SaiMota One-shots

- Hanahaki -

wrote this may 16 of this year. i'm pretty proud of it. idk if i posted it or not tho lol
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Shuuichi knew exactly what was happening to him. From the blood and petals he was coughing up, he could easily conclude that it was the hanahaki disease. At first, he panicked. But as days went by, he got used to it. He knew if he didn't get the surgery, he would die, but not only was he stuck in a killing game, but he didn't want to stop love the one guy that possibly caused all this.

Kaito. Probably the most confident person Shuuichi knew other than Kaede. Kaito always had a bright smile on his face that made the detective so happy. Shuuichi's crush on kaito was so obvious to almost everyone. How red his face got at every hug, every encouraging comment made him smile, every pat on the shoulder made him beam. It was almost impossible for someone to not notice his enormous crush on the astronaut.

But there was also Maki. She had a crush on Kaito as well. Shuuichi told himself that was why there was blood and flowers scattered across the tile of his bathroom floor. Kaito probably returned her feelings. There was also the very small possibility that Kaito was 100% oblivious to his crush, but that possibility was small. Or maybe that was the case, and Kaito returned his feelings.

But Shuuichi was stubborn as ever and decided to ignore his thoughts. His self-loathing didn't help with his situation whatsoever. Shuuichi told himself that Kaito simply didn't return his feelings but returned Maki's.

Shuuichi heaves a sigh as he leaves his petal and blood covered bathroom. As he lays on his bed, his doorbell begins to ring like crazy, and the detective instantly knows who it is. He lets out a low groan. He didn't want to deal with his feelings anymore today. Yet he pushes himself back out of his bed and stumbles his way to the door. The moment he opens it, he sees the astronauts beam, and it sends butterflies to his belly.

"Shuuichi! It's time for training!" Kaito yells, putting his hands on his hips. "Y-yeah, okay.." Shuuichi mumbles, turning away. The detective quickly makes his way past the other male. Kaito watches him go, his concern for him growing. Shuuichi was a person that Kaito has seen but never dealt with before. The quiet kid that deals with horrible dysphoria and self-loathing, which Kaito wasn't familiar with at all. But that wasn't gonna stop him from helping Shuuichi the best he could.

Kaito had to admit to himself that he found Shuuichi intriguing. Kaito knew what challenge he was taking on when meeting the boy. Shuuichi was his own little ball of sadness, and the astronaut did his best to help him open up. Kaito was proud of his progress. More proud then he probably should've been. Shuuichi began to open up more and speak his mind more often. He was so happy and it made Kaito overjoyed.

Until Kaito finally made the realization that maybe he felt a bit too many feelings around the boy. Everytime Kaito saw Shuuichi he had a joy that he couldn't explain. Shuuichi's smile and his soft laugh brought color to Kaito's cheeks. But Kaito hid his feelings well, too well, but he knew when someone was hiding something. And he knew both Maki and Shuuichi had secrets they were keeping from him, and he was rather determined to find them out.

As Shuuichi drags himself along to their training place, Kaito can't help but look back at Shuuichi with worry and concern. "Hey, Shuuichi?" the mention of his name made him quickly look up. "Are you okay? You seem pretty tired.." Shuuichi looks back down at the grass, "I-I'm fine, Momota..." Kaito knew that he was lying. But he didn't wanna push any farther and makes his way over to Maki. Shuuichi watches as they talk. He saw a small blush come to Maki's face. And all the detective felt was full on jealousy and anger.

He didn't want to feel that way. He hated it. But he could hardly control it. Shuuichi's emotions were everywhere, and he was really glad he was good at hiding them. Kaito calls Shuuichi over to train, and the detective slowly makes his way over.

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Shuuichi was sure he would pass out by the time they were done training. "Tonight was a good night!" Kaito says, a big smile on his face. "You barely did anything.." Maki mumbles, tugging on her hair. As they began walking away from their training spot, Maki suddenly grabs the astronauts sleeve and says, "Momota...I have to tell you something.." Kaito looks at her curiously, and Shuuichi knows exactly what she was about to do. "I-I'm gonna go..!" Shuuichi says quickly and made his way out of there as fast as he could. Kaito and Maki watch him leave before Maki begins her confession, which catches Kaito's attention quickly.

Shuuichi stumbles into his room. He begins coughing uncontrollably. The detective watches as blood splatters into his hands, and petals slowly fall with it. The detectives legs feel like they could collapse under him at any second. As Shuuichi falls to his knees, he watches as his floor slowly becomes covered in blood and flower petals.

Finally, when he was done practically hacking out his lungs, the boy collapses on his side panting. He doesn't want to go through this anymore. But as he stands up to clean up the mess, his doorbell begins ringing like it was the end of the world. They had already trained, so what does Kaito want?

Shuuichi's mind was all fogged up, and as he slowly makes his way to the door, he doesn't think of the mess of blood on his hands and the floor. Once he opens the door, he swears he can see light radiating from the smile on Kaito's face. "K-Kaito..." Shuuichi forces a smile onto his face. "I knew Maki liked you, so...I assume you..liked her back? Accepted what I believe was a confession...? Is that why you're so happy...?" Shuuichi doesn't think to remember that Kaito is always happy. "Shuuichi..." Kaito's smile disappears as fast as it came when he peers behind the boy to see the pile of blood and petals on the floor.

It took a minute for it to click in Shuuichi's mind. At first, he was confused by Kaito's shocked expression. But then he remembers what had just happened moments before Kaito came. "I-!" The detective realizes there was nothing more he can say or do. The secret was out. Kaito slowly walks over to the blood and petals, and then looked at Shuuichi.

And he gives him a hug. Shuuichi doesn't know why, but at that moment, his emotions went wild. Tears begin to stream down his face as he hugs the astronaut back as tightly as he can. They hugged for a while, until an idea struck Kaito. "Hey, Shuuichi, I know you're probably tired but...come with me." He smiles and grabs Shuuichi's hand.

Shuuichi feels a flutter in his chest as he follows the taller boy curiously. Kaito brings Shuuichi to their training spot and has the detective sit on the ground. Kaito takes a seat next to him. "I rejected Maki." he says simply, not looking at Shuuichi. The said boy was completely shocked. "Wh-why?? You two seemed so...happy...it really looked like you returned her fee-"

"Because I like you, Shuuichi." Kaito turns to him and smiles. Shuuichi's eyes widen in pure shock. The sudden feeling of freedom hit the boy. And then he begins coughing. Worry strikes Kaito as he lightly pats Shuuichi's back. But relief hits them both when instead of blood and petals, it was roots that was coughed up. Once Shuuichi was done coughing, he looks over the pile of roots sitting on his lap.

"You...cured me.." Shuuichi mutters, shock still running through him. Kaito smiles proudly, "Haha, 'm pretty amazing, hm?" Kaito chuckles lightly. Shuuichi feels tears well up in his eyes. The detective then realizes a hand, which must've belonged to the astronaut, sitting in the grass as Kaito watched the sky with a smile on his face. Shuuichi makes the bold move to lay his hand over Kaito's, which caught the other boys attention immediately.

"Y'know..you're really something, Shuuichi. Maybe more interesting than space." The taller boy says softly, a smile coming to his face. Shuuichi smiles as well as a tear slips down his cheek, "That's saying quite a lot." Kaito completely turns to Shuuichi, wiping the tear on the detectives cheek with his thumb. Kaito takes Shuuichi's hands in his. "I haven't said it yet, so i'll say it now. I love you, Shuuichi Saihara."

"K-Kaito..." Shuuichi whimpers, tears falling down his cheeks at a faster pace. The astronaut leans over and kisses the detective. Shuuichi belly feels like fireworks are going off inside him as he kisses back. Once Kaito pulls away, Shuuichi finds himself hoping that Kaito would give him another smooch. The boy scoots closer to the other, letting out a whine.
Kaito chuckles lightly and hugs Shuuichi.

"You're pretty cold, Shuuichi.." Kaito mumbles into his shoulder. "My room isn't that warm...and I don't have much body heat...so it makes sense..." Kaito stands up, holding the detective bridal style. "Wh-what are you doing?!" Shuuichi yells, a sudden blush coming to his face. "Taking you to my room for many cuddles and warming up~" Shuuichi sighs and smiles, "I'm okay with that."