Oni Tensei

***St. Miator: Boys Academy***

”Come on, Frankie, were gonna be late!”

”I’m coming, shit!”

Pete and Frank ran down the pathway from the dorms. As they raced they hurried to slip on their uniform jackets while maintaining a hold on their books. The church bells continued to chime as they picked up speed rounding a corner. Pete stayed to the curb, but Frank cut wide and crashed into another boy walking up the path. Both boys tumbled to the ground, but Frank got his footing quickly and hollered back an apology as he took off after Pete again. They both skidded to a halt as the last bell tolled and they bolted into the Academy door as they started to close.

”Holy shit, Pete! That was a close one!”

”Almost too close, Mr. Iero and Mr. Wentz.”

Both boys looked up to see their teacher Professor Lambert looking down at them. They hung their heads and muttered apologies. Prof. Lambert walked away tossing a comment over his shoulder at Frank.

”Oh, and Mr. Iero, I do not want to hear that kind of language with in God’s hearing again do I make myself clear?”

”Yes, Professor Lambert.”

”Good, now off to class with the both of you.”

Pete laughed as Frank muttered something about being an uptight douchebag as they made their way to their first class. They walked in and greeted their History professor and after a few high fives to their friends, settled into their seats. The lesson was boring as always and soon Frank saw Pete writing in their conversation notebook. It was really an ingenious idea that they came up with in year three when they met. They both kept a notebook where they would talk to each other by writing their questions and answers to each other in them. This way they could never be accused of passing notes. They also made sure never to use it during test time so they could not be accused of cheating. Frank pulled his out and placed it on the side so Pete could read his answers. Pete finished the first question and placed the book to the side of his desk near Frank.

”So, where were you this weekend?”

”Had to go to the hospital again.”

”Shit that is happening more often now, huh? Are the headaches getting any better?”

”Nope, and we still don’t know what the cause is.”

”Dude, that sucks. More tests then, right?”

”Yup”

They talked till the lesson was over and then walked together to their next class. On the way they saw the kid that Frank had bowled over.

”Hey man, I’m real sorry about that. I hope you didn’t get hurt.”

”Nah, it’s okay. I figured you were late for class. I had free time anyway.”

”Cool. This is Pete and I’m Frank.”

”Mikey. You guys 12th year?”

”Yup, you?”

”10th, transferred from another academy. My brother got transferred so I had to go, too.”

”Nice. What year is he in?”

Mikey laughed at this.

”Oh no man, he graduated years ago. He’s a detective.”

***Three Weeks Ago***

***Gerard***

Gerard was still trying to make sense of it all. Not only what happened in the ambulance when he tried to help the boy, but later in the hospital. The male nurse that was attacked and raped while waiting with the boy. He remembers entering the room and seeing the boy hiding behind the bed. He was shocked though when he came around and saw that the boy was jerking off. Although he called out to him, the boy acted like no one else was in the room. Gerard was mesmerized as he stood riveted and watched the boy pull on his cock in just the right way to make him gasp and moan. He reached down and played with his balls at the same time and before Gerard realized it the boy was cumming with a groan.

”Hey, hey, kid, stop, what are you…”

Gerard grabbed the boy’s wrist and pulled him up. The boy hissed at him and pulled away.

”Don’t fucking touch me! Leave me the fuck alone!”

”Hey kid, calm down. I’m just trying to help!”

”I don’t want your help you fucking perv…”

Gerard did not mean to do it, but he got pissed and slapped the kid across the face. He went down face first on the bed. This caused the blanket that was draped over the boy’s back to fall off and the strange tattoo on his back to be exposed again. The realistic demon seem to look up at Gerard and he swore that it moved. He did not have a chance to see anything else because the boy charged at him and knocked him over along with the bed. He then wrapped his hands around Gerard’s throat and started to choke him. He roared out in a rage and for a moment Gerard saw the demon where the boy was. The rage was heard by the others and they came and pulled the boy off. He struggled in their grasp.

"Get off me you fuckers!"

Gerard sat up gasping and reaching up, felt the indents of the boy’s fingers on his throat. They were pushed deep into the flesh and stung like fresh incisions. Gerard looked up and saw the officers manhandling the boy out the door.

”Easy with him, guys.”

”But Detective, he just tried to…”

”Yes, and he was also involved in a traumatic experience. He may have been hallucinating and thought I was his attacker. I was too bold in my movement. We are still treating him like a victim no matter what.”

”But, Detective…”

”You heard Detective Way!”

Gerard’s partner Ray Toro walked in the door at that moment.

”Yes, Detective Toro.”

Ray reached out and pulled Gerard up. He examined his neck and whistled.

”Damn, Gee, that kid has some strength huh? Think he was given something?”

”Maybe. He is certainly acting strange for a victim.”

”Mmm. So we got some information on him. His name is Frank Iero. His family said he had been missing for the past three months. He goes to the St. Miator Academy for Boys. Straight A student, good peer relations. The kind of student and son everyone dreams of.”

”What about the tattoo?”

”Well that is the biggest mystery. No one knows where it came from. He did not have it before he disappeared, that was for sure.”

”Whoever subjected him to that is a bigger monster than the one on his back.”

”Right. Well were going to sedate him and get him checked out. I know his family is anxious to get him back.”

”Okay. Thanks, Ray.”

”No problem, Gee, and you should get that checked out too. Looks like it’s starting to swell.”

”Yeah, I will.”

***Present Day***

”Gee!”

Gerard was nearly knocked over as his younger brother greeted him. He laughed and ruffled his hair. Mikey looked up and his smile turned into a frown as he reached up and touched the bandage around Gerard’s neck.

”Man, Gee, it’s been three weeks now. You still need to wear it huh?”

”Yeah, Mikey. It has healed, but now it is just an ugly bruise.”

Mikey reached up and gingerly removed the bandage to look at the damage. Gerard’s neck was still marred by the finger placements of the boy. They were no longer angry welts pressed into his skin, but sick purple and yellow lines.

”Man, what the hell happened to you?”

Gerard looked up and saw two boys walking towards them. The taller of the two was the one that spoke. His eyes were wide with wonder as he looked at the mark. The shorter one made Gerard step back a bit. It was Frank Iero. There was no recognition in the boy’s eyes though. He just stood there thoughtfully looking up at Gerard. Mikey replaced the bandage and turned to the boys.

”Hey guys, this is my big brother Gerard. Gerard this is Pete and Frank.”

”Nice to meet you, Sir.”

Pete stuck his hand out and Gerard shook it.

”Mikey has told us a lot about you.”

Frank extended his hand and Gerard took it and felt a zap of electricity run through it. He pulled away quickly.

”Sorry, Sir, did not mean to shock you. Must have picked up some static somewhere.”

”I-I-It’s no problem, just took me by surprise that’s all.”

Gerard stood as the boys talked and joked around. He watched Frank for anything, but nothing suspicious was in his actions or movements. It was as if he was a normal boy, not the one that had tried to brutally attack Gerard three weeks ago in the hospital.

”Gee! Gee!”

Gerard just realized that Mikey was trying to get his attention. They were all looking at him and Frank was staring at him. Gerard blushed and shook it off.

”Sorry, Mikes, just day dreaming. In the middle of a hard case you know.”

”Oh yeah, the one that got you that.”

Mikey pointed to his neck.

”Yeah, well are you ready to go, Mikey?”

”Oh sure, oh hey, can Frank come over? He doesn’t have to be back at the dorms until after dinner time.”

”Um.. sure, I don’t see why not.”

”Cool! See you later, Pete!”

”Bye guys!”

Gerard let the boys move ahead of him. The talked and joked as they walked. Gerard kept his eyes to the ground glancing up at Frank once in a while. At one point both boys got hot and took off their jackets. They slung them over their backs and when Gerard looked up he could see it from behind the crisp white shirt. The sun on his back made the demon on Frank’s back visible and once again Gerard felt like he was being watched by it.

”Right, Gee?”

Gerard had missed conversation directed at him by Mikey again. Mikey looked back at Gerard and he just nodded yes. At the same time Frank looked back and for a second Gerard saw something change in his face and a smirk crossed it. Just as quickly it was gone and Frank was facing forward again laughing at something Mikey had said.

”What the fuck?”

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