Ritsu woke up crying, he had dreamed of his high school years with Saga senpai. Why he would dream of something so random and so long ago he didn't know, he had gotten over that years ago at least he thought so. But for some reason the pain that he felt from now was about fifty times worse than back then. He didn't realize it but he was sobbing now, his head hurt and he ran to the bathroom to throw up. The doctors had said that he'd been lucky to get off on just amnesia. Had that car been going any faster, Ritsu's whole system would have been dysfunctional. Whether it be his bodily control or his emotions, he was glad but he couldn't help feeling like absolute shit. He would continue having migraines and if they started to become sleep paralysis he would have to go to the hospital for a prescription and and an examination.

Ritsu wretched more and fell to the floor painfully. He was suffering and it wasn't just because of his condition.

An ran into the room and patted his back soothingly. It had been a month since the incident and An and Yokozawa were dead tired. The injuries to his arm and leg hadn't been as bad as originally thought and he was now out of his cast and off crutches. He had the occasional rehab session to see how he was doing but nothing more. Overall he looked better but that hadn't been the case. His brain was going haywire with migraines, dizzy spells, fainting and throwing up. It scared An deeply and Takano too seemed to shut down. According to Yokozawa he hadn't spoke in five days. It worried her so when she came over to his apartment she brought what Yokozawa said was his favorite drink and favorite snack. He hadn't touched the snack but he downed the tea rather fast, probably a substitute for beer.

"Ritsu do you want to go to the hospital? This can't be normal." she bent over Ritsu's crying and slumped form. He looked up at her with tears in his eyes, his face was red and he looked feverish. Shaking his head he shuffled back over to his bed. Ritsu wiped his eyes and An pulled up a chair next to the bed, she loved Ritsu but right about now she was kinda glad that he had chosen Takano and not her. Ritsu was proving to be quite the handful not that it was his fault but she was getting weary hopping between him and Takano. In a month only a very small portion of Ritsu's memory had returned and with everyday that passed he seemed to be in more and more pain.

Ritsu had fallen asleep and apparently so had Takano because Yokozawa knocked on the front door softly. When she opened up the front door she examined his tall and disheveled form. He had bags under his eyes not unlike hers, his tie was sideways and his normally smooth face started to grow facial hair. In the very long month that had passed she had become fairly close friends with Yokozawa and they shared a mutual respect for one another.

"Wow you look awful." was the first words to be released from Yokozawa's mouth when they flopped down on the couch.

"Look in a mirror lately?" she laughed mirthlessly.

Yokozawa gave a small sad smile but it disappeared just as soon as it appeared. They sat in painful silence, they hardly slept anymore. Being caretaker was a difficult job and those two weren't exactly making their jobs easy to handle. All of a sudden An broke down causing Yokozawa to jump a bit. She was sobbing quietly and Yokozawa gazed at her sadly before rubbing her back. She leaned into him and simply cried, Yokozawa's parent mode snapped in immediately. An found it awkward but she just couldn't hold it in now.

"Yokozawa-san what if he doesn't remember! Takano would wi-" her sobs never let her finish the sentence.

"He has to, he wouldn't do that to Masamune." he sighed and after a few minutes she slid to the opposite side of the couch and once again they sat in silence.

"You okay?" Yokozawa said hesitantly giving a side glance. An nodded she wiped her eyes and turned on the TV. Her favorite show was on right now but it would be embarrassing to watch in front of Yokozawa. After pondering about it she decided she didn't car and flipped to "Pure romance".

Yokozawa leaned forward slowly in interest and he was biting his thumb anxiously. An was in a similar position but instead of biting her thumb she bit her nails.

"Usagi I..I lo-" Misaki stuttered on the screen. Both An and Yokozawa stood up outraged when he just collapsed on the floor.

"You were so close just say it!" they both yelled at the screen. After the episode finished they said their good nights and headed to bed. None was exactly happy but they felt a little more at peace from the few minutes of relaxation.

In the morning Yokozawa made breakfast even though he knew Takano would just take a few measly bites to avoid being patronized. Though this morning the human body won out and Takano ate his entire meal and held it down. He said a few words every now and then but that seemed to be his limit. At work he didn't yell. He just spoke when he needed to direct the team. Kisa and Hatori were scared out of their minds and they still wanted to know where Ritsu was. But every time they asked Takano either got really angry or looked like he really wanted to cry. Both options were equally distasteful.

At the office Yokozawa had been running around reading the plans he had miss when all of a sudden Ritsu's last proposal came in. Yokozawa was shocked to see how brilliant it was, it was sure to get many sales for the manga. Although brilliant the little dummy had amnesia so he didn't know who would run the event in his place. Yokozawa sighed sadly and hesitantly threw the paper in a filing cabinet. The day overall was just stressful and depressing, when he went to the Emerald division he felt ten times more depressed than he was originally. Hatori was leaving as Yokozawa came in and just before the door closed Hatori grabbed his arm. Yokozawa once again found himself in the hallway.

"Yokozawa-san what's going on around here? As second editor in chief I have the right to know what's going on." he said as though he'd been rehearsing the lines. Yokozawa balked for a second before his expression hardened.

"I don't believe I know what you're talking about." he said gruffly. Hatori frowned as he was shrugged off and Yokozawa walked into the room again. So Yokozawa is involved somehow. Hatori thought suspiciously while walking down the hall toward the elevators.

Takano sat at his desk on the phone with one of his mangakas. He seemed weary and like he wanted to throw the phone out the window. Takano acknowledged his friend dully and continued on the phone.

It was then where Yokozawa couldn't help but think about Ritsu's memory not returning. He wouldn't know what to do, he was pretty sure it'd be a hundred times worse than when they were in college and he highly doubted that Ritsu's naive "fiancee" would know either or have a plan. They were thoroughly screwed and there wasn't a damn thing to do about it. Just to wait.

HI GUYS! So sorry this chapter is meh. I tried but everything just came in random bursts and its all jumbled. At least to me anyway. Well I forgot disclaimers at the very beginning of this sooo I don't own shiggity! Please review and send me some creative critism people! Keep smiling!-Lonescript