Mythia: So... we had a tie. Like 18024683561304 times.
I HATE YOU ALL HAHH.
I was like, "Gonna write about Satsuki!" before anyone even reviewed
And then we had a tie, so I was like "Oh wait now what?"
But then, we had someone tip the balance and I said,
"Okay, running away with Syo how unexpected"
But then SOMEONE made it a freaking tie again -
WHAT THE HELL.
So in the end, it's Satsuki. People kept tipping the balance, making it Satsuki, then tie, then Syo, then tie. You know what happened?
I kept freaking editing and editing again.
So this is what's gonna happen (screw the many votes btw thank you for the love my mythical creatures):
Recap: Previously...
"Who's there?! Show yourselves!" Saizo threw Haruka on the hard cement ground, making her hit her head hard. She shrieked and Natsuki's eyes widened at the sight.
When Haruka looked up, she barely kept her conscious. Blood was dripping down her face, tears and blood mixing together and dropping to the ground. Fear was obviously evident in her eyes as she sobbed uncontrollably, her whole body shaking as she stared over at Natsuki with frightened, shocked eyes.
'Should I take them off?' he wondered hesitantly. 'Would this solve the problem? Would it be enough to defeat Saizo's magic and power? From what I've heard, Satsuki's a monster... Or should I take Syo and run away... then come back when they don't suspect anything?'
Haruka pleaded, "Please, go..."
"What the f*ck is going on!" Syo shouted with wide eyes. He couldn't wrap his head around what was happening, since it was so random and sudden. All he knew was what he saw: Nanami Haruka on the concrete floor, bleeding, with a man hiding his face with a mask but nothing could hide his twisted, twisted grin. Haruka's breathing was getting uneven, and Syo wanted nothing more than to rush to save her, like in those action movies he'd star in with Hyuga Ryuya.
But, at the moment, all he could do was stare, his body rooted to the spot.
Natsuki was shocked that there was no one around at all. Truth be told, Saizo created an illusion, where Syo and Natsuki could see no one, and no one could see them, nor hear them. It truly was messed up. This whole thing was just—
Saizo flung his knife at Natsuki, who dodged in response. Some of his golden locks fell to the floor, and half of his glasses was shattered, his vision cracked. He felt this strange sensation of anger and fury, and wondered if this was...
"Oh no," grunted Syo, feeling the ability to move again. He grabbed Natsuki's arm and was about to flee, but Natsuki stayed still and unmoving. Nothing could get him away from saving Haruka. Not even Syo.
Then, Natsuki remembered Cecil's warning of having others involved with the incident, and the memories that could possibly be imprinted with them. He inhaled a shaky breath, trying to control his nerves, while Saizo said some things to an agonized Haruka, who was in severe pain. What the hell was he supposed to do? He knew that he had to save Haruka, but would it to be the cost of his own life, or Syo's life? He didn't want anyone to die. That was the whole point of going back in time.
To save Haruka. But to what extent?
"Natsuki!" Syo shouted, as Saizo threw another knife aimed at his skull. Syo ducked his head, and leaped back as another knife was known at his feet. Saizo laughed maniacally as he held a ball of fire in his hand like a snowball, his hand not even flinching at the heat.
Natsuki was too conflicted to even speak. Satsuki was already partially with him, but he too was still in control of his body. One wanted to kill Saizo without a second thought, while the other wanted to have peace and come down to an agreement—
"F*ck," Satsuki spat, as he tried to tear off the broken glasses from his face. But Natsuki held his hand in place, preventing him from taking it off. No. That couldn't be the answer.
"Syo!" Natsuki cried, as he took his friend's small body and threw it to the bushes. He knew he'd hurt him, but at least he wouldn't be vulnerable to Saizo. "Go! Run!"
"What!? No way!" Syo exclaimed with a twitching eye, as he rubbed his shoulder. "Sh*t, Natsuki! That hurt!"
"I F*CKING SAID GO!" Natsuki repeated with more force than he intended. It turned out that Satsuki was speaking, his face infuriated. He roughly turned around and sprinted to punch Saizo's face. Saizo, temporarily distracted from enjoying the yaoi show, took the blow, and his face twisted into a scowl.
"No, Shinomiya-san—" Haruka pleaded, but Saizo pushed her face to the ground, her nose scraped and bleeding. That triggered something even greater in Natsuki, who felt more power in his body.
Before Haruka completely lost conscious, she took the remaining strength within her to reach her hand up to Natsuki's shoulders and kissed him.
Natsuki's eyes widened. Syo was temporarily slack-jawed. Saizo's veins were boiling.
Then, Natsuki was glowing. He felt his power grow by a tenfold, his fists clenching even harder in his palms, his eyes a shade of bloody red, his body feeling like steel. With this, Natsuki picked up Haruka bridal-style and kicked a shocked Saizo in the stomach.
Then, he made a run for it.
Syo, looking forward, was the eyes of Natsuki's back running with his hand fisting Natsuki's fleeting shirt. "Natsuki!" he shouted. "Move my right!"
Natsuki trusted Syo. He had to. Saizo threw a ball of fire at him, and he swerved left, running faster. Haruka was so light, so pale, and so cold...
"Haruka!" Syo cried, his eyes tearing up at her face when he stole a glance at her condition. She was unconscious and limp, but he hoped that she wasn't dead. She was so frail, so innocent, so kind and beautiful. What made this Saizo think that she should've left this earth so soon?
"My left!"
Natsuki ran right.
The two managed to escape, or so they thought. They kept on running and Syo eventually wrapped his arms around Natsuki's neck and had a piggy back ride, looking back to check on when to dodge.
Haruka's eyes fluttered open for a second, as she whispered, "Shinomiya-san... Syo-kun..."
"HARUKA!" the two exclaimed, as Natsuki ran faster. Neither body on him felt heavy at all, with the power Haruka gave him. His hands were full, so he couldn't do anything to Saizo, so he thought of a way to give some of his power to Syo, but enough to carry both of their weights.
"Haru-chan, if you're still there," Natsuki said hurriedly, "can you tell me how I can give some of my power to Syo-chan?"
"What!?"
Haruka's eyebrows knitted together for a moment. Natsuki had no time to stop and think that that was cute. "You can't, Shinomiya-san..."
"Please, we need it! Tell us, how can we defeat Saizo!?"
"How..."
"Haruka," Natsuki pleaded, with Syo looking back at Haruka worriedly. "Please."
Haruka's eyes opened briefly to look at the two's desperate expressions. She smiled sadly at the two. "You can't... I'm sorry..."
Then, to the horror of Natsuki, his body was fading. No, he thought in dread. No. It can't be. Not right now! Why now!?
"Syo, I'm gonna disappear! So I'll leave you to take care of Haruka!"
"WHAT?"
"I'm sorry, both of you... I'm from the future to prevent your death, Haru-chan," he explained quickly with a sad look. "Syo-chan, I hope and pray that you can prevent her death and keep her safe. And be safe too, okay?"
Syo couldn't understand, but he knew that he didn't have time to wonder. With a quick nod, they ran to a shady spot surrounded by dark trees, and Natsuki kissed Haruka's cold forehead. "Stay alive, Haruka," he said with a smile. His eyes faded to a soft green, then turned to its original color. Satsuki combed back Haruka's bangs. "Don't die, you hear? Or else I'll kill you."
Haruka giggled a bit, before her head hurt more. Satsuki took his shirt to wipe off the blood.
"Remember, you. You have a purpose. Bail on us for Heaven and I'll drag you back down or even put you in hell."
"Oh... Okay."
Satsuki stood up, and pushed Syo down. "Save her."
"But I don't even know what sh*t's gone down just now—"
"Pretend you do." His eyes were so intense that Syo just sucked it up and nodded.
By this time, his body was almost gone. He could no longer be touched.
"I better see you both in the future," he grunted, before he disappeared.
"Natsuki, your glasses..."
"Eh?"
Natsuki looked up at Ittoki. "You're back," said Ittoki. He looked down sadly. "It's kinda weird, actually. We all still remember our previous attempts to save Haruka, but Syo is..."
Syo!? "What happened to him!? Is he dead!?" Natsuki cried.
"N-No! No!" Ittoki laughed nervously. "He's fine. He's still alive, at least. Though, Nanami's still not here..."
"Oh." Natsuki looked down. "So Syo failed?"
"Well, yes and no," was his reply. "She died before him because she lost so much blood and energy. Syo said that he was burned by Saizo, but Nanami saved him. That was when she died. Syo was temporarily invincible, so he fled. We don't know about Saizo's whereabouts."
Natsuki sighed. He casually took off his glasses, which raised a flag in Ittoki. "Natsuki—!"
"It's fine," Natsuki said. "I can control—"
"She's f*cking dead. I'm gonna kill her by the time we bring her back."
Ittoki wanted to facepalm for a moment there. "Satsuki—"
"I'm not gonna f*cking stand here and be all petty with what happened."
"That's okay, Syo already explained."
Satsuki turned to see Tokiya. Tokiya sighed quietly, running a hand through his bangs. "Though, her death was still in the warehouse. That's strange, right? Kurusu said that it—"
"Hold on," Satsuki interrupted, "Redhead here just said another thing. He said that the girl died in the forest."
"No I didn't," Ittoki denied, shaking his head nervously. He was talking to Satsuki and his throat was not being strangled, so he was trying to keep it that way. "I said she died before Syo. They fled to the warehouse."
"Bullsh*t. That warehouse's too far away."
Tokiya shook his head. "It's true. According to Syo, Nanami-san told him to go to the warehouse."
"What for?"
"Who knows." Tokiya shrugged, before he pulled something from his pocket and held it out. It was a necklace with an acorn pendant.
Satsuki stared at it for a full minute before asking, "What the f*ck."
"Syo had it to give it to you from Nanami-san," said Tokiya with a vein throbbing on his head. "Take it now. I'm leaving to go next."
Ittoki, dazed for a while, shook his head briskly. "Tokiya? You can't go again!"
"I made up my mind. I'm saving her no matter what."
"But—!"
"But what?"
Ittoki hesitated, biting his lip. "Ren... he said he was going."
Tokiya paused. Neither he nor Satsuki expected to hear that.
"That flirty ass?" Satsuki questioned for clarification.
"Y... Yes?"
Tokiya and Satsuki exchanged glances. Then, Satsuki left to look for Syo. That girl's still dead, he thought angrily. I'm gonna kill her for dying. What an idiot. She couldn't keep this one promise! Idiot! And she gives me this f*cking acorn—
The acorn. He opened his hand, peering at it for a few moments. Then, he stomped to his room and smashed it, jolting the Natsuki out of him. Natsuki picked it up and sobbed.
But something glowed in the broken acorn. It was a sparkling teal speck, small and delicate, yet beautiful. For some reason, it reminded him of Haruka. "Haru-chan...?"
The light floated into the air, and Natsuki followed it, his footsteps silent. It led him to Cecil, who was about to greet him before noticing the speck, as it touched his necklace and caused it to glow very bright, blinding the both of them.
When the light ended, behold: music sheets were in Natsuki's hand, as he put on his glasses in an attempt to read them. The lyrics were already on the sheets. The note on the last sheet said, 'If you get this, I want you to know that Saizo's not bad. He's not. Give him the one thing he truly wants, and you can save me.'
"Haru-chan..."
"Wait, you're Natsuki?" Cecil thought it was Satsuki, but shrugged and looked at the sheets. "Oh, Haruka's music. How did that happen—? What does it say?"
Natsuki wiped his tears that flowed again, looked up, and thought, Haru-chan, hold on. We're coming to save you, because we can't live without you...
... because I love you.
Mythia: You've unlocked an unseen ending: "Love Ignites." Because I can.
(Btw, did you see that Peter Pan reference there..? The acorn was a kiss? No? Okay.)
(Btw 2, did you see that RWBY reference there? The red eyes and starting off school with the Yang? 'Cause school hell's started? No? I'm starting to question what I did with my life here.)
AND YES I KNOW I RUSHED THE END I LITERALLY TYPED THAT IN LESS THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES OKAY YOU'RE WELCOME FOR UPDATING.
Anyways, Jingugi Ren is next. Oh boy. I purposely ignore him all the time in my writing because he's just not the kind of character I write often. He's suave, and I'm totes not. Totes.
Yeah I'm a hipster. Whatever that means.
Thanks y'all for reading and waiting! I hope you're still alive, 'cause I am lol. Just to annoy you, nyan~!
PSSH.