Shigure: This is the place?
Momoko: (nods) This is it.
The two are standing in front of a room decorated with bubbles; her younger sister Miyako's room.
Shigure: (checks the doorknob) It's locked.
Momoko: Did you expect it to be open? (sarcastic)
Shigure: A bit. (annoyed) Must you insult me every minute?
Momoko: (smirks) Why? You ticked off that a kid can do it?
Shigure: (scowls) You're a pain.
Momoko: .... (goes quiet)
Shigure: (realises what he said) Wait, I didn't--
Momoko: Let's just do this. (cold)
Shigure: (bits the inside of his cheeks, thinks: Dang it... I should really cut down the dark snarks.)
Shigure isn't the best when it comes to interaction, despite how he may seem on the outside. He just can't understand others' feelings...
Shigure: (thinks: If only Ben was here... But then again... it's partially my fault he's stuck in there.)
He shakes his head slightly.
Shigure: (thinks: No, he wanted to go in on his own. It's not my fault he got caught. Yeah, that's it. It's not my fault.)
He looks at Momoko, who's lockpicking the door with a bobby pin.
Shigure: (sighs, walks over) I'll do it.
Momoko: Who died and made you king? (salty) I can do it.
Shigure: Whatever then. (scowls)
Momoko: Almost... there... (there is a click) Alright! (hurriedly swings the door open) Miya--
The two see that the room is empty, and Momoko's face goes pale.
Momoko: Where is she!?
Suddenly someone grabs her and pulls her in as the door is shut.
Shigure: (eyes widen) Momoko?! (Bangs on the door) Hey Momoko!!!
?: What I want is what I want, and I don't care how many people get hurt remember?
Shigure: (pales, slowly turns)
He sees a dark version of himself standing there, eyes red and bloodshot.
Dark Shigure: (has an unsettling smile) I don't care if Tohru, Kyo, or even Akito gets hurt. All that matters is that I get what I want, and I don't ever want to get out of that mindset. I'm selfish, and that's okay. It's okay to keep hurting people. Let them get their hands dirty...
Shigure: (backs away) Y-You're just an illusion...
Dark Shigure: Am I? Aren't we one and the same?
Shigure: I... (backs away, looks... terrified) No, don't...
Dark Shigure: Stop pretending to be kind when you're selfish and manipulative! (growls)
With Momoko now who-knows-where with Miyako, and with Ben still hostage to Bowser, how will Shigure handle this dark clone of himself!?
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Save Them - Redemption Arc Stories
Fanfiction"Every person can be redeemed. It only takes a long process." Welcome! I am Ben Cipher, founder of a new rehab center for mentally sick people (I hate that title, honestly), Fictional Healing Center. Here, we hope to save and redeem people the best...
