Ultimate Project

The Bathroom

TW: mentions of self harm and blood

Fuyuhiko's POV

I slammed the bathroom door, worried as hell as to what was up with Kazuichi.

I didn't see him.

Shit.

Fuck.

I soon saw one of the stall doors was closed. I knocked on it and called Kazuichi's name.

He didn't respond.

I slammmed my fists onto the door.

Still no response.

I decided just to man up and crawl under the stall.

There he was, the pink haired bastard I was looking for.

He had toilet paper covering his thighs, a pocket knife in his hand, and red puffy eyes from what seems to be crying. All in all, he looked like a mess and it broke my heart.

I looked into his terrified eyes and frowned. What the fuck happened?

"F-Fuyuhiko?" he stuttered. I looked at him and just felt my heart break in half.

"Kazuichi, what happened?"

The boy just stared up at me, his eyes puffy.

"I don't know. I don't know why I did this. Can I just have some time alone?" He said that last part averting eye contact with me. I sighed and placed my hand on his shoulder, causing him to flinch.

"I'll leave you alone for now, but please explain later when we're working on the project," I stated, my voice as calm as possible.

"About that," he sniffed to himself and made eye contact with me. "I actually have work today."

His dull eyes bore into me causing me to lift my hand off of his shoulder.

"Oh. Uh. Alright that's fine."

Kazuichi's whole demeanor changed just with the mention of work. I mean, I had a feeling that he wasn't able to work on the project after he talked with Gundam and Sonia, but still. What was up with him?

I decided just to leave it alone and leave him in the bathroom alone.

I'll get to the bottom of it later.

I left the stall and the bathroom, shutting the door quietly.

Kazuichi's POV

I didn't really want Fuyuhiko to leave, but I hated him to see me like this. I stared at the stall he opened and sighed to myself.

Damn.

What the hell is wrong with me?

I got off of the toilet and walked over to the sink to clean up all the blood.

There was one thing I didn't lie to Fuyuhiko about.

I had no idea why I cut myself.

Maybe it was stress.

Maybe it was pressure.

I honestly wasn't sure.

I just needed something, but what was that something?

What the hell is wrong with me?

I quickly washed up my scars and zipped up my jumpsuit once again. I passed a hand through my brightly colored hair and stared at myself in the mirror. I looked like I'd been crying.

Fuck.

I guess I can pass it off as weed?

I'm really not sure.

I sighed and regained my composure, leaving the bathroom with a fake smiled plastered on my face.

God.

I'm exhausted.

Fuyuhiko's POV

I watched the door, waiting for the pink mechanic to walk in. As if on cue, Kazuichi walked in right as the bell rang.

He still looked tired but had his dumbass grin etched on his face.

How does he fake it so easily?

I sighed and turned to Peko telling her about the newest mission we had from the clan.

We were supposed to raid a robot fighting cafe tomorrow. I was nervous but kind of excited that my dad finally gave me something so important.

I completely disregarded the fact he almost killed me yesterday. Maybe this is his apology?

Apparently the owners have a loan from the clan that they haven't paid back yet. I'm interested to see what this is all about. 

My thoughts were interrupted my a slight tap on my shoulder. I looked over and saw Kazuichi.

"I switched when I work to tomorrow, so I can do the project with you guys tonight," he beamed at me. I nodded at him and changed my attention to Miss Yukizome.

She was taking about all sorts of nonsense causing me to tune her out as always.

time skip

The bell for the end of the day rang, pulling me out of my thoughts. I turned my body around to face Peko.

"Where are we going?" Ibuki asked as she walked up to us.

"The library seems like a good idea," Peko responded. The three of us walked out of the classroom together.

Then it hit me like a bullet.

We left Kazuichi in the classroom.

AUTHOR'S NOTEEEE ah yes me writing this chapter during class. what a time to be alive. I hope everything is starting to make sense now. it is my fault for having a kinda weird story line haha. have a great day! bye bye