Chapter 17: Tokito Akanuma
I lay on the floor, bleeding from my neck. Pain was erupting from all the parts of my body. My dearest Saito came to me after slaying those who have wronged me. He took me in his arms and held me so dearly.
"I knew you would come darling," I said, smiling at him through my pain.
He couldn't do the same. He got on his knees and held me close. I came on my knees as well. "I'm sorry," was all he could say.
I pulled away from him a little to look at him and kiss him. There was nothing to be sorry about. This was all my doing that I brought onto myself.
We broke our kiss and embraced. This is all we needed now. Each other.
I began to concentrate to bring my abilities back. I had to heal myself. My senses began to return before anything else...and I suddenly sensed danger.
I quickly turned Saito and my position around. Just as I arrived in his position I felt the blade of a sword slash deep into my back. I cried out and gripped Saito tightly. The look on his face was total shock.
The last impulse of Tanaka was to slash Saito as he had his back turned. I had prevented that from happening.
Tanaka fell to the floor, lifeless. Saito lost balance and fell on his back as I fell on him. With the last of my strength I pulled myself up so that my face was in line with his. With much effort, I kissed him one last time and sent images of the future we would've had together, to his mind.
We were a loving family with our beautiful daughter in our house. When I would've given birth to her, he would've been beside me and we would've held her in our arms. When she grew a bit older, I would be carrying her while we were waiting by the door for Saito to come home. When she would've taken her first step, she would be walking to her father who had his arms stretched out to catch her if she tripped.
I broke our kiss with tears in my eyes and a smile on my face. I couldn't say the same fore him. All he could say was, "You're...you're..." in a stutter. With my final breaths, I touched his face and said, "I love you darling..."
I lay on the floor, bleeding from my neck. Pain was erupting from all the parts of my body. My dearest Saito came to me after slaying those who have wronged me. He took me in his arms and held me so dearly.
"I knew you would come darling," I said, smiling at him through my pain.
He couldn't do the same. He got on his knees and held me close. I came on my knees as well. "I'm sorry," was all he could say.
I pulled away from him a little to look at him and kiss him. There was nothing to be sorry about. This was all my doing that I brought onto myself.
We broke our kiss and embraced. This is all we needed now. Each other.
I began to concentrate to bring my abilities back. I had to heal myself. My senses began to return before anything else...and I suddenly sensed danger.
I quickly turned Saito and my position around. Just as I arrived in his position I felt the blade of a sword slash deep into my back. I cried out and gripped Saito tightly. The look on his face was total shock.
The last impulse of Tanaka was to slash Saito as he had his back turned. I had prevented that from happening.
Tanaka fell to the floor, lifeless. Saito lost balance and fell on his back as I fell on him. With the last of my strength I pulled myself up so that my face was in line with his. With much effort, I kissed him one last time and sent images of the future we would've had together, to his mind.
We were a loving family with our beautiful daughter in our house. When I would've given birth to her, he would've been beside me and we would've held her in our arms. When she grew a bit older, I would be carrying her while we were waiting by the door for Saito to come home. When she would've taken her first step, she would be walking to her father who had his arms stretched out to catch her if she tripped.
I broke our kiss with tears in my eyes and a smile on my face. I couldn't say the same fore him. All he could say was, "You're...you're..." in a stutter. With my final breaths, I touched his face and said, "I love you darling..."