Crushed (Part 1) [Hatoful Boyfriend: Yuuya x Hiyoko]

Yuuya's Goodbye

Yuuya's eyes were half-lidded as he laid motionless in his brother's arms on the floor, still clutching the cleaver that was sticking out of him.

"A good man keeps his cool...," Yuuya took in a painful breath "even in times like this".

"Don't speak," Sakuya's heart pounded in his chest as his hands shook while clutching onto his brother "You're still bleeding!"

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Who do you think I am?" Yuuya chuckled faintly "Besides, I know my limits better than anyone else".

"I'll look around for bandages!" Ryouta began scrambling around the Infirmary lab in panic.

"-although being struck with a cleaver is pretty bad," Yuuya continued, drifting on "If only it had been a scaple or something, the I guess it'd be less... scary".

"I'll take care of the bandages, Kawara," Sakuya's voice was raised and he couldn't seem to control his volume under stress "you go get Mister Leone".

"Sakuya, hold on," Yuuya just barley lifted an arm and grazed his brother with his hand to get his attention "I have something to tell you. Can you wait long enough to hear my confession?"

"I-" Sakuya was at a loss for words. After the things Doctor Iwamine had said to him, his curiosity was high.

"Like the doctor said, I don't have much time...," Yuuya gulped "this might be our last chance".

Sakuya, on the verge of tears, shook off his brother's bitter words "It's too late, Sakazaki! If you were involved with Miss Tosaka's murder why didn't you tell us before?"

"We had... a deal," Yuuya mustered inbetween breaths "Of course he broke it without a second thought. The doctor and I... did not kill Hiyoko, that is the truth".

"But then why did he-" Ryouta stood off to the side and joined in the conversation.

"She died... in this room... after school yesterday," Yuuya continued "That is also the truth".

"So, then there was someone else?" Sakuya furrowed his brow.

"Yes, there was," Yuuya did a slight nod in response.

"And that person killed Hiyoko," Ryouta's voice trailed off "Who was it!?"

Yuuya's glassy eyes glanced toward the boy who once despised him, and took a beat of silence "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you that. I think... you'll figure it out".

Ryouta couldn't understand. It was obvious Yuuya knew the answer, and now he didn't owe anything to Shuu, so why still keep a secret like that?

"I do have to apologize to you," Yuuya looked down with sad eyes, avoiding eye contact by any means neccessary "The doctor and I were the ones that cut her up".

"What?" Sakuya's eyes widened.

"So you stuffed her into those boxes?" Ryouta was dumbfounded.

Just then, the two underclassmen saw a tear stream down his bloody face.

"I didn't know it'd be her, and there was no time for me to say no," Yuuya bit his lip "The doctor needed the perfect time for her to be found by everyone. He decided the morning... for it'd be the best time for non-shapshifters to gather. He probably thought hiding her in print boxes was funny too".

"The most non'shapshifters? You mean the ordinary humans? But why-" Sakuya was cut off.

"I wish everything could have gone just a little bit differently," Yuuya shut his eyes, dreamily, but was jolted by a unrelenting coughing fit.