Hello! This is my first fic on this website, but definitely not the first idea hahaha! Do support and give suggestions okay :D

Note : This has been edited, but the plot will not change. Dedicated to Isae who helped me in this :)

Chapter One - Satoshi

It was one year. One horrible year.

This poor girl had to wait for her love for one whole year, or maybe even for the rest of her life.

Waiting for him and reliving old memories of him were just minor parts of her immense PAIN. The worst thing was that she, no, nobody even knew if he was still alive.

He had disappeared one fine day, a day where she had thought everything to be supposedly fine even with the ruckus about the curse occurring again on the festival.

However that did not seemed to be the case- she realized it when every part of her took in the information of his sudden disappearance. She refused to accept it, even when his sister Satoko had calmed down after months of sobbing and searching for him for as far as she could go. The girl tried to move on like how the others did, but part of her still wished that he was somewhere, doing fine and that he would come back.

O foolish child, why haven't you been accepting reality? She supposedly heard a mature voice talking to her just before she went to bed on a cold winter night. She thought it was just her imagination, yet she felt she had the obligation to answer the question.

"I believe Satoshi-kun will come back," she murmured to herself, biting her lip in hopes that her brimming tears wouldn't fall to her cheeks. She blinked them away furiously, believing that she had to be strong. Her mentality somewhat became like Satoko, maybe through the times she had spent with her.

After carefully sealing her hopes in a corner of her cold heart and blanketing it with a warm exterior, she returned back to Hinamizawa during the June of Showa 58 and found Coach Irie almost being smashed into bits.

She found out everything- the plan to murder Rika and the village, and had the resolve to protect everyone; she wasn't going to lose anyone important to her again. More importantly, she had to keep her promise to Satoshi. She had been having weird dreams of herself brutally stabbing his dearest sister in a rage, blaming her for all the misfortunes of her big brother. She was constantly scared by that thought, afraid of losing control of her demon side. Sure, she had thought of resorting to such a thing before, but after being haunted with those dreams, she suppressed them and decided to take care of Satoko like her own sister.

It was then Irie's words that brought her shattered pieces of heart back together again.

At first, she didn't believe it. It had to be a dream. It couldn't be true. After all this time.

Her widened eyes stared right through the glass pane to the blond lying still in THE BED with machines beside it. The only other thing noticeable was the huge teddy bear at a corner.

"It...can't...be..." Her fingers clenched back into fists and she continued staring at the young teenager sleeping almost peacefully.

That was it. After one horrible, hope-shattering year of not having her first true love around, the only obstacle left now was just a mere eye opening from the boy.

She was absolutely relieved and glad that she had not given up hope, like what Hanyuu had said.

But the hardest part was to keep it a secret from Satoko. Satoko, being Satoshi's one and only friend, family and supporter, had been oblivious to everything related to Satoshi from then on. She would always turn away in sorrow whenever Keiichi mentioned his name by accident. She even felt frighteningly afraid when she saw him wielding her precious brother's bat, especially at the thought of Keiichi disappearing like him. She couldn't afford to lose another big brother figure.

Shion knew Satoko's pain, but her excitement, her joy, her love - she couldn't contain it all by herself. Sure, the other members must have sort of known, but it felt so wrong to keep Satoko in the dark.

Now, being about half a year after the events about Takano and Rika, Shion continued to watch over Satoshi in the underground BASEMENT of the clinic. She felt contented with this, yet part of her yearned for something more.

"Just open your eyes already," was what her new hope was now.

Normally, Sonozaki Shion would be having fun outdoors and joining in club activities with her Onee's friends. She was the type of girl who loved to have fun, just like her sister. She usually wouldn't want to be cooped up in a ghostly silent room alone.

But if it was for Satoshi, she was willing to do anything.

Again, for the fourth time this week, she looked at his facial features, observing every single part of them. His face looked worn out, just like when Oishi wanted him at the station back then. His BLOND HAIR seemed to get darker and that look surprisingly okay on him. Shion always thought light features will look nice on him because of his gentle personality but dark colours are now an option too.

She stayed quiet for a moment, listening to his breathing syncing with hers, together with the annoying beeping of the machines. She looked down at her lap where the BOOK 'Sleeping Beauty' sat. Her eyes darted back to his image again. It was a silence so peaceful, unlike those heir meetings she had attended on rare occasions.

"I guess it is childish for me to read such a story to you, huh?" Shion laughed softly to herself. The boy did not stif at such a comment.

She knew that she shouldn't even start crying when she stayed with him but sometimes, an irrestible urge came up in her, making her eyes fill with saltwater.

Shion gave a grim smile, a smile that tries to reject the idea of breaking, one that tries to cheer her up. Her hands shifted to his, interlocking her fingers with his limp fingers. He might not have been consciously awake now but his warmth was still transmitted, comforting her.

"Please..." she whispered in a dejected tone. "Wake up...won't you?" She bent over and her head lowered so that she was facing the ground, so that no one would ever see her indescribable expression.

She remained in the tranquil yet depressing silence for a while, knowing that she would have to leave this place soon and come back to see his sleeping face again the next day.

That was when a jerk in the bed jolted her awake.

The green-haired girl's head cocked up and found the boy's face scrunching up like he was in pain. She sat up immediately and stared at him in anticipation and fear. What was happening to him? Was this a SIGN of him waking up? Or the last reaction before he dies? Just what was he...?

She gripped onto his hand tightly as Satoshi shifted uncomfortably in THE BED. Even her wildly thumping heartbeat could be heard in this silent room. She waited for a few seconds and almost cried when red irises met her green.

He awoke.

Hojo Satoshi woke up after one and a half years.

[gaaah Satoshi-kun woke up i'm dying]

Well that's kind of short, but more will come soon! Please review so I can make improvements/ have more ideas! Hope you continue to read this to the end! :)