𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 & 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 [𝐈𝐰𝐚𝐎𝐢; 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐀𝐔]

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A/N: I'm having fun with this :D but don't worry, it'll end soon.

[ I w a i z u m i ]

Watching as firefighters pull Tooru out of the car, Hiroto holds me back despite his better judgment. "TOORU!" I cry out, holding onto the man's arm as I slide to the ground. Kaede hugs me tightly, heavily crying herself.

What is happening?! It's like everything is going wrong! First Sakusa, then Atsumu, and now Tooru?! Why is the world punishing us... We did nothing wrong, absolutely nothing...

Within moments of Tooru being pulled a few feet away from the car, it explodes a second time, everyone covering themselves to avoid the debris. I scream, my vision being robbed by tears as the paramedics start pumping his chest. No... No no no! Please don't be dead!

The paramedics share a look of worry while continuing to do CPR. They multitask and get him into the back of the ambulance before driving off up the street to the emergency entrance. Running after them, we arrive just as they bring the brunette inside. Attempting to go after them, a nurse stops us.

"You need to stay in here, we'll let you know how he's doing when he's stable." The woman says, Hiroto and Kaede pulling me back into a tight hug. I sob, sliding to the ground with their arms around me tightly. Osamu and Suna are hugging each other tightly, Mr. and Mrs. Miya joining in and hugging them both.

Everyone is a crying mess. "What did we do to deserve this...?" I ask no one in particular.

—

Everyone came back to the hospital to wait for the news on Tooru, and we're all anxious. We know that Atsumu and Sakusa are going to live based on the new information we received on Atsumu, but now... Tooru was fucking t-boned. The truck driver was found to have fallen asleep at the wheel for a split second. If Tooru dies... he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Waiting quietly, no one speaks a word. I stopped crying a while ago, my body is just too overwhelmed.

Noticing a nurse approaching, I stand up quickly with Hiroto. "How is he?" We ask in unison.

"He's... okay. But we have some bad news. Just like his friend, he's in a coma. He suffered a severe brain injury from the impact, not to mention he was internally bleeding. We've put him into surgery to stop the internal bleeding. He'll stay in a coma after that." She says.

I scoff, turning around with my arms crossed.

"He's going to be out of surgery in 3 hours. We will let you know when he is awake..." She then walks off with a frown on her face.

Breathing in deeply, I stare at the wall and close my eyes, tilting my head back. My friends all back away, knowing damn well what I'm doing.

Too much is happening... I can't handle it.

It's too fucking much...

[ 2 weeks later ]

Staring out the wall window as I sit beside Tooru's bed, his mother walks in with a bag in hand. "Here... I thought this would be better than hospital food." She says softly, handing me the bag filled with McDonald's. "It's Tooru's favorite fast food... Did he tell you that?" She asks, pulling up a chair and sitting beside me.

"No. But thank you." I respond, eating some of the fries before setting them down on the table. Kaede sighs, grabbing her son's hand and stroking his knuckles. He's been on death's door for 2 weeks. They don't know if he's going to survive... They said that it's up to him whether he lives or dies. He better fucking live for all our sakes.