Akame ga Kill: Plan B
Chapter 2: Tatsumi's Return
Author's Notes: Thanks for the support and the reviews here is the next chapter. Next I will be updating Akame ga School so thanks for the wait. Hope you enjoy!
It had only been minutes after the end of the fight between Night Raid and Esdese. In this fight while no Jaeger or Night Raid members died, Borick was assassinated so Night Raid's mission was an overall success. This was good for them but they had to use their backup plan which involved Tatsumi as a surprise hostage. However it did not work as intended as they did not anticipate Esdese's new trump card being able to stop time. Because of this she got Tatsumi back for free. If it weren't for Akame and Mine coming in when they did the mission would have been an all-around failure and they might have all died. Najenda was also was in bad shape as she used her trump card for Susanoo a third time which put her life in danger, in fact in should've of killed her and the fact that she was still alive was a miracle. Night Raid had escaped and was moving towards their escape route but they were now a member down and they were beat up.
The Jaeger side was looking far better at the end of this battle. Esdese was as happy as one could be because she had gotten Tatsumi back. Kurome was still feeling the effects of the attack of Night Raid's assassin Chelsea and was handicapped and didn't contribute anything to the fight, she had even met her sister again but was unable to do anything do to her injury, nonetheless she was alive. Run and Wave were a part of the team that intercepted Night Raid on the outside of the church. During Night Raid's assault on an air manta ray danger beast, this team's objective was to flank the church from the air, Run had managed to ground the beast but received a blast from Mine's Pumpkin. It only grazed him but left him unfit for battle and had Wave take care of the rest. Wave fought Lubbock, Mine, and Akame with great power in order to protect his friends but due to Lubbock faking his own death again and a large blast from Pumpkin sent him again flying through the air and if not for his Grand Chariot he would have died from the impact with the ground. Both Jaeger members were hurt but when they saw the multiple explosions from the church they rushed back to assist their team.
On a path just outside leading to the church Wave and Run met up running. As soon as Wave met up with Run he spoke, "Do you think everyone is alright?" Wave's expression was one of worry as again he was sent flying without being able to do much in the mission.
Run commented in the calm manner he always had, "I'm sure they are fine, but we need to hurry and back them up."
"Right," Wave said.
They saw the giant hole that Night Raid had created and rushed through it to confirm the safety of their comrades. When Wave busted through the door he shouted, "Captain, Kurome, are you two okay?!" Once he saw that the two seemed to be okay and scanned the area to see that there was no sign of the enemy he let out a sigh of relief. But then the sigh became a surprised, "EH?" as he looked at his captain holding a familiar face. Run also shared in Wave's surprise as they both simultaneously said, "Tatsumi?"
Kurome and Esdese both turned to the two who entered the church. Esdese still refused to let go of Tatsumi but along with Kurome had a smile of satisfaction as they both saw their fellow teammates alive and well. It was silent for a while as everyone was trying to analyze the situation.
Wave broke the silence as he asked, "What the hell are you doing here Tatsumi?" He was happy to see what he considered to be a friend but was confused and surprise that he was here and he was also a little mad because the last time he saw Tatsumi he had ran away and because it was on Wave's watch he got punished be Esdese, this thought still gave Wave shivers.
This question snapped Tatsumi out of his daze which he was in because he was thinking about the series of events that took place in such a shot amount of time. He began to respond but had to be careful in how he did it because he was now to be a double agent and had to be sure they all trusted him, "Well you see…" he was then cut off as Esdese grip tightened around him and she began to speak.
"Those Night Raid bastards had him as a hostage; thank God I was able to save him. They knew of him being a member of the Jaeger and that he was my lover and tried to use it against me. So help me the next time I see them, I'll personally deal with each one of their tortures," Esdese said in a very authoritative tone.
Wave's face of surprise turned into one of anger. His anger towards Night Raid had grown a lot recently as they had already killed three of his friends and have injured Kurome severely. Know he finds out that they had kidnapped another of his fellow Jaeger member, his friend, and were using him as a hostage against his captain who had great feelings for. He simply blurted out what he was thinking in his rage, "Unforgivable!"
Tatsumi felt strange for obvious reasons but most of all because of how the plan was going. When he and Najenda were talking of this plan he had realized how realistic it sounded. A group of revolutionist capturing a person of great importance of a high ranking general to use against her was something that could easily happen. Not to mention adding the history of Najenda and Esdese as Najenda would use any means necessary to take down Esdese. But talking about it and actually living it were two different things. Tatsumi simply tried his best to keep up the act, he didn't want to but he knew he had to. If the person he called brother, Bulat, was still alive he would've told Tatsumi to keep his cool and finish the mission to make his brother proud. He had to be the perfect double agent and get as much information for the Revolutionary Army so they could turn the tides of war to their favor and so his friends in Night Raid could be successful in changing this corrupted world.
Run then chimed in, "I am certainly glad to see you are okay Tatsumi," he then turned to see the corpse of Borick, "but it seems like the overall mission was a failure."
Everyone else turned to corpse and then Esdese said, "Yes, even if their plan of using Tatsumi was unforgivable and childish they still managed to by enough time and distraction with his capture to allow them to finish off Borick. There is no one to blame but myself for this failure."
"That's not true captain," Wave said, "If they haven't used such a cowardly method and if only I had defeated the enemies outside this wouldn't have happened." Wave cursed himself as he thought he was again completely useless.
Run and Kurome were about to speak telling their captain their own shortcomings but did not get the chance to as Esdese replied, "No Wave no matter what failures my subordinates have in the end as your leader and general the responsibility of the mission success or failure falls on me. None of you should blame yourselves, you all fought well and are alive and that is all I can ask. We simply were outplayed this time around, but I assure you next time Night Raid will not escape and I will make them pay for all they have done to your teammates and my Tatsumi."
The Jaegers were all lifted up by this speech and they knew that their captain's words would ring true. Even Tatsumi was impressed as he saw firsthand what Najenda said about Esdese caring for her subordinates and realized how great a leader she actually was, it was just another thing that made her so great but also made her scarier.
"Now," Esdese said, "we will return to the capital and get some rest. No doubt that Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army will plan something big after this victory so we must also prepare to stop them dead in their tracks."
All the Jaegers responded with a, "Roger!" Tatsumi just remained silent as he watched them head towards the exit.
At this time Esdese released her grip on Tatsumi and before grapping one of his hands and began heading for the exit. She then turned around to look at Tatsumi with a smile and voice that no one but him would ever see and said, "Let's go home."
The word "home" hit Tatsumi as he realized something the fact that he wouldn't be able to go to his home to Night Raid. Due to the events that have transpired he now realized that he would not be able to see his friends and his home at Night Raid again for quite some time. He would have to get to his new home with the Jaegers in the capital as it would be where he would be staying for the foreseeable future.
Once they gathered the supplies they took into the city they began to depart for the capital. It was already late and the journey back would a while so they were to arrive back at the palace late at night. Everyone was very tired so instead of riding horses back to the capital they elected to take a carriage.
The Jaegers used this time to rest and relax from the long days of battle. Tatsumi was seated right next to Esdese which during the course of the carriage ride never let go of his hand. This got him embarrassed as she had always been clingy and obsessive with him but in front of everyone like this was far worse. He tried to ignore it as the others talked about very casual things. Kurome like her sister was quiet and most of the time sat in her seat and ate her snakes only talking in short sentences when she was asked a question. Run would comment on things every once in a while but usually would be staring out the carriage's window or reading his book which he always seemed to have on him. Wave was doing most of the talking as he was trying to lighten the mood. Tatsumi would only every respond if he was asked a question. Luckily they didn't ask them about his "capture" or time with Night Raid, because at this moment he didn't want to talk about it, but instead Wave was catching up and trying to learn more about Tatsumi as their previous time together was short. Like Wave had said before the two boys were very similar and Wave thought they should get along.
For the first two hours or so Tatsumi went back and forth with Wave however like the others he was tired. Maybe he wasn't as physically tired as them but emotionally he was exhausted. Time began to feel slower and the sound around him began to grow more and quieter. He wanted nothing more than to past out, he didn't even care that he was in a carriage full of his enemies. His eyelids became heavy and moments later he just passed out.
The carriage then got very bumpy for a short period of time. Tatsumi's lose body began to move with the bumps, twists, and turns. Eventually a violent turn caused Tatsumi's sleeping body to land on Esdese's shoulder. This caused her to turn towards the boy and see his sleeping face. He looked so innocent and peaceful as he slept, one would not know that he was just a part of a battle. Seeing this face surprised Esdese and made her blush a bright red across her face as Tatsumi's innocent face was perhaps her favorite thing about him. The other Jaegers were also surprised, not at Tatsumi, but rather their captain. Sure they had seen her be all lovey-dovey with Tatsumi before, but they had never seen her blush quite as fierce before. It made them all realize again that their demon of a general was actually a girl all the same, who was very much infatuated with this boy next to her.
Esdese fixed Tatsumi in a more comfortable spot on her shoulder and then gave out a pleasant sigh. She then laid her head atop of his and closed her eyes, to her this was perhaps the greatest feeling in the world and no amount of torture or violence could compare to the touch of her Tatsumi. The other Jaegers smiled at this, as seeing their captain so happy made them happy.
Tatsumi then grumbled something in his sleep, "No Esdese…stop doing that." This made Esdese blush even more as knowing that Tatsumi was dreaming about her be it good or bad made her extremely happy. She let out a chuckle that infected the rest of the Jaegers as they found it funny and probably knew that it wasn't necessarily a good dream and was most likely a dream about the clingy side of Esdese. The carriage fell silent again and the young boy would not wake up until morning.
The next morning
Tatsumi awoke, but not in his usual bed in Night Raids base. Though the bed he woke up on wasn't an unfamiliar one, no he had been in this exact spot before. He was facing a window in a room which let out a small amount of the sun's light which awoke him. At first he was confused, he pondered for a second what had happened and then the events of yesterday came back to his mind. He then felt a soft breath on the back on his neck and heard the soft snore of its source, Esdese. He then realized that yesterday was not a dream but reality.
He had defiantly been in this bed before but also in this very position, a body pillow for the Empire's Strongest. It was a little different though this time as he was much closer and the grip was tighter. It was actually a pretty impressive grip as it wasn't so tight that it would choke him but it was tight enough that he could not move yet alone escape without waking her.
He turned very slowly to see the person who was using him as her body pillow. He shouldn't have done this as it made him all the more embarrassed. The first thing he saw was Esdese's impressive cleavage that was only being held up by a very loose shirt. He then saw her face with her pure white skin, long eyelashes, and luscious lips. Tatsumi was no fool and he knew Esdese was one of the most in not the most attractive women he had ever seen. This was the source of his embarrassment though as he thought how a women such like this could ever fall for a country bumpkin like himself. All he knew about why she loved him so much is the fact he met all the requirements on her list of preferences for her lover. In fact Tatsumi was probably the only one in the entire world that fit these requirements and what are the odds that they would be on enemy factions of a war.
Tatsumi jerked slightly which put him in a worse situation as Esdese brought him closer to her. Tatsumi really started to heat up as now his face was put right in between Esdese's breast. Tatsumi was now redder than a tomato and didn't know whether to curse or thank god for his situation. Just when Tatsumi thought this problem couldn't get any worse a strand of Esdese's hair brushed against his cheek and nose. It tickled his nose and he then sneezed and all he could do is scream internally, "Shit!" When he reopened his eyes his worst fear was realized as a pair of bright sapphire eyes stared seductively at him.
"Good morning Tatsumi," Esdese said in an unnatural cute voice, "I trust you slept well."
"Um yeah I guess so," was all the response he could give.
Esdese then was on all fours on top of him only a few inches from his body as she continued to stare at him intensely. This was starting to make Tatsumi very uncomfortable and nervous of what was about to happen. The expression on Tatsumi's face made Esdese's smile go wider and finally Tatsumi had to say something.
"What is there something on my face or something?"
Esdese chuckled and responded, "No, just your cute face is all. I was just trying to decide if I like you're sleeping or awake face more."
All Tatsumi could do is stare back with a huge blush and all he could think was how good she was at making him uncomfortable. He then responded with, "Well what's the difference?"
"Well," Esdese said, "I think I like your sleeping face better."
"And whys that?" Tatsumi said.
"Well because last night you said my name in your sleep, it was quite cute," Esdese said this with the biggest blush she had ever seen her had.
Tatsumi then thought, "Crap, did I really do that, knowing Esdese she'll take it way out of proportion."
"Tell me Tatsumi what you were dreaming about?" she said as she began to move her hand up his leg.
Tatsumi head was beginning to run wild as he knew he couldn't take much more of this. "I don't remember it was probably nothing."
Esdese's hand then reached under his shirt and began stroking his chest. "Well then maybe I should help you remember or at least know why you'll be saying it next time," she said with the most perverted grin imaginable.
She began to lean in for a kiss and all Tatsumi could do was to think of a way out of what was about to happen. Then an idea popped into his head.
"SHOWER!" Tatsumi screamed, "I need to use the shower, yeah, since I was captured I haven't really been able to bathe so I really smell." He then used all of his considerable assassin skills to maneuver out of her grasp, off the bed, and ran towards the shower.
"Tch, how many times is he going to use that excuse," she pouted. As she stared at the shower room door she again put on a seductive smile.
Meanwhile in the shower room Tatsumi had started the shower and just sat letting the hot water rinse his body and he hoped his problems away.
"Now I have to live with Esdese and her advances long term now, I won't be able to avoid her that much longer. I know she won't let me and to be honest I don't know if I will be able to resist for much longer myself. God dammit, how can she be so hot and cute and yet be so evil at the same time?" Tatsumi thought as he turned his face towards the shower head. He then began to think of his friends at Night Raid. He wanted to know how they we doing and if they were safe. He had seen them escape from the Jaegers but he knew that Leone and Boss were in bad shape. He closed his eyes and just got lost in his thoughts, he didn't ever hear the door to the shower open.
Footsteps approached the young boy and by the time he had heard them it was too late.
He felt a pair of what could only be described as large marshmallows on his back and then a voice saying, "Do you need help washing your back?"
"ESDESE!?" The boy fell and hit his head on the floor in shock. He then looked up to see Esdese's naked form, had it not been for the mist in the room he would've been able to see every detail.
"What, what are you doing in here?!" He screamed as he tried to cover himself.
"Well for one Tatsumi this is my shower," she said with an evil grin on her face, "But I guess it's ours now."
"That's now what I'm asking!"
"Well last time you took a shower I thought it would be a good idea if we got in one together so now seemed like the best time to do so." She was now on all fours crawling seductively towards him.
"Haven't you heard of a little thing as privacy?!" Tatsumi said as he tried to back away from this predator before him.
Esdese chuckled and said, "There is no need for privacy between lovers Tatsumi. Plus I need to check your body to make sure you don't have any injuries from your capture." She began to laugh like a pervert and drool came down her mouth, "Now be a good boy and stay still."
"NOOO! Stay back…NOOOO!" His scream could be heard in the entire palace.
"Stop resisting Tatsumi, this is for your own good!"
After a while the two opened the doors to the common area for the Jaegers where Ran, Kurome, and Wave were already waiting. They turned to see the two enter and saw an interesting sight. Esdese's arm was wrapped around Tatsumi's right arm her head on his shoulder as she sported a huge grin. Tatsumi on the other hand looked like he just went from hell and back and the light in his eyes seemed to have vanished as he sported a face of death itself. The other Jaegers just had a smile of both pity and understanding as they had an idea of what the boy just went through.
Tatsumi had managed to spare himself from going all the way but he felt strange. Even though he had just taken a shower he had never felt dirtier in all his life. He then realized that this was going to be an endeavor in more ways than one.
Meanwhile in a cabin outside the capital
It was a lone cabin in the middle of the forest where no one would expect to find. This cabin was a safe house Night Raid used for escape situations. Night Raid was currently using it to lay low for the next few days.
Akame, Leone, Lubbock, and Mine were around a table sitting in silence. Thanks to Leone's teigu her body had returned to normal and had all her body parts intact. The room had a bad aura and someone was waiting for someone to strike up a conversation. Then Susanoo entered the room making everyone stand from their chairs.
"Is Najenda okay?" Lubbock was the first to respond.
"Her condition has stabilized the worst seems to be over." Susanoo said.
Everyone gave a great sigh of relief and began to calm down a bit. Susanoo then said, "But…"
"But what?" Akame said looking at Susanoo.
"While she is okay for the moment I'm afraid some troubles will begin to surface."
"What do you mean Su?" Leone asked.
"Because she used the last two of my trump cards in succession I'm afraid she has drained a significant amount of her life force. I'm afraid she may never recover to her full strength from before the fight. Also she could be bed written for many days if not weeks."
"This sucks," Mine said, "Not only is boss in bad shape but we lost Tatsumi and for what?"
"It wasn't for nothing, we kill Borick and now the people of the Path of Peace will rally to our cause once the revolution begins," Akame said in response.
"Even still we all took a huge beating and we don't even know if we will be able to get Tatsumi back this time," Mine said as she was very noticeable frustrated.
"Yeah but if it hadn't been for him we wouldn't have had the time to escape," Lubbock said.
"Even still!" Mine said
"Everyone we need to calm down fighting will solve nothing," Akame said trying to calm everyone.
Everyone became silent and realized what she said was true.
"Also I have some other troubling news," Susanoo said, "Using the trump card three times should have drained all of my master's life, so it is a miracle she is still alive. But because of this her body is very weak and will probably never fully recover. I would recommend that she not go on any other missions from now on."
The room fell silent again as everyone realized the severity of the situation. No one spoke until they heard a door open; they looked to see their boss enter the room.
"Now don't everyone go writing me off just like that," their boss said in a soft tone as she was leaning against the door in a weaken manor.
"Boss!" Everyone said in union.
"Miss Najenda you should still be resting!" Lubbock said.
"I'm well enough to stand, what is important is that we talk about the next phase of the revolution. Now that we are at this point I can't back down."
"But master your life force is dangerously low you won't be able to perform at any acceptable fighting level. Furthermore if you were to try and use my trump card one more time you will most certainly die," Susanoo said in a concerned tone.
The people of the room heard the word "die" and felt a chill. No one spoke at all and felt a sense of dread. This was the state of the room until the boss spoke up.
"Everyone it's okay, I know how you fell but I will not back down. This world is about to change and I will use all my power to help it change…even if it cost me my life. I would expect no less from any of you since this is the entire reason I created and you all joined Night Raid, or am I wrong?"
Everyone in the room felt the weight of these words and continued to listen.
"I know that you all feel bad for Tatsumi, but because of him we are alive, he has his mission and you all have yours. We all need to be profession and make sure that his sacrifice is not in vain. Now that Borick is dead we can move into the next phase of the revolution. Assassinations will continue as scheduled and we will be ready at a moment's notice to mobilize with the Revolutionary army. This is not to say that we will abandon Tatsumi, as soon as there is a good opportunity we will start a rescue mission but right now we need him to gather information that we can relay to the Revolution Army so that they can be successful in their plans. Now are you going to mope around and feel bad for yourselves and Tatsumi or are you going to help me change this twisted country and rescue your comrade?!"
"Yeah!" the group responded.
"Alright then, we will rest up for the next few days. In the meantime I will try to set up communications with Tatsumi and then we will continue operations."
"Roger!" Everyone responded.
"Good now get some rest and don't worry I'll be joining you," Najenda said felling the effects of her weak body.
At last the next phase of the revolution has started but what will come of this next phase and a possible new world and what will happen to the members of Night Raid and Jaegers? At this point in time no one would know.
