The Rival's Heir |Byakuya Togami x OC (Reader Insert)

Chapter 7

"EVERYONE GET DOWN! SHOW ME YOUR HANDS!"

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All of the feel-good vibes of the event are now gone, and what replaces it is cold tension, freezing the entire room into a state of panic. I look over to Byakuya, who is just as shocked as the rest of the crowd, and I instantly start to feel the same way. Right now, the people in the room are starting to tense up, their hands in the air, and frightened sobs are heard in every corner of the room.

The man shouts out again, "WELL? GET DOWN NOW! AND SHOW ME WHO'S IN CHARGE!"

Immediately, people start frantically dropping down, hiding their faces on the floor to not look at the weapon aimed at them. I watch Sonia kneel, looking around as if going along with the crowd. "I believe you have us in a position of control. I ask you to lay down your weapon and calmly explain-"

"SHUT UP. TELL ME WHO'S IN CHARGE NOW!" The man interrupts Sonia's pleas as he points the weapon at her, causing her to promptly follow orders and kneel. The only ones still standing are him, me, and Byakuya. By this time, the man calms down a bit to at least not be shouting, taking on a new façade. "Well? This is your last chance. Either get down or tell me who's in charge around here"

"There's no one in charge here per se. This is a conference between the people in power, if you couldn't tell," I hear this insanely stupid man say next to me, "you have no right being in here. Tell me your intentions now."

Byakuya and the man are now having a stare-down, whilst I am slowly figuring out what to do. I look around my surroundings, only to see my poor father in the child's pose and mumbling what seems to be some sort of prayer. The sight disturbs me slightly, seeing the man who has been at the top of the hierarchy in such a meek and helpless position.

I am brought back from my thoughts at the sound of a *pop*, followed by screams erupting. I look around to see who was hit, only to find a hole in the ceiling. Just a warning shot... I sigh in relief. "I have the power to bring everyone in this room to hell. Don't get smart-mouthed with me, you bitch." The man is starting to get aggressive again, thanks to a certain provoker.

The man starts to move closer towards Byakuya, raising his gun and...

"Not another step." I find myself standing in between the two. My legs had moved on their own and I am now standing in between the two. I don't have time to regret my stupidity, not when I am in the line of fire.

"Who're you? Some bitch protecting her poor innocent asshole? Step aside, and I won't shoot."

"No. I can't do that," I step closer until his pointed weapon is touching my chest, "not until I put you in your place."

"Wha-" I cut him off by kicking the inside of his leg, effectively bringing him to the ground, belly-side down. I effectively maneuver the gun out of his hand and across the room. Straddling on top of him, pinning his arms down, I call out, "We need police here! Someone dial 911!" People start to scramble around, grabbing their phones and calling whatever authorities they have on speed dial.

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The police arrive shortly after, to which I release my grip to give them the space to handcuff the guy. "YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE?! DESPAIR WILL STRIKE YOU AT ANY MOMENT! YOU WON'T BE SMILING SOON!"

I walk back over to Byakuya, watching the now criminal flail around, screaming about god knows what. "Are you ok, Byakuya? That was a close one for you."

"I should be asking you that." He deflects the question to me, "You idiot. Standing in between us? Letting the gun touch you? What if it had gone differently?"

"Well, it was either me or you. You appointed me to assist you, so that's what I did," that was a lie.

The truth is, I don't know what came over me. For some reason, I just decided to protect Byakuya. I decided to protect him, even though he's nothing but an arrogant ass. He didn't need my protection, so why?

"Imbecile..." Byakuya sighs before looking away, his face reddening slightly, "You just had to scare me like that..."

"Sorry... are you ok, though?" I decided to ask him again.

"...I am now, Sora. I am now..."

Byakuya and I proceed to walk around, helping people to their feet, helping them calm down, and ensuring they have a safe ride back to their estates.

I hear Enoshima walk up to me, her heels clicking on the ground. "Wow, Sora! I didn't think you'd be so bold, standing in front of an actual gun like that" She puts an arm around me, laughing boisterously.

Sliding out of her embrace, I look at her. "Yeah... didn't think that'd be an experience today. I'm just glad he didn't shoot, though. You ok?"

"Fit as a fiddle! That bastard would shoot a pretty girl like me, I'm too hot to die to such an ugly guy!" Enoshima once again laughs, whilst, once again, putting her arm around me. She pulls me close, "I wonder what would've happened if he did shoot... think of what poor Togami over there would do..."

I stay silent, and after a bit of tension, she releases her grasp on me. "Oh, well! Not like that didn't happen. I'll be off now, so I'll see you later! Toodles" she waves, bouncing off towards the door and out of sight. I can't help but stand there, and wonder what she meant by all of that.

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Everyone has left, save for my father. Byakuya and I are getting ready to go when I hear his voice behind me. "Wait! Please, wait just a moment." He calls.

"How did you do that? How did you muster up that much courage to take down a feind like that, let alone just standing in front of him? The rest of us, save Young Togami over here, were frightened to our core, yet you risked your entire future for us. Why would you do that?"

Quickly readjusting my hair, I turn around to respond, "I don't have a lot to lose. It's ok. Just as long as no one was hurt, I'll be ok." I quickly turn back to the door before saying, "Well, Byakuya? Are you ready? I'm about to burn these heels."

"Yes, let's." He takes my arm in his, holding on just a little tighter than before, and we walk off towards our designated limo.

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Well, uh, hi! Little authors note again,

As you can tell, I am not the best at updating this story, LMFAO! I'm in college for music education, so all of my time has been taken up with classes and whatnot (music majors, amiright). If this story gains more traction, I will put it higher on my priorities.

Let me know what yall thought of the chapter! Any theories on what might happen next?