Chapter 2
~Hikaru~
I threw stones into the river.
Whenever I looked in the water, I saw his face.
I smashed a stone into the reflection and growled.
Then I took a deep breath and jumped off the bank, into the deep water.
Bubbles swirled around me as I plunged deeper and deeper.
The blackness welcomed me and my warped mind.
Then I realised I couldn't breathe.
I could die.
I smiled.
I let the sea take me under and hold me back from air.
I could die.
Then the realisation hit me. I thrashed around, trying to find the surface.
My oxygen was running out.
Finally my face broke the surface and I heaved in air.
I felt tears streaming down my face.
"NO!" I punched the water.
I could've died.
I could have left all this crap—my life.
I paddled back over to the edge.
My wet suit clung to my skin.
I wiped wet hair out of my eyes and fell to the mud.
"Why… Why…" I murmured.
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~Kaoru~
I opened my eyes to a white room.
Then I remembered that I had torn myself.
I looked down at my arm and saw bandages wrapped all down it.
I heard the beeping of a heart monitor and looked to my side.
I was in a hospital room.
Dammit.
I could've died.
I ripped the drip and other random tubes out of my arm and heaved myself to my feet.
The room was dimly lit and a clipboard was sitting at the end of the bed.
I picked it up.
Blood loss…
I shook my head and looked around for something to wear that wasn't a hospital gown.
My eyes came across a tee and tracksuit pants. Better than nothing.
I pulled them on and inched the door open.
People swarmed the corridor.
I shook my head and turned to the window.
Perfect.
I pushed it open and lowered myself onto the branch of a tree.
The wind blew through the leaves and made me lose my balance.
"Shit!" I yelped as I fell to a lower branch.
I scraped at it with my hands for a grip.
I finally caught a small knob on the wood and clung to it for dear life.
Breathing heavily, I clambered up onto the branch.
Then I edged to the trunk and climbed down.
When my bare feet hit the grass, a chill buzzed up my spine.
I shivered. It was really cold out here.
I slowly made my way to the cemetery.
Then I stopped at Haruhi's grave.
"Why did you let me?" I quietly asked the dark grey stone.
"You should've said no…"
I heard footsteps approach me from behind.
I turned around and saw Hikaru glaring at me.
He was soaked to the skin.
Then he held up a gun.
My eyes widened, "Hikaru…"
He scowled at me.
"I know you're angry… But please put down the gun…" I quietly said.
"No. This is your fault. Say goodnight." He grinned and pushed the trigger.
There was a bang and a searing pain shot through my left side.
I fell forward and felt my shirt getting warm and wet.
Then the blackness closed in on me and I felt myself die.
For a bit.
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Okay! Second chapter! Yes, they hate each other!
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