( From Here / @uncommon-allies )
He didn’t listen. All he did was shove her away and did what he planned to do regardless. He barely gave her any time to react.
Her fingers dug into the dirt, wanting to push herself up. Scream. Fight. Do something.
Anything than lying here and watching him sacrifice himself. However, her body refused to move. ‘Move. Move!! Get up!’ If she couldn’t yell out loud, then she’d have to yell at herself. Her arms burned from the effort while her legs refused to move. That’s fine, she’ll simply use her arm strength to push herself up. That’s fine.
‘It’s fine. It’s---’ A sudden overwhelming source of heat erased any more thoughts she had. For a few seconds, she couldn’t see but once she opened her eyes, she noticed John looking right in her direction. She couldn’t see his eyes, but it was enough for her to feel tears forming within her own. Why was he doing this? Why wouldn’t he allow her to help?
No, she knew the reason. He said it himself; he wanted to protect them. And if they couldn’t do it, then he was the only one who could. But she didn’t want this at all. Just as much as he didn’t want to see them hurt, they didn’t want to see him go through all the turmoil either. By the time it stopped, Hibiki was still staring at him. Only when he fall did she realize the damage done.
Prelati, Saint Germain, and Cagliostro were gone. Not a single hint of seeing where they went popping up. ‘Maybe they’re...maybe they left...’ But she knew that wasn’t true. He killed them. Just like that. They may have been enemies, but she didn’t...want them to die. She didn’t want to kill them.
She didn’t want John to sacrifice himself for that. Despite how hard her body seemed to refuse, Hibiki made her way towards the older man, placing her hands on his shoulder to shake him. The heat radiating from his back threatened to burn through her gloves but she kept her hands firmly on him regardless. “P-Please say something...” ‘Please don’t say anything.’ “Please say you’re okay...that it’ll be fine.” ‘Please don’t lie to me.’
“S-Say something...!!”














