Another chance (kunizai)

14

Dazais pov

News about the vote spread across the kingdom like wild fire. Posters were hanging and people were talking about it.

"I can't believe dazai got ballsy enough to challenge Mori".

"I mean he seemed to be nicer now after the wedding but have you heard about the girl".

"The one assassinated under his watch"?

Dazai groaned and continued walking to kouyous house trying to ignore the peoples voices. He smiled and waved at a few people but it was getting harder by the second to keep up his happy persona.

"Ah dazai come in". Kouyou spoke letting me inside. I thanked her and sat at the table as she made me tea.

"Chuuyas out right now if you wanted to see him. He'll be by later".

"Thank you Ane San. I didn't really have a reson to come other then the fact I wanted to get away from the castle".

She sat across from me setting some bread infront of me. "Oh hun tell me what happened".

"I'm surprised you haven't heard of the vote"?

"Oh I have. I just want to know from the person who it is targeting point of view ".

I smiled but shook my head and put my tea cup down. "I challenged Mori for the crown because he is trying to kill me".

"Oh my"! She pressed her palm to her mouth in shock. "Dear is that what the story of the little girl is about"?

"Kind of but what they say did happen. I saw a girl get assassinated infront of me. The man was coming after me but killed her instead ".

Kouyou stood up and came around the table hugging me. "Chuuya only told me that a girl died on your walk he never mentioned the assassin was after you".

I hugged her back. After my parents death she really became a mother or older sister figure to me so I was ok with her physical affection. "He wouldn't have known. I just found out a day ago and haven't spoken to him yet".

"So you confronted Mori and challenged him. Am I correct "?

"Yes the price is if I win I become king if I lose I get executed".

"No! Why would you risk yourself like that"!

"It was moris idea for a vote. I wanted to duel".

"Either way is wrong"!

"We'll trying to kill your own nephew is wrong but that doesn't stop him".

Kouyou pulled away from me holding my cheeks in her hands with tears filling her eyes. "Osa you have to call it off. You can't go threw with this"!

"I have to. It's death either way for me at least this way I will go down fighting. Chuuya is willing to die for his country and now so am I".

"What"! I heard something hit the ground and saw Chuuya standing in the doorway. "The hell you mean your going to die"?

"The vote! The vote he made with Mori!  If he loses he gets executed "! Kouyou now crying shouted as I looked at my folded hands in my lap.

"I'm sorry Chuuya".

"The hell you sorry for". He snapped walking over to me grabbing my shoulders. "Cause your not ganna lose. Not while I or kunikida are still alive. We will do what it takes to make you win"!

"The vote is the day before you leave. You should be with your family relaxing".

"Osamu you are apart of our family. We can't possibly imagine are family without you in it"! Kouyou spoke again holding my hand now.

"We'll help you. I swear we will weither you like it or not. So please don't just give up yet". Chuuya rested his head on my shoulder as he hugged me and kouyou hugged me as well.

"We might not be blood related osamu but we still love you. Please don't give up yet".

"Ok".

After awhile of hugging and crying I was released from the tight hold they both held me in so we could brainstorm ways to gain civilization approval.

"Maybe some kind of festival event you can hold showing your love for the kingdom"?

"There is no festival coming up".

"Maybe you can set up posters advertising your hood quality's"?

"I could try but I doubt it will work much".

"We can still try though"!

"Then it's settled Chuuya and I will make posters and you and kunikida can come up with other things like volunteering to help people or staging lessons for children". Kouyou clapped her hands together and Chuuya and I nodded.

"We'll i should be heading back to the castle now " I spoke standing up.

"But look how dark it is". Chuuya pointed out. "With the amount of people after your head now would be the most dangerous time for you to go out. Stay the night".

"I don't think kunikida would like that". I point out but Chuuya shook his head.

"I think he wouldn't like if you where killed walking home more. Stay the night ".

I sighed and nodded.

I went up to Chuuyas room with him since the house was only a two bedroom house so I share with Chuuya. He always had a separate drawer for my clothes as I used to stay over often so I changed Into those then laid next to Chuuya in his bed. There wasn't much room separating us but enough so we weren't uncomfortable.

"Osa can you promise me something"? I heard Chuuya whisper.

"Depends what it is".

"Can you promise you won't give up for me and die"?

I stayed quiet for a second before turning toward him pulling him into a hug. "Don't worry Chuuya. I'll be ok".

"You better asshole".

The next morning Chuuya and kouyou started working on posters while I went back to the castle. When I got back to the bedroom kunikida was pacing around the room in panic.

When he saw me he stopped pacing and hugged me tightly. "Osa where where you? I was so scared. What if you didn't ever come home? What if you where killed"?

"Don't worry love I was at Chuuyas a bit to long and when it got dark I decided since it would be to dangerous to come home I stayed there for the night".

Kunikida pulled away and pressed his lips to mine and I saw tears in his eyes that he quickly whipped away when he pulled away from me.

"Don't do that to me. I was so worried".

By now I could see the bags under his eyes from not sleeping filling me with regret.

I grabbed his hand pulling him into the bed and laid beside him and played which his hair. "Sleep lovely I'm ok now. I'm not going anywhere ".