You looked down at Ayato's grip on your arm with extreme conflict, tears welling in your eyes as you resigned to your choice.
"I...I understand, Ayato." You choked out, and he grinned wickedly, letting go of your arm.
"I thought you might, chichinashi. Don't go thinking that obedience will get a reward, though. Her death is inevitable." He said, and your last embers of hope died, shoulders slumping in utter defeat.
"I know." You whispered, head down. "It's for the best."
"Mmm, bitch-chan, I find myself liking this submissive side of you! It's making me incredibly aroused~"
"The broken expression on your face is awfully cute," Kanato noted, tracing a thumb along your lower lip. You hadn't even seen him move. Electricity followed his touch, lightly brushing across your cheek, along your jaw and down to your neck, where Laito's bite still remained. He smirked slightly as you shivered under his fingers, pulses of...something racing from the bite to fill your body with an odd tingling that you hated to name. He added a slight bit of pressure and you felt yourself flush, lips parting slightly as you drew in a sharp breath. He giggled, leaning in to inhale your scent, his breath on your neck making you shudder. "I think...I like this wanton expression even more."
"Oi, Kanato! Stop taking all the fun for yourself!" You barely heard Ayato's complaint, lost in the sensation Kanato was drawing from you as you allowed your head to fall back languidly, eyes heavily lidded as you waited impatiently for the feeling of his teeth in you; it would feel so good right....here, right on that soft bit of your shoulder. Screaming snapped you out of your stupor and you choked in a breath, shocked to find that your hands were at your bow, loosening it invitingly in response to Kanato's light yet intense touch. You wrenched away from him, eyes wide and startled. What the hell am I doing?!
"Ne, bitch-chan, you were ready to let Kanato rip your throat open there, weren't you?" Laito teased, and you shook your head frantically, backing away. "Nfu, so cute~ I hope to make you give me that lovely expression soon." You turned and ran, not knowing where you would be going...until you saw the stream of students making their way outside, then reality came crashing back down onto you along with a stunningly agonising guilt. Yuuko! You followed the students, ignoring Kanato yelling for you to come back. You had to see―
"Oh my god!"
"Why did she..."
"Not Yuuko!" You pushed your way to the front of the crowd frantically, praying to god, to anything―
"Oh no..." your voice was a faint wisp as you stared at the mess on the paving stones that used to be Yuuko. She had landed head-first, it seemed, and her face was completely smashed, eyes gruesomely popping out and blood still spreading from her head. Her limbs were all but pasted to the floor, twisted and broken. You screamed then, collapsing to your knees in abject horror, vomit rising in your throat. It should have been me! It should have been me! If I had just had that dream and jumped earlier...if I had just killed myself then Yuuko would be―
"Y/N. Y/N. Get up. Now." That was...Reiji? Why was he here? A strong hand took your arm, all but dragging you to your feet, your limbs completely unresponsive as you collapsed bonelessly against him, tears pouring down your face. "Damn..." Reiji swore? Why was Reiji swearing? He never cursed.
"What the fuck happened?" That was Subaru. Why were any of them here? You glanced back at Yuuko's remains and broke back down into hysteria, bile and agony choking you, consuming you. I thought I could handle this! I thought I would be okay...I'm not! I'm not okay! It's my fault! My fault! I can't do this anymore! I should have died not Yuuko!
