Story: Gift
Chapter 19: Absence
Pairing: YamaJima, Chinen x OC, YamaChii (Friendship) , OC x OC
Guest: Sugihara Aiko & Takasugi Riko (me)
Genre: Fluff, slight-Angst
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Summary: Just in time for Christmas
A/N: A request fic by sugihara-aiko and it's dedicated to her! (^-^)v Through my JUMP Fanfiction Request Post at my LiveJournal here! Do request if you have any fics that you would like me to write! :D Do leave your name there, so I can dedicate it to you! :D On the side note, the girl in the banner is Aiko! XD
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<< Chapter 18



The next day, Riko's seat was empty. "Why, Riko?" Hayato looked at the empty seat with sad eyes. Why doesn't she wants to tell him what she's going through, what she's suffering. Why?

A hand was felt on his shoulder, and turning around, he saw Yuto and Ryosuke with a worried expression. "Are you okay, Kusaka-san?" It was Ryosuke who asked from Yuto's back. He only nodded a little, but deep within him, he knew he wasn't.

How was Riko?

"Don't worry about that girl." Aiko came into the classroom, and approached Hayato. Behind her was Chinen, who only gave them a small smile before he went to his seat.

"I think, she needs some time." Looking out of the window, Aiko could only pray that everything was okay with Riko.

Stumbling out of the bed, Riko rushed into the toilet, vomiting whatever contents in her stomach. "Damn medication." She cursed under her breath as she rinse her mouth, before collapsing onto the cold floor.

'It's time.' Getting back to her feet, she took her jacket and a bag, walking out of her apartment. There's something she has to do now.

It was different during lunch. It was different because there wasn't Riko to cheer them up. Ryosuke laid his head on Yuto's shoulder, closing his eyes. Their hands were interlaced tightly, a form of encouragement and confirmation, or even like praying that Riko would be alright.

Aiko told Chinen to leave her alone for a little, and she was now standing at the fence, looking down to see Hayato in a daze under a tree.

A single snowflake fell onto the interlaced hands of Yuto and Ryosuke, and when all four of them looked up, they could only gasp.

"It's snowing."

Smiling a little, Aiko thought to herself, 'Riko, it's snowing yo. Do you see it?'

Snow started to fall, and Riko raised her hand to have some snowflakes slowly landing on her hand. It was cold. Her pace quickened, as she started to drop the boxes into different mail boxes.

"It's so different without Ri-chan." Chinen nodded at Ryosuke's statement. Even though she only joined them for less than a year, she had became an important friend.

She blackmailed the YamaJima pair, joined forces with them to bring Aiko and Chinen together, and even helped Chinen out of the pinch. All those moments of her fooling around surfaced in their memory. Why her?

If she didn't tell Hayato, and if Hayato didn't tell them ... They would never have thought that she has a brain tumor.

All of them just prayed, 'Let Riko be alright.'

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