Antagonist | Komahina Fanfic

Chapter 21

Hajime's Third Person P.O.V.

The brunet woke up with a splintering headache.

He ignored the pain and sat upright. Where was he? How did he get here? And why did he feel so... empty?

"Hinata-kun, are you all right?" A soft voice spoke up at the side of his bed.

Ko.

He didn't feel anything towards him but anger.

Lots and lots of rage.

"Don't come near me you psycho." He growled.

A pang of sadness flashed through Ko's eyes, but he quickly regained his posture.

His collar turned a bright red and faded. So it seems that Hajime had turned that statement into a command.

Ko tried to reach towards the brunet, but when he did so, a sharp pain rolled from the tips of his fingers to his neck.

The albino's eyes lowered in shame.

"Hinata-kun, I just want to tell you that this is all my fault. If I hadn't fallen sick, you wouldn't have become like this."

Hajime glared at Ko.

"I won't fall for your lies ever again. This is all a dream and I'm still back in my cell, right? So all I have to do it kill myself." He said with no emotion.

Emotion. That was what he was lacking. That was the empty feeling in his chest. The brunet could only feel anger and despair, but not any other emotions. It felt great to be finally released from all those things that restrained him from doing anything.

"NO!" Ko shouted, "This is not a dream! It's all real. I would never hurt you!"

"Lies."

"I'll prove it."

Ko slid a dagger from his sleeve.

Memories burst into Hajime's mind. The knife had triggered all those. Would Ko kill him with it again?

Taking a deep breath, hs stabbed himself in the stomach. Red blossomed against his shirt as Ko's face contorted into pain.

"See?" Ko panted heavily.

Surprise ran through Hajime's mind.

"Why would you do that, though? You're supposed to kill me with it, not stab yourself. What kind of dream is this?" He clutched his blanket, his headache getting worse by the moment due to all his thinking.

"It's because I'm your servant. I only live to serve you. You can do whatever you want with me. Crush me, burn me, break me, I'll still stay by your side until the very end." He swore.

"Then why should I trust you? This could be all a dream."

"Because I trust you. You don't have to trust me right off the bat, but just know that I'll be by your side whenever you need me."
Ko was telling the truth. Hajime could practically feel the loyalty and devotion in his words. He almost felt pity for this creature. Almost.

"Fine... If this isn't a dream, then I suppose I'll buy into all this. You can come near me again." He spoke. He didn't know if he was making the right choice. This could all be Celeste's doing. But deep down in his heart, Hajime felt something real about this situation. He felt something towards the albino. But what was it? He wasn't absolutely sure yet.

"That's... great..." Ko collapsed onto the floor.

Hajime watched with blank eyes as the albino slid to the floor in a jumble of limbs. He didn't get out of his bed to help him either. He felt no pity and no sympathy for Ko. After all, the albino was a tool he could just use.

A blur of purple hair tumbled into the room like a hurricane.

"EEEEEEK! KO!" She screamed. "HAJIME HELP ME CARRY HIM TO THE BED!" Then she realized. Her eyes filled with shame and regret.

She heaved Ko onto her shoulder and placed him upon the soft mattress of the bed. She ran in and out of the room, bringing various supplies back to treat Ko.

"It's all right. I'll fix you." She said in a soothing voice.

"Thanks...  Mikan. You know that I... do forgive you.... right...?" He smiled weakly.
She blushed.

"Thank you... I don't deserve your forgiveness. Not after everything I've done. She sneaked a glance at Hajime.

"I still need his forgiveness. He'll probably never forgive me for my actions." She bit her lip, drawing back the tears threatening to spill from her face.

"It's all right... It wasn't your fault..." The albino closed his eyes, falling into a deep slumber as Mikan quickly patched him up.

As Hajime watched from the sidelines, his heart felt a throbbing pain that came from the bottom-most corner of it.

Was this.... envy? But why would he feel envy? There was nothing to be jealous about.

Most of all, why did this emotion suddenly resurface? He raised a shaky hand towards his face.

What was happening to him?

He wanted to remember what he was like before he got thrown into all this mess. Everything was so confusing. His emotions were all over the place, and some were even locked up within his mind.

His body was covered with multiple bandages, and his eyes were red.

Out of the corner of his eye, Hajime noticed a purple leathered book.

The cover had a tiny slit in it, indicating that a knife had gone through it.

So this wasn't a dream. Everything that had happened from a week ago to now was all real.

Ko was real.

A timid voice spoke up next to Hajime.

"D-do you need some painkillers? I c-can get you some since it seemed like you were in pain."

It was the girl who had betrayed him. Trust was a fragile thing. One action could determine it all.

He would not forgive her just yet. Heck, he couldn't feel forgiveness.

He didn't care if she was manipulated. She turned against him for her own gains and that was that.

"No, I don't need your help. I can go get them myself," He rudely said, pushing the purple-haired nurse out of his way.

He needed more time to sort things out and fix himself.

His urge to die was greater than before, now that he couldn't trust anyone.

All he wanted right now, was a reason to live.

And he would find it before it was too late.

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I blanked out in the middle of the chapter.

Sorry if it was boring.

I just needed to drag the story out, so some parts may be hilariously, ridiculously boring and you'll want to not read the chapter and leave this book because it's not interesting anymore. But please bear with me.

I promise you, there will be fluff later on and probably some plot twists.

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