The dead silence of the hospital engulfs Makotos mind. He waits, for hours upon hours. His mind is starting to go insane as he stares at the pale walls of the lobby. The brunettes leg was bouncing of anxiousness, not being able to stop. Every nurse that walked in his general are made him jump up, but they were never coming to get him.

'Harukas in a coma'

That's what they had told Makoto a day ago. They told him that he might never wake up, but they weren't sure. Of course it shocked Makoto, but he knew that Haruka wouldn't give up, and that he would continue fighting, even if he was in pain, at least, that's what Makoto told himself to ease his mind a little.

Haruka had been in a car accident, most of the trauma being to his head. So far, all they knew was that he fractured his skull, and that his brain had swelled. The person who crashed into Harukas car as he was driving home called a ambulance as soon as he could, even though he knew it was his fault. After Haru was transported to the hospital and in emergency surgery, Makoto was contacted, saying what had happened. Makoto started to panic, and cry even. He was worried, and didn't know if he was alive. The doctors had told him that Haru was alive, but in a deep coma. After they finished talking, Makoto drove as quickly as he could to the hospital and waited, and waited, and waited.

Makotos stomach growled as it thrived for food. His eyes, dark circles and all, stayed open with anxiety, not wanting to miss the moment that Haru was awake and able to have visitors, if that even happened. A nurse, dressed in white, walked out with a clipboard in her hand, resting against her forearm. Makoto looked at her, waiting for the words he wished to hear.

"Are you ?" She asked in a soft, yet sweet voice. Makoto nodded furiously as he stood up, his hands beginning to shake and a sick feeling rising in his empty stomach.

"Yes! Yes, I am! Is Haru okay?!" He said quickly, almost too quickly for her to understand. She started to walk down the hallways, wanting to be away for people as she explained.

"Well... he is okay, just, frantic" she paused, knowing that Makoto would react, and he did, gasping, wanting to know more. "When he woke up from his come, he started to move away from the doctors in a frightened matter, not knowing what was going on, or who we were" she stated.

"What? It's probably because he hates hospitals!" Makoto started to use his hands as he spoke. "Just let me go in there, talk with him and calm him down. He listened to me, and I know him well" The nurse reluctantly nodded and walked to the assigned room, it labeled "NANASE" on the selected slot. Makoto bowed slightly in thanks as he opened up the door, immediately regretting it.

Haruka was pressed against the corner of the room, still siting on the hospital bed. His face was filled with our horror as his eyes were wide as a river. His bluenette hair a mess all over his face. "What! Are you another one of them?! Get out of here! All of you!" Haruka screamed, yet yelled as tears poured down his fair skin. The doctors had backed away, starting to prepare a injection to try and get him to pass out so they could figure out what was up with him. Makoto stared, seeing how scared Haru was. That wasn't the Haruka Nanase he knew well, the swimmer, the nicest guy, the quiet one... his friend. Makoto started to slowly walk towards the male, putting his hands out, trying to show that he wasn't going to touch him. Makoto knew what had happened.

Haruka had lost his memory.

"Haruka.." Makoto whispered as he started to walk to the bed. Haruka started to scream and cry as he drew closer. Makoto wanted to cry as his heart shattered to hear his best friend cry in such fear. "It's okay... I promise on my life I won't hurt you..." The brunette boy says in the softest tone he can. Haruka refuses to accept his claim and yells louder and louder, the tiredness in his voice being very obvious. "Haru... stop yelling... your going to lose your voice..." Tears well up in Makotos eyes as the doctors managed to grab one of Harukas arms, immediately getting a scream from the boy.

"S-Stop! Let go of me! Don't hurt-!" Haru screamed, his voice cutting out as he could no longer create sound with his voice. Makoto knew that he had to stop this, or it was going to get worse. He ran over to the doctor and grabbed the males arms, getting him off Haru, and getting the injection away.

"Don't touch him with that! Your only going to hurt and scare him more!" Makoto says as he stands protectively between Haru and the doctor. Haruka presses himself closer to the wall as tears silently fall down his face. The bluenette didn't even bother trying to get Makoto away, since he started to slowly trust him. Haruka was afraid of Makoto, but since he got the doctors, the ones he feared the most, away from him, Haru let things go. The doctors listen to the taller of the two and step away, out of the room even.

Makoto decides to give Haruka space as he steps away, looking at him. Haruka stays speechless, until his broken voice tries to speak. He couldn't even manage to get sound out. Wincing in pain, he put a hand on his own throat. Makoto shook his head and looked into his ocean eyes, knowing those were the eyes he first saw when he met the boy years ago.

"Don't try to use your voice... it's sore, and you need to let it rest, okay?" Makoto starts to walk back over, Haruka obviously trying to get away. "Hey... I'm not going to hurt you... you have my word" he said as the brunette makes his way and sits on the edge of the bed gently. Haruka only watched him cautiously as he got closer and closer. "Since you don't remember who i am, I'm pretty sure... my name is Makoto Tachibana... you go to school with me, and we are both on a swim team" Makoto smiled softly. Even though it hurt to introduce himself all over again, he knew that he had to do it because Haruka wouldn't even know his name.

Haruka hesitantly nodded and rubbed his red eyes. He was tired and his eyes hurt from crying, along with his voice. "M-My... N-Name... I-Is... H-H-Haruka... right...?" He managed to whisper, his voice cracking and chopping out as he sniffles up some remaining tears. Makoto smiled and nodded.

"Yes, Yes it is! Now please rest your voice. I can do all the talking if anyone asks you questions, alright? Now... I think that you should be out of here so you aren't scared. Would you like to come home with me?" Makoto tried to sound as calm and caring as he could, even though it came naturally to sound nice. Haruka looked at him for a few seconds and nodded softly. The bluenette heard a doctor trying to get in the door, so he crawled quickly to Makoto and clung onto him tightly. Makoto gasped slightly, but picked up the small and frail boy, his body had lost weight from the accident. 'He feels so much lighter... his body is trembling so much. I hope he's not still afraid of me...' Makoto thinks as he adjusts Haruka gently so that he is in a comfortable position. "It's okay... you don't need to worry... I got you... I got you..." Makoto whispered softly, hoping that the sound of his voice would help soothe Haru.

As the two of them made it out of the hospital, Harukas grip only got tighter, as it was mid-winter, so the snow was falling pretty thick. "Stand up for just one minute... I'll get my sweatshirt out of my bag" Makoto said as he gently set the bluenette down on the ground, Haruka barely being able to stand up as he clung onto Makoto. He tried his best to quickly get out the jacket so that Haru didn't have to be on his feet for so long. Makoto wrapped the heavy cotton sweater around Harukas arms, making sure his arms went through the suggested spots, and then zipped it up, picking Haru up once again. "There you go... now you should be warmer until we get to the car" he smiled, soon reaching his smaller car. It wasn't the ideal car for someone to have, but since Makoto recently got his license, it was all he could afford, with the help of his family of course. He was paying for his phone and apartment off of money he had saved up throughout highschool.

Haruka was soon in the passenger seat, a blanket along with the sweatshirt on him with the seat belt strapped a crossed his chest. Makoto got into the drivers seat and starts up the car, turning the heat up and on. He started to think about how Haru would live on his own, how Makoto would persuade the professors at the college they both went too that they were going to need a long break to make sure they had everything in order before Haru went back into public. Makotos biggest worry was how he would react to other people. It would probably be a while before they could go back to school, since Makoto assumed that Haruka would only want to stay with someone he trusted.

When they got home, Makoto stopped the car and got out, walking over to the other side. As he opens the door, he sees a sleeping Haruka, and smiled softly, seeing that he was asleep, and at peace. The brunette gently picked up Haru, trying to be as gentle as possible so he would stay asleep, and brought him inside. Haruka squirmed slightly in his sleep as he made small noises. Makoto brought him upstairs to his room. 'He should probably sleep with me, just to make sure he doesn't freak out when he doesn't see me in the morning' Makoto thought to himself, gently setting Haruka down, tucking him in with the 2 blankets. Makoto shut the light off and also climbed into the bed, covering himself with blankets as he laid on his back, and looked at the boy.

'Why did this have to happen to him? He didn't do anything wrong? All he was doing was driving home... this shouldn't have happened...' Makotos thoughts raced as he tried to calm himself enough to be able to fall asleep. It was a few hours before the brunette even started to grow tired. His eyes fluttered shut, as his breathing slowed. The last thing that he thought of before he fell asleep, was ho wHaruka would be better in the morning, and soon, everything would be normal. They could swim together, be with their friends, go to school, and do everything that they used to do, once again, just like it was before.