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Akechi and Akira were in leblanc, talking. They should be challenging Maruki, but Akira couldn't help but feel like he shouldn't do that. Akechi is dead, but Akechi was standing right in front of him, due to Maruki's manipulation. He didn't want to lose Akechi once again.
“All you have to do is stick to your guns and challenge Maruki,” Akechi started, narrowing his eyes, “Or are you really so spineless you'd fold over some bullshit trivial threat on my life?” Akechi asked.
”Don't try to simplify this,” Akira retorted, crossing his arms over his chest, ”This isn't just something easy.” He finished off.
Akechi turned around and huffed, obviously irritated by Akiras response. “it IS.” was all he said. Akechi glanced to Akira though, ”So? Will you challenge him?”
“No.” Akira responded, knowing very obviously that Akechi wasnt going to like that response.
“No? No?!” Akechi yelled, very obviously pissed. ”So, you're just fine with this?! you're just happy that all of your friends are living in a fake world created by a mad man?!” the hotheaded brown haired man, yelled.
Akira wasnt one to yell back, but now? the time called for it. ”Id be happy not to lose you again, Goro!” He said, as the black haired man put his hands onto both Akechi's shoulders. “I know for a fact that you lied about hating me, and I don't hate you either! I never have!” Akira yelled. “You literally said that you wondered why we couldn't have met a few years earlier and be friends!
Akechi was speechless, well, for the most part. Then, his face turned harsh, “So this is all about me?! You dont want to lose me, but what about what I want?! I dont want this!” He yelped out. He removed Akira's hands from his shoulders, “If you don't challenge maruki, then I'll just do it myself!”
Akechi was about to turn around to leave, but thats when Akira grabbed onto his arm and yanked him back, pulling him into a kiss. Akechi was surprised as can be, but despite all his efforts to tell himself not to kiss back, he did anyway. Akira was the first to pull away, pulling Goro into a hug. “Please…” Akira mumbled out, ”I love you too much to lose you.”
Akechi paused for a moment, “....I love you too, but—”
Akira looked up suprised, “What?” was all he asked.
Akechi closed his eyes for a moment, thinking about what he should say. “I love you too, but… I dont want to live like this, in a fake world, where everything is just suddenly okay? I dont want it. If you truly do love me, you'd respect my decision, yes?” Akechi asked, pulling away gently from the hug.
Akira thought for a moment. ”....Okay.”
”Okay?”
“I'll challenge Maruki.”
Akechi smiled for a moment, but quickly stopped. ”Good. Thank you, Akira.” He said, pulling the frizzy black haired man back into a hug. He swore he heard Akira crying, and it honestly started to make him cry as well. They stood like that for what seemed like a lifetime, before they had depart.