(New challenge, take a shot everytime the word "right" appears in this chapter)
2 Week Time Skip, June 20th
Kokichi's POV
"Shumaiii!!" I whisper-yelled Shuichi's name to get his attention as I walked into the library, making sure to stay somewhat quiet since it was a library after all. Usually I wouldn't care about that, but I didn't wanna disrupt Shuichi's reading by being too loud.
He was in the far corner of the large room filled with all sorts of books. He was reading a book about true crime, which is his favorite topic. He raised his head from his book and smiled when he realized it was just me.
"Oh, hey Koki!" Shuichi greeted in a warm tone, before slipping a bookmark in the page he was reading and then closing the book. "What's up?" he asked.
"Sooo, did you forget what tomorrow is?" I asked, putting my hands behind my back and holding them together. Shuichi put his finger to his chin for a second and looked to the left, as if he were thinking of something.
I faked a surprised gasp. "O-oh my god! Did you forget already?!" I asked with an exaggerated expression of distress. Shuichi tilted his head and put his hands close to his chest with a face full of confusion. "W-what do you mean?" He asked, sounding worried.
It made me stop and think for a split second, he has been nicer to me lately, and I did trust him more than anyone, but for some reason I just couldn't bring myself to realize he did care about me. It was baffling to me, and I had no clue why.
Deciding to just forget about it for now, I continued to tease him. "So you did forget! This is why I can't trust you!" I yelled, earning a shush from the librarian, in which I yelled louder. "You forgot my birthday was tomorrow!!"
I began to fake cry, though some of the tears were most likely real since I always bottle up my emotions and never cry for real unless I'm alone.
Shuichi's worried expression changed to a warm, relieved smile. "Don't worry Koki, I already bought you presents" he stated, bringing his hand up to my face and wiped one of my tears, the action making me blush.
"Really? Wow! You're a great boyfriend Shumai! Thank you!" I said, calling him my boyfriend to make him flustered, which worked. He immediately turned red and covered his mouth with flustered eyes.
"Aww is someone flustered? Neeheehee! Don't worry! I'm just messing around with ya!" I laughed, grabbing his wrist and pulling it away from his face.
"Aaaanyways, the birthday party is tomorrow at 2pm! And since it's a Saturday there's no school, which means there's no excuse to being late! So don't be!" I raised my voice, but not loud enough to irritate the librarian.
Shuichi giggled and responded with a simple alright. I hesitated for a second before adding, "I also invited everyone else in our class but I doubt they'd come.. Oh well! The only person I need at my birthday is you!"
Shuichi looked at me with a worried stare, I quickly spoke. "Anyways, I have to go plan my birthday party now, cya Shumai! Don't be late tomorrow!" before running off to my dorm, leaving school early.
Shuichi's POV
I stared at Kokichi, feeling bad for him. He knows how bad the hate towards him is... did he overhear the others speaking about him or something?
The others did speak about him a lot, and about how he acted in the killing game. It was sad, honestly, having to listen to them insult and make fun of him. I couldn't even bare to listen to them at times, and I would always just drown out their talking or leave.
I wouldn't be surprised if he did hear them though, they were very obvious and didn't even try to hide it when they were around him. The only people who didn't make fun of him were Kaede, Rantaro, and Gonta.
I jumped at the sudden ring of the bell, pulling me from my thoughts. I guess I should get to class, ill study Kokichi more later. I began to walk to my awaiting class, still thinking of Kokichi.
Time skip to Tomorrow, 1pm
Kokichi's POV
I sat at the table, watching the clock with large, excited eyes. I was so excited for Shuichi to come that I couldn't even sit still. My hands subconsciously balled into fists and came close to my chest every now and then.
I looked down at the pastel purple cake in front of me. Looking and studying the details. I slightly shuffled in my seat, uncomfortable at the thought of eating, but I promised myself I would eat for Shuichi.
I had put two candles into the cake I bought. The first candle was shaped into the number 1, while the other was shaped into the number 6, making the whole number 16. Both candles weren't lit yet, since I was waiting for Shumai to come and blow them out with me.
On the cake, the words "Happy Birthday Kokichi" were written in purple frosting. I glanced at the clock again. About 20 minutes had passed since I last looked at it. It was now 1:56pm.
I moved my stare to the door, waiting for Shuichi to knock any minute now, eager for someone to finally celebrate my birthday for the first time since I was 7. My 7th birthday wasn't the best, but atleast it was acknowledged.
I waited and waited, a smile was glued onto my face even as tears began to fill my eyes. I forced myself to keep that smile on my face for as long as I could.
I put both of my arms on the table infront of me and rested my head on them, feeling longing for anyone to come at this point.
Maybe Shuichi is just late. I thought to myself in a desperate attempt in staying calm. But instead of succeeding, I ended up crying in the end, feeling despair win me over.
(oh boy, here come the despair jokes..)
Shuichi's POV
Kaede had invited me over today, not knowing it was Kokichi's birthday. Despite his presents being neatly lined up on my desk for me to take in the morning, I had passed them absent-mindedly.
And it was the worst thing I've ever done.
I passed by Kokichi's dorm, completely forgetting about his birthday. I knocked on Kaede's door and waited for her to answer. When she did she had let me in and we had talked for a while.
I felt a very strong gut feeling, as if I were forgetting something. It wouldn't go away and no matter how much I tried to ignore it, it would keep coming back.
"Hey Kaede, I feel like I'm forgetting something.." I admitted. Kaede pointed her finger and said, "If you forgot about it, its probably not important!" I thought about those words for a while before finally speaking again.
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
Kokichi's POV
I stared at the door, tears rolling down my cheeks at this point. I just wanted somebody, anybody, to come even if it was just for a second. I wanted someone to tell me happy birthday and celebrate with me.
I just didn't want to feel alone.
I glanced back at the clock, it was now 2:46pm. Now Shuichi was even more late. I brought my palm up to my eye and wiped away my tears, only for them to come back in less than a second later.
Maybe I should just end it all right now, like I had originally planned... I thought, the overwhelming feeling of loneliness was starting to get to me. It was the feeling I hated the most, because it was my biggest fear.
And, even though Shuichi didn't know this, he somehow always managed to use it against me. Its sad, if I'm being honest. I'm sure he doesn't mean to hurt me, but he does, sometimes..
But its okay! I forgive him, and I always will forgive him, no matter how bad he ends up hurting me I'll still keep trust in him. Right?
I'll keep waiting. He'll come any minute now. I'm sure of it! I just have to keep looking at the clock and he'll come..
I.. hope..
I decided to take a mini nap to pass time. Hopefully by the time I wake up Shuichi will arrive. He wouldn't miss my birthday, right?
He doesn't seem like the kind of person to miss my birthday. I mean, he wouldn't do that sort of thing on purpose, I'm sure. It would most likely be on accident if he even did it.
I rested my arms on the table and burried my face into them, tired from crying so hard. Shumai will come soon... I repeated in my head, trying to not cry as I felt myself drift off to sleep.
I woke up, it was still light out, but Shuichi still wasn't here. Maybe not a lot of time passed..? I checked the time, and my heart dropped. It was now 4:02pm, which meant Shuichi was 2 hours late.
Am I just... that.. forgettable....? Am I not important..? It was confusing to me, I had reminded him a few times. Did I not remind him enough? Or.. did he just forget.. so.... easily..
I felt tears fill my eyes again, and this time, I didn't have enough strength left to keep them in. I let them fall and loud sobs escaped my throat. I got up from my chair and went to my bathroom, pulling out the box from underneath the sink.
I took out a rope, it was already tied into a noose, pre-made for scenarios like these. I took out a chair and brought it to my bedroom, setting it down on the floor and climbing onto it.
Shuichi's POV
Suddenly, it came to me. The thing I was forgetting was Kokichi's birthday. I felt like such an asshole for forgetting, and I couldn't even imagine how sad Kokichi must be right now.
"Kaede! I'm so sorry but I forgot about something important and I need to go tend to it now! Sorry! I'll text you later!" I heard Kaede call back, saying it was fine and that she understood. It was relieving to say the least, I didn't want to have two sad people on my hands.
I rushed to my dorm and grabbed the presents as fast as I could before running out of it. I ran down the hall and reached Kokichi's dorm. I turned the knob, and to my surprise it was unlocked..
Kokichi wasn't anywhere to be seen. I had put down the presents on the table before turning around, and then seeing..
Kokichi's POV
I had already started tying the rope around a hook that hung from the ceiling. It was practically just teasing any suicidal person who laid their eyes on it.
I was about to put the loop around my neck, before I heard my front door open. Panicking and not wanting anyone to see my current state, I got off of the chair and wiped my eyes, trying to dry my tears as quick as possible.
When I opened my bedroom door and saw who was standing in the dining room, I couldn't hold in my emotions, and I just seemed to break down.
I wrapped my arms around Shuichi and sunk my face into his shoulder, crying harder than I was before. I was just so happy he finally came. I wasn't alone anymore.. well, atleast, for now I wasn't..
2051 words. I am SOOOOO SORRY, I was supposed to publish this on Kokichi's birthday (yesterday) but I was busy with many other things and I deeply apologize for not updating in such a long time! I'm also sorry if this chapter is written badly, it is because Im writing at 4am and im very tired but i can't sleep- anyways, I will be updating normally again, and I'll try to get the next chapter out as soon as possible!