Hanahaki

Blood and Love

Kai's POV:

Skylar stayed the night, leaving as soon as she woke up. It's always work for her. She can't ever take a break. It's kinda sad, but it makes her Skylar, and I love her so I wouldn't have her any other way. Nya was in the kitchen still eating breakfast, Jay was still in his room sleeping, Zane was cooking, Wu was reading in the kitchen, misako was who knows where, Lloyd was our somewhere and Cole was no where to be seen this morning. Every since I heard him throw up I've been worryed. So worryed. He's lying about something. It's clear. Only problem is that I don't know how to help if I don't know the problem he has. Why can't he just be more open? A sigh leaves my mouth and I go sit by Nya. She had toast and coffee. Her usual breakfast. She's asked for it so many times that Zane just makes it daily for her before she wakes up. He really is like the mom of the ground.

"Here Kai." He comes over to me with a plate full of eggs and toast. Of course he knew what I loved as well.

"Thanks Zane!" I begun to eat imitatelly but stops when I see Nya stop moving. "Nya?"

"Shh!" She was listening to something but what was it? All I could hear was the sound of Zane cooking. Suddenly I hear a bang from upstairs. "Shit!" Nya jumps out of her chair and rushes upstairs. I follow close behind, leaving Zane confused. She seemed to know exactly where the sound came from ans ran straight to Cole's room. I rush in after her to see Cole curled over the floor coughing his lungs out. He much have fallen to the ground because of hus cough. It looked weird though. Blood dripped from his mouth, flooding the ground. "Oh my god- Cole!" Nya quickly rushes over to his side and pulls him up to look as her as soon as he's down coughing. "Kai call Misako!" I nod reaching for my phone but a groan stops me.

"No..." Cole sounded weak and faint. "She knows..." My eyes go wide at the sound of that. "J-just don't worry." A smile appears on his face. "I'm fine..." we watched as he struggled to breathe.

"No... no your not! Kai! Call her!" Nya looked to me, fear in her eyes. I dial the number, ignoring everything else Cole says. It took a few seconds for her to ancwer but as soon as she did I was yelling into the phone.

"Misako! We need you now! It's Cole. He's bleeding from the mouth and he won't stop coughing and he looks faint. We don't know what to do." I wait for her response, staring at Cole's now pale body. I can't lose him. He's one of my best friends. Silence filled the phone. "Misako ancwer!" The fear turned unto anger.

"Are there peddles in the blood?" I hear her say from the other side of the phone.

"Yes but why does that-" I was cut off by the sound of air rushing by on the phone.

"I'll be there soon. Keep him from suffercating!" Then she hung up. How do we keep him from dying? He was now leaning against Nya. Was he ever trying to stay with us? I rush over to his side, taking him from Nya.

"Put him on the bed!" She rushes over, making a spot for me to put him on. I carry him to the bed and watch as Nya lightly strays water on his face, trying to keep him awake. He was breathing less and less. What was happening to him? "No, no, no, no... please no!" Nya rested her hands on his chest and felt ad the air filled his lungs less and less. I go to do the same but when I do, I begin to feel a sharp feeling. Almost like the stem of the plant. Quickly I look to Nya. She was thinking the same thing.

"Remember the story mom told us about....?" I watch as she nods.

"The girl with the Hanahaki disease...." Tears swelled up on her eyes. "He's been dying this whole time...." As his breathing slowed, hers increased.

"B-but who did he love? W-what happened?" I look around frantically. All Nya did was stare at me though.

"Your so dumb sometimes." She laughs sadly. "He loved you Kai." My heart dropped as she said that.

"Me...." I look down to Cole. He wasn't fighting the pain at all. All this time. He's loved me. I felt terrible. When we first met I had began to like him too, but I didn't like he'd ever feel the same so when I met Skylar I guess I just forgot about my feelings for him. Now everything was too late. He's was going to be gone soon, and it was all my fault.

"I'm here!" Misako comes rushing into the room and goes immediately to Cole. We watched as she placed her hand on his chest, feeling for his breathe. I couldn't see his chest move anymore. No more wait filled his lungs. Cole was gone.

"No...." Nya hides in my arms as I watch his lifeless body, tears spilling from my eyes. Jay rushes into the room from the sound of crying, immediately stopping as soon as he sees his now dead best friend. No one said a word. It felt like my heart eas being crushed. He was gone. Really gone. All because of me. Cole. I wish I had told you how I felt when I felt it. The time when I had loved you back. Maybe then, you'd be alive now.