Can we Make It?

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"You have to start doing some exercises to get your legs and arms back into shape...I'm here to help you do them, but please try your best," He looked up at me with a big frown. I sighed and grabbed his hand helping him stand.

His body was light as it always kind of has been. It made me feel nervous that he wasn't eating enough...but in this situation I think it's hard for anyone to eat...I held onto his hands as I helped him squat down. He groaned while some tears came to the corners of his eyes. He is very vulnerable and sensitive after getting the intense wounds he had gotten a while back...but I know that if he wanted to get better he needed to do some rehab.

Maki and Kirumi wanted to make sure he was doing squats, lunges, sit ups, and push ups. This was all to make sure that his muscles would be strong even though he was stuck in bed for about a month or so. I know it was killing him having to go through all of that just to have to continue on while having to be in more pain while recovering...

"Shuichi..." Kokichi groaned. I could tell he was biting his lip to try to conceal the pain he was feeling. I hated having to watch him be in so much pain while I just had to sit there and help him...I wanted to be able to just hug him and hold him all the time so he wouldn't have to be in that much pain anymore...but I know that would make him feel fragile and he absolutely hates when people baby him or treat him like he is broken.

"I'm sorry baby...but we are almost finished, just get your pushups done and then we have to do your sit ups," I whispered, hating my voice for telling him that. I'm sure he is in indescribable pain and needs a hug...but that can wait until we get this done. Because he needs to become stronger and be able to get over this...and I can't hold him back like that.

"Ok..." He whispered standing up before shakily getting down on his knees. He was still wearing the loose shirt with the shorty shorts when he still had all those bandages all over him.

He soon started doing his remaining exercises without another word. While he was doing them he was breathing through his nose, and I'm sure he was only doing this so he wasn't taking in big breaths and breathing quickly and loudly through his mouth. I was worried that he would get another headache from not getting enough oxygen...but I knew he wouldn't admit to doing it anyway. He just wants me to be at ease and he always has. While it is noble of him it makes me constantly worried that I'm being too pushy and that I'm making him uncomfortable...but I still try my best to show him how much he means to me by helping in any way I can to make sure he is ok.

"Finished," He said, sounding breathless. I rubbed my hand on his back with a sad smile. I still felt hella guilty because in a way it's my fault for letting him help on his own...maybe if I was there I could have taken the fall instead...but then he would be more worried about me, so that wouldn't be good either...

"I'm so proud of you love...I know this is hard, but know that I love you and I am so proud of you for sticking to it," I said, placing a kiss on both of his cheeks. He smiled a bit before he slowly stood up. He wrapped his arms around my neck.

"Kokichi?" I asked knowing we should be getting to the main room for dinner. But he just held me there for a moment while we just stood in silence.

"Can we just stay like this for a moment?" He asked, making me smile while I wrapped my arms around his upper back.

"Of course my love," I whispered into his ear before I pulled back to kiss his forehead.

"We should go and get something to eat though...then we can cuddle after because of how much progress you have made," I said pulling away but still holding onto his hands. He intertwined our fingers and looked up at me with a smile.

"You want to cuddle anyway~ you can't hide that from me Shu~," He teased while I blushed.

"Y-Yeah," I stuttered as I helped him walk out to the main room. Everyone else was either just getting their food or finishing up, so me and Kokichi just came in and ate in silence.

He didn't eat everything on his plate but I noticed he had been eating more than he was before. I held his hand while I slowly brought it up to my face. I kissed his knuckles and smiled as I pulled back.

"Shuichi?" He asked, giving me a skeptical look. I laughed a bit before kissing his cheek again.

"I'm just so proud of you," I said again before we went to clean up from dinner.

When we made it back to the room we both got into the shower to clean off, we have been trying to shower more often to stay more clean...but as supplies were somewhat limited we didn't get to shower more than once a week. The water was also freezing cold most of the time, but after a while we both have just gotten used to it.

"Hey," Kokichi said, snapping his fingers. I jumped a bit from how zoned out I was.

"Y-Yeah?" I asked. He slowly moved his hands to my hair to scrub more of the soap into my hair before he grabbed my hands and moved them into his own hair. I smiled and started to gently scrub the soap into his hair. I felt his shoulders relax as I was washing his hair.

"You feeling tired," I whispered as he was slowly bobbing his head. He slowly moved his head and nodded before responding.

"Always..." He whispered. I didn't blame him for that answer. This whole thing that brought the world to shit...is making my sleep schedule even worse than it was before. Kokichi would always make fun of me for being tired...but as of now it's the norm...

"Well then let's dry you off before we get to bed..." I whispered gently leading him out of the shower after turning off the water. He slumped against me as I dried him off. He is really getting even more tired than me...or maybe he always was and it's just more noticeable now...

I shook the thought away before tucking him into bed before I dried my own hair and got into my pajamas. I looked back over to him with a smile. I'm glad he is recovering. He will get back on his feet soon! I'm sure of it!

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After weeks of Kokichi healing and his rehabilitation he was finally able to walk around again without needing my help. It made me smile at how much he was smiling, being able to walk again. He would always run up to me and hug me at random points in the day. For a little while I was able to forget about what is going on outside until it happened...

"Fuyuhiko? Why are you calling?" Maki questioned into the phone looking surprised that he was able to contact us. And I can't blame her we never get calls from people outside of the people in our group.

"You don't mean..." She whispered for a moment while she frowned even more. This can't be good.

"I understand..." She put the communicator on the table before assembling the group together. What's going on? Kokichi looked at me confused as he walked over to sit next to me.

"They found Fuyuhiko...and he needs our help," She whispered. She must mean...the group found them before we were able to...shit...

Kokichi looked up at me with a frown and fear in his eyes. I gently patted his hand before taking it in my own. Please say that nothing bad will happen to my love...

-Today was my first day back at school...and it's already pretty intense...so there is that. Anyway, thank you all so much for reading!!-

-ShuichiOuma010-