(Nene's POV)
Kuro
Who are they, and why?
"Rui... his name is Rui... he's my childhood friend"
"He's dead... Tsukasa blamed himself for it"
"It's not his fault, afterall, he was trying to protect another friend"
"But that plan backfired"
Kuro
How so?
"Have you heard of hanahaki?"
Kuro
You mean...
A month ago in that post by Amia...
"Yes"
"That was how he died"
"From hanahaki"
Kuro
When you say friend... you mean...
He knew Shizuku?
"Have you heard of Leo/Need?"
Kuro
Yes, I've listened to some of their songs
"Tsukasa's sister is the keyboardist of the band, Shizuku's sister is the bassist of the band"
"They're childhood friends"
Kuro
I see...
/The next day/
/Class 1-A/
(Mizuki's POV)
"Oh hey Kuro"
"You need anything?
Kuro
Can you tell me more about Tsukasa-san?
"Tsukasa-senpai?"
"Sure, but why?"
Kuro
How was he like?
"Hm?"
"You've never met him?"
Kuro
I met him yesterday
And Nene-chan told me he's not always like that
"Ohh, so you want to know how he was like before the incident a month ago"
"Before everything happened, he was an energetic and loud individual"
"Despite being somewhat narcissistic, he will always prioritise others"
"It make sense why Rui liked him..."
"He used to shine brighter than a star"
"Now, he has the same empty aura as another friend of mine"
Kuro
So after that incident, the light is gone
"And he became the narrow-eyed, cat-like person he is, instead of the wide-eyed person with a huge smile he used to be"
"The day after Rui died, the personality change was so sudden even Ototo-kun was surprised"
"On that same day, I saw him on the rooftop-"
Kuro
He tried to kill himself?
"No, if he did, his sister who's so dear to him would be sad"
"I was there as well on the rooftop, but he didn't even notice me"
"I still remember those words he said"
(Flashback)
Tsukasa
Rui, you should eat more vegetables
I can't eat it for you forever
He says as he breaks down in tears, for he knows Rui is gone, forever
Tsukasa
I'm sorry!
If I haven't protected Shizuku you would still be here next to me
He held a rose in his hands
Legends has it that the flowers from hanahaki never withers, even if it's cured or the victim dies
Maybe that's the only way for him to remember Rui, the very thing that killed him
He took out a sketchbook and started drawing
I guess I'll leave him alone for now, I'll just go find An
(End of flashback)
"And that's what happened"
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Misunderstanding (Ruikasa) (Hanahaki disease)
FanfictionA viral social media post has been going around, causing Rui to panic. His fear was proven when a certain someone went to see the troupe's show, causing him to break down and contract hanahaki.
