⚠️ Trigger Warning: Suicide and Death ⚠️

Read at your risk. Leave this book if you're not comfortable.

🥀

🥀

Valt Aoi is always late.

He's always late to wake up in the morning, late to go to school, and sometimes in tournaments. That's what he's known for. But there is one he's late also that he took long enough to realize.

He's late to notice a person's pain.

And now he's paying the price

Hazel brown eyes widen in shock, fear, and terror, a strangled noise escapes his mouth, he has just witnessed his greatest nightmare.

A nightmare is like a monster, who attacks you at your weakest and vulnerable time, a living force that makes you freeze, a hungry beast who holds you captive.

The bluenette is glued to the spot, cold sweat running down on his head, a shiver ran down on his spines, he can feel his sins crawling on his skin, all hair on his body stood on their end, his face paled rapidly at the sight.

(No no no no!)

(This can't be happening!)

He couldn't control his body; it was shaking terribly in an odd rhythm, a dread feeling crept up from the pit of his stomach, the terror sucking the very breath from him, and his heart hammered against his chest.

(How could this happen?!)

Time seems to stop, his heart is shattered into a million pieces, and his world is turned upside down.

He doesn't know how long he's been standing in his position, if there is one thing clear in his situation, it's that he's living in a nightmare.

It took him some time to register what horrendous thing he had just witnessed and when he did, he broke down in tears, whimpered and his legs collapsed on the cold concrete floor.

All of the energy left on his body and all he could do is stare for like hours, hoping this is just a nightmare and he will wake up so everything would be fine.

(Wake him up from this nightmare!)

But the reality is harsh.

At his very own eyes, he looks up over the rope hanging in the ceiling, then down to the tight rope tied up around a neck, then a lifeless body hanging out in the ceiling. The bluenette recognizes the person who took away his life, after all this person is special to him.

"S-shu" a painful whisper barely escapes his mouth that contains regret, guilt, and overwhelming sadness.

His best friend ends his life, he was not able to comfort and support him, and his blindness and idiocy swallow him up.

He let down his best friend.

Again

🥀

Valt blame himself for what happened to his Best Friend.

Because he realized how miserably he failed. He failed as his best friend. He failed to notice his sufferings. He failed the person who keeps supporting him yet he can't even pay it back. He failed him. He's a failure.

He hates himself more than anything. He hates himself for not being there when he should be there at his side. He hates himself for being an idiot. He hates himself because he let Shu turn into Red Eye. He hates himself for being a burden. He hates himself for making a promise. He hates himself for not being able to stop this mess.

Now some people would disagree with him. Telling him it's Lui, Free, or Asthem fault. Some would say there is nothing to blame. But no! He's Shu's best friend and yet he didn't even realize his pain from the start.

Valt wants to give him a better life. He will make sure he won't suffer anymore. He will be on his side if he needs help right away. Wipe away his tears when he's sad. Hug him tightly if he feels cold. Let him rest on his shoulder if he is feeling down. Support him in his dreams. He will do everything for him. He wants to do all that.

If only he can go back in time.

If he does that then he can give up his champion title, stop his blading career, take all of his pain and misery, or sacrifice his life to give Shu a better life, then so be it.

He's willing to do anything for him.

🥀

The death of the well-known blader and member of Supreme Four shook the world of beyblade

News of his death spread around the world and a lot of people didn't see that coming.

Out of everyone, Valt took the recent events the hardest. The bluenette hasn't been himself for the rest of the day, he keeps mourning inside his room.

His family gives him space, understanding his situation but at the same time they're getting worried. The oldest of the Aoi siblings doesn't want to get out of his room and barely even eats.

Now, Valt is opening a paper, the last message Shu leaves to him that he found in his bedroom.

Dear, Valt Aoi

The moment you read this letter, means I'm already gone. My decision might seem selfish and irrational but it's the only thing I can think of and please accept it. My regrets are eating me alive, nightmares keep hunting at night, and insanity roaming around my head. I can't take it anymore, I want to end my pain and that's why I did this. There is no one to blame for this, it's my fault for being weak and doesn't have enough reason to continue to live.

Thank you for all the memories we create together. I'm sorry that I need to leave you. I hope you can forgive me. And, please take care of Spryzen. Again, I'm sorry for everything.

Your Best Friend,
Shu Kurenai

Valt angrily crumbled the paper and throw it away.

(How could you Shu!?)

There is one thing Shu doesn't aware of.

Suicide doesn't end the pain, it passes to someone else.

🥀

Author: I think I need to hide-