Taichi stared through the open door of the white-walled hospital room at Yamato, who lay perfectly still under the crisp white sheets, in an undisturbed slumber. His skin was paler than usual, Taichi thought as his eyes inspected every part of his best friend from this distance. His eyes came to rest on the pale porcelain eyelids that hid those wild sapphire eyes.
The golden locks fanned about his head looked like a faded halo, making Yamato seem very much like a fallen angel.
Suddenly, Taichi realized that he hadn't been paying attention to what the doctor had been saying. That was why he was out here, after all, with Takeru and his younger sister, Hikari at his side. The doctor was explaining to them exactly why the blond boy was there.
Taichi had been in his room reading a soccer magazine and listening to Yamato's newest song when he heard his mother call out to Hikari...
~*~*~
"Kari! Phone!"
"I got it mom!"
A few minutes later, Taichi heard his door burst open, and his younger sister was standing in his doorway, cheeks stained with still falling tears and the phone in her hand, that was hanging by her side.
"Kari?!" Tai was shocked to see his little sister like this. Kari let out a choked sob,
"Oh Tai!" She wailed, dropping the phone and throwing herself towards her big brother.
"Nani? Hikari, what's wrong?" Kari sniffed.
"It's Yamato, Taichi, He's... he's..." But she didn't finish telling Taichi what Yamato was, because she was overcome by a fresh wave of tears. Taichi picked up the phone, realizing it was still on, and sat back down by Kari, wrapping his arms around her.
"Hello?" Taichi lifted the phone to his ear.
"Tai?" A sobbing Takeru whispered his name.
"TK? What's wrong? What happened to Yama?"
"Taichi! Yamato's in the hospital!" Takeru wailed, and started sobbing again.
"NANI?! What the hell happened, Takeru?!"
Takeru explained and Taichi listened silently to the younger blondes words. Yamato had collapsed outside of his appartment, and a neighbor called an ambulance. When they checked him out they couldn't find anything wrong with him, but the blond hadn't awoken since he'd been in the hospital, he had a fever and his pulse was faster than it should have been.
"We're going up to the hospital," Takeru said quietly, "Kari already said she'd come, and I figured you'd want to come along too, ne?"
Taichi nodded, "Hai, of course,"
"We'll be there in ten minutes."
~*~*~
"Nani?" Tai asked, trying to act as if he thought he'd misheard, rather than not listening at all, "What was that?"
The doctor sighed, his sad eyes resting on Takeru, then on Hikari, and finally on the older brunette. "We've never seen anything like this," Taichi glanced in at Yamato again, "We're not sure what he has, yet. Or if it's curable, but we think that... Even if we managed to find a cure... We'd probably be to late, Mr. Yagami."
Taichi stepped backwards as if he'd been slapped across the face, "NANI?! You're at least gonna try, ne?!" Taichi demanded, anger and fear swelling up inside of the brunette. But the doctor just shook his head slowly. Taichi had to take a second to control himself, if he hadn't, he would have probably ended up throwing his fist in the doctors face and making a scene. Instead, Taichi turned on his heel and almost ran into the hospital room, Takeru and Hikari close behind.
**********
"'Nii-chan!" Takeru sobbed, his arms wrapped gently around his, now awake, older brother. Hikari stood sliently beside her boyfriend, her hand resting on Takeru's shoulder as a form of comfort for the younger blond. They both felt completely helpless and afraid.
But neither Hikari or Takeru noticed the older brunette sitting near the far window, tears streaming down his cheeks as he hugged his tanned knees to his chest and tried to stiffle the choked sobs that were fighting to overtake the boy.
"Tai...?"
The word was whispered so quietly that it was barely heard over Takeru's sobbing. Taichi looked up and Yamato thought he might have felt his heart cracking as he looked into the younger boys sorrowful brown orbs.
Tai swiped a hand at his tears angrily, furious for letting his friend see him cry. 'Yama needs us to be strong for him.' Taichi scolded himself.
Takeru looked at Tai with bloodshot eyes and nodded slowly. Taichi bit his bottom lip.
"I didn't realize I said that aloud..." He said quietly, then stared at the floor. After a few minutes of silence, he heard his sister whisper something to Takeru, and the younger two shuffled out of the room without a word to either of the older boys.
"..."
"Yama...?"
"..."
Yamato smiled warily at his best friend, "Baka..." He muttered quietly and Taichi sniffed, moving to sit in a white chair next to the hospital bed that Yamato lay, somewhat uncomfortably, in. Yamato sat up and put a pillow behind his back to support him. His eyes were tired looking, and the sadness was written all over the blondes face.
"T-the doctor..." Taichi stammered, trying to find words, but realized that none would come. For some reason, the brunettes voice had decided to be stubborn and not co-operate.
Yamato seemed to understand though, and nodded silently, the motion filled with sadness. Seeing this, Taichi's lip quivered and the brunette quickly burst into reluctant tears again.
"H-how... long?" Taichi managed to ask between sobs. He closed his eyes and braced himself for the answer that he dreaded. Tai felt a hand close over his own, that had rested on the bed next to his frail best friend, and he opened his eyes cautiously. Yamato's soft sapphire eyes locked on his own chocolate brown pools.
"..."
"Yama...? How long...?"
The brunette held his breath as Yamato opened his mouth slowly to answer his question.
"The doctor said... Three days, Taichi... If that." The blond whispered, sadness filling his every word.
Taichi hung his head, brown locks of hair falling over his face, and let his tears fall freely. His best friend said nothing, but held the boys hand tightly as he sobbed out his pain, frustration, fear and sadness.
**********
Taichi had been sent home an hour ago by a raging Yamato, who insisted that he, Taichi, had needed some rest because he looked exhausted.
~*~*~
"Look, Tai, I don't care what you say or do, you're going home, and you're going to sleep." The blond said, trying to look threatening, although it didn't work very well from the vulnerable position he was in the large hospital bed.
"No, Yama. I'm staying here with you. I'm not going to leave you here alone!"
"Tai-"
"IIE YAMATO!"
Yamato glared.
"Yama?"
"..."
"Look Yamato, I'm not going to leave you here, ne? It's just not going to-"
"Taichi-"
"Please, Yama, just let me stay here with you..." Tai looked up at the blond boy through sad chocolate eyes.
Yamato sighed, "You're going home in an hour, Taichi."
~*~*~
So now here he was. Taichi was lying on his back staring at the ceiling of his bedroom. He couldn't sleep, even though Yamato had almost begged him to get some rest before he left.
The brunette almost jumped out of his skin when the phone rang.
Once...
I wonder who that is...
Twice...
Should I answer it, or let 'em leave a message?
Three times...
Oh hell, I might as well pick it up.
"Moshi-moshi," Taichi said, holding the phone to his ear.
"Tai... I... You need to get down here, right now."
"Takeru? What's wrong?"
"Yama needs you."
The golden locks fanned about his head looked like a faded halo, making Yamato seem very much like a fallen angel.
Suddenly, Taichi realized that he hadn't been paying attention to what the doctor had been saying. That was why he was out here, after all, with Takeru and his younger sister, Hikari at his side. The doctor was explaining to them exactly why the blond boy was there.
Taichi had been in his room reading a soccer magazine and listening to Yamato's newest song when he heard his mother call out to Hikari...
~*~*~
"Kari! Phone!"
"I got it mom!"
A few minutes later, Taichi heard his door burst open, and his younger sister was standing in his doorway, cheeks stained with still falling tears and the phone in her hand, that was hanging by her side.
"Kari?!" Tai was shocked to see his little sister like this. Kari let out a choked sob,
"Oh Tai!" She wailed, dropping the phone and throwing herself towards her big brother.
"Nani? Hikari, what's wrong?" Kari sniffed.
"It's Yamato, Taichi, He's... he's..." But she didn't finish telling Taichi what Yamato was, because she was overcome by a fresh wave of tears. Taichi picked up the phone, realizing it was still on, and sat back down by Kari, wrapping his arms around her.
"Hello?" Taichi lifted the phone to his ear.
"Tai?" A sobbing Takeru whispered his name.
"TK? What's wrong? What happened to Yama?"
"Taichi! Yamato's in the hospital!" Takeru wailed, and started sobbing again.
"NANI?! What the hell happened, Takeru?!"
Takeru explained and Taichi listened silently to the younger blondes words. Yamato had collapsed outside of his appartment, and a neighbor called an ambulance. When they checked him out they couldn't find anything wrong with him, but the blond hadn't awoken since he'd been in the hospital, he had a fever and his pulse was faster than it should have been.
"We're going up to the hospital," Takeru said quietly, "Kari already said she'd come, and I figured you'd want to come along too, ne?"
Taichi nodded, "Hai, of course,"
"We'll be there in ten minutes."
~*~*~
"Nani?" Tai asked, trying to act as if he thought he'd misheard, rather than not listening at all, "What was that?"
The doctor sighed, his sad eyes resting on Takeru, then on Hikari, and finally on the older brunette. "We've never seen anything like this," Taichi glanced in at Yamato again, "We're not sure what he has, yet. Or if it's curable, but we think that... Even if we managed to find a cure... We'd probably be to late, Mr. Yagami."
Taichi stepped backwards as if he'd been slapped across the face, "NANI?! You're at least gonna try, ne?!" Taichi demanded, anger and fear swelling up inside of the brunette. But the doctor just shook his head slowly. Taichi had to take a second to control himself, if he hadn't, he would have probably ended up throwing his fist in the doctors face and making a scene. Instead, Taichi turned on his heel and almost ran into the hospital room, Takeru and Hikari close behind.
**********
"'Nii-chan!" Takeru sobbed, his arms wrapped gently around his, now awake, older brother. Hikari stood sliently beside her boyfriend, her hand resting on Takeru's shoulder as a form of comfort for the younger blond. They both felt completely helpless and afraid.
But neither Hikari or Takeru noticed the older brunette sitting near the far window, tears streaming down his cheeks as he hugged his tanned knees to his chest and tried to stiffle the choked sobs that were fighting to overtake the boy.
"Tai...?"
The word was whispered so quietly that it was barely heard over Takeru's sobbing. Taichi looked up and Yamato thought he might have felt his heart cracking as he looked into the younger boys sorrowful brown orbs.
Tai swiped a hand at his tears angrily, furious for letting his friend see him cry. 'Yama needs us to be strong for him.' Taichi scolded himself.
Takeru looked at Tai with bloodshot eyes and nodded slowly. Taichi bit his bottom lip.
"I didn't realize I said that aloud..." He said quietly, then stared at the floor. After a few minutes of silence, he heard his sister whisper something to Takeru, and the younger two shuffled out of the room without a word to either of the older boys.
"..."
"Yama...?"
"..."
Yamato smiled warily at his best friend, "Baka..." He muttered quietly and Taichi sniffed, moving to sit in a white chair next to the hospital bed that Yamato lay, somewhat uncomfortably, in. Yamato sat up and put a pillow behind his back to support him. His eyes were tired looking, and the sadness was written all over the blondes face.
"T-the doctor..." Taichi stammered, trying to find words, but realized that none would come. For some reason, the brunettes voice had decided to be stubborn and not co-operate.
Yamato seemed to understand though, and nodded silently, the motion filled with sadness. Seeing this, Taichi's lip quivered and the brunette quickly burst into reluctant tears again.
"H-how... long?" Taichi managed to ask between sobs. He closed his eyes and braced himself for the answer that he dreaded. Tai felt a hand close over his own, that had rested on the bed next to his frail best friend, and he opened his eyes cautiously. Yamato's soft sapphire eyes locked on his own chocolate brown pools.
"..."
"Yama...? How long...?"
The brunette held his breath as Yamato opened his mouth slowly to answer his question.
"The doctor said... Three days, Taichi... If that." The blond whispered, sadness filling his every word.
Taichi hung his head, brown locks of hair falling over his face, and let his tears fall freely. His best friend said nothing, but held the boys hand tightly as he sobbed out his pain, frustration, fear and sadness.
**********
Taichi had been sent home an hour ago by a raging Yamato, who insisted that he, Taichi, had needed some rest because he looked exhausted.
~*~*~
"Look, Tai, I don't care what you say or do, you're going home, and you're going to sleep." The blond said, trying to look threatening, although it didn't work very well from the vulnerable position he was in the large hospital bed.
"No, Yama. I'm staying here with you. I'm not going to leave you here alone!"
"Tai-"
"IIE YAMATO!"
Yamato glared.
"Yama?"
"..."
"Look Yamato, I'm not going to leave you here, ne? It's just not going to-"
"Taichi-"
"Please, Yama, just let me stay here with you..." Tai looked up at the blond boy through sad chocolate eyes.
Yamato sighed, "You're going home in an hour, Taichi."
~*~*~
So now here he was. Taichi was lying on his back staring at the ceiling of his bedroom. He couldn't sleep, even though Yamato had almost begged him to get some rest before he left.
The brunette almost jumped out of his skin when the phone rang.
Once...
I wonder who that is...
Twice...
Should I answer it, or let 'em leave a message?
Three times...
Oh hell, I might as well pick it up.
"Moshi-moshi," Taichi said, holding the phone to his ear.
"Tai... I... You need to get down here, right now."
"Takeru? What's wrong?"
"Yama needs you."