Stay With Me

11|Alive|

(Y/n) kicked Kazutora's head and butted heads with Baji. Before she could do any more damage, Hanma stepped in. "You surprise me every time, Doll. I would be lying if I said it didn't excite me.~" Hanma said as pulled her close. (Y/n) looked at him and her rage was distracted. For some reason, he affected her as Taiju does to her. She felt weak at his grip. This isn't the time to get distracted! She shook her head and quickly pushed him off. She put Chifuyu on her back and began to carry him out. "Let's go, Takemichi! You'll see them later on the battlefield!" She calls out to the boy. He quickly ran behind her and followed her out. 

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- Baji POV -

I hiss as I place the ice on my cheek. "She never pulls back. Not even with friends." I said to myself. "It's because I have to make you understand with brute force." I jump as she stood by my bedroom door. "You always know how to keep yourself hidden when you want to be." I chuckle. She looks at me before walking over and sitting in front of me. "I have to make you learn your lesson and make sure it hurts so it sticks to your thick skull." She tells me. I hiss again as she pulls the ice away and puts something on it to make it feel better. "You're scary. You know that?" I told her. "All the more reason to learn your lesson." She says. I chuckle for a moment, before looking at her. Sometimes when I look at her. . .she reminds me of Shinichiro. Despite her being Mikey's twin, she looks a lot like her older brother. At least, their eyes look the same. It's sometimes hard for me to look at her without feeling guilty about that day. 

"Do you still want to own a pet shop, Keisuke?" I snapped out of my thoughts as she called me by my first name. The only time she ever said it is when I'm acting stupid or I'm in trouble. Real trouble. Must be both at this point. "Yeah," I reply. "Do you still want to prevent your mother from crying?" She asks. Right for the jugular. "Yes," I told her. She looks at me with such a soft expression. An expression that could make you feel like you're the only person in the world for her to see. I want to look at her, but at the same time, it's hard. "Don't look at me like that," I told her. I looked away, but she grabs my chin and forces me to look at her. "Oi, it still hurts!" I complain. "You're still guilty. Guilty for killing Shinichiro. You can't bear to look at me without fidgeting." She's always been good at reading people, but sometimes she is oblivious to certain signs. "Stop it. Don't look away from me. I want you to look at me before that day happened. Like the old days. Please. . ." She says. I look into her eyes and stare. Her dark eyes look like they can hold stars. I get lost in them. . .often that I lose track of time. She leans closer to me and my eyes widen as she kisses my cheek. "To make it feel better." she giggles. I try my best to not show my blush, but I can feel my cheeks heat up. 

"You're going to have to apologize to Chifuyu for injuring his cute face." She tells me. "Yeah, yeah, I know." I sigh. She turns around and leans her head on my chest. "Whatever you're doing in Valhalla. . .you better do it safely. On the day of the battle, you better come back and apologize to me as well. I don't care if you have a broken limb or can't walk. You crawl to wherever I'm at and tell me." She says. "That's harsh," I said. I froze as she holds onto my shirt. "It's so that I know that you're alive. I can't explain it, but something just feels off. The feeling of something awful coming our way. So promise me. . ." She looks up at me. "Promise me that you'll apologize to me alive. No matter what, you better be alive in front of me. Or else I won't forgive you till eternity." She began to cry. I look at her before leaning down and kissing her soft lips. She gripped my shirt tighter from shock. I may not make it out alive on the battle between Valhalla and Toman. So this may be my only chance to show her how I feel. How I felt about her for the longest time. She looks at me and I held her closer. "I promise," I told her. There's a good chance that I might break that promise. But I know you need this. You need something to keep you calm and hopeful.