Theme: #10- #10 (yes that is the real theme hahaha)
pre author's note: for some reason the last chapter freaks out when i try to read it and if it does the same for any of you just message me and i'll send it to you
Author's note: so i read a quote and i instantly thought of a story but i couldn't find a theme that fit it so this theme was very roughly translated. as a totally random side note one of my friends was in a coma once. it was fourth grade and he was playing baseball during a thunderstorm and a tree branch broke and hit him in the head. it only lasted four days but it was mind blowing at such a young age. haha i remember the first day he came back to visit he was standing in the hallway with the principal and our whole class ran over and engulfed him in a huge group hug. hahha wow that was random rambling. i know that probably sounds completely fake but i swear it's true. anyway enjoy!
Ten weeks. It had been ten weeks since they returned to their world and still Kouichi hadn't woken from his coma. And in those ten weeks Kouji, Takuya, Zoe, J.P. and Tommy had become regulars at the hospital.
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"Hey Kouichi!" Zoe called as she pulled a chair up to his bedside. After getting to rowdy in past visit's the doctors limited the visits to one person at a time.
"So this morning before they'd let us see you we sat with your mom and she told us some stories about when you were young. You would have been so embarrassed but it was really nice and then we all started telling our own little stories, you know without saying anything about the digital world. I won't tell you what the others said but do you want to know what I said?" Though part of her hated these one sided conversations she couldn't help but to love the ability to talk without the slightest chance of being chastised.
"Well, I told them all the great things about you, and there were a lot. I talked for a while. I didn't tell them everything, though. I left out the complicated stuff," She said, frowning slightly at the unconscious boy.
"Like how it's taking losing you for me to truly find you. And how finding you is turning me into someone else entirely. That's not what they wanted to hear. They wanted to hear that I think you're great. And you are great. They want to know I miss you. And I do." She said smiling once again while pushing Kouichi's hair out of his eyes. "It's weird though, I feel like the only one who would understand this is you. Anyway, I left that all out and kept it simple. I told them I loved being your friend just like I always have and just like I always will, and that's the truth."
"I tell you this everyday and I'm sure everyone tells you this but we really miss you and lately Kouji hasn't been doing so well. He's pulling away again. The only time we see him is here; he won't pick up his phone and even here he rarely talks, he only responds to direct questions. He needs you Kouichi." She muttered the last sentence, trying to mask the guilt in her voice. Sure she hated that Kouji was withdrawing but at least she could still see him.
She lulled into silence for nearly half an hour while she tried to find the right was to phrase what she was thinking.
"I'm scared Kouichi." she finally said, grabbing his hand gently "I'm really, really scared. Me and J.P. overheard some doctors and they don't know what's going to happen when you wake up. They're guessing that you'll loose some memory. Please don't. I know I sound so selfish but I don't care. I mean it makes sense that the first thing you'd forget would be the digital world. Please don't forget us. I know the digital world has brought you pain and I know that you were still coping with what you did. But I know you; you're not one to give up. I promise I'll help you through this." She whispered while squeezing his hand as though trying to hold the memories in.
"The doctor also said, she also said she doesn't know if you'll wake up. That terrified me but I always tell the others not to worry and that you'll be fine. I just need someone to reassure me and it needs to be you." she muttered, biting her lip to keep from crying, as was her new habit.
"I really wish I could have you respond to this Kouichi, but I love you. Seriously, I'm in love with you. And I don't know why I'm only just realizing it but I really am. I hate this, living without you, and I don't want to do this anymore. Not for another minute. Please wake up Kouichi." and with that Zoe kissed his forehead and turned to leave until she heard a slight groan from his bed.
She turned and stared awe-struck. "Kouichi? Oh god!" she screamed when he let out another groan.
"You guys come here!" She said, running into the lobby, and a few attendings. Without a second of hesitation Ms. Kimura and the other four ran at full speed into Kouichi's room.
The five friends stopped when they reached his room and allowed is mother to reach the bed first. "Sweetie? Kouichi? Can you hear me? Honey please, say something." She said, sobbing.
Kouichi's eyes flickered slightly and he let out another groan and whispered, "Mom," before he was cut off by his mother's spine crushing hug. She soon let go of him and walked over to the window for she couldn't control her sobbing.
When she let go of him Kouichi hoisted himself into a sitting position and smiled weakly at his friends. "Don't worry you guys, I remember you." and with that they collectively let out a sigh and ran to his bedside.
The boys took turns slapping his back and giving him words of encouragement and Zoe leaned through the others and wrapped her arms securely around Kouichi's shoulders. It was in that hug that, as tears began flowing down her cheeks, Zoe knew how much she needed Kouichi. While most people would haven given her a hug and let go he held on as though he was trying to make sense of it too; as if he needed the hug as much as she did.
Once the doctors got over the initial shock of what had just happened they began emptying the room so they could run some tests.
"Zoe," Kouichi mumbled as the doctors were ushering everyone out of the room. She glanced nervously at one of the doctors who gave her a curt nod and Zoe walked over to his bedside.
He weakly grabbed her hand and smiled at the confused girl. "I love you too."
Author's note: that was slightly shorted than normal but i hope you all liked it anyway!
