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"Where is her father?"

Chapter 7 : Confusion

"Well? Where is Ryuji-san?" Scar asked again after a few minutes when he got no answer. Yuichi answered Scar softly, telling him that Ranka-san was in a coma.

"What…. But… Oh shit… This is not good, if this gets out… Oh boy…" Scar started pacing back and forth muttering in some language that none of the others were familiar with. After pacing the whole room six times, he looked out the door. Seeing someone there his eyes narrowed and took on a murderous glint.

"Keep anyone except Yuichi-sensei and you three out of Haruhi's room at all cost." It was not a suggestion, it was a direct order from Scar as he walked out of the room with eye(s) shooting daggers at someone outside the waiting room.

He stormed out, walking straight towards another leather-clad fellow.

"Why would he say something like that?" Satoshi asked once Scar got out of earshot.

Scar was furious! How DARE that man do this to Haruhi?! The furious young boy stormed up to the the leather-clad guy at the reception desk.

"We need to talk." Scar started, skipping the greeting. It wasn't needed between the two comrades. The new guy could clearly see that his friend was not in the mood for pleasantries.

"Assemble your best guys, HE has been moving." The green eye gleamed dangerously and Scar's comrade could see that something more was happening than just the SF being summoned. The SF was the group's Special Forces unit. That was clearly NOT a drill. Sparing a sidelong glance at Scar, he could see the strain of keeping his anger in check.

"Anybody else?"

Scar took a few moments to answer.

"Get me a team of six high-security guards. Let it be people you would trust with a defenseless girl as well as your life."

After another short silence, Scar continued:

"I need them right away. Oh, and send someone to get me some clean clothes will you? I won't be leaving here anytime soon."

The other guy only nodded and left to start making phone calls. He knew by now that it was not wise to ask questions. Besides, Scar looked like he was about to remove somebody's head if that person breathed too hard, so he decided to simply follow orders and await further instructions.

Back in the waiting room, all the guys were extremely confused, not to mention suspicious, of the complete stranger's behavior. Yuichi knew who Scar is, so he also realized that there was a reason for him to say what he did. He decided to do as Scar said and motioned for the others to follow him to the girl's room.

Kyoya did not like this, not one bit. He could tell that Scar knew something that he did not and it aggravated him to no end. Haruhi was his friend and he had never heard her talk about any person named 'Scar'. He had no idea what to think about the leather-clad teenager.

Mori was uncomfortable with Scar's response to the condition of Haruhi and Ranka-san. It seemed like he knew something, but exactly what, and how much did he know? And WHY did he know anything? Haruhi never really mentioned friends other than the hosts, not even friends from middle school. Something just did not add up.

Satoshi stared after Scar for a moment before he followed the others to Haruhi's room. There was something tickling the back of his mind, but he was unable to grasp it. He still felt like he knew Scar from somewhere, and his reaction to Haruhi's name just reinforced that feeling. Just what is going on here?

Darkness. Cold. What was that place? It was lonely, there was nobody else there. Far beyond there is a light. A figure started walking towards it, but as it came closer, the pain started. Headache, arms burning, legs feeling like lead. To escape the pain, the figure went back to the comforting darkness. It was lonely, but at least there was no pain there…

Yuichi checked all the bandages and took Haruhi's vitals which he wrote down on a clipboard full of other medical notes.

The three boys stood to the side and out of his way. When he had finished, they all sat down around the room. Haruhi had been placed in a private room due to her delicate situation. Here she would be monitored at all times to ensure that she did not hurt herself again.

After a while, Scar came in looking a lot better than he had when they all first came into contact. He had changed into clean clothes, although it was still black leather. And he had also cleaned up a bit. Yuichi sent a glare at him and he merely lifted an oats bar.

"I am eating, see? I'll have a proper meal later."

Yuichi only scoffed and asked why they were told to be the only ones allowed in Haruhi's room. He was thinking about the practicality of it all. The nurses would need to be allowed in for the checkups and keeping an eye on her to prevent further danger to herself.

"How much do any of you know about her current situation, and I'm not talking about her current health?" Scar did not want to let them know the full extent of the complex situation if Haruhi hadn't told them anything, because that would mean that she didn't want them to know.

Mori spoke up, surprising everyone except for Scar, since he didn't know him.

"Not enough to understand what you are so concerned about. She only admitted to being in a pinch, not much more."

Kyoya stared at Mori from behind the glaring lenses of his glasses. Why would Haruhi go to Mori-senpai of all people? He was confused and he didn't like being confused.

Scar sighed before he spoke again: "I guess she tried to it herself. Again. Stupid girl… Anyway, she probably doesn't know that her life might be in danger. Listen, I'll tell you what I think you should know, but I refuse to tell you everything. If Haruhi wants you to know more, she will tell you herself."

Looking straight at Mori, Scar continued: "But before I start, I need to know how much she had already told you."

Mori and Scar stared at each other for a long moment before Mori spoke. He could see that Scar had no bad intentions towards Haruhi, so he decided to relay everything that Haruhi had told him to the rest of them.

Scar nodded solemnly as he listened to Mori's tale. With a sigh he said that was only a part of the whole story, but he refused to tell them more than that.

Satoshi, Kyoya and Yuichi were very surprised to hear the story that was Haruhi's life. All of them were now concerned for the girl's safety. Yuichi turned to Scar.

"What do you suggest?"

"Well, since Ryuji-san is currently in a coma, Haruhi is practically a sitting duck. The guy who's after her, would stop at nothing to get to her. I have arranged for some guards, they should be here shortly. You guys should get some rest."

Almost as an afterthought he added, "You look like hell." With that, he turned around to greet the man by the door which no-one else had noticed yet.

After a few softly spoken words, Scar let the man into the room completely and introduced him as the head of the security-team, Daichi. He would be in charge of Haruhi and her security while she is in the hospital.

Daichi bowed respectfully at his boss' friends. No need to stir up trouble before even beginning. He inquired about the four gentlemen in the room as he should, but he could not shake the feeling of distrust towards the bespectacled teen. Something about him sent Daichi's senses reeling. He made a mental note to do a background check on all of them, even if the Boss said they were to be trusted. No use in taking chances.

Scar was nothing if not observant, so he had immediately noticed the guard's unease towards Kyoya. Scar himself was a little concerned about him. He knew, of course, that Kyoya was an Ohtori and Yuichi-sensei's youngest brother, but he sensed something off about him and he was determined to find out what. He would protect Haruhi even if it cost him everything, she was just THAT important, but nobody needed to know why. Perhaps he should talk to Yuichi-sensei about this, after all, he had been keeping Scar's secret for years now, so surely he could be trusted?

Satoshi stared at the guard. He could see the man sizing them up and coming to conclusions. He also noticed how Daichi's gaze lingered on Kyoya-senpai, it was not really that much of a suspicious behavior, but something seemed off about the way he stared at his senpai. Why would he stare at him like that? What was that nagging feeling in the back of his mind that he knew Scar from somewhere? It really bothered him.

Mori was deep in thought. He thought about everything that Haruhi had told him and the weird person who knows more about the situation than he does. Why would a complete stranger know so much about Haruhi's life if even Kyoya knew nothing? He had seen the surprise on Kyoya's face as he told them what he knew earlier, so he was convinced that it had (up till that point) only been himself and Haruhi that knew of that. Just who is Scar? How is he involved with Haruhi and what were his intentions?

A soft groan brought them all out of their thoughts. Scar and Yuichi were next to Haruhi in an instant. When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw, was a room full of people that she did not immediately recognize. Because of this, she started to panic and hyperventilate, thrashing around and nearly pulling the IV from her arm. Yuichi immediately restrained her arms, telling Scar to hold down her legs, but he refused.

"Scar, we don't have time for this!"

Completely ignoring the doctor, Scar began talking to Haruhi in a gentle, yet kind of monotone voice.

"Haruhi, calm down. It's all right. No-one here means you any harm." He lifted his hand and covered her eyes. "Listen to my voice. Listen only to my voice for a moment. Breathe slowly in, and slowly out. Breathe in again, and slowly out."

With the sound of the voice and the hand covering the unknown people from her sight, Haruhi did as the voice instructed her, breathing slowly in and out. She had stopped trashing around as soon as the hand covered her eyes and the grip on her arm loosened. Her body, however, was still tight as a string. Seeing this, Scar gave new instructions in the same tone of voice.

"Now relax your muscles methodically. Start with your toes and consciously relax the muscles."

Doing as instructed, Haruhi tensed her muscles in her feet and released. Slowly working her way upwards, all the while the voice kept talking, urging her to continue, but to leave her arms for last. As she reached her neck, the voice began giving instructions for her arms.

Both Scar and Yuichi kept a close eye on Haruhi as she worked her muscles into relaxation. When she reached her arms, Scar's instructions became more precise in order for the doctor to evaluate whether or not there was more damage than they had thought at first. It turns out, there was something overlooked after all. Haruhi winched as she got to her shoulder. Narrowing his eyes, Scar still spoke to her in the same, almost hypnotic tone of voice.

"Haruhi, I am going to touch your hand, alright?"

After a brief hesitation, a soft 'hai' was heard. Scar gently touched her hand to let her know he was there. Every step of the way, he told her what he was going to do before doing it. This seemed to help Haruhi to stay calm, even if one of his hands was still over her eyes.

"I'm going to poke your muscles in your arm a little to see where the problem is. Tell me if I am hurting you or if you feel a sting, ok? I am also going to remove my hand now, but keep your eyes closed for a bit longer, alright?"

Both times Haruhi nodded at the questions, so Scar began at her hand and slowly making his way to her elbow, he rubbed and poked at the muscle. All the while he kept looking for any reaction of pain or discomfort in her face. Everything went well enough until he reached her shoulder. Haruhi cried out in pain as Scar prodded a particularly sore spot right under her collarbone.

Brows pulling together in concentration, Scar began talking to Haruhi again, telling her that he was going to help her sit up a little so that he can look at her shoulder blade. At her nod of consent, Scar put his one arm around her shoulders and the other under her knees to move her up enough so that she can be as comfortable as possible while he examined her shoulder further. The arm under her shoulders elicited a yelp of pain form the patient, but calmed down almost immediately at the soothing words spoken by 'The Voice' as she referred to the person speaking to her.

Scar took great care in working as gentle as possible, but you can only work SO gentle before the examination means nothing. In the process, Haruhi's muscles tensed again. Scar saw the bundle of nerves pulled together in a little ball right under the shoulder blade. Shaking his head lightly he spoke to Haruhi again.

"Your muscles have contracted below the shoulder blade. I am going to rub it out for you, but I'm afraid that if will hurt quite a lot. Unfortunately it has to be done; otherwise it will only get worse. I also need you to relax your other muscles, it could help a little. May I continue? "

Haruhi tensed at the sound of more pain, but with the explanation, she gave her consent. She began relaxing again from the feet in hopes to take her mind off the inevitable pain. She felt the gentle hands beginning to poke and prod at the sore muscles. She felt the muscle tense and focused on relaxing it.

Scar realized what Haruhi was doing and grinned at the idea. He worked quickly and efficiently and in less than 10 minutes, the ball of tense muscle was relaxed and Haruhi was practically goo in his hands. After laying her down, he chuckled softly and began to speak to her in the same voice as before.

"Haruhi, you must open your eyes soon. When I remove my hands from your back and eyes, you will see six people. Not one of them means you any harm. There is your doctor, Yuichi Ohtori-sensei; your friend Kyoya Ohtori-san; your friend Takashi Morinozuka-san and his brother Satoshi Morinozuka-kun. There is also Daichi; he is my bodyguard which I am lending to you for a little while. Lastly there is me; my name is Scar, there is no reason to fear me or anyone in this room. Do you understand?"

Haruhi nodded slowly, so Scar asked if she was ready to open her eyes. Haruhi tensed slightly, but she nodded again. She opened her eyes and came face-to-face with a boy who had his dark-chocolate colored hair covering his left eye; revealing his other eye which was bright green and shone with kindness. She turned her head to the other side, seeing Yuichi-sensei standing there. Blinking once, twice she looked at the other occupants in the room. Just as Scar had said, she saw Kyoya-senpai, Satoshi, and Mori-senpai, all with worried yet awed expressions on their faces. Looking at the door, she noticed an unfamiliar man which she assumed was 'Daichi'.

Scar smiled kindly at Haruhi as she took in her surroundings. He knew that she was still feeling weird because of the blood transfer, so he let her look around at her own pace. He noticed the questioning gazes from everybody else in the room. He knew they wanted to know how he had managed to calm Haruhi so fast, but he was not about to reveal any of his secrets just yet (if at all).

Haruhi turned back to Scar and studied his face. Her mind was still in a slight haze, but she had no idea why. She reached out a hand to wipe the annoying hair out of the boy's face. She wanted to look at his entire face, but as she reached out, she realized that something was in her arm. Looking down, she saw a needle connected to a tube. In the tube was a clear liquid running into her arm. She did not like the idea of some unknown liquid running into her system. Maybe that was why her mind is so fuzzy?

Scar noticed Haruhi's frown as she looked at the IV and realized her intension. Lightly grabbing her hand, he successfully brought her attention back to himself. He explained to her that she was currently in the hospital and that the IV had antibiotics in it to help her recover faster. At this explanation, Haruhi only nodded.

"Haruhi-chan, do you know why you are in the hospital right now?" Yuichi asked kindly. Instead of answering, Haruhi only stared back at him.

Haha... oops, another cliffhanger... Just a quick question: Can I bring in a little of the supernatural or do you want me to stay as close to my imagination's reality as possible? Please leave me a review with your answer, it will determine a lot of the next chapter, so I would like the input of my readers!

Thanks to Kerilu95 for beta reading this chapter as well!

Read y'all next chapter!

Edited: 3-28-2016