Lean On Me
Disclaimer: I do not own SM,
RW or this song.
Author's Note: This is a
sequel to Just Trust Me
It was a month after Sai's mother came home from the
hospital. It was nice having Ami around
and have someone to lean on.
"Hey," Ami patted his
shoulder, "you all right?"
"Yeah," he said,
"I just got a call from my sister."
"How's your mom?" she settled down next to him and
he wrapped his arm around her.
"She's getting
better."
"Thanks for being there for me, Ami." Sai said, "you made everything easier
for me."
"Hey, Sai," Kento
said, "We're going to the gym. You
want to come with us?"
He looked at Ami, "Sure, go
ahead." She told him. "Have a nice time."
"Thanks," he said and
kissed her cheek.
The five young boys left.
Had Ami known was going to happen, she wouldn't have let Sai go.
Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have
sorrow
But if we are
wise
We know that
there's always tomorrow
"Has anyone noticed how Sai's been acting lately?"
Ryo asked, who was doing arm curls.
"Hey, his mother just came back from the
hospital," Kento defended, bench-pressing without a spot. "He's worried about her."
"He's been really
quiet," Sage said, "more than usual."
"Sai'll be fine," Kento grunted, putting the
barbell back on the rack. He sat up,
"His mother's fine, what does he have to worry about?"
Sai was in the swimming pool, with no one but his mother on
his mind. He came so close to losing
her that time. If it weren't for Ami
and her mom, he probably would have lost her.
He knew that it wasn't just Dr. Mizuno's medical expertise, it was
something else. His mom bonded with
Ami's mom. Something happened in that
hospital room.
Then Sai thought about Ami.
What would he do without her? He
hated the thought of going back to England alone. If he had chosen to go by himself, he probably wouldn't have been
able to take it.
Sai felt bad. Even
if his mother was out of the woods, he was still worried about her. He had trouble sleeping and he didn't do a
lot. He didn't know what it was doing
to his heart.
'Come on, Sai,' he thought to himself, taking another
stroke, 'you're supposed to be having fun. You always thought swimming was fun,
right? Remember swimming with Ami?' He pushed himself too hard, even for him and
made himself tired.
Please swallow your pride
If I have things
you need to borrow
For no one can
fill those of your needs
That you don't
let show
The others decided to go down to the hot tub. Sai was still swimming.
"Hey, Sai!" Kento shouted, "come out of there and jump in
the hot tub with us!"
"Okay," he pulled himself out of the pool and put
his foot in the water. "Wow, this
water's bloody hot!"
"Are you afraid you'll
melt?" Ryo joked.
"You're used to the
heat," Sai mumbled and forced himself to sit in the water.
"It's been a while since
we've had some male bonding time," Rowen voiced.
"Yeah, I wonder what the
girls are doing," Ryo said.
"Lita's probably showing them how to make cookies
again," Sage bragged. "She makes the best cookies."
"Well, Mina made me
brownies one time," Kento muttered.
"I showed her how to make
them," Sai said.
"Serena eats more than she
cooks," Rowen mumbled.
"Let's not talk about the
girls," Ryo ordered, "Or we'll start missing them."
"Too late," Sage said, closing his eyes,
"maybe if I concentrate hard enough I can send a message to Lita."
"We've only been here for
an hour," Rowen said.
"Don't you miss
Serena?" Sage demanded.
"Y-yeah," he blushed,
"but a little space is good."
"Hey, Sai, are you
okay?" Kento asked.
"I'm fine," he retorted.
"You're being quiet," Ryo
said. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing, mates," Sai
mumbled.
"Don't worry about your mom
anymore," Kento said, "she'll be fine."
"I didn't say anything
about her," Sai muttered, a hint of anger in his voice.
"We can just tell,"
Rowen said.
"Look mates," Sai
cleared his throat, "nothing is bothering me."
"We're your friends,
Sai," Rowen whispered, "You can tell us."
"Maybe it's not your
mom," Kento said, "is it Am--"
Sai stood up and yelled, "I said nothing is
bothering me! I'm just fine!" he got out of the hot tub, "Now if
you'll excuse me I'm going to go swim some more!"
"Hey, come on Sai!"
Kento shouted after him.
Sai didn't make it to the water. His heart did something
weird and got woozy. Kento caught him in time so he didn't crack his head.
"Sai?" Kento mumbled.
The rest of the guys started
getting out of the hot tub.
"Is he okay?" Sage
asked.
"Let's get him to the
hospital," Kento said, "He doesn't look too good."
"Ami will be upset,"
Rowen mumbled.
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your
friend
I'll help you
carry on
For it won't be
long
'Til I'm gonna
need
Somebody to lean
on
"Okay, what do we have here?" Dr. Mizuno asked,
running to the board, having no idea that it was Sai who laid down on it.
"Victim of a mild heart
attack," the nurse said.
"Let me have a see,"
she looked at him and almost fainted herself, "Dear god."
"You know him?"
"He's my daughter's
boyfriend," she whispered, "Come on, get him in the ER, now!"
"Yes, doctor," the
nurse hurried.
"Will he be okay?"
Kento asked. He and the others were
back into street clothes.
"I'm not sure," Dr.
Mizuno told them, "it's too soon."
"This sort of thing never happened to him before,"
Sage informed, "He wasn't the strongest guy but we'd never expected him to
have a heart attack or something."
"That's good," Dr.
Mizuno said, "then everything will be okay. Excuse me boys."
Kento took a few steps forward then turned around to the
others, "Who wants to be the one to tell Ami?"
So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might
have a problem that you'd understand
We all need
somebody to lean on
Kento was Sai's
best friend, so he made the call. Sage
was right; Lita and the girls were making cookies.
"I'll get it
guys," Lita said, "don't put anything in the cookies that I wouldn't
put in!" she answered, "Lita's Cookies!"
Kento was surprised by the way she answered the phone, "Um, hi,
Lita."
"Kento?"
"I want to talk to him!" Mina cried.
"Listen, can you hand me over to Ami?" he asked.
"What's wrong?" Lita inquired.
"Just give me Ami," he said, "I can't explain."
"Okay,"
she held the phone out and Mina almost grabbed it, "not for you, Mina,
it's for Ami."
"It's for
Ami?" Mina gasped and looked at Ami, "why would my boyfriend want to
talk to you?"
"Maybe he just
has a school question," she said and answered the phone, "what's up, Kento?"
"Get down here to the hospital," he said.
"Why?"
"Something happened to Sai."
"What?"
"I can't get into it now," he told her, "Just get down
here now."
"Kento, tell me what's wrong with Sai!" She shouted.
But he didn't answer her. He hung
up.
Ami looked up wearily, "Sai's in the hospital."
"He's what?" Serena mumbled, "What happened?"
"Kento wouldn't tell me," she replied. "We'd got to get there now."
If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't
carry
I'm right up the
road
I'll share your
load
If you just call
me
Ami raced into the
hospital doors to the waiting room, "Hi, I'm Dr. Mizuno's daughter and my
boyfriend is--"
"Ami," Kento said.
"Where is he?" Ami demanded.
"He's in ER," he replied.
"I want to see him!" she shouted and ran up to him.
"I'm sorry,
Ami, but you can't," he said, grabbing her arm, "Don't worry, he'll
be okay. I've known Sai for
years."
"You can't
stop me, Kento!" she cried, "No one can stop me, not even you!"
She began banging on his chest as she wailed.
Kento didn't fight
back, instead, pulled her in his arms.
"You can't go in there yet," he said, "I want to be in
that ER room as much as you do but neither of us can go in."
"Tell my mom I'm here," she muttered. "She'll let me in."
"I don't think she'll even let you in, Ami."
"What happened to him?"
"I don't know," he said, "he just, fell. Passed out."
She stepped back, "did you notice anything before he passed
out?"
"He looked kinda pale," Ryo said.
"And tired," Sage added, "worn out. I guess maybe he
pushed himself too hard."
"He was
swimming for a while," Rowen said, "but I don't see how that would
make him faint. Sai's the greatest
swimmer of us all. Water's never had
this effect on him. It's supposed to
make him strong, not weak."
"The water in
the hot tub made him look worse," Ryo said.
"Hot
tub?" Raye asked, "How can a hot tub make someone sick?"
"Well, it
could make someone sick after a while," Lita said.
"How was he before it happened?" Ami asked.
"What do you mean?" Ryo asked. "We just told you."
"I meant emotional-wise."
"Well, there were times where he's been stressed," Sage said,
"but--"
"Did you guys upset him?" Ami demanded.
"We were only asking if he was okay," Rowen said.
"You caused this!" she shouted. "You can't upset someone with a bad heart!"
"We didn't know he had a bad heart!" Kento muttered.
"Heart problems are heredity, Kento!" Ami snapped. "You should know that, he's supposed to
be your best friend, for crying out loud!"
"Calm down,
Ami," Mina said, walking up and placing her hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure Sai will be just fine."
She sighed,
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you guys."
"No, you're
right," Kento murmured, "maybe we should have left him alone."
"We were only
trying to get him to open up," Sage said.
Ami sat down,
"maybe he was worried about his mom."
Dr. Mizuno stepped
back, "Ami, I had a feeling you'd be here."
"Can I see
him, mom?" Ami asked.
"Sure you
can," she smiled, "he's asking for you."
"Did you have
to do surgey on him?"
"Oh no,"
she shook his head, "He's too strong for that."
Before Ami started
to go to the room, Kento touched her arm and said, "I'm next."
Lean on me when you're not
strong
And I'll be your
friend
I'll help you
carry on
For it won't be
long
Till I'm gonna
need
Somebody to lean
on
"How're you feeling?" Ami asked and took his hand.
"Weird," Sai replied. "I never expected to be
in the hospital before."
"Even after all those battles?"
"Not for something like this," he said. "Can you believe I drove myself to a
mild heart attack because I swam too hard?
That never happened to me before! There must have been something in that water."
She smiled, "I'm glad you're okay. I was so worried about you and--"
"Shh, Ami, I'm fine," he sat up and wrapped his
arms around her, "I'm a lot stronger that people think. Here, lean on me."
"Okay, Ami, it's my turn!" Kento said.
"Can we have just five more minutes, mate?" Sai
asked.
"But Sai, I'm your best friend!"
"Here, Kento, you can lean on me," Mina said and
gasped, "You're leaning too hard!"
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your
friend
I'll help you
carry on
For it won't be
long
Till I'm gonna
need
Somebody to lean
on
Lean on me...
The
End! I love this song! And I just wanted
to let all you guys know that when you're not strong, you can lean on me too! I LOVE YOU GUYS! :sniff: man, I'm really am teary-eyed…