Captured in a Dream [COMPLETED]

This is Farewell

AN: *offers tissues and hugs in advance*

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As night arrives, you somehow envy the players heading out for a game tonight. The atmosphere at the Beach has been tense since Aguni's announcement, and you have considered taking a walk outside more than once, just to flee the Utopia that might be starting to fall apart.

But you eventually end up on the roof again, and it doesn't even surprise you. This is the place you always come to when you need time to gather your thoughts, and as you watch the stars slowly appear on the sky, you even think about leaving the Beach permanently. Though you don't know if you would be able to leave without Chishiya, or if you'd make it at all.

You wouldn't be the first to try, but not many have managed to successfully leave the Beach behind so far. Most of them came back sooner or later, but almost none of them were breathing any longer. Leaving the Beach is treason, after all. And traitors have to face death.

That was Hatter's rule, at least. Will it be the same now with Aguni? Will sticking to the rules save your life? Or will staying here be as dangerous as leaving?

"I knew you'd be here."

You don't have to turn around to see who is talking to you. Instead you wait for Chishiya to sit down next to you, waiting for the mixed feelings inside of you to decide if you want to love him or be afraid of him.

"And I sensed that you'd come." You had hoped for it at least, and he's actually here.

As you look at him, you feel all the love and warmth from the tender moments you shared. But you also see Arisu, who has been Chishiya's puppet and probably didn't even realize that until it was too late. Chishiya didn't use you for his needs for now, but he's capable of doing it at any time – to use people for his own benefit. You're no exception after all.

"What happened to Arisu? Is he dead?"

Chishiya only shrugs, and he honestly doesn't seem to care. "Who knows? Niragi was assigned to take care of him, so it doesn't look good."

You sigh and lean against him while you wordlessly ask for his hand to hold. He hesitantly takes it out of his pocket, and you can't help but wonder why he is wavering instead of immediately accepting or declining your silent question.

"I think I understand now why you didn't want me to do the job. So... thank you for caring about my life, I guess?"

Chishiya doesn't answer you, but that's okay. Because the way his finger slowly caresses the back of your hand is more than enough proof that he cares. And he doesn't even bother to hide it anymore. You don't need him to make compliments to you or to approach you with huge signs of affection of his own accord. As long as he's here and as long as there are those tiny gestures that mean so much, it is all fine.

"Anyway, I'm glad you're here now that things are changing. Even though I know that you probably sacrificed that boy for a plan you won't tell me about – I still feel safe next to you. Weird, isn't it?"

Kuina's face suddenly appears on your mind and for the blink of an eye, you feel worry for the woman who has become so dear to you in just a short amount of days. "What... what about Kuina?" You whisper, and you can hear Chishiya chuckle under his breath.

"She's doing fine. And thanks to Arisu, I finally found what I've been looking for."

Whatever that is. "Oh, that's... good? Is it?"

Despite what you've hoped, Chishiya doesn't seem to tell you more about the topic. But it's done, so that can't be a bad thing, right?

"Does that mean no more secret meetings and no more dangerous tasks inside the Beach?"