You arrive a bit too late in your taste back at the school, and as soon as you have a roof over your head, you close your umbrella.
He barely notices he doesn't have your pink umbrella over his head.
You tell yourself he must be beyond unwell for not noticing such a thing when he's the Ultimate Detective.
"Hey, huh... Saihara?" you call him out.
He just goes forward, getting closer to the wall, as if he didn't hear you.
You follow him, worried he may not be able to make it to his room.
And soon enough, you actually get past him. He's walking so slowly...
He doesn't notice you, so you take the chance to examine quickly how he's physically doing.
He has a hand on the wall and the other one on his face, as he doesn't really walk. It's closer to baby steps when you think about it.
You finally notice he's shades paler than usual with red flushing his face.
Somehow, you still want to believe he isn't what you think he is, but it's getting downright impossible.
His legs are shaky and you're afraid they could break under their own weight.
You can't stand such a tragedy anymore and you come in front of him.
He barely tilts his head in your direction when you prop him on your shoulder.
There's a lack of reaction you don't appreciate at all.
He finally shows some and, as he coughs, he finally tells you something.
"Akamatsu... What are you..."
"You're barely able to walk! Let me help you!"
"But..."
"There's no but!"
You can hear the pouring rain on the windows of the dorm corridors as you reach the bedrooms.
You feel him getting heavier and heavier, and you wonder what's wrong.
Well, what's worse, before you know perfectly what's wrong.
It continues until you almost lose your balance. As if you knew, you turn your gaze towards him.
His eyes are closed, and his breathing is shallow.
You gather up the most strength you can get and keep on.
You need to keep him awake.
"Saihara?"
"Y-yeah...?" he barely replies.
"You think you gonna make it to your room?"
"Yeah..."
You're not even sure if he hears what you're saying.
"Huh... I know your throat is probably a desert by now, but... Can you speak? I don't want you to fall asleep now..."
"Yeah..."
He doesn't get what you're saying.
He gets himself up by using the wall as support.
You've finally arrived to his room.
"I... I can do it Akamatsu..." he tells you, but you're not buying it. At all.
He then prompty collapse and you barely catch him in his fall.
He indeed passed out.
You're kind of panicking right now.
But once you got yourself together, you gently sat him on the ground and find his room key.
Once you've gotten inside, you gently put him on the bed.
All you need to do now is get a nurse.
