Countdown ~TsukiHina~

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~Hinata~

It's hot wearing a long sleeve t-shirt, it's the middle of summer and the fabric is clinging to my arms but I don't really have a choice. I have to wear long sleeves this weekend because mum doesn't know about the number yet. Somehow, I don't think she'd approve of what I'm doing, even though I'm technically not doing anything wrong, so I'll have to keep all this a secret from her for a little while longer. It's not like I'm lying to my own mother, I'm just not exactly letting her into the truth. I am lying to Kei though and the more this goes on, the worse I feel about it... I hate having to break his heart like this but it's only two more days, I'll live. Besides, there's a light at the end of the tunnel in the sense that I'll be able to mend his heart at the end of all this. We'll be together forever. We'll get married one day and we'll be very happy. This is just the set up for our future, it's essential because, when all this is over, he'll love me forever and never want to let me go again. It's foolproof, it just hurts a little but I can deal with a little pain.

I lug my bag down the stairs, it's not that heavy but it's early and it's hot and I can't wait to just get this thing in the boot of the car. We're not going far, just to the airport, a four hour drive, to see dad off back to America and then we're staying over in a hotel for the weekend. No one wants to go but mum says we might as well do it because doing eight hours in a car in one day is pretty harsh. I'm not even the one driving through that time, I'll probably just be on my phone the whole time, and I still don't want to do it.

I lift up the boot and basically throw my bag in, there's nothing valuable in there so it's all good. As I close it and turn around, I lock eyes with... well, it's my boyfriend. Why is he here? Wait no that's a stupid question, I know exactly why he's here and it's because today is supposedly my last day alive. Oh god, I didn't think he'd show up here! What if he decides that now's the time to tell me that I'm dying? My whole family's here, he'll freak them out! "Kei, hi!" I plaster on a smile, I really need to act natural right now, if I show how badly I'm freaking out he might get suspicious.

"Shoyo..." He smiles back at me but something about it seems broken. "Hey, I was going to ask if you wanted to hang out with me today. My family are out and we could... you know, do things, like cuddle and watch films like we always do?"

Oh I see what he's trying to do. He's trying to stop me from getting in the car. "Aww Kei I'd love to hang out with you today but we're going to drop my dad off at the airport today and we're staying in Tokyo this weekend. But we can spend time together when I get back, ok? And you can call me whenever you want, it's not like I'm going to ignore you."

I watch as his face literally drops. Ok, maybe that last part about when I get back was a little too far. He is still under the impression that I'm not getting back after this. "Shoyo baby you don't understand, you can't get in the car." Oh god, he's losing his cool. I tilt my head slightly, giving him a deliberate confused look. "Listen I don't have time to explain but you have to believe me when I say that something... something horrible is going to happen to you if you get in that car!"

I already feel guilty for doing this but it has to be done, the heartbreak is essential if I want this to go as smoothly as I planned it to. "Sweetie I don't know what you're talking about. I'll call you as soon as I get there, ok? I promise you there's no need to be worried."

"But-"

I cut him off with a quick peck on the lips and a smile before he can even start speaking properly. "Baby, it's only a small trip, please calm down." I walk back around the side of the car. "I'll call you, promise." I blow him a kiss and, before he can stop me, get in the car. This is going to be a long four hours...