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Chapter Two: Usagi's Loss
Usagi was led to the hospital room by a nurse and with Molly following close behind her. Usagi was shaking like a leaf and she couldn't think straight. All she could think of was how Jake was lying on one of the many hospital beds in the dreaded place, possibly dying.
The old nurse turned around and set a sad gaze on the young girl whose tears seemed as though they'd never stop.
"Here it is, honey. I'm afraid that the doctors don't think that he'll make it through the night."
Usagi stepped forward, but hesitated. She turned back to the nurse, "I don't know what to say.what to do..What do I do?"
The nurse's eyes teared up and she said, "Just let him know that you're there. Let him hear your voice. This is probably your last time to be with him, just do what your heart tells you to do."
She ended with a comforting pat on Usagi's frail and shacking hand. Usagi nodded, straightened her back and walked into the white room. When Molly made to follow the pale girl inside the room, the nurse reached out and caught Molly's arm.
"I think she needs to do this alone. If she needs you, she'll call for you." Molly searched the nurse's face and then nodded and allowed the door to shut in front of her, leaving the nurse and a tearful Molly outside in the stark white, emotionless hallway.
When Usagi entered the room, at first she could not tell the difference between Jake and the white sheets covering his emaciated looking body. As she walked closer to the bed, she noticed that all of the color had been drained from Jake's face. She assumed that the lack of color was because of all of the blood that he lost in the accident. She heard a sob when she thought of the accident and how he may never wake up ever again. It was then that she realized that the sob had come from her own mouth and that her whole body was shaking violently. Usagi tried to calm herself as she walked over to the chair that stood next to the bed.
She sat down and took Jake's cold hand in her own. She didn't know how long she sat there for, just looking at his beautiful face. Somewhere along the line, Usagi laid her head down on their joined hands. She was suddenly startled when she heard her name being whispered from the head of the bed. "I must have dozed off." She thought to herself before remembering what had woken her up. She whipped her head around and stared at two beautiful aquamarine blue eyes.
"Jake" she whispered as a small genuine smile graced her beautiful lips.
"Usagi, you're here." He stopped and took a weak, raspy breath and then continued in his whispered voice. "I wanted to tell you something.before.before I left."
Usagi interrupted him by carefully brushing her lips against his in a sweet and loving kiss. When she looked up and saw his eyes upon hers she said, "Don't talk like that. You're going to be just fine. Just wait, you'll be out of here in no time and we can go to the park like we always do."
He tried to shake his head, but winced in pain. A raspy, "No" came out and then he took another series of weak breaths to unsuccessfully try and fill his weak lungs with much needed air. "You don't understand, Usagi. I'm dying. I need to tell you this, I was too embarrassed and afraid to tell you before."
"Stop talking like that!" Usagi yelled. "You are NOT going to die. You hear me, you are NOT going to leave me!"
Jake used all of his strength to bring his free hand up to Usagi's cheek. His touch sent shivers down her spine and her eyes shone with more tears.
Jake finally caught enough breath to say what he had desperately wanted to say ever since he had met the angel who was looking down at him.
"I love you, Usagi." He saw her eyes widen and then felt her tears on his face.
Usagi's heart swelled with so much happiness and love that she didn't realize what was happening. She saw his eyes close and felt his grip loosen on her hand. She tore her glance from his hands and looked back up to his face, it was pale and still. She noticed that his chest was no longer rising and falling. With an almighty sob that could be heard all the way down the hall, she threw herself onto his lifeless body and cried out his name.
"I never told you Jake, but I love you too. I'm sorry that I never told you before it was too late. I love you and will never forget you."
As soon as Molly heard the sob from inside she knew what must have happened. She knew that her best friend needed her more than ever before. She pushed the door forward. The sight that greeted her made the tears that had been threatening to fall, come streaming down her cheeks. She ran to her friend who was crying over the still body of her boyfriend. She carefully wrapped her arms around Usagi's waist and pulled her into her arms. Usagi sobs still wracking her body, grabbed onto Molly like she was her only lifeline left. They don't know how long it was before someone came and found them, with Jake still lying there on the stark white bed.
What's gonna happen with Usagi? What will she do now that her *supposed* love of her life is dead? Review and read and wait and find out. That was an awful lot of 'ands'!! *hehe* Thanks for reading and hopefully you won't have to wait too long for another update! But Hopefully I'll get my new story posted soon! -Lara1786
Chapter Two: Usagi's Loss
Usagi was led to the hospital room by a nurse and with Molly following close behind her. Usagi was shaking like a leaf and she couldn't think straight. All she could think of was how Jake was lying on one of the many hospital beds in the dreaded place, possibly dying.
The old nurse turned around and set a sad gaze on the young girl whose tears seemed as though they'd never stop.
"Here it is, honey. I'm afraid that the doctors don't think that he'll make it through the night."
Usagi stepped forward, but hesitated. She turned back to the nurse, "I don't know what to say.what to do..What do I do?"
The nurse's eyes teared up and she said, "Just let him know that you're there. Let him hear your voice. This is probably your last time to be with him, just do what your heart tells you to do."
She ended with a comforting pat on Usagi's frail and shacking hand. Usagi nodded, straightened her back and walked into the white room. When Molly made to follow the pale girl inside the room, the nurse reached out and caught Molly's arm.
"I think she needs to do this alone. If she needs you, she'll call for you." Molly searched the nurse's face and then nodded and allowed the door to shut in front of her, leaving the nurse and a tearful Molly outside in the stark white, emotionless hallway.
When Usagi entered the room, at first she could not tell the difference between Jake and the white sheets covering his emaciated looking body. As she walked closer to the bed, she noticed that all of the color had been drained from Jake's face. She assumed that the lack of color was because of all of the blood that he lost in the accident. She heard a sob when she thought of the accident and how he may never wake up ever again. It was then that she realized that the sob had come from her own mouth and that her whole body was shaking violently. Usagi tried to calm herself as she walked over to the chair that stood next to the bed.
She sat down and took Jake's cold hand in her own. She didn't know how long she sat there for, just looking at his beautiful face. Somewhere along the line, Usagi laid her head down on their joined hands. She was suddenly startled when she heard her name being whispered from the head of the bed. "I must have dozed off." She thought to herself before remembering what had woken her up. She whipped her head around and stared at two beautiful aquamarine blue eyes.
"Jake" she whispered as a small genuine smile graced her beautiful lips.
"Usagi, you're here." He stopped and took a weak, raspy breath and then continued in his whispered voice. "I wanted to tell you something.before.before I left."
Usagi interrupted him by carefully brushing her lips against his in a sweet and loving kiss. When she looked up and saw his eyes upon hers she said, "Don't talk like that. You're going to be just fine. Just wait, you'll be out of here in no time and we can go to the park like we always do."
He tried to shake his head, but winced in pain. A raspy, "No" came out and then he took another series of weak breaths to unsuccessfully try and fill his weak lungs with much needed air. "You don't understand, Usagi. I'm dying. I need to tell you this, I was too embarrassed and afraid to tell you before."
"Stop talking like that!" Usagi yelled. "You are NOT going to die. You hear me, you are NOT going to leave me!"
Jake used all of his strength to bring his free hand up to Usagi's cheek. His touch sent shivers down her spine and her eyes shone with more tears.
Jake finally caught enough breath to say what he had desperately wanted to say ever since he had met the angel who was looking down at him.
"I love you, Usagi." He saw her eyes widen and then felt her tears on his face.
Usagi's heart swelled with so much happiness and love that she didn't realize what was happening. She saw his eyes close and felt his grip loosen on her hand. She tore her glance from his hands and looked back up to his face, it was pale and still. She noticed that his chest was no longer rising and falling. With an almighty sob that could be heard all the way down the hall, she threw herself onto his lifeless body and cried out his name.
"I never told you Jake, but I love you too. I'm sorry that I never told you before it was too late. I love you and will never forget you."
As soon as Molly heard the sob from inside she knew what must have happened. She knew that her best friend needed her more than ever before. She pushed the door forward. The sight that greeted her made the tears that had been threatening to fall, come streaming down her cheeks. She ran to her friend who was crying over the still body of her boyfriend. She carefully wrapped her arms around Usagi's waist and pulled her into her arms. Usagi sobs still wracking her body, grabbed onto Molly like she was her only lifeline left. They don't know how long it was before someone came and found them, with Jake still lying there on the stark white bed.
What's gonna happen with Usagi? What will she do now that her *supposed* love of her life is dead? Review and read and wait and find out. That was an awful lot of 'ands'!! *hehe* Thanks for reading and hopefully you won't have to wait too long for another update! But Hopefully I'll get my new story posted soon! -Lara1786
