"You need to wake up because I can't do this without you."
Pairing: NicoMaki
It wasn't like she needed Nico at all. Who would want to have that loud and boisterous nuisance to wake up to every morning?
Yet by an odd turn of events they've been together ever since Nico graduated, it was just so normal to have her senior move in to the same apartment, so normal to have her senior sleep in the same bed as her, and when they started cuddling it was like they should've done that in the first place.
And at this moment, she was feeling weirdly nauseated, the little sleeping body beside hers was deathly quiet.
It wasn't like she needed Nico at all.
"Nico-chan…?"
Her senior had stuck by her side since forever, she realized, and being so quiet was very uncharacteristic of the idol-to-be.
"Nico…?"
The cockroach on the floor seemed to react to the voice instead, and she almost screamed as it inched closer.
"Nico! Wake up!"
It wasn't like she needed Nico at all.
"Yazawa Nico!"
She swore this girl was making her mad on purpose.
The little creature on the floor flapped its wings, while she readied her pillow, her favourite pillow, the one that Nico bought for her actually. The one with that idiotic pig print.
"Nico you idiot,"
Maybe it was the sound of the vase breaking as she swung the pillow, or maybe it actually did hit the damn bug, but it was nowhere to be found after that one swing.
The white room was back to its tranquil original state, the only thing breaking the silence was her own sobbing.
"Nico… It's not like I need you or something… but you've slept long enough…"
'Fighto dayo Nico!' 'Nico-chi gambatte!' were written on the white bands, the bandages on her senior's head reminded her of the days when they were studying for their high school tests.
"You need to wake up… because I can't do this without you…" Sometimes she wondered if Nico could even hear her.
She was so sick of returning to an empty apartment, sleeping alone on a bed for two, and waking up to nothing but empty space.
"Say that again…?"
And for once in the two weeks she finally got a reply, the cheeky grin was plastered on her senior's face, even though the red orbs were still hidden.
There were so many things she had planned to say, but none came to mind as her senior took off her bandages.
"Why is this fashion disaster on my head…?"
It sounded only like a fraction of Nico's usual loud voice, yet she was sure it was her favourite voice.
"Maki-chan…? I am back to the human realm am I not?"
"You idiot."
It wasn't like she needed Nico at all.
She lurged forward, holding her senior tightly within her arms; she will never let go again.
"Don't fall sleep on me ever again."
"I won't."
"So what were you saying just now…?" Unfocused red eyes were closed once more, as her senior placed her head upon her shoulder.
"I need you. So don't ever leave me like this."
There was a little chuckle, followed by the smile that she missed so much.
"What will you do without me?"
"I'm nothing without you,"
The mild shock on her senior's face was there as fast as it was gone, as her senior circled her arms around.
"If only Maki-chan was this honest everyday,"
"But I'm nothing without you too Maki,"