Tezuka raised an eyebrow at Fuji's hand on his shirt. "Fuji?" He noticed the slight trembling from his hand and he placed his over it. "Are you hurt anywhere?" Tezuka whispered. Fuji raised his head to look up at him. Something about the way he had said those words made him wonder if Tezuka knew something.
"Tezuka?" Fuji questioned.
He sighed sitting back down. "Maybe I should call your sister." He said rubbing his thumb against the back of Fuji's hand. "You might want to talk to her." Tezuka looked away, his eyes were darker than usual and his expression seemed sullen.
"What does she have to do with my condition?" His voice came out hoarse and he cleared his throat. Tezuka hummed a little and then looked back at him with a smile. He shook his head and got up, picking Fuji up bridal style. "Wa-wait." Tezuka held him against his chest.
"Let's get you washed up first." Fuji looked at him a little concerned and pushed the feeling to the side. He assumed with time he'd come to tell him but god did he want the answers now. Did he know what he was seeing? Did he know what had happened that night? What did happen that night?
"Fuji!?" Tezuka turned Fuji over laying him on his back. He wasn't breathing probably. He was shaking and his eyes had rolled to the back of his head. He was going through a seizure. His body began violently shaking and he quickly took off his jacket. He took off his sweater biting the sleeve, ripped it off and wrapped it around his hand creating a flat multi folded piece of clothing. He tilted Fuji's head back and the shaking got worse.
Tezuka's hands began trembling and he took in deep breaths to calm himself. That's right he needed to be calm. He needed to relax. He opened Fuji's mouth and stuck the piece he had made out of his sleeve into it. "Fuji," He made sure his teeth were out of contact with his tongue and held him in his arms to calm the shaking. "Fuji, you're not gonna like this." His voice trembled while he chuckled and pulled out his phone. He began dialing 119 and told them their location.
"You're going to be okay. You're going to be okay." He kept repeating. The shaking stopped and he look down at him. His face was pale and his pulse was low. His breathing was still irregular. Tezuka reached for his jacket that was on the ground draping it over Fuji.
He held him for his life and he heard flickering. He turned around and saw the street light at the far end corner turn off. He raised an eyebrow while grabbing Fuji's hand. Then the lights slowly began turning off and he held Fuji tighter.
"What-" The light over them turned off. They were sitting on a pitch black empty street. "What's happening?" He heard noises in the distance like rustling and footsteps that grew closer, louder.
The air was so still, so cold, and so quiet all except for the noises that he assumed were coming from down the street. He began panting. Suddenly the air became thick and humid. He heard laughter and then just like that, the lights began flickering. In front of them stood the same figure that he saw down the street earlier. He looked at it in disbelief, shock and fear washing all over him.
"Hey, get a stretcher! Are you okay?" Tezuka blinked back. A man was in front of him in a medic uniform with a walkie talkie in his hand. "We got two males, age-" Tezuka's head began to feel stuffy and he began shivering. The cold that had not been present a few moments ago was now fully effecting him. A blanket was put over him and he began to feel lightheaded.
"Hey, whoa whoa, c'mere." A woman said lifting him up. The other medic grabbed Fuji and began tending to him. "Why are you shirtless in this weather?" She asked looking at him then back at Fuji. Tezuka blinked back, looking into her dark brown eyes. "Can you hear me?" She asked again.
"Fuji...Fuji…" Tezuka began muttering. She placed a hand on his chest. "I need to be with him. He needs me." He started panicking, trying to push the woman away from him.
The woman held him down grabbing the sides of his face. "Listen, listen to me. He's going to be okay. We're taking him to the hospital. You need to tell me what happened." Tezuka swallowed hard and looked at the street that was just pitch black seconds ago. Had his mind began to hallucinate due to shock? Had he experienced was they called a traumatic episode due to the shock of Fuji's collapse?
"What happened?" She asked again more sternly. Her gloved hands began taking his pressure and he saw Fuji being put on the stretcher. His heart was pounding out of his chest. "We need to get you medical attention. Your pupils are dilated. You need to be checked." She grabbed him forcefully as he would not budge dragging him into the ambulance. "Kai, I'll follow you guys. Go!" Tezuka looked around frantically as the woman held him. "We're going to be right behind him." She looked down briefly before looking back up at him. "I don't know what your relationship is with him but quite frankly, I don't care. I know what it's like to be in your situation. So I need you to keep calm alright?" His eyes darted to her and he nodded. "Good." She hopped on yelling at the driver to follow the ambulance.
"Tezuka-kun...Is my brother alright?" Tezuka held onto the phone, his head low and body stiff. He couldn't protect him. He couldn't even begin to explain what had happened. He didn't know what had happened. Why did he go into a seizure? Why had he fainted to begin with? What was that black figure? "Tezuka-kun!" He jumped holding the phone tighter in his hand.
He tried to figure what else to say and took in a deep breath. "I don't know Yumiko-san...They say he's in deep sleep. They won't tell me..." He began to tear up. "They won't tell me anything. They said they'll only talk to his family." He sniffed while trying to compose himself. "I'm not family…" He whispered into the phone.
Yumiko stood quiet and after a while she spoke. "I'm coming Tezuka-kun. Please be brave. You are family. To hell with them. I'm coming. Please hold out till I get there." She hung up and he put his phone into his pocket.
He was so mad, he was upset, he was so disoriented. He punched the wall and placed his forehead against it. "Hey! Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing!? This is a hospital!" The man in a white coat yelled at him and walked over to him. "Listen, I don't know what you think you're doing but relax okay. Did you contact his relatives?" Tezuka glared at him through red puffy eyes. "Did you?" The doctor asked again.
He gritted his teeth and made a fist at his side. "Yes." He replied back. The doctor nodded and sighed running his fingers through his short black hair.
He grabbed Tezuka's hand and Tezuka pulled it away. The doctor glared at him before grabbing it again. He gave it a good look and tossed it back down. "Get this idiot checked. I don't want him accusing us of some bullshit." The nurse at his side looked at Tezuka with a sympathetic expression on her face. The doctor walked away and entered Fuji's room.
"Come on." The nurse said placing a hand on his shoulder and took him into an empty room. She sat him down and he kept his head down. He said he would protect Fuji and he couldn't. He had failed to help him, failed to listen to him and now….now he was in danger. It had been all his fault. The nurse grabbed his hand sitting down in front of him. "Extend it for me." She said. Her voice soft and welcoming. He did as he was told and he hissed after she had placed a piece of gauze with alcohol on it. "I'm sorry."
Tezuka looked at her and hung his head back down. What if he died? What if he wasn't okay? "Is he… your boyfriend?" Tezuka tensed up and kept his eyes on the ground. "You know you could have gotten hypothermia." He looked away closing his eyes. He didn't care about himself, he cared about Fuji. He just wanted to be alone. "You did a good job. Placing that piece of cloth in his mouth. He could've lost his tongue you know." Why couldn't she be quiet for just a second?
"What you're going through-"
"Can you," He raised his voice a little louder than he should have making her jump in her seat. Probably because his voice was deeper than she had imagined. He caught his own temper and sighed. "I'm sorry. I'm just...really not in a good mood." He whispered the last part looking at her briefly before looking at the door.
She grabbed a roll of bandages and began removing the plastic on it. "I understand. I'm sorry you can't be with him." She said unfolding the beige bandage. "You guys live together?" He thought about the question thoroughly and finally nodded. "Must be nice. He seems like a great guy." She said truthfully with a smile on her face. She began wrapping the bandage around his hand.
He smiled a little and nodded. "He's…" He paused after a while raising his head to look at her. "He's more than just that." She looked at him a little surprised seeing the smile on his face as the words left his mouth; the way his eyes softened at the mention of whoever it was that was in that emergency room. She smiled realizing that there could only be one reason for that expression and that was love.
She patted his hand and he flinched a little. She gave out a little chuckle, apologizing for the gesture. "I'm sorry you can't be with him right now. But I'm sure he's glad that you're still here. Through thick and thin right?" She smiled at him and stood up patting him on the shoulder. He smiled finally looking at her properly. Her hair was long and black complimenting milky white her skin. Her eyes were round and wide with lovely pink lips. He noticed the little freckles that she hid with her makeup. She was pretty, kind and to be quite honest, she looked way too young to be a nurse.
He nodded at her extending his right hand to her. "Thank you." She took it with a smile. He looked away. "I'm sorry about before. I-I'm not-"
"In a good mood?" She finished with a chuckle. "Don't worry, Tezuka-kun. Please use this room to rest for a bit. I'll be just down the hall. If I find out anything, I will let you know okay?" He stood up and bowed. She raised her hands up. "Please." She tried to tell him to stand back up but he would not.
"Thank you. Thank you so very much." He began crying again and she smiled placing a hesitant hand on his back gently patting it.
"Tezuka?" He heard and he looked over at Fuji who was sitting in the tub. He smiled leaning forward to kiss him on the cheek. "Where'd you go?" Fuji asked with a light chuckle.
Tezuka turned the water on running his hand underneath the faucet to check the temperature. "Nowhere. Just here. With you." He said smiling. Fuji shook his head grabbing Tezuka's hand and bringing it to his lips. His smile softened and he felt his heart skip a beat. He would always be grateful for the nurse that helped him that night.