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Chapter 6: Secret
"Ms. Kamiya, Dr. Takani would like to see you now." The nurse said with a smile. I put the magazine down and went inside the room beside me. When I got in, I saw Megumi in her white coat, looking at the files that she held in her hands. Behind her is a bed with weird instruments on its right side.
I proceeded to the bed and laid down on it. This place has never changed. It was still the same white washed walls, white bed, silver equipments. This place screamed "Wanted Interior Designer!" all over it.
"Can I have my chocolate after this?" I jokingly said. Megumi shook her head and smiled.
"Stupid girl…"
I decided to talk to her about some thing as she does her thing. I can't explain to you what she was doing because when I once asked her about this process, I think my nose bled after the bizarre explanation. All I knew was that, I was having my regular blood transfusion. You see…I'm doing this because…I have anemia. Okay, so you may say "So what," which I normally tell Megumi, but Megumi said I don't just have an anemia. I have a sickle-cell anemia thalassemia something. I got this sickness from my mother's side but the geneticist said that the disease would stop from my line.
Okay I am boring you with this medicine talk…believe me because I nearly fell asleep from it.
"You talked to Kenshin right?" I suddenly blurted out. Megumi froze out and avoided my gaze. "What did you say to him?"
I am not stupid. I manage to put all the pieces together after I talked to Kenshin on the phone, the day before yesterday. I just kept quiet about everything because I don't want to spoil their fun...or rather my fun on making Megumi squirm.
"I don't know what you're talking about?" She said as she inserted the needle in me.
"OUCH!" I glared at her while she just sheepishly smiled. "It's not that I'm mad or something but…" I scrunched my face because I kind of feel different. "I am just worried of what you might have told him."
"Don't worry I didn't tell him that much. I just apologized for your weird, spoiled, behavior." So much for being a good friend…
"I hate you." I flatly said.
Megumi just laughed and sat beside my bed. "Anything else you want to say to me?"
"Could you wake me up and accompany me later to some bar?" I sleepily said.
"I don't know…it is too troublesome to go and I might do something later on…"
"Well, you could just cancel them…or you could just let me go there alone."
"You are a spoiled brat." She huffed and glared at me. "There better be cute guys in there, other than your Ken-san, or else I will kill you."
"Don't call Kenshin cute…yawn…because…" I didn't get to finish what I was going to say because I fell asleep. I always fell asleep during these sessions.
I woke up to the sound of soft giggling. I groggily opened my eyes and saw some kids around my bed. I stood up and smiled at them. "Hey guys, long time no see."
When the kids saw me already awake, they suddenly climbed onto my bed. These kids have been my friends ever since I came to this hospital. They just arrived at the same time as I do in this hospital and since their relatives and parents seldom visits them…well I kind of took the place of onee-san. Wait, I'm babbling nonsense.
"Kaoru-neechan, you look like a ghost." Misa, a young girl with brown pigtails and green eyes, said to me.
"How could she be a ghost, if she had feet?" Satori, a young boy with unruly ebony hair and blue eyes, said as he peeked beneath the covers.
"Maybe Kaoru-neechan is already an angel?" Ryu, a boy with sandy brown hair and green eyes, shyly said to me.
I laughed at them and pushed the blankets off me. "Hey guys, since Megumi-chan didn't brought me my chocolate why don't we infiltrate the canteen?" I heard a shout of hoorays and we're off to the canteen.
The kids and I had fun as we ate our snacks and played in the garden of the hospital. I could see the sky turned violet and there are already few stars in the sky. I might be smiling at that time but what Ryu had said really bothered me. I don't want to be called an angel because for me, angels are just temporary beings that stayed here on earth for their mission.
Suddenly, my cell phone rang from my pocket. I pulled it out and answered it.
"Where are you?" Even though his voice is calm there is a hint of worry in there.
"Hello Kenshin! How's it going on in there?" I casually asked.
"Don't tell me you're not coming." He asked in a flat voice. I raised my eyebrow at his question.
"Then I won't tell you." I said in my most defiant tone. He was silent for a second there that I thought he had already hung up.
"You're joking right? I mean, why aren't you coming?" His voice had suddenly turned soft. "It quite dangerous for you to go right now, so…"
"Onee-chan, who are you talking to?" Misa asked.
"A friend…." I answered with a smile. "Hey Kenshin, I have to go…bye." I didn't wait for his reply as I suddenly closed the phone.
I didn't know what came over me to do that to Kenshin. I think I was just…scared. I mean I think…I just don't like the idea of me being painted as a weak person. Weird, but I have this feeling that he somehow knew what I felt just by listening to my voice. I've been pampered and treated like a baby since I was young…and I don't want that anymore.
"Kaoru-neechan, you have to leave right now or else your friend would be angry." Satori bluntly said. For a young kid, he sure is wise and tactless.
"Who told you I'm not going?" I asked with my eyebrow raised. "I'm just resting up a bit so I wouldn't look like a ghost."
"But Kaoru-neechan, you already look nice for me." Ryu shyly said as he hid his blushing face beneath his bangs.
"Hey Kaoru, if your going to ask me to accompany you, then stop going around where I would have a hard time in finding you." Megumi suddenly appeared behind Kaoru. "Kids you should go back to your room right now, it's already late." Megumi said in a stern voice.
The kids frowned and looked at me for help. I smiled at them apologetically. When the kids saw that I couldn't help, they waved goodbye and walked back inside the hospital.
"Let's go."
When we got there at around 8:00pm, there are many people line-up outside. The lights and sounds blared wildly from where I stand. I suddenly felt scared and wanted to back out but Megumi's grip on my wrist stopped me. We stood on the line for quite some time but when we got there…
"Sorry but no minors allowed." The large man said.
"Oh…" I didn't know what to do at that time. "Megumi, I'll just tell Kenshin…" When the large man heard Kenshin's name he suddenly spoke.
"Are you by any chance Ms. Kamiya?" I nodded and let me enter the club. "I'm so sorry Ms. Kamiya. Everyone has been waiting for you even Mr. Himura. The show had already started hours ago."
The man blabbered as I told him not to worry about it and then I went in. The place was really crowded compared to the spacious room yesterday. I bumped onto several people on my way to the bar. I sighed in relief when I got in there and thanked my lucky stars when I saw two empty seats. Megumi was bobbing her head to the music that the club was playing. Truth to be told, my head was already spinning with these so many people and noise.
"Hey, I thought you're not going to come?" It's not the voice that caught my attention but the hand on my shoulder did. I flinched when I saw a man's hand on my shoulder but I still remained calm amidst all it.
"Seta-san!" I greeted him with a smile. "So, how many girls had fallen for you right now?"
"Not much…" He shrugged.
"By the way," I cut him off. "This is Megumi Takani, my friend." I then looked at Megumi. "This is Seta Sojirou, Kenshin's friend."
"Speaking of Kenshin…I guess you should go to the back stage because Ken-san, has been raising hell ever since."
"Oh really?" I asked in an amused way. I asked Seta-san where is the back stage and went there…or rather bumped myself to others while getting in there. On my way, I think I finally reached my limits because I was starting to feel faint and there was a slight throbbing on my head. I think it's because there is a large throng of people and I haven't eaten anything since this morning, save for the chocolate at the hospital. I thanked my stars when I saw an empty backstage. I leaned on the wall before I proceed further. I could hear a guitar playing on a room in front of me. I took a deep breath before I faced him and walked slowly towards the room and found the door slightly ajar. I peaked and saw his red hair. He was sitting with his back towards me and I smirked. I sneaked in behind him and hit his head with my hand.
"You are so gullible." I forced myself to smile and to stand straight if I want to look normal to him. He stopped playing his guitar and faced me with a fierce glare on his face.
"Don't look at me like that. It is your fault for doubting me for a second that I would come." I pouted and sat in front of him. He looked away from me and started playing his guitar.
Okay the truth is if it wasn't for him, I really wouldn't waste my precious time on going in here. I mean it is too troublesome to just go in here and be squished by people. But I guess I screwed up.
"Are you not going to talk to me?" I asked him when I noticed that he was ignoring me.
"Well, sorry for thinking like that. You just suddenly hang up without any reason. I thought…" Suddenly he sighed and his glare suddenly disappeared. I wonder what he was going to say after that. "Did you come with someone?"
"I'm with Megumi right now." I looked at him with my eyebrow raised. "You didn't finished your sentence. You thought what? Did you think I wasn't going to come? Oh please, this is a big event for you and I don't want to miss it…especially if you screwed up." I smiled evilly. "I would have a story to tell to your kids when you grow old. I would tell them, your father screwed up on his first concert."
"Do you want to die?" He suddenly frowned when he looked at me. "Are you okay? You look pale." I laughed uneasily.
"This is nothing. Have you just realized that I have a very fair complexion, that sometimes I was called a vampire?" I lied through my teeth. I could see that he didn't buy my lie, so I have to take his mind off of it by changing the topic.
"So I heard you missed me earlier." I teased him suddenly. "Don't worry because I didn't miss you that much."
Kenshin glared at me while I laughed at him. "Hey, I'll be watching for your next performance so break a leg." I stood up and left him but instead he walked beside me. "Hey?" Kenshin just avoided my look and held my hand once more. "You're holding my hand again." I complained but he just gave me a sideways glance.
"The crowd is too large." That is what he just said to me as he pulled me close to him. I feel very uncomfortable with this position we are in and its making me fidgety. Believe me this is the most uncomfortable feeling in the world…but familiar. I think I have to curse the fact that Kenshin was a great singer because suddenly I was pushed away from him by his groupies.
I couldn't see him anymore as people bumped onto me. I slowly went back to the bar and sighed in relief when I saw Megumi with an empty chair beside her. I sat on it and rested my forehead on the table.
I didn't notice the guy that Megumi was talking to or the fact that Megumi was shaking me. I turned my head and smiled weakly at her. The lights suddenly dimmed and the spotlights turned on to the center stage.
"Kaoru, you don't look that well anymore." Megumi whispered in my ear.
"Nonsense, I was just resting for a bit."
"I think the crowd was too much for you." Megumi worriedly said.
"Ms. Kamiya, if you may I could drive you home." Hajime-san suddenly appeared from my sight.
"I'm fine…" I think it was Megumi's glare that cut me off. "Please let me stay for a bit…just…let me finish Kenshin's performance."
"I shouldn't have let you come in here…" I heard Megumi mumbled vaguely. I could also hear her explaining to Mr. Hajime-san my condition. Even though, I feel like her voice is far away, I know what she was saying. It involves about the reaction of my body whenever I get stressed or tired and the fact that the place was really crowded enough to make my head swirl.
I could hear the guitar started to play. I looked at Kenshin and his friends as they hit the notes. If my headache was bearable before…right now I want to pound it on something hard, like Megumi's head.
The crowd was jumping and bobbing their heads to the music. The groupies screamed at the top of their lungs while gushing about how cute Kenshin, Seta-san or Shinomori-san. I hoped they lost their voices tomorrow. Kenshin is not cute…he is not a stuffed animal…he is…okay.
I was suddenly surprised that Megumi suddenly held my shoulders.
"Easy there…I think we should go home right now." I couldn't answer her at that time. Drat, this body! Hajime-san was about to help when Megumi stopped him. Thank god!
"Hajime-san…" I called out to him. "Please don't tell Kenshin that I'm sick…it would be too embarrassing."
Megumi suddenly pulled me away and together we went home.
Then next day, it was near noon and I was still asleep on my bed. I heard the door opened and Megumi sat beside me and checked me up. As usual I was groggy so I never complained or commented the fact that she was trespassing and skipping work.
"You're color has gone back to normal…a vampire who had just drank blood. However, you must rest a little bit more."
I my sleepy state all I could understand was blah blah. I yawned and ignored her as she gave me a piece of chocolate.
"Oh yeah, I'm going out for a bit so I called someone to accompany you." She suddenly said.
Let me guess…it start with a letter K…his name is Kenshin right? This story is slowly turning out to be like those…cheesy romantic flicks. SCARY!
"She should be arriving any moment now." Megumi mumbled to herself. Oh my mistake…I wonder who is that person. If this story became a horror movie, the person would be Akiha…I think I prefer Kenshin over her.
"KAO-CHAN!" A very loud squeal snapped me out from my daze. Suddenly a large person falls on top of me and the next thing I knew I was staring at a pair of blue eyes.
"Misao?"
"I miss you very much!" Misao said. "I was just visiting for two days…of course your father paid for the trip but still...I grabbed the opportunity…" Misao is still hyper as ever. "Although I really wanted to go out and shop but I can't because I just came here to keep you company."
"Are you crazy? You traveled for two hours just to stay with me? You really are my best friend!" I squealed back and hugged her.
"Two crazy people reunited." Megumi mumbled to herself.
When Megumi left, we did nothing but talked about what had happened at our hometown and my life in here. I heard that my stupid brother had finally met his match.
Misao had been my best friend since…truthfully I can't even remember when. She is one of the few people who really knew me.
"So I heard a lot of things about this Himura Kenshin…tell me about him? Is he handsome? Is he nice or dark and mysterious? Is he the one who's going to capture your elusive heart?"
"Kenshin…is…um…has a pretty face. He is nice but some people call him bad boy. Lastly…are you sick? Where in the world did you learn the word elusive?"
"From a dictionary…so is there a chance for you falling for him?"
I just left this girl for months and then she suddenly became weird.
Misao's face fell after that. "Don't tell me…"
I think this is the time where jokes are forbidden. I sighed and looked at her.
"If there was ever a chance that I would do that…I don't know."
Falling for that guy seemed impossible for me at this time. For me love couldn't just develop in days or hours…it takes time. I didn't know how much time I have but all I know was that love would someday come.
What I didn't know was that love would be the hardest thing I would face.
Author's note:
Ah drat my head and my stomach is acting funny again but since you guys really wanted to read the next chapter, I have no choice but to finish this up. Read and review guys!
Silenceisbetter – I think I had said what I wanted to say.
Reader – I already know who you are. You're a friend of Hikari right? I think she had already explained to you why there are similar scenes from her story to mine.
Seashell, Animebdoll,Kerakjr118 – THANKS!!!!! I give you one chocolate each!
Solou – I'm afraid I have to warn you right now. This story might be light at first but as the story progress I require a lot of tissues or handkerchief.
Ohagi-chan – That scene really cracks me up too!
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