I never thought I would return to thank you...

Chapter 7

Here's the uodate you requested. Sorry if it isn't that good.

Slowly, painfully, he stood up on shaky feet, blood pouring down his pale(r) face, one arm holding his side as he made a few small steps before a bright light sorrounded his figure, blinding him. Not litteraly of course.

He put his shaking hand in front of his eyes to protect them.

Just in time to see the damned car moving in a fast pace toward him.

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Oha Asa predicted terrible luck for Aquarious today, nanodayo...

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Akashi's P.O.V

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"Tetsuya!!!" I yelled, just partly hearing my teammates cries as Tetsuya's life was about to be taken right in front of my eyes.

Despite the situation, I should've been able to move. Why was I just standing there! Why was I frozen just when my teammate needed me most?
I had promised myself. I swore I'd be strong no matter what! So why? Why damn it?

Time slowed down, everything moved in slow motion in those moments, allowing me to, despite the blinding light, see Tetsuya's eyes.
And I didn't want to see them.
Not with that expression.
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Not when instead of fearing for his own life, he worried about ours.
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Not when he felt guilty for making us see such a scene.

Tetsuya...
You damned innocent soul!!!

A loud thud made me blink twice, my heart swimming in relief when Tetsuya stood- sat, a few feet away from me. Daiki a few feet in front of him, gripping the street light's structure for dear life with his right hand, fear filled eyes glancing dumbfounded at the trembeling tealnette.
He's safe!

Daiki had finally snapped out of his frozen state just in time to save his, once partner, in basketball.
I'll have to reward him later.
Right now though...

"Tetsuya!" We all ran at his side checking of he was fine, which he was obviously not. Aside from the damage that Haizaki and the impact with the street caused, he was in shock from the whole thing.
He was shaking uncontrollably and his eyes were opened wide with new-found fear and confusion.
He looked pathetic honestly, if it wasn't for how long he'd gone through with Haizaki's tormenting, I would've told him to get it together, even if he didn't need to be told that. He was obviously trying to get it together himself. Trying to talk and stand on his own, he had no idea he looked like a lost child about to cry.

"Tetsu..." came a whisper from Daiki, who, himself, was shocked as well. His eyes desperatly wanted to not have seen all that, desperatly wanted his friend- no, best friend, to answer him and to act normally. This wasn't normal, he realized as his fist clenched and his teeth gritted against each-other. His body shook violently, turning towards a very stunned Haizaki Shougo, with the intent to kill.
"You-! You son of a b-"
"Daiki!" I stopped him, before he could actually kill him.

I got up and walked up to the young 'man' who was now grinning stupidly like a maniac.
"Haizaki Shoug-" He started laughing and pointing at me- no he was pointing at us, interrupting me.
Not of to a very good start Shougo.
"Hahaha! YOU! HAHAHAHAH! You should've seen the look on your face!!! HAHA! PRICELESS!!! HAH! I guess I really found your weakness! I don't have to get him to re-join the basketball club to destroy you! Haha-Ugh!!" I grab his collar- hard!- and give it a yank so then we were eye-to-eye, maybe even have him lower than me, and give him a nice, friendly talk.
"Do not interrupt me when I talk, Shougo." I said looking down upon him. "It really isn't good for your health." Giving him a 'warm' smile, which more or less told most people (the ones that know me) how serious the situation is, I give him no time for useless talk and continue with what actually matters here.
"Now then, let's begin our bussines with you, shall we?" Dragging him to the side of the street, my 'smile' never left me. Oh yes, I was enjoying it more than neccessary.
"Whoa! What the fu-!" The older teen bellowed in frustration and, of course, fear. Yet again, a yank of his collar silences him completely.
"Silence you disobidient dog!" I drag him in front of me with untamed force, letting him hang a bit backwards so that his body is leaning more on the street than the side-walk.
"You were preapared for the incomming consequences of your actions, were you not, Shougo?" His forehead was already covered in sweat, his figure shaking like a leaf while his hands clawed at mine, begging me to let him go.
Heh.
Pathetic loser.

"A-Akashi! Oi!" Daiki's voice held fear in it.
"What is it Daiki? Do you not see that I am currently punishing him for what he did?" An image of the tanned male shaking his head made it clear he didn't like what I was doing.
"That's not what I meant! Y-you're taking it too far!!!"
"Are you questioning me Daiki?" For the first time glancing at him, I noticed how he paled a bit and backed down immidietly.
Huh?
Good for him.

"Now then," I turn once again to the pale idiot in front of me. "Let's see how much luck you will have dodging incoming cars. Tetsuya was lucky indeed wasn't he?"
"NO! ARE YOU CRAZY?! LET GO OF ME!!! AKASHI YOU BASTARD!" Struggling. How stupid.
"Struggling is futile. Kindly stop or else I will have your chances of survival lowered. How about making you stand in the middle of the street. Would you survive there? Would you be as lucky as to be saved by your little 'friends'?" His eyes grow wide in fear, so wide you might even say they were going to pop out of their socets.
"Oh so you don't want that to happen?" He shook his head no. "Good that's good. I can stop if you want me to, you know. You just have to do one little thing for me then."
"I'll do it!!! I'LL DO IT! JUST LET ME GO!!!" Right on time as well.

A car was speeding down the street, much to Shougo's horror.
"Good! You will beg on your knees for forgiveness to Tetsuya."
"WHAT?! FORGET IT!!!"
"Hm? Very well then. So be it." A loud horn begun blowing, obviously signaling us to step away. Something which I intended not to do. Not without having Shougo agree that is.
"Oi!!! NONONONO!!! LET GO DAMN IT!!!LET GO!!!" Any time now. "I WON'T DO IT!!! I WON'T!!!" Almost there.
The horn was even louder now.
Sure enough, he will give in right...
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no-

"Akashi-kun!" A force I knew all-too-well dragged me backwards, Shougo along with me, the car whizzing past us, not bothering to stop since we were on safe grounds, but still not forgetting a: "Get outta my way idiots!!!"
Shougo panted repeatedly beside me, thanking all gods he knew for being alive.
"Tetsuya!" I would've succeded!

"Are you an idiot Akashi-kun?!" He snaps at me, his body trembling from pain and anger, blood tricled down his right chin from the impact he had not too long ago, making him look more weak and child like than he already was. He bit his lower lip as he looked down on me, wanting to say more but not finding it in him to.
Slowly, I get up, ready to give him a scolding of his life, when the madman finally started laughing.
"Hahahahahahah! Ahahahaahahaha!!!" Bastard! "I'm alive!!! Hahahahahahahaha!!! You-you failed!! By your own teammate no less!!!" He started laughing once more, frightening the poor students that didn't know what to do anymore.

"S-shut up!!!" He froze. We all froze.
Tetsuya...
Shougo, one hand on his stomach, the other on his eyes, revealed them to look at the phantom. "Haaah? What are you on about now?"

"Don't you get it, shrimp?" He slowly walked towards Tetsuya but stopped when I stepped in front of him. "I won! I got what I wanted and I'm not done yet! I will have my r-" He stopped talking.
He did good!
After all, I made sure to sharpen my scissors well before stopping them in front of his eyes.
I felt Tetsuya stiffen behind me and I knew I should finish this quick.

"Enough of this Shougo!! I would rather have this solved peacefully. If you so much as look at Tetsuya one more time, I will not hesitate to destroy you. Take that warning to heart and leave before I change my mind." He was too shocked to move. For a moment I thought I'd have to repeat myself, but one of the other students gently tugged him back and he left with a glare full of hatred.
Now then.

"Tetsuya! You-Tetsuya?!"

I cought him as his body slumped against mine.

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I'll make you pay for this, Akashi!!!

Longest chapter yet. Sorry Akashi is out of character.. 😖