KING ┊ Rui x Tsukasa ┊ Royalty AU.

28 || Behold!

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Rui's POV,  Dialogue.

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This is it, isn't it. 

No, this can't be. This can't be the end of Tsukasa. We haven't even- There's more time... right? Lord will give him more time... right??

I took his hand and cried into his palm. Tsukasa looked up at me with a blank expression.

Where were his feelings?

Thankfully, I could still hear his heart beating. I'm not sure it was at a regular pace though. The rhythm of his heart beat was irregular, beating fast and then slow, fast and then slow. 

And that's where it stopped.

My eyes widened in sorrow. "T-Tsukasa... you can't be-" 

"HAAAIIIIYYYYAAAHHHH!!!" The white entrance door to the room went crashing down, in clouds of dust and debris. A mysterious figure was wobbling around in the dusty fog, but I couldn't seem to make out who it was. 

As the stranger fanned the dust away with their hands, I could hear a few coughs in the process. 

"Ah shit, did I interrupt somethin'? The strange person questioned in a country accent. 

There, I could finally clearly see who they were. They had light pink hair done up quite messily into a side ponytail, topped up with a blue bow. Light pink eyes sparkled through the dust which quite caught me off guard.

"MIZUKI!!!" Ena dashed in through the broken door. She grabbed their hand and pulled them aside. "Psst- what do you think you're doing?? They were having a moment!"

Mizuki turned around to look at me and Tsukasa. And then back to Ena. And then back to us. And then Ena again. 

"HUH??? IS HE OKAY??" Mizuki spotted Tsukasa, lying pale on the bed. They quickly ran to Tsukasa's bed and...

...gave him a slap in the face.

"OUCH WHAT THE HELL-!!" Tsukasa jolted upwards and accidentally bumped his head on the frame of the bed.

At this point, I was in so much shock, that I couldn't say a word.

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE-" Tsukasa yelled angrily at Mizuki, who was standing there with their hands on their hips and a smug expression.

"Akiyama Mizuki! Nice to meet you, sir. I'm a qualified doctor, nurse, and a podiatrist!" Mizuki lent out a hand indicating a handshake, but the offer got slapped away by Tsukasa's hands. "Aww, what's with the grumpy attitude? Did I not just save your life? They laughed.

"My... life?" Tsukasa looked confused as hell. 

Mizuki gasped. "But- you were just dying a second ago?!"

"Dying...? Oh. Oh right! I was!" Tsukasa then began laughing his head off maniacally. "Thanks for that. You slapped me right where it hurts."

"Eh... is that sarcasm?" Mizuki teased. Tsukasa's face flushed in anger.

Next thing you know it, the two were arguing.

Saki walked into the room and stood there for a few seconds to comprehend what she was seeing. "Errrm, can someone be kind enough to fill me in on what the heck is going on?! The mood was sorrowful just a second ago..."

Kaito giggled. "Hah, Tsukasa seems very much alive." He picked up his notepad and quill and began writing something down. "He hasn't fully recovered yet. I still need to take a few tests to see if his heart is in good shape."

"Luck is on our side today! Just a few minutes ago, Tsukasa was on the brink of dying!" Ena laughed cheerfully and clapped her hands.

Everyone else chuckled along, except for me.

I didn't think that it was right to laugh at a time like this. I was genuinely scared. Scared the living shit out of me. Now that Tsukasa's miraculously better, nobody remembers what even happened to him in the first place. 

Eh, maybe it was because I'm considered a murderer now.

I find that wrong.

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[Author's note]

wait when did i even publish this