Baji brings the blade down to strike himself.
'Get the knife!'
Nakano's so close.
'Don't fail again!!'
Just one more step.
'Or this will all be for nothing!!!'
She dives towards him and reaches out for the blade and..!
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She yanks it away from him!!
Gripping the handle of the butterfly knife, she places her hands on the ground then rolls back onto her feet. She lets out a sharp exhale of relief as she stands up straight.
She turns around, mouth open and ready to reprimand Baji for trying to kill himself. But right as she does so, he falls to the ground. The exhaustion has gotten to him.
Or so she assumes, until she sees the blood soaking his shirt and beginning to create a crimson puddle beneath him.
The blade begins shaking as the hand holding it trembles. Fear washes over her as she brings herself to look down at the weapon in her hands.
It's stained with blood—Baji's blood—right to the hilt.
Nakano accidentally ripped the blade out of him.
"BAJI-SAN!!!" Chifuyu runs to him, and cradles him in his arms
The vibration of Baji hitting the ground still courses through Nakano, as the booming of her heart only emphasizes the dire situation she just created. Her eyes are wide, and each one one of her limbs suddenly feels like they weigh a thousand pounds.
This is the first time she's been completely shaken up after killing someone.
Right in front of her, she can see Chifuyu holding Baji in his arms, with Takemichi next to them. She has no idea how he's still talking. The knife slips out of her unstable hand, and her unsteady legs start carrying her towards them.
"Kisaki is not... Our third division captain!!" Baji stands by his beliefs, and he continues to fight with his last words. "Toman was formed by the six of us. No matter what happens... Pah's the only captain of the third division."
"Pah-chin... Mitsuya... Draken... Mikey... Kazutora..." Tears begin forming in his eyes, knowing that he's failed every single one of his friends. "Toman's founding members... Are my treasure..."
Another person suddenly joins them. Nakano stands next to her brother, visibly shaken. Her strong facade is crumbling under the weight of her emotions, guilt most of all.
"Nakano..." She tenses when Baji weakly utters her name. "Thank you..."
Her eyes momentarily widen, before she hangs her head to hide her growing dread and guilt. 'No... Don't thank me...'
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Keep Fighting
Fanfiction***MIKEY x OC FANIFIC*** Her childhood was hell on earth. Ten years of torture had twisted her in ways no one could ever imagine. That decade had haunted her for years after she returned to Japan. Twelve years after all that, she was forced to live...
