Hello! So, since I paired up two of
the asks that made the randomizer cut I re-randomized the remaining asks and
this one came out on top to be the last of the month! Thanks!
“You know he’s, like,
always all over other girls, right?” How could she have ever defended him
from that after seeing what she did? Her boyfriend, with her…the image was
burned into her memory, searing away the love she felt for him replacing it
with a deep-seated ache. After everything she’d done for him too! She supported
him despite her family disowning her for aligning herself with a rival gang
member. She believed in him even though all her friends told her he was no
good, that he would break her heart because he was a flirt! She knew he was
often sent for coercion against female members of rival gangs, his charm and
good looks breaking past any defenses they put up.
But now the same had happened to her. She’d trusted him and-
Her thoughts abruptly cut off as a searing pain shot through
her head. Blinking rapidly, the last image before her eyes were the faces of
who she knew to be his enemies, the ones who’d sworn revenge upon him. With a
shuddering sigh, she fell unconscious, morbidly thanking the gods for a quick
release from the pain of his betrayal.
Kise thought he knew anger, but
this rage, it’s fierce enough to scare himself. Before him sits his love, the
one person in the whole world who understands and loves him for everything he
is. She knows his darkest secrets, his deepest fears, his heart’s desires, all
of it.
And now she’s suffering because of
it.
It’s clear they’ve roughed her up,
her blood-soaked shirt is evidence enough of that. But there’s something else,
something deeper and more underhanded that’s happened because when her head
rises and their eyes meet (one of hers swollen), there’s no expression of
gratitude, no release of breath in relief of his arrival. If anything, a look
of utter agony spills across her face.
“Just leave me Kise,” the use of
his last name by her voice startling him, “they can’t hurt me any worse than
you have.”
“________-cchi, what are you-“
“Don’t call me that! Don’t you ever
call me that again! How could you? How could you do that, to me!” she shouts,
voice echoing in the cavernous warehouse.
Around them are the bodies of her
kidnappers, most unconscious but a few dead. Kuroko and Kagami blink in
confusion, both of them unsure exactly what to do. Clearly, _______ needs help
but as Kise starts moving towards her again she screams out, “Stay the fuck
away from me!”
“Get her,” Kise grunts and Kuroko
moves to her in his stead.
“Come on, ______-chan, let’s get
you out of here,” the blue haired sniper says, untying her restraints. She
falls against him, thoroughly spent, staining his suit with blood. Kagami moves
next, leaning down and lifting her up easily.
The sight of her snuggling into the
crook of the red head’s neck makes Kise’s blood boil but there’s no time for
this right now. She needs medical attention and rest. Then, maybe, hopefully,
they can work through whatever lies it is they told her to turn her against
him.
Midorima clicks his tongue as he
cleans her wounds, hooking up an IV to rehydrate her body.
“She needs rest and no further
strain for at least a week,” he advises when he exits her room. “Until then,
Kise, I recommend you not speak with her. She was thoroughly distraught, mumbling
something about you betraying her. If you were to try to talk to her in this
state I fear she’ll tear the stiches and go into shock.”
Kise nods his understanding, tears
of frustration stinging his eyes.
The week crawls by but finally he
gets clearance from Midorima to seek an audience with her. Initially, she
refuses, but under the surprisingly gentle persuasion of Kasamatsu, relents and
allows Kise to enter her room. Her eyes are hard, lips pressed in a tight line
as he enters.
“Say what you want quickly then get
out,” she snaps, turning her head so she doesn’t have to look at his golden
eyes, the eyes that melt her.
“_______-cchi,” he begins, taking a
seat on the bed, “I don’t know what those goons told you to make you so upset
but-“
She whips her head to face him,
eyes full of fury. “They didn’t do a thing except break my body! YOU broke my
heart, Kise!”
“What are you talking about?” he
grunts.
“I saw you,” she says lowly, voice
full of anger, “I saw you that day kissing
that girl and I know you weren’t on
assignment! So, who was she? Hmmmm? Your little side whore? Your plaything for
when I’m away? Tell me! Who was so important that you would throw away
everything we built together?!”
She’s shouting again, voice drawing
attention to the door and Midorima enters with a scowl on his face. Grabbing
hers, Kise directs her attention to his own, eyes boring into her with an
intensity she’s never seen before. “That girl had an allergic reaction to some of
the food at the magazine shoot. I was giving her mouth to mouth to keep her
alive until paramedics arrived.”
“What?” she breathes out.
“Yeah, it was just her and me and
my assistant at the time because everyone had to go pick up various items for
the shoot. She took a bite of a cream cheese puff thing and it had shellfish in
it. I guess when you came in was the same time my assistant was in the back
ally waiting for the ambulance. I never even knew you were there!”
Tears flood her eyes, her face
scrunching up as she sobs against his chest. “Ryouta,” she chokes out and he
sighs in relief, “I’m so, so sorry! I’m so sorry I doubted you! I…I’m so sorry!”
“It’s ok, shhhhhh. It’s ok,
_______-cchi.”
Flying backwards, her head smacking
the headboard she cries out, “Even if I was mad, I didn’t tell them anything! I
didn’t! I…I just couldn’t betray you!”
He kisses her deeply, smoothing
down the back of her hair. “I know, baby, I know. Just, settle down, ok? It’s
all ok now.” He looks over his shoulder, nodding to Midorima he has this under
control and the doctor retreats, shutting the door quietly. Carefully, Kise
settles into bed next to her, lying down and drawing her into his arms.
“Just next time, stick around to
yell at me so you don’t get kidnapped again, ne?” he asks somewhat playfully and
she smacks his arm.
Kissing her again, he sighs into
her mouth. She may be a bit of a handful sometimes, but as long as it’s his
hands handling her, he’s happy.
A cry of pain pierces Kuroo’s heart. That’s _______’s voice, calling
out for mercy. “I don’t have anything to live for any
more, just kill me, please.”
Her pleas sear his soul, why would she say that? Isn’t he worth living for? Didn’t she believe
he’d come for her? That he’d save her? Rushing in, guns blazing, he cuts down
three of her abusers in under thirty seconds. Yamamoto handles the remaining two
while Lev rushes to get her down from where they’ve suspended her on a chain.
Kuroo sees her clinging to the half-Russian, sobbing thanks into
his shoulder. But when she raises her head and sees him, she goes silent, eyes cold.
“Come on, _______-chan, I’ll take you to Kuroo-san,” Lev offers,
turning to walk towards his leader.
“No, Lev-kun, please, just, take me home,” she begs.
“Eh? But he’s right there! Don’t you know how worried he was? How
much he cried when we heard you were taken?” he exclaims, setting her down but
still holding her upright.
Normally, Kuroo would smack him for his big mouth but right now,
it surprisingly seems to be helping him, because Kuroo can see hesitation
shift the fierceness of her gaze. “He…cried?” she asks, voice small.
“Of course he did! Kuroo-san can’t live without you, ______-chan,
we all know that!”
“Babe,” Kuroo calls softly, taking slow measured steps towards her,
as though he’s afraid she’ll tear away from Lev’s grasp, “why did you tell them
to kill you?”
“Eh? You said that?” Lev asks horrified.
“Lev, let’s go,” Yaku snaps, yanking the taller male away.
Her body shakes with the effort to stand but Kuroo won’t touch her,
not if she doesn’t want him to. A small whimper of pain draws him closer, arms
stretching out in a silent request for permission. She barely finishes the nod
before Kuroo rushes forward, drawing her into a long embrace. Kissing her
temple, he whispers into her hair, “Tell me why.”
A shudder slices through her body, drawing more winces and
stammers of pain but she manages to choke out, “I…I saw you. I saw you with
that girl and I just….oh god, Kuroo I thought I’d lost you and I just didn’t
want to live anymore!”
“Saw me with…”he trails off, mind desperately searching for what
she’s talking about.
Then it hits him. Suppressing a laugh, of relief or mirth or both
he’s not sure, Kuroo pulls her head back to look in his eyes. “Oh my pretty
little kitty, how could you think I’d ever want anyone but you? That girl
was so distraught
she almost ran into traffic so I grabbed her and tugged her
back before she got hit by a truck. I guess you just saw the aftermath and instead
of talking to me,” he flicks her head making her pout, “you run off and get
yourself nabbed in a dangerous territory.”
Kuroo draws her closer, kissing her cheek to avoid her split lip. “You’re
my one and only, baby, never, ever doubt that again.”
She nods, throwing her arms around his neck and crying into his
shoulder. He easily picks her up, walking to the waiting car and the rest of
the gang who all breathe a sigh of relief at the sight of her safe and where
she belongs: in Kuroo’s arms.