Don't let go of your dreams
No more tears shall drop from your cheeks anymore
You won't need to
strive for greatness
Believe in me
That you don't need to suffer from anything
No more....
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(flashback, Akechi's P.O.V)
....I had to save us...
I turned over my shoulder to meet Ren's eyes. Our worried gazes stared at eachother as we stood outside of the Palace, having just infiltrated for the first time.
..... whatever the end goal was, I refused to let him get hurt. If it wasn't possible to win, minimizing the damage to him was my number one lol priority for now.
He tilted his head at me and furrowed his brows.
"...what's that look for?"
I didn't reply. Instead, I stepped forward and grabbed him by the back of the head, pressing my lips to his in a desperate, pained kiss. My fingers unconsciously entwined with his curls.
...I don't want to let you go....
After a moment of needed bliss, the ache in my heart started to calm down. I just needed to stay focused. I could do this, as long as I didn't lose myself in the process.
I would do this, and I would do this alone. Ren could never know.
So....the facade began again.
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As I watched Violet walk away behind my boyfriend, my mind was already made up about her.
Based on her unreliable attitude in the Palace thus far, there was a possibility that she was another ally that couldn't be trusted.
Whatever Ren felt for me, whether it was disdain, disappointment, or misunderstanding...
I would protect him from anything. Including a traitorous Thief.
And whatever the price was to keep him safe, I would pay it.
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BLAM! - BLAM! BLAM BLAM!
Shot's rang out all over the LeBlanc Cafe. I grabbed Ren and pulled him to my chest, leaning over his weak body to try and shield him from gunfire. I squeezed my eyes shut, listening in terror to his ragged breathing as the pain of the bullet lodged in his back rendered him helpless.
It doesn't matter what happens to me.
I'll protect you. I'll take every bullet, every slash from a sword, and every consequence...
I'll take it all for you. To bring you the happiness you deserve.
To give you back the happiness and the love you've brought me.
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I was standing over his weak form, watching him sleep silently in the hospital bed.
Guilt had overtaken me. My selfish decisions, and my futile acts..
They had brought him to this.
"I promised myself I would protect you. Every decision I made...it was to keep this from happening...it was to keep you from suffering...." I stared at Ren with pain in my eyes. His breathing was shallow and slow; a biproduct of his injury.
"I'm so sorry...nothing I can say now can stop the pain I've brought you...
But know that all I've ever wanted for you, is happiness."
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Real & the Ideal: A Persona 5R Dark Sun Sequel (Goro Akechi x Amamiya Ren)
FanfictionBack then, I had narrowly saved Goro Akechi from death. I remember it well, how close I was to losing him not only physically, but also mentally. His plot for revenge had shaped him into a weapon, designed to murder countless lives for the sake of h...
