Today was the big day. You and Juuzou had been preparing for. You were going on a regular mission and you could not wait to destroy a ghoul. You had been on plenty of missions some were exciting and thrilling and some were upsetting. Juuzou was always the shoulder for you to cry on as some of your companions carried back the bodies of the unfortunate in your squad.

You were packing up a van with supplies you and the rest of your group will need. Juuzou was perched on top of the ebony vehicle watching your every move talking to you as you did your work. You got everything into place and shut the doors as he jumped off of the van on top of you. His face was a few centimeters away from yours.

He leaned in very close and then
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You felt a light jab in the side of your cheek.

'And what was the purpose of that?' You said as he pulled you up.

'Because i like poking things. I feel so powerful when i get to poke things. Like broccoli. I dont like broccoli at all and i just feel so dominant when i poke a tiny tree' he says while being dead serious.

You gave him a textbook worthy 'wtf face' and then remembered it was Juuzou and shrugged it off. He bounded over to you and slung his arm around you and dragged you to dinner.

It was getting late and you were back at the CCG getting ready to go. You hugged him and he gave you a light peck on the cheek.

'Have fun killing bad ghoulllsss (y/n)-channnnnn' he laughed.

You chuckled at his behavior and got in the van.

He watched as the vehicle you were in drove away and then went back inside and sat at his office. He played with the strings decorating his arms for what seemed like forever. He inspected every stitch and smiled when he saw the single band on his wrist knowing you had the matching one. He heard yelling and figured it was nothing. He layed his head on the desk until the shouting was closer and he briefly heard the words
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Owl
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Ambush

As soon as he heard those he sprinted out of his office as people in your squad were running through carrying injured and dead members. He looked around frantically for you until he saw one man running carrying you. You were limp in his arms, with your head fallen back, eyes closed and your arms limply dangling by your side as the man ran past Juuzou.

He wasnt seeing right. The (Y/n) he knew would never be reckless. He ran in the direction you were carried off to and Shinohara ran up to Juuzou.

'Stay back, Juuzou, please. You dont want to go any further'
'I need to see her Shinohara-san' he was almost in tears. He struggled against his partner and broke out of his hold. He sprinted into the room and his blood ran cold.

There you were. On the cold metal table. Your arm hanging over the side and your beautiful face on your side. Your smooth skin was peppered in cuts and a trail of blood ran from your pink lips to your chin. His knees wobbled as he made his way to you. Everyone around you had left the room to give the poor boy time alone with you.

He touched your cold cheek as a tear ran down his face. He gathered you in his arms and sat on the floor rocking back and forth as a blood curdling wail left his throat. He held your body close to him as if he could merge the two of you together. He kept touching you all over. Your arms, shoulders, neck, waist, to get a response out of you that wouldnt come.

Everyone was outside sobbing as they listened to the broken boy inside who just lost the person he loved. He stood up and gently placed you on the table as if you would shatter. He held your hand and traced his thumb over the red string laced in your wrist. He remembered all the times you would play with his hair with your once soft and warm hands.

He never got to tell you he loved you. He would never get to kiss your full lips, and never make love to you or get married because of the ambush. Juuzou swore that he will destroy what killed you.

Yeah. It wasnt a very good ending but yeeeaaah thats it for this story. The next story i write will have a good ending. I
~~Nagoya