CH. 1 The Death

( Third Pov )

" Laters!" A kid with glasses waved at his friends as he exited the classroom.

" See ya!"

" Later, dude."

" Hm."

The kids' friends waved as they continued to pack their school supplies.

' Wonder what I should eat tonight? Maybe some soup? Or some fish?' The man cleaned his glass in thought as he walked to his locker.

He opened it to change his shoes as he grabbed his umbrella.

" Well then, I should stop by the supermarket." The spoke as he looked up at the sky.

" It's raining pretty heavily, huh? It's kinda cold." The kid unfurled his umbrella and took shelter from the rain as he started walking with his school bag.

The kid walked out the school gates unnoticed by other students as he made his way towards the streets.

As the kid crossed the street, he noticed a couple walking in front of him.

' How lucky...' The kid sighed as he suffered inside from watching his classmates flirt in front of him.

" Hm? Is that you? Haru?" The boyfriend looked back as he noticed the kid.

" Hm, curse you, Tanaka. How dare you show such affection in front of me." The kid replied with disgust.

" Haha! Sorry, I can't let an opportunity like this pass." The boyfriend replied with a smile.

" Tsk." Haru clicked his tongue.

" Enjoy your damn lovey-dovey moment." Haru grumbled.

" Haha!" Tanaka laughed before walking with his girlfriend again.

Haru stopped as he looked to the side.

" The market should be here, right?" Haru tilted his head as he walked towards that direction before stopping in front of a stop light.

As soon as the light turned green, Haru stepped forward as he made his way towards the market.

" Ah, I should also get some rice as well." Haru muttered as he walked into the store.

" Welcome!" A worker greeted as Haru nodded in return.

" Hmm, this should do." Haru grabbed a large bag of rice as he took his cart around the market.

" Bento...40% off." Haru took three.

" Yosh. This should be fine." Haru paid and he walked home.

" Wonder if I could complete level 34 this time." Haru walked to his apartment.

" I'm home..." Haru received no reply as he took off his shoe.

Haru turned on the lights as he hanged up his umbrella.

" Tonight...I eat like a king." Haru spoke aloud with some sparkles radiating off him.

With a subtle smile Haru began to prepare the food as he turned on the Television.

A few moments later Haru finished eating as he cleaned his plates and bowls before studying amd getting ready for bed.

' Sigh, wish there was no school tomorrow.' Haru thought inwardly as he fell asleep.

The next day...

" Oi, Haru!" Haru's classmate called out to him as he lifted his head from his arms.

" What?" Haru replied as he rubbed his eyelids.

" Hehe! Look at this! Chocolate!!" The classmate bragged.

" Wha!?" Haru stood uo in shock as he looked around at the rest of the male students to see them recieve Chocolate.

" I—it's valentines day?" Haru gasped as he looked into his desk.

" None!" He then looked into his bag.

" Nothing!!" He shouted.

" Wait!? The lockers!" Haru then ran out of the classroom towards his locker.

" Man, such bad luck." Haru's classmate buttered as he watch a desperate Haru run.

" Yeah...maybe we should cheer him up." One suggested as the rest nodded.

" Well hold on, maybe there is one in his locker." Another suggested hoping for Harus future.

Haru ran towards his locker as he opened it only to see his shoes.

" Th–there's none!" Despair filled Haru as he kneeled in front of his locker.

" It's over, at this rate I won't have a girlfriend." Haru muttered.

" Sigh. Looks like we jinxed it."

" Hm."

" Cheer up man! Why don't you have some of my chocolate." A friend offered. .

" No, it's alright. The taste of love in the chocolate might make me hurl." Haru rejected.

" He looks traumatized now."

" Hm." Another agreed.

" Sigh, well...there'd always after school..." Haru joked but with a little hope in eyes as he stood back up.

" I'm sure there is one, and I'm pretty sure she is just nervous, just wait it out."

" Yeah. Maybe they are just trying to gather the courage."

" Hm."

" Sigh, hope so. Let's go back." Haru spoke ad he dragged his feet back to the classroom.

The three friends looked at each other before following him.

' He looks dead.' The three friends thought at the same time.

Haru sat back down on his chair as he laid his head on his arms.

' I'll take a quick nap before Ms. Honda gets back.'

Hours later....

Haru arrived home as in despair.

" I got none." Haru muttered as he took off his coat.

" Cough! Cough!" Haru coughed into his hands as he looked to see blood.

' Blood? Th-this isn't good!!' Haru quickly put his jacket back on as he wiped the blood off with a handkerchief.

' Need to go the hospital!!'

.....

" I'm sorry to say this son, but you have Cancer." The Doctor watched as the young man's face fall.

" Ca—Cancer?" Haru spoke in shock as he looked at his hands gripping his knees.

" It spread to your lungs and your heart." The doctor continued with a blank face.

But his eyes reflected sorrow as he watched the young man in front of him realize his short life.

" I–I see..." Haru replied.

( Haru Pov )

' I'm dying...' I looked up to the cloudy night sky as I walked back home.

' And Cancer of all things.'

I fixed my glasses as I continued to walk under the dark night.

' No girlfriend, no family, and no life.'

I stood I'm front of my apartment unlocking the door.

I didn't turn the light on as I slumped to the floor devastated.

"Man...Fuck Valentines."

I continued to spend my days as usual. I didn't tell my friends, I didn't want them to worry.

I also kept studying or sleeping in class.

I seemed to accept my death quickly except I acted like a robot going through my everyday routine.

And day after day I felt my body becoming weaker.

Do I really want to go out like this? Waiting for my death?

With those thoughts I began to see like in a different view.

Why should it matter? I'm gonna die anyways.

I studied hard, started working out and created better habits with the help of a part time job.

Days passed as I stood outside in the winter covered in multiple laters of coats as I looked at the board outside the school.

' I got in!' I managed to be accepted by the college I wanted get into.

But still... I wanted to experience love.

I managed to experiment what it felt like being an a perfect students.

" Man, You lost weight!" My friend shouted in surprise as I smiled in response.

" Well, I haven't been training, I was mostly studying."

" Haha! Man we could see that! Mr. Number one." They joked as I smiled.

The times I spent with these guys were precious even though it was rare to hang out with them when they gotten girlfriends.

I shook my head as I felt the taste of iron in my throat.

I swallowed the blood as I continued like aways.

Walking was a pain as I walked behind my friends.

I noticed I was getting more tired and weaker.

' Ahhh, is this it? Sigh, it was fun while it lasted...!!'

My eyes widen as I looked at the four delinquents in front of us.

" You! Are you the one dating Hana!!??" He shouted at my friend as he held his collar.

" Hey! Get off him!" My other friend punched the delinquent who was pushed back with a bloody nose.

I could only stand in place as I didn't have the strength to move.

It wasn't until I saw a knife being revealed as I unconsciously placed myself infront of my friends.

' Huh?' I was confused myself on why was here as I felt a foreign object in my stomach.

I didn't feel anything as I unconsciously grabbed the delinquents arm as my friend punched him again.

" Haru!!?" The quietest one shouted as I felt to my knee and laid to the ground.

" Fuckers!!"

" Sh-shit! Let's leave!!"

" Y-Yeah!"

The sojnd of rapid footsteps left as I felt my friend holding me up.

" Haru! Haru!?"

' Sorry, you guys. It seems I won't be graduating with you....all....'

I couldn't speak as I felt all my strength eave my body.

" Haru!....Har.....Ha...H...."

( Third Pov )

" Ha...ru...sniff.."

" Damn it!"

"..."

( Haru Pov )

I blinked my eyes as I watched the scene in front of me play out.

My life from childhood to my death.

' I had so much potential, and I wasted it by living like a loser.'

" Yet you were surrounded by friend were you not?" A voice rebuked.

" Yeah... buy I felt like I could do better for them and myself. If I didn't get cancer I would've helped them."

" No. But you did save them."

" Yeah, I guess so." I turned around to see a old man.

" Well, I consider you a hero in my book." He chuckled.