nine

"i need to see kento nanami, it's super important." y/n ran to the front desk at the hospital.

"are you family?" 

"i'm his girlfriend. i need to see him."

"i'm sorry, ma'am. we're only allowing immediate fami-"

"no, she's fine. y/n, c'mon." y/n looked behind her and saw nanami's sister with a water bottle in her hands. she smiled and followed her.

"how is he?" y/n asked while folding her arms.

"he's unconscious, the doctors cleaned him up but he lost a lot of blood. they really aren't sure what's next. they said that you called just in time." his sister replied.

they arrived at nanami's room and walked in. his mother was holding his hand, and his father standing over him. they took one glance at her as she walked in. y/n stared at nanami's beaten face; his left eye black, his arms covered with bruises. tears welled up in her eyes as she kept staring at his injuries. he beat nanami up really bad. his mother got up and hugged her.

"he'll be okay. everyone he loves will be here soon. he's strong. we'll give you some alone time with him." she patted y/n's back as she spoke.

she hugged y/n one last time before they all headed out of the room. slowly, she made her way over to him. the cardiac monitor showed his heart beating. she breathed a sigh of relief as she sat down in the chair his mother was previously in. she grabbed a hold of nanami's hand and watched his breathing. her thumb made tiny circles on his hand; she knew he loved when she did that. "i'm so glad you're alive." she muttered while laying her head down on his chest.

y/n caught hold of one of nanami's hair strand that was in his face and moved it out the way. her hand softly grazed his cuts and bruises on his face. a tear dropped as she began to speak.

"this is all my fault. i should've told you sooner. i was so stupid. i need you to get better, nanami. i need you to wake up. you went ahead and put your life on the line because of me. i will never forgive myself if you don't wake up. please wake up, nanami."

y/n mumbled incoherent things through her hands and choked on her sobs. she continued squeezing nanami's hand; refusing to let go of him. as she cried, his eyes opened slowly.

the bright fluorescent lights hit nanami's eyes. he wanted to keep them closed but he didn't know where he was. his body shifted a little as he picked up his head. he turned and his eyes landed on the cardiac monitor and y/n holding his hand.

"y/n," his voice was raspy and soft. he called her name again, unsure if he was dreaming or not.

"nanami!" she practically jumped on the man. he groaned in pain, making her back up a little. "oops, sorry. i got a bit excited."

he laughed as she leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on his lips. despite them being bruised, nanami allowed it, as long as it was y/n kissing him. he winced but ignored the pain. as y/n pulled away, she smiled.

"let me go get your parents." 

he nodded his head as he stared at her leave the room, but he wished that they had a bit more alone time together. 

✰

their friends gathered and stood around the hospital bed. they arrived about 10 minutes after nanami had already woken up. everyone looked like they had just gotten out of bed but it didn't matter. what mattered to them was that nanami was safe and sound.

haibara finished telling a joke that made everyone laugh. he gave nanami pats on the back as he laughed. nanami laughed a little too hard that he ended up feeling the pain. he gripped his stitches as he coughed, the rest of them watched with concern. shoko offered a cup of water to him, and gojo massaged his shoulders. 

"didn't the doctor tell you to relax before the stitches come undone?" utahime said while laughing. he gave her a smirk as he leaned back in his bed. he glanced over to gojo whose nose was clearly cut from when he punched him. nanami was surprised that gojo would even come to visit him after what he did.

"thanks for coming to visit me guys. and gojo, i'm sorry for punching you in the face." nanami lowered his head in remorse. 

"it's alright. i'm just glad you're okay." gojo smiled while extending a hand.

"so it was you who punched him! good job." utahime joked. "it was funny seeing him getting stares." 

as gojo and utahime continued to bicker, nanami's mother entered the room. everyone immediately cooled down as she said, "everybody, the doctor says nanami needs to rest. you guys should get going too." the group each said their goodbyes to him as they exited the room.

y/n looked back at nanami one more time. nanami clasped her hand and stared at her while muttering, "y/n, thank you."

"no, thank you. not just for trying to defend me but also for waking up." y/n had constant sniffing like she was resisting tears and it was obvious to nanami that she was trying not to cry. "if you didn't, i can't imagine how i would be feeling right now."

"hm, if you didn't come to see me, i probably wouldn't have woken up." nanami teased.

"get some rest, kento. i'll visit you tomorrow." y/n bent down to hug nanami as he whispered in her ear.

"you look gorgeous. stay the night? it'll be just us two, alone." he leaned in closer, his breath brushed against y/n's neck, sending shivers down her spine. his hands slid up y/n's body, tracing slow, sensual paths over her torso and up to her chest. "what do ya say?" 

"you're injured, nanami. anyways, bye." she stammered while rolling her eyes and kissed him one last time as she left the room. nanami grinned as he lay in the bed, content with life. y/n walked over to utahime and gojo who were bringing her home. she nodded at them, signalling that everything was going to be okay.

A FEW MONTHS LATER. 

it's been a little while since the incident. nanami has since recovered from his wounds and promised y/n not to try anything again. y/n's stalker hasn't come after him since but she was still a target of his desires. of course, y/n and nanami haven't been seen without someone else present when outside of class but those moments were still cherished. as much as she wanted to be alone and just converse with him for hours on end, she knew she couldn't. she couldn't risk a part two. 

y/n and utahime walked into the dining hall to meet up with their friends. she found the girls sitting at the table but the guys weren't. she figured that they were probably up to no good. she sat down with them and started chatting about their day so far. as utahime was talking about her communications class, yuki looked towards the door. 

"what the hell are they doing?"

their heads turned slightly to see the boys wearing different-coloured varsity jackets. they all laughed at how ridiculous they looked, gojo and haibara was there except for nanami. now, that was kind of suspicious. 

gojo grabbed a mic and placed it in the center. it seemed that gojo was playing the drums and haibara with the bass. none of the girls had any clue on what was happening. whatever it was, it better be good. because they could not afford to be embarrassed by their friends.

nanami finally appeared with a jacket just like the boys. he was holding a guitar, and he put the mic towards him as he spoke into the mic.

"this one's for y/n."

then wave by wave to earth began blasting on the speakers. the boys started to sing along which made y/n so happy considering that was one of her favorite songs from them. but she felt a little shy, knowing that nanami just announced their whole relationship to the other students in the dining hall. it was a cute gesture though, and had everyone in the cafeteria dancing along to them.

"this is so cringey but cute." shoko physically recoiled from watching her friends sing in front of the whole dining hall.

"i was thinking the same thing!" utahime laughed as she and yuki whipped out their phones to record them.

just as the last chorus was approaching, nanami snatched y/n's hands and pulled her close, so that she was right next to him. being the center of attention made her blush a little, considering the context of the song. as he kept singing, the other boys came out singing with posters and balloons in their hands. they finished the song and y/n read what they said.

can the waves take you to formal with me?

y/n spread her arms wide as she nodded her head with joy and everyone clapped and cheered. before she knew it, y/n was clinched in his arms, pressed to his chest, arms pinned to her sides, feet dangling. nanami's hold was so tight, y/n wondered if she could breathe and just as quickly she was released.

"nanamin, you really are corny as hell. you couldn't have just asked me?" y/n chuckled and rolled her eyes.

"i mean, yes. but i kinda wanted to embarrass you." 

"it worked." a tender expression crossed y/n's face as he kissed her hand and went over to the table with the guys.