Chapter 16 What do you want?

She woke up in an unfamiliar room which had her heart racing in fear but just then she saw Kanata sprawled all over the couch sleeping soundly. 'Why is he sleeping on the couch? Oh wait I don't own a couch. Oh this is Kanata's room'. He had stayed back for her humming a lullaby till she fell asleep like always. His face looked so peaceful and he did look like his age, young and innocent. It was 5:30, too early for anyone to wake up. She walked around the house and saw that there were people walking around cleaning and stuff. She asked for the kitchen and walked in. Since it was too early for breakfast kitchen was thankfully deserted for the time being. She looked into the fridge and to her delight spotted eggs. As she began whipping the eggs she thought about last night about how Seiya had acted so normally pretending he didn't know her. Anger writhed within her. If he lays so much as a finger on Kanata or her friends she is going to kill that bastard, whatever it takes she will kill him she resolved and felt slightly better.

She took out the frying pan and spread the eggs. After a while she poured coffee into the mugs and walked back to Kanata's room.

"Morning" he sounded cute, groggy.

"Good morning, here's your coffee" she handed him the coffee and a batch of omelette.

"Thanks, please don't tell me you made this breakfast"

"What if I say yes?" she said indignantly.

"This omelette is awesome, YOU made it?"

"Jeez thanks for the vote of confidence" she glared at him and turning around sat on his bed sipping on her coffee. They were silent for a while as they ate their breakfast and Miyu stared at Kanata while he silently chewed on, no snide remarks just comfortable silence.

"Hey, about yesterday, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have behaved like that. You threw that party for me and I made you stay with me instead."

"It's okay, besides you were asleep in minutes. I stayed for an hour then went back to wrap up. But I had dinner with everyone before coming back here and oh that reminds me you ought to call Aya, Nanami, Chris and Mizuki. They were all worried and everyone came here to check on you before leaving"

"By everyone you don't mean our whole school right, it's really embarrassing to call sick in your own b'day party" she joked trying to press him for the names of those who had visited her before leaving.

"No, just our group" he said and sipped his coffee. She sighed in relief.

"You know everybody liked Seiya, he was surprisingly friendly with everyone and was flirting with Chris and Nanami as usual annoyed the hell out of that guy"

Miyu stiffened on hearing his name and vaguely feeling proud of her best friend asked "about Seiya, how long has he been working with your father"

"It's only been a year but he's very good. Dad loves him, he says he's really reliable and a born genius. I don't know about being reliable but he's a genius for sure"

Miyu did the math, a year since she was here and a year since Seiya had been working for Kanata's father. Has to look like a coincidence, there is no way he would have predicted about her and Kanata. But on the other hand even if she hated to admit it Seiya knew her inside out so it was possible….no there's no way he would have predicted anything but he did know that they were in same school and were probably rival/friend that meant he must have acted on a whim. God, that devil didnn't just think about everything but he had luck on his side as well.

"Miyu…hey come back to earth will you, what's wrong"

"Oh just thinking... I have to go back home to get ready for school"

"Give me some time I'll drive you home then we can go to school together okay"

At school she was greeted by anxious friends but one look at her and they knew she was fine, at least on the outside.

A few weeks passed by and she started to think maybe Seiya will give up on her. God knows there are women who would kill to be with him and not just because he is damn good looking. He can be a charmer if he wants.

"Hey morning Miyu"

"Nanami what happened to your hand?"

"It's nothing, yesterday I was heading back to home and I was waiting to cross the road but I tripped suddenly landing right in the middle of the road. Luckily the traffic was very light and I got away with just a hairline fracture, it'll heal soon so don't worry"

"How can you trip over your own feet standing just like that?"

"Hey I was really tired and I just tripped, okay I don't know, for a second I thought somebody pushed me but then that's ridiculous. I just tripped and I'll be fine"

Somehow that didn't convince Miyu at all and then next week during a free class, Aya's date with Santa.

"Yesterday we went to a restaurant for a coffee. We were leaving when fire alarms started blaring there was some explosion in the kitchen but thankfully everyone was evacuated safely. It was strange you know being in a place filled with strangers and just one incident and everyone was helping others to see that they were safe. It really made me think about how much we care even for strangers"

"Miyu what's wrong? You look troubled"

"That explosion, was it huge I mean I don't know but was it like fatal…I'm not making sense"

"No it wasn't that big, in fact we didn't even know till someone announced to evacuate right before the fire alarms came on, no one was hurt"

Three of her friends and two incidences completely normal, could have happened anywhere to anyone but still she was restless she felt like something wasn't right.

"Hi, how are you?" Santa asked Miyu as he walked over to Aya.

"Good, where's Kanata?"

"Good question, I was wondering the same and he's never late"

"Yeah, do you have Wanya's number? Kanata is not picking his phone"

"Hey let me call him don't worry I'm sure he's just late"

Santa pulled his phone out of his pocket and fired a number. He frowned and dialled again "pick up the damn phone Wanya" he muttered under his breath while Miyu watched him in anticipation as he gave her a don't-worry smile.

"Hey Wanya hi…" his face turned grave and Miyu felt her heart sinking, she had that feeling of dread again. 'Oh god please let him be okay, please let Kanata be okay'

"What happened?"

"He had an accident, he's in hospital. Wanya says he's okay but he won't be coming to school for few days. Lucky for him its winter holidays, hey Miyu are you okay?"

She felt like she couldn't breathe as she struggled to keep her balance, taking deep breaths to force some air into her lungs.

"Where's the hospital? I have to go see him now"

"Miyu don't worry he's fine besides he always drives like a maniac. I have always told him not to drive that fast but who are we kidding? That's Kanata he doesn't listen to anyone and we'll all go after school okay, don't worry"

"No I am leaving now, just give me that damn hospital's name okay"

Santa's face turned hard and his voice was stone cold as he said "he's not here Miyu, he was air lifted to Tokyo" she couldn't bear to hear that news as she fell on her seat, her world crashing around her. She was numb and her was mind blank.

"You lied you said he was fine" her voice was a mere whisper.

"I didn't want you to worry and besides Wanya is…let's just say that he's too protective about Kanata. If he says Kanata's fine then trust me he's fine"

"You're his best friend, are you telling me you're not worried about him. He's in damn Tokyo for god sake, why was he air lifted if he was fine" she shouted at Santa.

"Listen I know you are worried for him but don't you ever question my friendship. Besides that's heir of Saionji's group you're talking about, nothing but the best is provided for him" he was equally pissed at her.

"Okay guys calm down this is not going to help anyone. Miyu I know you're scared but he's in good hands, you've to believe he's safe okay" Aya's gentle voice was soothing and Miyu tried desperately not to cry when she felt a gentle hand on her head. Turning around she saw Santa patting her head "I know how you feel, I understand I really do but he's safe, he has to be. Besides he's too damn stubborn to be anything else right?" he smiled at her and she lost it as she cried like a child while he calmed her down.

"I am so sorry I was so horrible to you"

"We're friends, we have a right to be pissed off at each other and I totally get how you are feeling. We'll leave after school okay" he said politely.

She wished she could say the same to him he must be worried for his best friend. The day was the longest of her life as she waited for an eternity for it to end but eventually it did and all of them boarded a train to Tokyo later in the evening. 2 hours later they were walking through the marble floors of Tokyo medical centre towards private wards. The hurried feet tapping onto the floor reciprocated from the walls and echoed into the hallway. The door to Kanata's room flew open and there he was lying on the bed leg in the plaster slightly bruised all over but otherwise okay

"You…you moron what the hell were you thinking?" Santa lunged to throttle his best friend but Nouzumo caught him before he could kill Kanata.

"Hey chill…I'm fine. I was getting late I just wanted to be on time"

"Haven't you learnt anything from her, it's okay to be late you know" Nanami said pointing towards Miyu.

"Better late than never you jerk" Nouzumo said.

"Did you guys come here to finish off what that accident couldn't? Don't give me a concussion"

Everybody turned around to look at Miyu who just stood there staring at Kanata she was so still that it made them wonder if she was even breathing. All of a sudden she rushed to him crushing him into a hug.

"Oww….oww Miyu you trying to kill me" she started crying so badly that he had to apologise "I'm so sorry…geez I didn't know all it would take for you to crack was just one pathetic attempt at humour"

"You…I...you don't know how I…god don't you..." she couldn't even utter a sentence properly.

"Hey it's alright I'm fine I'm good. Don't cry, it was my fault okay, I was driving too fast and I didn't see that truck and before I knew I crashed. I know it sounds awful but I'm fine really. Shush don't cry, I really….god I missed you" he hugged her tight, now he was the one crushing her but she didn't mind at all.

A nurse came in to take his vitals, gave him some meds and told them that the visiting hours were up so only one person could stay. Miyu pleaded to Wanya to let her stay and the poor old caretaker had to leave with the others for the visitors' quarters to spend the night. She was still hysterical when Kanata shifted towards the edge of his bed, making some room for her and she willingly went to him craving to be as near to him as she could his right hand working as her pillow while he played with her hairs. She sighed in relief for the first time since morning.

"You know what, when I crashed I saw you…I mean before I passed out my last thought was of you, I saw your face"

"It could've been worse"

"Yeah like seeing Mizuki's face-oww sorry"

"I mean the accident it could've been worse"

"Yeah I might've died"

She swallowed a lump back, tears springing to her eyes again. "Hey but I'm not dead okay so don't go there, besides I didn't bring this up so you would start crying again. What I am trying to say is we don't know when we might die, nobody knows that …let's get married Miyu"

"What…we're not even 18 yet"

"It doesn't matter, I don't care what people think and let's get married as soon as we turn 18"

"You're being irrational"

"No I'm not…I know I want to spend my life with you so how about you will you marry me?"

"We're too young for this Kanata"

"Is that a no?"

"No but"

"Is that a yes then?"

"Yes I mean no…let's just talk about it later okay, for now go to sleep, you need to rest to heal properly"

"I love you"

"I love you too, go to sleep"

He fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes, side effects of heavy medications but Miyu kept wondering what to do. She never wanted to feel the way she had felt today, it was like life was being sucked out of her but marriage is a huge step and still she…her phone vibrated. She slowly stood up from the bed and walked over to the bathroom so that she could talk without disturbing him though he was out cold but she didn't want to take any chances.

"Hello"

"You know I'm a little disappointed that you didn't call despite of what happened"

"Why should I call you, you know exactly what's going on and don't call…"

"Before you hang up, have you thought about these incidents revolving around your friends, don't you think it is one hell of a coincidence that 4 of your friends were involved in some kind of accidents"

She froze, could it be possible…"how? How do you know?"

"Now don't try to act innocent, you know me better than that"

"You…you bastard"

"Wait you still have 3 more friends and I know exactly where they are. Then there's your family, especially your sweet little baby brother. I can't tell you how adorable he is"

"Don't you dare Seiya"

"Now if I was in your place I would watch my mouth. Let's meet up Miyu, this Sunday my office. Since you're in Tokyo, I don't think you'll have any problem with finding my address. I am looking forward to meet you, good night"

He hung up and she sank down to the floor, she was right. All these accidents were deliberate. She couldn't endanger her friends any more than she already had she had no other choice but to go. It was time to face her demons or the devil maybe.

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"You screwed me up, you destroyed me and now I am having doubts about myself, I don't think I am capable to love anyone enough to spend rest of my life with them. I am having doubts about my own life and that's all because of you"

"What do you mean spend your life with anyone" he asked. She went quiet, damn her mouth.

"You're not marrying him if you marry that guy I'll destroy him and I'll destroy you" she was convinced now that he was maniac. Miyu took a step back trying to keep as much distance as possible.

"You can't force me Seiya I would rather die than be with you"

"Why, why do you say such things Miyu? How many times should I say I love you, I can't live without you"

"And I can't live with you if it comes to that I'll kill myself and this is the proof that I can" she was so fast with the knife that it was all a blur. Before Seiya or Mikan could stop her, she sliced her left wrist and the thick red blood started to flow down all through her palm from the middle of her fingers staining the immaculate floor of his office.