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What Truly Matters

Ch: 2 Waking up from a Nightmare

When Tatsuki woke up he was in the hospital bed. 'What am I doing here?' Tatsuki wondered as he looked around the room. Then suddenly, like a pile of bricks, it hit him. Everything that happened the night before, the breaks not working, crashing, and losing Kotarou to Koutari. He tried to get up but moaned as pain shot through his whole body.

"Hey your awake… Thank God. I thought that you were never gonna wake up." It was Yutto sitting next to the hospital bed smiling lazily at Tatsuki. "What happened man?"

Tatsuki chose to ignore him and tried to get up once again only to almost fall out of the bed. "Whoa man!" Yuuto jumped as he grabbed Tatsuki before he crashed onto the ground. "Calm down. Just sit back down and tell me what happened."

"He took him." Tatsuki whispered

"Took who?" Yuuto asked very confused, "You were all alone when they found you."

"Kotarou!" Tatsuki snapped, "Koutari took Kotarou!"

"What? How'd that happen!"

"He cut my breaks. Kotarou and I were going out on a quick errand and… And then we crashed… Then Koutari came… And -" Tatsuki clenched his fists in anger at the thought of losing Kotarou, "I swear to God, next time I see him I will make him pay!"

'Wow, Tatsuki is pissed. Judging by his aura he's angry, and a little depressed.' Yuuto thought as he watched his friend clench his fist so hard that his knuckles turned white.

"Calm down Tatsuki, we'll get Kotarou back. The best way that you can help right now is by getting better. Once you get your strength back we can go out and find Kotarou together" Yuuto tried to cheer Tatsuki up, but it really wasn't working.

"NO! I'm not waiting. It's my fault that this happened to him, I have to find Kotarou Now!" Tatsuki yelled as he attempted to get up.

"Sorry man, but you have to sit back down. I'm not letting you out of this room until you get better. I mean, look at you, you practically died." Yuuto said as he put a firm hand on Tatsuki's arm to restrain him and stop him from getting up.

"Let go of me! Don't touch me!" Tatsuki yelled as he slapped Yuuto's hand away. "And cut the bull-shit, I don't want your pity!"

"…" Yuuto went quiet for a moment "Look, I know how you feel, I want to get him back as much as you do. Hell, I love him like a brother, and the fact that he's with Koutari is more than nauseating, but you can't help him if you can't even stand." He explained

"I'm not going to sit back and wait as Kotarou gets hurt for something that I did." Tatsuki said, calming down a little bit.

"I know that, but… One week, that's all that I'm asking. By then some of your minor injuries will have healed, and you won't be in excruciating pain every time you try to stand up. While you're in here healing, I'll be out looking for Kotarou. You'll just get in the way in the condition that you're in now." Yuuto pointed out.

Tatsuki seemed to be considering this when he shook his head, "No, not when Kotarou's in trouble. Five days… At most."

'If I can't even walk, then I'll be no help to Yuuto. But I'm not staying in here while Kotarou in danger, I have to do something.' Tatsuki thought to himself.

"Fine then, five days, after that you're free to walk out of this hospital, find Kotarou, then you can go back to your regular bastard like self." Yuuto grinned as an attractive looking nurse entered the room.

"Visiting hours are over. The patient needs his rest." The nurse said to Yuuto before smiling at Tatsuki.

"OK, I'm gonna go in a couple minutes any way." He replied. The nurse then smiled at both of the boys before leaving the room. "You lucky bastard." Yuuto said to Tatsuki as he turned to look at the nurses retreating form. "You get to spend five days in heaven with that angel."

"Just go," Tatsuki frowned

"I'm going, I'm going." Yuuto said as he headed out the door, but then he stopped at the doorframe. "Now be a good boy and listen to the nurses!" Yuuto could never pass up the opportunity to mock either of the Oohira cousins. As he shut the room door he could hear Tatsuki yelling within the room at Yuuto. 'Now for the other Oohira' Yuuto thought as he got on his bike and started down the rode.

2 hours later

'This really would be a lot easier with Tatsuki's power.' Yuuto thought as he double checked areas that he had already checked at least three times already. 'I've checked this whole town and all the towns surrounding it at least twice! Hang in there Kotarou!' Yuuto thought as he went to check the whole area one last time before calling it a night.

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