"This is the bad before the worse.
This is the storm before the storm
I haven't even hit the bottom of this ocean floor."

-Jason Walker (There Shouldn't Be A Good in Goodbye)

Ayano points a finger at her, her eyes angrier than anytime she's ever been before and accuses Takane of being a coward. And she's right.

Right about Takane's cowardice—

And right about her love.

Her legs are flying as she darts past hallways and shoves away doors, she cannot run fast enough. Yet, her mind still swirls faster, haunting her with the fears, worries, guilt.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Haruka. For all those moments I have ever been angry at you, and every time I hit you. For leaving you alone, when I should've been at your side. For being a total ass whenever you said something nice to me and for—

She is desperate. For a chance, no matter how difficult.

And almost as if fate was answering her,

Her vision blurs.

Her knees fail and her body crumples to the floor, and no amount of willpower can keep Takane going. She curses, more afraid of what happened to Haruka than what is happening to her right now.

The last thing she sees is the taunting face of her teacher staring down at her, with eerie bloodred eyes and the smile of a killer.

Takane only realizes everything when it's too late.

She loves Haruka. Her teacher just murdered her. She is dying.

"I love you, Haruka." Are the dying girl's final words.

She never even said goodbye.

"This is the bend before the break.
This is the mercy not the grace.
This is the proof and not the faith I try to find."

-Jason Walker (There Shouldn't Be A Good in Goodbye)

He knows he's been poisoned when the headaches come.

Because headaches were never one of his symptoms.

Haruka could only vaguely see the scarlet eyes and malicious grin on his teacher's face that only confirmed his suspicion of venom running in his veins. I hope Takane is safe.

And then the world blinks shut and fades to oblivion.

He didn't want to die yet. He has too many regrets, too many words left unsaid. He was going to talk to Takane today. He needed to.

But it was not an option he realized, he was dying.

A voice tells him to choose.

Choose what?

Choose one thing your heart desires most.

A stronger body, is his first thought.

NO.

WAIT.

Too late, he cannot take those words back.

But the voice still sneers, oh well, I guess you don't want your memories then.

He can feel his memories slipping away, one by one.

[Him and Takane's first meeting, Takane returning a scowl when he smiled.]

[That time she won the 100m girls sprint and he first saw her laugh, victoriously and with a grin on her face.]

[And the the video game booth they set up for the school fair, the way she looked curled up around the curtains with a blush on her face]

He is getting everything he always wanted.

But losing the one person he ever needed in the process.

NO, he cries, in a last feeble attempt to save his deteriorating body. But he is powerless to save himself. Just like he was powerless to do anything else.

So in a final act of courage in his dying breath, Haruka says what he was too weak to say before.

"I love you, Takane."

But he couldn't even say goodbye.

"There shouldn't be a good in goodbye."

-Jason Walker (There Shouldn't Be A Good in Goodbye)

Author's Notes: This was such a sad one. Thank You for taking to time to read this fanfic! As you can guess, this fanfic is KonoEne/HaruTaka, whichever shipname you prefer. Reviews are always appreciated and constructive criticism welcome!

Disclaimer: I do not own Mekakucity Actors, the song or the lyrics.