Survivor's Guilt [COLLAB WITH SARAH]

Chapter 1: First Blood

The boy with blue hair slowly opened his eyes, looking up silently at the announcement speaker that was in his room. He was completely alone, so he had no one in which to speak about the event about. Maybe thoughts had run through his head, but he did not think much about it. It was most likely a simple drill. Though, that was indeed a strange drill. What did they make them for in the middle of the evening? He was going to wait for his brother, but it appeared that Koji did not even attend school that day. This meant that Edo Hideki, the blue haired boy, was waiting around for hours for no reason. He did not mind, as waiting did not bother him as much as it might bother others.

He slowly stood up from his chair, putting his books into his bookbag and then pushing his chair in with a light screech against the ground. He looked around the room a little bit more, before shutting his eyes. Taking in a deep breath, he let out a sigh before walking to the door and exiting. He shut the door behind him, hearing some students muttering about the announcement. He paid no mind to them, simply walking off towards the courtyard where there laid the exit.

It took only a minute for him to reach the door. It wasn't opened, so he must have been the only one from this side of the school to just up and try to leave. Reaching out, he simply turned the doorknob and opened the door, stepping in and raising his head towards the area, looking around. His eyes stopped upon the first thing that he happened to see.

The Body of a Teacher.

His eyes widened upon finally noticing it. He took multiple steps inside, staring down at what appeared to be a woman. This was not his teacher, but it appeared to be one, due to the uniform that he could see. She was covered in blood, most damage done to her neck, it seemed. Edo frowned lightly, turning his head to stare down the hall that would lead to the exit. By now, he would guess that exiting the school was very well out of the question, seeing as there was an actual corpse here. He looked back down, staring at the corpse.

In only a few more moments, he heard footsteps. More people were pouring into the room, obviously. He didn't appear to notice, though he did hear gasps, shrieks, cries of fear and disgust, of pure fright. He raised one hand up, holding it against the side of his head as he tried to block out the many sounds that he was hearing. He simply tried to made sense of what happened. Why, in this school, would someone murder this teacher? As far as he knew, the school was relatively normal, nothing much different. Maybe the teacher had made an enemy, but then if that were true, the murderer wouldn't do something like this, set it out for all to see.

He took a step away, not minding as another person, what appeared to be a blonde haired boy, passed by him. He turned, walking directly to a bench and sitting down. He slowly set his bookbag flat on his lap, resting his hands flat down on it, one over the other. He stared down at his hands, once more trying to make sense of the situation.

He glanced back up, looking around and everyone that was in the courtyard. There was quite a lot of people out this late. The boy with blonde hair was currently staring at the corpse with something like a face of shock. Another boy with similar hair, but goggles around his head, was turned away from the sight, one hand over his mouth, as if ill by the sight. Edo himself wasn't surprised. Although he didn't feel ill, he certainly felt very uneasy about the corpse that lie there.

"What's going on!? Why would this happen!?" A girl with blonde hair began to shout, looking absolutely confused at the situation. It was obviously expected.

"I don't know. S-stop shouting! You aren't helping!" A boy with pink hair, curling to the side, waved a hand about, yelling back at the girl.

"Why are you shouting if you want her to stop shouting? This isn't helping," a girl with black hair pointed out in a calmer tone. She was holding hands with a boy that happened to look a whole lot like her. They were probably related, thought Edo.

"...!" A girl with pink pigtails and goggles had stepped out from behind the crowd, making different gestures with her hands among the chaos. Despite this, no one paid much attention to her. It was probably because she couldn't communicate with sound very well.

Edo let out another sigh, looking up towards the glass that showed up towards the sky. It was so dark out. He wanted to leave, but unfortunately that was only a wish for now. He went to stand after so many minutes passed. People were still there, walking around and discussing, panicking. He went to walk off, though pausing upon seeing a girl with green hair near the corner, speaking with another girl with long, pink hair. They looked to be upset, or seemed to be in shock. This was perfectly normal, really. The green haired girl momentarily looked back at him, a worried look on her face. He snapped his head back, noticing that he was beginning to stare. He offered a wave.

He shook his head, turning back and going to leave the courtyard.

There was nothing here for him. There was nothing but panic.

Nothing but blood.

 Chapter 3: Smiling Bitterly

    He simply sat in the library, the blue haired boy. He was writing in his Journal, aptly named "This is not a Journal". It was simply, just writing down things that were currently bothering him. Those things mostly being the murder, the loud teenagers, and of course the fact that he couldn't go home yet. Writing to his journal made him feel better, and that made him happier, even if he never showed it. He never showed anything, so what would writing in a book do?


Eventually, he grew out of words to write. Putting the pencil away, he stood up, closed the book, and put both pieces of school supplies back into his school bag for later use. Afterwards, he looked up towards the clock. Ah-Was it already 7:30 PM? A whole hour and a half had passed already. Maybe staying here would go by faster after all. Edo hoped so, honestly. He didn't want to stay here for very long. He began to worry if Koji could cook for himself. The guy wasn't incapable of everything, he just tended to be lazy about certain subjects.

With a sigh, the blue haired boy pushed in his chair and went off to exit the library. He paused upon seeing something strange in the corner of his eye. Backtracking a few steps, he walked over towards one of the books. There was something blue sticking out of it...He reached over, gently pulling it out.

It was a simple blue card. Looked to be for some sort of security. Eh-Was this meant to be here? He looked side to side blankly, before shrugging his shoulders. He went and placed the card in the cover of his own book for safe keeping, before turning and walking back out. He closed the door behind him out of habit, and the fact that it was plain rude not to do so in a place where you didn't live and all.

He passed by a boy and a girl, both with black hair. He didn't glance towards them, but they seemed to be talking to each other in a heart to heart conversation. Huh. Edo wished he could have something like that with his brother sometime. That looked enjoyable and heartwarming. He liked those sorts of feelings.

Passing through the courtyard, he closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. Some students were still there, but he didn't care to look. He had no idea where he was going. Maybe he would go to the nurse's office and borrow a bed, sleep there till dawn would rise. Maneuvering himself along without tripping or walking into anyone, he reached a hand out and grabbed the doorknob of the door ahead of him.

Opening the door and walking out, he heard a few murmurs about his demeanor. Was it strange? Perhaps it was because he didn't seem affected at all by the corpse. He didn't mind the fact that people grew suspicious. After all, he knew that he had nothing to do with the murders, so no one would accuse him of something he didn't do. At least, that's what he kept on telling himself as the worry ran through his head.

Eventually, he ended up walking into a door. He blinked a few times in surprise. Ah-He had spaced out. Where was he now? He reached out to open the door, stepping in. Oh, this way lead to the basement...What was that strange smell, though? He frowned, walking down the hallway and down the stairs leading to the basement where appliances were held. He forgot to open the door, but the second door was already open. He was confused by this, quite obviously.

Stepping inside, he appeared to find something that he really rather not. His bright green eyes widened, pupils dilating in the slightly dim light as something came into view.

It was the body of a Silver Haired Boy.

Edo took a few steps back, reaching one of his hands up to cover his mouth. There was blood pooling below the body, but...What did he die from? Swallowing a lump in his throat, he took a step forward and leaned down to observe with curious and yet still blank eyes.

The boy was smiling, his eyes closed. He looked in peace despite the fact that he was dead. There were two punctured holes in his neck, as well. If Edo could recall, this was the same with the teacher...

Gulping, he took a step back. The smell of blood was really overpowering him. Turning around and walking back out, he didn't even notice his labored breath as he quickly escaped the basement.

He didn't want to look at the body. He was staring at death. Although he left, the image was burnt into his mind, just like the teacher.

The smile of the boy, and yet it looked so bitter.