My lover, my assassin

Chapter 36

Nagisa's Pov

My body was riddled with pain. I could feel my blood mix with the rain that was soaking me to the bone. Each memory that flooded back to me brought more pain. It was like I was feeling each blow, each cut all over again. I remembered my mother beating me, throwing plates and glasses at me, locking me in the cupboard as I screamed my throat roar and tore my nails off as I tried to escape. Everything Takaoka did to me that night flooded back as well. He had beaten me, kissed me, touched me and stabbed me and my whole body was raw as it remembered the pain my brain made me remember. 

I sagged down, my head thumping and the only thing keeping me up right was Takaoka's tight grip on my hair. 

"Nagisa!"

I blinked the tears and rain out of my eyes and raised my head to see Karma. It was like I was seeing him for the first time. I had remembered somethings about him but the amount of love that I really had for him blinded me as I stared into his golden orbs, full of worry as he stared at me, his hair plastered to his neck and face from the rain. 

"This is so sweet, don't you think? It must be fate, we are here again."

He pulled me up straighter and licked the side of my face. I tried in vain to pull away and Karma started forward, murder in his eyes but Takaoka simply placed the blade against my stomach. 

"Let us pick up from that night shall we? Kneel."

I stared in agony as Karma grit his teeth and sunk to his knees, hands behind his head. Takaoka moved closer and waved Nakamura away. She backed up to the doorway, her hands above her head and into the arms of another mercenary. He must have been in the other room. He gripped her arms behind her back and I saw her eyes blaze with anger but she didn't react, not with the blade still rested against my side. 

As we stopped in front of Karma he gave me a smile before glaring at Takaoka.

"Have you no shame? Using Nagisa to get to me? Are you to afraid to face me with your own measly strength? Hiding behind him to save your sorry self."

Takaoka growled deep in his throat and tossed me to the side. I cried out and slid along the wet floor and slammed into the railing. Karma started towards me but had to quickly raise his hand to block Takaoka's blow.

"Whose hiding?"

I struggled to sit up, my leg screaming in pain as I watched in fear as Takaoka attacked Karma. My love was at a disadvantage, having been on his knees and he tried to shuffle away as Takaoka was relentless in his attacks. Blows rained down left and right faster than I could follow and I winced as they connected, imaging the strength behind them. Karma didn't see the kick coming and it connected to his side, sending him spinning away with a roar of pain. Clutching his side he stumbled to his feet as Takaoka moved forward, a force of nature. Karma seemed to be a step behind, a fraction too slow. More of Takaoka's broke through his defences and he only got a few blows of his own through. I looked at Nakamura and her mouth was set in a grim line. She couldn't move with her hands pinned behind her. She looked at me and flickered her eyes to the side door. She wanted me to run. I shook my head as I glanced at Karma who managed to get a powerful kick in and Takaoka grunted with pain, clutching his chest as he struggled to breath. Karma tried to take advantage of it and follow up with an axe kick but Takaoka grabbed his leg and sent him flying through the glass doors. They shattered as he slammed through them and I screamed out to him. Takaoka glanced at me, a smirk on his face as he moved over the broken glass and dragged Karma back out. My heart was in my throat as I stared at him covered in blood and cuts.

"Please, let him go!"

I begged as they stopped before me and Takaoka forced Karma to his knees, facing me. I took in his bruised face and split lip as met my gaze. I gasped in fear as Takaoka drew his blade and put it at the back of Karma's neck.