#raise wa taking ga li

[kyokoro]

[yuu-tsuki]

A real, final goodbye

Author notes: Alright so this is my first fanfic on tumblr and it was inspired by @alekspected ‘s story. I would also like to thank them for allowing me to use their concept and ideas 🫣 I hope you guys enjoy. Also please forgive me for my subpar vocabulary and grammar since English is not my first language.

Warnings: Implied suicide, death

Here’s a song to set the mood :3

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Mammon…

He turned around and smiled brightly “Hey thirteen! How are ya?”

Mammon… you’re not supposed to be here… but why are you?

Mammon pretends to not hear her question whilst turning his back towards her to look at the sea of candles all around the room. “Are ya busy these days? Must be hard having to guard and look over so many souls”

Mammon…stop. Answer the question! Why?! Why are you here?! I know very well that you weren’t supposed to be here…and yet here you are.

“Have ya eat-“ MAMMON.

He flinches at the voice raised against him, his smile falters slightly.

“I got into an acci-“

Don’t lie to me. Do not take me for a fool. My job is to oversee souls and know how EVERY soul dies. This also applies to demon lords such as yourself…I want to hear it directly from you. S-so why?

Thirteen could be heard sniffling behind mammon. He felt guilty that thirteen had to deal with him as a result of his decision.

“I felt that it was time for me to go. I saw that my job was completed and have served my purpose, if…I had any in the first place hehehe…I cannot burden them any longer, so I decided to be selfish one final time”

Mammon. Look at me.

He turned to face thirteen. A slight smile adorning his face.

Thirteen saw and understood why. The once bright shining blue eyes were dull and tired. His face was sunken and it was evident how thin mammon had become with the way his clothes hung loosely on him.

“Please don’t cry…I’m very sorry that you had to deal with me“ NO…don’t… please don’t apologize. Don’t degrade yourself that way…

Thirteen could no longer repress her tears and started sobbing harder. Mammon walked over and hugged her. She stayed in his embrace for a few minutes before pulling away and wiping her tears away.

What..what would you like to be reborn as? I could at least assign you an easier next li-

“That won’t be necessary.”

Wh..what do you mean

“I do not wish to be reincarnated.” His said with an unwavering smile.

“I have lived long enough and had seen what I wanted to see in life. Experienced many things, both good and bad. The memories I have made thus far is my greatest asset. All I can say is that I am at peace. I would like to part with just that”

Thirteen couldn’t help but feel sadder and depressed than she already was. Her heart clenched painfully as mammon said that.

But what about your brothers?

“What about them?”

They’ll-

“Manage…they’ll manage. They will be fine. I have raised them to be capable. So you needn’t worry”

No they won’t!!! How are you so sure?! You’re their brother! How will they manage when you’re gone. FOREVER. Even when a thousand or million years pass, the pain they’ll feel wi-

“You know thirteen…if they really cared as you have said…would I feel so worthless? So useless and pathetic? For so many years, since our fall, I tried my best to be of use to them. To care for them and make sure they’re happy. But no matter what I do… I never got a single thank you. I think you’re aware that I am a relatively simple demon with a very simple way of thinking. I’m not as mentally bright as my brothers but what I do pride myself is my ability to live and care no matter what happens to me. But look where that got me….”

She stood there re-evaluating and processing all the things that mammon has confessed. The the type of treatment mammon received from his brothers. Oh, how ignorant she has been especially when she was one of the key witnesses.

“So, can you let me go?”

Thirteen stared straight into mammon’s eyes and saw the continuing pain and lifelessness resulting from their conversation. Although, his face still bears his signature smile. She really couldn’t fathom how could someone so broken and tortured, continue to smile whilst saying all those things.

Mammon…

“Hmm?” Mammon hummed.

Are you sure that you don’t want to give it a more thorough thought?

“….”

Like I said, you don’t have to disappear completely. I can reincarnate you into an animal or better yet a human! With a wonderful family who would care and give you all the love that you could ever ask for!

“Like I said. I’m sure of it. A wonderful life like that shouldn’t be wasted on someone like me and my decision still stands”

IT IS NOT WASTED ON YOU! Please… please don’t say anymore horrible stuff about yourself. STOP CURSING YOURSELF.

FINE! YOUR BROTHERS TREATED YOU HORRIBLY AND POSSIBLY HATED YOU ENOUGH TO CURSE YOU but have you though about the others? Have you thought about Luke? Simeon? Mephistopheles? Me?

Have you ever thought about the impact of your death and decision to disappear forever would have on us? Don’t you think it’s selfish of you to think so when you have us by your side?

We care… so please don’t…

Thirteen then saw a tear sliding down from mammon’s eye.

“Thank you for all your love and care. I am sorry for causing all of you this pain and I’m grateful that you guys care but… I couldn’t any longer. The pain is too much. If you truly care, you’d let me go. So let me be selfish this one last time?”

“Please?”

Thirteen clenched her fists tightly and tried to stifle her tears. She felt frustrated.

Frustrated that she couldn’t do anything to change mammon’s mind. Saddened that the reason he was here in the first place was the result of him losing his fight with his own demons for so many centuries.

She knows that mammon never asked for anything prior to this. Instead, she is well aware that mammon was always the only one complying to everyone’s requests. Maybe it’s for the best.

Before I let you go…won’t you give it another thought?

“……”

Rubbing her tears away and swallowing the lump in her throat…she walks towards mammon’s already unlit candle and holds it in her hand.

“Thank you, thirteen. You have my gratitude.” Mammon bows as he slowly disappears into nothingness.

The candle has disintegrated. Not a single piece of the candle remain. However, what was left in place of the candle was a shiny piece of Grimm in her hand.

Don’t thank me you idiot….and happy final birthday, Mammon

She clenches her hands as the tears keep flowing nonstop.

How…am I suppose to inform the others?

[headlesshost]

Whatever you proclaim, that is but a single truth of many.

You will live forever among the stars— and people will write of you, of things you have never done.

If you believe your feats to be everlasting, that is but a delusion, a dream to only offer you comfort.

Lyrics: (and translation source)

Count the stars— Corpses of lost desires

それが込める遺志の数だけ そしてまた　星が昇るのなら

sore ga komeru ishi no kazu dake soshite mata hoshi ga noboru no nara

If for every last will placed upon them Those stars will rise once again into the sky…

真実の話をしよう お前のその手が為すこと　そのすべて

shin’jitsu no hanashi wo shiyou omae no sono te ga nasu koto sono subete

Let us talk of truth: For all you have ever accomplished…

求める虚飾と架空 その手に握る歪な物語を

motomeru kyoshoku to kakuu sono te ni nigiru ibitsu na monogatari wo

Pursuing fabrication and ostentatiousness In those twisted tales you grasp in your hands…

ひとつの謎を掲げて ひとつの答えを与える　その無意味

hitosu no nazo wo kakagete hitosu no kotae wo ataeru sono muimi

Know, whenever you raise a single mystery, The meaningless of attaching a single answer

伝える欺瞞と迷妄 その手が為した罪を知るならば

tsutaeru giman’ to meimou sono te ga nashita tsumi wo shiru naraba

For all the deception and delusions you have told If you wish now to understand the sins you have wrought…

その身体が冷え切るまで　息絶えるまで その意味をただ　考えるがいいと

sono karada ga hiekiru made ikitaeru made sono imi wo tada kan’gaeru ga ii to

Until you take your last breath and your body loses all warmth, May you dwell upon the meaning of these words…

遠く高く星空に消えれば 何を追って何を求めるか、彼方

tooku takaku hoshizora ni kiereba nani wo otte nani wo motomeru ka, kanata

When you vanish far and away up into the starlit sky What will you chase and what will you seek, into eternity?

全ては星霞の向こう側

subete wa hoshigasumi no mukougawa

Everything lies beyond a veil of star-mist…

それは一つだけの真実にすぎない

sore wa hitotsu dake no shin’jitsu ni suginai

«that is but one truth among many»

さあ　見上げ　心眩ませ さあ　刻め　願いを溢せ

saa miage kokoro kuramase saa kizame negai wo kobose

Now, look skyward and blind your heart Now, etch and spill out your desires

汝　その哲学を以て 数多の星を　手にかけるなら 汝　その哲学さえも 数多の星の　一つと知れよ

nan’ji sono tetsugaku wo motte amata no hoshi wo te ni kakeru nara nan’ji sono tetsugaku sae mo amata no hoshi no hitotsu to shire yo

If you, with your philosphies deign to Lay your hands on the countless stars above Know you, philosophies, sophistries and all Are naught but one among countless yourself

運命の話をしよう 誰もが生まれたそのとき　背負うなら

un’mei no hanashi wo shiyou dare mo ga umareta sono toki seou nara

Let us talk of fate: If all must shoulder their fate upon birth…

どうして選ばれたのか それこそまた一つの謎となろう

doushite erabareta no ka sore koso mata hitotsu no nazo to narou

“Why was I chosen?” one might ask. Surely that is a mystery, equal to any other…

誰が殺し　誰が放る　皆が見ている それであって尚　誰の仕業でもない

dare ga koroshi dare ga houru mina ga miteiru sore de atte nao dare no shiwaza demo nai

Whomever kills, whomever buries the evidence, all will bear witness Yet even so, above all, no act is the sole responsibility of one

遠く高く星空を臨んで ああ美しき願いの墓標は　彼方

tooku takaku hoshizora wo nozon’de aa utsukushiki negai no bohyou wa kanata

Gaze far and away, up into the starlight sky Into that distant, beautiful graveyard of desires

全ては星霞の向こう側

subete wa hoshigasumi no mukougawa

Everything lies beyond a veil of star-mist…

それは一つだけの真実にすぎない

sore wa hitotsu dake no shin’jitsu ni suginai

«that is but one truth among many»

さあ　見上げ　心眩ませ さあ　刻め　願いを遺せ

saa miage kokoro kuramase saa kizame negai wo nokose

Now, look skyward and blind your heart Now, etch and lay down your final testament

お前は　永遠となる 夢幻の　星空のもと

omae wa eien’ to naru mugen no hoshizora no moto

You will become eternal, placed forever among those dreamlike stars

誰かがいつか　星の下 お前を探し求めては

dare ka ga itsuka hoshi no shita omae wo sagashi motomete wa

One day someone, under those same stars in seeking and searching for you…

ありもしなかった 物語を綴るだろう

ari mo shinakatta monogatari wo tsudzuru darou

Will write of you, of things you have never done…

兆すが 星火の幻想 その魂は灼かれ けして消えぬ灯火が昇るだろう

kizasu ga seika no “rêverie” sono tamashii wa yakare keshite kienu akari ga noboru darou

In the future lies: Not your feats, but a star-fire dream Your soul will burn, while another Unvanishing light takes your place in the sky

そうして

soushite

Thus…

満たすは 光彩の幻想 この夜空の何処までも けして消えぬ灯火が燈るだろう

mitasu wa kousai no “rêverie” kono yozora no doko made mo keshite kienu akari ga noboru darou

Fulfilling your absence: Not your mark, but an illustrious dream As far as the night sky can reach, another Unvanishing light will rise to take your place

[m-a-k-k-u]

[everyhowlmarksthedead]

HOLD ME

Alexander “Tig” Trager x Reader

Word Count: 2.2k

Warnings: about suicide and drugs. Angst.

Thanks to my lovely beta reader @chibsytelford 💘

Author comments: I hope you all enjoy. Gif isn't mine, credits to the author.

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Your phone rings in the middle of the night, palming the nightstand sleepy to hook off the call.

“He—Hey, my sunshine…”

Pulling it somewhat away, you check the hour.

“Good god, Alexander… It's four”.

“Yeah, I'm so—sorry. I just wanna hear yo—your voice”.

“Are you drunk?” Rolling over the bed you used to share with him, you rub your eyes with two fingers leaving a heavy snort on air.

“More or less”. Chuckles by the other side of the speaker.

“I'm gonna han—”

“No! Listen, lis—listen… Listen, how was your day?”

“Alexander, I'm tired. And I was sleeping”.

“I kno—I know. I'm sorry, baby”.

Everytime he calls you by that pet-name gives you chills. You still in love with him, after almost seven years with that man and all its ups and downs. It's been six months since he fucked up what you had together and it's the first time he calls you, even if you have seen him before at Teller-Morrow, sometimes, when Jax had needed you.

“I'm sorry f—for everything I've done to you”.

Your heart is racing so fast that you're starting to think it's going to jump off of your chest.

“I hurt you and you didn' des—deserve it. You're the love of my life. I'll alw—always love you and I want yo—you to remember it, okay?”

That sounds bad. That sounds pretty bad. Sitting up on the bed and turning the light on to take away the sheets, you place your feet on the floor walking close to the chair where your clothes are.

“Hey, Tiggy, listen. You've revealed me, uh?” You're trying to keep calm, because you have never heard him talk like that. “Where are you? I've actually had a ba—”.

“Shh… It's ok—okay, baby. Don't worry”. Hearing some coughs while you're wearing a pair of jeans, supporting the phone between your ear and your shoulder, you try to find the keys of your car. “I just ho—hope that you can find som—someone who loves you as I do… But never hurt y—you as I did”.

“Tiggy, come home”.

“Go back to sl—sleep, everything is go—gonna be okay”.

Before you can say anything else, he hangs up the call. You try to call him again but the phone is off. Running to your car, you type Jax's number by heart impatiently, turning on the engine.

“What's up, (Y/N)?”

“Is Tig there?”

“No”. He just say.

“Did you fight?”

Silence. Nothing. No words.

“He called me. Drunk. Telling me… things that sounded really bad, Jax. We need to find him”.

You can hear a snort.

“I beg you, Jax. Help me to find Tig”.

“Check the cabin, Chibs and me are on our way to his house. Call me back”.

Throwing the phone above the copilot seat, your press the gas as hard as you can. You're praying all you know to reach on time, before he can do something stupid. And the road looks like it's longer than never, even if you're driving over the speed limit. Lucky there's no police to stop you. A bunch of possible ideas dance in your head, which worse than the last, knowing well that Jackson should told him something about all the bad things he did. Starting by your relationship. And you were conscious that he wasn't well after leaving him. Tig just collapsed after understanding what he had done.

Car headlights illuminate the wooden facade and the black motorbike parked next to the porch. Stepping out of the car faster as you can, your legs burn running towards the door. You hit it with your palms, screaming out his name, for some long minutes. But there's no answer. The windows are covered by the curtains, disabling the view inside. Going downstairs out of the porch, you run again to the backyard, checking the other windows in case they're unlocked. Nothing. Wrapping your fist in the hoodie you're wearing, you hit the glass of the back door, hard enough to break it and slide your hand inside to open it.

“Alexander! Alexander! Tig!” You shout desperate turning all the lights on.

He's not there, but you find empty bottles of whisky lying on the carpet and some white dust scattered on the table, close to a small picture of both. Together. He's breaking your heart more painfully than six months ago.

“ALEXANDER!” You scream again running all over the cabin, going upstairs and stumbling an instant along the way.

All the doors are opened, peeking into each room till you finally find him. Your heart stops. Swallowing saliva you take a step with a hand raised to him. Tig is lying on the bed with the gun barrel pointed at his left temple.

“Tiggy… pull it down”. You whisper, trying to calm him in some way.

“No… No… Leave, baby…” He sobs loudly, shaking his head as the tears are running down his cheeks. “Leave, please…”

“I'm not leaving. Pull the gun down”. You take another step closer to him. Just two more and you can reach his feet.

“I do—don't want you to se—see me like that”. The man cries out somewhat loud. “Leave!”

“I'm not leaving, Alexander! Put the damn gun down!” You shout at him losing your mind. “Do you think this is the best way to fix it?!”

“I don' wan—wanna hurt you anymore”. Shaking his head again, he puts his gaze away from you.

“You're doin'et now”. You assure trying to breathe calm, leaning above the bed in slow motion by your knees, sitting on your heels. “I can't… live without you”.

Slow, so slow, you raise a hand straight to him.

“Give me the gun, my tiger”. You beg looking for those blue eyes you can die for.

He hesitates, finding yours in the middle of the dark, nodding somewhat gently. Looks like an eternity, an agonic one, watching him moving his hand close to yours till the cold steel touches your palm. You hold the heavy gun, locking it and throwing it to somewhere over the floor. His crying becomes louder and more bitter, as you crawl the mattress next to the Son'. By a side, you hold his neck wrapping it with your arms and forcing his head to rest on your chest. The mental breakdown that it's hitting his whole tensed body opress your breath, feeling him trembling under your grip.

“I'm so sorry, baby… I'm so sorry”. Tig bewails licking his chapped lips holding on the arm it's surrounding his throat.

You know he needs to treat himself about his alcohol addiction. That's the shit that always gets him in trouble. The same shit that fucked up what you built together through the years. Kissing dearly his head, you pull him closer, with the same pain that it's squeezing his heart like yours.

“Lemme take you to the shower”. Using a soft tone of voice, you get up from the bed with extreme care tangling your fingers with the longest.

He nods again, trying to put on his feet and supporting half of his weight on you. Placing an arm on your shoulders, you walk step by step, slow, to the bathroom some meters away from the main room. Turning on the light and sitting him down on the toilet, you begin to undress him starting by the sweaty shirt smelling like whisky. Continuing by his boots as Tig rests his back on the marble wall, you pull them by a side to unzip his jeans. So, when he's already naked, you help him to sit inside the bathtub using the cold water to wet his body. The man curls his knees against the chest, surrounding it with both arms and resting his head on it. He's not crying anymore, being somewhat shocked in complete silence.

When you think it's enough, you turn off the tap leaving some soft caresses on his back and kissing his kiss again. Getting up of your knees to grab a big towel hanging on the door, putting it in your shoulder so you can help your, yet, husband to lift his heavy body up. Wrapping him into the fabric, he gets out of the bathtub sitting back on the toilet.

“Stay here, okay?” You ask him caressing his cheek, as he nods with the head down. “I'll be back in a minute”.

Walking downstairs you call Jax, enough seconds to tell him you found Tig. Not how. Not where. Not how long ago. Only that you found him. Hanging up the call, you come back to the bathroom. The man still in the same position you left him. Making him kneel in front of the toilet, you open it.

“Open your mouth”. You just say, tucking two fingers in it until you press his throat.

Sometimes you ask yourself who else could do something like that. You love him too much to let him die. It's not his time. And of course, it's not the way. After several retching, he vomits.

“Throw it all, Tiggy”. You mutter pressing a hand on his abdomen and the other, after cleaning it on your own shirt, supporting his forehead.

He coughs some times, and smells pretty bad, but you should do it. Not as if it were an obligation, but a promise you made to him, even if he didn't fulfill his. Leaving him some seconds, you put the plug locking the sink to let the cold water run and fall on it like a cascade.

“Come're”. You whisper this time, getting him up and closing the tap.

He sinks his face inside it, breathing the water enough to clean his nostrils and his throat, until he drowns a little. Drying him with another towel, looking at you sad and distraught. Turning him by his shoulders and guiding his steps back to the room, as if he was a statue, Tig having a sit on the edge of the bed lets you dress him with a clean pair of boxers.

“Lie down”. You ask him putting a hand on his chest, to make him do it. And when you're about to come back to the bathroom, he holds your wrist.

“Don' leave, please”. He begs you with a broken tone and a painful gesture because the effort.

“No more drugs, nor alcohol”. You sigh, closing your eyes for a second feeling his fingers touring your skin till he tangled them with yours.

“I'll do wha—whatever you ask me to”. Cleaning his throat as he coughs again, pushes you closer. “I don' wan—wanna lose you again”.

You sit on the bed, turning above him to rest your free palm on the other side. Leaning forward over his chest, you leave a soft kiss on the man's forehead, pulling back some black wetted curls.

“You are the on—only thing I have loved in li—life. Nobody else. Noth—Nothing else. Only you”.

“I know”. You just say, pulling yourself away to lose yourself on his ocean eyes.

━━━━━━ ﹅ ━━━━━━

Sitting at the table and having a spoon full of Fruity Loops, you have the box in the other hand reading the clues for the crossword. It's a sunny day of a June morning and you're enjoying your free weekend in complete silence. Till the main door gets opened, followed by heavy steps crossing it. Tig appears in the kitchen with a hug smile draw on the corner of his lips. But there are no words, turning around the table and placing himself by your back. With a hand supported on the wood, the man puts somewhat like pocker red chip between the bowl and you. Looking at him a little confused and a raised eyebrow, you pull down your gaze again, taking it with two fingers.

“One year”. He just say with somekind of happiness in his voice.

He infects you that big smile on his face, sitting by your side and resting an arm on the top of your chair.

“'Am clean”. He adds then, poking the chip softly.

You can't believe a whole year passed by after that tragic night, when he almost ended up with his life. Jax told you to leave him at the clubhouse, but you knew it was the worst idea ever. So you brought him to the house you shared for seven years, hoping that it would help him to heal and redeem himself for all the wrong he did. He stayed at the closest room towards yours, being by his side. You fight with him the need he had of getting high, of getting drunk; forcing him to empty the bottles and throw the drugs inside the toilet before moving with you, to your house. And you also forced him to assist to every party SOA had. No whisky, no beer, no cocaine, no weed and no sex. Nothing for a year.

“I wanna make the right thing with you”. Tig says freeing your hands to hold them with his. “Give me a chance. A last one. No compromise. Just… think 'bout it and tell me whenever you want”.

Leaving a sigh and pulling away your eyes on nowhere, you end up nodding.

“Okay, but…”

“I'll not”. He interrupts you before you can finish the warning.

[addictedtomanga]

Shoujo manga recommendations - teacher/student relationships

1.      Angel Time

A girl discovers she can communicate with a boy living 6 years in the past through notes written on her desk.

2.      Asami-sensei no Himitsu   

A promise of love that Sensei remembers. However, his young student, who is also his first and childhood love, has completely forgotten. ...but he'll make her remember with any means necessary.

3.      Hajimari No Aizu

On graduation day, a former high-school student and her English teacher reminisce about their time together. How he helped her correct her mistakes, raise her grades and overcome her dislike for the language... But is that all there is to their relationship?

4.      Houkago, Sensei to Koi ni Ochi...  

Nozomi lied about her age and is working part time. She was in an extreme bind when she was seen by Sawamura Sensei! But sensei permitted Nozomi to work there. This is the beginning of a secret relation with sensei. When Nozomi is with sensei her heart beats faster. Is this sensation… what you call love? But is the reason why sensei is so nice to her because she's his student?

5.      2 Kaime no Hajimete no Koi

Yumika’s first love was her tutor Shin. As she hope to meet Shin once again, which really happens, how will Yumika proceed on to confess to Shin about her feelings…

6.      7 Jikanme Rhapsody   

Toudou Rinko is a serious and reliable class representative, now in 2nd year of high school. It happens that the first male person she stars to notice is her homeroom teacher, Saku Makoto. She ends up helping the nonchanlant and playful teacher with his "Love Guidance Room."

7.      Himitsu Note

Kishida is in love with her teacher.

8.      Suki Yori mo Chikaku

She has a new neighbor who's so handsome! ...but he's also devilish. and the worst part is that he's also her homeroom teacher!!

9.      Zenbu, Hajimete

Because of a job transfer, Ookawa transfers to Shirakiran Academy for girls. At this Academy she runs into a university student who used to live in her neighborhood 4 years ago, and is now a teacher at her school. A sweet teacher-student love story ensues.

10.  Zutto Suki Datta Kuse Ni

When Saki was in elementary school, she was dumped without notice by Chikage who was eight years her senior. She was extremely shocked because she believed that he would be her future husband! With a change of attitude, while at the high school entrance ceremony she decided that she dreamed of finding a new love, but at that time she met Chikage again, who has now become a teacher. As usual, she is shocked to realize that she still has feelings for Chikage. How does Chikage feel about Saki…?!

11.  Sensei no Koto ga Suki nan Desu 

I've liked my neighbor, Sou-chan, since I was little. But he became my "sensei" the day before my confession...!?

12.  Sensei to, Uwakichuu   

Hana is in extreme shock over the fact that her boyfriend cheated on her. When confiding in the Kudou Sensei from the school infirmary, he plays with her hair… Are you trying to comfort me? When she was trying to leave, he asks an impossible proposition "Would you like to have an affair with me?"!? Hana who became limp from those words was asked "Are you anemic?" I’m not! He says we should just have an affair to kill time, but Hana doesn’t understand him!!

13.  Sensei, Sotsugyou   

Soudo sensei has been confessed by a popular third year student. But they're student and teacher, such romance is forbidden, even after he graduates...

14.  Sensei, Suki   

A collection of one-shots centred around teacher/student relationship.

15.  Secret Kiss

Wakana attends the cram school where Toutou-sensei works as her teacher. The quiet but easily angered Wakana is usually seen texting during class to Mizuno, a boy from another school. when her phone is taken away. After waiting until class had ended for her phone, Touto approaches her with her phone and suddenly makes a love confession. Even though Wakana doubts the seriousness of Touto-sensei's confession, it is confirmed the next day after class when he awaits her answer of going out or not. Through a series of arguments, Wakana approaches Mizuno only to be rejected when he introduces his new girlfriend, and Wakana runs into the arms of Touto-sensei.

16.  Koi wa Beniiro

Beniko, an old fashioned high-school girl is suddenly forced to eat lunch with the new teacher in charge, Nomoto-sensei…

17.  Daisuki datta yo, sensei 

A girl whom experienced unsuccessful "threads" of love with her teacher, encounters her fated person!?

18.  Melodramatic Library   

A teacher at Kanae's school has been fired for having an affair with a student. Then, a hot new librarian comes in… Kanae falls in love with the new librarian. However, she sees a ring on his finger...?

19.  Faster Than a Kiss

Losing their parents, Fumino and her brother hop from one relative to another. Getting tired of all those movings, she finally decides to quit school and work to support her brother on her own. As they sat on a park bench, her teacher appears in front of her and agrees to her demanding of marrying and supporting both her and her brother!! Is he serious or just playing around...!?

20. Mikami-sensei no Aishikata

Sixteen-year-old Natsume Aihara has never been on a date, let alone been in a relationship. She blames her lack of experience on one person: her next-door neighbor and handsome older brother figure, Sousuke Mikami. Despite their nine-year age difference, the two are seldom apart. Sousuke helped raise Natsume since childhood, but even now remains completely overbearing. He personally wakes Natsume up every morning and takes a lower-paying job at her high school to keep a close eye on her. Natsume used to adore Sousuke, but realizes that his doting has become excessive. Having seen his true perverted nature and suffering as the object of his obsession for too long, she finally decides that enough is enough, and tries to find a boyfriend her own age. However, can she ignore the strange beating of her heart whenever she is near the person who already knows her better than anyone else?

21. Otome no Houkago

Otome is a girl who is half. During high school, she encounters an animal-loving and mildly mysterious Natsume-sensei. She is also struggling with her social relationships. With this encounter, will her school life change?

[glamrock-jre]

detour

chapter 3: premliminaries

1:00 PM

Location: A Random Forest

Now Playing: Be Okay by Jordan Fisher

“i didn’t think that you would be this flexible, rubae.”

“ow! be delicate with my body, you stupid bird.”

“you were the one who told me to bend you over, pretty boy.”

“don’t say it like that-ow! i hate you so fuckin much yo.” rubae growled in pain as his quick and heavy breathing was making it worse. keigo laughed softly as he lied his weight on rubae.

rubae is currently in a middle split with keigo resting on his back. rubae’s chest caressed the grass below him right along with his stomach.

“get off me.” keigo sat up on the grass, smirking. rubae slowly brought himself to sit up on the grass, his back resting against keigo’s. he took a few deep breaths.

“seriously...fuck you.”

“you wanted to stretch and i just wanted to get this preliminary shit over with since it’s so ‘necessary’.” keigo shrugged as he stood up, holding his hand out to rubae. rubae looked at keigo’s hand and pushed it away, standing up beside keigo.

“i really shouldn’t have called you..”

*Flashback*

Thirty Minutes Earlier

12:30 PM

riiiing

riiiing

riiii-

“heyo~” keigo answered as he finished his last chicken wing, discarding the bone into the trash.

“train with me.” rubae’s smoky voice boomed softly through the other end of the phone. keigo smirked softly as he spoke softly.

“jeez you’re calling me first already? i feel honored that you miss me.” keigo teased as he could visualize rubae rolling his eyes after he said that.

“hell no. im only callin cause’ it’s strictly business. i really couldn’t give a damn about you.” rubae scoffed as keigo let out a dramatic breath as he gripped his heart.

“oh please you’re gonna hurt my feelings.” keigo let out a soft laugh.

“whatever. anyways, train with me.” keigo grabbed a toothpick to get any food from between his teeth.

“hmm i don’t know. i’ll have to see if-”

“i wasn’t askin.” keigo raised an eyebrow in amusement as he smirked a little, tossing the toothpick in the trash.

“i see you’re feisty today...” keigo emphasized as he chuckled softly.

“im not feisty.”

“you are hella bossy then.” keigo smirked as he heard rubae let out an agitated sigh.

“you already bein a pain in my ass...”

“you’re just so cute when you’re pissed.” rubae sighed deeply as he let out a slightly irritated growl.

“just...meet me at the forest. it’s your natural habitat so you shouldn’t have a hard time findin it.” the phone hung up before keigo could even speak again. he put his phone in his pocket as he went outside on the balcony, climbing onto the fence.

‘you’re really giving me a run for my fucking money.’ a thought that slipped into his mind as he took a deep breath. he closed his eyes shut as he sighed softly.

his bold red wings flared from behind his body as he soared at light speed through the sky. he smiled a little, enjoying the air that flowed through his hair and through his fingers.

after aimlessly flying around the sky for about 15 minutes, keigo finally spotted big, luscious, green trees that stretched across land below it, some being crowded together and some having distance.

keigo’s golden eyes fixated on a small figure wandering through the maze of the trees. he flew down and perched on a tree branch behind the silhouette to get a closer look at who it was. he smirked when he saw that it was rubae.

rubae walked with his hands in his pockets and his hip length hair swayed with each step he took, his black, sleeveless turtleneck fitting snug around his neck and torso. small mumbles came from rubae, slightly piquing keigo’s interest.

keigo smiled a little when rubae halted his steps and mumbles as he looked around.

“you can come out now, bird” keigo hopped off of the tree branch and landed on the ground softly, shining his usual smug grin.

“you talkin to yourself now, rubae?” keigo announced as he caught up to rubae.

“no. im not.” rubae answered in a sharp deadpan tone. keigo’s head tilted slightly as if he wasn’t expecting for rubae to reply so...bland.

“well you were mumbling a little so i didn’t wanna assume that you were mental or anything.”

“i don’t need to hear that comin from someone like you.” keigo raised an eyebrow slightly as he gave a side glance towards rubae.

‘someone like me?’ keigo took notice that rubae’s aura betrays his usual one, which is usually him being an observant shit-talker. this aura, however, resonated...purposeful brusqueness.

almost like he was a completely different person...

“somebody’s harsh today....” rubae took a deep breath, holding it in and closing his eyes.

‘switchbackswitchbackswitchback...’ rubae chants in his mind repeatedly, squeezing his head tightly with his hands. keigo noticed rubae’s face contorted in discomfort.

“you good man?” rubae let out a heavy shaky breath as he opened his eyes.

“yeah...” rubae shook his limbs as he cracked his neck softly.

“you sure? your nose is bleeding.” rubae quickly turned away and touched his nose, blood marking his fingertips. he quickly wiped it away as he sped up his pace.

“i said yeah. we got training to do so hurry up.” keigo raised an eyebrow once again, slowly following after rubae.

‘i’ve never seen a man be so bossy...’ keigo shook the thought from his mind as he went beside rubae, masking his perplexity with a smirk.

“so where are we going that gives me the privilege of being alone with an exquisite individual like yourself?” rubae rolled his eyes slightly, scoffing a little.

they both prodded into an open, empty space surrounded by big trees. the low cut grass dancing with the soft breeze that occasionally blew.

“this is where im gone be beatin your ass.” rubae stretched his body upwards, balancing on his toes. keigo chuckled softly as his wings flared involuntarily.

“oh really? we’ll just have to fucking see then, right?” rubae smirked as he kicked his shoes off of his feet into the air and kicked them towards keigo. keigo dodged one and caught the other with ease.

“good to know that you have your guard up.” keigo dropped the shoe and let out a soft laugh.

“why did you kick your shoes at me? your feet may stink or something.” an exaggerated, sarcastic laugh came from rubae.

“you got jokes. help me stretch.”

“you askin?”

“no.”

“let’s bend you over then.”

“don’t ever say that shit again.”

*Flash Forward*

Present Time

Now Playing: Pico by Kawaii Sprite

“but you did anyways. speaking of that, why did you call me?” rubae rolled his eyes as he faced keigo.

“you must have short-term memory loss or somethin.” keigo let out a little chuckle as he hummed.

“...” rubae sighed, throwing a small glance at keigo, taking notice that he remained silent as if he was waiting for rubae to answer the question.

“to train for our mission, dumbass.

“oh i know. i just wanted to hear that nice voice of yours again.” rubae rolled his eyes softly, shaking his head slightly.

rubae pulled his hair back into a ponytail, getting into a fighting stance. keigo smirks as two of his feathers slipped into his hands.

“don’t hold back. when you attack me, attack to kill.” a small smirk slid onto rubae’s face, his two toned eyes shining brightly for a second.

“you sure?” rubae let out an impish, fruity chuckle as he dug his feet into the ground, stabilizing himself.

“hell yeah. if you don’t attack with the intent to kill me...i sure as hell will when i attack you.” keigo let out a cocky chuckle as he hummed.

“as long as it’s fair.”

a short silence overtook the two men. their breaths inhaling and exhaling in rhythm with the wind that cascaded through the negative space of the forest.

“motte kite.”(“bring it.”) the men zipped towards each other, both of them inflicting an attack on the other and dodging them swiftly.

grunts came from each of the men’s mouths as they both continued to attack each other, some of their attacks hitting successfully and some attacks being evaded.

the same process went on for a few minutes before the two men retreated from each other, both of their uneven breaths falling from their mouths.

“gonna be honest here...i underestimated you.” keigo admitted as rubae let out a soft, breathy laugh.

“i did too. that’s the fun of it .” rubae confessed as he licked his lip a little.

“oh really?” rubae sped towards keigo and threw an axe kick, causing keigo’s quick instincts to kick in as he barely blocked rubae’s attack.

“it’s fun not knowin what to expect from your opponent. it’s...thrilling to say the least.” keigo let out a strained chuckle as pushed rubae back from him, rubae quickly stabilizing his balance.

keigo zoomed at rubae as he threw combos of slashes towards rubae. rubae’s quick reflexes kicked in as he dodged most of them until he felt a deep cut on his cheek, almost cutting his mouth open.

rubae yelped in pain, flipping keigo onto his back. keigo grunted as he quickly rolled away from rubae, seeing that he was about to stomp his face into the ground.

“sore wa watashi ga hanashite iru kotodesu...” (“that’s what im talkin bout..”) rubae smirked as he quickly followed after keigo, delivering low kick attacks and causing keigo to struggle to dodge the attacks.

damn he’s quicker than before...’ keigo flew into the air to get some distance between him and rubae. rubae let out a soft laugh as he peered up at keigo.

“you lose your nerve, little bird?”

Now Playing: Blammed by Kawaii Sprite

“not at all. sorry for injuring that handsome little face of yours.” keigo smirked cockily.

rubae hummed as he dug his nails into his deep cut cheek, starting to rip the rest of the skin in half, his mandibles disconnecting from each other slowly and showing the insides of his mouth. keigo seemed surprised as he flew down towards rubae.

“what the hell are you doing, rubae?” rubae let out a distorted laugh as he quickly grabbed at keigo, only for the other man to dodge.

deep, maniacal laughter struck from rubae’s disfigured tone. blood bled out from his severed face as it molded into many small, sharp daggers. rubae casted his hand forward towards keigo, the daggers zipping towards him at an unrealistically, quick pace.

luckily enough, keigo nearly dodged them as one them grazed his ear slightly. however, rubae redirected the daggers to trail after keigo.

“furairitorubādo...furai..” (“fly little bird...FLY...”) rubae spoke in a low voice as his pupils zoomed smaller.

‘what the fuck is happening to him?’ keigo thought as he zoomed down towards rubae. another sinister laugh fell from rubae’s throat as he caught keigo by his throat in mid-air.

“ā, bakageta bakageta tori...” (“aww you silly silly bird...”) keigo grunted as he felt his collum starting to crush painfully slow. he quickly stabbed at rubae’s forearm and hand in attempt to get him to loosen his grip.

rubae then slammed him onto the ground, making keigo grunt in pain. keigo continued to stab at rubae’s arm as he got more desperate for air.

“you’re taking....t-this very seriously-“ rubae slammed keigo against the ground repeatedly as he laughed maniacally once more. each slam took more and more breath out of keigo, making his eyes roll back and causing him to spit up saliva.

just when keigo thought that he couldn’t take anymore, rubae growled as he let go of his neck. rubae stumbled back and gripped his head roughly.

“yamete...yamete...kuso yamete!!” (“stop it...stop...fuckin stop!!”) rubae shrieked as he coughed up blood onto the green grass as he fell to his knees.

keigo sat up quickly, gasping for air as he peered at rubae. he distanced himself from rubae cautiously. rubae’s shrieking stopped suddenly as he gripped the ground, breathing heavily.

“hah...hah....” rubae’s body shook violently as he fell on the ground, turning onto his back. keigo stood up and gazed at rubae, looking at his now unconscious body. he cautiously approached him as he rested on one of his knees.

suddenly, rubae’s hand shot out and grabbed his wrist, squeezing it in a deadly grip. it felt like there were small painful needles stabbing his wrist. keigo tried to yank his wrist out of the man’s iron grip but he suddenly felt his body get heavy right along with his eyes.

“rubae...what the fuck is...” darkness overtook the blond man’s eyes as he fell unconscious. the last thing he saw was blood coming out of rubae’s mismatched, glowing eyes.

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Two Hours Later

3:00PM

Now Playing: Hope You Do by Chris Brown

keigo stirred awake, slipping out of his slumber slowly. he rubbed his eyes gently and looked around with his slightly blurred vision .

the only thing that he could make out of his surroundings was that he was definitely in the same place. he tried to go into a sitting only to be restricted by something pressing down on his chest.

“wha...” keigo casted his gaze down at his chest, reaching for the pressure on his chest. smoothness and soft vibrations was what he felt, gripping whatever the object is softly.

“you’re awake...” rubae’s husky voice rung in keigo’s ears softly. keigo looked over at rubae only seeing his side profile, noticing that his cheek was reattached just like it was before the sparring session.

“what’s going on rubae?” keigo tried to sit up again only from rubae to push him down onto his back again.

“don’t move...” rubae’s mismatched eyes closed as keigo suddenly felt something warm rush through his body, which made him feel relaxed and strangely elated.

the feeling was a warm and fuzzy one. the type of feeling when you lied under a really warm quilt in a cool tempered room.

“i know it may feel a lil weird at first but you’ll get used to it...” rubae shivered after he spoke those words as the atmosphere went silent again.

after a few minutes, the feeling that went through keigo’s body simmered down. rubae took his hand off of the blond male’s chest as he had slightly ragged breathing and half lidded eyes. keigo sat up and shook his body, shaking the numb feeling off of his limbs.

“what did you do?” rubae took a deep breath as he threw a side glance at keigo, rubbing his arm apprehensively.

“i...healed you.” keigo tilted his head slightly as he let out a sound of puzzlement.

“how?”

“with my blood...” keigo raised an eyebrow.

“i have a combination quirk...voice and blood manipulation...” rubae casted his gaze down to the ground, his hair hiding his face. keigo smirked as he let out a soft laugh.

“that’s really fucking cool.” underneath his hair, rubae’s face shown bashfulness along with his body language.

“it’s not actually...nobody likes blood these days..” rubae spoke softly. keigo decided to stay quiet just in case rubae had more to say.

“i prefer not to use this part of my quirk...”

“why not?” keigo inquired with an inquisitive voice. rubae’s body visibly tensed up as he remained quiet. keigo took notice as he hummed.

“i didn’t mean to upset you-” a soft sigh left from rubae’s mouth.

“just...don’t say nothin about it no more.” keigo gazed at rubae softly, realizing that the melanin male relaxed a bit after that statement. a stiff silence coated the atmosphere of the two men for a moment.

“well-“/“anyways-“

“go ahead.”/“you can go first.” both of them let out gentle laughs before keigo urged rubae to say what he was going to say.

“how you feelin? like physically...” rubae asked gently as his distinct eyes peered at keigo through his kinky hair.

“my neck feels like it’s gonna fucking fall apart but overall im fine-”

“im sorry.” rubae blurted out, digging his nails into his arms slightly.

“for what?” keigo didn’t even notice that rubae’s body curled up in a ball until he glanced over at him.

“for goin overboard. i ain’t mean to break your neck o-or cause a concussion or probably even-“ keigo’s hands gently grabbed at the hair that rested in front of rubae’s face, pushing the luscious hair out of his face.

“hmm...this handsome little face shouldn’t have a frown on it.” keigo raised rubae’s face up to look at him in his ill-assorted eyes. rubae tensed at keigo’s touch as he froze like a deer in headlights, his mouth agape as he couldn’t say anything.

“it’s fine rubae. i shouldn’t have been holding back but if i didn’t...” keigo paused for a moment as he tilted rubae’s head slightly to talk in his ear.

“watashi wa ima anata no chikaku ni inaideshou...”(“i wouldn’t be this close to you right now...”) rubae let out a noise of bashfulness as keigo’s lips brushed against one of his piercings. he scooted away from keigo quickly, looking away from him.

“i just knew i shouldn’t have healed yo broke neck ass...” keigo let out a soft laugh as rubae quickly stood up on his feet, dusting himself off. keigo smirked as he stood up and walked beside him.

“you’re cute when you’re all flustered like that.”

“shut the fuck up. anyways, you can leave if you want. i’ll train by myself if you don’t want to.” keigo smiled slightly as he delivered a kick to the back of his knee. rubae yelped as he fell in one knee, scowling.

“you should have your guard up, sweetheart.” rubae scoffed as he stood up.

“you just caught me slippin a lil bit.”

“‘you heroes are supposed to have your guard up even if you think the situation is safe’. i remember you saying that when i said that i was caught off guard.” rubae rolled his eyes while pulling his hair back into a bun.

“i know what the fuck i said, bird...” keigo chuckled softly, biting his lip softly.

“you should watch that mouth of yours.” rubae raised an eyebrow, tsking and rolled his eyes once again.

“you supposed to be my daddy or somethin?”

“if you want me to be, just say that...” rubae threw a glare at keigo, noticing his usual cocky smirk on his face.

“don’t play with me yo.” keigo snickered, collecting two red feathers from his wings as he got in a defensive stance.

“you shouldn’t be such a brat.”

“if you weren’t bein a bitch, i wouldn’t have to be a brat.” rubae got in a defensive stance, grabbing a sharp rock. he dug the rock into the palms of both of his hands, causing them to bleed profusely.

“your sassy act is getting dull.” keigo smirked softly, seeing rubae’s usual eye roll again.

“shut up and fight me already.”

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One Hour Later

4:00PM

At the Hotel

Now Playing: Touch Me by Victoria Monét feat. Kehlani [Remix]

“okay but....what makes you think that dinosaurs don’t have feathers?”

“i don’t think that dinosaurs don’t have feathers. i know they don’t.”

“it’s many reports talkin about how almost all dinosaurs were most likely covered in feathers though...” keigo chuckled softly as he shook his head slightly, leaning against the bathroom door and adjusting his black, leather jacket.

“they say ‘most likely’. not ‘they were’. there’s a difference.” rubae let out a soft laugh as he was on the inside of the bathroom, putting on some jewelry and eyeliner.

“listen...we been arguin bout this shit for five minutes straight and im basically repeating myself. so all im ‘bout to say is that you can look it up and read some articles about it. even though i know im right about this, you can keep makin yourself look like a dumbass.” keigo laughed as he looked at his watch, shaking his head.

“you always find some way to insult me.”

“you very much deserve.” rubae fixed his outfit after he put his hair into a high ponytail, letting some strands fall from it. his luscious kinky hair cascaded down his back, stopping mid-back length.

“we probably wouldn’t have argued for five minutes if you hurried up.” keigo went to lean against the opposite wall of the bathroom door, crossing his arms and looking down at his feet.

“aye now. you know i showered and my hair is not that easy to manage.”

“are you done now though? we’re supposed to be going somewhere.” A few seconds passed when the bathroom door opened, steam flowing from it due to the hot shower rubae took.

keigo glanced up to see rubae emerge from the steamy room, noticing that he was tapering with an earring. he quickly observed the rest of his body before he averted his gaze back up to rubae’s face.

“you’re so damn whiny yo.” rubae went to the full-body mirror that accompanied the wall from the bathroom. he observed his outfit and took a deep breath as he adjusted it slightly.

keigo took notice to when rubae sighed softly, realizing that his ill-assorted eyes revealed a look of disapproval when he looked at his stomach. rubae closed his trench coat to hide his stomach as he glanced over at keigo, connecting their eyes together.

“stop starin at me.” keigo averted his eyes as he let out a soft chuckle, standing up and sliding his hands into his pockets.

“my bad. you look really nice.” rubae rolled his eyes slightly as he turned away from keigo.

“you’re like a broken record...” keigo smirked softly.

“you know instead of a smart remark, you can just simply say thank you.” rubae hummed as he stretched slightly.

“whatever. you ready?” keigo gave a small nod as rubae opened the hotel door, walking out of his hotel room with keigo following shortly after.

“are you...a vampire, rubae?” the sudden question caught the chocolate male by surprise. rubae glanced over at keigo slightly, seeing that he was gazing at him.

“you think just because i manipulate blood and have sharp teeth...that im some type of blood sucker?” keigo shook his head, softly snickering.

“no. i was asking out of pure curiosity.” rubae rolled his eyes and scoffed, crossing his arms. keigo waited until rubae decided to say something.

“no im not a vampire...though i do need blood to live.” keigo quirked an eyebrow slightly as he smirked lightly.

“so you are a vampire?” rubae rolled his eyes again with a small smile.

“no, i just have a-“ rubae stopped himself as he rubbed his arm apprehensively, casting his gaze to the ground.

“have a what?” rubae shook his head softly as he put his hands in his pockets.

“nothin...anyways why you ask that all of a sudden?” keigo straightened his posture as he took a deep breath. rubae slowly gazed towards keigo, waiting for his answer.

“it was just a thought really..” keigo’s tone wasn’t convincing in the least but rubae decided to leave him be for now. he unwrapped a blue lollipop and stuck it in his mouth.

“you like lollipops a lot..” rubae let out a small noise as he chuckled softly.

“indeed i do...i guess that’s just what trauma does to you..” he whispered the last part under his breath though keigo still heard it. he decided not to comment as rubae spoke again.

“lets just say i took a huge liking to ‘em when i was a kid..and then it became an unhealthy obsession ever since.” rubae exhaled softly, seeming to be deep in thought.

“how cute.” rubae raised an eyebrow and frowned slightly.

“it’s not cute. it’s actually pretty dumb for a grown man to be obsessed over lollipops. it’s pretty fuckin childish..” keigo shrugged softly as spoke again.

“hmm...the way i see it is that you like what you like. anybody who thinks that it’s ‘childish’ or if you need to ‘grow up’, they can mind their fucking business because you can do whatever the fuck you want to.” keigo finished, glancing over at rubae.

‘damn...that was a lil- shut the fuck up! don’t say or think that shit!’ rubae slapped his face with his hands, wincing softly at the force.

“you alright?” rubae paused as he glanced at keigo, seeing his usual smug smirk. rubae rolled his eyes slightly as he crossed him arms.

“yeah im fine. that was some nice advice...or whatever.” keigo smirked got wider as rubae switched to a different subject.

after a while of talking about random topics, they didn’t even realize that they arrived at the hotel until keigo noticed the automatic sliding doors leading to a hotel lobby.

“i believe this is the hotel you are housed in.” rubae looked and then he nodded a little.

“yeah. i ain even know we made it this fast.” keigo chuckled softly, observing as rubae walked ahead of him.

“crazy how time passes by fast, doesn’t it?” rubae hummed in agreement as he looked down at his feet, swirling his lollipop around in his mouth.

Now Playing: Crush by Yuna feat. Usher

“well i guess imma leave now. see ya later, bird.” rubae walked away into the hotel’s lobby. something fell from his pocket onto the ground in front of keigo. keigo quickly picked it up and observed the object. it was rubae’s hotel room keycard.

keigo looked to see if he could find rubae but to no avail. he walked inside of the hotel lobby, shuffling through the crowd of people to get to the elevator. he made it to the elevator as he glanced at the keycard again.

“floor five, room nineteen...” keigo pressed the floor number as he leaned against the wall of the elevator door. the elevator doors closed as the elevator travelled to the fifth floor.

keigo was deep in thought without noticing. he crossed his arms tightly, biting his lip softly.

‘was that even rubae? he- i mean—/they/ said ‘we’...who are they if they’re not rubae?..’ questions and thoughts kept flooding keigo’s mind until the elevator chimed through his ears.

he looked up to see rubae standing in front of the elevator, discarding his lollipop stick away in a trash can. their eyes connected for a moment before keigo walked out of the elevator in front of him.

“what you-“

“i...came to give you your keycard. it fell out of your pocket when you walked inside.” keigo put the keycard out towards rubae. rubae slowly took the keycard from keigo, their hands brushed against each other.

a shiver cascades through their bodies as they nudged away from each bashfully.

“my bad./sorry about that.”

“nah you good./it’s fine.” both of the men chuckled softly as they took deep breaths.

“i appreciate you for bringin this to me.” keigo gave a soft nod as he smiled a little.

“i couldn’t let a beautiful individual like yourself be stuck out in this hallway, desperately trying to get in your hotel room without knowing that you don’t have-“

“and this is where i leave before you say anymore crazy shit.” rubae rolled his eyes slightly as he smiled softly, turning around to unlock his hotel door.

“i want to ask you something..” rubae turned around to look at keigo, nodding his head slightly.

“can i...get a lollipop?” rubae’s face painted with surprise as he tilted his head slightly. he reached into his jacket pocket, searching for one.

“you think you deserve it?” keigo smirked softly as he put his hands in his pockets.

“well i did pay for your ice cream and i made sure that you had your keycard. you know i could have just left it on the ground where anybody could step all over it and/or steal it.” rubae chuckled softly as he rolled his eyes. he hesitatingly pulled a lollipop out of his pocket, giving it to keigo. keigo grabbed it with slight surprise.

“i guess that’s good enough...don’t think imma just be sharin my lollipops though.” keigo let out a soft chuckle, running his fingers through his hair.

“i hear you. before you go though...” rubae let out an agitated sigh as he did his signature eye roll. keigo smirked, unwrapping the lollipop that rubae gave to him.

“what now?” keigo smirked and put the lollipop on rubae’s lips. rubae froze for a moment as he slowly pulled the lollipop in his mouth. keigo rested his hand against the wall and whispered in rubae’s ear.

“don’t ever let fucking anybody tell you what you can like or obsess over. i find that little obsession of yours cute.” they both connected their eyes with each other, deeply staring. their faces were close, both of them not moving forward or retreating.

rubae broke eye contact bashfully, a small smile coating his lips. a frowl painted itself on rubae’s face as a vein popped out of his forehead.

“get away from me.” rubae threw a glare at keigo, turning to unlock his hotel door. keigo let out a low hum and turned to walk to the elevator.

“see you tomorrow, rue. maybe greet me with that beautiful smile of yours instead of a pout?” rubae growled softly as he glared back at keigo, who had just put a lollipop in his mouth before the elevator doors closed with him inside.

rubae let out a deep sigh while rolling his eyes, walking into his hotel room. he closed the door and leaned against it.

‘he so irritating...’ rubae reached into his pocket to realize that his last lollipop was gone. he frantically checked his other pockets but he still didn’t find anything. until he suddenly hit his head softly against the door.

“he stole my last damn lollipop. and it was my favorite flavor...” rubae mumbled as he grabbed a piece of paper which conveniently was the wrapper to the lollipop that keigo stole.

“...you really stole my fuckin lollipop..”

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A/N: i was meaning to get this chapter out early february but shit happens. anyways, this chapter wasn’t really much, i know, but keibae was just prepping and stuff and decided to go get some ice cream and be cute and shit. also, since the chapter was so long, i had to screenshot some of it for y’all. i hope you enjoyed the chapter <33 peace ✌🏾 ✨

[caktii]

Another late night analysis: the bad bitch herself, Yoshino

Alright, so since y'all actually understood my ramblings on our best bad boy Kirishima, it only makes sense to take a look at the queen of the castle, Yoshino. A smart gal who has more on her hands than she needs but boy does she cope.

Now Yoshino is who we are introduced to as the protag, and thus, like her more, we see her more, we understand her situation and her motivations. Most of the time we can deem them as normal. She was a young girl trying to live her life when the yakuza side of her family reared its ugly head and called her to do her duty. But, one of my favourite things about her is that she isn’t actually normal. Compared to Kirishima, sure she is normal, but I think its very easy to forget that he is a guy in the yakuza, and men have very different roles from women. Kirishima has very likely beaten in more faces than Yoshino has probably seen, yet she was able to gain his respect, and daresay his heart with a bag of 4 million yen made from selling her fuckin kidney and some heavy threats to some meaningless schoolgirls. Why? Well, you see, to tie in with Kirishima’s little analysis way back when, he is good at reading people. And what he read from her that day was that she was no ordinary woman, she was willing to fight in his grounds, by her rules. She didn’t need to raise a fist to prove her point, she put her money where her mouth is and literally had a piece of herself torn out to prove herself to him. It’s metal, I won’t lie. 

But the point to take away is that she isn’t a simple woman. Though she understands and relates with people on a pretty regular level, there will be times when her yakuza heritage will slip through. Like with the threats she made to the girls who fucked her shoes up, she didn’t hesitate to tell them that no matter how good of a life she lives, she will drag them down with her and fuck them up. She isn’t violent by nature, but she is when provoked. Metal as fuck, but definitely not a normal response. 

The gag is that I don’t even think she’s fully aware of the depth of her threat. Sure, she has the power to get someone seriously hurt or killed, but has she ever actually killed someone? When she was hit round the head during that search for another yakuza girl, she hesitated before she decided to use her hairdryer to bash a guys head in. She thought about how strong Kirishima was, not how crazy it was that he lashed out so violently. Instead of diffusing the situation, she escalated it, she took her oppourtunity and whacked a man with her fresh-out-the-box hairdryer with full force and told him to die. 

Instead of taking the peaceful way out, she takes the way that she feels she needs to take and will fight when necessary. Like what Kirishima said before, when shes pressed into a corner, she doesn’t run, she makes a home in that corner. Amongst the violence, the blood, the lies and politics, she made a home in it. She is making herself comfortable with the world of yakuza in a way that works within her means, without having to compromise her moral integrity like Kirishima. She blinks at his antics, even reveres them to some extent, but she has never turned away from them. And i think that that what makes her dangerous, potentially as dangerous as Kirishima. She accepts that violence is needed to win and she is willing to become violent, the question is how far will she go? She is more than capable, she just needs the oppourtunity to really show off. 

That, on top of the fact that shes also very observant. There came a point in the mange where she was explaining to Kirishima how she knew he was seeing multiple women and that she had come to understand that he was a guy who doesn’t follow rules even if he knows that he’ll be punished. She keeps track of people, their behaviours and collates them in a way that is useful to her in a pragmatic and objective way without affecting how she feels about them.

All I’m saying, is that if she were born male, she’d have made a damn fine yakuza man. She has adequate social skills, good looks and perfect connections, she would’ve flourished. The violence and intimidation fit like a glove and its one that she’s beginning to wear more and more.

Now her motives. Yoshino is self-preserving, but she’s also prideful. She was raised the granddaughter of the head of a yakuza and thats how she acts. She moves the way she does not just because she represents a facet of her family but because she has her own goals. One thing I can’t get out of my head was some panels in the beginning where her grandfather tells her to stay in Tokyo and make him fall in love with her, and then break his heart. I can’t help but feel like that’ll come in handy at some point. She is following orders but will she follow them all? For the most part it looks like shes doing her best to get by but shes a lot more thoughtful than she lets on so who knows.

Last on the agenda is the possibility of her ever coming to love our main guy, Kirishima. Long and the short of it, maybe. Early days in terms of their relationship but I think there’s potential. She recognises that Kirishima is weird in every wrong way, but she also recognises that they have a shared history. They live similar lives due to their status and that’s rare for her. He’s attractive, but that’s offset by his personality and habits which she doesn’t really approve of. Right now there’s nothing concrete for her to love, he has the foundations of a guy she could love, but he’s lacking in what I think she needs - a reliable male figure who she can trust. He’s unpredictable, secretive and volatile, something which I don’t think she can handle yet. Yet. 

Again, big love to the scanlation group for the gift that is raise wa tannin ga ii, and big love to the bad bitch herself, Yoshino. 

[seoafin]

i just noticed, that when i compared kaikai kitan’s lyrics from those lyrics channel/ websites with eng translations & from jpnese websites, the kanjis aren’t the same, that’s why it seems um, “choppy” so i decided to try translate the ones from jpnese website (it seems more reliable LMAO, i’ll add the links for the comparison [if u want to] in the end) AND IM SO SORRY FOR THE LONG ASKS

(before i start, i still have a rly long way to go with this language so i’m so sry if there’s any mistranslations 🙇‍♀️)

[note: literal meaning = with → ; idiomatic/ my (shitty) personal take = with ⇒]

有象無象 人の成り(uzo-muzou, hito no nari) = small fry, what (or how) a man is composed of

虚勢 心象 人外 物の怪みたいだ (kyosei, shinshou, jingai, mononoke mitaida) = fictitious, an image, a monster, it's like a demon spirit/ ghost

→ small fry, a man is composed of fictitiousness & an imagination : it's like a monster or a demon spirit/ ghost.

⇒ humanity is just like a mixture of small fries. ppl are usually trying to show their goodness, but it's superficial (“humans are built from lies. there’s always an underside to the emotions and actions shown on the surface. but negative emotions...like hatred and murderous intent never lie.” - jogo). they’re not the human being, but like monsters/ the fake one. [cursed spirits’ pov?]

虚心坦懐 命宿し(kyoshin-tankai, inochi yadoshi) = feeling calm, new life springs

あとは ぱっぱらぱな 中身なき人間 (ato wa pappara pa na nakami-naki ningen) = at the last a foolish, empty man is left

→ calm spirits were gifted lives. what left is the foolish & empty (hu)man.

⇒ and now, the nature, which people fear, were gifted lives as the cursed spirits. they’re the genuine "humanity." except for them, the rest are just the assemblage of foolish & hollow people. [from the stand point of cursed spirits]

寄せる期待 不平等な人生 (yoseru kitai, fubyoudou na jinsei) = with an anticipation/ expectation, with an unfair life

才能もない, 大乗非日常が (saino mo nai, daijo hinichijo ga) = without talent, the days out-of-ordinary that i arrived in to save the people

→ my life was an unfair and inept one, and i just lived with some anticipation. now, i’ve arrived in the days out-of ordinary to save the people.

⇒ though he expected how his life would treats him, all he can see are the unfair deaths of the ppl. yuuji, a boy without any talent (no cursed technique/ a capacity for jujutsu), has gotten involved in the days out-of ordinary to save others.

⇒ geto told himself that protecting ppl is his job, & struggled for their peace. but, the constant unfair deaths of his allies even though the weak they’re trying to save are foolish is the truth. the days out-of ordinary suddenly comes to the ordinary, non-talented people (the village ig)

怨親平等に 没個性 (onshin-byodou, ni botsu-kosei) = treating equally both my foes and friends, and with no personality stands out

辿る記憶 僕に居場所などないから(tadoru kioku, boku ni ibasho nadonaikara) = pursuing my memory for my existence, nowhere is left

→ i rmbr that i treated ppl equally even the ppl who had no personality that stands out (might be a continuation of the prev line), but i have nowhere to go now.

⇒ once, geto treated ppl, both shamans & non-shamans equally, but the latter didn't have any personality stand out in themselves bc of their ignorance; besides, [sometimes] they show their hostility to them (how the twins are treated in the countryside). after eliminating them, he remembers the days with his friends, but there’s nowhere to go [stsg confrontation ig]

夢の狭間で 泣いてないで (yume no hazama de naitenaide) = don’t cry (like that) in the gap between the dreams

どんな顔すればいいか わかってる(don-na kaosureba iika, wakatteru) = how to express my feeling on my face is that, i know/ understand

だけど まだ応えてくれよ(dakedo mada, kotaete kureyo) = but answer me for a while longer

→ i know (/understand) how i should express my feeling, but answer me for a while longer.

闇を祓って, 闇を祓って(yami wo haratte (2x)) = purify the darkness (2x)

夜の帳が下りたら 合図だ (yoru no tobari ga oritara aizu da) = when the curtain of the night has been lowered, it's the signal

→ shamans exorcise cursed spirits within a curtain (tobari)

相対して 廻る環状戦 (aitai-shite, mawaru kanjo-sen) = in opposite (/on the other hand), unending/endless battles go around

戯言などは 吐き捨ていけと(zaregoto nado wa hakisute ike to) = for words like nonsense, i was told to spit out them and go

→ they (?) told me to spit out such nonsense like words, and just go ahead.

まだ止めないで まだ止めないで(mada tomenaide (2x)) = don't let it stop for now (2x)

→ don’t let me stop for now (2x)

誰よりも 聡く在る 街に生まれしこの正体を(dareyorimo satoku aru machi ni umareshi kono sho-tai wo) = the presense being the smartest for the identity born in this town/ this identity of the creature born in this town exists as the smartest one.

今は ただ呪い呪われた僕の未来を創造して(imawa tada, noroi-norowareta boku no mirai wo, sozou shite) = for now, just create my future that was cursed /it creates my cursed future

⇒ itadori’s life was flipped upside down after eating the finger and turned to a vessel, but he continues on anyways to see the cursed future

走って転んで 消えない痛み抱いては(hashitte koronde, kienai itami daite wa) = run and slip, and with embracing the pain that doesn't leave me

→ i’ll keep running though sometimes i slipped, along with embracing the pain that doesn't leave me.

⇒ on the way, yuuji’s been through some tragedies and he’ll encounter much more. even so, he’s going to embrace the pain that won’t ever fade away (maybe abt junpei..?) [1]

世界が待ってる この一瞬を(sekai ga matteru, kono isshun wo) = the world is waiting for this moment

抒情的感情が 揺らいでいくバグ(jojouteki-kanjou ga yuraideiku, bug) = emotions are changing their forms with a bug

→ the BUG causes my emotions to change gradually.

(tbh i’m still confused on how to translate this)

↳ 揺ら yura = waver/ unstable ; 抒情 jojou = description of one’s feeling

従順に従った欠陥の罰 (jyu-jyun ni shitagatta kekkan no batsu) = the punishment of the defective who followed obediently

⇒ it’s a punishment, geto, as a defective carried bc of following it (a person, ig??¿)

死守選択しかない 愛に 無常気 (shishu-sentaku shikanai ai ni, mujo-ki) = the choice left is to protect it at any cost, love and the heart that feels everything dies/ change easily

↳ or, impermance in love, there’s no choice but to protect it until the very end(/ at any cost) with a heart that feels everything change/ dies easily

声も出せないまま (koe mo dasenai mama) = my voice hasn't been able to be raised/ without being able to raise my voice

傀儡な誓いの無き 百鬼夜行 (kugutsu na, chikai no naki, hyakki-yako) = without any vow that were empty like a puppet, hyakki yako (the night parade of the 100 demons)

→without any vow, geto caused the hyakki yako. it’s like he’s just a marionette, being empty (maybe it’s implying that 🧠 is controlling it rn)

数珠繋ぎなこの果てまでも (juzu-tsunagi na kono hate mademo) = even to the end where everything (every event in this world) is linked together

⇒ even after gojo killed him

極楽往生 現実蹴って 凪いで(gokuraku oujo, genjitsu kette, naide) = rest in peace, kick the reality, and calm down

→ rest in peace? it doesn't exist in the reality, so i kicked it, and then calmed down

⇒ geto can’t even have a peaceful death, he wants to kick (read : strangle) the reality which has his body in a shaman’s control

命を投げ出さないで (inochi wo nagedasanaide) = don't throw your life away

内の脆さに浸って(uchino morosa ni hitatte) = bask in the fragility of one's heart

→ don’t throw your life away without basking in the fragility of your heart

どんな顔すればいいか　わかんないよ (don-na kao sureba iika wakan-naiyo) = i don’t know how i should express my feeling (with my face)

今はただ応えてくれよ(imawa tada kotaete kureyo) = but just answer me for now

→ i don't know how i should express my feeling, but answer me just now

五常を解いて 五常を解いて(gojo wo toite (2x)) = disentangle gojo [confucianism] (2x)

→ disentangle the thought of gojo (2x)

⇒rescue gojou (from the prison realm) [explanation at the end]

不確かな声を紡ぐイデア(futashika na koe wo tsumugu idea) = the idea deliberates the unclear voices (that’s hard to hear)

相殺して 廻る感情線 (sousai shite, mawaru kanjousen) = countervail something, and the continuous emotion going around (/ looping/ revolving)

→ my continuous emotion is going around in my mind with (sth ?¿) countervailing it [i actually wanna go w neutralize it but it seems off]

その先に今 立ち上がる手を(sonosaki ni ima, tachiagaru te wo) = on the road ahead, now give me the hand to raise myself up

→ give me ur hand to raise myself up to see my future (yuuji’s pov(?)?))

ただ追いかけて ただ追いかけて(tada oikakete (2x)) = just by following / u just kept following them (?) [2x]

⇒ yuuji following in gojo’s path (taking the line after this into acct)

誰よりも強く在りたいと願う 君の運命すら (dare yorimo tsuyoku aritai to negau kimi no unmei sura) = even the fate of yours despite of your desire that being stronger than anyone else

→ even the fate of yours despite of the desire that being stronger than anyone else,

⇒ most likey yuuji, and his line, “i want to become strong. please teach me to be ‘the strongest’”

今はただ ほの暗い夜の底に (ima wa tada, honogurai yoru no soko ni) = just only for now, at the bottom of the gloomy (/dim) night

深く深く落ちこんで(fukaku fukaku ochikonde) = deeply, much more deeply (it) falls

→ it has only fallen to the bottom of the gloomy night deeply, much more deeply for now.

⇒ (+ the continuation from the previous line) this may implied shibuya (?), only more than 4 hours passed for the whole arc after all and yuuji witnessing what happened to nanami and nobara in front of his eyes [2]

不格好に見えたかい (bukakko ni mietakai) = seems (seemed) uncool?

これが今の僕なんだ (korega imano bokunanda) = this is what i am, how my present being

→ this is what i am, what i can be now

何者にもなれないだけの屍だ 嗤えよ(nanimono nimo, narenai dakeno, shikabaneda waraeyo) = i'm just only a dead that can't be anything, anyone, you can ridicule me (for it)

→ you can ridicule me. i'm just only a dead that can't be anything, anyone.

⇒ geto (?) and his wild goose chase (?) but now he’s dead and someone is using his body

↳ 屍 = can also be corpse

目の前の全てから 逃げることさえやめた(menomae no subetekara, nigeru koto sae yameta) = everything in front of me, i’ve quit running away from/ i’ve quit running away from all the things surround (/in front of) me

イメージを繰り返し 想像の先をいけと (image wo kurikaeshi, so-zo no saki wo ike to) = keep drawing inspiration, and go over the (/ ur) imagination

⇒ (+ continuation from the last line) this one may refer to yuuji’s strong will or megumi in jjk 58 “with a firm base, skill, and imagination...a person can change to the slightest of events”

闇を祓って 闇を祓って (yami wo haratte (2x)) = purify the darkness (2x)

夜の帳が下りたら合図だ (yoruno tobari ga oritara aizu da) = when the curtain of the night has been lowered, it's the signal

相対して 廻る環状戦 (sou-sai shite, mawaru kan-jyo-sen) = in opposite (/on the other hand), unending/endless battles go around

戯言などは 吐き捨ていけと(zaregoto nado wa, hakisute ike to) = for words like nonsense, i was told to spit out them and go

→ they told me to spit out such nonsense like words, and just go ahead.

まだ止めないで まだ止めないで(mada tomenaide (2x)) = don't let it stop for now (2x)

→ don't let it (/me) stop for now (2x)

誰よりも 聡く在る 街に生まれしこの正体を(dareyorimo satoku aru machi ni umareshi kono sho-tai wo) = the presense being the smartest for the identity born in this town

→ this identity of the creature born in this town exists as the smartest one.

今は ただ呪い呪われた僕の未来を創造して(imawa tada, noroi-norowareta boku no mirai wo, sozou shite) = for now, just create my future that was cursed /it creates my cursed future

走って転んで 消えない痛み抱いては(hashitte koronde, kienai itami daite wa) = run and slip, with embracing the pain that doesn't leave me

→ i’ll keep running though sometimes i slipped, along with embracing the pain that doesn't leave me.

世界が待ってる この一瞬を(sekai ga matteru, kono isshun wo) = the world is waiting for this moment

a) a proverb :

虚心坦懐 (kyoshin-tankai) = literally : empty// void; heart// mind// spirit; level// wide; pocket; heart

↳ the feeling "calm" or "relaxed" / the generosity without any prejudice/ with an open and calm mind, with no preconceived notions, without reserve, frank, candid

↳ 虚心 = a lack of prejudice/ preconception; 坦懐 = inner peace

↳"虚心坦懐 (が) 命 (を) 宿す" = "the feeling calm was gifted a life/ a new life springs." would be the meaning. it may describe the origin of the cursed spirits that may come from humans’ defilements / klesas or fear of natural disaster

a) 6 buddhist terms :

1) 有象無象 (uzo-muzo)

↳ literally : exist-shape-nothing-shape

it can be the mob/ masses. it’s a combination of the buddhist phrase : all things; things with physical forms and things without physical forms; material/ immaterial , visible/ invisible to denote the entirety of existence. by extension, “a large number of unexceptional people; the unwashed masses”; a term used to belittle mob behavior or “the common folk.” it’s probs humans from the cursed spirits’ perspective/  jogo’s “true humans” talk

2) 大乗 (daijo) = "the great vehicle" this word came from, "大乗仏教 (daijo-bukkyo)" = mahayana sect/ doctrine. mahayana emphasizes altruistic practice—called the bodhisattva practice—as a means to attain enlightenment for oneself and help others attain it as well [aka gojo who attained “enlightment” but stays in the figurative endless cycle of life and death, the college]

3) 怨親平等 (onshin byo do) = the attitude to treat friend and foe equally/ one’s foe and friend is equal/ hate and affection is equal

↳ the word byodo is connected with (平等王 byodo-o) = king impartial judge/ 10 kings (judges) of the underworld [this one is based from chinese taoism] and one of them is yama (sukuna’s mudra) who judges the dead on the 35th day    [3]

4 無常気 (mujo ki) = the heart that feels everything is fragile/ impermanence of the world, usually changing easily (it came from a chinese translation of a buddist scripture)

↳ 無常 = impermanence (nature of life)

↳ 気 = mind

5 数珠 (jyuzu) = the item to count the times of chanting the sutras, which form is the same to the bracelet strung with beads. the number of beads of the bracelet is 108 which signifies klesas/ curses + 4 smaller beads signifying the great 4 bodhisattvas, and the usage is similar to a rosary.

6 極楽往生 (gokuraku oujo) : "極楽" & "往生," has its own meaning each:

↳ 極楽: perfect bliss; the pure land of amitabha’s buddha (in buddhism pure land sect/ doctrine)

↳ 往生: death; dying a happy death.

↳ it’d be easier if we make "極楽往生" ⇾ "being born in the pure land after life/ rebirth in paradise (the word is a reference to the pure land section doctrine of amitabha buddha’s paradise/ pure land)

personally, i’ll go with “a peaceful death/ getting a rest in peace” (bc of the promise of reciting amitabha’s name would be born in the pure land, free from the samsaric cycle so they can focuse on attaining nirvana thing). the word “極楽往生” sort of reminds me of yuuji’s & his wish to give ppl a “just death” even though that his “just death” isn’t properly defined in the manga (yet), maybe....it stemmed from his grandfather’s seemingly “peaceful death” even though he wasn’t surrounded by ppl? (hahaha 😃🔫)

c) 3 puns :

↳ kanjo-sen : (環状戦[loop line/ transportation belt line]& 感情線 [emotion])

but the kanjo-sen used in the lyrics is "環状線", the sound might be a metaphor of it which means "loop line"

↳ so-zo: 創造 (creation)/ 想像 (imagination)

↳ warau: 嗤う ([to be] ridicule(d)/ laugh at) /  笑う (laugh)

d) double meaning phrases

1)五常 (gojo) = i’ll quote the wiki definition ⇾ confucianism or ruism, which is "the 5 moralities/ virtues (benevolence [仁 jin], justice & truth [義 gi], courtesy [礼 rei] , wisdom [智 chi], and trust/ faith [信 shin])” of what the mankind should keep," taught by confucius who is one of the philosophers of china.

"五常" also relates to buddhism : it’s the 5 precepts/ commandments ⇾ not to kill, not to steal, not to engage in sexual misconduct (the earliest scripts only said abt adultery), not to lie (including gossip), not to consume intoxicants (actually this one is still up for debate, whether u can drink or sth else but not till u lose ur inhibitions bc u have to keep ur mind clear and all or just completely abstain from it)

2)解く (toku) ⇾ a verb which means solve/ liberate (break free)/ disentangle

↳usually, in jpnese, ppl use "説く (teach with speech)" as a verb rather than "解く" for thoughts including "五常." the kanji must have been changed intentionally

↳ hence : rescue/ free gojo

btw, in this song there’s 3 variation of kanjis for the word loop/ circle, which might be the theme all along = 廻, 環, 数珠. and the lines incorporated in the song seem to be written to make them matched for the story continues + the song itself is a perfect loop if u take the beginning and ending of the mv where yuuji woke up from his sleep and fell asleep at the end

extra = if u noticed this sentence : どんな顔すればいいか わかってる

(don-na kaosureba iika, wakatteru) = how to express my feeling on my face is that, i know/ understand

だけど まだ応えてくれよ(dakedo mada, kotaete kureyo) = but answer me for a while longer

change into this :

どんな顔すればいいか わかんないよ (donna kao sureba iika wakan-naiyo) = how to express my feeling on my face? i don’t know/ understand

今はただ応えてくれよ(imawa tada kotaete kureyo) = but just answer me for now

→ I don't know how I should express my feeling, but answer me just now.

the transition of hope to despair/ hopeless?

and "凪いで" (naide) might just rhyming with "投げ出さないで" (nagedasanaide.)

i was genuinely surprised that those anime songs (op-ed) lyric channel translated this 1-3 weeks after when usually they get others out within 3-5 days, but when i see the kanjis.....understandable 😁 (bc if u give me this without any romaji i’ll probably just try until eventually i give up)

PSA AGAIN : i’m not gonna say this is the “right” translation bc i still have a long way to go with the language and this “translation” came from someone who learned jpnese just bc i got tired of switching back and forth between google translate and fanart/ fics, i have no idea what it said and it just looked interesting 😭 - 🐱

i forgot to give the links 🧍

the jpnese websites : a, b, c

eng : a

and the others are from utube just search “kaikai kitan lyrics” - 🐱

ok after you sent me this last night i totally didn’t cry myself to sleep listening to the song

what is the POINT in alluding to the suffering of the shibuya arc when anime only watchers are not going to have any idea of pain that awaits them i....they’re sadists....😭😁😭

[stargazersastronomy]

Family of Strangers

An Aquarius Solidarity and Protest Playlist

My Last Breath by Evanescence “I know you hear me,/I can taste it in your tears.“

No Lives Matter by Body Count “They can't, fuck with us/Once they realise we're all on the same side They can't, split us up/And let them prosper off the divide“

Tonight in Flames by Cradle of Filth “Our deaths will be the start/Of something glorious and vain/Tonight in flames“

War Eternal by Arch Enemy “There will come a day not so far away/When the hunter becomes the prey (and you will pay).”

Universal Death Squad by Epica “We are the ones to change the world now/Still in control of all machinery/We claim the right to pull the trigger and damage your image of honor”

The Trial of Monsters by ReVamp “End this nightmare, hear my song, hear our cry!”

The Proud and the Broken by Kamelot “They left us blind and broke our pride, they told us to be brave/But like an insect drawn to light/We circle around the radiance of truth”

Breaking the Habit by Linkin Park “I don't want to be the one the battles always choose/'Cause inside I realize that I'm the one confused”

Riot by Three Days Grace “You're not the only one/Refusing to go down/You're not the only one/So get up”

Road of Resistance by Babymetal “Kimi ga shinjiru nara/Susume kotae wa koko ni aru/Forever! Forever!/Forever! Forever!”/”Make your way though/The answer is here if you believe in it/Forever! Forever!/Forever! Forever!”   

Don’t Tread on Me by Metallica “Never begins it, never, but once engaged/Never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage/I said don't tread on me“

No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper “No more Mister Nice Guy/No more Mister Clean/No more Mister Nice Guy/He said you're sick, you're obscene.“

Nothing Stands in Our Way by Lacuna Coil “I wish we could have all the time in the world/But we have come too far to give up who we are/We fear nothing, we fear nothing“

Raise Your Banner by Within Temptation “They make me see, they make me see/I'm feeling the pain how you break them and make them bleed“

The Walls are Closing In/Hangman by The Pretty Reckless “Vivax olor ma infecta/Estar in mia altaria/Estur inomina montis”/”Its intensity and smell disturbed me/He died by sacrifice/He died on the hill in a baneful way”

The Pallbearer Walks Alone by The Dark Element “One day we won't slay our brothers/One day we won't hate each other/One day we'll help one another/But that day is not today”

The Eagle Flies Alone by Arch Enemy “Reject the system that dictates the norm/This world is full of lies and deceit“

The Glory and the Scum by Delain “Either wasteland or wonderland/Look at what we've done/Take a step back/Shake your head at what we have become/We're the glory and the scum“

I Am The Storm by Ad Infinitum “No, your arrows will not bring me down/You're just a noise, a whisper in the night“

Slania’s Song by Eluvietie “ Adio- biuotutas -robirtont/Uolin cridili/Are rilotuten atrilas“/”That gave their lives/Their blood/For the freedom of their fatherland“

Natural Born Sinner by In This Moment “What I do know is come judgement day/Before the lord can you say the same?“

We Are The Others by Delain “As simple as air in your lungs/As simple as words on your lips/And no one should take that away/No one should argue this“

Black Hoodie by Body Count “My man's not breathing, man/What the fuck's the matter with you, man?“

Innocence by Tarja Turunen “Left with the wind/In times like this we do/You and me, breathe, to ignite the feeling“

Humane by Lacuna Coil “Compromise/it's just another contradiction/You're not alone/There's a place/you've run away/that is in your heart/it is in your heart“

Hunting for Witches by Bloc Party “I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires/There must be accountability“

Zombies by the Cranberries “With their tanks, and their bombs/And their bombs, and their guns/In your head, in your head, they are dying“

Black Boys on Mopeds by Sinead O’Connor “It's the home of police who kill blacks boys on mopeds/And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving/I don't want him to be aware that there's/Any such thing as grieving“

Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 “And it's true we are immune/When fact is fiction and TV reality/And today the millions cry/We eat and drink while tomorrow they die“

Eternal Lamentation by Mortification “The smoke of torment forever arises/Surrounded by screaming I gnash my teeth in agony/My soul's tormented, body cries aloud/I'm trapped within the walls of death“

Never Die by Allen/Olzon “Where will you go/When the world around you changes at the speed of light?/All you've ever know nothing stays the same/A new world is on your eyes but the old will never die“

Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan by Nightwish “Luojani, luoksesi anna minun tulla siksi miksi lapseni minua luulee/ My Lord, to you, let me become what my child thinks I am“

Washington Is Next! By Megadeth “The word predicts the future and tells the truth about the past/Of how the world leaders will hail the new Pharaoh“

The Evil That Men Do by Iron Maiden “But I will pray for her, I will call her name out loud/I would bleed for her, if I could only see her now“

Family of Strangers by Doll Skin “Wanna make them recognize me/For what I want me to be“

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[kyokoro]

[sailorshadzter]

Hi, hope you’re having a great day! I want to ask if you have any anime/manga rec? I haven’t watched any for years, but your blog made me nostalgic

hi anon!!

i definitely do!! i mean, im not sure what you’re into so ill give you a great long list with lot’s of different options!!! this will mostly be anime but at the end ill include a few manga. i tend to watch anime vs read manga. 

violent/horror/gore/supernatural (& i mean it. skip this first set if you cant handle gore or graphic content)

berserk. both the 90s / new remake are great. there’s also movies that go through the entire story arc. but this one is VERY dark & very graphic. 

attack on titan. AMAZING. 

goblin slayer. so fucking good. 10/10. still waiting on the next season.

blood+ great story with a great love story. 

elfen lied. creepy and fantastic. 

another. i dont think this one was as graphic, but creepy. i havent seen it in a while though so i could be wrong. 

re:zero. a thriller sort of anime with some graphic content. 

boku dake ga inai machi / erased. HOLY SHIT SO GOOD. main character can reset 7min before accidents happen & he sets out to find out what happens to a childhood friend. 

higurashi no naku koro ni kai. cute killer girls. kind of dated, but still worth the watch. has amazing music. 

kiseijuu sei no kakuritsu 

slice of life / chances are it will destroy your life & make you cry 

 koe no katachi / a silent voice. it’s about bullying & the aftermath of it.

kimi no na wa / your name. this one is a movie. boy and girl wake up in each other’s bodies.

ao haru ride. SOOOOOOO GOOD HOLY SHIT. incredible love story. incredible characters. fantastic all around

ano hi mita hana no namae wo bokutachi wa mada shiranai. be prepared to cry many tears. a story about friendship & ghosts. 

your lie in april. i wasn’t okay for hours after finishing this one. truly a beautiful story. also, lots of tears. 

5 centimeters per second. story of friends who are forced apart due to family moves. fantastic. 

kimi no suizou wo tabetai / i want to eat your pancreas. MANY TEARS, SOOO GOOOOOOOOD. also a movie. 

nagi no asu kara. beautiful animation, wonderful story. about people who live under the sea and on land. 

fruits basket 2019 reboot. this is my first time enjoying this series. i love it. cute animation, awesome story. 

action anime (could have hints of violence but not like the first list)

akatsuki no yona / yona of the dawn. SO GOOD. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THIS ONE IS. it only has one season, but the manga? read it if you enjoy the first season. it’s about a spoiled pampered princess & her forever loyal bodyguard + the loyal “dragons” that come to follow her. lots of action, romance, and amazing relationships between the entire cast of characters. 

seirei no moribito. female lead character protecting a royal boy. fantastic.

the rising of the shield hero SOOOOO GOOD. 

demon slayer. brother sets out to save his sister. it’s a nice story. great animation. 

fate / zero. lots of seasons + a movie or two. has a touch of history. 

sword art online. just the first two seasons. 

is it wrong to try and pick up girls in a dungeon? on the side. this one is the same story as  this one  just from another point of view. both are good. 

classic anime that everyone should watch just because 

sailor moon / sailor moon crystal. crystal has done through infinity arc & the dream arc is coming next fall. it follows the manga a lot closer than the 90s anime ever did and even if a lot of people didn’t like the animation, i loved it. especially for the second season / r arc. 

inuyasha. fantastic story, amazing love story. the characters are great. and despite being older, it doesnt feel dated. the final arc was fantastic & tugged at my heartstrings over and over again

trigun. i havent watched this one in YEARS but i always enjoyed it. probably a little dated by now.

yu yu hakusho. also a little dated, im here still hoping for a reboot someday. 

chobits. really cute!!

naruto shippuden. literally no reason to watch naruto (220 episodes lmao) because a quick google search would explain the story. just watch shippuden but for the love of god skip the filler  there’s also a bunch of movies. dont bother with boruto. also has amazing openings/endings. 

rurouni kenshin / samurai x. you can honestly jsut watch the movies. ESPECIALLY TRUST & BETRAYAL. that movie is one of my favorites. i actually rewatched this series… two summers ago? its held up well despite being older. 

avatar the last airbender. 

anything studio ghibli. 

manga 

sailor moon, the manga is so fucking good. ive read it so many times, it never gets old. it’s my favorite canon of the series. 

akatsuki no yona. i cant even with this manga. again, 10/10. its one of my favorites. if the first season of the manga interested you, watch it and continue the manga. it’s still ongoing. 

love so life. age difference romance. a high school student is the babysitter for two adorable twins that are being raised by their uncle. literally so good. 

faster than a kiss. another age difference romance. a teen girl and her baby brother are orphaned and eventually alone. her teacher takes them in. another amazing story. 

sorry this got kind of long, i hope you find something here you like!! let me know if you do!!!! 

[klildevil]

Not bl

Vinland saga

Hakuoki

Namaikizakari

Secretly c*mming during class

My blind date is a womanizing cop

Dear my living dead

Raise wa tanin ga li

Beware of the villainess

Uncle cool

Namaiki zakari

L-DK

Hapi Mari (happy marriage)

To your eternity

Bl

Dear door

The Titans bride

The last omegaverse

K’s secret

My suha

Camp buddy’s

Blood link

Egoism

Not a sugar daddy

Legal drug

Hidoku shinaide

Yarisugi party night

Behind the desk

Biting the tiger

Beware or demons

Private scandal

If you hate me so

An easy target

Down and dirty

Behind the scenes

May belongs to me

Sick

Pian pian

Sadistic beauty

Moonlight garden

An innocent sin

Ookami kun wa kowakunai

Angel buddy

Tied with twins

Theo

Bl motel

Make me bark

Shame application

Dance with the devil

Encircled love

I’m banging my rival from a parallel world

Omae no subete wo ubau made

30 sai Kara no coming out

Kedamono arashi

Shokkarr harassment

Blood bank

19 days

Smurfs world

Love or hate

Wolf in the house

Viewfinder

Incidentally living together

Kingyo no ubugoe

High school Lala love

Dakaretai otoko ichii ni odosarete imasu

Mellow pillow

Yakimochi wa kitsuneiro

Dear signal

Only the flower knows

I seriously can’t believe you

Sweet sport

Suns blood

Eyes speak more love than the mouth

Hatsukoi encounter

Body complex

The devil’s temptation

Boundary

Silent color

Too close

False memories

Take care of my house keeper

Aporia

Virus

Dan día long Zhong ba!

Sm gokko

The wolf king may not

Mr 100% perfect

Miss you, Lucifer

Anti P.T

Scandalous M

Hinkekure Sakura ni koi ga saku

Sadistic madness

Nindan da Shikoku de ninshin shita ore

Dating my way up

24 jikan ochi nai kiss

Nirameba koi

Ai to hanaji

Hoshi to harinezumi

Okusama wa alpha

2ban me no alpha

Deawanakereba yo Katta no

Oh my hero

The good teacher

How sweet is a sugar daddy

Heart of the red cloak

Paramour

Tale of the yellow dragon

The boy and the wolf

Samishigariya no love

Miwaku shikake amai wanna

Kijima-kun

Akai ito no shikkou yuuyo

Jazz for two

Never understand

My darling signed in

Shen Sheng

Star x fanboy

Let’s go asmr

Fools

We only held hands

In my closet

Salad dats

Inner beauty

Dream away

A trace of you

Sasaki to miyano

Haru mastu bokura

Ichirei shite, kiss

Madk

Kamisama no uroko

Kamisama no lutoori

Tree spirit

Awkward magic

Nanohana boys

Hyung you’re my idol

Banana fish

Garden of light (read after banana fish)

Zombie hide s3x!

Stare

The god of pains groom

Never understand

In these words

A prince in a luxurious mansion

Namaiki kareshi

Kanawanu koi no musubikata

Kirakira-kun to imaichi-kun

Nan hao Sheng feng

Vassalord

On doorstep

I’m yours blood and soul

Alice in adultland

Love shuttle

Keeper of the pearl

Marry me alpha

A week of lust

Fate makes no mistakes

Here you are

Butcher shop

Sailor danshi

Dre no ushiro ni tarsi na

Junai drop out

Toshi no hige otome -Chan

Sokuochi yarichin yankee

Megumi and tsugumi

Bouai friendship

Usagi-Chan doshikori moushiagemasu

Princess top

Don’t forget that I like you

A shoulder to cry on

Your heart in my hands

Keep holding on

For your love

Aoi haru akaiito

Kazoku ni narouyo

Ao ni naku

Kimi wa natsu no naka

Starting with a lie

Never good enough

Midnight rain

The key stone romantic combination

Ninth life love

Kashikomarimashita destiny

Bokura no negai

Mayonaka no oyatsu

Yume musubi koi musubi

Haru and vampire

Kyou Kara omega ni narimashita

Kanawanu koi no musubikata

Koi Nanak shitakunai

Sora to hará

Rumspringa no joukei

Kamisama no uroko

Vampire heart

Hyacinth

Caramel honey

Snail pond robber

Smells like green spirit

Ao no flag

Okashiratsuki

Oyasumi punpun

10 years that I loved you the most

Kings maker

The unfeeling me

Glen

Wild city

The last zombie

The part time  house keeper

Oku made furetemo Ii desu ka

Dirty vibration

Social cat

Therapy game

Boku no Omawarisan

Puppy love

Straight or not

Koubutsu wa ichiban saigo ni hara no naka

Kendamomo arashi (kiss me baby)

Ookami-kun wa kowakinai

Dress him up

Samishigariya no love letter

The good luck story of an unlucky guy

Tell me your wish

Kiraide isasete

Chew and swallow

Red candy

Lies like lies

Cupid ni rakurai

Koi wa etude

Chess and rawin

The man in the mirror

Can’t take my eyes off you

Voice of love

Kekkon shite kudasai!

Restless

He, him & us

Karasugaoka don’t be shy

Mihanada pectolite

Abarenbo honey

Ore to joushi no kakushikoto

Omae no koi wa ore no mono

Yagi to ookami no hatsujou jijou

Meeting him

I like you

My starry sky

Peach love

I am beautiful

Settia

Ordinary men

Fall for me

December rain

Maiden rose

Deri pocha

Bitsu na koi no seesaw game

Fukouchuu no shiawase

Otoshiana ni hamerarete

Well done

Playboy no ore ga onna ni saremashita

Welcome to the cafe of love

Addiction

Pervert hero and the #1 fan

What’s your name?

Shall we go surfing

Ice man

Yamada to shounen

Hoppe ni himawari

Till out lips touch

Bottomless swamp

My last love scenario

Himitsu ni shiro yoll

Suzume favorite

Bokura no shokutaku

Asatte ni kiss

Mr. A & Mr. B

Sflower

I’ll be waiting for you in 1999

Never good enough

Outsider communication

Bouai friendship

Mahoroba days

Shinkonsan!

Baka ni koi toka shoujiki muri ja ne?

Ore to aitsu no jikangai xx

You’re my favorite toy

Maria boy

Sugar my baby

Yagi to ookami no hatsujou jijou goat x wolf

Kedamono arashi

MADK

Castle Heaven

Warehouse

Dispar

Youth

To take an enemy’s heart

Re-season

Raising a bat

Totally captivated

A thousand cranes

Serene bird

[m-a-k-k-u]

[kchuarts]

Flowers in Blood

A/N: Ooo the plot thickens! Also, I feel like I write my fics at a fast pace with time. Idk I don’t mean to write an entire novel (yet) Also, I KNOW that the gif isn’t The Night Manager but I ran out of gifs? Translations provided on AO3 because ya gurl lazy. 

Summary: Plans go wrong 

Warnings: THIS CHAPTER DOES CONTAIN VIOLENCE AND A NON GRAPHIC IMPLICATION OF ASSAULT. 

Taglist: @lucywrites02​ , @shiningloki​

Chapter 17: Wisteria p. iii 

Jonathan collapsed next to Katie, panting hard after their fourth round of sex that night. When they had gotten home, Katie suggested taking a shower and bath together… Which led to the third round of sex. After that, Jonathan wanted to go down on her properly which led to the fourth and final round of intense love making.

"I think-" Katie panted, looking over at Jonathan and giggling "I think maybe we should call it quits tonight." Exhaustion was evident in her voice and nuzzled closely to her boyfriend.

"I'm inclined to agree." Jonathan wraps an arm around her, chuckling at how much they fucked yesterday and today. "For God sake, you'd think I'm a spry young man again with how many times I've wanted to make love to you." He raised his brows and pulled the sheets over their cooling bodies. Sleep was not too far behind Pine either as his eyelids began to droop. He stared at Katie, watching her fall into a deep, peaceful slumber. Never before had he felt so attached to one person. He was crazy for this girl and it almost scared him from just how insatiable his feelings were for her. Despite the actions of tonight, Pine couldn't help but feel something was about to go wrong. Because of his grim intuition, Jonathan came up with an idea of how to take down Wisteria once and for all… Although he wasn't happy about what this idea exactly was.

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"I'm surprised you even agreed to it." Roper spoke, unlit cigarette between his lips.

Abbadon scrunched her nose in disgust and stared out at the sea. She and Roper were personally stationed at one of Masayuki's elaborate, traditional homes. This particular "sanctuary" was untouched by any sort of business as it resided on the cliffside. There was access to a private beach, a natural hot spring a bit further away in the forest, and other necessities of a cliffside manor. "I never agreed to anything, Roper." She huffed and pulled her shawl around her shoulders, chilled from the bite of the sea breeze. “I’m doing this for myself and my son, I’ve told you this.”

Richard took a drag off of his now lit cigarette and blew smoke out, putting his lighter away. “Yes, so you have. I’m just curious though… Do you actually think your tyrant of a brother will ever let you see your son again?”

Anger flared up in the woman’s eyes and she grabbed Roper by the collar of his coat, teeth bared. “You already know the answer to that!” She threw him back with a little force and snarled. “I do not appreciate you bringing my son into conversation in such a casual manner! You are lucky that I did not push you harder or you would be tumbling to your pitiful death-”

“My fellow comrades! Why all the arguing?” Travis stepped out from the house, looking over the cliffside for a moment and shuddering. He did not do well with heights at all and was rather angry at Masayuki for choosing this to be their base.

Abbadon glared at Richard, storming past him and then giving the same glare, with just as much venom, to Travis. “Comrades? You’re joking. I would never even consider a sick fuck like you to be an ally.” She spat, going back into the manor to escape the men and bitter cold.

Travis whistled, walking to Roper and grinning at him. “You know I should really shove you off the edge of this cliff for what you did to my men.”

Roper puffed out smoke, raising his brows and did not seem bothered by his comment in the slightest. “You’d be the second person today to inform me that you’d like to shove me off the cliff. Come up with something more original, will you? Also, get better men who can actually dodge.” A small smirk touched his lips.

Instead of being offended, the leader of Bloodroot let out a cold laugh and shook his head. “I’m actually glad you got rid of them, though I had to take care of Andrew after. He’s rotting somewhere in that one forest near Mt. Fuji… I didn’t kill him, I convinced him to do the deed himself. I know how to make a person go mad with doubt, I know how to break them and plant lies into their heads…”

“You truly are a sick fucker aren’t you?” Richard put his cigarette out and frowned. “Telling someone to kill themselves just because they aren’t up to your standards. That’s low, Travis. I can’t say much myself though, but at least I don’t get pleasure out of doing it.” He began to make his way back inside, turning around one last time. “Oh and by the way, maybe I should shove you off of the cliff. You seem to be the most deranged out of us all and will be better off dead than alive.”

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The next morning arrived with Jonathan carefully examining the outside of their rental. He did notice some activity that confirmed his suspicions of last night. It seemed a bit odd that Masayuki didn’t have any bodyguards with him and lacked henchmen yesterday. Pine knew that he had something up his sleeve for the strange absence of men. However, Katie did point out as they were walking home that two men had been following them at a short distance. They had dressed as normal civilians but acted too suspicious to actually be residents of the area. The same two men were found stalking about outside near the rental, making Jonathan uneasy. There were too many innocent people around and he didn’t want to have another blood bath like the time at The Prince Sakura, just a few weeks ago. His phone began to ring and he went inside, answering it. “Angela, we’re in a bit of a tight spot.”

“I know that already by the sound of your voice… But you’ve also got a plan haven’t you?” Angela was browsing a toy store, looking for something for her little one. It didn’t help that she couldn’t read Japanese so she was having a bit of a hard time with it.

“Yeah, but it involves us voluntarily giving ourselves up to get closer to Wisteria and take Masayuki down. I’m having Kate contact the police today to inform them of our plan and that they are going to need back up. I can’t imagine that the manor is going to be empty when we arrive.” Pine looked over his shoulder, making sure Katie wasn’t around at the moment. “We have visitors outside of our rental. Some of Wisteria henchmen. They followed us last night after I got Kate out of the situation she was in. I can’t talk for too much longer as we need to get this plan set in stone. I’ll send you a text later-” Jonathan hung up and walked over to the stairwell, only to find Katie standing there. He rubbed the back of his neck out of slight guilt, “You heard everything, didn’t you?”

The brunette nods, walking down and moving past Jonathan. “I did. I don’t know if that plan will work, Jonathan.” She turned to face him, uncertainty evident in her voice. “Masayuki has Bloodroot with him too. Who knows if Travis and his scum bags are also there. We can’t count on police interference when we don’t know how many of them there are.” She swallowed hard. This was a risky move, but in order to not shed blood this was their only option. The thought of more innocent people dying had Katie’s stomach churn. Like Pine, she did not want a repeat of The Prince Sakura; especially since there were children out and about.

“So what are we going to do then? Wait like sitting ducks? We don’t have time Kate, it’s either we call for backup and tell them we found his main base or people die.” Jonathan walked down, his brows knit together in concern. Logically, the law enforcement was more than aware of Masayuki’s crimes but had no clue of where his base was. They had enough evidence to lock him up for life already as he had been arrested a plethora of times beforehand. All they needed was the base location.

“No!” Katie shook her head and looked at her boyfriend like he was crazy. She turned her gaze away from him and sighed deeply, pinching the bridge of her nose. “I just-... We’ve spent so much time together that I almost forgot we had a job to do.” She admitted quietly and turned her back on Pine. “Alright. I-I’ll call the police but then what happens after that?”

“We hand ourselves over like I said. I suggest you get dressed in something you’ll be able to fight in and not just my shirt.” He walked over, giving her bare ass a smack and grinning. Jonathan did his best to lighten the grim mood, but he only received a whine of annoyance.

After about an hour long phone call, Katie and Jonathan prepared themselves for their plan. Like Pine had said earlier, Katie put on more suitable wear for fighting as it was inevitable. “They should be heading to the location now.” The brunette placed her knife on her belt loop, pulling her cardigan down over it. She let out a shaky breath, more nervous than before as this was more dangerous than anything she had previously encountered.

“Hey.” Jonathan took her shoulder gently, turning her to face him and tilting her chin up. “It’s gonna be ok, baby.” His eyes gleamed truthfully. “I won’t let anything happen to you.” He leaned in, kissing Katie deeply.

Katie kissed back just as eagerly, her arms wrapped around his neck and body pressed against his. She opened her mouth, allowing his tongue in and moaning softly.

Pine pulled away before things could get more heated, the sex would have to wait. “Come on.” He took her hand in his own, lacing his fingers with hers as he led them both out.

The brunette turned around and let go of Jonathan’s hand to lock the door. “I’ll go first.” She took a deep breath, stepping out into the street with her head held high. “Oi! Watashi ga kita, anata wa kakureru koto kara nukedasu koto ga dekimasu.” She spoke loudly and waited for the two men that had followed them to walk out. Instead of just two, around ten men walked out causing Katie to gasp and run for Pine. “Watashi o hanashite!!” She felt hands grab her and heard Jonathan yell for her. “Hanashite!!” This was not going as they had planned.

“Iiya, anata wa jōshi e no tokubetsu haitatsudesu.” One of the men holding her chuckled. “Zan’nen’na! Watashitachi wa anata ga nani o shiyou to shite ita ka o sudeni shitte imasu. Keisatsu wa ima anata o tasukeru koto ga dekimasen. Watashitachi wa sukoshi mae ni sono mondai ni taisho shimashita.” He clicked his tongue and held his phone up, showing Katie pictures of the slaughter that had been committed shortly after she had made her call.

“S-Sore muri!!” Her eyes were wide with horror as she couldn’t believe they had gotten one step ahead of them. A cry of pain brought her out of her disbelief as she looked over to see Pine being pummeled. “YAMETE!!” KARE O HANATTE OITE!!” She cried out, tears streaming down her face as she was helpless against the five men who held her still. “YAMETE!!” She begged, beginning to thrash her body. A cloth was placed over her mouth and nose as she struggled to break free and soon her body fell still and vision blacked out. Pine had been put in the same predicament as he fell victim to a chloroform rag as well. Both of them were lifted over the henchmen’s shoulders and carried out of their street. As they were being carried, blood of the innocent had once again been spilled as it stained the road. Bodies of families and on goers littered the streets every other house. An hour later, police had finally showed up, but it had already been too late; lives had been lost by the hands of Wisteria once more.

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“D-Daniel-san!!” Masayuki sat up straight, shoving one of his male whores off of him as his boss made an entrance. “What a p-pleasant surprise to see you, sir! Yes, come in! Please have a seat-”

The dark haired man waved his hand and smiled, “Oh no I won’t be staying for very long. I have news that troubles me so and I believe you have the answer.” He began to walk toward Masayuki, prowling around him like a predator ready to strike. “You see, I had been told my dear sister is wandering about in the streets of this country after escaping the place I ordered her to stay put.” His golden eyes shimmered maliciously. “Why didn’t you inform me the minute she had visited, Kibutsuji? Hm? Is it because you were too busy counting your money? Fucking a whore or two? Touching my μικρό ποντίκι? Oh I’m very aware of that too and how you fancy her. I have agents everywhere, “Yakuza lord”, and unlike you they actually inform me immediately of things that do not necessarily please me.” Daniel turned around, nodding to the three bodyguards that came in with him. He watched as they exited the vicinity before turning his nefarious gaze back to Masayuki.

The leader of Wisteria ordered his whores and servants to leave, but his bodyguards to stay. “So, you have come here to taunt me? To insult my services to you?” He growled, grabbing a long, slim object from behind him.

His action did not go unnoticed and Daniel took this as a sign of betrayal. “No. I have come here to inform you of your mistakes… And that Wisteria is no longer required of it’s services. From here on out, Daphne will be taking charge of Wisteria’s business as The Tigress has proved herself recently.” The vile man grinned wickedly.

Masayuki flicked his hand forth, eyes wide with anger “ROKUDENASHI O KOROSU!!” His men flew past their leader and pulled out their Katana they had been hiding.

Daniel cracked his neck and chuckled, dodging the swings of the blades and knocking the weapons out of the henchmen's hands. “Pathetic.” He muttered, grabbing one of the swords and cleanly decapitating one of them. “Wrong choice to try and kill me!” He taunted, again moving with fluidity and disemboweling the other henchman. This left Masayuki and Daniel at a standoff.

Nostrils flared, the Yakuza lord ripped his shirt off to show his tattoos that covered his entire torso. “It will be you that dies by my blade.” He removed his katana from its sheath and drew a deep breath, focusing his energy. “BY THE BLOOD OF THE SAMURAI!!” Masayuki cried out, charging forth and clashing blades with Daniel.

“Good! I haven’t had this much fun in ages!! Finally I get to show you how truly deadly I am.” Daniel purred, putting one arm behind his back and effortlessly knocking the strikes against him back. “Come now, are you really using old Samurai techniques? This is the 21st century Masayuki! Not the age of the warrior!” Belladonna’s leader spun around, slamming his blade down upon his opponent’s wrist. To add to injury, Daniel then sliced Masayuki’s achilles tendons and hamstrings. “Tsk, I was expecting more of a challenge.” He frowned and raised his eyebrows at the screaming crime lord. His eyes shined with pure evil as he watched Masayuki lay on the floor, bleeding out. “I could give you mercy and just slit your throat here and now, but what fun would that be?” He knelt down to look him in his dying eyes. “Sayonara, failed samurai.” He chuckled softly before standing up and tossing the blade aside, walking out and leaving the former Wisteria leader to die from a dishonorable way.

“Sir, Richard Roper is on the line.” One of Daniel’s henchmen handed the leader his phone.

“Ahh yes! Roper my friend, you have my sister with you do you not?” Daniel shucked off his white suit coat as it had been stained with blood.

Richard looked down at a bound Abbadon and snorted, “Already set for you Mr. Hasapis-”

“YOU SON OF A BITCH!! I WILL HAVE YOUR FUCKING HEAD!! BOTH OF YOU!! DO YOU HEAR ME!?” Abbadon shrieked, her teeth bared. Not too long ago, she had been tricked by Roper into believing he had a way to get to her son. Angry tears ran down her pale face as she glared at Richard, she was upset with herself enough, but more so that she thought Roper may have been an ally. Abbadon truly believed that maybe Roper was perhaps willing to help her as he could relate to her situation.

“Tsk, such a filthy mouth on her. Didn’t your mother ever use soap?” Richard chuckled to himself, lighting a cigarette.

“Unfortunately, no. That is a good idea though! Perhaps we should consider cutting her tongue out if she speaks to me like that again- On second thought maybe we will cut Niko-” Daniel smiled to himself as he heard his sister wail at the threat, taking pleasure in listening to her pain. “Anyways, Wisteria has been taken care of and handed over to The Tigress over in Seoul. She has impressed me as of late with the amount of prostitutes she has pushed through. She also has managed to find time to pick up Wisteria’s slack, which further impressed me. In the meantime, I will be flying out to Korea tonight to get things settled in. I want my sister in Seoul by the morning, is this understood, Roper?”

“But of course, Mr. Hasapis, but of course.” Roper hung the phone up and then ordered his men to take a hysterical Abbadon away. “Those two should be here shortly.” He took a drag off of his partially forgotten cigarette and walked out of the room Abbadon had previously taken space in.

Just in time, two men walked in with an unconscious Katie O’Connor in one’s arms. The other man threw a half conscious Pine in front of Roper’s feet.

“Take the girl to Travis’s room and follow what he wants you to do from there.” Roper waved his hand, putting his cigarette out and shoving his hands in his pockets. “What a pity.”

Jonathan looked up, his vision spinning “You sick fuck-” he slurred. Pine was trying to get up as best as he could, but failed as he was promptly kicked in the gut by Richard.

“Oh don’t you have something else to say? I’ve heard that one once from you, come up with something better! Is your age catching up with you? It’s a bitch. Sooner or later you might have to start taking viagra-” Roper grinned at the frustrated growl from Pine.

“Shut the fuck up! Give me Kate. Please.” He begged, falling face forward and falling into a state of sleep again.

The double agent looked down at Pine, kicking his hand to see if he was faking it or not. Shrugging, he walks over to the door and picks up his suitcase. “I hope this is the last time we’ll see each other, Pine! Nighty night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!” He gave a toothy grin to the unconscious man before walking out of the manor and making his journey back to Spain.

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The lights in the room were blinding as Katie opened her eyes, covering them with her arm. She groaned and slowly sat up, rubbing her head. “Jonathan?” She croaked, her eyes shut and head now throbbing. “Baby? Jonathan?” She called out again.

“Yes? I’m not Jonathan, but I respond to baby.” Travis walked in, closing the sliding door and grinned wickedly.

Katie’s eyes shot open and her heart stopped. She began to tremble violently as Travis came into her line of sight. “No… No, please no.” The brunette girl began to hyperventilate despite the horrible throbbing of her head. “NO!! NO!!” She screamed, struggling in Travis’s hard grasp. Katie continued to scream loudly, trying her best to kick and shove her vile ex off of her. The room suddenly felt more cool as she realized then she was only wearing a robe that fell open. It was at that moment she was mounted by the man who had ruined her life for two years, and she was unable to escape.

From below, Jonathan had been thrown in the basement and bound. He woke up to the sounds of a woman screaming like she was being murdered. His heart sank as he realized it was Katie who was wailing like that. Try as he might, there was nothing that Pine could do to save her from Travis. He could only lay in the damp, darkness and listen to the woman he loved being raped violently above. Those screams that Jonathan heard that night would haunt him for the rest of his days as Cameron’s began to mix into Katie’s shrieks

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GETCHA! - Giga × KIRA feat. Hatsune Miku & GUMI

Original Romaji:

ikutsu no ku mo bikan shugi ai no hansen hitori janken unmei to shibari minai furi sore mo anten

Now I know all about you babe I don't want the handbags the money or the diamond rings 'Cause guys like you they all don't care about the little things

maa Anyway fukkireta wake de bou ni atatte hoeta tte kengai desu

I'm moving on and I'm never ever turning back around, around, around again Now I'll go higher and I'll go higher And you couldn't take me down if you tried

bara maiteta ai torikaeshi tettai da Now I can finally open my eyes sonde raise mokkai kimi e no henpin sain Getcha out of my life, boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

machippanashi no koi nande jou o kake kii sutesatte 'Cause I'm fine, I'm alright kimi nashi de dai seikai Getcha out of my life, boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

(Getcha out of my life, get out of my life) (Getcha out of my life, I'll getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha)

Oops! Deleted your number All of my friends used to warn me about ya Baby, I thought that I couldn't without ya I got myself now I don't need no other (Ah yeah)

mou iki mo tomaru tokimeki sura nai ima sanso sutte wa iccho oyoideku ka like na nana na na

I don't want the handbags the money or the diamond rings 'Cause guys like you they all don't care about the little things sou Everyday jikoai wa junchou de sente uchikachi shoukin saratte bye babe

I'm moving on and I'm never ever turning back around, around, around again Now I'll go higher and I'll go higher And you couldn't take me down if you tried

bara maiteta ai torikaeshi tettai da Now I can finally open my eyes ima made ni nai machiwabita saishuu kai Getcha out of my life, boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

All the lies and every mistake All the goodbyes and the heartbreak karekitta namida sae No more

Break!! (It's Giga and KIRA) You ready? Let's go! Ahh..

kakumatteta gizou ID bouraku shita kachi four on knees enkatsu na seikatsu reigns nagasareteke suraidaa outta way moumoku na ai ga toketeku aisubaa moroku kudake awa ga nuketa sooda kara tte No pressure not to press ya i’ll Getcha

bara maiteta ai torikaeshi tettai da Now I can finally open my eyes sonde raise mokkai kimi e no henpin sain Getcha out of my life, boy I'll getcha, getcha getcha!

machippanashi no koinande jou o kake kii sutesatte ima made ni nai machiwabita saishuu kai Getcha out of my life, boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

'Cause I'm fine, I'm alright kimi nashi de dai seikai Getcha out of my life, boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

English Translation:

I'm all about 'pain is beauty', this love-affair is a lonely game of Janken. But since we're playing pretend about 'destiny', and things have broken, now I know all about you babe.

I don't want the handbags the money or the diamond rings 'Cause guys like you they all don't care about the little things

So anyway, your stance is about to break, I'm up to bat, and all your words, aren't worth a home-run.

I'm moving on and I'm never ever turning back around, around, around again. Now I'll go higher, and I'll go higher, and you couldn't take me down if you tried!

I'm gonna take back all the love that you tore apart, now I can finally open my eyes. Even in another life you'd receive the u-turn sign, Getcha out my life boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

I want a love that'll last until the end, someone that'll shut the lock, throw the key away.

'Cause I'm fine, I'm alright, I'm better off without your type. Getcha out my life boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

(Getcha out my life boy, get out my life boy) (Getcha out my life boy, I'll getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha)

Oops! Deleted your number, all of my friends used to warn me about ya. Baby, I thought that I couldn't without ya I got myself now I don't need no other (Ah yeah)

I used to think I couldn't breathe without you, now, who needs oxygen when you're already sinking like na na-na na na!

I don't want the handbags the money or the diamond rings 'Cause guys like you they all don't care about the little things. So everyday, I'm going to get my way, first-up, first-prize, big wins, bye babe~

I'm moving on and I'm never ever turning back around, around, around again. Now I'll go higher, and I'll go higher, and you couldn't take me down if you tried!

I'm gonna take back all the love that you tore apart, now I can finally open my eyes. It's the last stage of my very own comeback, Getcha out my life boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

All the lies and every mistake , all the goodbyes and the heartbreak... My tears have gone and dried, but, no more...

Break!! (It's Giga and KIRA) You ready? (Getcha out my life boy,getcha out of my life boy) Let's go! (Getcha out my life boy,I'll getcha,getcha,getcha!) Ahh..

I'm done covering for your fake ID, my respect is broken down, yeah, four on knees. Now only the good life reigns, so step out, slide far and out my way. This blind love's melted like an ice pop, like broken bubbles on the top of a soda. But now I've got no pressure, not to press ya, I'll getcha.

I'm gonna take back all the love that you tore apart, now I can finally open my eyes. Even in another life you'd receive the u-turn sign, Getcha out my life boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

I want a love that'll last until the end, someone that'll shut the lock, throw the key away.

It's the last stage of my very own comeback, Getcha out my life boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!

'Cause I'm fine, I'm alright, I'm better off without your type. Getcha out my life boy I'll getcha, getcha, getcha!