Chapter 3: Recovery

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On with the show!

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"Ugh, my aching everything." I groaned as I regained consciousness. At least I think I was conscious. I say that because I woke up in a place just as weird as that freaky hospital. I woke up up find myself in a place that was mostly enveloped in darkness. Whatever wasn't hidden in the shadows was blue.. "The hell is this place?" I asked, thinking I was alone.

"Your power seems quite similar to HIS." An old sounding voice said, within the darkness.

"W-Who's there!?" I asked. I would've stood up but I found that when I tried I simply remained sitting.

"How will you play into all of this I wonder?" The voice continued, ignoring my question.

Real World

I slowly opened my eyes and felt worse than before. I felt a little sore, but most of all tired. When I opened my eyes and my eyesight adjusted I saw what looked like a hospital room. I then looked at my body and saw that my left arm was in a sling and cast. I thought I felt something break when I was grabbed.

"Least this one is normal. Still scared shitless though." I said in a groggy voice. The door to my room opened and I saw Yu and the others. Marie was with them as well for some reason.

"Thought we heard ya wake up." Youske said in his usual tone.

"What are you guys doing here?" I asked.

"Well duh, we've been waiting for you to wake up. You've been out for at least a day." Chie answered. I turned my attention towards Marie.

"What about you? You and I barely know each other." I asked her.

"I just felt like it was something I needed to do." She answered.

"Wow, I'm touched." I joked, but Marie seemed to take me seriously.

"Whatever! No need to get sappy you stupidmoron!"

"Harsh." I said slowly.

"Don't mind her, she says things like that to everyone all the time." Yu said with a smile. I just nodded. "Anyway, the doctor just said you were tired but your left arm is broken, hence the cast." Yu explained.

"Figures." I said, slightly raising my castes arm.

"We're sure you have a lot of questions but we'd rather not overwhelm you in your condition." Youske remarked.

"Fine. But once I'm out I want the 411 on what the hell happened." I said firmly and somewhat strictly.

"Deal." Yu said.

"Well we're gonna get outta your hair. Need anything before we go?" Chie asked.

"Nah I'm fine. Just need some rest." I assured her.

"We'll see you once you're out of the hospital." Yukiko said.

"Hell is more like it." I muttered so they didn't hear me. I just flat out HATE hospitals with every fiber of my being and soul. Yu and the others took their leave, yet for some reason Marie was still here.

"Sure you don't need anything?" She asked.

"No need to get sappy." I repeated her words, earning a punch to my broken arm. "OW!" I grunted in pain, holding my arm.

"I take it you don't like hospitals?" I guess Marie heard what I considered hospitals.

"Like you wouldn't fucking believe." I said in a low angry tone. "I hate a lot of things, but I absolutely DESPISE hospitals." My voice raised and I clenched my fists.

"Why?"

"Hospitals are part of the reason my mother is dead!" I growled, clenching my fist even harder.

"I don't get it." I took a deep breath.

"When I was thirteen my mom started developing early symptoms of leukemia. She was going in and out of hospitals for the majority of my first year in middle school. Just when it seemed like she was gonna survive..." I gritted my teeth and started to cry a little. "She was placed in intensive care and was diagnosed with full blown leukemia." I tightened my fist so hard that I started bleeding a bit.

"I still don't get why you hate hospitals."

"I hate them because... All the doctors and nurses didn't do shit to help her or ease her pain! They fed her, helped her use the bathroom, and attached her to that machine that kept her from talking and caused her more pain than before! They sat back and waited for her to die!" Tears were falling from my eyes and blood seeped from my hand. As a means to snap out of my angry and sad trance, I slapped myself with my bloodied hand, leaving a small red mark on my face.

"Dumbass." I hear Marie say. She grabbed some tissues and wiped the blood and tears off my face, her eyes looking into mine, causing me to blush a bit. "There." She said as she wiped the blood off.

"Thanks." I said in a low voice. "Sorry about that. I'm not used to telling people this." I apologized, trying to put my happy face back on. Keyword: trying.

"Forget it."

"Anyway, that's why I hate hospitals."

"I'm sorry to hear about your mom." That made me feel a little better, hearing someone say that.

"Thanks, Marie." I said pulling her into a hug with my good arm. Before we could move onto a less depressing subject a nurse came in.

"I'm sorry, miss, but visiting hours are over. I'll have to ask you to leave." She said in a demanding tone.

"Well, see ya." Marie said before she surprised the hell outta me by kissing my cheek.

"Uh... Y-yeah." I said as my face flashed red. Once she left I sat in my bed holding the place she kissed me. Gotta say though, I felt a lot better now.

Sorry it took so long for me to update. Again. As usual school and my personal life are kicking my ass, but I think I'm starting to know when I'm able to update while STILL getting schoolwork done. So I should be able to work on chapters more and update quicker now.

I know Marie is still a bit OOC but ya gotta admit it's a lot better than the original way I interpreted her. That and you can actually READ! Imma save the rest of Michael's story for later. Give those of you who haven't read the other one something to look forward too.

Next Time: Welcome to the Investigation Team