All Things End. A New Day Still Comes.

Alice stands for a moment before her eyes roll back and she collapses, passing out. Shiori breathes heavily as she stays in the same position she just was, her hands now burnt from her last attack. Her vision blurs as she wobbles but looks at Alice on the ground next to her.

Shiori 'Alice… Hikigaya… Chizuru…'

She struggles to look back at Chizuru.

Shiori 'I ha.. have to help them… I need..' "Chizu.."

She tries to say out loud but the blood in her throat muffles her words before she inevitably collapses on her back. Multiple bones broken, burns and bruises all over her body as she bleeds openly from her wounds. She looks over to see Samuel and the others rushing to their sides as it fades to black. She sees through darkened, blurry vision a medical helicopter lower above them as Chizuru is taken away with them before it fades to black again. Fading in and out of consciousness, she sees again, herself being rolled away on a stretcher towards one of the many medical vans on site. She looks over to see Hikigaya passed out on a stretcher next to her, heading towards a different van.

Medic "How is this guy even alive?"

She hears softly and muffled through the ringing of her own ears before she lets herself be taken away by not only the medical responders but fatigue as well. 

In a hospital bed, Shiori wakes up on her back with a heart rate monitor beeping next to her. Her eyes snap open as she sits up, her heart racing. Her head pangs from the sudden motion. She shuts her eyes and holds her head before slowly realizing where she is. She looks around before noticing her arm in a cast and bandages around her hands and body. She breaths carefully as her heart continues to beat quickly. Suddenly, the door to her room swings open quickly but carefully as a nurse comes in.

Nurse "Oh! You're awake. How are you feeling?"

She asks while approaching her and checking on her. Shiori looks down with a sad look. Eventually, she steps out of the room with the nurse close behind her. She limps as her left leg is casted as well. She looks over as Hamasaki rushes to her side, almost falling to her knees and with tears in her eyes.

Hamasaki "Oh, my sweet girl, I'm so glad you're awake."

She says as tears roll down her face, pulling Shiori into a soft embrace. Shiori enjoys her mother's hug as they pull away, Hamasaki putting her hands on Shiori's shoulders.

Hamasaki "Papa and Riku are at home waiting for you. Let's go tell them you're awake."

She says, turning away but Shiori grabs her mother's sleeve, stopping her. Shiori shakes her head just a bit as her mother looks at her in surprise. Shiori struggles to speak for a moment before her voice comes out, scratchy and still recovering.

Shiori "Wh.. where's Hiki?.."

She speaks softly. Hamasaki gets a sad look as they enter his room. Hikigaya is still unconscious as he lays in bed. Asami lay by his side, crying.

Asami "My baby boy… Don't leave me too…"

She whimpers as Shiori watches them with a sad look.

Hamasaki "You were passed out for two days."

She says as Shiori's eyes grow wide. She turns and looks at her mother with worry and concern on her face.

Shiori "Where's Chizuru??."

Hamasaki pauses with a gentle look. Soon, Shiori and her mother step outside of the hospital. Hamasaki then puts a jacket around Shiori's shoulders for the cold air outside. Shiori notices something attached to the collar of the jacket. She looks down and sees the 'Stray Cloud' pin pinned to it. She looks at her mother who nods and smiles softly at Shiori as she walks away with her bag. Shiori looks over to a small grassy area with a few benches under a few canopies where Sugawara and Ryuji talk. She approaches them as Sugawara notices her and smiles widely.

Sugawara "Shiori!"

He gets up and rushes to her, hugging her tightly as Ryuji gets up as well.

Sugawara "I'm so glad you're okay!"

He says with tears in his eyes. 

Shiori "I'm glad.. you're okay too."

She says with a hint of pain in her voice from Sugawara's hug. She looks up at Ryuji who smiles in relief at her. By the entrance of the hospital, Pastel and Henry stop when he notices them. Henry stares at them for a moment before walking their way, leaving Pastel with a surprised look.

Pastel "Henry? What are…"

She trails off as Henry walks towards Shiori. She turns around with a surprised look and a soft smile only to be met by Henry's hand slapping her across the face, dropping her pin to the ground. 

Ryuji "Hey!"

Pastel "Henry!"

She screams as Henry stares at Shiori with an angry look.

Henry "This is all your fault. From the moment you showed up in her life, things have only gone wrong. All of you."

He says coldly to her before looking at Ryuji and Sugawara. He looks back at Shiori who is still looking down, not moving as her bangs cover her eyes.

Henry "Stay out of my daughter's life."

He commands before turning around and walking away. Meeting him halfway, Pastel charges him with a furious look. She grabs him by his shirt as tears roll down her face.

Pastel "What the hell is wrong with you?! Our daughter is dying and all you can do is push her friends away?! For once in your fucking life, can you think about someone other than yourself!"

She screams. They shout and argue in the background as Shiori looks at the pin on the ground.

Ryuji "Are you okay, Shiori?"

He asks as she crouches down the best she can. She reaches for the pin with her bandaged hand as tears start to fall to the ground and on her hand. She cries as she grabs the pin with her whole fist since her fingers are still too unresponsive to pick it up gently. She shakes as she lifts the pin in the palm of her hand as she cries.

Shiori "I'm.. sorry.."

She cries as she crouches on the ground. Sugawara and Ryuji don't say anything but crouch around her and hug her warmly. Hours pass as Alice sits on her bed, her hand wrapped in bandages. It fades to Haru sitting at a table with his head down. It fades one more time to Touma in the woods as the sun begins to set. He swings an axe against a large tree, hacking at it again and again. He grunts in frustration over and over until he slams it against the tree one last time, lodging the axe deep into the thick tree. He collapses to his knees as he sobs into his hands. Emiko approaches him before getting on her knees next to him and hugging him tightly. 

In the deep of night, Hikigaya lays in his bed alone as the dim blue light from the sky flows through the window of his room. Suddenly, he sits up coughing. He coughs into his hand as a bit of blood comes out. He breathes heavily as his visions blurs. He gets out of bed, removing the medical equipment attached to him. He stumbles his way to the door and opens it.

Hikigaya "I need… Shiori.. Chizuru!"

He says out loud as he pants and sweats in pain. He falls to his knees as a couple nurses rush to his side. They try to help him as Shiori comes rushing down the hall towards him. She gets down next to him and puts her hand on his face.

Shiori "Hiki! Hikigaya! It's okay, I'm right here, love."

She says reassuringly. He looks at her as he begins to calm down. He smiles as tears form in his eyes a bit.

Hikigaya "Shiori..!"

She smiles back as relief wells up inside of her. They hug each other tightly for a moment before pulling back and placing their foreheads together, sighing and smiling in relief. 

At his home, early the next morning, Kitaro sits on the couch playing a video game with a tired and worn out look. Hisana sits next to him with her knees brought up to her chest and a sad look on her face. 

Hisana "Kitaro?.. Do you think Chizuru is gonna be okay?.."

She asks softly. Kitaro doesn't shift his gaze from his game as he answers coldly.

Kitaro "She's in the ICU. They'll take care of her."

Hisana doesn't seem completely comforted by his answer but nods softly.

Hisana "And what about the others?. Maybe we should go visit them?"

Kitaro "No."

He answers coldly again. Hisana looks at him with a slightly frustrated look but gets a surprised look when she sees tears starting to form in his eyes.

Kitaro "I.. can't. I don't think I can face them.."

He says as his hands shake and tears fall from his face.

Kitaro "I'm so pathetic.."

He whimpers as he lowers his head and covers his eyes with one hand, trying to hold back his crying. Hisana crawls close to him on the couch and hugs him tightly as he sobs. Haru walks down his street with his hands in his pockets and a sad look on his face as he kicks a small rock. He stops and looks up to the sky for a moment as the sun shines brightly above him. He stares through the sun's rays for a moment when his eyes grow wide. He then turns in an instant and takes off running. Sugawara and Ryuji talk and smile softly as they make their way to the entrance of the hospital when they stop for a moment, noticing something.

Sugawara "Haru?"

He asks, surprised for a moment before getting a worried look as he sees Haru running straight into the entrance of the hospital. Ryuji and Sugawara freak out and rush after him. Shiori and Hikigaya sit on his bed and giggle a bit before they notice a few nurses rushing past his room, calling out a crash and emergency. Concerned, they both get up and exit the room.

Shiori "Wait, Chizuru? Chizuru!"

She calls out and tries to go after them but a nurse from the desk stops her.

Nurse "You can't follow them, love."

Tears start to form in her eyes as they panic. Down the hall, from the doors the doctors are running into, a nurse frantically escorts Lucy out of the doors before rushing back through them with the rest of the staff. Lucy looks panicked and worried as tears stream down her face as he puts her hands on her head. She stares in disbelief and paces a bit before crouching down to her knees, crying. Hikigaya watches this as all the sounds around him begin to fuzzy out and deafen. Haru, Ryuji and Sugawara rush in and stop when they see the others before them.

Haru "Hikigaya! Chizuru, she…"