Chapter Fifteen

~Scared~

The ending credits played through the movie’s music before eventually falling silent.

Yatsu stroked Sasha’s head, resting on his lap. Once again Yatsu was stuck, and this time, she held his arm like her teddy bear.

She breathed easy, her lips perked in a cute smile. Without pigtails her hair scattered all over, and with her eyes closed, she looked innocent, defenseless… adorable. It was hard to believe Sasha could fight like that. One of those guys might even be dead! But if she hadn’t fought them… Yatsu glanced at her hands.

We should go to the hospital tomorrow. She never once expressed pain while I bandaged her up. And-

“It’s beautiful Yatsu~”

A chill crawled down Yatsu's spin. Was that Sasha in shock? He wasn’t sure, he was just happy Miya knocked on the door.

Yatsu yawned and brushed Sasha’s hair away from her eyes.

I’ll figure you out eventually.

He watched her sleep a long time before his own eyes refused to stay open.

Four black clouds floated across purple sky. After a while the clouds dissipated one after another, not a trace of them remaining.

Yatsu heard giggling and four girls approached him.

“We finally found you,” one of them said and grabbed Yatsu’s arm. “Let’s stand you up.”

They all helped Yatsu to his feet.

“You are ours now. With you, The Queen won’t hurt us.”

They all laughed, triumphant.

“You see?” She raised her arm and Yatsu was spun in the direction she pointed.

Two large men surrounded The Queen and one foolishly lunged toward her.

The Queen spun, dodging his attack, blades out, cutting open the foolish one’s stomach before lunging at another man, slicing his throat. She turned toward one more, but he was already running.

“She’s ruthless,” the same girl said and interrupted Yatsu’s vision. “She’s smart, but now she has a weakness. She leaned in close. “I wonder why she didn’t kill you.”

She leaned in more, closed her eyes, puckered her lips. “If I kiss you, she might not kill me either,” she leaned in but suddenly a blade punctured through her left eye and she dropped like a rock, dead.

The Queen scurried toward them on three legs. Her piercing eyes targeting another girl. She raised another dagger and threw it.

The dagger whizzed by Yatsu’s head.

One of the girls cried out.

Another screamed. “Run!”

The Queen stopped when she reached Yatsu, and checked him over three times.

Finally she smiled in satisfaction before laying Yatsu back on the ground.

“No one will ever touch you again, Yatsu~”

The Queen leaned in.

“I love you~”

She kissed him.