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Chapter 10:

Yolei was worried for her friend. TK had ran out of the classroom looking like he was about to throw up. Next thing they knew, someone said that TK had fainted in the hallway. He definitely was not well, she could tell that much from how pale and tired he looked, but she thought it was just the flu or maybe a cold. Passing out, though? That doesn't sound like "it's nothing."

She wasn't able to focus as well on her calculus test then, and was worried about the grade she would get on it, but not as worried as she was for TK. The bell finally rang and she practically ran out of the classroom to go find Kari, Cody, Ken, and Davis. She finally spotted Kari walking out from her class.

"KARI!"

Kari turned and smiled at her. "Oh, hi Yolei. How was your calc…"

"Never mind that! TK's in the hospital."

"WHAT?!"

"I'm going to go to the hospital as soon as I find the others and let them know."

"I'm coming too!"

With two pairs of eyes now, they easily found Cody, Ken, and Davis and told them the news. In the end, though, only Kari and Yolei were going to be able to go to the hospital. Ken and Davis both had a soccer game and Cody had to go to kendo practice after school but would call afterwards to see how TK was doing. So, Yolei and Kari both got the books they needed to take home and walked to the hospital.

Yolei was really worried for her friend, but she couldn't help but think whether Kari had re-formed any feelings for TK. She hadn't had a chance to talk to Kari about the dance, yet, and she saw this as an opportunity to see if her plan had worked.

"So, Kari, how did you like the dance on Saturday? I mean, besides the whole fire thing, of course."

Kari knew where Yolei was heading to, and she blushed as she remembered the kiss that TK and she had shared. She looked at her feet and responded,

"Well, I finally apologized to TK, and we both forgave each other."

"That's good. Did anything else happen?"

"Well… um…. We did dance."

"And….?"

"Oh, Yolei, I'm so confused right now."

She tried her best to explain her feelings as best as she could to her friend. She needed this venting session. She started out about how hard it was for her to break up with TK, and how she had never stopped loving him for one second. She talked about how her anger towards TK "disappearing" led her on to dating Davis; she wanted to love again and this time it was going to be with someone who was going to be there with her. After a couple of months of dating, she explained, she started to fall in love with Davis and to forget about TK. When TK returned to Odaiba, however, she found that she was really excited that he was back. She didn't want to forgive him, though, so she "shunned" him to try to get back at him. Then she told Yolei about the dance and how her and TK had kissed and that now she was confused as to whether she still loved TK or not.

"What should I do, Yolei?"

Yolei took a while to respond, but finally said,

"Kari, the only advice I can give you is to follow your heart. Really search deep within your heart and see who has the most place in your heart, TK or Davis. Don't just take 'the easy path,' make sure you decide based on what your heart feels."

At this Kari fell silent and started to think about TK and Davis. It was hard to, though, because her and Davis had dated for almost a year now. She loved Davis, that she knew, but was it only a friend love, like brother-sister love, or did she really have feelings for him? Then she thought about TK. Instantly she felt all weird inside. She definitely loved TK, too, but in what way? Then she thought about where she was going on that instant. She was not watching Davis play a soccer game, she was going to the hospital to see if TK was all right. 'Oh,' she thought to herself, 'this is really hard.'

They then arrived at the hospital. The two of them walked up to the receptionist, and Kari noticed that it was the same receptionist from when she was there to check up on Yolei.

"Oh, back again I see."

"Yeah, we're here to check on another one of our friends."

"Well, I'm glad to see that you are all better, uh… Yolei, wasn't it?"

"Yes, thank you."

"Well, what is your other friends name?"

"Takeru Takaishi."

"Ok, let's see. Ahh, he is in room 152 on the second floor. You can go up and see him now if you want."

"Thank you very much."

"Have a nice day."

They took the elevator up a floor and looked for TK's room. Kari made a side note to Yolei,

"I really don't enjoy finding myself here all the time."

"Me either, trust me."

Finding the room was easy enough. They walked in and saw that TK's mother was in the room sitting next to the bed TK was lying on. TK looked so pale and sick. He might have looked worse because of the tubes and machines that were attached to his body (the hospital has that effect of making people seem worse than what they may possible be).

"Hi Miss. Takaishi"

"Hello Kari. Hello Yolei."

"How's he doing?"

"Yeah, he doesn't look too well."

"The doctor said that he is very dehydrated. He said that he hasn't eaten or drank anything this whole day, and put that on top of a cold caused this."

"Is it serious?"

"No, the doctor says that he'll have to stay overnight just to make sure that his fluid levels go back to normal and that he gets the proper nutrition he needs since he didn't eat."

"Well that's good."

"Do you know if he is going to wake up anytime soon?"

"No, the doctor said that it could be a couple of hours. Could you tell me what happened that made him pass out?"

"Well, the whole day he was very pale and looked extra tired. He didn't eat anything for lunch, but he never went to the nurse's office so I didn't think much of it. Then, during the calculus test he ran out of the room for the bathroom looking like he was about to barf. Next thing we knew, TK had fainted in the hallway."

"Oh, I guess he won't be getting a good grade on that test then."

They laughed and Kari said, "Ha! I'm sure that his teacher will let him make it up."

The three of them talked for a good hour or so in which time nothing exciting happened. A nurse would enter every once in a while to check on TK and the machines. TK hadn't moved a muscle. Then Yolei's phone went off and she excused herself. Once outside in the hallway, she answered,

"Hello?"

"Hey, Yolei, it's me."

"Hiya Cody. I thought you had kendo."

"I do, I just have a break right now. I wanted to check on TK."

"Oh, I see. He's still alive, which is good. He looks very pale and sick still, but the doctor said he'll be fine. He has a pretty bad cold and because he didn't eat or drink anything all day he is dehydrated. They have him hooked up to some IV's to try to get his nutrition and fluid levels back to normal. He hasn't woken up yet, but, like I said, the doctor said he'll be fine. He's gonna stay the night, but should be able to go home tomorrow morning."

"Well, that's at least good news. I'm glad to hear that he's ok."
"Yeah, I'll tell his mom to tell him that you called when he wakes up."

"Thanks Yolei. Well, I gotta get going so I'll talk to you later."

"Yupp. See ya Cody!"

She hung up and decided that since her and Kari were both pretty much ready to leave walked down to the gift shop in the hospital to buy TK a gift. She found the store on the first floor. Walking in, she instantly found a cute stuffed bear that was holding a heart that said "Get Well Soon." She bought that along with a "get well soon" card and a balloon, and walked, with her new trinkets, back up to TK's room.

Silence filled the room, and then Kari raised her eyebrows in shock and started blushing when Miss Takaishi asked her,

"So, Kari, do you still love TK?"

She almost fell off her chair.

"Ummm… I… I don't…. I'm not sure."

"It's ok." She laughed, "I'm sure it was quite a shock for you to find him back in Odaiba."

"Yes, it was definitely a surprise."

"I never realized that he had stopped talking to all you guys. I thought that you guys still talked the past year. I guess he really took breaking up with you hard."

Kari blushed and was about to apologize but was cut off with,

"Don't get me wrong, I am not blaming you at all. A long distance relationship is very hard to do. I guess, I just want you to know that TK still loves you. He has loved you ever since you two met and that he'd be really happy to be with you."

Kari fell silent, not knowing how to respond. TK's mother fell silent as well. Forever seemed to pass before Yolei walked into the room holding a stuffed bear, a card, and a balloon.

"I thought we'd get him something to smile about for when he wakes up," she explained. Kari knew what this meant, and she was relieved because of it. She stood up, ready to leave the room. They both signed the card and left the gifts on a stand near his bed. Miss Takaishi thanked both of them and the two of them left the hospital.

When he woke up he found that he was in the hospital. He felt very tired, but his stomach ache wasn't as bad as he remembered it, though it still hurt, mind you. He still had a headache, but his cough was gone. He noticed that he had IV tubes on his arm releasing a fluid and putting it into his body. He looked around and was surprised to see that he was not alone.

His mom was sitting down next to his bed. She had her eyes closed when he woke up.

"Mom?"

She slowly woke up and then realized that TK was finally awake. He had no idea how long he or she had been there, but since his mom was so tired he could guess that it was probably nighttime. He looked off to his side and noticed that there was a stuffed bear holding a balloon and a card. He smiled, knowing that his friends had been here. He couldn't stop himself from thinking, though, if Kari had been there.

"TK! You're finally awake. I was so worried. How do you feel?"

"Oh, I've been better. But I feel a lot better than before. What was wrong?"

"Dehydration and a cold. Why didn't you eat or drink anything at all today?"

"I… I couldn't. I felt too sick."
"Well, remember that when you're sick you need extra fluids and you have to eat."

"Ok, whatever you say. So, I take it I had guests?"

"Yes, you did. Kari and Yolei both came after school and stayed for about an hour and bought you those gifts. Also, Yolei wanted me to tell you that Cody called wondering if you were doing ok."

He was really glad that he had such great friends. To make him feel better, Kari had come. That meant that they were definitely friends again. He smiled.

"When can we go home?"

"You'll have to stay overnight. But you should be able to come home in the morning."

He sighed; staying at the hospital was not something he wanted to do.

"Your brother and father are also here; they are getting supper down in the cafeteria."

"I see. What time is it anyways?"

"9:07"

"WHAT?!"

"Yeah, you've been knocked out for, uh, six hours now. "

"That's ridiculous."

TK's sudden outburst, though, caused his head to start aching so he rested his head back on the pillow of his bed.

"Just rest, TK. Don't worry. I'm not going to leave you."

TK closed his eyes and instantly fell back asleep, not before muttering,

"I love you mom."