A/N: chapter three of hanahaki fanfiction !!
kokichi pov
Kokichi woke up to see Shuichi in his arms. Shuichi was sleeping peacefully, not yet awake.
This was...so weird.
Not that it wasn't good! It was. Well, kind of.
But wow.
So many things had happened last night. And Kokichi predicted none of them.
He absolutely did not mean to pass out in front of the school. Being outside was a mistake, but he really thought he could handle it. And it was nearing the time his plan would have to be fully put into action, so he had things to do! But as he walked around, it started to get really bad, compared to the way it usually is. He's always in some sort of pain, but this felt so much worse. He started coughing and with every cough came more flowers or petals. And he couldn't breathe because it hurt. And everything just hurt!! He tried making his way back to his room but that just made him feel dizzy. While he was walking, he passed out. He could feel it coming for a split second beforehand so he tried to hide all the flowers in his hand just in case someone found him. And then he just collapsed.
The next thing he knew Shuichi was waking him up with a very concerned look on his face.
Which was not what he thought would happen. Yeah, there was a chance someone would find him passed out. But it was nighttime, that chance was low. And Shuichi? He's usually not out this late at night.
Apparently, he was looking for him, because of the way he's been ignored all this time. But before this, Kokichi really didn't think that he cared. Sure, he had occasionally tried to find him during the day, but other than that, it didn't seem like a big deal.
And that was working well for Kokichi! Shuichi wasn't looking for him too much and Kokichi was avoiding him pretty well! The only time he had ever really spoken to Shuichi was...that one night. With the love key.
Yes, he used it! He couldn't help it, he was curious! No, they didn't do anything, it would be weird to when Shuichi seemed so off put by the love key before. Still, it was wonderful and amazing and great and fun, but he did wake up immediately throwing up flowers because of it.
It meant that staying near Shuichi in any way, even in weird dream form, made the Hanahaki so much worse.
The Hanahaki that he most definitely did not want Shuichi to find out about. Hiding it was one of his main priorities. If anyone found out, his reputation as an evil supreme leader would be ruined. And with it, his plan. He couldn't afford to let any mistakes go through. So he ignored all of his symptoms, pretended nothing was wrong, avoided others, and did just about everything else he could to not let anyone find out.
But it was no use. Kokichi made a huge mistake being out that night. And Shuichi found him passed out with flowers in his hand, of course he'd figure things out!
To make matters even worse, he even figured out that he was the one causing it. He had taken a petal from Kokichi's hand, to most likely match it with his hair. And his facial expression was mixed with both shock and concern. There was no doubt he knew what was going on.
Kokichi tried to study him, just staring at him and trying to see how he felt, what he thought. He was definitely thinking, but Kokichi felt so out of it, it was harder than usual for him to decipher him.
Shuichi didn't say anything about Hanahaki. He just tried to help, leading him to the kitchen, getting him water. It was weird how worried he was. And even in Kokichi's weak state, he could tell it wasn't a lie.
