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Through Death Will Us Part
Chapter 3
"Kanpai!" Akio-san said, raising a glass of alcohol.
"Kanpai!" Sunohara said, raising a similar glass.
"No alcohol for minors." Tomoya said, hitting that idiot over the head.
"Oi, Okazaki! Is that how you treat your partner?" Sunohara asked, clutching his head.
"What 'partner'?" Tomoya asked.
"Me, your loyal partner, of course!" Sunohara said, holding up a thumbs up sign.
"Really? As I recall, you only got in my way and then got beat up." Tomoya said.
"What? I'm not that useless, right?" Sunohara asked, looking around the table in the Furukawa house that everyone was sitting at.
"Totally useless." Kyou said, without even a moment of hesitation.
"I'm sorry, I think so, too…" Ryou said, blushing and smiling.
"I'm injured, and I could have done better." I said.
"You could have just let Tomoya-kun handle it…" Nagisa-chan said.
"You aren't good for doing anything but getting hurt, brat!" Akio-san shouted.
"There. It's unanimous." Tomoya said.
"What? Don't I get a say in this?" Sunohara asked.
"No." Tomoya said, not even paying attention to Sunohara anymore.
"Darn it! I don't need this!" Sunohara said, running out of the house.
"Oh, the idiot left." Tomoya said.
"Maybe we were a little mean…?" Ryou said. "Onii-chan, you said to much mean stuff."
"What? But I…"
"Fujibayashi-san, you have to apologize to Sunohara-san." Nagisa-chan said.
"But he won't listen to me… And he's already gone…" Kyou said.
"Don't worry, I'll go find Sunohara." I said, standing up.
"Oi, Tomoyo, you don't have to…" Tomoya said.
"Don't worry about it, it'll only take a second."
"But Tomoyo-chan, your injuries haven't healed yet!" Nagisa-chan said.
"I feel fine! Don't worry!" I called over my shoulder as I put my jacket on and ran out.
"…I really shouldn't lie like that…" I said, leaning against a lamp post and clutching my ribs. "My injuries are so bad, it hurts me this much after walking few blocks."
Oh, right… I thought, looking down. That's because I'm going to die in a year…
A loud voice snapped me out of my thoughts. Now that I thought about it, that voice had a certain annoying quality to it…
"TOMOYO!" Sunohara shouted, running behind me.
"Sunohara, what are you doing?" I asked, staring at the idiot shaking in fear.
"Those guys…" Sunohara said, pointing a shaking finger at a group of six or seven gangsters.
"Hey! You're the guy who beat up my boys!" The guy in the center shouted.
"We don't take very kindly to that sort of thing so we brought in a few more guys to take you and your broad out!" Another thug shouted.
"Oh no…" Sunohara said, fainting dead away.
"Sunohara? Sunohara?" I shouted, shaking him back and forth.
"Hey! That's Sakagami Tomoyo!" One thug shouted, pointing at me.
"THE Sakagami Tomoyo?" Another thug said in a scared voice.
"Don't worry guys." The leader of the gang said, smiling an ugly grin. "I heard tell of a rumor the Sakagami Tomoyo has recently been in an almost fatal car accident. There's no way that she can fight in her condition."
"Hey! You know the rep our gang would get if we take out the legendary Sakagami Tomoyo?" One gang member said to another.
"Yeah! No one would even think of crossing us!" Another member said, smiling.
"LET'S GET HER!" They shouted, charging at me at once.
As I braced myself, I noticed something. They were all frozen in place.
"What's going on…?" I asked, looking around.
I then noticed that Sunohara had just sat up.
"Sunohara?" I gasped, staring at him.
"Oh god, this body is even more inconvenient then my human avatar…" Sunohara muttered.
"Hiruko?" I exclaimed.
"Yes. Not bad, really. You managed to save yourself from one life-threatening experience only to be shoved into another in less than 24 hours.
"…"
"Well, Tomoyo, I'll make you a deal."
"What do you want this time?" I asked.
"You do realize how you are going to die, right?" Hiruko asked. "On the right side of your body you have a bad case of internal bleeding. This bleeding will be unable to heal. Now, if you don't perform any strenuous activities, you should live about a year before before you die from irreparable internal damage. But if you perform anything strenuous, such as kicking half a dozen gangsters to the curb, you'll greatly shorten your life.
"So, what are you saying?" I asked.
"I am prepared to temporarily shut off your pain sensors, allowing you to use your full strength to completely annihilate these foolish humans. However, doing so will have serious repercussions on your internal organs, and will shorten your lifespan by about six months."
"Why would I do that?" I exclaimed.
"Your reaction tells me you have yet to accomplish the task you set out to do…" Hiruko said, sighing.
"…" I said, looking down.
"Fine. If you don't want to do that, then I'll keep time frozen for another minute. That should be sufficient time to get away from those thugs. The only condition this time is that you leave this weakling behind, which will probably lead to his death. So, what will you do, Tomoyo?" Hiruko asked, smiling sadistically.
"I may hate Sunohara, but the answer is an obvious one. I can't let him die because of my cowardice."
"…Fine." Hiruko said, smiling. He then held up his cane, and time returned to normal as Sunohara slumped to the ground.
"DIE!" The gangsters shouted as I turned around.
"Damn it…" I said, clutching my ribs in pain. "Damn it…" I then blacked out.
"What? Tomoyo was in a car accident!" Tomoya exclaimed.
"Yes…" Nagisa said, nodding.
"Wow, I never would have guessed it from looking at her…" Kyou said.
"She really is endurant, isn't she…" Tomoya said, looking down.
"Oi! Okazaki!" Sunohara shouted. "Tomoyo's hurt!"
"Hey, we did as you asked and let her beat us, so where's our money?" The leader of the thugs asked the man standing over him.
"Right here…" The man said, dropping a suitcase full of money to the gangster. "It's not as if your pathetic human money matters to me, anyway. I'm the Angel of Death."
"Whatever, man." The gangster said, standing up.
"Sakagami Tomoyo, it seems interesting how you halved your life for that weakling. But I'm getting tired of waiting… It's time for me to move my plan into the next stage." Hiruko said, his maniacal laughter filling the alley.
Mukuro: Wow! What sort of game is Hiruko playing, anyway? And now Tomoyo only has six months instead of a year left! How will she fare? Will she confess her love? Will Tomoya reciprocate her feelings? Well, we'll just have to find out together!
Mukuro Out
