Chapter 21- Protection- Kanda's P.O.V
"What the hell were you thinking?" I asked Daisya, pinning him up against the wall.
"I was thinking about how rude you were!" Daisya yelled. "Why does it matter to you?"
My voice went so cold, that I barely recognize it. "You're irresponsible, Daisya. The way you rush into things without thinking will get you killed. If you drag Lenalee into that, then she'll get hurt."
"Since when do you care about her?" Daisya asked. His eyes widened. "You're in love with her, aren't you?"
"Hell. No," I said.
"Then why do care so much?"
"I've known Lenalee since we were little," I said. "It's been eight years since we've met. I know things about her that no one else- not even you or Komui- knows. I've watched her grow up, and I don't plan on watching her body burn."
"I don't plan on that happening either," Daisya said though gritted teeth. He tried to get me to let go, but I rammed his back into the wall so hard, that I heard his breath leave his body.
"And what will you do if she dies?" I hissed. "Will you let the Earl win? Will you turn her into an akuma?"
"No," Daisya said. He glared at me, earning him another smack into the wall.
"Did you even consider the fact that she might not love you back? What will you do if she doesn't? I've seen what happens when your heart breaks, Daisya. You rush into things without thinking, and you always get hurt. "
"Oh, like you don't rush into things," Daisya spat. "You're always looking for a fight! Just because you're this… 'superhuman thing' doesn't mean that you can't die!"
"Don't make the subject about me, Daisya," I snapped. "This is about you trying to marry Lenalee! Answer my question; what will you do if she doesn't love you back?"
Daisya's eyes saddened. He looked me right in the eye. "I don't know. However, I'd rather live with a broken heart, knowing that I told the girl I love my feelings; rather than die knowing that she will never learn what I felt for her."
I loosened my grip, and Daisya broke free. He walked away from me. Before he rounded the corner, he stopped and looked at me over his shoulder. "Sometimes, it's good to pretend that you'll have a bright future ahead of you; even if you know that you're not going to live for long."
I was just about to ask him what he meant, when Rever and Lenalee walked up to him. Lenalee's face was grim, but she started to blush when she saw Daisya.
I shook my head, and walked off. I didn't care what Daisya had said. However, his words haunted me by echoing around in my mind. The way he had said them made me wonder if he knew something that others didn't.