A Fire [KENTO NANAMI X READER]

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a/n: fire, beware

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We are back at the Tokyo school. Just the normal stuff. Paperwork, then some lunch, a mission, grab a snack at a nearby coffee shop, then another mission, then back to the school to deliver the information we gathered. 

In the evening happened something very strange, however. We were attacked. They came right to the school. Not only were out students but also the building in danger. A large fire raged all over it. The wood caught it quickly. None of us had the powers to control water like Jogo can control his fire. We can't handle it ourselves. We tried but no way out. Y/N and I are trapped in this room. I pulled her body closer to mine when something, probably a piece of the roof, crashed downward behind her.

I have to do something. I have at least to save her. We fought our way through the burning furniture towards the exit. Breathing became harder and harder with each second. She suggested shredding my blazer into smaller pieces so that we could bind them around our mouth and nose as some sort of protection against the smoke.

Another crash. Something fell on top of us. Something large. A piece of metal. Probably a pipe that was exposed and ruined during this fire from the ceiling. 

"No..."

It pierced right through me.

"Kento!"

I feel the pain in my chest. Quite distant, however. It was so sudden that I didn't notice it at first. The blood leaking through my shirt brought me back to reality. 

I fell to the ground. Still holding y/n close to me. She didn't get hurt. How glad I am. 

"Kento?" Her eyes filled with tears. No baby it's fine, don't cry. 

I caught blood. Did it pierce right through my lung or what? Why is it so hard to breathe? Or is it just the smoke. I need to breathe.

I pulled down the piece of cloth away from my mouth and down my chin. Her hands grabbed my cheeks.

I tried to pull her closer towards me but she stopped me. Now I saw it too. The piece of metal. Right through the right side of my chest. It wasn't large. Quite skinny actually but as metal is it's very heavy and doesn't bend that easily.

What now? No way I can pull that thing out of me. No, not only that I can't do it, but I shouldn't be doing it anyway. It will only start bleeding even more if I pulled it out. So keep it there for now.

"Come on, we need to get out of here", I said and grabbed her arms, tugging at them. Right, when I wanted to stand up my feet stopped working and pulled me back to the ground. Shit. Come on feet, walk me outside of here.

She held onto me, now crying.

"Shh~ Baby, stop crying. It's fine. We'll get out of here don't worry. My ring sparkled in the light of the fire around us. The silver was in such a contrast to her skin when I laid my hand on her cheek to wipe away her tears.

I saw something in the corner of my eye. Something moved there. Gojo. He came into the burning room. He was probably searching for us and followed the cursed energy we both are giving off in order for someone to sense it.

"Don't you dare to leave me now!" y/n screamed. Why would I leave her? So irritating.
"Open your eyes you, damn idiot!"

Oh, I felt it now too. They are indeed closed. Darkness. Very calming.

No. Open up again. Look at her. 

"Baby..."

Her hands around my cheeks are so warm. I love it so much when she holds me like this. And I love it when she lays on top of me like that. Wait, when did I lay down? Wasn't I sitting before? I looked around us.

There's Satoru again, right next to us. He's crouching there. 

I can't see his eyes but he looks kinda sad. Have I ever seen him like this before? Maybe. I don't remember.

Blood, again. Shit, when will this stop? It tastes awful. Her sobbing got heavier too. I tried to comfort her with my other her, running it up and down her back.

I have to say something. But what? Tell her how much I love her? She knows that already. Do I have any regrets? Of course, I do. Dozens of them. I bet everyone has at the edge of death. Tell her that everything will be alright? It won't. There's no point in lying. I'm dying. I can feel it. It's slow, yet very confidently creeping over me. 

I look back at her, right into her eyes, and patted her wet cheek. 

"Don't you ever forget me, pancake"

"I won't. I promise. I love you." This made me smile. She's such an angel. Even Satoru has noticed.

I bet I look ugly. Blood covered chin and torn up clothes. This scenery isn't looking that well either. Everything's ruined and the heat is dangerously close.

"I love you too." My thumb moved on its own. Caressing her cheek softly. 

She came closer, rested her forehead against mine, and closed her eyes. Maybe I should close mine too? I did.

The hand that was on her cheek was now on the back of her head. 

"Come here baby", my voice was so gentle and quiet, it even made me shiver. 

Meanwhile, Gojo noticed the rings the two laying in front of him were wearing. One at the edge of dying and the other sobbing her heart out. I never thought about these two dating, they hid it so well damn, and I wanted to kiss her, Gojo thought to himself. He took off the piece of cloth covering his eyes, wiping at them. His best friend is dying. Tears welled up in his eyes as well. I

I guided her head down and kissed her forehead, "I will always love you."

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She screamed. Gojo tried to pull her away but he kept stubborn. Gripping with her whole strength onto her lover. He wasn't moving nor was he breathing anymore. Nanami Kento was dead. 

The only thing Gojo could do now to calm her down was to tap her forehead just like he did back then with Yuuji to make him lose consciousness.

Her eyes closed and she fell asleep. She probably slept for two whole days. A doctor cleared her lungs from the toxic gases and smoke she inhaled and well as some burning wounds she got from the fire.

When she fell asleep, Gojo brought her outside and laid her onto the grass. The others were also outside. Everyone else was safe and sound. Only Nanami got hurt in the fire. Deadly, unfortunately. She would have a hard time recovering from his death. 

Her painful screams will never leave Saturo's mind. He will never forget the breathless sobbing. The pinching pain he felt in his own chest that evening. The look of his students when they saw Kento's lifeless body in Gojo's arms when he brought him outside right after y/n. It was hurting him so much. Her crying herself to sleep every night. Missing the strong male next to her. It was all so hurtful.