time. ― ????x

― one.

izumi glanced up at the boy, the timer above his head had lengthened, but what made her afraid was that it hadn't even extended to a year, maybe a few months at most. "felix, all i did was give you a little bit of time. i really do hope that you use it wisely." felix tilted his head in confusion, his eyebrows furrowing.

"you said that before as well, what do you mean?" he questioned. izumi panicked, wishing that he didn't ask that since she didn't know how to explain herself. she was just hoping that he would think of it as deep and philosophical, and take it as it was.

"nothing, i'd better let you go. you must be tired." felix suddenly remembered what time it was, as he looked around him. even the streetlamps had turned off, the only source of their light being the moon and the stars. 

his eyes fell back on izumi who had bags under her sunken eyes. he wondered how long she was up for to look as tired as she did. even his own fatigue began to take over his body, as his eyelids felt heavy and were difficult to keep open.

"i'll see you around then?" felix asked hopefully. izumi sluggishly nodded, a tired smile on her lips as she waved goodbye before heading into her house. felix sighed, turning away from her house and heading towards his own. 

the thought of izumi filling his mind.

 - 

"you look like the grim reaper." hyunjin commented, leaning his head on his palm that was propped up on izumi's desk. the boy had turned around to face his best friend, watching as she struggled to keep her eyes open.

"yah, take that back." she demanded, flicking his forehead.

"ow! ok, i'm sorry." he whined, rubbing his wound. "oh, what happened to your hand?" he questioned, noticing the plaster that covered her wound.

"nothing." she abruptly replied, hiding her hand. 

"you know it's bad to lie." seungmin cut into the conversation walking over to the two. he set down a strawberry milk and a chocolate milk in front of the two, his own banana milk in his hands. 

"thank you." the two chorused, taking their respective milks before stabbing the straws into it, beginning to drink.

"yeah, seungmin's right. we're your best friends, so it's mandatory that you tell us everything." hyunjin nodded his head, determined to get an answer out of izumi. the girl hummed, looking as if she were thinking of telling him.