My Reason To Live

Chapter 3

"Akutagawa," Dazai muttered. His face looked intense. I've never seen his face look like that before.

Dazai's intense face immediately turned into a warm smile.

"Aku!!! Long time no see!" Dazai put his arms up in the air.

"Don't call me that," Akutagawa growled.

Dazai our a finger under his chin. "Hmmm what did you want again?" He asked. "I want the girl!" Akutagawa became irritated.

"Oh, yeah that's right! Unfortunately, I can't do that." Dazai's cheerful expression went away. "Don't make this hard for me," Akutagawa sighed.

Dazai stood in front of me getting ready for a fight. "Well, it's not like I'm gonna just give her up. I'm gonna protect her with all I got," Dazai cracked his knuckles. Akutagawa "Tched" and yelled out, "Rashomon!"

Some weird black and reddish thing, I'm assuming is his ability, came out from behind him.

"You just met the girl. Are you really gonna go this far to keep her away from the Mafia?" Akutagawa said. Dazai nodded his head and got ready to attack if Akutagawa came at him.

"Y/N, hurry and run away while you can! I'll find you I pro-!" Dazai was cut off my Akutagawa's ability piercing threw Dazai's torso causing him to cough up a surge of blood.

"Dazai!!" I called out to him. "D-Don't worry I'm gonna be alright," he reassured me. Akutagawa pulled back his Rashomon to get ready for another attack. Dazai was still gonna put up a fight.

"Dazai you're hurt you shouldn't be fighting like this!" I yelled out to him. He ignored me so he could focus on Akutagawa's next attack. As Akutagawa was about to attack Dazai again I knew I needed to do something so I could make myself useful.

I tried using my ability. Somehow I caused lightning to shoot out of my palm, and hit Akutagawa in the shoulder causing him to wince in pain, stopping his attack.

"Okay 'Akutagawa,' I don't know what you and the 'Mafia' want with me but I am not going any where with you even if it means I'll die," I said blankly.

"Then so be it," Akutagawa furrowed his non-existent eyebrows and charged Rashomon at me for another attack.

I was prepared for impact but non of that happened. Instead, Dazai quickly picked me up and started running.

"Do you realize how dangerous that was, Y/N?!?" Dazai yelled at me in worry. "Sorry..." I mumbled. Dazai sighed.

"Well, at least you're okay."