Chapter 5 - The Punishment

The Punishment
by Lady O

Disclaimer: I don't own neither of the YYH cast; I only own "the creature" and any
other characters that I may come up with.

Man, this finale took forever! Mostly 'cause i'm lazy.
Thanks for putting up with me. Enjoy!
A Pandora box Twist


The Punishment:
5- The Punishment

A powerful sense of curiosity invaded Otouto's mind; he, as proud and arrogant he
has always been, HAD to know exactly what was he carrying inside that box that was
so important that the creature insisted in not to be opened.
He saw how close now the mountains of hell were ; the final destiny of his journey.
And he stops. Otouto just had to see what was insite this heavy cargo and began
circling the box, pondering on what could it be have insisde.
The heavy box had no locks to break. So he didn't have to worry about the creature
ever finding out. A cold energy began to emand from the box the second he lean to it's
lid as if some kind of a warning to who ever touched the box.
But this would not stop him from taking a peek.

Before he'll delivered the box he wanted to see it's inside. After making sure that the
creature wasn't around Otouto pushed the lid with all his might despise of the cold
aura that was engolfing him along with the box. The floor on which the box laid as well
as the surroundings began to turn into ice. Then, a blinding light shoot up to the black
heavens turning them white as if an angel blessed the heavens.

The crystal box has opened... and inside was a small frozen doll with a expresion of pity
in it's face. It was very well carved, as it was made with the most care of the world.
It's small hands were crossed over it's chest like it was protecting something very dearest
to it's heart, and it's lips seemed like it could talk.

"wha... WHAT THE HELL IS THIS???????" Otouto asked feeling angrily shock.

"You idiot... i told you NOT to open that box. Now, you'll be sorry" the creature said .

"YOU MADE ME CARRY ALL THIS WAY THAT... THING... IT'S JUST A DOLL!!!"
Otouto shouted.

"You'll be sorry... so sorry..." By this time, the creature sounded so different as he
was truelly resented by Otouto's action.

In a blast of anger, Otouto grabbed the small doll by it's tiny waist and throw it
toward the creature who didn't ever bother to move. As the doll fell to the ground, a
faint cry was heard; from it's shattered pieces, droplets of blood was seen. Odd by
this, Otouto looked at the creature who's bluest eyes were visibly hurt.

"You'll wish you shouldn't have done that... Now, you'll be sorry" the creature said
picking up one of the doll's fragment.

"Why is there blood on that stupid thing?"

"Is that what it is to you, dog?"

"Huh...?"

"You ask me about your brother. I found him" said the creature cleaning the debris
off the doll's fragment.

"YOU ASSHOLE, YOU KILLED KILLED HIM!!!!!!!!!!" Otouto gritted his teeth.

"No. My job is to punish. I punished your brother, but i did not killed him; i just
froze him." With this, the creature handed Otouto the fragment and flew off.

The fragment was what the doll was holding in it's arms; it was chain, similar to one
he had given Ani years back when he was a child. Then, it hit him: the doll was Ani.
As punishment, Ani was frozen in life and HE had been the one who murder him.

For the first time in his life, he allow himself to cry. With his tough expression gone;
the tears were free to run. And for the first time, he meet fear. What he fear the most
came true; he had finally killed the only one who loved him back. Kneeling in front of
the doll's pieces, Otouto realized that the fancy crystal box was his brother's coffin.

A suddend cold covered Otouto's body as he stared in disbelieved of what he had done.
He had let his temper overruled him once again; but this time he was paying the price.
Memories of his childhood with his brother flowed his mind: the times he was sick, his
dearest Ani was always by his side bringing him back to health; when bigger kids tried
to hurt him, Ani had protected him at all cost; and now...when Ani needed him the
most, he failed him. Otouto could only stare at the remaining pieces that was once Ani.
His hero, his brother, his wall, his reason of living; gone.

Otouto felt heavy; his body couldn't move a single muscle, he felt so cold, but at this
time he didn't care at all. Droplets of ice was forming around him, his body was getting
colder and colder; but he didn't care. Soon his tears froze in his face as the ice enclosed
his entire body.

The creature could only look from afar with pity and sorrow as this man's body was
being turn into ice. "It's was his own fault", the creature thought, "i told him NOT to
open that box. The ice that i used on the brother, if it is touch, it would turn whoever
touches it into ice as well..."

Right there, up the tallest mountain of Makai, there is a new statue of ice. It's kneeled
in front of shattered pieces and had the saddest expression in it's face. It seems to be
holding a chain of glass; in it's locket a scripture is seen: To my beloved Ani, who's
always in my heart. Otouto was once a powerful warrior; now, he's only a statue of ice.
And every now and then, a tear of glass falls from it's eyes.

This was his punisment.


~The End~

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Ok, my followers, how did i do? I got a new idea for a next one, but this time i think
that you'll like it the most; knowing all of you, it it ain't dirty, you wont like it. Man!
Please review or you won't know that the other one will be about.

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