Can I Fall Back on You? (Karma Akabane x Reader)

•Chapter 23•

•Chapter 23- Karma's Loneliness

Your POV
I stared at the wall- or at least what I could see in the dark- pressing myself against it getting as far from Karma possible. His parents really don't care, they haven't called once or anything!

I was certain Karma was asleep but I wasn't about to turn and check. I held my breath to hear Karma's slow, steady breathing. Definitely asleep, but what would I know? He could be faking, for what reason though? Suddenly I couldn't hear his breathing anymore. "Y/n~neko, are you awake?" He asked.

I closed my eyes in case he would lean over and check. "I can hear your heart beat, it's beating really fast~" I felt warm air on my ear and Karma's voice sounded louder. "Guess you aren't giving in." My eyes began to feel heavy as they were closed and I felt sleep begin to tug at me. Before I drifted off to sleep I felt an arm around me and I could hear a heart beat. Cherry...

Karma's POV
"Y/n~chan? Hellooo?" I pushed her room door open and found her laying down on the ground. "Y/n~chan? What's wrong?!" I ran over to her. "M-My head... It hurts...!" She wailed. "I-It'll be okay Y/n~chan! I'm gonna get your parents!" She gripped the sleeve of my shirt. "No... They're gonna take me to the hospital than... Please don't Karma~kun!"

Two people rushed into the room with a stretcher and Y/n~chan was lifted on to it. "...K-Karma~kun..!" Y/n~chan cried. And then she was carried away...

The next time I saw her again was in December. Six months later...

"Wake up, you're gonna be late!" I woke up to Y/n~neko directly in my face and upon seeing me wake up she backed away. "And you say that I'm too close." I muttered closing my eyes and hugging a pillow. "If you're late it's not my fault idiot! I've been ready for awhile now!" I grabbed Y/n~neko's pillow and put it over my ears.

Almost immediately I felt the pillow disappear. What just... Before I could finish my thought I was starting to be hit with the pillow. "Get out of bed bakabane! Get upp!!" Y/n~neko shouted. I grabbed the pillow before it could hit me again and I pulled it out of her clutches. I got up, glared at her, and then threw the pillow at her with as much force as I could muster making her fall backwards.

"Good luck getting ready and eating breakfast under 7 minutes!" She yelled and stormed out. Shiiiitttt.

I quickly threw off my clothes from last night, put on my school uniform, and rushed out the door then down the stairs. A bowl was set on the table and I started eating. I felt something run through my hair but didn't acknowledge it due to my limited time. "Your hair's so messy, were you seriously about to leave without combing it?" Y/n~neko murmured.

"I'm 14 Y/n~neko I can take care of myself!" I complained after I finished eating. "Humph! You clearly can't if you can't do a simple thing such as combing your hair!" She retorted. "God, you sound like a Mom!" I groaned. "And I'll keep at it if you don't shut up! Now keep still!"

"7 minutes are up by now, we're definitely gonna be late!" I protested. "I wasn't serious about there being just 7 minutes, at this point we still have another 7 minutes not including the walk to school!" You woke me up and rushed me for now fucking reason? You're dead Y/n~neko...

I got out of the chair and Y/n~neko began backing away. "You better start running you idiot." I growled. "Eeeeeepppp!!" Y/n~neko screamed and bolted away. I of course chased after her. Soon enough she tripped and began scrambling back into a corner. "Please don't hurt me, I'll do anything!" She begged.

"Anything~?" I questioned. "What did I get myself into..." I helped her get back up but pulled her towards me so she was pressed against me. She looked up at me with a deep red face. "There's not much else you can do for me besides being mine except... Always being mine forever?" The redness from her face faded. "That's all? You idiot... Of course I'll be yours forever..."

Never again will we be apart... Those six months we were apart... That was so long ago but I can remember the loneliness so vividly... I remember how much it hurt when I found out that Y/n~neko would most likely forget me due to her treatment... She forgot a lot, she... She couldn't remember me. She said I looked familiar but no matter what she couldn't remember. We had to start over again.

"Karma, why are you crying..? What's wrong?" Crying? I placed a hand under my eye and sure enough I felt a tear roll over my hand. "Are you... Are you thinking about how I couldn't remember you? That's it, isn't it.." I could hear the sorrow and guilt in her voice. "It wasn't your fault... You didn't ask for it, don't feel guilty about it. What happened six years ago wasn't your fault." I said.

I cupped her cheek and she placed her hand over mine. "What happened happened. No matter what happens I'll never stop caring about you and loving you. So please... Don't think about the bad things that happened. Remember the good things." I moved the hand that was on her cheek and interlocked my fingers with her hand that was over mine.

"R-Right... The good things." She stammered. "Good things... Like this..." With my remaining hand I pushed strands of hair behind her ear and neared her face then leaned forward letting our lips meet for the first time. I'll always love you Y/n. No matter what happens. I'm glad... I can selfishly say this... I'm glad that you'll always be mine. That I was your first friend and also your first love. We're going to last forever right...?

"Y/n~neko... Do you wanna skip school today?" I asked. "Yeah. We're late anyways." She smiled. I then pressed my lips against hers for the second time. You need supporting words yet... What am I doing? As if reading my mind, "You're always doing things for me... Be selfish once in awhile." She said. "I may just have to take advantage of that fact once in awhile..." I said. "Feel free to."

Are you really sure about that, Y/n~neko?
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A/n: Short and sweet :)

Kawaī jagaimo no neko o yonde kurete arigatō! Watashi wa anata hitorihitori ga daisukidesu! Ato de subete o kyatchi! Baii~ 💖Shadowhuskies📚

Translates to: Thanks for reading kawaii potato cats! I love each and every single one of you very muchly! Catch you all later! Baii~