No need for an excuse - 2

A/N: Please forgive me some invented things.

"Yukiteru-kun, I love you, won't you leave Yuno behind and accept my help instead? We could win this game together."

Yukiteru held a gun. There were just three participants now: No.1(which was him), No.2 and No.8. He wondered what would have happened if he teamed up with Akise back then.

"I am sorry, Akise, let me think about it."

Since that time, he didn't see Akise much. But right now he didn't care about anything, but the victory. He had four bullets left, yet even the small amount of the bullets didn't stop him. His blue eyes were dull and cold and he went on, knowing no mercy. He went to his house. It was half-destroyed by a black ball, one of those, which were appearing all over the city. He opened the door carefully, Yuno following him. There Akise stood.

"Hey, Yukiteru-kun. I told you to leave Yuno.", Akise smiled calmly.

Yuno dashed forward and stabbed Akise with a knife into the stomach, which caused the silver-haired boy to fall backwards.

"My, my...", Akise said, standing up. "That was so damn close.."

Akise pulled the knife out, showing a kind of a bullet-proof vest. Then he chuckled and threw the knife at Yuno, yet she dodged. Akise stared at his cell, leaning onto the wall, as Yuno was trying to hit him with an electroshock Yet this attack didn't harm Akise either. He stopped the device with his hand. He wore a rubber glove.

"Yuno-san", Akise smirked darkly "You shouldn't interrupt me when I speak with Yukiteru-kun."

With that words he snatched the electroshock device from Yuno and struck her with it, before approaching Yukiteru slowly.

"S-Stay away!", Yukiteru shook all over his body, pointing the gun at Akise. He knew he couldn't shoot.

Akise didn't stop, he grabbed Yukiteru's hand, which was holding the gun and pressed it to a wall, above the boy's head. Akise smiled at the shivering boy gently, taking the gun away with his free hand.

"Well, let me put it this way...I won't let you get away with her.", Akise stuck the gun into his belt and pushed Yukiteru against the wall, kissing him passionately. He felt the boy getting calmer as they kissed and smirked against the brunette's lips.

"Willing to become the next god, Yukiteru-kun?", Akise looked calm now.

Yukiteru looked at Akise, wondering what was wrong with him. He seemed different from what he was before. How different? Let's say more active. More energetic.

Akise pulled the gun out again, aiming at Yuno, who got up already. Yukiteru looked at Akise in disbelief, he couldn't believe that Akise would shoot someone. He looked into the silver-haired boy's eyes, which were as calm as always. Akise nodded and stepped closer to Yuno.

"Well, Yuno", he narrowed his crimson eyes and bit his lip before speaking again. "As I see,
you are just after your own happiness, Yukiteru-kun is just like a plaything to you. You want to lock him somewhere, where only you can look at want him to lose his friends. You want him to lose his future and happiness. And still...I shall let Yukiteru decide."

Yuno grit her teeth "Why don't I just slice your throat to shut that dirty mouth of yours, you scum?"

"Because the future says you won't. If you try, you will fail because I shall shoot you without any further warnings."

With that words he pressed the gun to Yuno's head, saying:"Her."
Then he pressed the gun against his own head: "Or me?"

Yukiteru shivered. He couldn't choose spontaneously. Yuno saved his life many times, but Akise also saved him from Yuno. Akise was always so kind to him. He was always protecting him from a distance, he never seen Akise killing someone.

Yukiteru just stood there, not knowing what he should do at all.

Akise meanwhile remembered the conversation with Deus.

"I created you. Nothing of what you have done is real. Or can you prove me wrong?"
"My feelings for Yukiteru-kun are genuine!"
"That also is
a false belief of yours"

Akise thought about these words. It couldn't be. He loved Yukiteru. He wanted to prove Deus wrong by showing some action. Akise laughed at himself. He was pathetic, thinking about these words. Love isn't something that could be explained or created with rationalism. Maybe because of the non-rationalism of the love he clung so desperately to it...?Akise laughed again.

"Yukiteru-kun. Before you can make a decision I have to tell you something. If someone has to become god to save this world, then it should be you."
Yukiteru widened his eyes and blushed, his eyes were full of tears: "M-Me? W-Why?"
Akise chuckled and put a finger to his lips.
The brunette just stood there and shivered, thinking of a reason for Akise choosing him.

Yuno broke the silence: "Yukki! Decide now, or the 8th will be gone! Choose me and I'll kill her for you~"

Yukiteru widened his eyes. Right. He had to decide soon, otherwise they wouldn't be able to save the world. Someone had to become god...

"Choose wisely, Yukki~ If you choose him, I might not be able to hold back anymore and shall kill you both. "

Akise chuckled and pressed the gun tighter against Yuno's head.

Yukiteru gulped and pointed to Akise. The brunette still was shaking. Then he heard the already too-familiar buzzing sound.
The future changed again.