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Takane's POV

"What's wrong? Why are you like this today???" Tateyama Sensei stood over Haruka's desk, glaring down at him. Haruka didn't respond, he didn't even lift his head. He was slumped over at his table, eyes glassy and fixed on a simple scratch in the wood. "Something's off with you, you're a weird child." Sensei was right, Haruka was acting a little strange today.... His usual happy-go-lucky mask had dropped.

"Haruka! Look me in the eyes now!" Tateyama's voice grew louder with what see,ed to be anger. The air was getting tight here....you could cut it with a knife. Still though, Haruka did not respond to Sensei, he just stayed, silent, still....

"Useless." Tateyama swiped some of Haruka's drawings off the desk as he pushed himself away from the quiet student. I feel like something is wrong with Sensei too today though... something's definitely wrong here.

Sensei had left the room in a heated mess, his white lab coat vanished down the hall with him.

I decided maybe I should do something... I don't know what though...

I stood up carefully, and made my way over to Haruka. I placed a shaking hand on his shoulder. Great, a shaking hand? Now what's wrong with me too? Haruka didn't move from my action, so I crouched down beside his desk, trying to get a glimpse of his eyes hidden by his hair. "Haruka?..."

"Takane..."

He spoke! Great!

"Are you okay?..." I choked up asking him. Gosh, now I'll sound like something is wrong with me too today. "N-no... She's de-.... dead."

Dead?

"Ayano, she- she jump-" Haruka's eyes were watering, and his finger was trembling as it traced a cut in the desk. It's piecing together now...I can't believe what I'm hearing. Ayano? Sensei's daughter?

"Ayano jumped from the school's roof yesterday. "What!? Ayano wouldn't have done something like that, Haruka...Did you have a fall yesterday?" Haruka sat up straight and stared at the board with his eyes all red. "She jumped from the school roof!!! I'm telling you Takane! Why would I lie about something like this!!?" He burst out into tears, his fragile body....quivering...

He got out of his seat, knocking it over as he stood up, he paced over to a wall and slid his back down it as he hit the floor crying. "Haruka!" I ran to his side.

"Takane... hold my hand, please..." Haruka... wants me to hold his hand? Me? No! Now is not the time to be selfish thinking of myself!

I reached out slowly to his trembling hand before me. His hand was inside of mine, it was pulsating. He couldn't control himself!

"Haruka, calm down please..." I didn't know what to say to him... Ayano was one of my friends too I guess, but, I didn't know how to process the loss of her. Haruka didn't know how to process it either obviously.

"Everyone will end up leaving me!!!" Suddenly another outburst from him. His hands were shaking out of control now, I grabbed his other one and sat in front of him in between his legs, trying to steal his focus.

"Haruka! Look at me, please!" His eyes were shut tightly as tears still escaped. "Haruka-" His eyes snapped open, and he stared into mine. His stare was haunting, as if he'd seen the worst. It was scary, seeing Haruka like this....one of the most stable people I know, apart from Ayano who I knew....and wasn't so stable as I thought. "Please Haruka, calm down..."

I let his hands go as he sobbed quietly, one of his hands wrapped around my lower back and his other around the back of my head. He pulled me in close to him, my head against his chest. I could hear his weak heart beat...

"Takane... Ayano is dead. Sensei has lost his wife and daughter. I have a weak heart that'll fail and I'll die soon too. And you Takane, you're ill falling asleep randomly, what happens if it takes over in a dangerous situation and you die as well? Takane! We are all dying!" His sobs were all I could here where each breath should've been... Haruka...

When I heard that weak heart beat, I remembered; He's only a child... and so am I... why do we have to go through these things?

"Haruka, please don't leave me..." I said weakly as I noticed tears escaping me too. "Takane, I'll always be by your side as long as we are alive."

"I won't forget you Haruka."

"I promise I won't ever forget you either Takane, because I love you."

"Haruka..."

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And in the future, surely... He became someone else and forgot me too.... How much longer can I wait?

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WOAH that didn't make much sense, sorry! Hope you enjoyed this quick little update!