Hello, Red here. I wish you all a very late Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I'm sorry if Yamamoto is OOC, I tried my very best to make him as less OOC as possible with the time I had left (which probably isn't much ._.)
I won't be updating for at least three weeks due to my finals but I promise I will update after my despair-filled days are over.
Notes (just in case):
"English" is like this
'Thoughts' are like this
"Japanese" is like this
Anyways, enjoy~
"How are you feeling today, Kyoko?" A voice snapped me out of my thoughts as I was rubbing away the sleep from my eyes, I looked up to see Kyoko's parents standing by the doorway.
"I'm fine, thank you for taking the trouble to visit me." I said softly, hurt flashed across their expressions for a moment before they entered the room with a bouquet of flowers. Placing it on the table besides my bed, they took a seat on the chairs on my left.
"Is hungry, Kyoko?" Kyoko's mother, Suzuki Masami, asked in broken English.
"I'm fine….mother." I said with a crooked smile on lips, I didn't feel comfortable with calling her mother. It just didn't feel right. The awkward silence was suddenly interrupted when rushed footsteps and yells of "Run away" came from outside my door, Housuke's eyebrows furrowed as he stood up.
"I'll be back." He said tensely, walking out the door and closed it behind him. I blinked owlishly, Masami and I sat in an awkward silence.
"Kyoko…have chocolate." She placed the bar in my hand, I thanked her and reached out my arm to place it on the bedside table as I wasn't in the mood to eat it but stopped when I saw sadness take over her features. I retracted my arm and opened the wrapper and took a small piece and popped into my mouth to please her, I grimaced at the strong sweetness that filled my bland mouth. I jumped at the loud bang coming from above,
'What was that?' I thought, Housuke still didn't return and it worried me slightly so I placed the bar down and got up.
"Ah, Kyoko where go?" Masami asked, getting up as well when I stumbled slightly as my legs were not used to the weight I was putting on it.
"Toilet." I replied and walked out the room after I told her to stay put and reassuring her, I passed the toilet and made my way upstairs after reading it. I peeked through each door to find out what caused that loud bang. I turned around to investigate the remaining rooms down the hall, a yelp escaped my lips out of instinct when I bumped into someone, I squeezed my eyes shut and waited for my back to meet the cold floor.
I slowly peered up when I felt something warm wrap around my wrist to see brown orbs reflecting surprise staring back at me,
"Thank you." I smiled, my heart fluttered unintentionally upon a better inspection of the person's face. The corner of my lips tugged down a teeny bit in displeasure,
'What was that flutter?'
"Akane." He exclaimed with a grin, confusion fading from his eyes.
'Akane?'
"What are you doing here?" My brain slowly translated to me, I had bits of knowledge on Japanese that was slowly coming back to me. But it still took me time,
"Akane isn't he-my name." I replied back slowly with a frown, confused at the name and irritation bubbling within me for some reason.
"Sorry. Force of habit. Ahaha." He said, trying to shake off the awkwardness with a laugh. I raised an eyebrow,
'Force of habit?'
My head suddenly started to pound, a sharp pain piercing through my skull. I winced in pain and kneeled down while clutching my head, I could hear people jeering at me and taunting whispers behind my closed eyelids.
"Suzume-san, you really need to do better. We already have one Dame in our school, we don't need another."
"Your name is Kyoko? Tch, you don't even live up to our school idol, Kyoko-chan's level. Go away, we don't need you tainting our Kyoko-chan's name with your filthy presence."
"I'll call you Akane instead, Kyoko doesn't suit you. She is way pure and prettier compared to yours."
I slowly opened my eyes when the pain started to subside, I was sweating slightly and my breathing was ragged. I couldn't properly interpret what the silhouettes were saying due to the rapid speech but I could tell they weren't nice, negativity swirling within me and threatening to burst out.
"Suzuki! Are you okay?" Yamamoto's voice brought me back, he was kneeling down to my level, his eyes frantic as he looked at me.
"I'm alright….just a small migraine." I gave him a reassuring smile, he then glided his thumb across my cheek.
"W-wha?" I immediately threw myself back and away from him, keeping a good distance between us as my heart fluttered unintentionally again.
'What is with the fluttering!?'
"Why are you crying?" His voice brought my attention back to him,
"Huh?" I questioned before reaching up to my cheeks to make contact with warm liquid,
"I was…crying?" I asked myself as I stared down at the wet fingertips, a crash in the far-off distance brought me back. I faced the sound as my head stopped ringing, dull thuds echoing in my head. I pushed myself up, leaning onto the wall as my head started to spin again. I tried to shake it off but the movement just made it worse, I slid back down onto my knees as the pain started to become excruciating and my vision started to be filled with black spots.
I felt something cold make contact on my forehead, someone was speaking next to me but it was muffled. A small whine rumbled from my throat when the cool object moved away, I swayed before falling forward and collapsing onto something warm and firm as the pain became unbearable.
someone wrap their arms around me
As my vision faded to black, I felt myself levitating before I lost conscious.
~Yamamoto's POV~
Leaving Tsuna's room, I started my way to the exit. A smile plastered on my lips as I clasped my hands behind my head, humming softly.
"I should get Tsuna something….maybe milk and so-" I cut myself off when I saw a familiar redhead walking around, a smile of recognition spread across my lips before falling. I raised my eyebrow at her actions,
'What is Akane doing?' I walked up behind her quietly and opened my mouth to call her out when she suddenly turned around and bumped onto my chest, a small squeal escaped her lips upon contact. I instinctively grabbed her wrist and prevented her from falling, looking down at her small face as her eyes slowly fluttered open to reveal her seafoam green eyes. Confusion filled me when she said something I didn't understand, it sounded like English. I noticed that she was scanning my features like it was her first encounter with me, lost in her thoughts as her lips twitched downward by a minuscule.
"Akane." I voiced to bring her out of her daze, she blinked twice as her eyes focused on me. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, her expression reflecting perplexity.
"What are you doing here?" I asked her, she looked slightly dazed as she soaked up what I asked her.
"Akane isn't he-my name." she replied back, an annoyed frown plastered on her lips. I noticed that she was speaking rather slowly and that her voice wasn't soft as usual, throwing me off at her sudden change of personality. I shook my head slightly to refocus back on her,
"Sorry. Force of habit. Ahaha." I laughed it off, she still looked skeptical. I wonder if she was still under the weather, the cold must have been more serious than I thought. She suddenly squat down, grasping her head with a pained expression.
"A-Suzuki? Suzuki!" I yelled out, kneeling before her as I grabbed her shoulders and shook her lightly. Panic running through my veins as screams escaped her lips, I felt utterly helpless. I calmed down to a slight extent when she opened her eyes, out of breath and sweaty but she was coming back to reality.
"Suzuki! Are you okay?" I questioned, my grip on her shoulders tightening when I saw a flash of sadness pass her orbs and her orbs became watery.
"I'm alright…just a small migraine." She reassured me with a smile, the tears breaking free. My expression fell at the sight, she reminded me of myself back then. I wiped away her tears before they could fall with my thumb, her cheeks flushed red at my action. She gave out a startled cry, falling onto her back and scooting away to put at least 10 feet distance between us. She had the back of her right hand pressed against her lips as she looked at me like I was some sort of weirdo, a small smile tugged on my lips at the action. Her reaction had a major upgrade.
"Why are you crying?" I asked, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion as she touched her cheeks before staring down at damp fingertips, like it would answer her question. I jolted at the sound of crashing from the distant, my attention shifted back to Kyoko. She stumbled on her feet before leaning against the wall, she slid onto her knees again as she gasped in pain. My eyes widen in panic, I felt her forehead for temperature.
"Kyoko! You're burning up." She didn't respond to me, she was sweaty and her breath was raspy. She whined when I pulled away, she suddenly collapsed onto me. I quickly scooped her up and ran down the hallway, looking for someone that could help her, anyone.
"Someone! Please help!" I yelled, the passing-by nurse quickly rush to my aid. I could only watch helplessly as Kyoko was taken away from my arms and rushed off, a deep frown on my lips.
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