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Suo's fights feel endless, there's one body after another being thrown his way as if sacks of meat, his muscles and bones have been going at it for hours which feels like decades.
He tries his best to keep an eye on everyone, supports whenever he can but it feels like he will never be free.
"I wonder how Sakura and the others are doing"
"You don't have the time for that Suo" Kiryu interjects as he punches another guy down.
He hears phones beeping, some from the guys on the ground and a few seconds later his own phone beeps.
He sees his opponents back off and walk away. The fights finally over. He checks his own phone,
Messages are flooding, but it's mostly celebrations, information being exchanged. And one pinned message from Umemiya
"Everyone come to the school grounds"
Suo is relieved but he doesn't think he'll fully relax till he sees Sakura; the guy ran off to fight Yamato and he wishes Sakura didn't have to...
When they finally reach the school grounds the air feels chilly, students staring at the grounds, the ones who came before. They're like walking zombies. No Takiishi or Yamato in sight.
So we won right but why does it feel so...quiet...?
Umemiya is there, similarly his head is down.
"Umemiya, did something happen?"
Suo asks.
"I'm sorry Suo,"
"W-why are you sorry?"
Suo can feel his heartbeat picking up, Nirei beside him looks at him with pity in his eyes.
"What, what's happening? Where's Sakura?"
Tsubaki pulls him aside and says
"Sakura didn't survive the fight. I'm so sorry,"
"How, that's not true? We won right? I know Endo was targeting him but,"
"He asphyxiated, he was already injured and Endo-"
Suo pushes Tsubaki away, his face contorting from shock to grief. He looks around as if Sakura is gonna come up running to him any second now. Celebrating the victory.
He walks up to Umemiya again,
"Where's Sakura?"
"Suo"
"Where is he?"
"He's at the roof"
Suo going up the stairs, and as he opens the door, he notices a figure lying down, covered with a white sheet.
Suo slowly walks towards it, he can hear his own breathing and pulse ringing in his ear. Everything feels like too much. He sits right beside it and slowly uncovers the white sheet.
"Sakura..."
Suo says as tears pour out of his eyes, it's so hard to breathe, he grips at the concrete beside him.
"Suo,"
He can hear Nirei's voice, he followed him up here. But he can't be bothered to look at him or reply now.
It just feels like Sakura is sleeping, but he can't hear him breathing or see his chest going up and down. This is the reality. Sakura is dead.
And Suo felt he was the one to blame. If only he could stop him, if only he could do something, anything.
That night when Suo lays on his bed, he can feel warm tears rolling down his cheeks and he thinks to himself
"If only I could get another chance, just one more chance to save him. I would give anything. Anything to have another chance"