The Crow With Broken Wings

Alternate Ending - 1K Follower Special

A/N - Hello reader! So I know I said that I wouldn't continue this story, but this will ACTUALLY be my final chapter. A lot of people wanted a different ending than the one than I wrote. Originally I didn't want to write a different ending because I liked the one that I had. I wanted to have an ending that was sad, but still had a somewhat positive tone. I also never expected to hit 1K though, so as a "thank you" to everyone who supported this fanfic, I am writing this as a gift. This is not the official ending of my story, but this is a more happy ending for those who wanted it. Thank you again for you support and I hope you enjoy this alternate ending! (Also, it was kinda late when I wrote this, so sorry if there's any spelling/grammar mistakes, oops.)

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I opened his eyes slowly, his mind empty of thoughts. I could hear muffled voices, but my body still hadn't woken up fully. Eventually, my vision cleared, the lights on the ceiling becoming more clear.

"Hinata, can you hear me?" a voice cried out desperately. I looked to my side to see Sugawara looking at me, his face pale from panic. "Please, blink twice if you can hear me."

I blinked twice, to which Sugawara sighed in relief. He wiped his eyes, possibly because he was crying. For some reason, he was wearing some sort of medical gown and a mask. It looked like he was smiling, but I wasn't completely sure.

"Thank goodness. I was so worried! I thought that you..." Sugawara paused as he became choked up.

"What he means is," a familiar voice spoke. "He's happy you're okay, Shoyo." I glanced to the other side of my bed and was surprised to see that Kenma was sat there, smiling gently. Unlike usual, Kenma was not holding any sort of device - his attention seemed fixed on me. He too was wearing a gown and mask.

"What...what happened?" I said, my throat feeling a bit sore.

"You went into cardiac arrest," Kenma said bluntly. "But the doctors managed to bring you back. You've been asleep for about four days since then."

"Four days?!" I exclaimed in complete shock. "Why so long?"

"The doctor told us it was because your body was weak from fighting off the pneumonia. They have been monitoring you since then and your fever has gone down."

"So the pneumonia is gone?" I asked hopefully.

"Not exactly, but it's clearing. The doctor said that you need to keep resting, though that's to be expected given that you also have leukaemia." Kenma looked at me, noticing my confused expression. "If you're wondering why we are wearing this fancy gear, that's because you are in a more sanitised room. We were told to wear this to avoid infecting you with anything else in your weakened state."

"Oh, I see," I said, feeling a little guilty.

"I'm guessing you're hungry?" Sugawara suddenly chimed in, trying to change the subject.

"Now that you mention it, I am," I said, trying to stay upbeat but struggling amidst the confusion. Sugawara called for the nurses, who gave me some food and drink. Before they entered, they had to be decontaminated, which was weird to see, but I was at least grateful that things seemed to be a bit settled now.

After I'd eaten, the room fell silent for a while. Kenma went on his phone while Sugawara took a moment to catch the team up in the group chat. I was given my phone - which had apparently been sanitised prior - and unlocked it. I had missed a lot of messages from the team. I stared at my phone for a while, anxious to see what had happened since I had been here. I took a deep breath, then opened the group chat, overwhelmed by the messages. I figured there was no point trying to catch up, but before I could even type something, the team noticed I was online.