I cried. No... He's dying. I couldn't let him go. Oh please, can't the fucking ambulance arrive already!?

"No, [First Name], don't cry..." Kradness saw me spilling tears.

"Unh," I can't hold back. I try and wipe my tears with the back of my clean hand. "You can't stop me."

His hand caresses my cheek, "Why are you crying?"

"You're fucking dying! I care too much for you to spill so much blood, to feel spiking pain... I just can't bear to see you like this!" I spill more tears and Krion crawls to Kradness's head, plopping himself down beside him- nudging him.

"I'm not dying... I'm just injured, [First Name]."

"No... no... you're not just injured." I close my eyes, not bothering to wipe my tears. My eyes shot open when I heard running footsteps coming near. It looked like another officer. It was Un:c! He rushed over.

"Un:c-san, help!" I cry when he arrived. Krion squeals.

"Holy shit, that's bad..." Un:c kneels down to try and nurse Kradness's wound. "Hey, Kura-kun... keep your eyes open. It's okay buddy."

"He's not okay..."

"Hey, [First Name], think positively that It'll be alright. Did you call the ambulance?"

"Yes. They said they'll be here in a few, but nothing came."

Kradness winces, "Itai-," He squeezes my hand. I squeeze it back- I look down at his face, and all the color has drained from it.

We all hear distant sirens coming closer and the walls were getting illuminated with red and blue. They were nearby... Finally they arrived!

"Oh thank God! They came!" I rejoice.

The paramedics rushed over to put kradness on a stretcher, and reeled him inside the ambulance. Un:c, Krion, and I join them. We watched as they put an oxygen mask on him and do their business. Tears spill down my face as Un:c hugged me, telling me to calm down. Krion purred at my shoulder.

At the emergency room, in which we arrive at a few minutes later, they rushed him to a room where he can be confined. The doctors told us to rest in the waiting room... I didn't want to- I didn't want to leave him just yet... But I had to.

I washed my hands and I was soon seated in the section nearest to the corner, holding a book close to my face, hiding my crying face. I set Krion down on the table next to me. He looked at me, then he curled up and closed his eyes.

I hear footsteps and saw Un:c walking towards me. I tried to wipe my tears and hold them back before he arrived, but it didn't work. They just kept on spilling. He caught me doing that.

Un:c got hold of my wrist and took the book from my hands. He was standing up to my sitting figure, covering me from the others in the room. He bends over to wipe my tears with a tissue.

"[First Name], it'll be fine." He sits right next to me. "Sure, the doctors said that the stab wound was pretty deep, but it's not too severe. Good thing the sword didn't damage any bones or vital organs."

I look at him, his assuring face. It looked like he knows and believes that Kradness will make it, for he is his best friend anyway. I don't know why I feel so uneasy. I just need to believe that he could make it...

"Are you sure, Un:c?"

"Yes I'm sure, [First Name]. And put that smiling face on. Kura-kun wouldn't want you frowning." He pinches my cheek, making me smile. "Ah! There it is!"

"Anku-san," I push him away. I blush.

"[First Name]-san? Do you like kradness?" He asks me a of a sudden.

My eyes widen. "I do, of course I do..." I respond... "like" as in what?

He thinks for a while. "Hm, lets rephrase that. Do you love him?"

I blush harder, hesitating. "Um... I..."

I do... I love him.

"Come on. Don't hesitate. I know you love him. You care for him. Admit it."

"Anku-san..." I start to cry as he brings my head to his chest, "I love him so much."

He pats my back. "[First Name], I would like you to know, that he loves you too."

Really?

"He... loves me?"

"Of course he does! Isn't it obvious?" He brings my head up to his, "He did all this for you because he loves you, passionately."

I tear up more... He has to survive.

I hug Un:c tightly. "Thank you, Anku."

After I said that, I hear the doors to the waiting room burst open... and I was surprised to see who they were.

My parents.

They rush over to me. "[First Name]!" My mother exclaimed as she ran to me across the room. "Thank goodness you're safe! What happened? Did you get hurt?"

I get up and hug her, sobbing... "I'm fine physically, mom. But I'm worried that the officer who was with me might not make it."

"So then.. what happened to him?" She held on to my shoulders.

"He was stabbed, and that's all I can say, I don't want to talk about it anymore." She squeezes me.

"Darling, calm down... everything will be fine. The doctors will take care of him." I wish I could just believe that... I wish. 

My dad puts his hand on my shoulder. "Let's go home now..., you need some rest- also the officer." Before we turn away, I turn and hug Un:c, and say goodbye... to the sleeping Krion  too.

We left the hospital with no turning back.

The next morning, I wasn't as happy as I used to be when he was well. I was feeling worse than I was before I even met him.

I guess I do love him that much-- and I know, I know that the days from now on will go longer than usual... they just didn't feel the same.

On Monday, no other students know about
Kradness's incident. That was a good thing, at least-- but the other officers knew.

 After school, I visited Ikasama Life Cafe for lunch. When I walked in, I saw Un:c, with Krion on his shoulder, talking to Reol... she looks like she's on the verge of crying. I know what they were talking about just by that. I approach them and they turned around to me.

"[First Name]!" Un:c addressed, and Krion squealed. "You're here! I was just talking to Reol about Kradness." There was not much happiness in his voice.

"I can see..." I respond.

Reol looked at me with teary eyes and pulled me into a hug, "Oh, [First Name]! You saw what happened to him?" She sobbed.

I hug her back. "Yes I did... everything."

"You know everything?"

"I do, tragically," we pull away from the hug and her hands on my shoulders, I looked into her crying eyes and I instantly felt like crying, too. "But I know it's going to be alright, he could make it like the amazing person we know he is."

She smiles, "Yes, I believe that he could make it... you know, I love Kradness. He is like a big brother to me, a brother I never had. He takes care of me as if I was his little sister." She pauses and wipes her tears, "And to think, that he may love and protect someone, someone like you, as his own-- is just so beautiful."

After she said that, I feel my heart squeeze, my throat tighten, and my eyes tear. "Oh-."

She lets go of me, "[First Name], I have to go now. I'll just leave you and Anku." She heads behind the counter and enters what seems to be the kitchen.

"Let's take a seat," I hear Un:c say to me as he leads me to a table. "I need to talk to you in Kradness's behalf."

"What is it, Anku?" I take a seat as he does the same.

He digs something out of his beast pocket of his uniform and hands it to me, "Kradness has been meaning to give this to you, but he never got the chance." A letter.

I take the letter and open it. I read its content and I couldn't help but break down.

Dear [First Name],

Keep on being the good girl you are, and no matter what happens to me, I still will love you. And I hope you will do the same. You are special to me, just as a cherry blossom, and I will do anything for you, do not feel even the least of debt.

~

If you ever bother asking me if love is really true,

I would stare you in the face and say it's looking right at you!

If I really understood you better than you know yourself,

Then I know I'm perfect for you and nobody else!

-Kradness