If Things Had Been Different - A Trigger Happy Havoc Alternate Universe

Chapter 3 | Everything's Not Fine

Makoto P.O.V.

Me and Sayaka head out of the infirmary, and over to the dining hall. We make small talk, but I think she's still feeling a bit anxious about what happened.

Eventually, we arrive, and we see Kiyotaka standing at the door.

Kiyotaka: "Good morning, Sayaka and Makoto!"

Sayaka & Makoto: "Good morning."

He looks down at Sayaka's wrist. It's bandaged, and she's holding it.

Kiyotaka: "Sayaka, what happened to your wrist? Are you alright?"

Sayaka: "I-I'm fine, really..."

Kiyotaka: "How did-"

Sayaka: "Can we talk about this later please?"

She doesn't seem to be in the mood to discuss it. Honestly, I can't blame her.

Kiyotaka: "Alright..."

We walk past him, and look around. I guess we're kind of early. I see Sakura and Aoi sitting together at one table, and Kyoko and Celestia at another.

Makoto: "Hey, why don't you go sit down? I'll make us breakfast."

Sayaka: "Oh, alright, thanks."

Sayaka goes to sit with Sakura and Aoi, and I head in the kitchen.

Sayaka P.O.V.

I sit down, and Sakura and Aoi pause their conversation.

Aoi: "Hey Sayaka! How are you?"

Sayaka: "Ah, I'm fine!"

Aoi glances at my wrist.

Aoi: "Are you alright?"

Sakura: "Your wrist appears to have been broken recently."

Aoi: "Whoa, what happened?"

I'm honestly impressed Sakura could figure that out. But I suppose it makes sense, she's probably seen a lot of broken bones in her career.

Sayaka: "Guys, really, I'm fine. I appreciate your concern, but it's not that bad!"

They looked at me with doubt, but decided to just move on. I guess they got the hint I wasn't gonna talk just yet.

I glance over at the kitchen, and see Makoto coming to join us with two plates of food.

Makoto P.O.V.

I sit down, and then we begin to chat and eat, while the others arrived. It took some time, but eventually, almost everyone was here. Except for one person. Leon.

Kiyotaka: "It's past meeting time, does anyone know where Leon might be?"

Chihiro: "O-Oh... you don't think... that he's..."

Chihiro started to tear up before she could finish her sentence. But we all know what she was thinking.

No. It can't be. I despise Leon for what he's done, but I would never wish death upon him.

Yasuhiro: "N-no way! I'm sure he's okay! I-I'll go check on him right now!"

I'm pretty sure Leon and Yasuhiro are good friends. I always see the two of the hanging out together. Hopefully everything is fine.

Yasuhiro P.O.V.

Of course Leon's not dead! Who'd actually try to kill him...? Anyways, I go to his room, because he probably just overslept or something. I do that a lot too.

I give his door a knock, but there's no reply.

Yasuhiro: "Hey Leon! It's Yasuhiro! You in there, dude?"

Leon: "Yeah... I'm fine..."

I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff, but something tells me that he's lying.

Yasuhiro: "The others are worried. Is it okay if I come in...?"

Leon: "No..."

Yasuhiro: "C'mon man, please? We're just gonna talk."

Eventually, the door opens. Leon is in front of me, holding a rather nervous stance. His hair is a mess, even more than usual. His eyes are red with dark circles underneath them. And there are dried tears on his face.

He looks like he's been crying most of the night instead of sleeping. Which is weird, because normally he's not the crying type of guy. What happened to him...?

We both step into his room. It's totally silent for a few minutes. I start talking though, 'cause I wanna know what's going on with him.

Yasuhiro: "So, uh, do you wanna talk about what happened...?"

Leon: "Not really..."

It must have been bad. Normally this dude loves to talk.

Yasuhiro: "Okay, but, uh, could you...?"

Leon: "Fine..."

He looks down at the floor.

Leon: "I tried to kill someone, Yasuhiro. At first, it was just self defense. But then, I kept going. I wanted to kill them. And I would have too... if... if..."

He stops and it's silent. I was shocked by what he said. But I still trust him. I don't really know what to do... I guess... just be his friend...?

I lean over and give him a side hug.

Yasuhiro: "Hey, it's gonna be okay! You didn't go through with it."

Leon: "Yeah... but I would have if..."

Yasuhiro: "No if! I think that's what's making you so worried man! What happened is bad, but there's nothing to really do about it! C'mon, we just gotta get your mind off it...!"

Leon: "Okay... Yeah... I'll try it...!"

He's starting to get his energy back. I think that's a good sign!

Yasuhiro: "Let's skip the meeting, I think they'll get it."

Makoto P.O.V.

It took little while, but eventually Yasuhiro returns.

Yasuhiro: "Hey guys, Leon is fine, he just needs a mental health day. I'll be with him!"

He leaves quickly after that. Well, at least nobody's dead.

Byakuya: "Pathetic..."

Aoi: "Would you just shut up...?! This isn't as easy for most of us as it is for you!"

Byakuya: "If you're already cracking, then clearly you're much weaker than I thought."

Aoi: "Oh just stop it, please! You're being such a little-"

Kiyotaka: "Alright everybody! Let's focus  back in on the meeting!"

Lately, Kiyotaka's been trying to be a bit of a peacemaker for everyone. Especially with Aoi and Byakuya. They argue constantly.

I'm starting to think Byakuya starts these little fights purposely. Perhaps for entertainment purposes. He has said he views all this as just a game, after all. Most of us can't stand it. Aoi's just normally the one who says something.

Kiyotaka: "Anyways, where should we start?"