"It won't be much longer now, We'll get the test results back and then I can take you home."Tamaki said, holding Kyoya's hand as he stroked the shadow king's dark hair with the other. Kyoya sighed, he had been at the hospital since the early morning hours, just as Yuuichi had requested,

"For as long as he's had me here, you would think I would've heard something. Or at the very least let me go home and call me later. it's not like I'm-"

"Maybe it had something to do with that visit from your father this morning. You were really upset. It makes sense to make you rest after everything you've been feeling."

"I don't need to rest, I'm fine." the blonde host kissed Kyoya's forehead.

"I know you feel better and that's great, I want you to feel alright, right now, it's just a precaution, just try to get through it a little longer...for me?"

"Only a little while." Kyoya agreed reluctantly. Tamaki smiled.

"Thank you." Tamaki rested his forehead against Kyoya's. "je t'aime tellement, Kyoya." he whispered

"You're going to have to teach me French so I can reply to you."Kyoya said looking into Tamaki's eyes.

"I'll teach you anything you want to know, I promise. You already know a little don't you?"

"very little. It'd be nice to actually understand you. I think I know the first part."

"It means I love you so much."Before Kyoya could reply, Yuuichi had arrived.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your moment, and that I'm probably going to upset you by asking-"

"Then don't ask. I've had enough for the day." Yuuichi sighed.

"I know you have. I didn't intend for our father to come in here and-I told him that he can't do that anymore and I showed him your chart-"

"That's it, keep adding to all the things he can-"

"Kyoya, you're starting to get upset again, please don't make yourself sick, I don't want to see you go through all this again. I'd rather have you in my arms than have you lying in a hospital bed...please don't let your father or anything else keep you here. Tamaki kissed the ill teen softly.

"You mean too much to the people who love you to let that happen."he said. Kyoya nodded.

"I had you on an ECG when our father came and I just want to do it once more. You need to be lying down and resting to get am accurate result, you unfortunately weren't able to do that. This will be the last test, I promise."

"just this last one, I'd like to go home soon. We've been here all day."

"I know, but tests take time. I'll have one of the nurses set it up for you and I'll come check on you shortly." Soon, Kyoya found himself once again attached to the monitor and lying quietly.

"I know you can't talk right now, but I want you to know that I'm proud of you for doing this. I really hope that when this is over, it won't be long before you're able to come back to class, I miss you during the day." Unable to respond to Tamaki, Kyoya simply closed his eyes, almost immediately he found himself drifting into sleep. He was finding it more difficult to stay awake by the minute.

"Kyoya." Yuuichi's voice pulled him back into awareness suddenly.

"Are you feeling okay?"

"I feel fine. Did you get a chance to check on the test results?"

"I did. I think you and I should talk about it." Kyoya watched his brother lower himself into a chair, The older Ootori was visibly concerned and upon seeing the expression on the doctor's face, Tamaki's heart sank into his stomach.

"Kyoya, you and I have talked about stress many times since you were brought here. I told you that there can be some negative effects on your health and that I was worried that you might develop one or more of those problems. I've looked over your imaging tests and I didn't find anything that caused serious concern, what does scare me is that the first time we looked at your heart, when our father was with you, you had an arrhythmia, probably because-"

"I'm sorry, what exactly is that, is it serious?" Tamaki asked.

"It can be. Arrhythmia means an irregular heartbeat, it can be too fast or too slow. Kyoya's was too fast. It's very possible that it was caused by the stress, that's the reason I asked you to do it again. Your second one showed that it slowed down but it's still there."

"He'll be alright won't he, if it's caused by stress, can it- can you fix it?"Kyoya tightened his grip on Tamaki's hand in an effort to comfort him.

"His stress is almost constant, it needs to managed and we can do that if he's willing to do what he's told. Kyoya, you absolutely have to slow down. You're going to get very sick if you keep going and this is telling us that you're heading that way. I'm asking you not as a doctor but a brother, do not allow that to happen." Yuuichi pointed to Tamaki, the blonde host's blue eyes were filling with tears.

"I've seen the two of you together, I want you to remember this anytime you start working yourself too hard. I'm going to put you on medication it could just be temporary but it's so important that you take it. I know how stubborn you are so before I prescribe anything, I'm going to ask you...will you take it?"

"I-"

"Please, you're so precious to me, if I lost you-"The shadow king reached up, brushing the tears from his friend's face. ''

"I'm not going anywhere, as much as I dislike it, I'll do it for you, Tamaki." He promised. Yuuichi smiled.

"Good. I'll get you started on it today. Tamaki, do you have anything to do today?"

"I was planning to spend the rest of the day with Kyoya."

"Perfect, I'm releasing him on the condition that he gets this medication and takes it as soon as possible. I need you to stay with him and make sure he does just that. After that, you two should make a point to have some quiet, relaxation time. He doesn't have to be in bed but he does have to take it easy. Doctor's orders."

"I'll take care of him." Tamaki vowed.

"I know you will. I'll go get the prescription and have you two on your way." When the doctor had gone, Tamaki placed his palm gently on Kyoya's cheek as the last of his tears fell, forcing their eyes to meet.

"Listen Mommy dear, until further notice, you're to leave everything to me. When you come back to school, during club hours, you're not allowed to work, you can entertain if you think you can handle it, if not it's fine, but everything else is my responsibility until you're well. Promise you'll let me take care of whatever needs done." the fear in his eyes forced Kyoya into the only possible answer.

"Alright Tamaki, I promise."