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This is the first version.

Rivals. A word that fitted two people. The bearded, black haired male with a beard, glasses, a cap and mostly fitted with green butterflies, along with the much chubbier, three eyed, blonde, cowboy-est hat and a shotgun over his shoulder at all times. Those two for some reason, hated each other. Clef, the blonde, being aggravated even by seeing him by a mile radius, while the other male didn't bother him too much. He didn't get in his way often and the only times they'd speak was reluctantly.

No one thought one would love the other. It seemed mostly impossible. Mentioning kondraki to clef would be like asking a hungry lion not to go after food for the days straight. Impossible and dangerous. With kondraki, he didn't like talking about him. It's not like clef where it was stupid and dangerous, it's just that he didn't really want to. He didn't care. Assumptions said so at least.

Truth is, he did have a soft spot. But sadly, it was one sided. Clef hated him. Kondraki had to just get along with that fact, but he still had a soft spot. But he didn't expect it'd start hurting him. Only time he noticed was when he started to feel something in his lungs and when petals would occasionally fall out his mouth when he coughed. He didn't know what it was. But he thought it was too risky to tell anyone. Or for it to pass on to the foundation.

He thought it was just some accident. Even though it didn't seem like it, he just had to assume. That's until the petals from coughing became more frequent. He didn't tell anyone still, but he managed to gain some information through having to research. All he could gather is that, it's just a disease. Just a disease. That means it'd go away, right? That's what kondraki thought.

Like the flu, it could go away. And signs of it getting worse, meant it'd then get better soon. Right? But, one question hung over his face...what caused it? But that question would always result in more coughing up. He soon started to get used to him coughing up petals. He just thought he'd cough them out and he'd be better. Nothing too bad.. Not until much later...and with horrible timing.

With clef, as he was walking, he suddenly got stopped by Dr.Glass in the hallway. He tisked at him. "What do you want?" "Well, Uh, Clef..You have a t..test coming up, right?" "Hm. Go on." He leaned over a bit to get face to face with the male, who was sweating bullets. "Well..um.." "Spit it out." Clef snapped, which caused glass to flinch. "Well, it's with kondraki-" "WHO?" He shot up, in shock and somewhat disgust. "Him?! Why him?!" "Clef- This test is important--" "You know I hate that man! Why do you suddenly want me to have a test with him?! Hell, I'd have a test with that big fuckin' lizard!!" "CLEF."

Clef looked at him. "Just...You have to do the test..." Clef groaned as he was talking. Him? Why him? Can't it be someone like bright? Bright would at least be tolerable. "You can just..get it over with..as fast as possible, alright?" Clef have him a look. The look you get before he pulls the shotgun on you and asks you to repeat. Clef placed his thumb and index finger on each side, just above the nose and raised his head up, then putting his entire palm on head and running it up his hair, underneath his hat and the eye. "Fine."

As Dr.Alto Clef walked down the slim hallways, down to his rival's office. He was so frustrated. He didn't want to even look at that butterfly fuck. All he knew is that, he'd get it over with. Not without just walking in like iceberg or gears would just to greet someone. He'd bust that door off its hinges and make his presences known. When he got to his door, he didn't even hear what was going on behind that door. So he kicked it open, impulsively, the door not flying off, but swinging and making a loud bang.

Before he could say anything with his pretty annoyed and frustrated face, it suddenly morphed into a more confused and shocked expression. Because he didn't really expect to see kondraki, limped over in his chair, holding a trash can up to his face and making hurling noises. But when he just expected to see normal vomit, he was met with petals. Which, was a bigger shock.

Clef just stood there as he saw this hurling butterfly searching male had petals come out for no reason..for him. Kondraki then finished spewing, but as soon as he took his head out and looked up a bit, that's only then when he noticed the shotgun wielding male standing there, shock and confusion. He acted fast as he dropped the rubbish bin and kicked it under his desk. "A-Alto clef! Wh..what brings you here?" He tried to Greet like nothing.

Clef blinked as his two eyes and maybe even his third eye were wide. "Did..you just cough up petals or..?" He was a bit concerned but he didn't care too much. Might be nothing. "No no! Just.. Felt a bit sick! You might be seeing things!" "..whatever." He rolled his eyes and walked over, sitting down and getting the test over with. And every time Kondraki talked,  he'd stop and turn away and cough.

Clef went on with his life, like nothing happened. Meetings, people annoying him.. He didn't see Kondraki too much. But the last time he saw him, he looked..awful.. He looked like he had cried, hurled for a hour straight, dulled out eyes and was hunched. His butterflies looked like they were dulled out too. Clef was worried but..he didn't say anything. Which..he'd later regret.

During a meeting, he came late. He sat down and slouched back in his seat. He looked around. Normal people. Gerald, Bright, Glass, Gears..but..no Kondraki. He raised a brow but shook it off his mind.. But he also noticed how iceberg wasn't there yet. But as he realised, the door opened and iceberg came inside. Everyone was already looking like they had read his mind.. Clef hadn't until.. He saw his facial expression.

He looked like he hadn't slept in hours, paler then ever, eyes slouched as he had one sheet of paper on his clipboard. He took a deep breath in. "So..As you all heard.. Something happened." He started, which mildly caught clef's attention to listen. Everyone somehow must've known.. "As you can see.. It had to do something with one of the crew.. Dr.Benjamin Kondraki." He gestured to the empty shallow chair, where he should've been sitting, hands clasped and resting facial expression. He hated how calm he looked. He hated how peaceful he was.

"Well, during a meeting.." Iceberg seemed to choke up on his words and sniffled. "He started choking on nothing. When people helped, petals came out." Everyone had their eyes widen. "And..he didn't make it..." Iceberg looked away for a bit as everyone seemed to start having the sadness set in..for most. Iceberg wiped his eye as he looked forward again. "We tried but nothing worked.. We did some research and found that he had suffocated by flowers.." He stated.

"And when we researched... We found it was called the 'Hanahaki disease'. A disease that can only be cured if you got it surgically removed.. It makes you cough up petals or even hurl them up. He didn't tell anyone and no one really knew until it the deed was done with..." Everyone was silent. Everyone seemed to believe it since Kondraki wasn't here. But all that silence was broken when a chuckle came from one shotgun male. Even gears looked over a bit confused. In a way.

All he did was raise a brow but still, that said a lot. Clef was laughing. Iceberg blinked, because he thought he hated him so much. But what clef said next just shocked him. "Dead?! Him?! Sure!" He dragged out the word 'sure' as he scoffed. "Great fuckin' plan! Trying to make me pity him." He leaned back as iceberg cleared his throat. "Clef, sorry but..it isn't..a lie. He's actually g-" "hey! I'll prove it! I'll go to his office!" Before iceberg could stop him, he was already up and at the door, opening it. "Dr.Alto clef wa-" with that, clef was gone.

Clef stormed down the hall, a cocky grin on his face. Great prank, everyone. Seeing how his rival would react!? Pfft! Of course he could see through that! He kicked the door again..no one was there. "Oh, so Kondraki is in it to?" He questioned. He grinned wider. "HEY! KONDRAKI! BUTTERFLY HICKER, YOU AIN'T PULLING A PRANK ON MY CHUNKY ASS!" He shouted, going around. "COME OUT!" He looked underneath his desk. "Aw, playing smart, huh?" He raised a brow. He looked around as he saw his office was basically clean.

He went to the bookshelf and pushed it out the way. "Kondraki?" As clef looked in vain, the more unease he became. "Hey, f-fucker..you can stop playing now!" He looked behind the door, almost shutting it. "Fu-fucker. Quit playing, it's over!" He wondered more around, pushing bookshelf so hard enough that they fell, books scattering. "It ain't funny, Kondraki! Get out here!" He started to breathe heavily as the smile started to fade and sweat dripped down. He rummaged everywhere and even under the desk multiple times. "IT AIN'T FUNNY!" He swiped papers off as they scattered. He breathed like he had ran a marathon.. He looked around, a bit of anger and worry.. But something caught his eye.

A small note.. And when clef took it, swiping it up. He thought it'd give him a clue where he was hiding. He'd find him...right? But as he read the note..it was clear...

It's not simple anymore
I thought this was just a flu of some sort..but
It's killing me
It's getting harder to breathe..
And as I did more research, it's because one sided love
But..I don't know what to do
I can't get it removed, Then I can't love..
I'm not giving up love that easily..
Even if he hates me, I can't just get rid of it by surgery.
If I die, I just have to say this...not personally..
I love you, Dr.Alto clef...
-Dr. Benjamin Kondraki

Some words became blurred by the dripping wet tears that came from clef, the reader.. His hands started shaking uncontrollably.. He..he involuntarily killed his rival.. Who..loved him. Even if he had held a shotgun to him, didn't care when he puked or was sick he somehow loved him.. And.. He got killed because clef was too stupid to not love him back. Clef held his screams down his throat and started sobbing as he clutched the note.

Glass later entered the room. "C..clef?" As he entered, he saw the mess he had made.. He must've wanted to find him... Glass slowly walked in, worried. "Clef?" As soon as he said those words, he suddenly heard sobbing. Which came from..the desk. So he began to walk over, tension building up. But he managed to build that behind him as he got to the desk, slowing kneeling down to see something he didn't expect..

Clef had his face hidden in one of Kondraki's jackets with the already read letter next to him. "Cl..clef?" As soon as he asked that, clef's shaking hands pulled the jacket away. His eyes were puffy red and he had tear stains down his cheeks. "..clef..I'm..so-" "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!" He suddenly screamed. "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT HE 'LOVED' ME!" He snapped. He still had his shotgun next to him. Glass was shocked.

"Because..he didn't want to tell you. He thought you'd reject h-" "WELL IF YOU DID HE WOULDN'T HAVE DIED!" He came back at him. Glass sighed. "Listen, clef..we couldn't do much.. We tried.. Now..he's gone.. So.." He inhaled and sighed, seeing clef looked away. "We have to clear out his office.." Those words were like a guitar all the way on high. Clef looked over almost immediately, eyes widened. "So..you have to get out of the office so we can clear it-" "no." "..clef pl-" "I SAID." he grabbed his shot gun and shoved it at his throat. "NO." glass shook in his boots as he put his hands up in surrender. He slowly got up and backed up to the door.

The shotgun followed, any moment he'd be shot. "I'll..leave you be.." He said last before shutting the door and informing no one to go in there.. With that.. Clef stayed there, crying into his jacket. "If..if only..I- I paid the fuck a-attention..." He stuttered, choking up because of his tears.. He didn't leave his office at all, staying there for several days.. And when glass decided to comfort him.. He saw he was gone.. And a note. Suicide note.. Brain matter and blood smeared everywhere like he had shot himself through the head.. But.. The body wasn't found.

My eyes stung during this and I generally enjoyed doing this
This idea was Because the picture on top and MadisonCianciarulo and I talked about the idea
So I finally did it
Next will be a alter ending
Which I will continue tomorrow, hopefully!