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“Sho-chan! Save me!” The first soldier held Nino’s hands and shoulders. The heartless soldier forced Nino to kneel in front of the SCARECROW AI soldier and tied his arms backward.
“Nino!” Sho groaned, “Let me go! Nino! Ugh!” The second soldier shoved Sho’s head to the ground.
“Shut up, you rotten traitors! Start the execution!”
“NO!” Sho cried and screamed.
The soldiers smirked menacingly, “Too bad that you punks are traitors. You could be excellent soldiers like us.”
“Not in a million years, you bastard-” The soldiers kicked Sho’s side hard and stomped his back. Sho could only groan and hissed in pain.
“You’re dying but still badmouthing us? Stupid. You wanna die first, huh?” The second soldier pointed a gun on Sho’s head.
“STOP!” Nino yelled.
“Oh. We got something good to show you, Traitor,” The first soldier gave the cue for the AI soldier to shot Nino’s forehead. The second soldier then grabbed Sho’s head to turn his head to Nino’s direction. “Say goodbye to your lovely friend~”
“SHO-CHAN-” A shot fired. Nino fell forward to the ground with a thud. Sho saw Nino’s tear-streaked and lifeless face with a hole in his forehead. Fresh blood oozed from the smoked wound. The light behind his eyes was gone; it turned into an empty and cold stare, staring back at him. He smelt gunpowder and blood. He felt like someone was gripping his throat. He wanted to throw up.
He failed. He broke his promise to protect themselves at all costs.
“NINOOO!!!”
“Sho-chan! Wake up!”
“Forgive me! Forgive me! Forgive me...” Sho thrashed around his head and squeezed his eyes tight. A cold sweat drenched his body.
“Sho-chan! I’m here!” Nino tried to wake him up by shaking his shoulders hard. “Sho-chan, wake up, wake up...” Nino sobbed and tapped Sho’s cheek repeatedly.
Sho opened his eyes in horror. He gasped aloud and panted, “Nino...” He held Nino’s arms and Nino pulled his body in a hug, “Nino...” He bawled for the first time after they reunited.
Nino patted Sho’s back and rocked his body slowly, “Sho-chan, I’m safe... We’re safe...” Nino said reassuringly while wiped his own tears.
Nino’s door was opened. Jun, Aiba, and Ohno peeked from the outside. They walked in in silence and hugged the other two. That night, they all crammed and slept in Nino’s room, holding each other’s hand.