Bungou Stray Dogs Season lll

Only a Diamond Can Polish

INTERMISSION~

On a seaside cliff, Ema was sitting on the edge of the cliff with her legs dangling over the edge as she listens to the waves softly crashing against the cliff and rocks and the sound of sea gulls crying. She hears soft footsteps approaching her as she looks over her shoulder and sees Chuuya walking up to her. He sits on the gravestone and she turns back looking out the ocean " Aren't you scared?" he asked. She hums and looks over her shoulder " You're sitting on the edge of a cliff. Aren't you afraid of heights or falling?" he asked she smiles softly " No. It takes a whole lot more for something to scare me. Besides, even if I do fall, I can use my ability to protect myself from the rocks." she said. He hums in acknowledgment. They continue to sit in awkward silence before Ema lifts her legs over the edge and moves off the edge of the cliff and sits on the grass. He inhaled through his nose and exhales through his mouth dramatically " Even in death, you're a pain in the ass." said Chuuya. Ema looks at him slightly before frowns and turns away " I'm sorry, Chuuya." she said. " Huh? Sorry for what?" said Chuuya. She turns around and faces him " Well, the Port Mafia already confiscated all of the files about Arahabaki. And I know how much it meant to you to learn about your past." she said. He blinks before smiles softly he got off of the gravestone and sits right next to her " And now you're back to square one." said Ema. He softly placed a hand on her shoulder " Well... even if Rando was alive now, he probably wouldn't have told me about the stuff anyways." he said. She blinks owlishly before smiles softly " Thanks Chuuya." she said. He blushes softly " Sure, no problem." he said " We should probably be getting back." she said getting up onto her feet. She turns to leave " You coming?" she said. He softly grabs her wrist " Don't leave me." he mutters under his breath. She hums softly hearing but not enough to hear what he said. " What was that?" she said. He looks up at her " I said don't leave me." he said as he stood up and continues holding her wrist. She blushes softly " W-What do you mean by that?" she said. He hums softly and cups her cheek and leans forward, she blushes even deeper seeing him leaning close to her face. But she couldn't nor didn't want to move her head away from his and she let him lean in and softly kiss her on her lips. She froze for a minute in complete shock. His lips were surprisingly soft for someone so harsh and vulgar speaking. She found herself melting into the kiss. The camera spun around them as they kissed on the cliff. She hesitantly moves her hands around his neck before placing them there and he wraps his arms around her waist softly. He parts from the kiss and he blushes bright beet red feeling steam rising from his head. " D-Don't punch me. T- The kiss was consul-mmph." he begin before Ema's soft lips interrupted him and softly but briefly. She looks into his blue eyes and smiles softly " I know. Why else would I kiss back if I didn't want it?" she said. He chuckles sheepishly " Right... uh... that makes sense." he said before leans his forehead against hers " I love you, Ema. I know it's wrong for me to love someone like you but I can't help but be drawn towards you." he said. She softly nods her head " The feeling is returned, Chuuya." said Ema as she looks out to the sea " How romantic. You confessed your feelings to me on a cliff side." she said before laughs softly seeing the gravestones before turned back to him " Well, minus the gravestones." she said. He laughs softly " Yeah, that is true. We... probably should be leaving now." he said. She hums in agreement " Yeah. We should." she said before they left together. Chuuya and Ema walks down the steps but stops when Shirase finds him and Ema. " There you are, Chuuya." said Shirase. " Shirase. What are you doing here?" said Chuuya. "I wanted to come and apologize. We did some soul searching and we have a good hand on the sheep's problems now. We all talked it over and agreed on what it was." said Shirase. Chuuya blinks owlishly " If you decided it, I won't—" said Chuuya. Ema grunts in pain as Shirase bumps into her. His eyes widen in horror seeing blood dripping from her stomach area. He went to confront him but he stabs him as well. He shoved him away " You..." said Chuuya as he stumbles onto his butt and Ema falls over onto her back clutching her stomach in pain. Shirase smirking evilly " We waited till you let your guard down and then move in first. That way, you wouldn't have to use your ability. Isn't that right, Chuuya?" said Shirase. Chuuya grunting in pain as he looks at them " What are you doing?" said Chuuya. " It's no use. I rubbed rat poison on the blade. You'll be numb soon and you won't be able to move. It's only because you're so damn powerful. We didn't have to do it this way!" said Shirase. The GSS appears along with the rest of the sheep members. " All of you?!" said Chuuya in shock. " The answer was right in front of us the whole time. We're teaming up with the GSS. We all came to realize that if you were really going to fall into the hands of the Port Mafia, it'd ended up each and everyone of us killed!" said Shirase. " I would never betray the organization! Ugh.." he said. " The GSS agents don't change their alliance on a whim like you do as long as they make money. This is the hardest thing we could do, wipe out the Port Mafia!" said Shirase. " It looks like, I was just a fool." he said using his ability to create a cave in on the cliff. " Get them! Fire!" yells Shirase as the GSS shoves the kids back and fires but only to find a deep slope within the cliff and both of them were gone. Shirase looks down and sees nothing. " Go find them right now! They may be weakened by the poison, but it won't be enough to kill them!" yells Shirase. " Finish the job!" said Shirase. Chuuya sitting down on a rock while he held Ema in his arms. He slowly looks down at her seeing her lifeless in his arms. " Hey, wake up..." said Chuuya. She didn't answer. He exhaled in pain as he lifts his weakens arm and softly strokes her cheek " C'mon, princess. Open your eyes." he said voice cracking. She didn't answer. He bites through his tears as he leans his forehead against hers as a single tear drop touches her cheek. Ema softly moans causing Chuuya to look down at her seeing her slowly open her eyes. She slowly turns her head looking at him " Chuuya..." she said. He exhaled in relief " You dumbass. Don't you ever scare me like that ever again." he said. She tried to sit up but her legs and her entire body was numb and just stumbled back over. " Take it easy, the poison is still in your bloodstream. But, I don't think it's enough to kill you." he said as he grunts softly and grabs the knife handle " But, that being said, I need to remove the blade from your stomach." he said. She tenses up in fright " Will it hurt?" she asks. He hums " You can squeeze my hand if you want." he said holding his weak hand out for her. She manages to slowly lift her hand and grabs his. " Ready?" he said. She nods weakly and with that " One, two, three!" he yells on three and tries to be as gentle as possible to take the knife out. She whimpered loudly in pain and clenched his hand. He shushed her softly and kisses her forehead before looks at her blood drenched shirt " Crap, I just made it worse." he said. She softly touches his shoulder " No, it's okay. I'll be fine." she said as she tried to remove the knife from his stomach but he stopped her " Rest now. I've got it." he said. He grunts as he pulls the knife out and throws it to the side. He exhaled shakingly in pain. " Their leader" my ass. All I was doing was holding the organization back. I'm so sorry, Ema. This is all my fault. I never meant to drag you into this whole pile of shit." he said she reaches her hand out and weakly slaps his cheek. He frowns " What was that supposed to be? A slap?" he said as she pulls him down into a passionate kiss. He grunts quietly in muffled shock before hums softly and kisses her back. Their lips softly moving in sync with each others before she parts from his lips. She softly hits her forehead against his " You idiot. Why the hell are you apologizing? I would rather die now than live without ever knowing you." she said. He smiled weakly " Wow. That was the cheesiest pick up line I've ever heard anyone say to me before, but cute." he said. She laughs weakly " Says the guy who kept calling me " sweetheart" and " baby." she said, mocking the terms he called her when they first met. He was about to say something when " Hey there, Chuuya and Ema. You look like your both in a bind." said Dazai. " Duh, you think?!" snaps Ema. " Why are you here, you piece of shit? You wanna join the festivities and kill me too?" said Chuuya. " Mori sent me with a message. He wants me to officially invite you as a member of the Port Mafia." said Dazai. " In return for saving my life? Is that it?" said Chuuya. " Uh... I don't really care which you choose. I'm just here for the bloodbath. Mori is a pretty depending employer. The moment I joined the Port Mafia, he put me in charge of the army. Two of our enemies, the Sheep have made an alliance with the GSS. We have to shut them down before they become completely coordinated. If I do my job, A, they'll all be dead." said Dazai. Chuuya growls his ability glowing " Don't you dare hurt those kids." said Chuuya. " Policies never change. That said, there is another possibility. If someone who was familiar with the enemy has to go through with it, it'd take that under advisement." said Dazai. He deactivated his ability " Someone on your team you mean? said Chuuya. " Right. A colleague in the Port Mafia. I could trust the suggestions of my own." he said. " So, you wanna make a deal. You really are the devil." said Chuuya. Dazai smiles maliciously " Don't forget those games we won back at the arcade. Together, I would make it mean to this organization to have intentions of you working to the bone." said Dazai. Chuuya had a murderous glare on his face " I'm gonna tear you to shreds. One day." he said. " I love that expression in your eyes. Looks like a wild beast." said Dazai. " Just don't kill the children." said Chuuya. " Very well. Listen up, everyone! As we discussed earlier, none of the children should be harmed!" said Dazai. The sound of muffled gunfire was heard from above. " He knew this was going to happen. Accordingly. But it all started when he made that phone call back at the arcade. He purposefully did that in front of my people to spread the word. That damn son of a bitch. If that's how you wanna play it, I'm in." said Chuuya.