Life in Borderland

Rebound

It had been two days now since the King of Clubs game had been beaten and Niragi was somehow still alive. He thought by now that whatever internal bleeding would have surely killed him or the King of Spades. Death was something he welcomed at the moment; he was in constant pain and was viewed by everyone around him as 'unclean'. Even players who didn't know his past at the Beach ran when they saw him and it just made him angrier. 

He was in a particularly bad mood for a number of reasons: firstly, he was in pain and he couldn't stand to look at himself in a mirror anymore. Niragi had always been aware that he was attractive and it was something he took pride in, especially after high school. But, since Chishiya had burned him, he had grown to hate what he looked like now. Secondly, he had finally realized that Namika was gone for good. He thought that the King of Clubs game had finally brought them back together, but once again, Chishiya ruined his chances. Thirdly, he was in no condition to play any of the games now and he really hated that he was going to miss out on the fun. From Niragi's point of view, all of his problem and sources of his anger came from one individual: Shuntaro Chishiya. His newfound nemesis. He was certain that he hated Chishiya even more than he hated Hachi Kagami. 

Niragi was convinced that if Chishiya had not of joined the Beach, none of his problems he had now would have ever occurred. He would still be attractive, fit, engaged to his dream girl and playing as many games as he could. His only hope at the moment was that he would stumble across Chishiya... and that bastard Arisu. They both represented things he hated. Chishiya stole his life and Arisu's hope and optimism pissed him off. That and he owed Arisu who all of those punches and getting involved in his 'business' with Namika.

The sun was particularly hot, even in the mid afternoon, as he continued to walk up the overgrown road. Every car he had tried either wouldn't  start or was out of fuel, giving him no choice but to continue to limp. He was headed to nowhere in particular, but he was aware of the fact that his and Namika's place wasn't too far from where he was currently. So, if worst came to worst, he was just going to head there. Part of him hoped Namika would be there, but, he didn't trust himself around her. The last time they were together his anger truly took over him and he almost killed her. That part he felt slightly guilty about, but only that. As far as he was concerned, Niragi was entitled to her body and Arisu was the one in the wrong. If he saw her again, he would probably give it another try, but he didn't want to kill Namika. Just maybe hurt her a little for hurting him. Was that a little fucked up? Yes. But, Niragi had grown to accept all of the dark thoughts that entered his mind. If people saw him as a monster, he would be a monster.

"Niragi!" He had heard the voice of a woman for a little while now but was convinced that it was in his head. "Niragi, wait up!" This time, he stopped. Looking over his shoulder, he saw a woman who he vaguely seemed to recognize. At the sight of him, she smiled rather than turn away in fear at the sight of him and Niragi in turn, smirked.

"Who the fuck are you?" He called out to her. She was much taller than Namika was, but had the same long black hair she did. The woman gave him a puzzled look as she stopped a couple meters away from him.

"It's me, Saiko." She told him and again, Niragi paused for a moment before it finally clicked. She was one of the militant members and the woman that Namika got into a fight with after getting jealous. Smirking at the memory, Niragi's eyes watched Saiko for a few seconds before he raised his eyebrow at her.

"What do you want, Saiko?" Was his next question.

"You look hurt, I thought I could help you out. Where's Kagami?" Saiko asked, looking around. Niragi couldn't help but glare at her question.

"Don't know." He shrugged. "Probably fucking Chishiya somewhere." He snapped bitterly. Much to his surprise, Saiko had a slight smile on her face when she heard his answer.