discontinued | tokyo revengers various ―
everything that happened was a freak accident. a vaccine gone wrong. but this simple mistake led to the end of the world, as far as the few survivors knew.
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chapter three ( edited)
did kazutora end up killing you? that's a question for another time.
did baji push you, a random person, aside and take a stab for you? the answer to that question is yes.
"baji-" kazutora drops the bloody knife from his hands, eyes wide while he stares at the bloody patch on his friend's shirt, blood pouring from a wound he caused with his own two hands. he stares at those hands in disbelief.
the group rushes past the shaken boy, just as the long-haired male falls backwards, onto you.
you catch him and slowly lower him to the ground, using one of your hands to apply pressure to the wound, slowing down the bleeding until you can find a first aid kit, or at least something that will be of use.
"shit, shit." hurriedly, you remove your hands from his body and remove your blazer, tying it around his abdomen and over the wound.
"you, tall guy with the head tattoo! carry him and follow me, i have supplies at my house!" you say in a rushed voice, panicked eyes making eye contact with those of the tall boy.
looking at his friend, he nods and picks baji up, gently. baji groans in pain while trying to stay awake, not letting himself slip into unconsciousness.
"wait- w-where's kazu-"
"he ran away. but it's for the better, he would've turned and attacked you guys, and i doubt you guys would kill your friend." you cut the injured boy off coldly, "and next time, if there is one, don't take a blade for a stranger, it's stupid."
baji tries to retort, but his wound stops him and he falls silent.
you hold on the sleeve of the tall boy's cardigan, one with a black and white design on it, and gently tug him to direct him to your home. your brother is walking beside you guys calmly.
"niko, run to the house and get all of the supplies ready." you instruct, seeing how hesitant he is to leave your side at first, but he soon sprints down the road.
"...who the hell were you just talking to?" the short, blonde boy questions, a suspicious look on his face.
"their brother," chifuyu answers for you, "we can't see him, only they can, just leave it." he gives you a small thumbs up, looking proud of himself for some reason. you hold back a smile.
"i can see him..." baji mumbles. your eyes widen, thoughts flooding your mind, searching for a possible answer to this new information. your brother is an undead, a special one, chifuyu and the others are just normal humans, and baji... baji is near death.
when a person is near death, they will be able to see your brother.
so that means baji will die soon.
"we're here." chifuyu cuts through the tension in the air with his words, walking in through the already opened doors of your home. turning to draken, you hold your arms out,
"give him here." you demand, forcefully taking baji from his arms without him doing so. you grunt under his weight but carry him up the stairs and into your bedroom nonetheless. setting him down on the bed, your brother finishes getting the supplies ready.
you lift the bottom of baji's shirt to see the wound on his abdomen, "i'm gonna die, aren't i?" he speaks in a hushed voice.
glancing at your brother, you see him shake his head.
"yes. you are going to die, that's why you are able to see my brother." you clean his wound, the gory sight not bothering you in the slightest.
"what is he?"
"he is an unordinary undead. only i, people who are infected, other undeads, and people who are near death can see him. that's the conclusion i have come to, with chifuyu's help." you tell him the information you and chifuyu had come up with in your time alone.
"how interesting... so kazutora could see him?" he questions, glancing at his wound as you bandage it up, but the bleeding hasn't stopped, the trip to your house took too long.
"most likely."
"y/n, when i die, i want you to tell my friends that i love them. it's out of character for me to say things like this, but i want them to know that, and i always want you to promise me something." he says sincerely, a completely different person from earlier.
"hm?" you can already see color draining from his face.
"stay by my friend's side. i want you to protect them." he smiles up at the ceiling, "will you?"
"i will. now rest baji, you've done a good job." you don't know this man, and you hate him for taking the blade for you, you would've gladly died then and there, just to escape this new hell of a world, but now you have a reason to stay here.
he stops breathing and you reach up, closing his eyes after confirming he has no heartbeat or pulse.
"you're crying." your brother says, climbing onto the bed just so he can wipe your tears; tears you didn't notice were falling down your cheeks.
"since when did you start speaking again? i thought you had to write out what you wanted to say." you divert the subject away from your display of sadness, but niko only shrugs.
"i won't talk much." is all he responds with, leaving the room and you alone with the dead body of the boy you just met.
"don't worry baji, i will take care of your friends." you give his hand a small squeeze before following your brother out of the room, down the stairs, and into the living room to deliver the news of baji's death.
at your appearance, everyone turns to you, anxiety building in their chests.
the hopeful expression on their faces makes more tears fall from your eyes, though your expression doesn't change, "...i'm sorry." you don't need to say anymore, they already know what those words hold.
"bitch! if you hadn't been there, then baji wouldn't have taken the blade for you! and why did you have to expose kazutora- THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" angry tears run down the short ones face as he pushes all his pent up anger at you.
"...first emma and now baji..."
"i just wanna know if my sisters are okay..."
"same taka..."
"don't blame y/n!" chifuyu rushes to your side, "they were only trying to help us! if they hadn't exposed kazutora, then he wouldn't have turned and attacked us! and it was baji's choice to protect them, don't blame them for a choice he made!" he defends you.
the others go quiet, teary eyes still pointed at you.
"no, they're right, it's my fault. but i will stay with you guys."
"what-"
"baji's dying wish was for me to stay with you guys and protect you to the best of my abilities, so that is what i will do in honor of his sacrifice."
