Gutted || THH

Death

You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore
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I'm young and I love to be young
I'm free and I love to be free
To live my life the way I want
To say and do whatever I please

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A few of your classmates rushed in, causing an announcement to ring through the building. Makoto was very light as you carried him to the gym, where the body announcement had told you to meet.

It took a few minutes for Makoto to wake up. You sat next to his body on the wooden floor, looking down at him with worry. It was terrifying knowing one of your classmates was dead, but with how close Makoto and Sayaka seemed, he probably felt even more crushed.

Makoto looked up at you with tired, half-lidded eyes. He looked simply confused, probably not remembering what had happened. "Hey, Makoto. How are you feeling? Sorry, stupid question." You wanted to curl in on yourself, it was more than obvious he felt horrible.

A few stared down at him with pursed lips, waiting for a reaction. Mondo didn't give him that generosity though, his hand curling into a fist as he looked down at him. "Now's no time for sleeping. Get your ass up!" He gave Makoto's body a little kick with his foot, like a kid trying to we if an animal was dead or just asleep.

Makoto looked up at you all with a confused and almost offended look, clearly not happy about being woken up. "You were unconscious, dude. (Y/n) had to carry you back here." Hiro gestured over to you, making you feel slightly embarrassed at the call out.

Sakura shook her head, her arms crossed over her chest. "It's no surprise, considering what happened." It still seemed to not click with Makoto as he looked around at you all with the same confusion he usually has. Then, a split second later, his eyes widened and he let out a scream.

"Hey, are you okay!?" Hina's question was ignored by the brunette, his eyes traveling around the room for confirmation of his theory. "So it wasn't a dream? It was real...?"

"That's right. It really did happen. Sayaka is dead." Byakuya crossed his arms, standing with his chin held high. Makoto immediately shot up from his spot on the floor. He would have crashed his head against yours if you weren't quick to react.

"Makoto, what are you doing?" You shot up in a similar fashion, slowly following him to not frighten him. "I have to see for myself! I have to see if Sayaka is— If Sayaka is..."

Byakuya sauntered over to him, leaning down slightly to get in his level and really hammer it into Makoto's skull. "You can check once, twice, a thousand times. Sayaka is completely and irrevocably dead."

Even his harsh words didn't get through to Makoto. He shook his head rapidly as he started to back away from him. "No! I have to see for myself!"

"Listen to us, man! Whaddya thinks gonna happen if you go out there?" Mondo words just seemed to anger Makoto more, he flailed his arms around while he yelled. "Well what good is it gonna do just sitting around here!? I mean, why are we all hanging out in the gym at a time like this!? Our friend Sayaka, she's... she's dead!"

In the moment he seemed to finally release that there was no use going back, his eyes widened and he stared with no light behind his eyes. A sigh could be heard, Kyoko's quiet and calm voice following after. "None of us want to be here right now, either."