People say that it's sweet to have a best friend.

There will be someone who will always be by your side.

Someone you can share your deepest, darkest, secrets with.

Someone who will care for you even if you make mistakes.

But are you ready to give up that friendship

In exchange for love?

• • • • •

Akaashi Keiji was you best friend.

Your other half.

He'd stick to your side, and you'd stick to his.

Through thick and thin, you guys made great memories together.

You both cared for each other, looked out for each other, made sure the other was safe.

Whether it was some fooling around jokingly or playing in rain puddles, you guys had amazing times together.

There was no problem that the two of you hadn't overcome together.

He had protected you and always was with you no matter what you did.

That's Akaashi Keiji.

Your best friend, the man whom you secretly loved.

-_~*-_~*-_~*

You were on your way to class, alone because Akaashi had told you he had something important to do, so you let him go and headed to class alone.

But you had heard his voice, low in a corridor of the hallway.

You saw him and some guy talking, shaking hands and heading off happily, making you curious.

You decided to ask him later, so you shrugged it off for now and headed off to class.

• • • • •

"Keiji-kun!" you waved, running over to the boy, who was with Bokuto as well.

"Hey, Keiji! Hey, Bokuto! Let's walk home together, yeah?" you ask, grinning.

"Uh, sorry Akaashi, (F/N). I have to go to the library to do some research on my project, but I'll catch up with you tomorrow. See you guys! Take care," the spiky-haired boy apologized and walked towards the school library.

"Bye!" the both of you said, waving to Bokuto.

"So it's just me and you again, huh?" you nudge Akaashi.

"Yeah," he gives you a small smile.

You guys walked along the streets of the city, a breeze dancing lightly in the air, enough to make some strands of your hair fly away.

The first part of the walk was in a comfortable silence, you admiring the world around you, and Akaashi on his phone, texting some guy.

Then, you remembered the scene in the hallway, so you decided to ask him about it.

"Oh! Keiji, by the way. I saw you talking to a guy earlier. What's up?"

"Oh, that. It's nothing. Just a guy from my fraternity," he explains, not looking up from his phone.

"You? You joined a fraternity?" you chuckled. "Nice joke, but you're not fooling me,"

"What's so funny?" he shoots you a glare. "I'm serious,"

"Wait," you shoot a glare right back at him, stopping in your tracks. "You're serious? Keiji, the hell? Fraternities are dangerous- you of all people should know that!"

"Who cares? A lot of people join fraternities anyways. Besides, it's my life, I can do whatever I want," he insists and goes back to his phone.

"Whatever you say," you sigh feeling a little bit hurt by his words and his sudden actions.

-_~*-_~*-_~*

After that, Akaashi didn't bother talking with you anymore.

He didn't respond to your text messages.

He stopped coming to school.

He didn't attend practice anymore.

He disappeared from your life just like that.

You even tried to visit his home.

But he wasn't there.

You tried asking Bokuto.

But he too was clueless about your best friend.

You started to feel worried, up to a point you were scared.

Just what had happened to Akaashi?

Where was he?

Why did he leave you?

What was the reason behind this?

• • • • •

One day, you got out of class and saw Akaashi leaning against the wall casually, listening to music.

You decided to confront him and ask him what the hell was up with him.

"Keiji! What the hell happened?!" you yell, pointing at him.

"What do you want now?" Akaashi replies, clearly irritated.

"Don't play stupid with me, Akaashi Keiji! I'm not an idiot!" you shout. "What happened? Why did you stop coming to school? Why aren't you replying to my texts? Where have you been?"

"Why do you care? Why do you care so much?! What am I to you?" he gets up off the wall and starts to walk away. "What are you to me?"

You were shocked, fazed, angry-

Hurt.

At what Akaashi had told you.

What were you to him?

Oh yeah.

You were his best friend.

And you missed the old Akaashi.

Nothing more, maybe even much less.

It stopped there.

So you did it.

You stopped texting him.

You stopped visiting his home.

You stopped thinking about him.

You tried to stop caring about him.

And you, too, had disappeared from his life.

Just like that.

-_~*-_~*-_~*

One day, you had received a message from Bokuto.

To: (F/N)-chan~! (•w•)
Fr: Bokuto ｖ（＾＿＾ｖ）♪
Subject: We need you here now.
Akaashi is in the hospital. The doctors are unsure of his output; his heart rate is decreasing. Please come immediately.

This had scared you greatly.

It made your blood rush out of your veins, making your run as fast as you could to the hospital.

You didn't care if you were running out of breath, or if your lungs felt like it was on fire.

All you could think about was Akaashi, and how much longer he had

No. He is going to make it. I know it.

Akaashi is strong. He can do it.

Bit by bit, your fear escaped your body, as your mind filled with positive thoughts.

You were nearing the hospital room, bracing yourself for the final outcome of the situation.

You burst in the room, yelling. "WHERE'S KEIJI?!"

You saw a doctor grimacing while sadly covering up Akaashi's body.

No.

Your heart raced at the sight, tears exploding out of your eyes.

"NO! THIS CAN'T BE! THIS IS A JOKE!" you cried, running towards Akaashi.

"(F/N)! STOP! DON'T YOU GET IT?!" Bokuto cries, holding you back.

"NO! STOP JOKING ME! THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE! A SICK, TWISTED, UGLY JOKE! HAHA, FUNNY!" you sob.

"No. It isn't a joke," Bokuto whimpers.

"NO!" you scream, breaking free from Bokuto's grasps and running towards Akaashi.

"No," you cried. "I loved you,"

"I loved you so much," you whisper, cupping his face with your hands, tears streaming down your face.

||Extended:||
One of Akaashi's family members had handed you his phone, telling you something about a text from this guy.

You nodded, taking his phone, tears still flowing out of your eyes.

You swiped open his phone, going through his messages, when you saw it.

Dude, I did it already. Don't hurt (F/N). I did what you told me to, right? I did what you wanted. I stayed away from her. So don't you dare hurt my best friend. I will do anything to protect her.

The next words hit your heart like a rock, making terrible cries pour out of your mouth.

I'll protect her because I love her.

I love her so much.

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