Not Incapable

Part Two: Wake up… please

"How is he?" I ask the doctor.

"The car didn't do too much damage." The doctor says while looking at her clip board. She's a young doctor, about in her mid twenties. Her name on her name tag says Dr. Ayako. She has shoulder length black hair.

"He's just unconscious from the fall he took. Also he has a bruised hip from where the car brushed up against him, and a fever of a 102. Due to being outside in the rain without proper clothing, and a couple cuts on his foot." She looks at me carefully "But he should make a full recovery." Relief floods my body.

"Is it alright if I go see him?" In my ears my voice sounds weak and tired.

"Yes Mr. Uesugi ."

When I walked into the hospital room Shuichi's asleep soundly. I take seat next to his bed, I can see little droplets of sweat on his forehead. He's a little pale. I reach up to brush his pink hair out of his face, he makes a little sound in the back of his throat. I take his hand in mine, their cool.

"I really hate that this happened to you, if it wasn't for me you wouldn't have been out the rain like that anyway." I say squeezing his hand. "Shuichi your such an idiot for loving me the way you do, you could do so much better than me. When you got hit by the car I was scared out my mind.

******** Flash Back******

"Shuichi." I screamed as the car was coming straight at him. He's confused, he doesn't understand what's happening. The only thing he can do is turn his head to see what's behind him. When I run to push him out the way, I'm already too late. The car swerves out the way to not hit him, Shuichi falls and hits head on the pavement.

The driver was an old man, he was having a hard time navigating in the rain. I wasn't mad a the man. It was just an accident. If it's anyone's fault it's mine for having him out there in the rain in the first place.

I held him my arms, and tapped him on his face lightly telling him to wake up. As the old man called an ambulance for Shuichi. I rode in the back the ambulance with him holding his hand.

****** Flash Back******

The feeling of Yuki squeezing my hand is first thing I felt, I already know it's him. Next the pain in my head. When I open my eyes my vision is a little blurred. My vision adjust some more I can see clearer that I'm laying in a bed in the hospital room. Yuki's face looks pained but relived.

"Yuki." I try to sit up but Yuki gently pushes me back down.

"Don't get up. You need to rest."

"What happened?" I say wincing at the throbbing pain in my head.

"You got hit by a car and hit your----"

"Ugh" I groan at the pain. That's right I did get hit by car.

"Shuichi do you need me to call for the nurse?" The room feel like it's spinning. I close my eyes waiting for the sensation to fade.

"No, no I'll be fine… as long as you stay here with me." I smile at him weakly. He squeezes my hand,

"Shuichi I'm so sorry this happened to yo---" Before he could finish his statement I cut him off.

" Yuki not everything bad that happens to me is your fault. You didn't tell me to go out side half dresses in the rain did you?" I ask.

"No but ---"

"Like I said it's not your fault, Ugh!" My head is really killing me, I rub circles around my temples.

"I'll call for the nurse."

"No!" I say urgently "I'll be okay."

"Yuki I'm gonna be okay." Then I remember our argument again. "We're gonna be ok right?" I ask timidly.

"Shuichi I don't ---" Once again he's cut off, this time by Hiro coming in.

*********

"Shuichi what happened to you?" Hiro asks concerned.

"I got hit by car." Hiro looked over at Yuki suspiciously. He walked to the other side of the bed.

"Mister Yuki didn't push in front of a car did he." Hiro whispers in my ear, but loud enough for Yuki to hear.

"Hey Hiro! Don't say bad things about Yuki!" I say so loudly it hurts my head.

"If I pushed him in front of a car he wouldn't be alive to talk about it." Yuki say a matter-factly type voice.

"YUKI! Ugh!" I can't take the pain anymore. Before Hiro can get up, Yuki's out the door to get nurse.

"Shuichi are you okay?" Hiro asks urgently.

"My head really hurts!" I'm almost in tears from the pain. Hiro gently pats my head.

"Don't worry; Mister Yuki gone to go get the nurse." Just the nurse comes in with Yuki behind her.

"Glad to see your up Mr. Shindou." She has a needle in her hand.

"No! I hate needles!" I say terrified at how long the needle is… it looks menacing.

"Shuichi you idiot your almost 20, and your scared of needles!?" Yuki say incredulously. Hiro's laughing hysterically.

"But Hiro, and Yuki look at it it's scary!" I whine."Tch." Yuki clucks at me as walks over to the nurse. He whispers in her ear. She looks shocked but nods her head.

"Hey Yuki what did you say ---" Yuki suddenly kisses me. The kiss is tender, Yuki's lip are soft. I feel my face get red.

"Um ok I'm done." The nurse says awkwardly.

Yuki stops the kiss, Hiro's just as surprised as I am at what just happened. Yuki never kisses me in public. I feel a stinging sensation in my arm, when I look down it has band-aid on it.

"Hey tricked me!"

"Well it worked didn't it, you feel better don't you?" The pain is subsiding a little.

"Oh. Guess your right."

"Shuichi you really are an idiot." Hiro says smiling shaking his head in amusement.

"You guys." I say contently, I feel a little drowsy.

"Mr. Shindou the shot will make you sleepy." The nurse says, I hadn't even realized she was still in the room. She turns to leave.

"We'll I guess you'll be okay?" Hiro says. It's more of a statement rather than a question.

"Yeah." I yarn. I grab Yuki's hand. "Will you stay with me." I ask Yuki almost in a whisper. Yuki stares at me for a moment.

"Tch." He falls back into the chair next to me.

"You too Hiro."

"You got it buddy."

Nothing was said for a while, I sense some tension in the room. But I'm not sure. I'm half asleep, but try to break the ice anyway,

"How's Ayaka?" I ask Hiro. Ayaka's Hiro's girlfriend. Formerly Yuki's fiancé though an arranged marriage.

"She's doing great! We're talking about moving in together." Hiro say's excitedly.

"Oh," I yawn, "That's good. Yuki how's that novel coming?"

"It's coming." He never really discusses his book with me.

"I have too many distractions." He say pointedly.

"Ummm, ok." Is my only response as drift into sleep.

*********

"So why was Shuichi out in the rain anyway?" Hiro questions angrily at me.

I knew this would happen if he came. I don't feel like arguing with him, but I will anyway.