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AKITO
“No, no, no, no, NO! FUCK.” I held my head in my hands as An went into a fit of giggles and laughs while Touya and Kohane looked at us, confused.
Today, I lost a bet.
Two months ago, An and I bet on Touya and Kohane. Touya told me he liked Kohane, and Kohane told An that she liked Touya, so we bet on who would confess first. The deal was simple. If Touya confessed first, An had to breakdance in a McDonalds (I’m not good at bets, okay?). If Kohane confessed first, I had to perform in a show with Tsukasa-senpai and Rui-senpai and the other two people in Wonderlands x Showtime.
Now, things got a little complicated yesterday.
Touya and Kohane confessed at the same exact time.
I’m not even kidding about this. Kohane and Touya got each other flowers and chocolates too. An and I decided that we should fulfill our end of the bets at the same time, so we did. She danced in some random McDonalds this morning, which was hilarious. I even got it on camera too. It’s definitely going to be good blackmailing material. She kept on rambling about how she would be embarrassed if Mizuki found out. I can’t blame her though, last time Ena shared a video of me with them, they ended up teasing me about it for the rest of the month. Thank god they stopped. I would’ve punched both of their faces if they didn’t.
Anyways, I was supposed to meet up at Phoenix Wonderland with the rest of Vivid BAD SQUAD (Which An calls “3 Rizzlers and Akito” which is FAKE because I have unspoken rizz !!) to be escorted to where WxS meets up to practice, but everyone was a no-show, so I walked to the stage on my own. As soon as the stage was in my view, the most recognizably loud voice I have ever heard called out my name.
“AKITO!!!” Tsukasa was now running towards me.
I smiled, waving. “Hey.” My voice seemed like a whisper compared to this guy’s voice. I mean, how does he yell that loud and not lose his voice? It’s not a bad thing though, it’s nice that he has such a pretty and loud voice.
“Welcome to the AMAZING WONDER STAGE!!! This is where we’ll be performing, as usual!” I winced, his voice was kind of loud, but as I looked up (Not too upwards, he’s kind of short compared to me…), I noticed how silly he looked with his fluffy hair and overconfident expression. In a good way of course. He looked pretty nice and--
Woah woah woah-- What am I thinking?? I don’t like him! I probably think he looks good in a friend kind of way! Definitely in a friendship way.
I nodded quickly as he led me to everyone else, handing me the script.
“So, for this play, we’ll be doing something like, we all have powers relating to our favourite flower, and I, the legendary Flower Prince, have to defeat the evil Flower Witherer, Rui!” He points at Rui for dramatic effect before continuing his summary of the play. “Anyways, Emu is one of the Flower Witherer’s Minions, and Nene’s a magical potion brewer who aids me in the fight! That makes you my loyal Flower Knight!” He pats my head as I groan, an unnoticeable pink tint appearing on my cheeks.
The whole play sounded childish, like those imaginary games kids play at the park. I just had to get this over with, so I should be able to bear it. “Alright. What powers are associated with a sunflower? Those are my favourite anyways.”
“Light!!” Emu interjects. “Sunflowers always follow the sun, so you’ll have light powers!!”
I nodded. “Aha!! That’s a great idea Emu! As long as he won’t outshine me with my Gold powers from my favourite flower, Marigolds, it’ll work out PERFECTLY!!! Hahaha!!!”
I chuckled lightly. Tsukasa’s overconfidence was so amusing and nice. It made me smile.
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my chest. It hurt, but I shrugged it off. It was probably shortness of breath or something, I dunno.
The practice went on until dark, which is when my friends FINALLY showed up, holding a bunch of candies and sweets. “Ahaha… Sorry for not showing up on time..” An said, teasingly. I scoffed as we all began walking, eventually splitting up, An and Kohane going one way, while Touya and I walked together. As soon as I dropped him off at his place, I felt that pain in my chest again, being a sharp and persistent pain now. I reached home, the ache still there, and suddenly, I felt like something was lurching up my throat.
I began coughing violently, my throat burning as I finally expelled what was in my throat.
An orange petal covered in blood.
I wiped my eyes, confused. Why was there a petal in my throat? This thing, it was called something like Hanako, or Haki??
Then it dawned on me.
I had Hanahaki disease.
This couldn't be possible! I’m not suffering from one sided love, I didn’t have a crush! Who could have been causing it? I searched my mind as much as I could until it settled on one thought.
Tsukasa-senpai.
I had caught feelings for him.
How could I let this happen? Yes, I’ve thought about him in a romantic way sometimes, but doesn’t everyone do that?
What am I thinking.. Nobody does that! I’ve seriously had a crush on the guy for at least a few months, and I only realized now?! I just wanted to crawl in a hole now. There was no way he’d like me back. How could a guy as pretty and handsome and confident as him like me? I felt so conflicted, and at times like these, I simply lay in bed and try to sleep.
Emphasis on the word “Try”.
The second I began dozing off, I thought about him again, and coughed up more and more petals, the blood staining my pillow as my throat got more and more scratchy, my motivation to keep sleeping slowly fading as I got up and went on my computer, spending the rest of the night browsing social media. I simply couldn’t wait for what painful wonders would occur tomorrow…