Officer Down

A Lucky Star Fanfiction

A Sister's Confession

Author's Notes: Hello everyone, and welcome to the fourth chapter of Officer Down. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed writing it.

2:29 PM

"H- hello?" Yutaka asked at the front desk of the hospital. Her eyes were already turning red from the strain of crying and being wiped. Minami was standing behind her with one hand on her friend's shoulder.

"Yes? May I help you?" The woman behind the desk asked, leaning on the counter a bit to get a better look at Yutaka. "Are you looking for somebody?"

"Y- yes." Yutaka stuttered. "I'm looking for my onee-san. She's hurt, and… And…" Yutaka said, fresh tears beginning to form.

"Oh no, please don't cry." The woman said as she came out from behind the counter and crouched down to eye level with the small girl. "Why don't you tell me your sister's name and I'll do the best I can, okay?"

"That would be very nice." Minami said with a nod.

"Okay then." The woman said as she got back behind the counter and brought up the patient list on her computer. "What was your sister's name?"

"Um. Her name is Yui Narumi." Yutaka said. "I'm really worried about her. How soon can I get to her?"

"This'll just take me a second." The desk worker said with a smile as she typed Yui's name into the computer.

"You know, you don't need to come with me if you don't want to, Minami-chan." Yutaka said.

"Yes I do." Minami said, looking down at Yutaka. "We already talked about this. I want to support you."

Yutaka sniffled loudly and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "Thank you again, Minami-chan. You're always there when I need you."

"And I always will be." Minami said, patting Yutaka's hair comfortingly.

"It's nice to see sisters so close to each other." The woman at the computer said. "Anyways, your older sister is just in room 1-7. It's just down the hall and to your right." She said as she pointed down the hall. "I think some other people are already in the waiting room right now. It's just before the hallway in case there's anyone you know."

"Thank you very much." Both Yutaka and Minami said with a bow just before they walked over to the waiting room.

"Yu-chan! There you are!" Konata exclaimed as she saw Yutaka walk in.

"Hello Konata." Yutaka said. "Have you already seen her?"

"Yeah. Dad and I were in there about an hour ago." Konata said.

"And you're still here?" Yutaka asked.

"We knew you were coming, so we wanted to stick around to help you out." Sojiro said as he pulled Yutaka into a hug.

"Thanks, uncle Sojiro. You're the best." Yutaka said, sobbing a little bit onto her uncle's shoulder.

"Something tells me she won't need our support, dad." Konata said as she saw Minami walk into the waiting room as well.

"Oh, Minami-chan, right?" Sojiro asked as Yutaka let go of him and went back to Minami's side.

"Yes. Hello Mr. Izumi. Hello Konata-san." Minami said, bowing to both of the people in turn.

"You being here really means a lot." Sojiro said to both of the younger girls. "I'm sure Yui would be very happy to see you here."

"Would be?" Yutaka asked. "You mean she's not awake?" She asked, new tears forming in her eyes.

"Yet!" Minami reassured Yutaka. "She's not awake yet. Don't give up until it's over." She said, looking Yutaka in the eyes. "I'm here for you. Would you like to go see her now?" Minami asked.

"Mhmm." Yutaka nodded as she wiped her eyes with her sleeve.

"Come on. Let's go see your sister." Minami said as she led Yutaka out of the waiting room by the hand.

When they got to Yui's room, Yutaka's reaction was immediate. "Onee-san!" Yutaka cried as she bolted from Minami and ran straight for her sister.

"Wait!" Minami exclaimed as she quickly wrapped her arms around Yutaka to keep her from jumping up onto the bed. "Be careful, Yutaka. She's hurt." Minami said as Yutaka began to visibly relax.

"Sorry, Minami-chan. It's just-"

"It's okay. I understand." Minami said as she let go of Yutaka.

"Onee-chan…" Yutaka said. "I don't know if you can hear me right now, but please get better soon, okay?" She said as she leaned over and gave Yui a slight kiss on the cheek. "Please be okay, big sis. You can make it, I'm sure of it." Yutaka said as she returned to Minami's side.

"Yutaka." Yui sighed as she and Kanata watched Yutaka cry on Minami's shoulder. "I'm so sorry." Yui said as she floated down and tried to hug her little sister, tearing up a bit as she passed right through her.

"Huh?" Yutaka said, looking around the room briefly.

"What is it?" Minami asked.

"I thought I just felt something." Yutaka said. "What about you?"

Minami shook her head. "I'm sorry. I haven't noticed anything."

"Oh." Yutaka sighed. "I know I felt something. Sis, if you're here, please get better." Yutaka thought. "Okay Minami-chan. I'm ready now." Yutaka said with a sniffle.

"Are you sure you still want to? I mean it might not be the best time." Minami said.

"This might be my last chance to say it." Yutaka said.

"Don't say that." Minami said. "She could still get better."

"I know, but I want to know that I said this just in case. I really want her to know, and I don't want to miss my last chance." Yutaka said, sad but confident.

"I understand." Minami said as she and Yutaka both stepped forward.

"Big sis, I have something I want you to know." Yutaka said as she grabbed Minami's hand tightly.

"Yutaka?" Yui said, wondering just what this could be about.

Yutaka hesitated for several seconds until Minami gave her a reassuring nod. "Okay." Yutaka nodded back. "Onee-san. Minami-chan and I are… Well… We're dating." She said, sighing afterwards as if she had just dropped a sack of bricks off her back.

"WHAT?!" Both Yui and Kanata exclaimed as they stared in disbelief at Yutaka and Minami.

"We've been together for a few months now." Minami said. "We just weren't sure how to tell you."

"I hope you heard us. And I hope you don't mind." Yutaka said. "And I'm sorry you didn't know until now." She said, beginning to sob again.

"Come on." Minami said. "Let's go sit with everyone else." She said as she led a lightly crying Yutaka out of the room while shedding a couple fresh tears of her own.

"Did you have any idea about that?" Kanata asked Yui as the door to the room closed.

"N- no." Yui said, still staring at the door. "I really had no idea."

"Well what do you think of it?" Kanata asked. "I'm not really sure how I feel about that, but I'm curious about you."

"Well…" Yui said. "As long as Yutaka is happy, I don't really mind. After all, that girl is very polite and responsible."

"You really think that?" Kanata asked.

"Sure." Yui nodded. "Besides, now I don't have to worry about some slimy guy taking advantage of her. She's in good hands. Even if they aren't mine." Yui said, her voice dropping severely at the end of her sentence.

"Hey, don't think like that." Kanata said. "It's slim, but there is still a chance that you might come out of this okay."

"You really think so, aunt Kanata?" Yui asked.

"Miracles have happened before." Kanata said with a nod. "But don't get your hopes up too high. It's only a slim chance."

"I know. I won't give up hope though. I'll fight to the end!" Yui exclaimed. As she did, she noticed her body respond by taking a slightly sharper breath than the usual slow rhythm.

"See that?" Kanata asked.

"Does that mean I might make a full recovery if I keep my spirits up?" Yui asked, pausing briefly. "No pun intended."

"It isn't impossible." Kanata said. "But it also isn't the most likely outcome. Still, it couldn't hurt to keep a positive outlook."

"Right. Happy Yui is in the house!" Yui exclaimed as she pumped her fist in the air.

"I suppose it's good to see a romance blossoming." Kanata said. "Even if it is between two women. I remember So-kun used to have all manner of books and manga about that kind of thing." Kanata giggled.

"Speaking of romance…" Yui said, looking a bit down all of the sudden. "I wonder where my husband is."

"Oh no…" Kanata whispered as they both turned their attention to the door, hoping that Kiyotaka Narumi would come running in at any moment.

Author's Notes: And so ends chapter 4. I'm really enjoying writing this story so far, which is why I'm kind of sad that it will be ending in the next chapter or two. As for how it will end, I'll allow the reviewers to speculate on that. I'm not saying anything about it until it happens.

Next update will be to A New hunt.

Look forward to it!