Haha, told you guys I might put another one up today ^-^
Disclaimer: I do not own bakugan (If I did, let's just say Alice would be hit by lightning in one episode (; )
Please enjoy!
Oh, and just heads up, the italicized words in the beginning is what Shun is thinking…
"How did this even happen?"
"Do you know why Julie?"
"What made him do something this… this… horrific?"
Ha, horrific… that's a good word for it.
"Julie, has he woken up yet?"
"Has he spoken since the incident?"
Julie, Julie, Julie, that's all I've been hearing for the past half hour…
"Ju-"
"I don't know Runo! Okay? I don't know!"
She really is upset…Maybe I should-
"Look! He's waking up!"
Julie looked over her shoulder just in time to see two amber eyes slowly show themselves. She raced over to the bedside with happiness filling her facial expression, "… Shun!"
"Buddy!"
Shun was suddenly locked in a death hug. Messy brown hair blocked his line of vision momentarily, and he lost sight of the silver haired girl in front of him.
"H-hey Dan…"
Dan let go and gave him a weak smile, "We've all been so worried about you! I-I thought you weren't gonna wake up!" he stated with a small laugh.
Shun gave him a small smile and glanced over at Julie for a moment. Brown eyes met his amber ones instantly and he quickly looked away. Marucho suddenly appeared beside him, "Shun, I'm glad you're ok!"
The raven haired boy nodded at him and whispered a quiet thanks that was loud enough to be heard by the blonde. Then there was Alice, who looked like she had been crying for the past half hour. Her eyes were red and puffy and she was sniffling a bit.
"S-Shun… a-are y-you okay?"
Shun tried another smile, but the meds had really started getting to him. He could feel himself getting drowsy and his eyes were threatening to close.
He noticed Julie hadn't said anything else. Her head was down and she was twiddling with her thumbs, like she was pondering something. She looked up at Dan suddenly, and he met her gaze. After giving a quick nod he stood up, "Hey guys, why don't we go down to the cafeteria and get some lunch?"
Runo, who had been standing beside him with a sad smile, elbowed him in the stomach. Hard.
"Dan Kusso! How could you be so selfish? Shun is in the HOSPITAL you idiot! As friends we're here to support him, not go eat the cafeteria food!"
"But I-"
They continued to argue until a tired voice interrupted them, "You guys can go, I'll be all right."
Everyone, except Julie, gave him an "are you insane?" look. Runo opened her mouth to say something else to Dan, when Julie finally piped up, "You guys go get something to eat, I'll stay here with Shun."
Alice glanced at her, "Are you sure Julie?"
Julie nodded curtly, flashing one of her award winning smiles, "Positive."
"Would you like us to bring something back for you?" Marucho asked.
"No thanks, I'm really not hungry."
They all sauntered towards the door, Runo muttering something that sounded like "if you're really sure", and opened it. Dan looked back at Shun and said, "We'll be back in 20 minutes tops, get some rest buddy." With that he disappeared into the white hallway.
A moment of silence fell between the two, before Julie finally broke it with the question that had been bugging her ever since she found him bleeding to death on the kitchen floor. The one she had asked before, until he had a seizure and was unable to speak.
"Why did you do it Shun?"
The amber eyed teen took a deep breath, closing his eyes for a moment before opening them again, "I-"
"I mean, I can understand how lonely it can get to live in the middle of nowhere, but to go as far as-"
Shun interrupted her, "The hospital called me."
Julie froze, her voice catching in her throat.
The hospital called him? Why would-
"T-The doctor told me… he told me that-" he bit his lip, tears starting to form in his eyes. Why couldn't he keep his emotions at bay? He's never like this; he had to suck it up, just enough to tell her why.
"He told me that… m-my mom wasn't..." Shun said, getting quieter and quieter until he hit the end, unable to form those words with his lips. She wasn't waking up. He would never see that smiling face again, the one had yearned for for the last few years. She would never be at his high-school graduation, never be at his wedding, never be beside him again… She was gone. Forever this time.
Reality had finally hit him, completely this time. She wasn't coming back.
A tear ran down his cheek, another one following in suit. His mom was gone. The one who had always kissed him goodnight when he was a child, the only person he felt he could share all his secrets with, the only person on this earth he knew he could trust… was not here anymore.
Julie watched him silently, trying to comprehend all of this. He hadn't finished what he was going to say. Tears we're slowly falling down his cheeks, and she had no idea why.
"Sh-Shun?"
Two amber eyes met her brown ones. Julie inwardly gasped. They were full of pain again… and another emotion she knew she would never understand.
"… She's gone-" Shun finished quickly, before starting to sniff and closing his eyes.
He suddenly felt a pair of arms wrap around him. A hand was slowly tracing circles on his back, and he felt someone's lips press against his cheek for a moment.
"I'm sorry." He heard a voice say softly into his ear.
The voice continued, "I don't know what it's like to lose somebody, but I do know that the one thing that can cure a broken heart, is a friend… and I'm willing to be that friend Shun, but you have to let me in. I want you to open up your heart to me, and not be afraid to share your emotion."
Shun was trembling now, tears still streaming down his pale face.
"I love you Shun, and I always will, no matter what you do or say."
I usually don't do many emotional scenes… but what do you guys think? Too much? Not good at all? I'd love your commentary, so don't be afraid to speak your mind ^-^ good or bad.
-Roses
