At All Costs
AN: Okay, so I know I posted something else earlier today, but this idea popped up when I was playing P4 earlier today. So...here it is! XD It's based off of when they were talking to Dojima in the hospital and Naoto said that they would save Nanako at all costs. It's kind of dark, you've been warned.
Disclaimer: I don't own Persona 4!
"We will save Nanako at all costs."
Souji laughed in his head. At all costs, yes. It was worth it. They had saved Nanako, but not without cost. Nothing can be without cost. It's how the world works. Or so he was told by his dad when he was a little kid. He smiled grimly and coughed again.
"You shouldn't move, Senpai. Yukiko is still trying to heal you." Naoto said from somewhere near him. He smiled again and grimaced, pain shooting up through his stomach wound.
"I..." he coughed harshly, "I'm fine...just...get Nanako out of here..." He ended his sentence with another cough. He felt someone else sit down next to him.
"Don't worry, Partner, we'll get you out of here alive." He realized it was Yosuke who had sat next to him and taken his hand. Yosuke's hands were warm, it felt nice because he suddenly felt very cold. He shivered and coughed again.
"Guys...I don't think I can save him..." Yukiko muttered and began to cry from where she was sitting.
"Let me try." Yosuke said and let go of Souji's hand.
"It's okay...I-" He broke off into a coughing fit and didn't have the energy to continue. The shadow they had fought was strong, but they defeated it. Before it disappeared completely, it caught Souji off guard and ran him through the stomach with it's hand.
"Big bro...?" Nanako said very quietly from somewhere. Souji's vision was blurring, it was getting hard to see, "Will you be okay?"
"Don't...worry...I'll be..." He coughed again and some blood splattered on his already bloody jacket, "fine..." Breathing was also becoming a chore. Little black figures swam at the edges of his vision and his body felt like it was frostbitten. He couldn't feel anything anymore.
"Sensei, don't die!" Teddie shouted and grabbed onto Souji's hand.
"Dammit!" Kanji shouted and punched the ground.
"If only I had been paying attetion, I could've sensed the attack coming. I'm failed, I'm so sorry." Rise said as she broke into tears.
"Don't...cry...I'm ready...to die..." Souji murmured, eyes slowly closing. His breathing slowed until it was barely audible.
"He's dying!" Chie said and started to cry as well.
"I'm sorry, Partner. I couldn't do anything..." Yosuke grabbed his hand again, and felt a tear slide down his face.
"Yosuke...I..." Souji's quiet voice carried only to Yosuke's ears. Yosuke was the only one who had heard what he'd said, and what Souji had said only made his death harder to deal with.
They had saved Nanako, at all costs.
AN: So what'd you think? I thought it was kind of sad. But I need your opinions to see how I can improve my writing. Like, was the scene dragged on too long? Did I make the characters act IN character? PLEASE TELL ME I NEED TO KNOWZ!