Fight Me

Burning

I...

"Wait! That's the house right there! Stop the car!" Krul pointed at a direction and yelled in a loud voice.

Tires screeched very loudly as Guren pressed his foot on the breaks.

Mika...

I'm about to save you from everything that you ever suffered for!

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Mika's Point of View

It was strange...

I could have sworn my eyes were already open, but the thing is...

All I can see is darkness. Nothing but a pitch black color.

My mind was in a soft and calming daze, not thinking much into the fact that I couldn't see anything at all.

"Mika~"

Amid the darkness, I heard a gentle and playful voice calling me. I shuddered at the sound, feeling threatened because I couldn't see anything. When I slightly shuffled back, I couldn't move. My hands and feet were tied down.

"Miiii... ka~"

I gasped. The voice felt nearer than it was just a second ago.

"W-who's there?" My voice trembled.

A chuckle came from whoever was coming towards me, "Little Mika, you've already forgotten me?"

"W-what?" I froze. My breath was suddenly shaking as I realized what had happened earlier. I swallowed, "F-ferid..."

"Where am I? What did you do to me?!" I scowled.

Then I felt Ferid's hand covering up my mouth. His fingers closed tight, pressing in my cheeks and jaw.

"Mika~ don't be so conceited," Ferid said with a whispery voice, his mouth near my ear. "I may like you but that doesn't mean I won't punish you."

My throat ran dry at his words, my heart beating fast. "N-no!!" I struggled, trying my best to shift from left to right.

"Stop struggling, Mika!" Ferid laughed a bit, holding my jaw even harder. The pain made me stop my struggle, and I whined. It hurt so much...

Then with his hand, Ferid pushed me, making the back of my head hit the hard wall. I groaned at the sharp pain in my head. My breath was shaking from my cries.

Then I felt something touch the fabric that was tied around my wrists. One of my hands was suddenly set free, feeling my blood pass through my veins normally again. Ferid's hand had entwined its fingers on to mine, holding my hand in place.

"Mika...~ this will only hurt a little." Ferid chuckled like a maniac.

A sharp pain had emerged on me when Ferid had suddenly push my hand backward. He was trying to break my wrist!

I screamed in agony as Ferid laughed at my suffering, "N-no! Stop..!"

"What? Do you want more? You're always such a greedy little brat, Mika~" His hand pushed in harder, making me scream much louder. My hand was already shaking from the pain, and I could feel my bone breaking any second.

Tears fell from my eyes profusely. The torture was too much. It was agonizing.

"No! No more... no more!" I cried out.

Ferid's hand has suddenly stopped moving. I could feel him getting closer to me.

"Shhh... be quiet little Mika. You wouldn't want to wake the neighbors up." Ferid whispered in my ear with breath touching my skin.

It sent chills all over my spine. Whatever Ferid was ever planning to do, I knew it wasn't anything good.

"What are you going to do...?" I asked weakly.

As I spoke, Ferid's hand sharply hit against my cheek, leaving a sting on my skin. I let out a cry.

"I told you to be quiet little Mika..."

Thwack

He hit me again on my cheek, "You've made my patience run dry."

His hand moved from my cheek to my nape, carefully caressing my hair and entwining his fingers around the strands.

The water in my eyes continues to fall as I felt my soul dry up. He was killing me. He was eating me up. This man was the very reason I had my childhood stained...

"I can't believe it you ever survived that ferocious fire, Mika..." Ferid chuckled, his hand still playing with my hair. "You even managed to reunite with that other brat... what was his name again?"

"Other... brat?" I asked weakly.

"Hm?" Ferid suddenly sounded surprised, "What? You don't remember?"

I swallowed hard, my throat drying up. Suddenly, I had felt completely defenseless. It was as if I gave something away that made me more vulnerable than I already was. I stayed in silence, not knowing how to respond.

"Oh?" Laughter began to develop from Ferid's lips, "You still remember me but you don't even have a clue that the boy you just befriended was your best friend from ten years ago? Mikaela, you're such a pathetic joke!"

I gasped, shock about what I had just heard. But before I could react to it, a flickering sound had come, and I felt an unknown source of warmth near my face.

"Yuu-chan..." Ferid said as the warmth drew closer to me.

"Yuu-chan...." he repeated the same thing again. The next had suddenly made an image of a black haired boy flash before me.

The warmth was becoming closer to me. "Yuu-chan!" Ferid said again, and once more an image of the same boy came.

"Yuu-chan! Yuu-chan! Yuu-chan! Yuu-chaaaan!" Like a broken record on repeat, Ferid screamed the name over and over. As he did this, several images of the same boy appeared that it made my head hurt a lot.

Then everything stopped when an image of a dark place came.

I was running fast, holding someone's hand. We were both running away as fast as we could. Men were chasing us... I slipped on the cold wet floor, falling on my stomach and telling the other person to run away without me.

He pulled me up, helping me walk as we both tried to escape. Then the men started shooting.... a strange smelling liquid...

And then when we were about to escape, Ferid was there. Ferid he... he grabbed me. I pushed the boy away from me, letting him escape. I took out a lighter... threw it on the ground... then....flames...

Before everything went to black, the last thing I heard was...

Mikaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

His face was finally seen.

Hyakuya Yuu...

Yuu-chan...

My best friend...

I remember everything now...

Suddenly, my nape had felt very hot. I gasped as I heard Ferid chuckling like crazy.

"Long hair doesn't suit you, Mikaela~~" Ferid giggled.

He was burning my hair!

"NO!" I yelled loudly, "Stop it! Stop it!" I tried my best to shuffle away from him but Ferid pushed me down, making me wheeze.

"Mika, Mika... don't move or I'll burn your delicate skin~" Ferid threatened.

BANG

A loud sound came from outside. It sounded like a door being slammed open. The warmth on my nape and hair had faded away when it happened. Ferid had let me go, and I heard him move away, "I wonder who was sweet enough to pay me a visit in this unholy hour?"

I heard Ferid's footsteps, and the door creaking slightly. He must be checking things out. Then I heard a faint shout from outside.

"Mika!!!!! Mika!!!! Where are you?!?"

It was Yuu!!!

With whatever strength I had left, I screamed at the top of my lungs, "YUU-CHAN!!! I'M HERE!!!!"

I heard the door slam shut. "Why you little..." Ferid said.

Ferid's footsteps were now heavy sounding and frantic. He was moving fast. I heard a few more things inside the room, like stuff being moved around.

"W-what are doing?" I asked meekly.

"What am I doing? Poor Mika... I might as well let you see..." Ferid walked over to my direction and took off the cloth blinding me.

My vision came back. I was in a dark storage room in a house I had never set foot in before. Paintings, papers, notebooks and other assorted things were huddled up in a corner, and there was an open vent at the opposite side.

I looked at Ferid who was staring at me with a sadistic face and holding a lit up lighter, "...before you die a second time."

"Wait! No!" I shouted.

Ferid had mercilessly thrown the lighter on the corner with all the grouped papers. Flames had begun to grow from the pile. My chest grew heavy as if I was already losing air.

The door had sprung open in the last second with Yuu making his entrance.

"MIKA!" He looked at me, the room, and to Ferid. He glared at him with his fists clenched very tightly, "You bastard! What did you do to Mika?!:

Yuu had charged towards Ferid, the two stumbling down on the floor. "Well if it isn't the other brat!" Ferid said, hitting Yuu across the face and trying to escape.

"Oh no, you don't!" Yuu pulled Ferid's ponytailed hair, making him fall backward.

"You punk!" Ferid shouted.

The two return to hit each other in an intense fight. While the two fought hard, the fire was becoming enraged. It was already reaching the ceiling!

Yuu rolled back as he struggled with Ferid, and as they moved, Yuu had suddenly pushed Ferid. This made Ferid's head a metal pipe in the room. His eyes closed, and he no longer moved.

"Mika!" Yuu looked at me with a smile, "I did it!"

Tears were falling from my eyes, "Yuu-chan... the fire, you i***t!"

"Wha?" He eyes trailed left and right, and when he saw the fire, his eyes grew bright. "Oh crap!" He ran towards me, unwrapping the things binding my hands and legs. "Can you walk?"

I gave a slow nod, carefully standing myself up. The room had become hot. A man with black hair and Krul had arrived.

"Mika!" Krul said with worry.

"We have to hurry out. There's a huge fire!" Yuu said.

The two turned their backs, ready to get out. Yuu and I were also about to leave the room when suddenly, I felt something grab my foot.

"My little Mika. You're not leaving me, are youuuu?" It was Ferid.

"f**k off, filthy Ferid Trash-ory!" Krul had charged at Ferid, kicking his face and making my foot become free from his grasp.

Krul held my hand, "Let's go home, Mika." We all went out, remembering to slam the door shut. The four us went inside a car, Yuu and I being on the back seat.

They had started the engine, the car moving. The last few bits left in my eye had fallen down as I looked behind us. Ferid's house was set in flames the same way that factory burned itself down 10 years ago.

Only this time, Yuu-chan had saved me...