Hi guys, so anyone who decides to click on this story, welcome! I recently just finished Deadman Wonderland and absolutely loved Senji/Crow
Therefore, I thought I would just spill out the small story that was in my brain while I was watching. It won't be a long story. Just a small one.
So after this one, I'll be heading back to my other ones! Let's have a fun short ride everyone!
Reminder: This is just from the anime (I didn't read the manga, so whatever happens, it'll be through the anime.) And for the incident with Crow's right eye, I switched it up a bit.
Disclaimer: I don't know Deadman Wonderland!
Chapter 1-Introducing...
"WHOA and what is this everyone?! Crow is actually fighting on par with our one and only Hawk!? This is incredible!" The voice that came out of the penguin yelled in excitement, his energy matching the audience's in the arena. The two figures that stood down at the bottom of the massive bird cage were moving at lightning speed, hitting each other with their weapons with all their might.
It was a spectacle to see.
"The fearsome Crow is not giving in to the Hawk's merciless attacks! Every other Deadmen, take note of this for you may be facing the Hawk next! Don't give up when in the face of Death itself, for if you do, you'll be ripped to shreds! Ahahaha!"
"I'm astounded, Crow." The Hawk commented as they jumped apart from each other, both grinning. The Hawk in fact was a young woman with a killer streak of winning Carnival Corpse battles. Not wearing the traditional uniform akin to the normal inmates, she had a loose black shirt that was ripped and designed at the back. Red shorts that hiked up her legs and accentuated her beauty matched with it. Not to mention the insane look in her emerald eyes.
"You've been aiming dead center this entire match!" Crow replied back as he drew back his scythe arms and pressed his fist to the palm of his hand.
"I'm surprised that you've still got tricks up your sleeve!" She exclaimed as she held the blood created sword in her hand, splitting it into two as they became dual knives. The shining look in her eyes was filled with curiosity as it examined her opponent, watching his every move. "Why don't we see who loses an eye or a leg this match?!"
As she launched herself forward at lightning speed, Senji pulled his arm down to reveal a long blade. The screech that filled the room emitted from that blade as an invisible air shifted through the crowd and headed straight for the Hawk.
"Invisible Black," Crow stated with a smirk as he witnessed the cuts appear on her body...however not all the way through.
"Brilliant work..." she murmured as she held her knives close to her, a smirk that matched Senji's on her lips.
It didn't go all the way?! Senji thought as he widened his eyes in shock. That had never happened before.
"Lucky for me, I was able to stop that supersonic attack from slicing me into pieces." Hawk quietly said as she lowered the knives, the objects becoming liquid blood as it returned to her body.
"H-how did it-"
"Not work? There are still some tricks you haven't seen from me, Mr. Crow." The woman grinned as she extended her arms backwards, the strange writhing blood bursting from her wounds. As they molded together, it soon became a six set arrangement of blades that floated in the air from the blood on her back.
"Blood Redemption."
Senji couldn't believe what he was seeing. After all this time, she still had enough blood to come up with something like that?! Oh man was he screwed now. Who knows what he's going to lose now in the punishment game! Still, he formed his red scythe on his arms and fell into a stance, ready to defend himself.
"I do appreciate your effort of fighting me today. May we meet again in another battle..." Then the woman mouthed something to him as she burst off of the ground and sent the blades down towards him.
There was a flurry of red and black as Senji landed on his back with his arms outstretched, the red blades deep in his skin. The Hawk landed next to him with a small satisfied smirk as she met his challenging gaze. "See you around," she stated as she pulled back her weapons and stretched a fist out to him.
"You..." Senji trailed off as a smirk appeared on his lips, raising his arm to fist bump with her. You freaking knew my name when I hardly even know yours?
"What an outstanding battle folks! One of the more entertaining if I must say so myself! But like always, Hawk is the winner of the Carnival Corpse! Now we'll see the loser in the Punishment Game!" Went the announcer's voice as it echoed throughout the arena.
The last thing Senji saw before he was taken away on a stretcher was the Hawk's back walking away from him, her shoulders down.
The small television flickered to life as the man named Senji appeared on screen, strapped to a chair by restraints. Ayane sat cross legged on her bed as she munched on a red bean bun, her eyes glued to the screen. She did feel bad for the man. Yet it seemed as though he wasn't afraid of what was going to happen to him if he lost the match. She saw that in him as soon as he stepped on to the stage. She admired that.
When the dials turned to "right eye", Ayane winced. That will leave a big mark. She would have to apologize later if she ever saw him again. At the sight of the huge machine of dials, her hand instinctively went to her left leg and arm. The punishment game...it was cruel but it taught you to grow stronger by what you lost. To crush your opponents to the point where they were unrecognizable. That you must always win so that nothing is taken away from you ever again.
As the man named Senji screamed in pain, Ayane blocked it out as she heard her own screams in her ears, coming from that exact same chair. "No, Ayane. Don't go back to those times. They're over. They're over..." she whispered as she pressed her palms to her eyes.
When she woke up the next morning, Senji's pain filled screams still filled her ears. As she stumbled out of her room in her usual attire, she pulled out a Cast Card from her pocket and headed to the nearest vending machine, the hand inside her pocket playing with the wrapped bitter candy. As a bottle of water and another bean bun fell from the machine, Ayane picked it up only to find a presence behind her.
"Why hello, Hawk." Stiffening at the smooth male voice, Ayane whirled around to see the Mockingbird grinning at her.
"Toto..." she greeted with a nod, narrowing her eyes at the man.
"That was an excellent fight you had yesterday, I must say. But you still don't like revealing your name to people though, don't you?" He was suddenly behind her, an arm wrapped around her neck as he whispered in her ear.
"Get off, Mockingbird." Ayane quietly said, the grip on her water bottle growing tighter.
"Sure sure. I'm just here to get some food anyway. Crow sure was excited to see you, ya know. Too bad he had to lose an eye for it." he mockingly sympathized as he jumped up on to one of the benches.
"Though that loss must not compare to what you've lost, Ayane."
In a second she had the Mockingbird on the ground with her red sword at his throat, her emerald eyes wide. She had a vicious snarl across her face as she was this close to snapping. "Don't ever speak of that again." Ayane growled as Mockingbird's pale green eyes widened in pleasure, his hand grabbing hold of her left wrist.
"I know about this arm of yours," he whispered with a smirk as Ayane jumped to her feet, her sword poised towards his throat.
"Shut it, Mockingbird." Ayane hissed as her eyes turned into slits. "I thought we agreed to never-"
"You agreed. I promised nothing. I merely kept silent to appease you." Toto interrupted as he picked up her discarded bean bun and water bottle. "I do truly apologized for what happened that time, Ayane. I really am sorry." he mockingly said, placing a hand over his heart as he met her wide eyed gaze with a sadistic smirk.
"You lie, bastard!"
"I'm just glad that you came out of it alive. It must have hurt like hell to have that happen to both your arm and your leg. Especially without anesthesia." The Mockingbird tilted his head to the side as the Hawk seethed, gritting her teeth together in frustration. Her grip on her red sword was so tight that her knuckles turned white.
"Here," Toto threw the snack and bottle over to her, allowing her to catch it with one hand.
"I'll kill you when we're on that arena, Mockingbird. You'll regret rigging that match." Ayane declared quietly as she watched the man turn and walk away with a smirk.
"Just make sure you're ready to die when you do." he said before he waved a hand behind him as he disappeared into the shadows.
When she made sure he was completely gone, Ayane ripped over the wrapping of her bun and took an angry bite out of it as she made her way down another hall. Damn him! The monster.
The woman glanced down at her left hand and leg, trying not to think of how she couldn't feel any warmth from the both of them. At least she was offered a new pair.
She ruffled her head of short brown hair and took a swig of water as she passed a couple guards. When they made an attempt to wolf whistle at her, she chucked her water bottle at them, which made them charge angrily towards her. Good, a fine way to vent my rage. After she had plowed them into the ground, she left her trash with them and continued walking through the hall, going to who knows where.
This is how it was with her. There was never a destination to go to. After all, she was stuck in this place. Popping in one bitter candy, she ignored the taste and found herself wandering through the halls alone. After a while, she heard the sounds of chains clinking together and was curious to see what it was.
Peering into the room, she raised a brow when she found someone she wasn't expecting. It was that Senji guy. Training with a punching bag. Shirtless. Hm, definitely not a sight you'd see everyday. And his shirtless-ness did leave some things to the imagination.
"Yo," she called out as she leaned against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest. Senji suddenly stopped punching the bag and turned his head to meet her gaze as a smirk appeared on his lips.
"Well would you look at that, the Hawk." he greeted in return as he grabbed a towel from a rack. Ayane non-discreetly noticed the eye patch the man wore over his right eye and frowned slightly, keeping to her spot on the wall.
"What brings you here, huh?" Senji started as he hung the towel from his shoulder.
"Sorry bout your eye. Can't help it though," Ayane nonchalantly said as she wandered over to one of the benches.
"You get used to it. Now answer my question." The Crow said as he took a swig of water. The Hawk gingerly sat in the middle of the bench, shrugging her shoulders.
"Heard a sound and then found out it was you. That's all really."
"Hah, really?...Hey, during the match-"
"I looked you up."
Senji blinked for a moment, trying to process this when Ayane suddenly noticed his cheeks turn pink. The hell? Was he blushing? This man?!
"I-I see," he suddenly stuttered out, rubbing the back of his head.
"Don't tell me you're getting flustered over a little comment!" Ayane exclaimed as she sat up straighter, her eyes widening in surprise. The Crow had this side to him too?!
"I'm not! There's no way that-"
Before he could say anything else, the doors to the training room opened again to reveal Tamaki waltzing in. Ayane instantly shot up to her feet and glared at the approaching man, Senji also giving him bad vibes. No one liked the man.
"Why hello there my little birdies! I've been looking for you! How's that eye, Crow?" He greeted as he met both of their hostile gazes.
"What do you want?" Senji growled out as he crossed his arms over his chest, not liking the man's presence in the room.
"Nothing really! I've been looking for Hawk this entire time and here she is!" Tamaki said as his head turned to the woman's. Ayane immediately clenched her jaw and could only think of another Carnival Corpse match. Maybe even worse.
"What is it this time?" she quietly said as she felt the Crow's eye on her.
"Another match of course!"
"I thought you only saved me for the 'best', Tamaki." Ayane sarcastically remarked as she rolled her eyes at the man. Tamaki only remained silent as he turned around and headed towards the door. Ayane, having nothing else to do but comply, turned to Senji and gave him a nod.
Extending a fist to him, the Crow glanced at it for a moment before smirking, his fist reaching out to bump it.
"Another time then," the Hawk said as she followed the leader of Deadman Wonderland out of the room.
When she left, Senji thought for a moment. He hadn't expected to see her so soon again. He thought it would at least take a month or two till he caught her eye again, but apparently not. It surprised him how an easy conversationalist she could be when she was deemed one of the most powerful possessors of the Branch of Sin.
And from each powerful Branch of Sin user he's met, he found them all insane. For some reason, this woman wasn't. Or at least, he didn't think so at the moment.
Senji didn't make many friends in this hellhole. He didn't really want to either, unless he had respect for them, which he didn't have for some of these people. Take Tamaki for example. But upon finally meeting the Hawk in a Carnival Corpse, he found that maybe she could be a candidate. The way she ended the match, with a fist bump, seemed to symbolize something to her.
Maybe he would take that into his own personal inventory.
As he sat in the cafeteria, he started to begin to eat his dinner when all of the televisions in the room suddenly lit up. All the inmates stopped their actions as the announcer's voice to Carnival Corpse came on.
"Attention everyone watching! Tonight's match is going to be a good one! This time, it's our lovely Hawk once again versus the upcoming Owl! Keep your eyes glued to this screen as they cut each other up into ribbons! Be careful to keep your food down! Ahahaha!"
"No way...the Hawk, again?!"
"I thought she only came out in special occasions, like when she fought the Crow for the first time yesterday!"
"How can they force the same person out again? What if they don't have all their blood back yet?"
"Aw, screw them! They're freaks! Let them have their death match."
The crowd of inmates all voiced their opinions, ending up in arguments as the camera of the arena suddenly zoomed into the two contestants. Senji took in the information the inmates were spewing out and silently wondered who would come out victorious in this battle. The Owl was supposed to be extremely strong, but this is the Hawk everyone's talking about. There's no way the Hawk would lose.
"And in cage number one, steps out our challenger, the Owl! Give him a warm welcome, won't you everyone?" The crowd cheered loudly as their voices rose into a clamor, screaming who would win. A man with curly hair stepped out from the cage with a scar across his neck and the same heavy gray collar everyone else had.
"Welcome, welcome! And now, in cage number two...it's our one and only...HAWK!" The audience roared with excitement as the door to the little bird cage opened. Senji watched closely as the short brown haired woman slowly stepped out of the cage.
As the camera zoomed up close to both opponent's faces, everyone watching couldn't help but notice that something was off with the Hawk. There was an unfocused look in her eyes for a moment as it looked like she was taking in short, panted breaths.
"Oh oh? What's this? Is something wrong with our Hawk? It looks like she's not feeling too well...no matter! The show must go on!"
"You all..." The Hawk's hand grabbed the side of her head as a shadow passed over her eyes. "...piss me off...so much. To inject me right before the match..."
"And here we go! Opponents fight in 3,"
The Owl and Hawk both drew blood from their skin, the floating blood in taking for into their weapons.
"2!"
They both took hold of their weapons, both wide eyed looks in their eyes.
"1...Go!"
They launched at each other, a deadly look on both of their faces.
From the looks of it, Senji might have to second guess about his decision. Maybe not. But, from the outcome of this match, he'll have to see.
Well. I tried. This was on a whim kind of thing. I hope you liked it though! Leave a review if you liked it or not! I might still type up another chapter because I wanna finish this up but ya know, reviews can work too! XD Anyway, hope you all have a wonderful day!