little while. She finished what was in the bottle in one gulp… It might take a bit longer, but it was still enough…
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