Toman's Black Cat

I woke up in another room alone. I wanted to panic, to scream, but I didn't know what was going on even though I was praying that this isn't when I think it is. That had to be Kisaki. I only saw him for a moment, but if that was him…

I had been pacing the room for what felt like forever when the door clicked open and some jerk in a suit motioned for me to come out.

I couldn't think of anything to say. I could hear my heart beating fast in my ears as I went along with him.

The walk, while only having lasted a few minutes at best, felt like it was taking forever. I could feel a little bit of my sanity slipping as I started taking note of my surroundings, anything that could convince me that this isn't when Chifuyu…

I heard laughter and managed to turn and face the voices in a nearby room to try to see who was around. I was able to make eye contact for only a moment with Smiley whose eye noticeably twitched before being yanked next to the man I was meant to follow.

The man brought me to the door of another room but knocked in some sort of code before even opening the door to go in.

Right before he was given permission, I felt my heart stop when I heard a gunshot followed by a very panicked Takemitchy.

I didn't even need to be led into the room and found myself stumbling in the general direction of Takemitchy's screams just in time to see Kisaki holding a gun to Chifuyu's head.

"NO PLEASE GOD NO!" I screamed. The words left my mouth before I could think of another way, another option, another plan. All I could see was him.

My body was shaking as I continued to approach him, and I couldn't discern the look Chifuyu was giving me. "Please… don't kill him…. Please…I'll do anything…just please…" Hot tears poured down my face as I felt myself stumble closer to Chifuyu.

Kisaki took a moment to take in my appearance before rolling his eyes and speaking. "Since you care so much about him, come and die with him if he matters that much to you."

I barely even heard him as I let my legs come to a complete stop in front of Chifuyu and didn't even perceive a hand clamp on my shoulder to shove me down to my knees to face him. All I could do was gaze numbly into his eyes. The same light blue eyes I remembered that first night, he was crying then too. The memory made me smile. I didn't tell him I heard most of what he had said or how much his gentleness meant to me at that moment or since.

I heard Kisaki click his tongue behind me. "You would really die for this idiot. I really thought after all the time it took to find you and all the trouble you kept trying to cause me, you'd put up more of a fight."

I continued to beam at Chifuyu. "Of course….I would die…for Fuyu…." All that was left was the combination of searing hot pain in my head and Chifuyu's scream as I fell into darkness.

I jolted up suddenly to the sound of beeping machines and voices over a loud sound system. I quickly searched my surroundings trying to put together where and when I am. It took several taps and shakes before I realized someone is trying to talk to me.

"Miss?" I was able to acknowledge a soft touch on my shoulder and looked at a nurse who was attending as well as speaking to me.

That's right. The Haitani brothers brought me to the hospital.

I found myself growing numb when I couldn't help but replay what I had just experienced.

I stayed sitting up but could do nothing more but stare at the wall. I'm not sure how many times nurses came and went, checked my vitals and took notes on my condition they said improved, but I was brought out of my daze by yet another nurse explaining I had new visitors by the names of Emma and Manjiro Sano.