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✯¸.•'*¨'*•✿ Fourteen ✿•*'¨*'•.¸✯
You and Kurapika ran through the white hospital halls which felt like an hour. Tears were streaming down your face as you prepared yourself for the worst possible thing ever. Once you reached the hospital room which belonged to Azami, both of you burst inside. You stared at your best friend who was laying in the white bed with weird stuff attached to him. He had blankets covering his body and he snuggled his face into the thick fabric so you were only able to see his eyes, which were focused on the game console in his hand.
Of course, he was gaming, even now.
''Azami...'' you whispered and stumbled into the room. Azami looked at you and his eyes widened as he took the blanket away from his mouth.
''Y/N? what are you doing here?''
''I called her.'' A guy with short brown hair said as he leaned against the wall, ''you're not doing okay. I think they deserve to know what's going on with you.''
''it's not a big deal!'' he whined and closed his eyes as he bit on his bottom lip.
''Actually, it is,'' a man with a white coat stepped into the room. He was holding some kind of notebook in his hand. He adjusted his glasses and held out his hand and you shook it while he introduced himself. The man started to explain what was wrong with Azami and it felt like you couldn't breathe and understand what he was saying.
Basically, Azami has incredibly bad and weak lungs. Which makes him get out of breath very fast and makes him cough a lot. If he doesn't take medicine, it could actually be life-threatening. They didn't run all the tests yet, so they weren't 100% sure that was what was making him so ill. But they were sure that his life will be in danger if he doesn't take certain medications. The doctor acted a bit weird, causing you to feel like he is hiding something.
You glared at Azami who hid himself behind his blankets again as he stared into your eyes. You started to grow frustrated because he kept this a secret from you.
''Why didn't you tell me?'' you asked him.
''Because,'' he sighed, ''you already have so much going on. I didn't want to add more fuel to your fire.''
''But this is really fucking serious!''
''Is he okay?'' you hear a familiar voice behind you say. It was Rin.
''Why are you here?'' you spat out.
''Because Yuki called me?'' she said and you looked at the guy named Yuki, who simply shrugged his shoulders.
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After a while, everyone had left the hospital. Kurapika surprisingly left with Rin and Yuki left on his own. You stayed with Azami who was still playing games in the hospital bed. The rain softly hit the window, causing you to feel comfortable. You slightly closed your eyes as you listened to the sound of the raindrops.
''What will you do when I pass away?'' Azami asks and your eyes shoot open.
''What do you mean? You're not going to die, Azami. I will personally shove your medicine down your throat if I have to.''
Azami chuckles softly as he stared outside, ''It feels like I'm going to die. It's like a gut feeling.''
Your mouth drops slightly, but you decide to ignore him. You didn't want to think about losing your best friend. You didn't know what to do without him.
''Y/N?'' Azami suddenly said, his eyes not leaving his game. You hummed and waited for him to ask the question, ''what would you say if I told you I used to have feelings for you?''
''I'd say you're high on meds'' you joked.
''Oi!'' he said with a deep voice and he frowned his brows, ''high on meds? That's sick, but I'm serious!''
You kept quiet and avoided eye contact. You didn't know what to reply to that, you had never looked at Azami like that. You two had been best friends for the longest time. You always relied on him and talked to him about your love life. He had never even tried to make a move on you, so there was no way you could've known.
''I used to have feelings for you,'' he said and stared at his game which he had paused by now, ''but I've always known how much you love Kurapika, I know I would never have a chance. And even then, if we started dating I know you'll never love me as much as you love him. It would shatter my heart.''
You played with your fingers as you looked at the ground. He was right, you had never loved anyone as much as you loved Kurapika and would probably never be able to love anyone as much as him. In all those years apart, you didn't lose feelings nor did you think about dating anyone else. But you did feel bad because of Azami.
''Well'' he sighed and he put the gaming console on the table next to him, ''your loss'' he joked and winked at you. He laid down on his side and a few of his locks fell into his face as he stared at you with his pretty eyes. He smirked at you, ''caught you off guard, huh?''
''A little,'' you giggle and you flicked your hair behind your shoulder, ''it's kind of cute, though.''
You could see he cringed because of the way he looked at you. He frowned his brows and went through his hair with his fingers.
''Hey!'' you say and point at him, ''no ponytail this time!'' you looked at his soft hair which almost fell to his shoulders. You had never seen him without having half of his hair up, so this was a first.
''Yeah, do you not know how uncomfortable it is to have a ponytail in your hair while you're laying in bed?'' he groaned and moved to lay on his back. He quickly covered his mouth because he started to cough again. A machine next to him started to beep loudly and you jumped up from the chair. Azami didn't stop coughing and you saw him pressing rapidly on a red button next to his bed.
After a few seconds, several people quickly walked into the room. One man looked at you and told you you had to leave the room immediately. Anxiety started to build up in your body and you took one last glance at Azami, who was hidden behind people who stood next to the bed. You could only see his hand, he gave you a thumbs up.
You giggled, but couldn't help but feel anxious. You inhaled deeply and walked through the white halls again.
''Y/N,'' you heard a man say and you looked at the ground as you saw Kurapika sitting on the ground, ''I wanted to let you have some alone time with him, so I waited here for you.'' He said.
You let yourself fall onto your knees as you hugged Kurapika tightly. He wrapped his arms around you and you sobbed into his chest.
