Chapter 2

"The operation is successful?"

"Yes, but she is not waking up, she been asleep for over a year now."

"Is a wonder why her guardian continue to keep her on support."

"Her guardian's is against the decision. However, I heard a good friend of her is paying for everything to keep her alive."

Slowly I force myself to open my eyes. Often, I hear the others around me, or when they are in the room, but each time I tried to wake up I felt too tired to do so. There is a particular warmth in my hand that often keep me calm when I'm near hysteric trying to wake myself up. The warmth that always lully into comfort and sleep.

I fought against the weight over my eyes and won. Often, I found myself in similar situation with many tubes and machine connected to me, these situation have occurred one too many time it became a norm. However, the warmth in my hand is something different from before. I look to the source of the comforting warmth. A field of lavender lay beside my bed, the beautiful face was mare with worry. "Sai?"

From the single sound that I had made, my throat feel like it's being scorch by lava. How long have I been asleep? I tried moving my hand to touch him, to make sure he is here. I tried, and tried to move my free hand, it was shaking violently with attempt. I don't know how long it took but it landed far from my destine attempt. Sai's hair feel much softer than it look. "Sai."

He's real. A wave of happiness wash over me, he stayed. He stayed with me even when he has a body to leave. Often, I fear that he would leave me like the other have left, like my parents who had walked out. Tear escape from my eyes, I'm glad that he stay even if a wave of guilt starting to creep upon me. Even if this is a dream, is a dream that I had not dare to dream.

The door gently open disrupting my train of thought, a nurse walks in with her clip board in hand. She was surprise that that I was awake; she stood in her frozen state till I turn my attention back to Sai. Slowly, she approaches the monitor beside me. "He has been here waiting for you to wake up for over a year."

Over a year, I been asleep for over a year? "H…ow lo…ng?"

"You been asleep for over a year; after a particular strong attack that brought you here, our doctor was able to stabilize you. However, you never woke up. Three months later you're parents had made the difficult decided to pull your life support, but your friend here show up and paid for it to keep you alive."

I wasn't surprise that my parent would give up on me, it hurt to hear it never the less. I'm just glad that Sai didn't give upon me. I'm just glad that he is here. "Th…ank you."

"You're welcome; I'll go get the doctor to give you a checkup. Other than that everything seems normal. You might have to go through rehabilitation in order for your limbs to work properly once again."

I nodded, and turn back to watch Sai sleep. Millions of questions raced through my head. Not long after the nurse return with a female doctor and give me a through checkup. As suspected I have to go through rehabilitation. The nurse and doctor left me alone with Sai. I waited patiently for him to wake up. However long I will have to wait seem pale in comparison to how long Sai had waited for me.

While I waited, I tired moving my fingers and toes trying to retain some sort of control. Much like how a baby learns to walk the first time I supposed.

"Hikaru? Hikaru!"

I broke from my concentration to see Sai awake, surprise and ready to lung at me for one of his infamous bear hug. I miss it more than I ever imagine, for a moment I felt light. Without a care in the world, I don't even mind if I died in this very moment. Because I would die without regret, unlike before when I was alone, when my life is much shorter than others around me. Everything is different since I meet Sai. I realize I'm not alone when I'm with him. Am not alone in the world where others had isolated me within.