An attempt to do Hanahaki
I've never write this thing and succeed before lmao.
(Except for the one I did with my OC but it's kinda short)
Guess who just went through Nagito's backstory again just for this lmao.
The beginning will be the childhood timeline btw.
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"Nagito, Nagito!" I ran up to the boy with a flower in my hand. After hearing the news of his parent's... Passing. I knew I had to be there with him.
"(Y/N)?" The white haired boy turn around, facing my direction. Tears in his eyes, it seems like he has been mourning for a while now. "Are you... Okay?"
He didn't reply, only looked down.
"Hey... I'm sorry for what happened..." I kneed down and places a flower down, showing respect as I stand back up.
I didn't know Nagito's parents just as much as he doesn't know them himself. But losing someone in your family... Would still hurt a lot, wouldn't it? I stood closer to him and held his hand.
'It's going to be alright.'
But we both know it's not going to be anytime soon, so I refused to speak.
...
"How about you move in with my family, Nagito?" I asked, catching his attention. "Huh...?" "I-I mean, you told me you never had any relatives so... You'd be alone after this, right? Why don't you just move in with me, mom and dad?"
...
"I..."
I couldn't hear the rest.
But he then let go of my hand and walked off to another direction. I didn't want to go after him.
But all I know was...
I never saw him since.
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"You'll do great, honey." My mom smiled at me as she fixes my bowtie, getting me ready for school. "Mom, I can do it myself..." I sighed and stands straight up, trying to be quick so I could just get to my new school.
Hope's Peak Academy...
Everyone's dream school.
And now I've been able to enter with my special talent. Hah, those kids from middle school will have to open their mouths so wide when they see me in this uniform! They'll regret bullying me so bad.
After my proud speech in my head, my mom has finally finished fixing my outfit. "Love you mom, wish me luck!"
I said and ran out the door, proudly starting my walk to school.
After a while, I made it there,
"Woo! Hope's Peak!" Standing in front of the school gate, I have some determined look in my eyes. Until I feel a tap on my shoulders, making me turn around.
"Hello, are you a first year student?" An oddly familiar voice asked, followed by a skinny pale boy, and fluffy marshmallow hair.
...
"Yeah, I am." I answered dully as I inspect the person in front of me more closely. "I'm from class 78th, you must be my upperclassman (senpai)..?"
"Haha, yeah. May I ask what's your name? Sorry if a trash like me isn't allowed to question, but I just wanted to know." The white haired man asked. "Oh- No problem. I'm... (Y/N)."
...
He widened his eyes for a second before putting his smile back up again. "(Y/N)... What a beautiful name." "And um... May I know your name, senpai?"
He didn't speak after a while. "What name do you think would suit me?"
"Oh—? Uh..." I put my head into thinking.
I'm not the best at giving nicknames.
"Your head looks like marshmallow, and it's fluffy as one too! Hehe... Do you mind if I call you 'Marshmallow'?"
"Um... Marshmallow?" I slightly questioned myself why I said that. "I-I mean, you look like a fluffy marshmallow and-"
"Haha, I was kind of saying that you should guess my name, but I like that nickname too- U-Unless if you don't want me to have it anymore, that's fine." The boy chuckled. "You're just like the same huh..."
"Wh-What was that?" "Nothing, I was talking to myself."
...
"Well, what's your name anyway?" I asked, still curious about whatever's going on. "Oh, you can call me Aru."
"Aru? That's a nice name too." I said, but something just feels... Wrong.
"I shouldn't accept compliments from talented people like you, but thank you." 'Aru' chuckled.
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"Aru? Who the heck is that?" Junko asked as I just chuckle. "Oh, our upperclassman, this tall, white fluffy hair and green eyes?" "Him? Hey pig, does that weirdo has another sibling or something?" The strawberry blonde girl turn around as she asked her sister, Mukuro.
"Komaeda-Senpai? No, he does not."
Komaeda?
"Haha, did he say that was his name to you? His name is Nagito, is Aru like, a dumb nickname for him?" Junko laughed.
Nagito...
It sounds...
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"Hey, why are you here all alone?"
I looked down at a boy, looks older than me, at the playground. With no one else accompanying him. "Huh...? Um..." The boy didn't say anything much, neither does explaining his situation.
"Well, I can be your friend, I'm (Y/N)!"
"... Nagito..."
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"His name is... Nagito huh..."
I looked down to the table, absorbing this new information. Why doesn't he want me to know...?
But even so, I still called him 'Aru'. Like I never knew anything, like it all doesn't matter. Like he just became my newfound friend.
And it hurts.
It hurts that he doesn't want me to know the truth. It hurts that he fooled me to hide from the past. It seems like he has changed too.
...
White petals.
White petals fell all over my room, blood on my hand. My sore throat couldn't stop coughing out all of them.
"Fuck... Fuck fuck fuck... God damn it, what is happening to me?"
Hanahaki disease.
The doctors were confused as well. It was an urban, a myth disease. Then why is it happening to me?
I asked them if I could get a surgery. But they only looked at each other. No one has received this kind of case before. They didn't know what to do or how to proceed.
Simply put, I'm going to die either way, and the doctors don't want it to be their fault.
...
It's cold.
Everywhere I walk, everywhere I go. It's cold. I'm freezing up, and all I wanted to do full time was to vomit. I feel so fucking sick inside.
And it's even worse being next to Nagito.
I just want it to end.
The sickness didn't get any better. My parents are both really worried as they always run hospitals to hospitals for me, but none of the doctors accepted the case.
And I've accepted my fate.
"I really hate you."
"Huh..?"
Nagito looked over to me with a confused look, but then curled up a smile. "Ahaha- I knew it... You were just trying to make me feel better all this time, huh? ... Well, I don't blame you, I am trash."
"It's not that."
...
"I hate it when you lie to me, Aru... Or is your name... Nagito?"
The boy stayed silent.
"Since when..."
"The day I got sick."
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"Ah..." Nagito looked down the ground. "Why didn't you want me to know?" I ask. "It's... Complicated. I don't want to pull you down because... Of my past." "There is nothing to be afraid of with your childhood, Nagito. I... I was so disappointed once I knew."
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"I have not much time left, Nagito. I just wanted to know..." "Why... Don't you have much time left?"
"You don't need to know." I sighed, covering my mouth to cough a bit. "I-Is it because of your sickness? How worse has it gotten? You told me it's be fine-"
"Nothing is ever fine, Nagito..."
Silence.
"That's fine, keep your secrets, I can't afford to care anymore."
I turned my feet and walk away. He has never cared about me. He never cared for what I think. He never cared about how I feel.
But why do I still love him?
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"(Y/N)..." Nagito walked up to a lonely hill while holding a white flower bouquet in his hand. After knowing the news of his childhood friend... Passing. He knew he had messed up badly.
But he couldn't do anything else about it.
After all, he's just a nobody.
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I rushed on this lmao. It was getting too long to my liking. But I wrote the ending I wanted in.
Its like doing the literature test but you only have 5 minutes left so you slammed in the conclusion and not finish the middle part.
You should notice something about the beginning and the ending 🤔🤔🤔
anyways have a great day slash night.