A/N: Here is the second to last chapter. I hope the action was up to your standards. I apologize for any errors, I haven't had much time to edit, but I hope it's readable. Please let me know what you all think. I hope you enjoy!
Shizuru, brought her right hand down, slashing across Reito's body, claws ripping through his chest. She smiled at the blood, oozing out of the long gashes. Yelling in anger he brought the sword in horizontally, she caught the blade with her hand, it cut through her scaled hand. Wincing, she punched him in the face.
He danced back, his nose bleeding. He came at her swinging. Shizuru dodges as best she could, this body was not as agile as her last one. She felt a strike on her left shoulder, bringing her down to her knees. She pushed off with her feet, ignoring the stinging pain from the dark blade slicing into her. She tackled the man to the ground.
Reito, struck up at her with an open hand. Shizuru fell off, before rolling away. He leapt up. Attacking again, swinging his blade. He caught her on the leg. Quickly dropping she rolled out of the way. She slipped under another strike, slashing across his face, before spinning behind him and doing the same to his back. He spun around, a bit unsteadily from her last strike. Taking the opportunity she leapt on him, taking him to the ground.
Bringing her hands she wrapped them around his neck. Her claws cutting into his skin, she was so preoccupied she didn't notice his right hand reaching into his jacket. She watched as the life began to drain away, feeling a dark sense of satisfaction from his obvious pain. Feeling a sharp sting she glanced down, seeing a blade had been pushed into her abdomen.
Standing, she pulled the blade out, seeing the crimson on the blade, she glared at him in anger. Before she had time to react, he yelled "Attack!" Shizuru looked at him in confusion, what was happening? She saw the dark cloud separate from him, and surround her whole body. Her eyes widened in remembrance, this had happened before.
Shizuru stepped into the outside world; trees surrounded her on all sides. 'Where is she?' "Natsuki!" She called, slowly stepping forward, her bare feet feeling the cold moss squish. "Natsuki?" She called again. The silence was unsettling. She felt like the forest was swallowing all the sound. She moved forward at a faster pace, before feeling a presence behind her. Quickly spinning around she saw the same dark haired man from earlier.
Looking at him she felt unease settling in her stomach "Where is Natsuki?" She questioned.
He only smiled, "she's been taken care of, do not worry your head over it. I'm sure we will find other things to occupy our time with"
"If you hurt her I'll-"
"You'll what? Kill me? She's not worth your time." He said flippantly, moving his hand in a dismissive manner.
Shizuru lunged at him, only to feel her body fall to the ground. She brought her hand up to her throat. Her lungs were screaming in agony. Looking back up, she saw the shadows surrounding her. His smile had fallen into one of anger.
"Why do you choose her? Don't make me kill you, I don't want that, I want you." He moved closer to the gasping Hydra. "You have so much power, so much raw energy…" Trailing off, he moved his fingers through her hair, she tried to move to stop him, but her arms felt like lead. "I want all of you, and if you will not have me, then no one will!" He said the last part quietly.
Shizuru felt a knife stab through her heart, looking down, she saw a small knife being pulled out of her chest. She gasped in anguish, 'Natsuki!' she cried out in her head. Her body landed heavily on the ground.
"Shizuru!" She heard the cry, looking over she saw Natsuki run toward her, her eyes wide in shock. "What happened? I heard you call!" Natsuki choked on a sob, "please be okay," she rolled the other woman onto her back, placing Shizuru's head into her lap.
"Nnn…" Shizuru tried to speak, to warn the girl, but she could not form any words. Glancing around, she noticed Reito had disappeared.
"I'll fix this, I'll fix it" The dark haired woman said, over and over. Seeing the remnants of a thick blackness surrounding the once vibrant aura
Shizuru, couldn't hear her anymore. Her world was fading. Her eyes could only see the stricken face above her. 'Natsuki, shouldn't look so sad' she thought. 'She should be smiling always, she deserves to smile' Shizuru noted. Shizuru felt herself being pulled from her body, a force detaching her living body from her soul. Her world finally dimmed as she floated away.
Natsuki, watched as Shizuru's eyes closed. Her face loosing all colour. "Noooo!" She cried. "Please, no!" She cried again. "Why?" Natsuki hunched over the body. Her cries of anguish floating away on the breeze. "Shizuru… please don't leave me." She said brokenly. "I love you…"
Natsuki lay next to the figure, holding her tightly, attempting to feel the warmth that once exuded from the other woman.
She kept her eyes tightly closed, trying to ignore everything around her, all she wanted was Shizuru, she would give up anything to have the woman back.
Natsuki felt hands pull her away. She stared at the body lying on the moss. Belatedly nothing Reito kneeling next to her. "I'm sorry, Natskui." He spoke gently.
Nastsuki refused to look at him, her heart was destroyed, 'how can I continue?'
"Natsuki, you must have known this would happen…" he trailed off.
She snapped her head around, "what do you mean? She wasn't supposed to die, I would have felt it"
"Your duties as a Reaper are not to be interfered with. You were not supposed to show yourself to those of the mortal realm, even if they are creatures such as her. Reapers only bring death." He said, as if explaining things to a young child.
Natsuki dropped her head down in defeat. "It was my fault…" her voice hitched.
"I'm afraid it was" Reito spoke. "Come, let us bury her. She doesn't need to be left out in the open like this"
Nodding numbly she let herself be pulled up, she moved toward her precious person, seeing the lifeless face, eyes closed forever. She knelt down, tears slipping slowly down her cheeks, "I'm sorry, Shizuru"
Looking over in Natsuki's direction she saw the young girl hovering over an unconscious Takeda. Natsuki, feeling eyes upon her glanced up. She saw Shizuru's eyes boring into her's, Natsuki saw the body of Shizuru, covered in scales, her eyes glowing vibrant red. Natsuki stood, seeing the black fog rushing toward Shizuru, the same darkness that had taken her before.
"No!" Natsuki screamed, feeling her own shadows picking up into frenzy. She turned her gaze to the one causing everything. Reito's eyes were narrowed, staring intently at Shizuru.
"You won't take her again!" Natsuki felt herself push against a barrier. The shadows she'd never been able to control, became free as she pushed them toward the one person who had taken her most important person from her.
Shizuru watched in astonishment as a large force knocked Reito down, his own shadows retreating from her. His screams filled the air, as he thrashed around. The darkness was consuming him. His body began to decay, his body crumbling down as the darkness took more and more of him. The shadows continued to swirl around him, till all that was left was dark ash. She watched as the shadows slowed down, before they flew away, high above the trees.
Shizuru watched in shock, not noticing that she'd sunk to her knees. Natsuki, ran to her. Placing her hands on the other woman's shoulders, slowly easing her to the ground. "Shizuru!" Natsuki cried. "Please be okay"
Turning her attention back to Natsuki, she raised her hand up to the other woman's face. Noticing for the first time the smooth skin in place of the hard scales.
She smiled up at the other woman. "I love you Natsuki… I was never able to tell you last time"
Natsuki shook her head, "you won't leave again, and I'll save you this time. Please don't leave me again."
Natsuki, concentrated in a place, she needed to get the other woman out of the forest. She pictured a hospital, the one in the city Shizuru lived in. She felt their bodies being pulled and shift. Opening her eyes, she was kneeling in the emergency room floor. "Help, somebody help!" A couple nurses glanced down seeing them, before rushing over. Natsuki moved out of their way as more people came rushing over. They placed Shizuru on a gurney, and began to roll her away. Natsuki tried to follow, but was stopped by a nurse.
"Are you alright?" She questioned. She saw the bruising on the dark haired woman's face and the dried blood caking her hands.
"I'm fine, please, will she be okay?" Natsuki asked.
"She is in good hands, but allow me to check you over while we wait?" She said, moving to wrap her arm around the shaky woman, leading her to a bed where she could sit down.
Natsuki finally felt the adrenaline leave her. The aches and pains hitting her, her body was exhausted and she couldn't stay awake. She fell back, her head hitting the pillow.