By Your Side - Tomo x Kazuha [Complete]

Part - 22 [Unedited]

"Tomo...."

Beads of sweat was rolling from the rōnin's forehead down to his chin. His eyes were shut tight as his brows formed a frown. His mouth seems to only know the word tomo for it had been mentioned a couple more times.

"D-Don't leave me." He mumbled between his slumber and at the same time a tear drop from his eye. It was pretty clear the rōnin is having a nightmare.

"You disgust me the most kazuha." The man in his dreams gaze at him with disgust.

"I-I can explain..." Kazuha said breathlessly. He extend his hand seemingly to grab the man in his dream.

"Explain? There is no need for that worthless words. They are just empty statement." He turn his back to the rōnin and started walking. Kazuha shook his head in despair as he tried to run after tomo. But why does it feel like he was not moving? Why is tomo getting farther and farther away from him?

Suddenly chains pop out of nowhere grabbing his hands and legs. This was reality, He can't be with tomo.

Kazuha opened his eyes in horror.

'A dream?' Kazuha's eyes wandered across the room when he realized it was all just a dream. He checked the wall clock and saw it was still two am in the morning.

He relax his body once more. He wanted to get up but due to the drug he can't do so.

"You disgust me the most kazuha." Kazuha smiled bitterly when he remembered what tomo said in his dreams. He guess tomo probably hate him now.

He closed his eyes as his tears continued to fall.

^°^°^°^

"Mina, I would like you to deliver this letter to one of my friends." Azu said while extending his hand and pass the letter to the woman named Mina.

This woman was the one who raped kazuha every morning. Mina gently took the letter and hid it on her pocket.

"Understood, My lord." Azu had the urge to puke when the woman act so innocent infront of everyone but when it comes to kazuha she suddenly become insane.

"Unfortunately they are currently residing on the kamisato estate, so you have to walk quite a distance. I want you to give the leter to Kamisato Yui." Mina nodded and bowed before exiting the living room.

"It's your turn, Tomo." He whispered and went to the window to stare at the servant.

^°^°^°^

The clouds of chinju forest was strangely dark, Like it was gonna rain any moment.

Mina frowned while walking. She have this creepy feeling that someone was watching her, Observing her every move and its making her uncomfortable.

She lifted her head to stare at the dark clouds.

"Why is it so c-cold in here?" Mina mumbled when she set foot in the forest. She have this bad feeling creeping to her, and her instinct keep telling her to run away.

So without much of a thought she run as fast as she can towards the kamisato estate. Beads of sweat was starting to pour from her forehead and back.

Minutes have past but why does the kamisato estate nowhere in sight? Her legs have already grown tired from all this constant running.

"Ahahahahah! She actually run to our trap!" She turned pale when he heard voices around here. She heard that chinju have spirits living inside of it but those spirits are only on the heart of the forest. Does that mean she was in the middle of this hunted forest?!

"A fool! I like playing with stupid humans like her~"

Mina covered her ears to stop the words she keeps hearing. But it was to no vail, It seems like their voices was ringing inside her head.

"Ahahahaha!"

"Eheheheheh~"

"STOP!" She screamed in horror and crouch down. Suddenly the strange voices stop. She lifted her head and observe her surroundings. The tress was tall, too tall to be exact, You can hardly see the clouds because if the leaves and branches stretching. But despite the lack of sunlight, The plants on this place was very healthy.

She sighed in relief and stood up again.

"Ahahahahahah!!!" She froze when the voices were back, but this time it was much louder. Her breathing become heavy as she crouch down again.

"A fool indeed! Who does she thinks she is?!"

"Ahahahahaha! What do you expect of a brainless human?"

"We dont take orders from fools like you!"

"Ahahahahaha!!"

Tears flowed out from her eyes and shutting them tightly. What was happening? Where was she? Who are they?

Suddenly the voices stop again and was replaced by sandals tapping. She slowly lift her eyelids and stared at the distance. There she saw a man walking towards her direction. His head was hang low and his blonde hair was swaying slightly, even though there was no wind his dress flutter softly along with his hair.

She exclaimed in shock and ran towards his direction. She was relieved when she realized she wasn't alone.

"Hey! Please help me!" She shouted out a bit excited, but her actions stop when the man lifted his head.

Mina froze as glowing lavender eyes Stared at her dangerously. Although this man was fairly attractive, all of a sudden the looks doesn't matter anymore when his looking at you like his going to kill you right here right now.

"I-I....." She slowly step back. Fear engulfing her heart.

"W-what are you doing? S-step back! G-go away!!" She run away from the said man as fast as she can.

"Ahahahah! Run!"

The man followed mina while slowly unseathing his katana.

"You can run, But you can't hide." He announced before running towards her.

Mina screamed in horror and fasten her pace But it was all useless for the man was running too fast. Soon he manage to catch up to her.

Before she could speak to the man her head was brutally smash to a nearby rock. Blood gush out from her forehead and almost nocking her out of consciousness.

Tomo leaned his face to look at the woman. His eyes filled with hate and killing intent.

"Hi." He spoke while caressing her face gently. Mina's tears continued to flow as she stared at the man.

"W-who are you?" Tomo squeeze her face tightly which made mina shut up. He punch her stomach almost making her puke.

"I'm your worst nighmare."

Tomo drag mina by the hair and made the lady scream in pain.

^°^°^°^

Retracting his gaze from the window, Azu slowly made his way towards kazuha's room.

Opening the door, He saw kazuha lying on the bed, sleeping peacefully. Azu went to his side and stare at his cousin.

But something doesn't feel right. Azu frowned and place his finger infront of kazuha's nose. To only find out, that the young rōnin wasn't breathing anymore.

Kazuha is dead.