*Raidon*
-3 weeks ago-
Hiroshi remained silent as we walked through the halls of the Squad 4 barracks. I was a little confused. He was usually the energetic, crazy guy that everyone just stares at. Now, he's serious and tense.
"It was hard enough finding you. I want to ask you something." He said, coldly. We turned and entered a room.
"Where were you...?"
In the bed was Akane. She was unconscious and rigged up to life support. I couldn't help but gasp.
"I asked you a question: where were you...?" Hiroshi asked again. I looked at him. I could really see the anger in his eyes. However, I couldn't tell him why I was hiding.
"..." I remained silent as I looked towards the ground. A tense silence followed.
Without warning, a fist nailed me in the face. I fell to the ground, holding my right cheek. Hiro stood above me, trying his best to punch me again.
"Listen. She is worried sick about you. She said you've been growing more and more distant. She even said that there was 'no more room' for her. Now, unless you want some more, I suggest you apologize when she wakes up." He told me, with venom in his voice. I got up from the ground slowly. I looked back at Akane, feeling like a complete idiot.
"I'm sorry..." Was all I could say. I took a seat in the corner and sat there for a long time, thinking...
-End Flashback-
I blinked away the fatigue, and shook my head violently. I haven't been sleeping well for a long time now. I've been nodding off during the day, and every single time, I always seem to relive that moment. It took me a moment to realize I was in Akanes hospital room for my daily visit. I looked over at her. She was still not waking up. The room remained silent. It's been that way for a long time now. My eyes began to droop as the room remained stagnant. Hiroshi walked in for his visit when he noticed me. He looked at me with a bit of alarm. I glanced up at him, still trying to recover from a tired stupor.
"Um... Rai... you're starting to look a bit like hell..." He stated awkwardly as he diverted his gaze and scratched the back of his head. He had a point. Dark circles were starting to appear under my eyes from the lack of sleep, and I was a bit overdo for a hair cut.
"I'm fine..." I said, and looked back at Akane. I remained silent for a few moment before I got up. I walked out of the room to go to the tree I try to sleep under during break in between classes. Hopefully, Akane will wake up soon. And hopefully, I'll find a way to cope with my secret, too...
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Hope this is good for now. I'm trying to balance college work and free time, so please bear with me... ^_^'
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