Kira's POV 🫧

When I woke up and yawned a little, the next day, I couldn't remember anything on what happened last night at first, until I noticed one of my pillows was missing.

As soon as I did, guilt immediately struck me really hard like a subway train.

"I shouldn't have hid my embarrassment like that by getting angry at her..." I thought to myself sheepishly.

"I better go and make it up to her and explain everything, to clear up any misunderstanding she might be assuming."

Just as I thought that and right after I got up from my bed and had already started my day, I heard a commotion going on, outside of the room.

"The hell's going on now?" I muttered to myself while slipping on my lab coat, before stepping out of the room.

As I did, I immediately noticed there was a small crowd standing near Sada's room.

"Hey, what the hell's going on?" I asked one of the research team members from the small crowd.

"It's professor Sada...She hasn't left her room at all lately today so far. We tried to get in to check on her, but, we were denied access."

"Ugh...Estas jodidamente seria?" I groaned as I buried my face in my hand.

"Move aside...I'll try and see if I can get her to at least interact with me, so I know what the hell's going on."

Geez.

What a way to start the day off...

Sighing heavily a little, I looked up and moved my hand away from my face before turning to look at the bedroom door.

For a few seconds, I just stood there silently, thinking about what to say, before I just knocked on the door.

"Sada? Estás bien? You've been in there for a while..." I asked.

Silence.

"Sada, everyone in the research team...Todas están preocupadas por ti.

So, please. Sal de tu habitación...Talk to us." I sighed.

For a little bit, I waited. Hoping she'd at least respond to me or something.

But, still no response.

At this point, I started to grow worried sick about her, as the members of the research team started to leave and probably just continue on with the research.

Sada, abre la puerta! Please!" I begged, once the members had left, leaving me alone in attempt to get her to open the door.

Seeing that she won't open the door, after I waited again, I reached over for the door handle and tried to get the door open myself, in which it surprisingly did for me.

"Wow...Just wow...We all went through a lot of trouble over this, without any single hint of realization?" I thought to myself sarcastically, as I rolled my eyes.

"Idiotas..."

After opening the door, I noticed the room was a little dark, but still enough to where I can see the room and stuff.

"Hey, Sada-chan...If you're still in the bed, get up." I said as I entered into the room.

"It's getting close to the afternoon."

Again, silence.

Despite the fact everything's so quiet in here immediately made me aware that something's wrong.

"Sada?"

Feeling a bit nervous, I reached over to the light switch that was nearby me and flicked it on.

When I did, I covered my mouth in shock as I felt my face turn pale over what it is I just saw.

"S-Sada?!?!" I only uttered out.

In front of me, Sada was found laying on the floor on her back, nearby her bed.

She may seem or look fine and had probably rolled off her bed by accident, but, that's not the case at all.

For starters, her face was violently pale and she didn't look very well.

Silently becoming a panicking mess and trying my hardest not to scream in fear, I immediately hurried over to her and quickly got down to my knees, before resting my head on her chest, mentally praying to myself that she's still alive.

Luckily she was, as I could hear the slow, steady breathing and heartbeats from her chest.

Getting off of her, I picked Sada up and carried her in my arms, before quickly leaving the room and taking her back into mine.

- - -

As I brought her back into my room, I laid her down on my bed and tucked her in, feeling my heart pounding hard out of fear, as my breathing started to grow rapid.

The image of her being found and laying on the floor like that...

Her face being so violently pale with a slight pained expression...

My body immediately felt like the blood was drained out of me, making me feel light and dizzy. Like I was about to faint.

Seeing her in such a state like that, nearly scared the living shit out of me.

As that image was still being shown in my head, I felt tears appearing in my eyes and running down to the sides of my face.

"When I saw her laying on the floor like that, I almost thought for a split second...she...she..." I began thinking before faltering.

"...killed herself..."

Just the thought of her doing that because of me...

And if she actually did it...

I would lose my fucking mind and jump off the highest cliff outside, here in Area Zero.

Luckily, she didn't do that, and I'm very heavily glad she's alive.

"No. No. No...This is not a good time for me to have a panic attack or to pass out right now." I said, in an attempt to try calming myself down.

"Sada needs me."

But that didn't work.

Looking over at my arms, I noticed chills had appeared on them.

"No...Please...No..." was all I could only utter out next before my panic attack started happening, making me sit down on the floor and rest my back up against the bed, while I had one hand rested on my chest as the other was on the floor.

Sada's POV 🍊

-Earlier-

After Kira pushed me out of her room and threw a pillow at my face before slamming the door in front of me, I removed the pillow from my face and just stared at the door, feeling a little confused.

"What's up with her?" I asked myself.

Then I started thinking about it, as I left and began heading back to my room, staggering and swaying a little as I walked since the alcohol was still in effect.

Once I arrived at my room, I opened the door and entered in, stumbling over a little by accident before quickly catching myself from falling over.

"Whoops!" I went before chuckling a little in embarrassment over my drunken clumsiness.

"Any more closer to the floor and I would've accidentally hurt myself!"

As I got myself back up to my feet, I closed the door behind me and walked over to my desk before sitting myself down.

"Mnh...Maybe I probably went a little too far with the teasing..." I muttered as I reached over and grabbed the bottle of Scovillain Whiskey I drank out of earlier.

Gazing over at the bottle, there was still some whiskey left in it, so I grabbed the glass and poured myself some more of it in there.

"...Kinda did seem to make her feel a little bit uncomfortable...But, it could just be me, with the state I'm currently in."

For a few minutes, I sat there in silence as I just stared at my drink.

"I will admit...Kira's something alright. The fact she wanted to work with me, and showed no fear or any hint of hesitation in doing so...That really impresses me so much.

...

Hah...In all honesty, I don't even know or remember the main reason why I got myself drunk for...Especially at an unnecessary timing like this." I continued thinking.

Then I just shrugged it off.

"Ah...I should apologize to Kira tomorrow morning for my inappropriate behavior.

It was pretty vulgar of me to act like that.

Of course, I know she's gonna give me an earful too for getting myself drunk in here again." I sighed as I finished my drink off before getting up and throwing the empty whiskey bottle away into the trash can.

Unfortunately, as I walked over to my bed, I started to feel dizzy and suddenly fell backwards to the floor, accidentally smacking my head real hard on the chair nearby, just as I was about to get in and rest for the remainder of the night.

"Damn it...I drank too much." was all I thought to myself before I blacked out.

-Now-

When I woke up, the first thing I didn't expect to find myself and laying in, was Kira's room and her bed.

Feeling a dull ache at the back of my head, I moaned a little in pain from it, and rested both of my hands on my forehead.

"Ugh...My head hurts..." I groaned. "What the hell...happened?"

As I said that, I lowered my hands back down to the bed, before deciding to try getting up.

Only just after I did, nausea immediately kicked in, making me cover my mouth quickly and hurry to the bathroom before I could make a mess.

- - -

After what felt like 45 minutes, I stepped out of the bathroom, feeling like trash a little bit before noticing Kira sitting on the floor.

"Kira?" I went.

Just as she heard me, Kira immediately got up and hurried over a little before pulling me into a tight hug.

"Sada, thank Arceus!" I heard her say.

"Woah, easy there..." I replied before hugging her back in return.

After a little bit, we both parted from the hug.

"Kira, what happened? I only remember coming in here to give you your gift, yesterday night..." I asked as I rubbed my eyes sleepily while I yawned a little.

"Well, uh..." Kira went as her face turned red a little before she told me.

- - -

After Kira was done explaining everything to me, my face was red as a cherri berry.

"I...I-I did that?!" I asked as my face turned red in embarrassment.

"Y-Yeah..." Kira answered as she nodded sheepishly.

"Shit...Kira, I'm so sorry for my inappropriate behavior. I didn't intend for that to happen." I said.

"It's okay. And I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have hid my embarrassment by getting angry at you." She replied.

"But, nevermind this though...What the hell happened to you earlier?!"

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"When we were all getting ready for the day, you didn't come out of your room for hours, worrying all of us sick.

And after I found out the door was unlocked and went in your room to check up on you, I found you laying on the floor unconscious and violently pale in the face." She explained.

"I had a panic attack, thinking you accidentally got yourself killed, until I heard you breathing and your heart beating!"

"Oh...Uhm, about that..." I went before telling Kira what happened, from my point of view, just after she pushed me out of her room last night, remembering it all too well.