A/N: Hey guys Lickymee here. Sorry for late update due to exams and I had literally no idea how to continue this fanfic. Well, a little inspiration came into my brain when I was derping around and here it is! OOC alert. Probably will have OC too . I don't know lol. Btw I gave a name to Raku's dad, which is Mashashi Ichijou.
Disclaimer: I do not own Nisekoi or any part of it.(BUT I WISH I DO SO THE PLOT WOULD GODDAMN MOVE)
When Raku finally was conscious, he first thing he felt was he was lying down. Next, he was hearing some sounds that what appeared to be someone having a conversation with another. Getting confused that his hearing was fumbled up, he tried to open his eyes. The pair of eyelids felt like lead when he tried to open them. After many attempts, he finally managed to open them by using every ounce of his strength .
All he could initially see in his vision were watery light and black. However, a shadow that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes immediately begin hugging him tightly while saying something like "Rackkkuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu yyyyoouuruuree aaaaawwwakkkeeeeese.
Sitting up in alarm, he only had to lie back down from the ache in his head. When his hearing and vision finally cleared, he saw the ceiling of his room. Confused , he tried shifting his gaze a bit to the right, only to find a beautiful Chinese girl with a long braid weeping silently while hugging his arm.
Recognizing her as his 'sister', he only managed to mutter 'Y..u..i….n..e…ee?' The girl looked up immediately and she hugged him again while bawling . An old man's voice had came from his left side 'Ahhhh Raku, you're awake.'
Trying to move his neck to see who was the owner of the voice, his headache immediately intensified, leaving him in pain again. His vision and hearing blurred again and he lied down in pain, waiting for it to pass. Finally, after several moments of waiting, the pain had faded and he looked to his left again.
Sitting on a chair was the leader of the Shuei-gumi group,Mashashi Ichijo. In other words, his dad. 'Otou…san' was the only words he was able to muster before the headache returned. Wincing in pain, he closed his eyes and attempted to wish the pain away. Despite the aching pain, he had unintentionally drifted off to sleep.
By the time he woke up again, there was no presence of Yui-nee. His father had been sitting beside him the whole time during his sleep. Sensing his son was awake again, he gently dabbed a wet cloth on Raku's lips. Mashashi sighed and said : 'Only when you were awake was she relieved. I had to force her to do her work as a teacher to prepare her student's examination papers when she insisted to stay by your side.' His father took a breath and said 'Damn Raku, you sure love to get yourself into trouble, don't you?'.
'What…. Happened….' Raku managed to say again with much difficulty. Saying nothing, his father brought a cup of some herbal tea to his mouth and said 'Drink this.' Raku had managed to take a sip before he felt like vomiting.
Raku's dad had immediately brought a plastic basin in front of his son's mouth. Raku could only taste the sour taste of his gastric juices as he vomited nothing. Lying down in pain, he checked his surroundings once more. He was in his room, he himself lying on a futon. His father was beside him washing a piece of cloth in another basin. An IV tube inserted into his arms which transported which he assumed was glucose into his body.
Mustering up the strength, he said again 'Wha..t happened…..?' Mashashi immediately faced him and said 'You were in a semi-coma for 5 days. ' A flood of memories immediately filled his brain, which apparently caused that headache tor reemerge.
Massaging his temples, he groaned in pain while staring at the ceiling. 'What….did I have?'. Mashashi sighed and replied 'Marika apparently gave you a newly – developed drug by the BeeHive group called the Baby Power. If consumed in right amounts, it causes and individual's body strength to reduce to a just-born permanently. Other than that, it normally doesn't have any side effects. What Marika fed you, was, however, a super diluted version of it. It was diluted with 10 other chemicals to reduce its potency, making it only able to reduce one's body strength for an hour maximum .'
Raku muttered 'But... no side effects…. Then….coffee….' Mashashi sighed and answered 'The original drug, was, of course had no side effects. But as this diluted version had been mixed with other chemicals, so a reaction was unavoidable. How Marika got this drug is the question I won't peer into, but this version of it was especially reactive in the presence of caffeine. In other words, it reacted with the coffee in your stomach and became a neurotoxin.'
Raku sighed and and stared at his dad. Mashashi took this as sign to continue speaking and said : 'Marika had panicked and called the nearby hospital, which was, conveniently, owned by the Shuhei-Gumi group. Before any ambulance was dispatched, she couldn't wait any longer and literally carried you on her back. When you arrived at the hospital unconscious while dribbling blood on her dress, I had nearly had an heart attack seeing you in that state. Fortunately, the neurotoxin had only started to take effect and was not really absorbed by your body. We had to pump your stomach to get that bloody mess out before your stomach started to rot. After the whole ordeal only I had asked Marika about the truth.'
Raku groaned and said 'Sorry, Otou-san, for worrying you.' With that, his headache had subsided again and he was beginning to feel strength in his arms. With the help of his father, he sat up with much difficulty and was forced to take a odd-smelling gruel given by his father. After that, he felt sleepy again and went back to his dreams. This routine continued for a few days before Raku finally fully recovered the strength in his body. Although his father strongly opposed, he still insisted to go to school.
The next morning, Raku trudged slowly on the familiar path to his school. The exams were coming in 2 weeks and due to his body state, he was totally unprepared. He yawned a little as he entered his class. Once inside, Kosaki ,Shuu and Ruri who saw his entrance immediately ran to his side . 'I..I hope you are feeling b..better Ichijo-kun.' Said Kosaki in a worried voice. 'Feeling any better, Ichijo-kun?' said Ruri in a monotonous voice. 'How's the food poisoning treating yah, buddy?' said Shuu with his w mouth while patting his back.
'Huh? Food poisoning?' Raku looked at Shuu questioningly. Shuu had replied immediately . 'Weren't you admitted to the hospital for eating some unhygienic food? ' while staring at Raku. Raku took the hint and replied 'Oh. Umm….. Yeah. I had food poisoning and was forced to skip school for a week. Sorry for worrying you guys.'
Kosaki Onodera sighed in relief. 'I see. I am happy that Ichijo-kun is had recovered.' While giving him a sincere smile. Raku merely smiled in response as Shuu had signaled him to follow him as he left the classroom. Before Kosaki had uttered another word, Raku had interjected 'Sorry Onodera-san, but I got a little business to attend to. See you later.' and rushed off to follow Shuu, leaving a bewildered Kosaki and Ruri. The girls was confused by his actions but the soon misunderstood his meaning of 'buisness' and gave worried looks to the open doorway.
Shuu was waiting for Raku on the school roof. They sat on the floor and stared into the cloudless blue sky. There was no sound but the sound of birds chirping and the school bell's ringing, signaling the start of class for the day.
Neither males made a move or uttred a word until Raku couldn't bear the silence any longer. 'So…ummm… how did you guys know I was hospitalized?' Raku finally let these words out of his mouth. Shuu didn't reply for a while until a sparrow perched on the railing in front of them, chirping merrily . 'I was at the hospital to visit my uncle, who is a head doctor there.' Shuu sighed before he continued ' I had just reached the entrance before I was graced by a sight of Marika carrying your fat ass while rushing into the hospital. Stunned, I was confused and didn't move. After finally believing what I saw was an illusion, your dad had suddenly appeared before me in a panic state while still wearing a yukata.'
Raku didn't reply. Shuu continued saying 'After really believing something was up, I followed your dad up a series of stairs and came to an emergency ward with Marika and your dad outside. I had hidden myself between 2 water dispensers and ,unintentionally , heard their conversation. Something about you getting drugged and fainting or something.' Shuu stopped talking and faced him. ' Raku, I have to admit. I had helped Marika that day by misleading Onodera-san from her home. Had I known her real intentions, I would have not aided her.' Shuu had stood up and bowed 90 degrees towards Raku.
Raku stood up in alarm and tried to convince his friend to stop bowing. Shuu had insisted he intended to bow till Raku had forgiven him. Raku rubbed his temples again from an emerging headache and said 'Yeah yeah, I forgive you. Now don't be an asshole and make me punch you.'
Standing straight, his best friend did a 90 degree bow and uttered 'Thank you, Raku-kun!' and patted his back . Raku merely shrugged and leaned against the railing. A class below them was reciting a poem while another class at the opposite building was scribbling down the notes their Sensei had cared to bestow upon them. Shuu had then joined him staring at other classes studying while both of them was skipping theirs.
They took in this sight for a few more minutes before Raku finally spoke 'Say….. how is Marika this few days?'. Shuu stared in front of him a little longer before replying 'Truth is, ever since that day, Marika had stopped coming to school. We were unable to contact her phone number and we couldn't access her home's elevator without a security card.'
Raku did not reply Shuu. They stayed leaning against the rail until the bell sounded again. 'Is….. she in fault?' Raku let the question out of his mouth. Shuu said nothing for a moment and replied 'Well, that's for you to decide. Now come on, we can't miss our class anymore. The next class is Yui-sensei's and I suck in Maths.'
As Shuu started walking towards the door that led to the stairs, Raku lifted his head and stared at the clear sky once more. 'For me to decide….huh?' he thought out loud as proceeded slowly towards the door.
A/N: Finally. Kinda long lol to make up for these super slow updates .Lol if I had Yui OOC then sorry lol. Again, help with Japanese honorifics needed ( -sama,-kun,-sensei…) needed. More reviews more love. It helps me think of more plot and stuff. Peace! :3