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TW: BLOOD/GORE
Nakano's POV:
Blood gushes out from where the knife has impaled me, the ironic taste filling up my mouth. I cough wetly, ignoring the red liquid sputtering out as I do so.
"Sate sate, let's get this fight started," Though my stab wound hurts terribly, the enemies are still there. I must keep my promise to Mikey, I've already vowed to do so. His words echo in my head, No one shall lay a hand on Draken. Not on my watch.
"Who the hell do you think you are? Get outta our way little girl!" One of the big delinquents says balling his hands into fists and readying it to punch me. I sidestep the punch and catch it with my left arm, his arm shaking from the force.
"I don't appreciate you calling me a "little girl." Only vampire boy is allowed to call that." I say and punch him hard with my knuckles. So hard that they sting a little.
"Alright who's next?" I ask, flexing my hand out, my knuckles look rubbed red and raw, making me wish I brought brass knuckles.
"Don't act so cocky now, lady. That was just one of our weakest members, it's getting real now," Another man tries to swing his fist into my cheek, I swing my elbow to meet his nose, knocking him out right away but I know this is only to distract me from someone behind me...
SLASH
The delinquent with the knife is behind me, he slashed my arm I realize, I had brought it up on guard by reflex, I guess my training and experience is coming handy now. After reality sets in I start to feel the sting of the slash, more blood splatters onto the ground beneath my feet. My vision is going hazy but I can't give up, not when there are still 3 gang members on us.
"Nakano-Chan!" Emma yells desperately
"What are you, the protector of Toman? I've never heard of a female fighter by the name of Nakano. She must be an amateur, let's go get 'em boys!"
"I'm not even a member of Toman...sore demo ore ga ushiro ni irukagiri daremo makenendayo!" (Even still...as long as i have its back, nobody will lose) The gang remnants don't miss a beat to attack me. At first everything was fine, I was dodging and landing hits like always until they found my weak spot. The knife wounds. One man lands a kick right on my abdomen where I was injured. I can't help but cry out in pain. My scream, a guttural cry. They push me onto the wet, muddy ground, and step on my arm on the cut making me hiss in pain.
"So you were all talk and no game, huh? I hate weaklings like you the most, remember me? Little girl?" The man I recognize as Kiyomasa walks over to me and presses his foot hard onto my stomach making me cough up blood. "The fight hasn't even started and it has already ended. You lost, I win."
I smirk.
"Who says you won?" I grip the knife that I got a hold of tight and stab him right in the leg. He howls in pain.
"AGH-" I hear the other one being choked by none other than Takemichi himself, my older crybaby brother as a hero, winning a fight? Unheard of. Another thud and splash, seems like Draken took care of the last guy. As for Kiyomasa he crawls away, his tail between his legs like a frightened dog.
"NAKANO, BAKA!" Takemichi and Emma chorus both crying by now. Running up to me, they make a move to crush me in a hug but I sidestep it, nope not today.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? YOU COULD'VE DIED!" Draken takes a told of my shoulders and grips tightly, shaking me.
"Draken-San...dancho's orders," I tell him looking away and pouting. I just wanted to protect him.
"Good luck with him Nakano, I hope you'll be able to deal with him better than I did," Emma whispers, confusion grips my entire body.
"You two...broke up?" I ask slowly.
"Yup, last week we decided to be just friends. I think we're better off that way anyways," Emma explains, smiling. Well at least the breakup was a good one.
"You shouldn't have thrown yourself in front of the blade like that Nakano...we could've lost you, you know that," Draken repeats again. Something laced in his tone...worry?
"I said so didn't I? Daijobu, watashi wa zettai anata o mamorimasu...zettai..."
Before I can finish, the world turns sideways and I find myself on the ground.
Am I really going to die? Well at least my suffering will finally end, I'll get to rest in the afterlife, won't I?
"NAKANO STAY WITH US...ONEGAI!"
Darae? Someone important to me, but I can't remember who.
"KANO-CHAN THE AMBULANCE IS ON THE WAY. STAY WITH ME, PLEASE...I...can't lose... you...too. You are all...I've got....left...."
The voices are fading. I'll just close my eyes a bit.
Samuidesu. Totemo...samui.
Can someone hold me please?
Right then and there I feel arms wrap around me pulling me in a tight embrace, then I'm off the ground.
Doko da? Darae? Attakaidesu ne...
"...a-arigatou."
Thank you, for holding me, whoever you may be. I think I'll just close my eyes a bit. I'll see everyone when I wake up...
Authors note: This chap is shorter but I've been posting more lately so yay? LETS GO OVER 300 READS THANK YOUUU anyways some Japanese translations:
"Daijobu, watashi wa zettai anata o mamorimasu...zettai..." - it's alright, I will definitely protect you...all.
Onegai - Please
Darae (pronouced da-ray) - who? Or who is it?
Doko - Where or where are we going?
Samuidesu - It's cold
Samui - Cold
Totemo- So or very
Attakaidesu ne - it's warm
Arigatou - thanks or thank you
Anyways thanks and pls leave some comments I need friends. Thanks for reading Byee
