I need you (Saioma) *Finished*

-Chapter Three-

              When I said the cycle continues, I meant it. I passed out from crying, woke up, I ate, and then went to bed crying once more. I woke up early again. Getting out of bed was easier now, still hard, but easier than yesterday. I had planned to get coffee again with all my extra time, however this time I was gonna spend time getting ready first. I grabbed a black t-shirt, and a pair of blue jeans. I quickly ran to the bathroom to shower. And it was worth it. The quick shower was relaxing and let me have a break from my reality. After like 7 minutes I hopped out and dried off. I lightly ran a brush through my wet purple curls making them look presentable. I threw on the clothes I put aside and my signature scarf, along with a purple hoodie incase it gets cold. I skipped breakfast again due to my unavoidable feeling of nausea. I grabbed my school bag and my keys and did my usual dash for the door. However before I even got to open it, I was hit with the door, so hard that I fell to the ground. "What the actual fuck!" I yelled in pain as I lay there on my dorm floor.

          "I'm so sorry Ko, I never meant to hurt you." Shuichi panicked as he came rushing to me. "Please forgive me, I just used my spare key and figured I would surprise you. I'm really sorry" he pleaded by my side. All I could bring myself to do was laugh. I laughed and laughed, so hard it brought me to tears.

  "You wanted to surprise me? Really? Good for nothing kokichi? Are you sure you have the right dorm?" I chuckled towards him. In all honesty, I was really shocked to see him here at all, and without Kaede.

      "Yes, and you're not good for nothing, now that I know you're okay, get off your ass. I'm buying you coffee. Like I promised, so let's go." Shu cheered. I nodded my head and reached for his hand to help me up. He graciously agreed, grabbing on to my hand, he quickly pulled me up to my feet. We then proceeded to leave my dorm, that was until I caught a glance of myself in my mirror. A huge bruise was on my eye. Dear god I hope they don't think Shuichi beat the shit out of me. But then again, I can't lie, that would be funny. Shu snuck up behind me and hugged me, "I'm sorry again Ko, I can help you cover it after school, but for now that's obtain some caffeineeeee" he whispered. Chills shot down my spine, even though Shu just hit me with the dumbest shit he's ever said. It was the damn hug, it was soo gentle and genuine. He let go of me and we finally left my dorm, making sure to lock the dreaded door behind us. We took our time and walked toward the cafe. The weather was absolutely beautiful outside and I felt Happy. This was rare for me nowadays, so I wanted to suck up every minute of it. Shu started up conversations with me and we talked all about how school has been going and how life has been. Just as we got to the cafe, Shuichi hit me with the most expected-unexpected question; "Kokichi, What's been up with you recently? You've been looking pretty down and you've been ditching me?" This absolutely blindsided me, I mean I understood the concern, but I really didn't wanna lie to him. However, I had to swallow my pride and just cover it up with a different reason.

          "Shu-Shu, I'll be honest, life has been stressful for me. School is taking most of my time, and I haven't had time to grocery shop either. So, I've been hiding away and crying alone. I just didn't wanna burden you." I lied. He smiled in return as we headed towards the counter.

      "Hey! It's okay to be stressed sometimes, but just know you're never burdening me. I'm always here for you to talk to. You don't need to hide away and cry alone, you can cry with me. You are my best friend after all. And about the groceries; we can go grocery shopping together tonight!" He reassured. I smiled back, his words made me genuinely happy. After our little conversation, Shuichi ordered both of our drinks and got my order right without even asking me. God I loved him so much. After receiving our drinks, we checked the time. Class started two minutes ago. I guess the door situation took most of the time. With that, we both looked at each other and absolutely dashed for class. The whole run we just looked
back at each other while we laughed and rushed to get there. You could see a bit of panic on his face considering this was his first lateness, however this was usually for me. Once we got to the room, we were officially 10 minutes late and all eyes were on us. We didn't care, we were just in the moment. We both took our seats after apologizing for the tardiness and we jumped right into the work.

     My day had gone on like normal, just like it was before they started dating. I mean I saw them interact a few times, but every time she seemed disappointed. We hung out all day, he walked with me in every hall. We even ate lunch together too. When the school day finally concluded, Shuichi ran and said goodbye to Kaede and booked it back to me. With this we headed off to the food store. The walk was like every walk for us; slow from conversation, but sped up when we looked at the time. However once we got to the store, you would've thought we lost our damn minds. We had so much fun though. I hopped in the cart and Shu pushed me around as we selected food and snacks off the aisles. You would've thought we'd been married for like 4 years based on the way we interacted. While we were laughing and joking as we grabbed a pack of granola bars; I saw Kaede out of the corner of my eye. She seemed envious of me and almost angry. It made no sense, she was living my dream, but she seemed jealous. So, I simply winked her way and led Saihara in the other direction. Then we continued collecting food till I deemed we had enough for my survival. Then we steered towards checkout and paid for all the food. We both grabbed all the bags and carried them back to my dorm. The whole walk back all I could think about was our time in the store. This was the absolute happiest I saw Shu ever since I've met him. And that made me feel the happiest too. Once we got back, we put all the food away and prepared some dinner. Naturally, it was ramen, but it was still pretty damn good. After eating, we talked some more, danced around, and then Shuichi went to head home. Before he left, he hugged me tight and thanked me for today. I thanked him back, and with that, he left. I locked the door behind him and switched to pajamas. I couldn't help but wonder why Kaede wasn't there and why she seemed so pissed. However I decided not to think too much on that. After that thought process, I hit my bed with the happiest heart. This was the best day I've had in a while and for once I went to bed happy.

Thank you for today Shuichi, you broke the cycle.