*this does not go in the same order as the manga or anime*
Did I ever expect to find love? My self worth told me no. Was it a good idea to date the boys I was working for? Probably not, but if we could make it last - why not try? What was the worst...
The next day To no suprise, my condition didn't improve today like I prayed it would. I managed to haul myself out of bed and get ready for the day, Hatsume would know immediately if I turned her down without warning that something was wrong, and it was but I wanted to figure this whole flowery situation out for myself. She would probably be able to tell straight away by the look of me but if I was dying, then I was going to live my life until I dropped.
"Akina, are you sure this is what you want?" Mom didn't like that I was so weak but still going as she handed me a face mask to use to catch the petals. The plan was just to tell Hatsume I had a cough then empty the mask when she had her back turned "you never explained why dad's disease was so fast?" She shrugged while making sandwiches for the kiddies "to this day, we still don't know. It's just genetics" I gripped the counter as both my legs were tackled by the younger generations of the family.
"Kinie! You're alive!" I rolled my eyes catching the time on the clock on the wall "I'm running late!" I ripped both children off my legs and sprinted out the door while petals once again fluttered from my lips and into the mask following the plan.
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"Suzuki! You made it! Great! Why are you wearing a mask?" I faked a cough "I'm 'sick'. You would've killed me if we cancelled again" that seemed to satisfy her but it didn't satisfy her unwelcome company. She'd brought my ex with her, I got that they were still friends and that I never told her what happened between us but he was manipulative and destructive even if he swore he'd 'changed'. People don't 'change', not just like that.
"What's with the dumb face covering, slacker?" He pushed my shoulder acting playful but the force was stronger than he made it look "says the bastard who's never worked a day in his life" my words were muttered "what was that, slacker? Couldn't hear over your stupidity" Hatsume couldn't hear over her own excitement about an advert posted in a store window about a sale in a tech store "whatever".
The pink haired girl dashed from store to store despite already having arms full of bags. I only bought an item here and there which only caused our third wheeler to commentate more. If this was his way of making me feel bad about leaving him for solitude, it was doing the exact opposite. To think there was a time I even considered spending my life with a creature like him, it was insane!
I'd moved on so why couldn't he just do the same?! It wasn't like he hadn't had other girlfriends since we broke up so why was he doing this? I didn't really care about why, I just wanted it to stop. When they both turned their back, I pried the mask away from my mask letting a mixture of red, orange and yellow petals fall to the floor, I noticed some were sticking together. I knew full formed flowers couldn't be far behind causing dread to fill my heart. I was struggling with petals, so wonder people died from the full thing.
The three of us wandered into a bobba shop, and without thinking, I ordered a milk tea before realising I wouldn't be able to drink it without giving away my secret. While they sipped and gossiped, I sat staring longingly at the beverage regretting my choices "I can't believe I hadn't worked it out before" Hatsume's eyes were locked on my mask "I hope I'm wrong. But red and yellow petals on the floor where you stood? Slow walking? Face mask? Sweetie, you have hanahaki" I sighed nodding removing the mask.
"No way you could fall for another idiot, you heartless slacker" I walked away with my milk tea with the mask in my pocket to watch the cherry blossoms blow off the tree in the breeze. "How long have you got left?" I didn't even need to look at the support student to know it was her "a few months, a year if I'm lucky. But I can't confess" she sat on a bench under the tree in front of me "why?"
My vermillion eyes set on her golden ones "because they're together, they're taken. I don't want to ruin that, plus...we only just met a couple days back" her face lit up "your hero students!" I spluttered out more clumps of petals before sipping my milk tea "just wait til they find out you speak fluent french!" I choked on my drink slightly "you're not telling them. I only learnt to read instructions when they don't have it in Japanese" this is what I get for playing truth or dare singing an entire tune in french.
"How about I stage something?! C'mon you love the gym, they're hero students so do they! Hey, I'll tag along with you just to stare at your abs" I rolled my eyes straining myself to not deny my physic. Hatsume had caught me on the training fields while my shirt had ridden up showing my definition. It was nothing crazy, I just had a strong core.
The plan so far was for me to go gym tomorrow with Hatsume as 'moral support'. That basically just meant she'd stand there and shout stuff at me which was completely unnecessary but she persisted on being there. I was pretty sure she only wanted to be there to see me confess then take a video of me vomiting the remaining flowers.
I never did see my ex again after he went bathroom while we left the boba store, Hatsume walked me home before announcing our plan to my mom who was all for it. The student then helped me get up to date on my studies before going where I presumed was home leaving me to finish up for the day.
