The Serpent Inside (A Karmagisa Fanfiction)

25: Recovery

Nagisa, as usual, was the first to regain consciousness. Looking around, he was able to see four bodies around him, and one attached to him. Listening in, he heard four heartbeats before he attempted to get out from Karma's grip, just for said lover to awaken and flip them over instantly.

"YOU'RE ALIVE!" Karma screeched, Karasuma and Misui up to see Karma practically smashing Nagisa under him as he held Nagisa like he was about to vanish.

"I... I think I am..." Nagisa allowed Karma to hold him, the last thing he remembered being Misui's face of horror before it al l went black, and Karma saying his name sometime, the memory fuzzy.

"I thought we'd lost you to the tentacles forever." Karma dropped his tough attitude and allowed endless rivers of tears to shamelessly flow down his cheeks.

Nagisa could feel the way Karma's entire frame was shaking as he clamped on for dear life. Karma had his head right over Nagisa's chest, using the stable beating to attempt to ground himself in the reality that it was all over.

That his soulmate was safe.

While Karma was in quite a good mood, Nagisa was... doing less than ideal.

He had heard four heartbeats but didn't he see five bodies? And why did everything smell like blood? Oh god did he do something? Kill someone? No, no, no he stopped to stay with Karma! He wasn't taking jobs why was he here? Why couldn't he remember anything! Why was everyone unconscious and why was Karma acting like he almost died! And he was having trouble breathing like someone had choked him recently and he was still recovering. Why did someone choke him? Why was Karma crying, Karma hardly ever cried! He was fine it was all fine- but it all wasn't! Thoughts lead to more and more and Nagisa didn't know what to do and his wrists and back hurt like hell not to mention his head was pounding and was that Karma's arm hanging off to the side it looked like it was destroyed by something! WHAT IF HE WAS HURTING KARMA! WHY COULDN'T HE REMEMBER ANYTHIN-

"Nagisa. Calm down. Listen to my voice. Breathe, I'm here. It's all okay."

The mere sound of Karma's voice in his ear was more than enough to get him to calm down enough to realize he had started crying too. After taking a few deep breaths, he decided on a first question to ask.

"W-what happened to your arm?" Nagisa whispered, tears threatening to come loose again as he felt a painful ache crawl up his throat. He brushed a finger up against it, Karma wincing before he grabbed the bluenette's hand with his healthy one.

"Don't worry about it." He said, grabbing the smaller male and pulling him into his arms, forcing him into his lap as he squeezed the life out of him. 

"Karma... can't... breathe..." Nagisa choked out. 

"I just... I need you to stay right here." The redhead retorted, pulling Nagisa even closer (if that was possible without doing some R rated activities). 

"I can see why you're acting the way you are, Karma-kun, but if he dies because of lack of oxygen, what's the point?" The Artificial Intelligence said, appearing on Karma's shoulder. 

He remained silent, his face buried into Nagisa's neck, though he still loosened his grip on Nagisa so that he could get air back into his lungs.

A few minutes of silence went by before Karma allowed Nagisa more room and he felt in the right mind to ask a question. "Ritsu, where did you go when the..." Karma had a feeling saying "fight" would trigger a second panic attack. "activities... started?"

Ritsu shrugged, her eyes saddening. "What was I supposed to do? The most I would've accomplished would have been distracting you guys. That, or showing him the middle finger, which would have gotten your shoulder blown to bits." She said, her eyebrow cocked as she stared at Karma defiantly.