Sargent Akabane

Chapter 18: His goodbye

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The gun falls out of my hand and hits the floor with a clank before my shaking hands fall to my side and I stare at the man I thought was my father with a jaw dropping expression of pain and shock.

"Why..." was all I could bring myself to say. "Why.....why why..WHY!" I repeated and before he had the chance to respond to the other man cut in saying to me while his pistole was pointing at me threateningly, his finger on the trigger.

"Now, be a good little boy and sit down beside your little friend, I promise you I'll make this quick." Make what quick? And my face grew pale and my palms cold as I realized what he was saying...

He....he's going to kill us...

"That's not what you told me. Damn lair." A voice came from behind me I glanced over my shoulder, my eyes grew wide and a wave of relief washed over me.

Karma....he's here...thank god....

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I stood behind Nagisa a gun at my side ready to fire at any second with Grip behind me ready to break anyone's neck. Normally I would just shoot and ask questions later but I couldn't do that not with Nagisa and Nakamura in danger.

The man laughed hysterically as if he was just told a bad joke. Wiping a tear from his eye still shaking off that horrible bone chilling laugh he said still pointing the gun at Nagisa, "Ah...dumbass. There was no deal...I just wanted your ass dead. You've gotten in my way when you started climbing the damn ranked.." My body tensed as Nagisa looked at me confused and still scared but obviously trying not to show it.

"Karma...what is he talking about.." I bit my lower lip stepping forward gradually ignoring the click of the mans gun.

"He told me to leave your side or you'd be killed.." I explained and he shook his head,

"No, I mean...this ranking what is he talking about." I could hear the tension in his voice the pain in the back of his throat and I felt the same pain in mine threatening tears on my eyes. I clenched my fist ignoring the tightening of my throat and attempted to swallow my tears.

"Oh? He didn't tell you?" No....

"Tell me what..." Nagisa whirled around to the man ...no don't listen...don't listen Nagisa!

My lower lip quivered and I saw the man smiled sadistically as he looked at me knowing finally what my weakness was and my breaking point.....must of been nice to relish in your so called rivals weakness knowing you could crush them in an instant.

"No! I'll go with you just don't..Y-you can kill me just don't..." I pleaded without even thinking about what I was saying-what I was doing ...there was no point in begging because Nagisa would figure it out one way or another...

Said blunette was just staring at me...shocked? Terrified? Confused? Pained?

No..it was all of those things,

Hearing your teacher/crush willingly offer to off himself isn't exactly something you can just...take with a grain of salt.

Despite the pitiful way I pleaded the man only flashed that horrendous smile saying with his gun swinging around, "As tempting as that offer is ...I much rather wash your spirit break at your most desired person ever, the one you've fallen DESPERATELY in love with turn on you before I break your body."