Xingyun School Angst au

Chapter 2

Xingqiu's POV

I sat down at my desk once Chongyun and I got to my house. (IDK Xingqiu's brother's name, so his name will be Xuqi, sorry) Xuqi... why did you have to do what you did? It's scaring me. Tearing me apart, I can't even sleep anymore. That night I walked outside because I thought I heard something, and that something was you. With my blade. My blade. So I killed you, then. Xuqi.

Xingqiu,

I'm sorry. I have too much responsibility. And I couldn't do it. I just couldn't do it any longer. But I know you can, little brother. You can take on our father's responsibilities. You can, I know it. I'm sorry I left. But I think this was the best choice for me. And your blade. Thank you for letting me borrow it. I'm sorry.

Xuqi

I read the letter over and over again. Before I knew it, my tears were staining the edge of the letter. I was so confused. He never explained why in detail. Xuqi, why? Just why? Why did you even try? And why did it work?

I didn't need an alarm every morning. In fact, I'd never had one. I was always good about waking up at the right time. But now, no matter how hard I try, I can't sleep in the first place. It's getting worse. I'm really tired, but I can't fall asleep, and it's making everything all the more confusing. So I waited for Chongyun outside and walked to school with him. "H-Hey, Qiu, you still look tired." "What?" "Did you sleep last night?" "Yeah." I lied. There was no use in telling him that I couldn't, that would just make him worry about me. "Okay, good." The rest of the walk was silent. I sat down in Mr. Albedo's classroom next to Aether and opened up a book while I waited. Aether greeted me. "Hey, Xingqiu. I'm so happy tomorrow's Friday." he sighed. I laughed quietly. "Good morning." I couldn't pay attention in class today. I felt lightheaded all throughout the day, though I tried to listen to everything everyone was saying. "Mr. Yukuaki, can you hear me?" Mr. Albedo asked. I shook my head and smiled weakly. "Y-Yeah, sorry, just have a headache. Please continue with the lesson." I replied. "Are you sure it's just a headache? You normally listen better and I called your name four times." "Yes, thank you."

When Mr. Albedo returned teaching, Aether kicked my foot and tossed me a paper ball.

You okay?

Yes, I wrote on the back, then returned it. He looked at me worriedly but said nothing more. In my next class, History with Mr. Zhongli, I was feeling even worse. Hot one second and cold the other. Paimon looked very confused, along with Mr. Zhongli. I think everyone was starting to realize I wasn't feeling well. I did everything that I needed to work-wise and turned in my extra credit assignment. "Very good, Mr. Yukuaki, but your grades don't need this." Mr. Zhongli said. I looked up at him. "I... er... sorry... I just needed something to do." I said. He shook his head. "But excellent job, all of these are correct." I sat down again, my head spinning from the sudden movement. "I... Mr. Zhongli, may I be excused?" I asked. I needed some air. This space was suddenly getting small. Really small. "Er... yes. You may be excused. Thank you for asking." I stumbled out of the room and into the bathroom, everything spinning and blurring at the same time. I turned on the faucet and splashed water onto my face. What is wrong with me? I took all of the medicine that I was supposed to. I did everything that the doctor told me to. Why now? What is wrong with me now? I staggered over to the toilet and threw up, everything getting darker. It was hot one second and cold the next. What am I doing? The faucet was still running, but I couldn't move. Everything went dark.

Xiangling's POV

My lunch at the tour was at the same time as the school's, so I texted the gang to see how they were doing.