ONE AFTER ANOTHER
sano manjirou | mikey !
SUMMARY; Another one slipped away.
FORMAT; Fic
READER; Female
RELATIONSHIP; Romantic
NOTES; BLAME @haikkai âS ANON FOR THIS (warning!! that ask contains manga spoilers)
WARNINGS; canon divergence, reader death, manga spoilers
SIMILAR WORKS; Mitsuya Takashi | Hard Cover Breaks
TAGGING; @babyworld đ
WORD COUNT; 1126
edit: no matter how many times I edit this Iâm still not satisfied so I scrapped this shit off hope itâs at least decent to read though đ
He didnât have time to process anything. As soon as Izanaâs figure disappeared after declaring war, there he saw your body flung to the ground. Emmaâs screams, Takemichiâs screams and the unpleasant sound of bat hitting against skull reached his ears.
With loud ringing screeching in the boyâs ears, he stumbled forward, one step, then another, and another, and another until he was full on sprinting out of the graveyard.
âWhat happened?â
Takemichiâs breath was caught in his throat, eyes cast down onto the concrete ground, unable to face anyone, especially him. Trying to force Emmaâs sobs and your body visible in his vision to go away, to fool himself into believing nothing was wrong, that everyone was well and happy.
He could block away everything, but he couldnât ignore the throbbing pain in his chest and warm liquid that rolled down cheeks.
âIâm sorry, MikeyâŠâ the words bubbled out before he even intended it to. âIâm so, so sorryâŠâ Takemichi heard his voice crack, throat dry and mind slowly going crazy. This was all he could do, again. Apologize and cry.
âTakemichy,â Mikeyâs voice was creepily calm. âget Y/N on my back, canât let her lie on the ground. Itâs dirty.â
The two teens sit stunned at his words, froze for a minute before looking at each other, horrified. They didnât like how Mikey sounded, couldnât bear it.
Still, Takemichi obeyed his words. Forcing himself to stand and lift your body while Emma assisted him with shaky hands.
âSorry, Y/N. I know I said weâd go on a date today, but for now, letâs get you to the hospital first, yeah? Just a quick visit, donât worry.â
Sobs and cries continuously left Emmaâs lips as she held her hands together close to chest. Takemichi tried giving her a reassuring squeeze on the shoulder, an act of support, but even he couldnât hold in much longer.
Lips parting, you managed to croak a word out. âMikeyâŠâ his grip on you tightened upon your weak call. Eyelids fluttering open agonizingly slow, barely keeping them as they are.
Meeting Emmaâs and Takemichiâs faces, you gave them a small smile, such a simple action seemingly taking every strength in your body to achieve it.
Your head hurts, pounding, and you feel yourself getting sicker and sicker, you just wanted to sleep.
âKeep talking to me, Y/N.â Youâve seen him being vulnerable before so this was no different, Mikey allowed his voice to shake.
Tears brimmed in your eyes, glossing them. Ah, how you would like to hold his face and stare into his eyes so very much, youâd ask him to stop and lay you down, but you didnât want to waste any energy on asking things you wouldnât get.
It was hard, but you managed to lift an arm. âNo, Y/N, hold on me tight.â You patted his head nonetheless, hand smoothing his hair before giving it a butterfly kiss. So gentle, so distant.
Shifting your attention, you take in Emmaâs appearance. She was safe. âIâm gladâŠyouâre alright, Emma.â
The girlâs eyes widened, hands clenching onto her shirt so tightly it almost felt as if she could tore the fabric. Many questions circled in her head but she didnât dare to snatch your time away with your lover.
Emma mustered a smile through tears, âI am.â and let out a shaky breath. âSo, you have to be alright too, okay?â
It pained you seeing her like this, hearing her normally calm and laidback voice turn meek and afraid.
âYeah, IâllâŠtry.â
It was an obvious lie, but that doesnât mean it wasnât soothing on the ears, ears of those who loves to deceive themselves.
Blinking, the salty tears traveled down your paling cheeks. You allow yourself to wallow in this moment, flashes of pictures running through your mind. Fond memories, even memories you forgot you even had now resurfaced, making everything so much more difficult, harder to leave all this behind.
You wanted to continue living with the others.
You canât leave. You canât leave Mikey alone. He needs you.
âYouâre gonna be alright.â Mikey reassures his sister, or maybe he was reassuring himself. âYou promised me something, remember?â
You attempted to stop him, first by holding on tighter and muttering his name, practically begging for him to accept reality.
âWeâre going to have a family.â Whimpering, you could feel tears well up again, reminiscing the naive promise made by two teens in love. âAnd then, weâre going to have Ken-chin and Emma visit us, Takemichy will be there, too. The whole Toman will be there. Baji, ShinichirouâŠeveryone.â
His eyes felt dry while his mind desperately held onto sanity.
Laughing, he continued on. âYouâre going to have to take care of another me again, a mini me and a mini you. Weâre going to annoy the hell outta you.â
Mikeyâs steps were heavy, taking everything in him to not just collapse right there and then. Your arms held onto him tighter to remind him of your presence, it was a small gesture, but more than enough to calm his frantic heartbeat down. Even if just a little bit.
Your head rested on his shoulder, breathing in his scent and nuzzling close, you loved staying like this.
âIâŠwould like that.â
After allowing yourself a few more seconds to relish in this feeling, you then turn to face the other two, the two that you saw as family.
A smile was presented, eyes closed with tears running down unwillingly.
ââŠTake care of Mikey for me, please?â
Shaking his head, your lover disapproves of this. He let out a forced chuckle. âYouâre the one whoâs going to take care of me, donât push your responsibilities to other people.â
He didnât hear an answer, so he sucked in a deep breath and clenched his jaw.
âYouâre taking care of me.â He repeated. He heard your weak call again. âYouâre taking care of me.â
Feeling your soft lips kissing the side of his head, Mikey halted in his tracks, eyes forward. When was the last time he felt as weak as right now?
Please donât.
You were getting colder, he could see the arms wrapped around him losing color, and though the next sentence that spewed from your lips were croaked, smaller than a whisper, your voice was endearing as always, he loved them, he wished to forever hear them.
âPromise me to be happy, okay?â
Silence. Eerie silence. Then your hold on him loosened.
ââŠY/N?â
Not you too.
âYouâre selfish, you know that?â
His hold on you never faltered, lips stretching into a hopeless smile. âYou want me to be happy,â the boyâs vision started to blur, acid rising in throat.
âBut then you decided to leave me?â
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