"To whoever stole my card-

You're gonna regret this."

Everyone stared at me in shock and utter disbelief.
There have been times where I lost my cool, but it didn't happen often and certainly not because of my friends.
But this time I really couldn't hold back-

It's the plan to make them scared of me.

"How could one be so stupid and steal that useless card? What advantage does that bring you? Do you want to wear my fucking clothes or what? Keep it together, you've gone insane."

I turned around to leave again but I threw them one last glance.
My eyes fixated on Sou and Amatsuki, who immediately froze up.

"Good night."

"Wait, what do you mean "Good night"? You obviously can't sleep in your own room now. That's too dangerous.", Senra stepped in.

"He's right! You should sleep with me!"

"... No, thanks."

I immediately rejected Urata's offer.

He was my brother, after all.

"What about nqrse or Soraru? Aren't you close with them?"

"U-Uhm..."

I'd love to say yes.

I really do.

But I was way too nervous to choose either the person I was in love with or my best friend.

"Shima... Can I sleep in your room?"

"H-Huh? What's this all of a sudden? Isn't there anyone else that-"

He tried to reject me but when he saw the expression I was making he got soft and gave in.

"Fine...", he sighed.

"Thank you. I owe you."

…………………………

When we finally got to sleep for the day, I was awkwardly lying in his bed as the purple-haired lay beside me.
Nothing happened for a while and I was just trying to sleep when I suddenly felt an arm sneak around my waist.

I was surprised, but I...

I didn't mind it.

Without giving it a second thought I hugged him back and fell asleep.

…………………………

The moment I opened my eyes again the clock read 4am and I was extremely tired.
Nonetheless, Shima, who woke up, too, threw me out of his room, saying he'd need to get ready for breakfast.
Although I didn't believe him, I decided to not make a fuss over it, since I've already had enough trouble, and quietly left him alone.

Out on the floor, mind being absent, my feet dragged me to his room, absentmindly knocking.
Unexpectedly, even though it was 4am, the door opened and a tired-looking nqrse opened the door.

Without any words needed he motioned me to come in and, to my own surprise, I didn't hesitate to do so.

"It's only 4am, you should sleep some more."

"No, I'm fine-"

"I can leave if you want."

"No, don't! I mean... Please, stay here..."

Surprise was written over his face since I usually wasn't this clingy, but he didn't seem to mind at all.

"Okay, then I'll sleep on the sofa. Goodnight."

"No, I mean... You could use the bed, too... I wouldn't mind..."

"... You want me to sleep with you?"

A nod was the only reaction my tired body was able to provide him.

"Okay, then I will. Scoot over."

I did as he wished and he lay down, immediately wrapping his arms around my small form, hugging me close to him.
His smell, his warmth-

Everything about him made me feel like I was finally secure for once in this absurd situation, like nothing could drag me out from this illusion of his and my happiness.

With a yawn, while snuggling closer to him, I let my eyes get their deserved rest and hoped for the new day to get better.

……………………………

When I woke up the next morning I was still held secure in his arms.
I snuggled closer again, wishing to feel the sunlight on my skin again, but unfortunately this building didn't have any windows.
Was Kuma preventing us from seeing the outside?

Lost in my thoughts I didn't notice the male beside me opening his eyes until he brushed a strand out of my face.

"Good morning...", he smiled, his hoarse morning voice making me blush.

"M-Morning..."

After we took our time to fully wake up I wanted to leave his room to get dressed, but before I could do so he held a shirt in front of my face.

"You can wear my clothes. I mean, o-only if you'd like to..."

My blush deepening I thanked him, took the shirt and told him to turn around.

When we were both ready we left his room and made our way towards the dining hall.

……………………………

When we arrived most of the others were already sitting at the table, talking and occasionally laughing about various things.
If we didn't knew what kind of situation we were in, it was almost thinkable all this was just a vacation.

"Hey, why are you with nqrse? Where did you leave Shima?"

"Huh?"

"You were sleeping in his room, weren't you?"

While I sat down at the table I looked around, noticing Shima's absence.

"Sakata, could you- Ah, nevermind, I shouldn't be asking things of you..."

"It's fine. What is it?"

"Could you go check up on Shima?"

Sakata nodded and left to search for Shima while I noticed that Soraru was missing, too.
The clock said it was already late, so where was he?

"I'm gonna look for Soraru."

I wasted no time and ran to his room, my eyes widening when I saw what was in front of me.

I heard Sakata yelling from the other room-

Shima was laying on the floor, unconscious, too.

And then it hit me.

Yelling to the others that followed me to take Shima and Soraru to the infirmary, I ran back into the dining hall, hoping I wasn't too late.

nqrse was the only one that didn't follow me.

When I reached the hall I saw him slouching over the table, his condition seemingly very bad.

"No... Fuck!"

I went over to him, clutched his hands and prayed for him to wake up.

"You can't leave me! Please... Please, I need you... Don't leave me, please..."

"(Y/N)! We'll take care of them, please rest!"

Urata's shouts were completely drowned out by my sobs and my vision blurred because of the hot droplets streaming down my cheeks.

He realized I wouldn't listen to him so he grabbed my arms, pulled me back and let nqrse be taken into the infirmary.

And all I could do was watch.

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There it is, the fifth chapter...
That last event hit me harder than in my imagination

Also, the results for the first death are in...
I'll begin writing soon, so be prepared

I hope you enjoyed!