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Author: Elfsong
Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, guys! I wasn't actually planning on doing
another chappie for this story, but since everyone asked so nicely, here it is.
I'd like to thank Wildfire for the idea. And no fair reading her comment first
and then continuing to the story. That's just rude! BTW, song is 'Tell Me I Was
Dreaming' by Travis Tritt. Oh, one more thing: Read and review 'My Blood' by
Angelshadow at FanPress. It's good.
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CHAPTER 3
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//When I woke up this morning Wiped the sleep from my eyes Found a new day
dawning And suddenly I realize You're gone//
Kyo and Haru had been married for about two months. They were happy together.
You almost never saw one without the other. But I guess that was to be expected
with the way they were raised. No one in that family was ever allowed to be with
the one they loved. The head of the family would always end it somehow. I know.
I was there once.
My name is Tohru Honda, and I'm twenty-one years old. A week ago I got a call
that changed my life. You see, I'm a college student. I don't have to work for
it, Akito talked me into letting him pay. But that's beside the point. Because a
week ago I received the call that every friend dreads. So of course I
immediately went back to Japan and the Sohmas. That was the first time I've ever
seen most of them cry. Haru was absolutely sobbing. It was heart wrenching.
//Tell me I was dreaming That you didn't leave me here to cry You didn't say you
don't love me anymore And it was just my imagination telling lies Tell me that
you didn't say goodbye//
I'm sitting in a hospital while I write this. One of my best friends, Kyo, is
lying in one of those beds; hooked up to one of those life support machines.
He's not breathing on his own yet. The doctors just explained what happened. He
was hit by a car. A hit and run accident. I still can't quite comprehend it. Kyo
could be dying.
Haru blames himself, of course. It was the first time he had left Kyo's side for
more than five minutes in over three months. He says that if he had been there,
he could have warned Kyo. No one has the heart to tell him that even if he had
been with Kyo, Kyo would have been hurt. He would've jumped in front of the car
to keep Haru from getting hurt.
We've talked to the police. They have eyewitnesses of what happened. Apparently,
Kyo was crossing the street when he was supposed to, but the car came out of
nowhere. It hit him in the left hip and the impact sent him flying over the
hood. His left shoulder hit the windshield and flipped him around. He crushed
his arm against the hood of the car as he fell, and hit the pavement almost
straight on his head.
The doctors say that it'll be a miracle if he ever wakes up, not to mention the
brain damage. They doubt he'll ever be able to function by himself again. Haru
will most likely have to take care of him. He'll have to do everything for Kyo.
Even feed him. But that's assuming that we don't get a miracle. We have to keep
hoping he'll be okay, if only for Haru.
//I'm in a state of confusion I hope things aren't what they seem If this is
really happening Just let me go back to dream You're home//
It's been four months since Kyo was hurt. Haru is slipping away from us. Not
physically, but mentally and emotionally. He just doesn't seem to be all there
anymore. It's been decided that if Kyo doesn't show signs of improvement by the
end of the month, we'll take him off life support. The way he's living can't
really be called actual living.
I dropped out of school to help with the Sohmas. I even have my old room at
Shigure's back. But it's not the same without Kyo wandering around on the roof,
Yuki sitting next to me, and Shigure mumbling perverted things when he thought
Yuki wasn't paying attention.
//Tell me I was dreaming That you didn't leave me here to cry You didn't say you
don't love me anymore And it was just my imagination telling lies Tell me that
you didn't say goodbye//
Today's the day. Everyone has high-strung nerves, especially Haru. The strange
thing is that even Akito seems reluctant to do this. I never really thought of
him worrying about them, but you can see he's almost sick with worry. I asked
him awhile ago what it was that had him so worried. At first he brushed me off,
but then he opened up. He said he was worried about the others, that they would
revert be to the way they were BT. I asked what BT was and he said 'before Tohru'.
That was a shock. But back to the moment at hand.
Hatori is crying. So are Ayame and Shigure. Shigure I can understand, but I
don't know why the others are. Yuki says that Ayame is crying because even
though he teases him, Ayame thinks of Kyo as another younger brother. Hatori
cares for him a lot as well. Hatori was the one to take care of him during Kyo's
brief time at the main house. That's another thing Akito was upset about. That
he had been so mean to the other family members, especially Kyo.
Kagura's reaching for the 'plug'. It was decided that she would end it. Not to
be mean to her, but as a way of saying goodbye. As she reached for it, it looked
like Kyo's hand moved. We all yelled at her to stop, and then we all waited.
After an agonizingly long five minutes, Kyo's eyelids started to twitch, and
then he was awake. His eyes immediately moved to Haru's face and he smiled.
//Tell me I was dreaming That you didn't leave me here to cry You didn't say you
don't love me anymore And it was just my imagination telling lies Tell me that
you didn't say goodbye//
"Hi . . . Haru."
"Hey Kyo. How are you feeling?" I've never heard Haru sound so tender
before. Kyo smiled again before reaching for his hand.
"Fine . . . could be . . . better . . . though."
And for the first time in over four months, we all laughed.
//Oh, tell me you didn't say . . . goodbye//
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A/N: So, was it good? Do I qualify as a writer? This was my first conscious
attempt at drama, and I couldn't leave it with a bad ending. Earlier in the
writing process I considered having him die, but I couldn't do it. Even the
music video of this song had a happy ending. The guy's wife was in a boating
accident and hits her head hard. She was VERY pregnant, too. Then it cuts to the
hospital and at the end she dies, but the baby makes it. It's so sweet! But
yeah, thanks again to Wildfire and everyone who reviews my stories!