Life in Borderland

Chishiya's Dare

Chishiya sat with a somewhat smug expression as his eyes fell onto Daiki. Naturally, no one had expected him to say Dare, but Chishiya wasn't about to let Daiki manipulate him. His past was his own and he saw no need to share it when there was another option on the table. Daiki sat forward, resting his elbows on the table and interlocking his fingers as he looked at Chishiya with irritation. Chishiya could see Hachi begin to laugh nervously in response to his younger brother's expression and even Niragi shuffled uncomfortably in his chair. It was clear that the two of them were quite familiar with this look.

"I'll give you one more chance: Truth or Dare, Shuntaro?" He said with a slight growl. It was clear to Chishiya that Daiki wasn't used to people not doing what he wanted.

"Did I stutter? Dare." Chishiya repeated dryly, his cold eyes shifting around the table to all of the shocked faces before finally they landed on the one person who really mattered to him: Namika. She looked at him with awe in her eyes and a smile on her face.

"Oh, I like you" She whispered to him with a grin on her face and Chishiya couldn't help but smirk softly. He couldn't wait for the Valium to wear off. Chishiya's eyes shifted back to Daiki and he raised his brow.

"Well? Don't tell me you haven't thought of any dares. I know you're unorganized, but I never expected you to be this unorganized" He told Daiki. The larger, tattooed man flashed him a menacing grin that intimidated even Niragi, but Chishiya didn't even flinch.

"Okay then, tough guy..." He began, "I dare you to tell us all about how much your daddy messed you up or I dare you to rip off one of your fingernails" Daiki said with a sinister smile as he lent down and pulled out a pair of pliers and threw them towards Chishiya.

Chishiya picked up the pliers and examined them; while he wasn't the biggest fan of pain, he wasn't about to let Daiki win. Next to him he could see Namika looking between him and Daiki in shock.

"This is a bit harsh, don't you think, Daiki?" She asked, looking to her older brother. "Isn't this just a simple game of truth or dare?"

Daiki didn't even look at Namika, let alone respond, but Chishiya heard the sound of Niragi laughing. His gaze flicked towards Namika's ex fiance who was clearly enjoying her amnesia and otherwise drugged up state of mind.

"You still have no idea what's going on, do you?" Niragi laughed, putting his hand on the top of Namika's head, causing her to flinch at his touch. "I hope you permanently stay this way."

Namika shoots Niragi a glare and slaps his arm away from her before she again moves her chair closer to Chishiya. She was now so close that her body was pressed up against his, but naturally, Chishiya didn't mind in the slightest. Her eyes then fell onto Chishiya who hadn't taken his eyes off of her and for a split second Chishiya could have sworn he saw a hint of recognition in her eyes.

"The pharmacy..." She mused to herself and Chishiya couldn't help but smile ever so slightly and put his finger to his lips to shush her. Now wasn't the time to reminisce, especially about what had happened in the pharmacy all that time ago. 

Chishiya looked away from Namika and back to the pliers in his hands. Daiki had an expectant look on his face and Chishiya knew that Daiki was expecting him to back out and discuss his past with the group. If it was anyone else, perhaps Daiki would have been right, but he didn't know Shuntaro Chishiya. 

Without so much as a second thought, Chishiya used the pliers to rip off his pinky fingernail, flinching slightly at the sharp pain. He then held up his bleeding finger to show Daiki, who looked even more pissed off. 

"I thought we agreed to all go with Truth." Arisu exclaimed, his eyes were wide with shock.

"You agreed to it. I agreed to no such thing." Chishiya said bluntly, trying his best to ignore the throbbing pain from his finger that continued to bleed onto the table. Chishiya's eyes remained on Arisu until he felt Namika take his hand and place it in her lap.

"What are you..." Chishiya trailed off as he watched Namika wrap his pinky finger up with the bottom of her singlet and squeeze it to try and stop the bleeding. 

Namika didn't look at him and just focused on his hand, causing Chishiya's heart to race and his expression to soften. He knew he loved Namika Kagami, but in this moment he felt as though he could hand her his heart and that wouldn't be enough to express how he felt. In fact, if she had remembered exactly who he was, he might have even kissed her in front of everyone. Chishiya cleared his throat, trying to once again focus. This was a King's game and Daiki was dangerous to everyone at the table other than the beautiful woman who sat beside him holding onto his bleeding pinky finger.

"Nice work..." Daiki said softly, doing nothing to hide the anger in his tone. "But, next round won't be so easy." He warned Chishiya as he picked up a tool box from the ground and sat it beside him on the table. "I'm not someone who want to fuck with. I don't care who you are." He snapped. Chishiya was surprised at just how easy it was to push his buttons.

"There's still four more rounds, Daiki. How about we stop talking and just get to the next round." Chishiya replied, staring straight back at Daiki's irritated expression with a cold one. 

Chishiya could feel the tension building in the air as everyone but Namika kept their eyes locked onto the pair of them wondering who would break first. After a few minutes, Daiki's expression softened and he gave out a laugh that caused those who watched the interaction to jump in surprise.

"I knew I liked you for a reason. You've got balls, Shuntaro, I'll give you that. But, let's see how tough you are after the next few rounds." Daiki said, leaning back in his chair and putting his hands behind his head. "It's time for the next round." He said, his eyes moving back onto Arisu as he prepared to start the next round.

"Hey..." Namika whispered from next to Chishiya, causing his gaze to flick to meet with hers. "Do you... love me or something?" She asked. "I've been... remembering things about you and I don't know if they're real or not." She told him in a soft whisper and Chishiya couldn't help but smile.

"They're real." Chishiya nodded. "As for whether I love you... well... I love you more than you'll ever know." He answered in response.

A/N: So sorry for how late this is. Have had a hectic couple of months. But hope you all enjoyed this shorter chapter!