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Shuichi’s hands were covered in sweat, his face contorted into a worried expression. His worst nightmare had come true, he had to choose between his best friend and his lover…… How did all of this happen, how did it become a choice between the two he was closest with. Why was it on Shuichi’s shoulders of who lives who dies. How did this happen in the span of two weeks…
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“Saihara-Chan!~ Wakey Wakey” A certain purple haired liar yelled out from behind the big metal door that kept Shuichi safe at night. Shuichi stirred from his sleep awaking with a tiny yawn “Mhmm” The detective sat up throwing his blanket off letting out another yawn. “Kokichi…” He rubbed his eyes still half asleep “What time is it anyways…” Kokichi let out a sly giggle knocking on the door “It’s breakfast time Shumai~ Why else would I wake you up?”.
Shuichi sighed and stood up off his bed “Oh I don't know maybe because you had a nightmare…” The detective boy walked over to his door unlocking it and opening it, not to his surprise he saw the short purple haired male standing right outside of the door. “Just like the last time you knocked on my door while I was asleep” Kokichi huffed crossing his arms across his chest and walking down the hall toward the meeting hall “Shut up Saihara-Chan! It was only once…” Shuichi quickly followed after Kokichi letting out some laughter. ‘Oh, Kokichi…I know you just wanted me to cuddle you. I know you were lying to me, im not that stupid.’ The detective boy thought
The duo finally showed up at the gymnasium, there sat two very familiar faces. Kaito and Maki, the training trio, were all together plus Kokichi. Kaito strolled up to Shuichi “Shuichi-Bro my side kick!” He grabbed Shuichi’s arm pulling him away from Kokichi “Shuichi-Bro what is he doing here?!” Kaito said indiscreetly pointing at Kokichi who just cheekly smiled and waved at Kaito “He told me it was breakfast time” He sighed before detaching himself from Kaito to walk over to Kokichi “Kokichi did you lie to me?” He looked down at the small purple haired boy with a face of disappointment, the boy just snickered at Shuichi “Well, of course, I'm a liar after all…” Kokichi told Shuichi with a pretty confident smile and tone. Shuichi sighed at Kokichi’s bluntness. ‘I would tell him to be honest but he Is being honest. God Kokichi is so complicated sometimes’ “Kokichi you should be a lot less blunt about being a liar” Kokichi just stepped back with a giggle as his response.
Maki cleared her through stepping forward “Kokichi, go away you are welcome here at this training session. I appreciate the fact you brought Shuichi here to us but you have to leave now” Maki walked up to Shuichi grabbing his shoulders and pulling him towards herself “Good one! You tell him Maki roll!” Kaito yelled out to Maki from the back of the room “But I wanna be with my beloved Saihara-Chan” Kokichi huffed and crossed his arms across his chest. He looked and sounded like a whiny child “Shumai tell them to let me stay and watch you train! Pleaseee” Kokichi whined. ‘He acts like a child when they don't get the toy they want, watching me train to be the toy in question.’ The detective boy let out a small sigh giving into Kokichi’s whining.
“Fine, Kokichi can stay and watch me train but…” He walked over to Kokichi getting to his eye level, his voice tone dead serious “You have to stay quiet and behave, got it?” Kokichi nodded slightly at Shuichi, a tiny smirk forming on his face “Shumai you’re being so dominant today~ I like it…” Maki and Kaito glared at Kokichi. When it came to Kokichi being with Shuichi they acted like overprotective parents protecting their child from danger. Shuichi wasn’t quite taken aback by Kokichi’s comment because he heard them almost all the time at this point but, a small blush still dusted his cheeks “Kokichi don't say things like that! Besides didn’t I tell you to stay quiet?”
Kaito stepped into the conversation interjecting his very unneeded opinion “I'm sure you did say that Shuichi-Bro, Me, and Maki roll heard you say It. Kokichi just doesn’t listen to anyone” Kaito walked over to Shuichi snatching him away from Kokichi. Kaito and Maki do act like protective parents over Shuichi and they have a good reason for It too, they don't want Shuichi to be dragged down into Kokichi’s web of manipulative lies, little to their knowledge Shuichi had already been wrapped In the web of Kokichi’s lies.
Kokichi huffed angrily at Kaito’s accusations “I listen to my beloved Saihara-Chan!” Kaito shook his head at Kokichi’s words letting out a sigh of disappointment, he opened his mouth to talk but Shuichi just gave him a look of I’ll handle this Kaito just stood there and nodded “Kokichi, If you were listening to me you would’ve heard me tell to be quiet while we train. Is this true or not?” Kokichi just shook his head knowing Shuichi was right.
Maki looked at Kaito and walked over to him calmly “Kaito don't you wonder how Kokichi only listens to Shuichi” Kaito just shrugged, he’d never really thought of this before but It was kinda suspicious that It was only Shuichi Kokichi listened to, he never listened to Maki.“Maki Roll, what are you getting on? Do you think they’re…” He paused, shuddering “Getting Intimate…?” Maki looked at Kaito in shock, ‘How could he even think of that?! It couldn’t be true’ Maki thought. Shuichi was like her and Kaito’s child “Kaito that couldn’t be true! They don't even act like that!” She glared over to Shuichi and Kokichi, they didn’t look like lovers, Kokichi was just acting normal, well Kokichi level normal and Shuichi was just doing stretches, nothing out of the ordinary…
Soon training was over Maki and Kaito got no training done at all.All the duo did was watch all of Shuichi and Kokichi interactions very very closely. “Kaito, nothing looks suspicious in between the two of them, Shuichi hasn’t even spoken a word to Kokichi, It’s just Kokichi yammering nonsense to Shuichi” Kaito and Maki let out sighs of relief, their Shuichi was safe from Kokichi’s web of manipulative lies. Or so it seemed Shuichi had already been entangled In Kokichi’s web of lies since that night when Kokichi slept with Shuichi…Maki and Kaito of course didn’t know about any of this. Shuichi sighed and looked at Kokichi who was just staring at him with a cheeky smile plastered all over his face.
The detective boy stood up with a sigh “I'm going back to my room, training wore me out, It didn’t help that Kokichi woke me up, while I was asleep” Shuichi stood up with a yawn, he quickly walked off to his room. Little did Shuichi know a certain purple haired boy was following him. When Shuichi made It to his room, he turned around to see the purple haired boy standing behind him…