Fallen Flower
Hello again! This is the second chapter of my tragic fic regarding the suffering Shizuru is going through with her unknown health issue in which I will reveal later on in this chapter. Shizuru is heading straight to the hospital after what had happened to her in the last chapter. I don't know if I'll have Natsuki be at her side the whole time because Shizuru's parents will appear a little to visit her in the next chapter as Natsuki will wait in the sidelines for now. So here's chapter 2 of Fallen Flower. Again, I don't know much about medical things but I'll try to elaborate it with the story. So please endure this with me.
Disclaimer: I don't own Mai-Hime, only sunrise/bandai does but I can only dream.
Chapter 2: Tragic Beauty
It was about 6:00 in the evening in Kyoto and Shizuru was still unconscious from her sudden shock of cardiac arrest, which means she has low sugar running through her body as if the blood vessels are not active enough to go around her towards her heart. Shizuru's eyes were a little wide, but not enough strength to focus to see what was going on around her but the limbs all around her body lay motionless.
Natsuki then picked her limp body up bridal style and brought her inside the house's interior as she laid Shizuru on the sofa with a pillow ready on it and covered her with a blanket.
"Hang on, Shizuru. Just lie down here and everything okay, alright?" Natsuki said in broken tears as she couldn't stand seeing the near life-less Shizuru lying on the sofa, with her wide eyes producing a ghastly look.
The blunette was still in tears after what happened to her beloved Shizuru yet she went to the guestroom that Shizuru let her stay in to get her biker suit. Natsuki wasted no time in putting on the suit herself as time was running out for Shizuru.
"Damn, if I call the hospital the ambulance will take too long to arrive here since this is Kyoto and we're miles away from the city." Natsuki muttered in frustration.
She then picked up her cell phone and called Yamada, who was a trusted confidante in helping her trying to destroy the First District while she was a Hime in the past. Natsuki dialed his number in order to request his need for one more time in helping her beloved in suffering.
Ring
Ring
Ring
Yamada: "Moshi, moshi this is Yamada speaking." Yamada answered.
Natsuki: "Moshi, moshi Yamada-san how's it going? Long time, no hear. Listen, I need your help and fast."
Yamada: "Kuga-san, what's up? Long time, no hear too. How are you holding up? It seems the first district is gone and the obsidian lord is no more. You enjoying your new life?
Natsuki: "Well, I am but I have a problem. Something terrible has happened to my friend while I took a break with her at her retreat in Kyoto and she's not responding very well to me...it seems that she's dying, and I need your help. Can you help me take her to the hospital because it seems like she can't move at all.
Yamada: "I'll see what I can do. Just stay put and I'll get ready. Where are you?
Natsuki: "In a house near the mountain landscapes of Kyoto, just a few miles from the city.
Yamada: "Alright, I'll be there in an hour. Stay in the house while I locate you in my GPS as I arrive in Kyoto."
Natsuki: "Ok, Yamada. I'll wait, but please hurry.
Yamada: "Ok, see you later Kuga-san."
Natsuki: "You too, Yamada-san."(sobs)
The blunette then turned off her cell phone and put it back to her suit's pocket, and wiped the tears off of her eyes with one swipe from her left hand. Natsuki then went over to Shizuru who was still breathing rapidly as her eyes were in a sudden confusion of blank iris, as she was still gasping for air within her lungs.
Natsuki then laid beside near Shizuru on the sofa and held the brunette in her arms as she held her in an embrace. The blunette eye's then showed sudden tears as they were falling down near Shizuru's chestnut-hair. Natsuki then held her girlfriend tightly. She then placed her hands on the former kaichou's hair and constantly straddled her hands on Shizuru's brown locks, even though she was in danger of her health.
"Please, be alright Shizuru. You are all I have left. Just don't go away from me...I don't want to be left alone again...(sobs) Natsuki said as she cried silently to ease her pain within after Shizuru has fallen into a painful slumber.
One Hour later
An hour has passed and Natsuki waited beside her beloved Shizuru as she constantly waited for Yamada to come as the the day approached to evening at around 7:00. Natsuki waited in frustration as when would Yamada arrive. "Where could that Yamada be, I know he said he'll show up in an hour but its already been past 7 already, that's not like him. Now he's late!" Natsuki said scornfully.
Then a sudden sound of a honk could be heard through the house's walls. Natsuki knew that Yamada was already here. "At last, Yamada's here. Where has he been?" The blunette eagerly said as she raced to the door to find Yamada wearing his usual outdoor clothes and fishing hat and waved his hand at her while his van was parked outside in front of Shizuru's retreated home.
"Sorry I had to be late. I didn't know where you were since you were in Kyoto. It's a very remote region here even though its part of Japan." Yamada explained sternfully towards Natsuki.
Natsuki then smiled a bit with her eyes looking serious. "That's ok, Yamada-san. At least you weren't entire lost. But please, I need you to help me get my friend to a nearby hospital in Kyoto because she's not feeling well." Natsuki said as she said desperately to help Shizuru.
"Right, I'll open up the back compartment of the van while you put your friend in the truck, and make sure you have something soft for her to lay down inside because the floor is not very comfortable." Yamada said calmly but then went to open up the back door of his van.
"Ok, I'm heading back into the house to get her. I'll go get something to make her comfortable there." Natsuki said as she went back ato the house to get Shizuru.
Natsuki was back inside the house as she went up to one of the bedrooms to snatch 3 blankets in which were enough to ease Shizuru's journey to the hospital. She then put them in Yamada's van and set the blankets up layer by layer so it can make a mini-bed for the brunette to rest comfortably.
She then went back to the house and went to another bedroom to get one more blanket and a pillow so that Shizuru can lay her head restfully and have the blanket be wrapped around her for warmth so she wouldn't get pneumonia.
As Natsuki went to the sofa, she then wrapped her girlfriend with the 4th blanket all around her body and carried her bridal-style towards Yamada's van. When Natsuki was going outside of the house with Shizuru in tow, she was careful not to run too much as it would have her slip and have both of the women crash to the floor, and would cause Shizuru much more pain from the sudden impact as it would worsen her health than before. So Natsuki knew of the consequences if she did rushed, so she had to be calm in this situation that she's in.
Then outside Natsuki placed Shizuru's limp body in Yamada's back space of his truck and she placed the pillow on the brunette's head with the 4th blanket still wrapped around her whole body tightly. Natsuki then shut the dcor on Shizuru with a sad look in her eyes in whether her friend will make it through this or not.
Yamada then went inside his van and prepared the engines. He then gave a nod to Natsuki as it was time to go. "We will try to go to Oniwabara University Hospital in central Kyoto, but we don't know if they are taking in any patients right at this time but we'll try." Yamada said in agreement.
Natsuki nodded in the same respone to him. "Alright, Yamada-san. I'm counting on you." The blunette said both half-confident and half-worry as Shizuru needed to get medical attention fast. She then picked up her helmet off of her bike's handles and placed it on her head. She then started up the bikes engines and the van went off first as Natsuki went behind second to the van, as the two vehicles went at the same time into evening heading off to the city of Kyoto where Natsuki is sure to have Shizuru be in a hospital fast.
"Just hang on, Shizuru. I'll make sure you'll get through this. Hold on, my love." Natsuki said as she sped her bike fast trailing Yamada's van towards the highway.
A/N: Well, this is the second chapter done as I'm in my cousin's house and I'm using his computer because I had to sign up my little brother to the PGA jr tour online since I don't have internet in my mom's house. Also, I don't have any updates regarding my dad's condition so it may take time to know if he's okay. But in the next chapter, Shizuru should be in the hospital as Natsuki will confront her parents in what happened to their daughter. And yes, its going to be an emotional roller coaster in the next chapter so be on the lookout for that, too. Anyway, thanks for reading and please R&R!
