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Feeling Akari's hug loosen, Ran struggled free of the woman's death grip and took in a large breath of air. It wasn't fresh but it was air.

The substitute had arrived and was telling the entire class to fix the classroom. Ren quickly stood up and walked away from Akari. He went to the sub-teacher and asked. " Excuse me ma'am. Can I go on ahead? This crazy stalker is following me around. " He gave Akari an odd glare before looking at the teacher. " Please.... "

Akari gave out a hearty laugh. " Silly little Ren-chan. Don't treat your older cousin like that. " She stood up and pushed Ren away from Lyca and on a wall. " I have a little surprise for my little cousin... " She smiled as she traced her index finger on Ren's cheek.

" Woohoo! Ren you lucky bastard! " Dave had just returned into the classroom. Apparently the idiot had left something in his excitement to go out.

" Dave! Shut up! I don't even no her. " Ren shouted. He pushed Akari away and ran out the door.

" That was quite rude. " Akari puffed her cheek. " You'll be back. You left your bag. " The woman snickered and looked at the Ren's seat. She then faced her attention to Lyca and smiled. " Hey pretty girl. Don't get so stressful. You'll get wrinkles too early and might grow up an old virgin. "

Akari giggled and made her own exit.

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Ren ran out of the school building and into the grounds. A familiar voice was trailing him from behind. He looked around and saw that Akari woman chasing him. The lad made a run for it towards the gym. As he passed by an alley near the library, a hand grabbed him, but it wasn't an alley he landed on. It was someplace different.

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Jason's face glowed in the sunlight above him. The sun seemed to radiate his face outwards, almost like he belonged in it. Having just come from the main office, he was irritated, but the sun always seemed to cheer him up despite whatever happened to him, it invigorated him. He drew in a deep breath and exhaled.

For good measure he glanced downwards as he pulled the pack from the inside pocket of his vest. He flipped out a cigarette and a lighter and flicked the lighter a couple of times till the yellow-orange flame hissed to life, smoldering the end of the cigarette to a glowing point. He leaned back against the wall and enjoyed the sunlight even further as he inhaled on the cigarette.

Nicotine and sunlight flooded his body, which was a relief. His boss was such a bitch, he knew that she loved his work but yet always found a reason to tear him down about something and it was exhausting. Nonetheless he loved his job, he thought to himself as he pulled out a sub from the nearby deli he had bought earlier. He ate absentmindedly and then inhaled off of his cigarette, he cringed at the mixture of tastes and threw the cigarette to the ground and then ground it onto the pavement.

He leaned and ate nonchalantly as he gazed around. He felt a vibration at his legs and he glanced down, two different cats were rubbing around his feet and purring. He sighed, animals always seemed drawn to him, and he to them, especially felines, whether house cats or tigers. He smiled and bent down and pet them, feeling them arch their backs at the touch, he grinned and tore off a piece of the meat and fed each one of them. They purred happily as he did so.

He smiled againa and stood upright, he had a job to do. Lighting another cigarette he advanced towards the school. Apparently one of the Agencies clients wanted a different view of public schools and wanted some shot of a nearby school. So he inhaled once again and made his way to the school, camera in hand, cigarette in the other.

He reached the school in minutes and absentmindedly began to take shots, he was more than sure he looked like a pedophile at this exact moment but he didn't mind. Then he began changing the angles and the how the light hit the building and the trees around it. He was greatly enjoying himself as he took various shots of various angles, lighting, colors, etc.

Suddenly he noticed someone running from the building at breakneck speed, the camera still in hand as he continued to click away, shortly followed by a teacher. He cocked his head to the side questioningly.

"What the hell?" he said to himself.

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I'm losing my mind, and you just stand there and stare as my world collides.

Mimi watched the boy named Seth behind her with a strange fascination. She straddled the seat backwards, leaning forward, her face almost TOO close to Seth's. She was always bored, but this was pretty entertaining. When he opened his mouth for the cheese stick, she unconciously opened her mouth also as if to eat it. Since a few minutes ago, she was still bored... but considerably more childlike. For whatever reason.

"Saaaaay... Mister... Uh... Seth. How do you do that? With the jaw, and the swallowing, and the crazy eating thing?!" She said, looking in an almost worshipful awe. She stared at him, smiling a weird innocent kind of smile, she was truly fascinated by him, in the same way a very small child would be at the circus... he could probably be in the circus. She reached out her hand, extending her index finger, and slowly moved her hand towards him. She was gonna poke him and see if he was real. She hoped so. He was pretty fun... she thought so anyways. Other people were looking at him strangely...

"What do you mean the students aren't there?" Al spoke through gritted teeth.

"Apparently the students are missing, so the best thing we can do is to actually go back to the high school department and talk to the students. The principal just okayed it."

Al cursed and popped a few polos and turned around. They both began their walk to the high school department. Al ran a hand through her hair and shook her shoulders loose, trying to relax. She noticed the teacher they had just interviewed running after someone else... what was with all the commotion?

"So that's why she's ignoring you Karmody, she already got her eyes trained on someone." she grinned and shook her eyebrows again.

"Right. Move it shortie." He said and walked ahead of her.

"Did you just call me some sort of endearment? Aw, Karmody falling for me?"

"Hmmm, this insinuating that I actually like you that way is starting to become a habit. Is this some sort of unconscious come on? Maybe you really like me?"

"You wish!" she elbowed him and walked towards the entrance.

Then, as if someone had snapped their finger, the world moved from somehow peaceful to chaos. All hell seemed to break loose, there was suddenly a scream from the classroom they had just visited. They run as fast as they could towards it.

A flurry of panicked students ran out of the entrance, blocking their entry. Karmody raised his voice and grabbed one of the students. "What is going on? What happened?"

"There's a student who became crazy! She just grabbed the person near her and bit hard on her shoulder! The person she bit started acting crazy too and bit another one!"

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...some people are only alive because it is illegal to kill them...

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Lyca had just decided on what pastry to bite into when she smelled the blood. It was another of her weird...talents, her parents called it. Only a hall away and she could smell it strongly. It set her teeth on edge. Jumping away from her table, Lyca ran towards the blood.

Hearing the screams, screams that sounded as if they were right next to her (one of a few negative aspects to having good hearing...that seemed strangely..stronger just now), Lyca ran faster. She made it onto the scene in seconds. The screams had come from her room. She could see the police officers coming close and asking a student about the details. With her ears she heard the explanation and never once stopped her run as she ran past and entered the room.

Everything was a mess. A body was on the floor, a hole on the side of the head where an ear had been. The blood trail led to Steve who was curled up on the wall, blood caking him. Lyca watched him make choking sounds before fainting. A window banged open, and her neck snapped towards its direction. Someone, growling and snapping his teeth like an animal, jumped through the open window and ran.

"Stop!" She didn't know what exactly possessed her to do so but Lyca ran after him. She'd hesitated a moment as she crunched and poised atop the window's sill, but seeing the officers come inside made her decide to leave it to them. The person who had jumped through the window was the class' next teacher. How can he act like this? Lyca thought out every reason she could think of. Granted, Reginald had been an ass at times but he mostly left everyone alone. It was beyond strange that he'd snap and turn out like this.

Seeing him speed up, Lyca lowered her body and ran faster. She was catching up. He rounded the gym and made for the woods situated just outside of the high school division. Jumping over the chain link fence, he ran and disappeared into the trees. Lyca followed him over but unexpectedly, a dizziness came onto her. She could suddenly smell the woods around her, the grass, the trees, and as she fell, the scent of fresh soil assaulted her. What's happening? Her...gifted...sense of smell wasn't usually this strong. Her head was pounding as the inescapable feeling of déjà vu confused her right before her world went black.

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I need new material, Rafe thought as he slowed down the Volvo, and peeked at the wrought iron gates before him. Nothing has changed. The curled patterns, the decorative letterings of the school's name, even the black paint hadn't changed (well, probably the paint was new). Sitting straight again, Rafe drove passed the open gates, and headed for the west parking lot, the one with the most trees and therefore the most shade. He didn't want his car to turn into a sauna again when he opened it. Seeing free space near the corner, Rafe parked smoothly into it, front facing forward for an easy exit. Grabbing his bag from the passenger seat, he stepped out of the Volvo and nearly tripped on his exit.

Pushing his glasses back up his nose bridge, Rafe cleared his throat and gave a sheepish smile at some college girls who'd seen his clumsiness. Rafe pushed on the button of his car lock. He nodded to the girls before turning away and heading for his destination. Unknown to him, the students were giggling quietly amongst themselves and gushing about his smile.

Rafe pulled out a folded piece of paper from his back pocket. Printed on it was his sister's schedule. He'd heard the bell before his entry through the gate and so headed for the library. It was supposed to be her break between classes she taught and those she took so the probability of her being in the library either for work or pleasure, was high. It was the obvious choice as Lyca was a bibliomanic, a trait he'd adopted. They both ate and slept with books. Even right now his bag held a couple of books. Recalling the books inside, this brought him back to the matter at hand. He needed new material for his book. Coming back here was the right choice. Seeing his sister inspired him somehow, she seemed to attract inspiration and was always full of helpful ideas. She was his anti-writer's block.

If, however, he were honest with himself, he'd held another agenda for coming back from his research into Greek myth. Gripping tightly on the strap of his bag, Rafe's blue eyes grew a stormy gray. Once again, Lyca had been a victim of stalking. Oh, she didn't tell him through e-mail and not even when he made surprise calls. A detective friend who'd helped with his debut novel had passed on the info. Apparently, the stalker had actually dared to steal his sister's...things. Under...things. The types of freaks this modern day produced always appalled him.

As he neared the library, Rafe slowed down and tried to get a hold of his temper. Breath...just...breath, Rafe told himself as he sighted the famous door's of the University's library. Lyca was so lucky to be working here. It was an absolute dream to be immersed in so much paper. Calm now, Rafe headed for the Library but stopped when he heard the sudden screaming from the high school. Lyca! Running in the direction of the school, Rafe came to a stop when something moved at the corner of his eyes. Turning in the direction of the woods, he saw it again. Someone was running away from the direction of the school. Without thinking, Rafe ran after it.

"Hey! Stop right there!" he called as he jumped the bushes that made up a fence of sorts to the woods. A feeling of apprehension was beginning to engulf him when he saw how unnaturally fast the person before him was. He wasn't like his sister, a natural born runner. He had been more of the stealthy, hide and wait type. With his concentration fixed on the man running before him, Rafe didn't notice the lack of his usual clumsiness.

Damn! Rafe cursed as the man ahead made a sharp turn. He was heading back to the high school. Using a nearby tree, Rafe used his momentum and swung around in the right direction. Up ahead, a school building loomed. When they were nearing the fence, Rafe could see someone dressed in white lying on the floor. Distracted by this, Rafe had slowed down and the man he chased took advantage. He jumped the fence and sped around the corner so quickly Rafe immediately knew he wouldn't be able to catch up. Rafe stopped before the fence, put his hands on his knees and tried to catch his breath. He was only now coming to realize the surprising fact that he'd been able to run without tripping even once. He'd always been tripping over this and that, even when the floor was paved and smooth. After taking one huge breath, Rafe straightened and turned to the body by the fence. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped when he saw who it was. Ignoring the sudden roaring in his ears he immediately knelt down and began shouting at his sister.

"Lyca! Wake up! Hey!"

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They reached the room in a rush and took in the situation. They saw two bodies on the floor, another one jumping out of the window and the teacher they had just talked to jumping right after him.

"Goddamit!" Karmody cursed as he run towards the window to keep her from pursuing. She had already jumped by the time he reached the sill. "I'll go after her. Why does everyone think they could take on anything that did this mess? I'll keep her from getting killed. You call back up." He said in a rush and jumped off of the window.

It wasn't as easy as the jumpers made it look. Jayson grunted as his knees took the brunt of the leap. He hissed but continued running, already annoyed that the others wee almost halfway out of the field. How is this possible? How could they be so fast?
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Al cursed at Karmody even as she approached one of the broken bodies. She cautiously pressed her fingers to her pulse to check if she was still alive. She also, just to be sure, secretly pointed a gun to the high school's head just in case it went wild on her again. "This one's dead." she said to herself even as she walked towards the other body.

It was a high school boy that was covered in blood. He could have been one of the wild ones and so she pointed the gun on him even as she felt for a pulse. Don't you dare bite. She chanted as she pressed into his neck. Who starved you people enough that you suddenly thought your classmates were delicious for anything else but... never mind, that's too adult for you guys. She felt a pulse and breathed a sigh of relief. She turned him over and looked for where all the blood had come from. He seemed to be fine. He also seemed to feel a little less tense when she had touched him. She brought out her phone to dial for back up but froze when a growl broke out from behind her.

She turned around to see the one called "Anna", supposedly dead, pulse-less and now apparently earless glaring at her on all fours.

"What's wrong with your eyes?" Al asked as she trained the gun on the girl. "Seriously, you look like you put too much eye shadow... you know? Too much shadow? No eyes?"

The girl growled and launched at her. Al shot at her and the force of the bullets pushed Anna back against the door. She whined, growled then run out of the door into the other classrooms.

"Goddamit!" she herself screamed as she run after her.

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Jason stared in amazement as the two followed by the teacher, or so it seemed to him, booked it for the treeline. His camera was idily in his hand, clicking away and beeping as Jason out of habit continued to snap shots. Catching each and every moment of the absurdity in front of him on "film." He used the word film loosely considering today he was using a digital camera. He prefered to use an actual camera whenever he was on a project, but today was just an assignment form work, so he cared just a bit less about the artistic feel of what he was doing.

As he stared at the graceful but yet primal movements of one of the students it sparked in him a desire to have his camera with him. His mind dragged slowly back to his apartment which lay several blocks from where he was at that moment. The photographs and paintings that he was the creator of lay all over the walls and multiple other surfaces. His lover of two years, Dante often protested of the mess that Jason made of their living quarters, but Jason knew he secretly loved all of the artistry that would pour out of Jason. His mind tugged back further into memories that still tugged as his heart playfully. Him sitting in his studio painting feverously, and Dante enthralled with the rapid and smooth brushstrokes that flourished from Jason's hand. How Dante stared at the vivid depiction of himself as an angel, "No," Jason had whispered, "A God, a Titan..." then motioning to the bright and vibrant world stretched beneath the depiction of the God, he spoke again, "One that my world circles around and depends upon, let alone circles around." Dante had been overtaken with joy and love, and the night was filled with love and passion.

More shouting suddenly snapped him back into reality as a large crowd of students frantically burst from the school. Screaming in a panic about a crazed student. Jason, bewildered began to walk towards the school in a hasty fashion. An instinct kicked into him as he advanced upon the screaming and panicked students. He calmly waved through them and came upon the doors to the school. He pushed them open and made his way into the school. He was met with a fierce growl that cut through the eerie silence from the open classroom. Then gunshots rang out across the halls. Suddenly a crazed looking girl shot out from the classroom and noticing Jason, "she" hunched up and sprung at Jason with suprising zeal and ferocity.

Jason, purely from instinct dropped to the ground in a semi-crouched position. His left leg sprawled to the side his right leg bent while his hands held him to a proper balance as the crazed girl flew over him. Suprised by his quick and appropriate actions he spun around and pulled himself upwards to face the girl who had already spun around and faced him with a feral look snarling across her face.

Jason readied himself for the next attempt on his life, his body still but tensed, his mind focused and racing in the background. Heart pumping with a powerful mixture of blood, oxygen, adrenaline and other hormones as his breathing became sharp but even. His eyes, filled with a confidence that seemed natural to him, watched each movement she made, even slight, and waited patiently for the next move she would make. Through his senses he detected someone behind him, probably the one who had done the shooting that he heard earlier.

He spoke, his voice even and calm, a strength and a sense of authority echoed out as he spoke to the person behind him.

"Good, I don't know who this crazed bitch is, but the gun that I heard fired in there might be extremely useful and greatly appreciated."

His eyes never left the animalistic girl in front of him.

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I'm losing my mind, and you just stand there and stare as my world collides.

After being grabbed by someone into the alley near the gym, Ren fell into an endless darkness. Well, it wasn't all darkness as there were constant stripes with a violet shade spiraling around him.

" Where the hell am I?! " he shouted. A hand tapped him from the back. A cold shiver went down Ren's spine as he forcefully made himself look back. A smiling Akari greeted him. " You! Where in the world did you take me?! " Akari amde a small giggle and patted the yellow-haired kid on the head.

" Silly little boy. We're not in your world now. We're simply in the crosssroads of worlds. I am a youkai who controls gaps and openings. I can go where ever and whenever I want. " she snapped her fingers at him. " You, Ren Kitsurugi, have something of mine. "

" What's that?! " Ren scratched his head.

" Time. Time that supposed to be used to serve me. " Akari smiled. She reached into a nearby hole and took out a fan. The woman slowly fanned herself as she looked at Ren. " You are my familiar reborn Ren. It is your duty to serve me and only me. "

" No way! Hell, judging from your looks. You won't even pay me! " the boy pointed at her. " And besides! What kind of job are you going to make me do? "

Akari covered a sly smile behind her fan. " Save the world... "

A large hole tore open underneath Ren and began sucking him in. " Hey! What's the deal?! " He tried swimming out of the hole but to no avail.

" I'll be giving you control of my other Familiars Ren Kitsurugi, but there will be some that need persuasion. If you need me, I'll be enjoying the flowers. "

" I didn't get anything you saaaaaid..... " the hole sucked up Renand the boy tumled once more into darkness. He entered a bright space and felt gravity pull him down. " Ouch! " he shouted as he felt his body slam against concrete. Ren opened his eyes to find himself in the classroom where he met Akari.

" Ugh... " The classroom looked as if it was torn down by a hurricane. " What the heck happened here? "

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