"Kill The second chance!"
Tatsumi was carrying Kurome through the woods making it back to the capital he was going impressive speeds all that speed training from Akame was good for something
Kurome was moving really fast or being carried away really fast she opened her eyes to see Tatsumi carrying her with that now iconic caring warm smile he always gave her
"Tatsumi put me down here"
Tatsumi stopped dead in his tracks and set Kurome down on the ground and kneeled down next to her
she had a sad face on her she couldn't believe Wave was gone he was one of her best friends in the Jagers and a good friend to her. Doya was gone to she barley had anyone left she really cared about she liked Run as a friend but he dint mean that much to her.
"Wave.. gave his life.." Kurome said to an equally sad Tatsumi
Tatsumi actually wanted to say something to cheer her up believe it he actually for once wanted to cheer her up. Because deep down he was still Tatsumi that loving boy who always overreacted to everything.
"we failed to protect Budo"
Kurome said tightly closing her eyes to stop the tears from falling out
"Doya is gone"
Kurome was even more saddened with the death of Doya she was a loyal puppet up until the end
"wave.."
"he was the last one to die. He knew what he signed up for. So why does it hurt so much?"
Kurome looked up at Tatsumi her eyes full of tears. She sat up and knelt next to Tatsumi
"Tatsumi…" she said
Tatsumi noticed a tear streaming down her cheek and wiped it away with his thumb
"why does it hurt so much?"
Kurome asked again she was on the verge of balling her eyes out. Tatsumi couldn't answer her question if he could talk he would have an immediate answer he was all to familiar with the pain of losing comrades Kurome had lost many many comrades but none were like Wave. Kurome had never lost anyone this important to her.
"why.. does.. it hurt...so..much?"
All of a sudden Kurome started Crying then fully sobbing and collapsed into Tatsumi's arms he lovingly returned the hug. Tatsumi was the last person Kurome truly cared about that was still "alive"
she was NOT going to let Tatsumi die no matter what she needed him to stay "alive" ironically even though Kurome killed Tatsumi she now cared for him so much she couldn't bare to see him get hurt he was the only thing she had left now she had to get done with this war and be with him. She had done a lot of things to Tatsumi like kissing him in front of Akame and meaningless sex with him but now her mind was clear
she was in love with the green eyed killer and nothing was going to take him from her nothing would take him from her. Ironic isint it the girl who killed a boy who was in love with her sister she was now in love with herself
"Tatsumi lets go back into the capital we have to explain what happened" she knew there was a chance she would be punished severely for her failure but it didn't matter she needed to get back.
Tatsumi helped Kurome to her feet and they set off to the capital
Leone, Mine and Su
"That Budo guy was a pain the ass hey Mine?"
Mine who had used all of her energy to shoot her killing shot was dazed and wasint like her usual self
"ugh yea we all almost died" Mine said looking at Budo's fried corpse
the two night raid assassins were looking at him it did truly take everything to take him out but they got him in the end. Just then a voice that broke Mine out of her trance and made Leone move her head to the direction of the sound
"I have found the body of a blue haired boy" Su said
"that was Wave have you found the body of Kurome? She cant be to far"
"her body is no where to be seen."
mine sighed sitting down
"that can mean only one thing"
"she got away" Leone finished Mines sentence early
"and with her Tatsumi" Leone growled and clenched her fist
she then suddenly punched a tree completely breaking it and sending it flying all in anger
"THAT BITCH!"
"we'll get her next time Leone" Mine said hopefully
"its not her im mad about"
"yea I know. I could have finished her I was so close" Leone sat down on a log and sighed in defeat
"now who know when we will see them again"
Mine put a hand on her shoulder
"Its alright. Leone well get him back"
"what are we gonna tell Akame? Shes torn up as is"
"The truth."
The Royal Court 1 hour later
"Impossible General Budo cant be dead it's Inconceivable! Impossible!" The prime Minister said angerly he was pretty stressed that the great general had been killed. And here he was in the grand court yelling at the remaining Body Guard
"Prime minister we fought with our all we ha-" Kurome tried to defend herself only be cut out by the prime minister
"WE DON'T NEED TO HERE YOUR EXCUSES. You failed to protect him!"
"your excellency this member of the Jagers has betrayed the empire!" The minister said turning to the young emperor. But the emperor wasint that dumb he knew she wasint a traitor
"That's enough." Esdeath
"General you dare defend her!"
"if you cared so much for Budo's safety you should have sent him with me. And if the enemy was strong enough to take on Budo then I don't think that only two of the Jagers could stop it"
Prime minster honest sighed in defeat you really couldn't argue with Esdeath. Kurome was grateful that Esdeath had saved her from possibly being executed.
"I suppose your right. Me and the king must discuss this take your subordinates and leave"
"as you wish, come one you to"
upon hearing the command Kurome left with Esdeath and Run who was watching left soon after
"commander im sor-" Kurome tried to speak only to be cut off for the second time today
"don't apologize there was nothing you could do" Esdeath said to her. They were walking side by side and Run was following both of them
"Kurome may I ask what happened?" Run asked politely
"I got hit out of the fight early by the blonde member of Night Raid I think her name is Leone and when I recovered there wasint a lot left"
"I see" Run said somewhat sadly because his friend had died
"what matters is you got out alive you'll learn from this experience and get stronger" Esdeath had commented
"two members of the Jagers gone in the span of a month" Run got out
"that's not the point Run. The point is that you two are the last of the Jagers you both have done a lot to survive this far but its only going to get harder for you two so try and stay alive. "
"yes commander!" they both said in unisent
Night raid base
it was a celebration they finally had a turning point in there luck and they were celebrating the death of great general Budo. And in good news Akame can almost walk fully without a limp anymore. And Lubbock can now move around but he needs a big wooden stick to keep balance but right now everyone was celebrating this major victory over the empire except for Akame who sure drank with her comrade but everyone knew she couldn't put a smile on her face even if she tried her hardest. And Chelsea no longer needed her cast on anymore making her fit for missions again.
"congratulations to Mine, Leone and Su for the kill on Budo and one of the Jagers today" Najenda said
"Yea we kicked his ass" Leone said leaning back in her chair taking a big chug of her long deserved pint of ale
"this is a turning point in the war so take this next week off while we prepare for the final battle" Najenda finished
while the rest of Night raid cheered and partied Akame still had the same static face she was giving off until she excused herself from the kitchen she went outside and just stared blankly at the cold dark red moon.
"you just cant take your mind off of him can you?" Najenda said
Akame didn't even turn around she was so engrossed in her thoughts
"Normally when a comrade that I was close to dies I mourn temm bury my emotions and move forward but I don't understand why Tatsumi's death hits so hard its not just because he's a puppet or that I got him killed its just different and harder and I cant move forward knowing his spirit isint free" Akame finished
"you feel obligated to avenge him?"
"yes exactly. This isint just a family matter between me and Kurome. Now. Now its personal"
"you cant go after her yet with your leg Akame you have to wait"
"every passing minute I don't help is just a little more he has to suffer"
Najenda grabbed Akame's arm
"true but Tatsumi would understand and would want you to wait and be prepared for when you to free him"
Akame looked down at the ground before simply nodding she knew the boss was right she shouldn't rush into a fight she wasint prepared for.
somewhere else
When Tatsumi opened his eyes all he saw was a brown ceiling he sat up wait he sat up he actually had control of his body for once, he heard a sound.
"hey Tatsumi!"
he knew that voice Tatsumi looked over to find out where the source of it came from. He didn't have to look far as he saw all his fallen comrades
Sayo
Ieyasu
Sheele
Bulat
they were all playing a game of dice. Tatsumi was initially confused but his joy of seeing his dead friends made him so happy
"come join us" sheele said
Tatsumi sat down with them all
"your new friends suck at dice Tatsumi me and Ieyasu have been destroying them all this time" Sayo said
"oh come on it was totally the other way around" Bulat said
"so if im seeing all of you guys that must mean that im-"
"dead. Yes Tatsumi after the many months of you being stabbed you finally concluded that you are dead congratulations" Bulat said
"so why am I only just now getting here?"
"because your not dead yet." Bulat finished
"WHAT?! YES I AM YOU JUST SAID SO!" Tatsumi said with a tick mark
Listen Tatsumi don't expect us to explain it all because we really don't understand fully but your different then all the other puppets that shes had" Sheele interrupted
"ok now im confused am I dead or not?"
"well your not ALIVE" Ieyasu said "but we do know that your not DEAD"
"Tatsumi blood still pumps through your veins even though your heart doesn't beat all puppets she's captured don't have that" Bulat said
"so what does that have to do with anything?" Tatsumi asked
"your soul is still stored in the sword fully intact. But somehow your soul I don't know its rejecting it" Sheele said
"what do you mean?"
"you might be able to resist stupid" Sayo said
"that's impossible do you think I haven't tried?
"maybe you just need a little help from a little special someone. Oh speaking of which your little girlfriend really misses you" Sayo said teasingly grabbing his cheek
Tatsumi just smiled finally fully realizing it was actually Sayo talking with him
"your time is almost up Tatsumi so try not to get killed the next time you try it "Ieyasu said
Tatsumi was smiling immensely
"you look pretty happy for a dead man Tatsumi whats on your mind?" Bulat asked
"nothing I just realized im talking to all my friends again" Tatsumi warmly said
Tatsumi pulled all of them into a bear hug
"Oh Tatsumi I finally get to comfort you again" Sheele said
"Oh cmon Tatsumi I know you didn't miss me THAT much" Sayo Teasingly said
"ah Tatsumi its good to see you to" Ieyasu said
"oh you call this puny thing a hug come on I know you can do better than that Tatsumi" Bulat laughed
And then Tatsumi woke up
Back in hell
Another successful chapter I swear these things right themselves so huge question to ask you guys should I kill off Chelsea and make Tatsumi do it next chapter? I know cruel right but I figured were two chapters away from Kurome V Akame so you need this to be a way more tragic experience for Tatsumi so what do you guys think?