Alone with Yuki, Aya watches as his brother's chest rises and falls, with the machines matching his breathing pattern. He sighed and got cozy on his bed waiting for Shigure to return with some of his own stuff to sleep in. Fifteen minutes later, Yuki started tossing and turning in his sleep, moaning and mumbling words that were to dry and scratchy to make out. Aya went over to his brother and watched the heart monitor; his heart beats had gone up and Aya became worried. He looked back down at his little brother wondering what was going though his mind.

"Shhhhh Yuki, shhhhhh shh shhh. Breath in and out," he said in a quiet voice. He began to rub Yuki's head trying to calm him down a little more. "I'm here, Yuki, you're not alone anymore. And I will be here when you wake up." Yuki moaned in his sleep, starting to calm down. "Shhhhhhh, that's right. Calm down. I'll see you in the morning." He held Yuki's hand, holding his fingers and imagined holding his hand when Yuki used be small. "Night Yuki." He kissed Yuki's head and Yuki's blood pressure lowered; and his tossing and turning decreased.

Aya, being tired, put on his PJ's that Hatori handed him from Shigure. Aya smiled as he saw a note on the PJ's and read the note as he got into bed. It read:

I'm sorry about what you went through today with Yuki. Please, Aya, don't take it to heart. You are an amazing brother, whether you know it or not. And I will see you in the morning. Sleep well.

Love, Shigure and Hatori

P.S Don't forget to give Yuki the treats you got him. He will love you for it.

Morning came fast and Aya woke up with a happy stretch. Hatori was dozing in a chair next to Yuki's bed. Aya being Aya woke up Hatori. "Good morning sleepy head!" Hatori moaned and said. Ayame, this is why sleepovers never worked with you, you know that?" he said grumpily. Ayame gave a pout and Hatori sighed and said. "Fine Ayame. Good morning. Happy now?"

"YAY!" Aya cheered.

"Hush, Aya. Yuki is still asleep. He needs as much rest as he can get." Aya looked guilty and sat down on his own bed looking out the high window. Hatori ordered breakfast and the two friends talked about Yuki and what the doctors wanted him to, hopefully, do today.

"The doctors hope to get Yuki walking just a little, or at least get him to try. They put stronger stiches in so they won't break as easily; but he still needs to be careful," Hatori said simply.

"You think he can? Seems like he is too weak to even try." Aya said with a mouthful of food.

"Aya! Chew, swallow, then speak." Aya did as Hatori instructed and nodded. Aya looked at Yuki and smiled.

"He is strong- I see now more strong than maybe I ever thought. I hope to one day go for a walk with him. We don't even have to talk. We can just walk and be in our own thoughts."

"I hope that too, Aya," Hatori said, then took at bite of his food. Aya caught the remark and frowned. But smiled as he thought of walking with his brother on a nice sunny day.

Yuki woke up hearing voices and grunted. Hatori stood, walked to Yuki and placed a hand on Yuki's forehead.

"Yuki? Take your time, don't move too much. You suffered much. Can you open your eyes?" Yuki opened his eyes to find one was covered. Hatori put his index finger to his own lips and said, "Shhhh, I'll get some water for you, and then try to talk." He put some water in a clean glass, put a straw in it, and held the cup for Yuki to drink. Yuki drank down the water greatly and let his head fall back on the pillow.

"H- Hatori? How-?" Yuki said in a tired voice.

"You were lying in your garden in the mud, Yuki. You almost died. Thank c and your brother, Ayame, for saving your life." Yuki's one working eye widened and he tried to sit up in a more comfortable position.

"Stop, let me get some help so you don't hurt yourself and hurt your stiches." Yuki lay still watching Hatori. Yuki then herd another voice in the room and saw his brother walk to the end of the bed. Yuki looked down, ashamed that his brother was seeing him like this.

"I'll help Yuki if he doesn't mind," Aya said, looking at Hatori, and then at Yuki. Yuki said nothing, still looking down and not moving his gaze from his hand.

"Thank you, Ayame, but we need some more people too, to give more support. But, yes, your help will be needed."

Hatori called in the male nurses and they began to move Yuki to a more comfortable position. Hatori and Ayame moved Yuki's arms and held his upper body while the male nurses moved his upper and lower legs. Yuki groaned and they set him down gently. Yuki's face was scrunched up tight in pain, when he felt the pain ease, he relaxed.

"How you feeling over all?" a nurse asked. The nurse lifted some of Yuki's bandages and gently touched a scar on the side of his stomach. This caused Yuki to tilt his head back and scream. Hatori and Ayame grabbed his arms and held him as he screamed loudly trying to fight to stop the nurse from touching his scars. The nurse placed the bandage back on and said, "Yuki, I'm done, calm down. I'm done. Look, I'm not touching you." He grabbed a breathing mask when he heard Yuki start to wheeze. Yuki started to calm down and Hatori and Ayame let go.

Yuki bowed his head and used his left hand to cover his face in embarrassment. "Are hungry, Yuki?" another nurse asked. Yuki nodded, still covering his face. We are going to give you some small, snack sized food that we think will be good with your stomach. All the nurses left and Hatori and Ayame looked down at him. Yuki took off his breathing mask and rested it on the bed. An awkward silence came in the room and Yuki looked up at Hatori; Yuki gave him a heart aching look of why? And Hatori said,

"They should bring the food soon. In the mean time, tell us, what is the last thing you remember about how you ended up here. Do you know?"

Yuki thought for a moment and looked down at the blanket covering his lower half and said. "I was running - running to the house - and pain was taking over my body, I knew I wasn't going to make it so I ran as fast as I could. I couldn't breath and I fell, trying to crawl. Then everything went blurry and then black. That is the last thing I remember….." He looked over at Ayame and looked into his eyes. He turned away, his hair covering is face.

"Yuki?" Aya said in a kind voice. "Please don't be ashamed. Please, I'm here for you. I'm your brother and…" He was cut off by Yuki, who said, "Guys- could I have some time alone? Please?" The men nodded and walked out the door to hear Yuki starting to cry.

They stood there for a moment and walked to a private room where Hatori and other doctors went on breaks.

Hatori sighed and said, "He is going though a very hard time. A time no one should have to face, at least not at this age." Aya sat there thinking of Yuki when he was young. He was so tiny, so small…and the day he came to me for help I pushed him away; now he's doing the same to me. After forty minutes,Aya stood up and started to walk out of the room.

"Don't do it Aya, it will only make things harder."

"I know- but we are going to make it though."

While going back to Yuki's room, Shigure was walking to the break room as well.

"Hi, Aya, how's Yuki?" Aya gave him a sad look and continued walking into Yuki's room. By the time Aya went in, Yuki had stopped crying and was staring up at the celling.

"Yuki? Can I come in?"

"Come in Ayame,"

Ayame sat next to Yuki. But right as he was about to talk with Yuki, Yuki's food was brought in on a tray.

"Enjoy, tell us if you start to feel sick or not well," a nurse said. Yuki looked over at Aya and wondered what he was thinking.

"Go on and eat, I already ate." Yuki took a bite of yellow Jell-O. "Ymmm," Yuki said happily. He looked at Aya and said, "I have never had yellow Jell-O before…." Aya smiled and said, "I know; it is good. I remember my first time eating it too." Yuki smiled and continue to eat. That was until he got to the tuna. He started to gag. Aya grabbed a little bucket and held Yuki's hair while he threw up. Yuki stopped and Aya called Hatori. Hatori quickly came in, as did Shigure; and to their surprise, Aya was holding Yuki's hair while he threw up. Aya looked up at his friends with a sigh. This was all out - going to be a hard experience.

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