Killing your dark Future (copy)

Chapter 8

"Speech"

"Thoughts"

Teigu

Disclaimer: I don't own Akame ga Kill, or any of its characters.

(Four Days Later; Night Raid's Hidden Base)

Four days had passed since Sheele's death, and Night Raid's members were still recovering from the devastating loss. But they were assassins, and they had a very important job to do. So even with one of their members gone, life went on. There had been a small funeral for Sheele the day after she died, and a grave was set up for her next to Ieyasu's. Mine's right arm had been broken by Koro, which meant someone had to help her with most daily tasks. This also meant that she was banned from any training or strenuous activities until her arm was healed. Sayo had also been slightly traumatized by the events of the horrible night. It was the new assassin's first mission, and she already had to make a horrible and desperate decision. Najenda had ordered Sayo to take some time off to recuperate and come to terms with what she had done. But the silver-haired woman didn't like how upset Sayo looked, so she discretely ordered that one person monitor her at all times and stop her from doing anything rash.

"I can't believe she's really gone..." Tatsumi thought, his emerald eyes were filled with sadness as he chopped fruit for lunch. "I know that dangers that come with this job...and that any of us can die at any moment...but I never thought anyone would actually..."

"Damn it!" Tatsumi released a heavy sigh when he heard Mine yell from behind him. The pinkette was trying to eat with her one good arm, but her dominant arm had been broken so it was difficult for her to hold her spoon steady. Every time Mine would try to eat her food, her hand would start to shake and she would drop whatever was in her spoon. "Why'd my right arm have to break!?"

"Here Mine." Akame said, scooping up some food and offering it to Mine.

"I don't need you to feed me, so just leave me alone." Mine said, as she let out an annoyed huff. "I'm not a child."

"I know you're not a child, but it's starting to get cold Mine...and Tatsumi made this just for you." Akame said in a sympathetic tone, once again offering Mine the spoonful of food. At the mention of Tatsumi's name, Mine glanced at the young man then back at the food on her plate.

"Tatsumi did go out of his way to make me this...he even made everything just the way I like it." Mine thought, as she clenched her good fist. "I don't want to be rude...it's not like I'm happy that he made food just for me or anything..." Sighing in defeat, Mine leaned forward and opened her mouth. "Fine."

"Thank you." Akame said with a small smile, placing the spoonful of food into Mine's mouth.

"Even though Sheele was killed...Akame acts as cool and collected as before..." Tatsumi thought, as he watched Akame feed Mine out of the corner of his eye. "But I know she's hurting on the inside...everyone is...When we're alone, Akame rarely leaves my side...At night she practically clings to me, and I swear I feel her tremble sometimes...Leone has taken this pretty bad as well...She works so hard during the day...but then at night sits in the meeting room and drinks by herself...I know she's just trying to take her mind off Sheele..." Tatsumi suddenly stopped cutting and looked down at his hand in disgust, the same hand Seryu had held when she lead him through the slums. "That girl...I knew there was something off about her...I should have followed my gut and taken her out when I had the chance...Then maybe...No, I can't think like that. Sheele wouldn't want me blaming myself for what happened..." Tatsumi grit his teeth and tightly balled his fist. "Now...I truly understand how dangerous this line of work is."