~❀ Hanahaki disease ❀~ || ~Kaito's POV

{ Part 4 ~ not fine }

I woke up early the next day feeling exhausted from crying so much, but reluctantly got ready for school, leaving before anyone had even woken up.

That day when I arrived at class, Aiko wasn't there.

I brushed it off, I was early, he normally didn't come to class until a bit after me. But I had a bad feeling that kept nagging at me, like something was wrong.

I confirmed that feeling when Aiko's friend came over to my desk just before homeroom.

"hey, um, Kaito... have you seen Aiko around today..? he wasn't at the place we normally meet before school... and I checked his house, but no-one responded when I knocked..." she looked as worried as I felt, and I felt my heart shatter inside me "....do you know what happened? ...He's never been late for school before.." I just stared at her in disbelief "he...wasn't there..?" she responded only by nodding, still looking worried. "..shit.." I swore under my breath, he cut himself yesterday... what if he went and killed himself last night!?

"...d-don't worry.. I'll figure this out.... I bet he's fine, he's probably just tired or something" honestly, I was lying through my teeth, I didn't belive a word of what I was saying, the only thought running through my mind was; what if he's fucking dead already!!?

She seemed to buy it though, smiling weakly and bowing to me "Thanks, it really means a lot coming from you"

"yeah, yeah.. whatever.." I brushed her off just like I did everything else, sighing as she walked back to her desk, where she whipped out her phone and started furiously tapping away, then held it to her ear, she's probably calling him... not a bad Idea...

When she held it down again, looking disappointed, I took out my phone and tried texting him. He probably just didn't pick up...

Hey, nerd

Where the hell are you??

I left it at that for now, slipping my phone back in to my pocket as class started

All day, not a single response from him. I sent a couple more texts, panicking slightly because they weren't even on read.

Why won't you answer my freaking texts??

Don't freaking ignore me.

He didn't respond to a single one, and that just made me even more scared.

He could be dead.. he could've killed himself and be sitting somewhere dead, and no-one even knows!! ..he could be dead and it'd be all my fault...

As soon as school finished, I was first out of the classroom, grabbing my phone and texting him again:

.....i'm coming to your house, don't try and stop me.

I headed out of school,taking a shortcut to his house so I wouldn't run in to Fumika, who's house I knewwas pretty close to his.