Breathe Bubbles
Chapter One
"Don't worry! Just watch your big brother try it!" Shouyou urged. He was nearly vibrating with excitement.
"Fine." Natsu agreed, her voice unsure. She fumbled with her hands as he happily ruffled her windblown hair in passing.
He walked up to the cliff's edge, taking a deep inhale. His toes hung over the side.
Natsu held her breath, eyes wide. Her brother was stupidly brave. She wondered if he'd chicken out.
Without glancing back, Shouyou bent his knees and jumped.
Sharp, stabbing, digging in. He tried to scream, eyes rolling back.
Shouyou tasted red. It seeped, seared, spread. In his nose, in his mouth, in his throat. It veiled his vision and weighed down his limbs. It muffled his hearing and left him cold. Unbearably cold.
Up was down and left was right. He had lost orientation. Legs and arms reached out, sides twisting back and forth. He flailed, desperate. His movements were frantic- panicked. Every side was pressed in, heavy.
He was slowing. Weakening. Drowning. He was drowning.
Dying.
He imagined dying would be like sleeping. Easy. Painless. But every beat of his heart hurt a little more. It felt like his lungs were shriveling.
He imagined that his life would pass before his eyes. But his mind could only think of fear, fear and hurt and help me mommy, please mommy.
He imagined it would be dramatic. But it was eerily quiet, motionless as he gave up struggling. He floated. His body ached.
Soon enough white edged at the red. Somewhere in the back of Shouyou's mind, he was relieved. As it was, he was numb with terror. Every moment he felt his grasp on consciousness loosen.
Pressure on his wrist. And then he faded.
Notes: So... I always get the urge to write about mythical creatures falling in love with humans. I think I'm gonna follow through this time and borrow the Haikyuu! cast. Leave a comment to let me know if you'd like to read more! :D