Stay By My Side (Akise Aru X Reader)

Chapter 26 (under editting)

You woke up the next morning only to find your room locked up again, your windows too and not only that. It was perfectly boarded up. Leaving you in the darkness, you huffed and pouted. Now, you're 100% becoming Rapunzel. "Father Gothel!!!"

"My name is Touya, you insolent daughter!" Your father yelled at you from downstairs and your door got unlocked, revealed Akise.

"Well, are you becoming Pascal or a new existence in Tangled that's similar to mother Gothel?" You crossed your arms in front of your chest in irritation and Akise smiled at you. You quickly noticed that his smile is not a genuine one. "Again, that kind of expression doesn't suit you,"

"I know, I know," Akise huffed and ruffled his hair. Making his messy hair becoming even messier. He pulled a chair and sat in front of you. "Look, I want you to stay here today. Don't go anywhere,"

"Aki, this is my fight too. You cannot exclude it from me. You're never supposed to get involved in this whole catastrophic game anyway!" You flail your arms in frustration. Why he doesn't understand it even now?!

"I got involved because I want to!" Akise's voice rose but he quickly regained his cool and he sighed. "I want to protect you so you can live,"

"Aki. Are you trying to punish me for a big sin I've never done or do you truly want to help me?" You asked him.

He was stunned to hear that from you. What do you mean by getting punished for a sin you have never done? All he wanted to do is for you to live like before. Why is this suddenly turned into this? Akise looked at you and he knew the answer.

"Then what should I do?" Akise's voice stammered. "I-I know. Maybe you can transfer the knowledge to us, t-then we can live forever together. What about that?"

"Akise, stop. You're more and more becoming like Gasai," you said sternly. "There's a delicate balance on that term and you can't just mess with it,"

"It's you that made such a capricious decision! Yesterday you told us that you want to be a God but now you don't want that position," Akise said.

"I did not!!" You yelled. "For fuck sake! I want to but if you died along the way then what's the meaning of me becoming a God? Even after becoming a God, you're going to be old and die!"

"Then why did you say that you wanted to be a God?!"

You flinched at your slip-up and your father came at the right time. "Hey, hey. You two don't fight. Aru-kun, get going. I'll be here for my daughter and I want you to resolve this when you get back home. No one can't die, this is an order,"

Akise stood up from his seat and closed the door behind him shut. He massaged the bridge of his nose before groaning in frustration and finally went out to do his important mission.

"You and your big mouth," your father shook his head. "Does life mean that little to you?"

"If you all die, then with who I live?"

"That little assistant girl?"

"Murumuru? I don't even know that Murumuru is the Murumuru I know or if she's from the previous world. And if she is from the previous world, what about this world Murumuru? Where is she?" You pulled your knees up to your chest. "I'm not even that close to her. Family is always in the heart you know,"

"I'm sorry that I've never been in your life," your father said to you apologetically and you shook your head.

"It can't be helped," you said. Your father took a seat beside you and he pats your head.

"I know why you said that and why Aru-kun said those things," your father said. "You both simply don't want to be left alone and choose a path where you leave first,"