EVERLASTING || manjiro sano

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y'all this might be long but whatever you can handle it.

"Before we even got to the hospital, his pulse..." Takemichi stopped, since everyone knew the other end of the story.

His pulse stopped. That's what it was.

That sucked the oxygen out of the whole room.

Mitsuya punched the wall. "Damn it!" He shouted.

Little did they know that the greater threat was listening in on them in the other hall.

Eventually, the threat (Mikey) approached Peh-yan, Mitsuya, and Takemichi with a blank stare.

Y/n followed behind, hugging herself.

"Mikey.." Takemichi muttered, looking at him."Draken is.."

"Mikey!" Mikey called.

"Mikey, I.." Peh-yan said guiltily.

They were all so scared of how he'll react. After all, they all knew how important he was to Mikey all too well.

Peh-yan was even scared Mikey would think he was the one who stabbed Draken and kill him instantly.

Instead, he shocked them. "Shut up. All of you. You need to keep quiet in a hospital." Mikey ordered, walking towards them and seated himself in a nearby sitting area.

The three looked at Y/n in confusion, thinking she comforted him someway before he arrived.

But, she, herself, shrugged, just as confused as them.

—

Mikey and Y/n sat on the waiting room's couch, while the rest stood impatiently.

All of a sudden a flicker above them was heard, the "operation in progress" sign was shut off.

They all turned to each other, trying to gauge each other's reaction.

A few moments later, two doctors walked out of the emergency room.

All five of them awaited their answer. Well, all but one. Mikey's head just hung low, not even bothering to give the doctors his attention.

"The operation was a success." The doctors declared, taking off their masks.

Oh my God.

Oh my God!

Everyone jumped with excitement, some of them even had tears welling in their eyes. Poor Takemichi couldn't stop himself and shouted in glee.

Y/n sighed in relief, trying to keep her happiness contained, because if not, she would have jumped out of the damn window.

They all reacted normally. Except for Mikey, who just stood up and walked away.

Y/n's eyes trailed after him, knowing he was hiding something behind his cold exterior.

"Let's go let the guys outside know." Mitsuya beckoned for them to follow him.

And so, they did. Takemichi's friends all left to go outside, not even trying to put a lid on their happiness.

But, one person stayed right where he stood, frozen in place. Peh-yan remained silent, staring at the ground.

Mitsuya and Takemichi's steps fell short, turning to look at him.

"Peh-yan?" Takemichi called.

A couple of beats later, Peh-yan admitted, "I...can't face the others." He bent his head down, ashamed.

Mitsuya sighed and turned to look at him. "We all get that you did what you did for Pab-chin's sake. But, Peh-yan, the person who was thinking the most about Pah-chin was Draken."

"Draken went with Pah-chin's parents to go visit him every single day. He knew that only relatives could see him, but he'd bring a gift. Then he would wait outside the whole time." He smiled at that memory.

Peh-yan teared up, chin quivering.

That's when Mitsuya's mood soured. "That's the guy you tried to kill! You'd better apologize."

"Yes." Peh-yan replied, without a second thought.

With a single nod of acknowledgement, Mitsuya started walking away. "Welcome back, Peh-yan."

There. Those were the words that unleashed many tears from Peh-yan. He tried wiping them away, but he couldn't. He was so, so overwhelmed. His knees weakened, giving up, causing him to drop to the floor.

Y/n felt so, so bad. She walked over to him, sadness in her expression. "It's okay, Peh-yan. He'll forgive you. I know he will." She stroked his hair, but it only made him cry harder.

Damn, did she make it worse?

In return, she straightened her back and slowly stepped back, partly because she thought he needed space and partly because she wanted to cry.

Draken could have died today.

She was in denial the whole time. Ryu can't die, she told herself. But what if he can? And what if he did?

Draken. could. have. died. today.

She started crying, a sob breaking out of her, so she tried to regain her composure.

It's okay. He's fine. He's alive now. That's all that mattered.

She turned her back on the people behind her, just so she could wipe every tear that was shed. She couldn't let someone see her break. She just couldn't.

Y/n faced the window, pretending like she was looking out of it and that she was not hiding that she was crying from the rest.

With that, she noticed mikey's figure, laying his back on the wall.

Then, he slid to the floor slowly, as if entire body gave out.

Mikey instantly started crying, grabbing his head.

She knew it. She knew he felt sad.

Why does he have to act so strong all the time?

Why did they have to act so strong all the time?

—

"Alright, alright!" Y/n yelled.

There was a person who'd been ringing their doorbell for the past five minutes. She opened the door, expecting some people asking you to join their cult.

Boy, was she wrong.

Mikey was there. Yes, Mikey the guy who couldn't even stand the sound of her name. He was tapping his foot impatiently.

"Mikey?" Y/n called, just to make sure she was real.

From the shock of his presence, it took a while for Y/n to register that Baji was right next to him.

"And Baji." Baji reminded her, a skeptical look on his face.

She tore her eyes away from Mikey. "Right. Right."

"Anywayssss," Baji looked at the two suspiciously. "Where are you? Don't you wanna go visit Draken with us?"

Y/n narrowed her eyes in confusion. "But Mikey.. you told me that after the fight you don't want to talk to me again. Right?"

Mikey stayed silent.

Baji sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Jesus." He grumbled. "Yeah, he said he wouldn't hate it if you stayed."

Y/n's eyes gleamed. "Really?" She turned to Mikey.

The blond president stared down at the ground. "Sure." He shrugged.

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