Absent Student | KomaHina

Chapter 5

- later -

I woke up laying on a bed covered with some thick duvet. I had something wet on my forehead. I touched it, it was some towel soaked with icy cold water. I coughed. I still felt bad but not as bad as before. I wonder.. for how long exactly am I laying here..?

I heard door's creaking. Komaeda came to the room. "Oh! You're finally awake.." he stood next to me and took the towel off from my forehead. "How are you feeling..?" he frowned.

"Way better.." I coughed. "Thank you.." I looked outside a window. Some bright, orange morning light was pouring into the room from it. "What day do we have today..?" I looked at the albino boy. I still can't believe he's Nagito Komaeda.

My cheeks felt really hot all of sudden. I realized that I was blushing. Wait. Why am I blushing exactly?! This doesn't make any sense... maybe it's just the side effect of having a cold or something?

"Hinata-kun.. I think you still have a fever." he reached with his hand towards my forehead to check my temperature but I grabbed it instantly before it'd reach my body. I had a hunch that the fact of my cheeks being so heated up wasn't connected with my health state at all. "I-I'm fine right now, really.. believe me." I tried to smile through my embarrassment.

"Ah.. and answering your question. You were lying unconscious in my bed for.." he put a finger on his chin and started probably calculating it in his head, "almost two days I guess.." I realized now that he was holding a tray. I couldn't really see from my perspective what was on it though.

Two days, huh.. I wonder if my parents realized that I haven't been at home for past two days. I chuckled. It would be actually quite funny if they reported my disappearance to the police or something. I'm a bad kid, aren't I? But they aren't good parents either. I know that they are planning to divorce and hadn't even cared to tell me about it yet. And I know that my existence is only a bother to them..

Komaeda sat on the edge of the bed. "You need to eat something and get going. Your parents will be worried." he frowned in concern. I could have a good look on the tray now that he was sitting down. I think I see there some apples shaped like.. bunnies? I'm not sure... I think those are bunnies at least. They look very cute. There is some water too.. and medicines.

Wait. How did he know I would wake up this morning? I tilted my head. Maybe he didn't know.. so.. w-would he feed me with those bunnies, if I was still unconscious? I blushed even more and he looked a bit confused so I did my best to not seem nervous about it.

He gave me a small plate with medicaments. "I think these pills should help you to get better... if you don't trust me, you don't have to take them though, but it'd be troublesome for me if you collapsed once again." his face darkened a bit. "You can't stay here for any longer. As soon as you get better, you need to leave this place and don't get near me ever again." just when I thought he already was being harsh towards me he got even as cold, making me feel like nothing more but nuisance to him. I know that I need to get home as soon as possible, but he didn't have to be so harsh... his words hurt me a bit.

I took the pills and drank some water from the glass. "Yeah, you're right.. my presence is most likely only a bother to you." I laughed sadly. "I'm sorry for all the problems that I've caused you." I tried to smile but I didn't really feel like doing it. I felt something close to being rejected.

"No.. it's not your fault at all. You did nothing wrong!" he looked away from me. He looked angry or/and sad? Quite panicked too, maybe..? I couldn't tell, since he was looking down.

I think his eyes are a bit teary.. I can be mistaken though.

"You're not safe here with me.." I swear that I heard a small sob from him. I wanted to ask him what did he mean by 'not safe', but then he took an apple bunny and started reaching it in my direction. "W-wait, what do you think you're doing?!" my heart started beating loudly.