The Rabbit Effect-The Death Cycle

Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I do not own Gochuumon Wa Usagi Desu Ka. I am basing this on an alternative universe as the second season hasn't finished yet.

[The Following Morning - Outside The Hospital]

Rize had been asked by the others to go with Chino to the hospital which would house Cocoa.

Rize wore a purple t-shirt and jeans while Chino wore a small light-blue dress. This was going to be a very nerve-wracking adventure for both Cocoa and Chino...Which was why Rize had decided to agree to what the others suggested to her.

Rize looks to Chino then to the hospital's doors as they walked through them. "Remember Chino" Chino glanced at Rize. "Cocoa is in a very fragile state. Be careful alright?" Chino turned her sights back to the front desk they were approaching. "Understood" Chino re-affirmed to Rize which made the sky-blue haired girl sound like a soldier underneath Rize's commands.

"One moment please"

Both Rize and Chino nodded as they stood behind what appeared to be a red line on the floor. Presumably to allow complete and total privacy to whoever was coming in...For vists and such.

The receptionist rose his head after around 2 minutes, which Chino could have sworn were more like 20 minutes, probably due to the fact she was very nervous.

"Right then. How can I help you two?"

Chino looked down as she began to stutter but Rize (thankfully) stood in front of her. "We're here to see a friend of ours. Her name's Cocoa?"

The receptionist looks down at the computer screen's in front of him, then to the paper-work to his right. He traces his right finger down the page, the more and more names that had the letter, C, in them made Chino get more and more nervous.

Rize glanced behind her and took Chino's right hand within moments. "Calm down...It's alright" Chino smiled after 3 minutes and nodded. "Okay" Both of them looked to the Receptionist when he cleared his throat. "It seems that your friend, Cocoa, is in the ICU department right now"

Rize felt alarm bells go off in her head. 'ICU? What in hell's name is Cocoa doing in the Intensive Care Department? Unless...No that piece of wood wasn't in...Was it?'

Chino pipped up at this. "What does ICU stand for?" The receptionist repeated what the ICU meant to Chino. "Can I still see her?"

The receptionist shook his head. "You can't be by her bedside. You can see her from the ward's door. Your friend is luckily near the door so you can see from there..."

Rize was slightly confused by this. "Why can't we be there? I mean the doctor's can be can't the-"

"Because your friend, Cocoa, has a wooden piece with a nail in it both in her head and in her back. We think she may have something lodged into her stomach as well"

Both Chino and Rize turned to the left and saw a doctor looking at them very seriously. Rize looked to Chino who was not far away from crying again. "Can we at least see her? Perhaps that'll put my friends mind at rest?"

After a good three and a half minutes, the doctor nods his head. "Alright. You two can come with me. You'll have 10 minutes. That's if she's concious. Do I make myself clear?"

Rize nods her head as Chino walks up in front of him. "What's your name, if you don't mind?"

The doctor looks to Rize, then to Chino. "My name's Andreas Ricardo"

Rize and Chino introduce themselves and Andreas looks at Chino. "Ah, you must be the blue haired one that, Cocoa, mentioned when she came in...Pleasure" He puts up what Rize can only imagine to be Cocoa's chart. Rize's eyes scan the chart as the three of them begin to walk towards the ICU unit. 'My god...' Rize thinks to herself.

The chart has lines mostly going underneath the middle line...Which to anyone who knows anything about medical things or military medical operations for that matter normally meant very bad things.

[Back at Rabbit House]

Syaro sat across from Chiya. The two are currently playing cards at Rabbit House. "I hope Cocoa's going to be okay..." Chiya whispered.

Syaro nods her blone head. "Yeah. If she..." Chiya looks to Syaro with a very stern look, making Syaro uneasy. "She is NOT going to die Syaro!"

Syaro blinks and sighs. "Yeah but how she was yesterday..."

Chiya nods. "Yeah...I know..."

[Hospital - ICU Unit - Ward 1c]

"Keep your voices down"

They (Rize and Chino) nod their heads as the doctor opens the door. Andreas walks over to the computer screens by the bed where Cocoa is barely breathing.

Rize stands next to and (basically) monitors Chino who can't believe her eyes. The peach colour in Cocoa's hair was half stained with blood...Her whole body, even though it was underneath covers and a medical gown, looked like it was fighting to stay alive...

"Cocoa..." Chino whispers as she walks very slowly to her friend's beside. Andreas is on the other side, keeping an eye on the screens. Rize walks over when Andreas waves her over, to keep an eye on Chino most likely.

"Ugh..." Cocoa whispers as she could feel her whole body was laying down on something...Something soft. Her breathing was the only thing she could manage, a groan every 2 minutes or so, and her hands clenching and opening.

To the un-trained eye, Cocoa may as well look like a girl who had been involved in a major accident/crime scene.

Cocoa's eyes start to open, making Chino's heart hit her throat. 'Cocoa's in so much pain...'

Andreas presses some buttons on the screens. "Don't try to move" His orders obviously to Cocoa herself. "I'm going to put some morphine into your system. It should help keep the pain away...At least for the moment"

Chino begins to reach her hand to Cocoa's but then stops, looks to Andreas for permission, who nods at her. "Be gentle" He whispers to her.

Chino slowly puts her right hand onto Cocoa's. Rize looking at Chino while Andreas kept his eyes on Cocoa. The pair (Rize and Andreas) silently knowing that the other would keep an eye on their respective people.

Cocoa's eyes slowly turn to see Chino's eyes looking back at her. "C...Chino..." Cocoa whispers in her fragile state. Chino nods her head. "Yes. Its me Cocoa" Cocoa half smiles but then stops, feeling a sharp pain shoot through her. "Ugh...Owww..."

Andreas nods at Rize. "I'm sorry but...You two are going to have to leave now. She's in more pain then I thought"

Rize nods. "Understood. Chino?" Rize looks to Chino who looked like she was frozen on the spot. Half of Rize wanted to argue with Andreas to allow Chino here, but the other half knew that if she accepted the orders that they could come back again soon.

"Chino?"

Chino blinks, snapping herself out of her trance-like state, she smiles sadly at Cocoa. "Get well soon Cocoa...Please..." She looks to Andreas. "Look after my...well...my pretend...real-life...pretend..." Chino goes slightly pink as Rize coughs. "Big sister?" Chino nods and Andreas smiles. "I'll do what I can. Run along you two"

They both nod and as they are about to leave the ward and consequently the hospital, Chino turns around. "Cocoa?"

Cocoa doesn't move from the bed in her laying down position but her voice still came to them both. "Y...Yeah?"

Chino goes bright red but then stands her ground, feeling her emotions come into check. "You are a silly, big sister, but...I still love you all the same"

Cocoa's face turned into a smile as Chino left.

[Rabbit House]

Chiya's eyes went wide. "What!?" She nearly screamed the cafe'/house down as she looked at Tippy. "A, Rabbit, Effect? What in the?"

Tippy cleared his throat. "Yes. I got trapped into this form because it was either this or death. Although...Maybe Chino could break the cycle..."

Syaro sighs. "You old people and your irritating way of life! So...What does Chino have to do, to break this cycle?"

Tippy smiles, hearing the cafe' door open quietly as he knew his grand-daughter would be listening. "Simple. All she has to do is kiss Cocoa and mean it...That's all really"

A small thump could be heard and Rize's loud, "Oww!" so the three look in the direction. Chino is on Rize's foot...Presumably knocked out.

Chino's dad races over, picks up his daughter and then smiles. "You have a way with words dad"

Tippy chuckles. "Its just a wind up...She'll be fine. Maybe a small headache but...She'll be okay"

[To Be Continued...]

Alrighty! One or more chapters to go and I'm done! =D