A Dream

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[Yukimura's POV]
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'I must be going crazy.. it's impossible right? .. can it really be true?'
"...ad" - "h...o" - "llo--??"
"DAD!", the sound of Akari's voice brings me back to reality. "We're here? Can you unlock the car now?", Mino raised a brow at me. "Oh.. sorry. Have fun, be safe", I said, unlocking the car doors with a click of a button. Giving me confused looks, they wave goodbye and head out. I make a drive to work, trying to clear my head. I feel like I'm going insane, thinking that M-Mashiro is back.. it can't be.. 'I'm hallucinating..', I thought as I drove.

[3rd Person's POV]
As Yukimura made his way to work, the gang met up to talk about the problem on the rise. "Hey, shouldn't we tell Yukimura about this??", Dai brought up the topic. "Didn't Mashiro want us to keep it to ourselves for now?", Kazu asked. "But this is a major secret, Kazu. This isn't just some silly game", Hikaru made a point, earning nods from everyone. "Yukimura is one of our best friends... keeping this secret isn't right", Keita murmured. "But Mashiro is also apart of this...", Mako thought out loud. "Ughhh! This is so hard!!", Daisuke screamed aloud in the cafe they sat in, earning looks. "Shhhh!", everyone hushed.
"I think we all know what we should do", Hikaru proposed. As everyone looked at each other with uncertainty, they nod in agreement.

[Mashiro's POV]
"Tomorrow. Used to describe the next day, and used as a 'when'", I explained as I taught the English lesson. "Any questions?", I ask, facing the class who replied with shook heads. "Okay then. Turn to page 25 in the workbook and complete the next 4 sections", I announced, earning groans from the class, mainly the boys. "Hmm? Groans?", I raised a brow, giving an evil aura. "U-uhhh, I m-mean, l-let's work together!", the boys awkwardly covered up and shuffled around. "That's what I thought", I smirked to myself.
As the students talked among themselves as they worked on the assignment, I sat in my seat and quietly glanced at Akari.
'You've grown a lot, princess', I thought to myself. Diverting my eyes, I laid my eyes on Mino. '...I miss you both so much..'.
As I was lost in thought, the bell rang for the next class. Since I taught Japanese to the same class as well, I stayed in the same room. As the students began to put their English assignments away and took out their Japanese assignments, I began to write on the chalk board. As I wrote, the room began to spin. I stopped writing and held my head as a headache kicked in. "Ms. Kougami?", I heard Akari call out from behind. I tried to shake it off, but it only got worse. Before I knew it, everything began to fade black. I dropped the chalk and I soon dropped with it.
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Where am I...? A dream??...
"Hey, Mashiro", I turn and find Yukimura. He stood in front of my "grave" with a bouquet of flowers and tears welled up in his eyes. "Yukimura...", I reached out, only for my hand to go through him. "Mino and Akari are growing up well. They sort of remind me of you and I, when we were younger. Always bickering, calling each other names, but in the end, they still love each other", he spoke in a soft voice. "I really miss you.. a lot.. I sometimes have dreams about me seeing you, about how it would've been if you were here right now, and how Akari and Mino would come home and instead of calling out 'dad, I'm Home', they would call out 'mom'", he continued, causing tears to well up in my eyes. "I miss you, Mashiro.. and I will always love you", he fell to his knees as he sobbed. "Yukimura...", I muttered, before everything began to shine a bright white---blanking out.
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As my eyes slowly fluttered open, I realized I was in the nurse's office. "Up, Mashiro?", I turn and find the nurse smiling. "Ah.. what happened?", I sat up. "You blacked out in class, causing all the students to freak out. But it's fine, it was due to lack of sleep and over working. You're off for the day, since there's a substitute teacher filling in for you", she said, handing me my belongings. "Thanks", I nod.

[Yukimura's POV]
"And that's the last one for the day", I stretched as I closed the hood of the car.
"Nice work today. That was our last client, so you're off early", my co-worker called out to me, giving him a nod in reply.
"Hey", someone called out. I turned and found the entire gang. "Wassup? Why is everyone here?", I smiled. Looking at them, they all had a sorrowful expression. "What's.. up?", I asked in a more serious tone. "...we gotta talk", Daisuke spoke up.

[Mashiro's POV]
I look at the time and realized that by the time I finished my office paperwork and packed everything, it was already two hours before school is dismissed.
After saying goodbye to my co-workers, I made my way out of the school gates. As I looked up, I stopped in my tracks, dropping my bag on the ground. I quickly gained my composure and collected my things, speed walking out of the gates. "Hey--", he grabbed my arm.
"I'm sorry, do I know you? I think you have the wrong person", I quickly said and began to continue, only for the grip to tighten. "Mashiro", I look and see Daisuke, Hikaru, and the entire gang. I slowly look at the hand gripping on my arm, slowly bringing my eyes up. There I saw a Yukimura with a pained expression.
'This... is all a dream'

AHHHH! WORST WRITER'S BLOCK EVERRRRR! ANYWAYS AFTER MONTHS OF PROCRASTINATION ANDDDD THINKING, I'VE FINALLY FOUND TIME TO WRITE.
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