WARNING - THERE IS VIOLENCE AND MURDER IN THE CHAPTER.

Akashi's POV

[Instead of not feeling anything anymore, I felt power and energy suddenly flowing in my veins. I could feel the slight pain in my throats that was mostly numb, my mouth so dry I'd be begging for water on my knees. I felt the heartbeat in my chest, my head spinning, my hand being squeezed by another.

Furihata's hand. There was no other explanation to the obvious thing that was occurring.

I was actually coming alive. The memories I gained as a ghost were restored in my brain as a living man, and I recalled he was in danger.

I didn't believe in miracles, but just like I hadn't believed in the afterworld before, I just had to. I held Furihata's hand tighter, letting out a few coughs to get the feeling and control of my vocal cords again. After blinking a few times, my surroundings sharpened.

The man was in mid action of harming Furihata. I could see the blood dripping from his clothes, smell it, hear it dripping to the floor. How dare he...? How dare he harm my Kouki?!] 

"You people kept me here for 8 months and now you're harming my belongings in front of my eyes?" 

[I got up slowly, fisting my hands to get the feeling of them back. I glared straight at him as he watched me with one of the best priceless expressions I've ever seen.] 

"... I am going to demand my vengeance." 

[My fist collided in a sharp motion with his jaw, swiftly breaking it open. His teeth flew out of his mouth and he was coughing blood, his eyes bulging. He was whimpering pathetically, and a sudden smell indicated he peed his pants.] 

"Revenge; you said when you murdered me in the honor of my family." 

[I picked up a dagger from the dirty floor and stepped in front of Kouki to ensure his safety. My body was coming alive with every second passing, hands gradually beginning to tremble in madness.] 

"Revenge; I'll say after I would stab your body up to 50 times, slit your throat, and claw at your chest." 

[He only managed to scream before I lunged at him, stabbing the dagger straight between his eyes and repeatedly in his chest and abdomen. Blood stained my uniform even more than before, caking my hands and a few sputters on my face.

He was laying lifeless on the

 floor in a pool of his own blood, his eyes staring nowhere particularly and mouth hung open in an unnatural way.

My hands wiped on my clothes and I turned around to meet Kouki's eyes. My sobbing, hurt, precious Kouki. I fell to my knees, tossing the dagger aside and holding him as tight as I could. Inhaling his scent, that was currently of ashes, blood, though yet something slightly unique of him.] 

"You're alright now, Kouki."  

Furihata's POV

[I didn't register what happened until everything ended. Akashi, my Akashi, my Sei, woke up from the afterlife and returned to this world, saving me from the dangers of the real world.

I couldn't utter a word even when it was over, I was too shaken, but my breaths slowly grew steadier as every minute passed.

I was still crying ftom the frightening experience, but I wanted him to know its not because of him, so I held him back as hard as I could, nuzzling into the crook of his neck, drying my tears. How do you even begin to explain how I felt that moment? My Sei came back to life, just in order to save me.

There was only one thing I could do, I thought to myself, as I calmed myself down comepletely.

I kissed him full on the lips.

Not softly, I admit, it was kind of vulgar, but at the moment I didn't care, not at all. ] 

"I love you.."

 [I murmured, knowing he probably was aware of it anyways. it wasn't like he was blind. I was his from the start. I wanted to continue kissing him, but I figured we have to get out of here. Akashi and I will be safe at his home, and everyone know his family is waiting for him. ] 

"...Let's go home. We need to get you some bandages and golf shirts." [I laughed through my tears. Finally, everything is okay. ]  

Akashi's POV

[How could they hurt my Furihata so bad for him to be trembling even after the man was limp and dead? Unforgivable. From now on, I've promised to myself to have no mercy on anyone going against him in any sort of way. Though- my line of thought had been cut by the feeling of his soft lips on mine.

Right. I could actually feel him now. I returned the kiss, caressing his cheek with the back of my hand before we pulled away.] 

"...I know. I love you too." 

[Getting up on my feet after that was difficult. I felt heavy, and sweat began to roll down my temples and neck to my chest. Looking down at the body next to our feet, I realized the sound of blood dripping wasn't from the corpse but from me.

I swept my hand across my throat, cursing foully, instantly frowning deeply at the situation.]

 "I'm positive we both know how much the coziness and comfort of my house will be great right now, but now's the wrong time. Kouki, call an ambulance right now." 

[I looked around the room frantically, then bent down, tearing the man's shirt off him and applying it to the slash in my throat. My body was coming alive and I completely forgot it. It started to function again and gradually blood began gushing through the wound once again. Dying out of blood loss and losing my last chance in living the life I deserve was no option. Slowly I felt the tiredness engulf me, even though I tried my best to stay conscious, sleep kept lulling me in.] 

"I trust you with my life, I hope you're aware of that." 

[I raised my eyes to meet his twinkling, deep brown ones.] "Technically I'm supposed to faint any moment now out of blood loss. When I do, hold the cloth tight against my wound and rest my head above your shin so I'll have access to oxygen and won't choke on something. If I choke on my blood is another case, though... big trouble. Just- don't let me die again..." 

[I managed lastly after my eyes closed and all I could see was darkness. Moving my lips was impossible and I could barely think. My head felt so heavy... but I trust Furihata. I am going to be fine as long as he's there.]  

Furihata's POV

[When a man comes back to life, your first thought is not 'shit, he's going to die again', but from what was occurring, I guess there was something like that. I wanted to scream from frustration, but that won't help anything. Right now I need to save Sei. ] 

"I won't let you die, I won't..!" 

[I said seconds before he dazed away, and I immediately called the hospital to send an ambulance. It was a very strange call to make, that went very extreme in seconds, but I assumed they realized the severity because I heard yells at the background of the call.

I then dragged Akashi out of the building, making sure he's not losing a severe amount of blood. It took the ambulance ten minutes to arrive, of which I was comepletely frightened through all of them. He was still breathing but I knew it was getting harder every minute.

The nurse crew preformed a few operations on him on the ambulance, which I hoped will help my Sei until we arrive at the hospital.] 

"You can do it... please..." 

[ We parted as they rushed him away from the ambulance to the emergency room. All I can hope is that I was quick enough... please, Please let me be quick enough.]  

Akashi's POV

 [I woke up later once again, not sure when was later, but from one look at the sky outside the window I understood it was supposedly 9pm or so. Maybe 10. Slowly I raised my hands to rub the headache away, massaging my temples as if it's shoo away the continuous pain.

No one was beside my bed and I was in the sterile, overly white room all by myself.

The doctors must've yet to see me up and refused every visitor of coming in. Right... they surely have already looked in my papers.

All of Kyoto must know of what happened by now. My family are aware of me being alive once again, somehow... Furihata too.

I grimaced, imagining the frustration and stress he probably handles right now. Of course what I had to do just a few minutes after coming alive is worrying him and fainting. Aren't I just the greatest boyfriend of all times.

Wait, boyfriend? Oh right. I haven't officially asked him to be my boyfriend. I couldn't do that. Not long ago I was still practically dead, going around with my ghost body as a company of him only. What a way to start a relationship.] 

"Excuse me, nurse?" 

[I coughed slightly, raising my hand to catch the nurse's attention. She turned around almost immediately, her black hair up in a bit too tight ponytail to my likings and an exaggerated smile on her painted lips. Her plain face coated in so many makeup products I couldn't even start imagining her putting on in mornings. Gross. Well, none of my business.] 

"I do believe I am all better now, mostly, and I am completely sure there are people outside waiting quite a while. Please send a word to the doctor to have them come in if he allows so."

 [From the nod she gave me I almost thought her head was going to fly off. She also looked at me weirdly, what made me sigh and roll my eyes, a shiver going up my spine.

Girls and their weird fetishes, could she be any more obvious I would've puked right here and now...]