THE STORY IS ALMOST FINISHED GUYS! WE'RE NEARLY THERE :'D I'm sorry it's so late…
P.S. don't you love how the title links to the previous chapter? ;)
TRIGGER WARNING - Mentions of blood and mild cursing.
Fools
Only fools fall for you. Only fools do what I do. Only fools fall.
Usui and Misaki both froze upon hearing the voice as they quickly pulled apart from each other to face the source of their interruption.
And there, sitting elegantly on their couch was none other than the blonde haired woman that Usui had hoped he would never have to see again.
"Lu-Lucille?" Usui fumbled out as he set Misaki down gently on the ground while staring in shock at his ex-fiancée.
It didn't help that said ex-fiancée was pointing a gun straight at Misaki, a crazed smile spread over her otherwise flawless features.
"What are you doing?" he demanded as he immediately pushed Misaki back and stepped in front of her, placing himself between the barrel of the gun and his girlfriend.
Misaki, however, was having none of his heroism as she pushed him back and stood side by side him.
"Misaki, now is not the time for this," Usui hissed as he tried once again to shield her from the gun, but she remained adamant in her position beside him.
"I'm not letting you do this," she said firmly, "I can't lose you anymore than you can lose me."
"She's not aiming for me, she's aiming for you," Usui growled.
"I don't care," Misaki snarled, "I'm not risking your life to protect mine."
Usui opened his mouth to argue but was cut off by Lucille.
"This is all very sweet and all," Lucille mocked, "But I didn't come here to watch you two profess your undying love for each other," she scoffed.
Misaki glared at her, "Then what the hell did you come here for?" she spat, "You are not welcomed in our house."
"Shut up, you bitch," Lucille hissed and Usui's eyes flashed dangerously at the insult she just threw at Misaki.
He took a threatening step forward but Misaki held him back, not daring to let him get closer to Lucille. She was terrified that any wrong move would set Lucille off and send a bullet shooting through either one of them. Misaki couldn't lose Usui again, she just couldn't.
Lucille smirked at that as she begun waving her gun carelessly around, causing Misaki and Usui to flinch as she gestured to their surroundings.
"You know, this house was originally built for Takumi and I. You just got the sloppy seconds," she taunted, enjoying the anger she saw dawn across Misaki's features.
The blonde woman smirked, "This house isn't yours. You just stole it," she spat, "Just like you stole Takumi from me."
"I was never yours to begin with," Usui said calmly as his eyes darted between the gun and Misaki.
The smirk vanished from Lucille's face in an instant after hearing that and the crazed look returned to her eyes.
"NO!" she screeched, "You love ME, not her!"
Lucille then pointed the gun towards Misaki, a delusional smile covering her face, "She's just clouding your mind, poisoning your thoughts with her trickery and deceitful words," Lucille spat.
The blonde woman faced Takumi with an eerie smile, "When I get rid of her you'll see the truth, my love. Your mind will be cleared. And we can be free to love each other," she crooned.
Takumi pushed Misaki back behind him at that, ignoring her outraged cries.
"If you want to get to her, you're going to have to shoot me first. Cause there's is no way in hell that I'm letting you lay a hand on her," Usui growled.
Anger clouded Lucille's icy blue eyes, "STOP DEFENDING HER!" the blonde screeched, "SHE ISN'T WORTHY OF YOU!"
Usui's lips drew into a thin line at that, "First off, you do not get to decide who is or is not worthy of my love," he growled.
"And secondly, I'm the one that isn't worthy of her, much less her unconditional love," Usui hissed, "I've hurt her time and time again with the choices I've made and the history of my lineage. And she has forgiven me time and time again. She has done nothing wrong but made the choice to love someone as poisonous as me."
Misaki's eyes teared up at that.
"Takumi…" she breathed as she clasped on to his hand tightly.
Usui gave her a faint smile as he squeezed her hand gently.
Lucille's eyes darkened even further at the sign of affection from the lovers.
"Move. Away. From. Her," the blonde growled through gritted teeth.
"No," Usui said firmly.
A cold look washed across Lucille's features as she cocked the gun.
"Fine," she said stoically, "If you won't move, then I'll make you move."
A confused look passed between the lovers, but they didn't have time to decipher the meaning behind her words before she showed it to them. Without warning, Lucille pulled the trigger of the gun and the loud ringing of a gunshot filled the room.
The duo barely registered the action before Usui crumpled to the ground in a scream of pain as he clutched his now bleeding leg. Misaki's faced washed over with horror and concern as she dropped next to him, instinctively pressing against the wound to stop the bleeding.
"TAKUMI!" she yelled frantically as she cradled his head with her free hand, "Takumi are you okay" she choked out as tears began to pool in her eyes.
Usui groaned in pain as he clutched at his leg, "I'm fine, Misa," he stammered out pitifully though it was clear to anyone with eyes that his paling face was a clear indicator that he was far from 'fine'.
He feebly attempted to push Misaki behind his body, "Get behind me, Misa." he pleaded hoarsely as he tugged at her.
"Are you crazy?" she screamed hysterically, "You're not a human shield! And you're already injured!"
"Please," he begged, "I can't let you get injured too."
Misaki ignored him and turned to face the blonde woman, a look of pure rage on her features.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" she screeched at Lucille, "YOU SHOT HIM!"
Lucille just flippantly waved the gun about, "I did what was needed to be done," she said cooly, seemingly unfazed by the blood oozing out Usui's wound.
"Now," she said as she cocked the gun and smiled eerily at Misaki, "It's time to get rid of the only obstacle between us, and then you and I can be together forever, Takumi," she crooned.
Misaki's eyes widened in horror when she realized what was about to occur and she immediately scrambled to her feet to duck behind a nearby pillar. And not a moment too soon as Lucille once again fired a shot, barely skimming Misaki as the raven haired girl hid.
"You can't hide from me forever," Lucille said in a sing song voice as she started to walk slowly over to where Misaki was hiding.
"STOP IT!" Usui screamed, "PLEASE STOP IT!" he begged as he staggered to his feet, trying to brace his weight on the wall.
He desperately lunged forward towards Lucille to grab the gun out of her hand but in his weakened state she threw him backwards and he hit against the wall.
Usui groaned in pain as all the air was knocked out of him and he laid sprawled on the floor, disoriented from both the impact and the loss of blood. The blonde man was barely able to move a muscle.
"Takumi!" Misaki yelled as she tried to move towards him but was forced to hide behind the pillar once more as Lucille fired another shot.
Misaki's heart pounded in her chest. She had to find a way to get that gun out of Lucille's hand. If she could do that, then Misaki knew she could turn the tables and defeat the psychopathic blonde.
Breathing in deeply, Misaki tried to calm her nerves as she ignored the ringing in her ears, she could do this.
Just then, Usui's started shouting.
"Lucille, please stop! Drop the gun!" he screamed.
Lucille's ice blue eyes blazed up in fury at that, "Why do you care so much about that bitch?" she screeched, "It was suppose to be me whom you love! It was suppose to be me whom you married! And that bitched stole it all from me!"
"I don't love you!" Usui yelled, "I love Misaki!" he yelled, "Why can't you see that?" he cried desperately.
"Fine!" Lucille screeched, "If I can't have you, then no one can!" she screamed and aimed the gun at Usui.
Time seemed to slow down for Misaki as she watched the wretched scene unfold in front of her. Usui just remained laid on the floor, too injured to move as he looked resigned to his fate. He turned his head and gave Misaki a small, sad smile. As he mouthed a few words to her.
'I love you.'
A way of saying goodbye.
'No!' her head screamed. She couldn't let this happen. She had just got him back. She wasn't going to lose him again. Especially not like this.
She couldn't think straight. Adrenaline coursed through her veins as the only thoughts filling her mind were those of protecting the man that she loved. So she did the only thing that seemed sensible; she jumped Lucille, struggling with her to knock the gun out of her hand.
The scuffle between them seemed a blur to Misaki as she fought using her basic instincts, desperately trying to remember every martial arts move she ever learned in the course of her life.
The struggle seemed to turn in her favor for a while, Lucille was not even half was trained as her, and thus Misaki easily overpowered her. But Misaki had a weakness Lucille did not have; Usui, and the blonde knew this well.
Lucille continued to try to aim the gun at Usui and Misaki has to keep trying to block it, putting her at a disadvantage. Soon, Lucille managed to gain the upper hand and squeezed the trigger while aiming at Misaki.
The gunshot rang clear through the air as the bullet came shooting through Misaki's chest. It felt like all the air had been knocked out of her but she barely registered the pain as the body fell onto the cold tiled floor, blood gushing from the open wound.
Her head was fuzzy and her vision was unclear. Her surroundings seemed a haze and everything was dulled out. But she could hear Usui's voice loud and clear as he screamed her name.
"MISAKI!" he cried out as she dropped to the floor while clutching her chest.
Everything was red. Why was everything red?
Her breathing was shallow and her vision was disoriented, but she still managed to process the scene in front of her as Usui snatched the fallen gun and aimed it at Lucille, not even hesitating as he pulled the shot and fired straight through her temple.
More red.
And Misaki blacked out.
Everything hurt. And yet, everything was numb. She couldn't decide what she was feeling.
But, she could feel a warm hand on her shoulder, desperately trying to shake her awake. And another cradling her head.
The embrace was familiar and comfortable, and soon bright lights began to replace the darkness surrounding her as a pair of worried green eyes filled her vision.
"Ta-Takumi?" Misaki croaked out as she stared up at his tearing face.
"Misaki," he sobbed in relief, "Oh thank god. Just hang on ok, just hang on. The ambulance is on its way. It's gonna be here at any moment now. Just stay with me," he blubbered as he stroked her hair.
"It's cold, Takumi," she mumbled.
"I know, love, I know. But you're doing so well, you just need to hang on a little longer, okay? Can you do that for me?" he shakily asked.
Misaki nodded her head, but it felt off, her head felt too heavy and clouded.
Usui gave her a small smile and kissed her on the forehead.
"Seriously Misa, you need to stop getting injured, people are going to start to think that I abuse you at home or something," Usui teased through his tears, desperately trying to keep her awake and talking.
She feebly rolled her eyes at him, though it took quite a bit of effort, "I'm gonna be fine alien, stop crying," she muttered, "And besides, I'd told you I'd surpass you one day and be the one to save you, didn't I?" she joked.
Usui laughed dryly, cradling her head in his arms, "And you did save me, MIsa. In so many more ways than just this," he whispered as tears streamed down his cheeks.
Misaki slowly reached up and placed her hand over his, "I love you, perverted outer space alien," she breathed.
"I love you too," Usui whimpered, "I've loved you from the start, and I'll never stop loving you," he proclaimed fiercely.
Flashing lights from the ambulance filled up the room and Usui sobbed in relief.
"Help is here, Misa, you've done so well. Now just hang on for a few more seconds. It's gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay," he smiled.
"I'm so tired," Misaki mumbled, her words barely coherent as her eyes began to slip shut.
"No, no, no," Usui pleaded, "Just stay with me for a while longer, Misa. Come on, just a little bit left."
His words however, fell on deaf ears as Misaki start to feel herself slip out of consciousness.
And the world around her faded out to black.
Can I just say that I frigging love Troye Sivan and that if you haven't heard this song you should totally go check it out. Along with the rest of Blue Neighborhood album cause it awesome.
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