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Chapter 11:
Tomoyo got up from the bed. Syaoran helped her stand up.
"Thank you, Syaoran." She said, smiling. Syaoran looked away.
"Please stop that smile. I might hit you if you ever smile that kind of smile to me." Syaoran said. Tomoyo sweat dropped.
"I don't mean every smile I make! Not when in this situation." Tomoyo said, pouting. Syaoran chuckled.
"Sorry, it was my mistake." He said, smiling. Tomoyo smiled.
"So, Syaoran, until I find a reason, will you still be at my side or are you going to make me find something?" Tomoyo said, narrowing her eyes. Syaoran sweat dropped.
"W-well, it depends..." Syaoran said, nervous. Tomoyo hummed.
"Geez, so you really show only me this attitude of yours?" Syaoran asked. Tomoyo winked.
"Well, you're the one who can handle it. Mei always goes berserk whenever I'm like this." She said, pouting. Syaoran sweat dropped.
"Of course, who wouldn't…?" He asked. Tomoyo pointed him while Syaoran sighed.
"That's probably because I'm a guy?" Syaoran asked. Tomoyo giggled. They walked to the door, and about to open it when Ryo suddenly opened it while Meilin just stood there. Ryo stared at Tomoyo. She blinked innocently.
"What is it, Ryo-nii?" Tomoyo asked. Ryo only stared then glared.
"I'm going to make you find a reason to live." Ryo stated. Tomoyo's eyes widened. Syaoran panicked.
"This is bad!" Syaoran whispered to himself. Tomoyo glared back. She smirked.
"Oh, really, and how are you going to do that?" Tomoyo asked. Ryo sighed.
"Simple. I'm going to do everything that happened ever since you were young." Ryo said. Syaoran blinked. Tomoyo raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" Syaoran asked. Ryo smiled furiously and stared at Tomoyo, again.
"I'm going to make her remember everything that made her happy." Ryo said. Tomoyo sighed. She walked past him then stopped. Without looking behind, she smiled.
"Do whatever you want, as for now, I'm currently…" Tomoyo slightly shakes her hair.
"… Not interested in finding any of it." Tomoyo said, walking. Meilin stopped her.
"Tommy, right now, I'm already super mad." Meilin said. Tomoyo smiled a little.
"Why is that?" Tomoyo challenged. Meilin inhaled.
"You know why, now apologize to your brother." Meilin said. Tomoyo smirked.
"I don't want to." Tomoyo said, stubbornly. Meilin glared at her.
"Don't be so stubborn! Why are you being like this?" Meilin asked, glaring. Tomoyo smiled softly at her. Then, she closed her eyes and leaned in.
"Sorry, Li Meilin-chan…" Tomoyo whispered. Meilin's eyes widened as Tomoyo looked at her in pain.
-W-what did she mean by that? Usually, when people say it, they either go away or die, right? - Meilin thought. Tomoyo walked past her. Meilin stood, staring at the floor, and in a couple of minutes, she looked behind her.
"Huh? Tommy, where did she go?" Meilin whispered at her self. Ryo looked at her.
"What did she say?" Ryo asked. Syaoran looked at Meilin then sighed. Meilin have this pained look on her face. He pushed Ryo by putting his hands on Ryo's arms.
"Ryo, next class will be in a few minute, let's go." Syaoran said. Meilin looked surprised. Syaoran smiled slightly.
"Tell me later, okay?" Syaoran whispered while walking past her. Meilin nodded, smiling. Meanwhile…
Tomoyo:
She clutched her heart in pain. She opened the faucet and the water flowed wildly. She looked at herself through the mirror and she can see the sweat appearing in her face. She sighed heavily.
"I said too much." Tomoyo said. She splashed water on her face.
"I hope they find something to focus on aside from me." Tomoyo said, sniffing. Her legs suddenly gave up and fell on the ground.
"I can't take the pain anymore." Tomoyo said. Then, suddenly, someone entered. Her eyes widened. The girl looked at her.
"Huh? Tomoyo-chan, what are you doing here?" The girl asked. Tomoyo stared at you.
"Who are you?" Tomoyo asked. The girl laughed.
"Of course you won't remember me. It's me, Yanagisawa Naoko." The girl said. Tomoyo blinked.
"Nao... ko… -chan?" Tomoyo said, slowly. Naoko nodded. Tomoyo suddenly hugged her.
"What's wrong?" Naoko asked.
"Idiot, why didn't you contact us? Where are Chiharu, Rika and Yamazaki-kun?" Tomoyo asked. Naoko smiled.
"They're going to transfer here." Naoko said. Tomoyo smiled in happiness.
"I'm so glad! We separated for 4 years without you contacting us, you know!" Tomoyo said. Naoko laughed.
"I'm sorry. Anyway, what are you doing here?" Naoko asked. Tomoyo smiled.
"I'm dying." Tomoyo said. Naoko stared at her, surprised.
"Eh? Tomoyo-chan, since when did you become a joker?" Naoko asked. Tomoyo smiled painfully then laughed.
"Of course, I'm just joking! Anyway, let's go back to the classroom." Tomoyo said, standing up. She's about to pull Naoko with her when she suddenly loses consciousness. Naoko's eyes widened.
"Tomoyo-chan, are you okay? Tomoyo-chan?" Naoko yelled. She called for help but no one came.
"Geez, what will I do?" Naoko asked. Then, she remembered something. She smiled and carried Tomoyo at her back then she blinked.
"Eh, she's unbelievably light." Naoko said, running. She run towards the classroom but Tomoyo stopped her.
"Don't… Call… Them…" Tomoyo whispered. Naoko sighed then nodded. She decided to go to the hospital by herself. She called for a ride and they got on.
"Hang in there, Tomoyo-chan." Naoko said, sweating.
Hospital:
Naoko sat down, panting. She looked inside the room through the window. She sighed.
"I can't believe what she said is true." Naoko whispered to herself. She looked down.
"It's almost impossible that our friend Tomoyo is dying." Naoko said, sadly. Her cell phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Naoko, where are you?"
"Eh, Chiharu-chan, umm... I'm currently in Tomoeda Hospital right now."
"Why? Did you get into an accident or something?"
"Um, no, I ran into Tomoyo-chan."
"Really, so how is she? Did you talk about how is she now? Oh gosh, I'm so excited to see her!"
"Err, why don't you go here now? There's something that I have to tell you in person."
"Sure... What floor?"
"The 7th, please hurry up."
"Okay, wait me there!"
"Okay, bye…"
Click
Click.
Naoko sighed. She leaned.
"How am I supposed to explain all of this?" Naoko asked, frustrated. She looked at the room, again. Then, the doctor came out.
"Um, Doc, what's her condition now?" Naoko asked. The doctor smiled.
"What a great friend you are. Anyway, she's fine but needs to be operated. Please tell that to her parents." The doctor said, smiling. Naoko stared, dumfounded.
"Operated? What the heck…" Naoko said to herself. Finally, Chiharu came.
"Naoko, where is she?" Chiharu asked, excited. Naoko looked down then pointed at Tomoyo's room. Chiharu followed the direction. Her eyes widened.
"Oh, so she's sleeping, she must be tired. What happened?" Chiharu asked. Apparently, she's lying at herself right now. Naoko inhaled.
"She's… Um, how do I say this? She… err, she fainted." Naoko said, lying. Chiharu smiled and sighed.
"Oh, so that what it is, I thought she has an illness or something." Chiharu said, sighing in relief. Naoko bit her lip.
"Chiharu-chan, I'll be back in a minute, please watch Tomoyo." Naoko said, smiling. Chiharu nodded, grinning.
"Leave it to me; I'll be here until she wakes up." Chiharu said. Naoko looked down. She decided to tell Tomoyo's number.
School:
Naoko finally reached the school. She ran towards their classroom. She knocked.
"Um, can I excuse Daidouji Ryo-kun?" Naoko said. Ryo looked at Syaoran. Syaoran shrugged.
"Maybe it's an emergency?" Syaoran asked. Meilin looked down.
"Tomoyo didn't come back." Meilin said. Sakura looked at Eriol. They all had their worried look on their faces. Ryo sighed.
"Sensei, please excuse me." Ryo asked. The teacher smiled.
"Sure, but make it fast." The teacher said. Ryo nodded and smiled. He came out of the classroom.
"What is it?" Ryo asked. Naoko looked down.
"Um, I'm Yanagisawa Naoko, Tomoyo-chan's friend. She's in… Um…Tomoeda hospital right now." Naoko said. Ryo's eyes widened.
"What did you say?" Ryo asked, panicking. Naoko looked down.
"Um… I saw her an hour ago at the women's bathroom. Then, she… Umm… she fainted." Naoko said. Ryo rushed to the hospital, worried. Naoko gasped.
"Ryo-kun, geez… He didn't even excuse his self." Naoko said. Naoko talked at the teacher. The teacher nodded, worried, too. Syaoran and Meilin looked at each other. Syaoran shot his hand up.
"Sensei, Meilin's stomach is aching, may I take her to the infirmary?" Syaoran asked. The teacher smiled.
-They're probably worried for Tomoyo-chan- The teacher thought.
"Sure, as long as she's okay, please come back here." The teacher said. The two nodded. Syaoran helped Meilin. When they finally reached the door, they immediately rushed to the hospital.
Ryo:
"Geez, what is she doing? That idiot…" Ryo said.
"Ryo!" Syaoran yelled. Ryo stopped and looked at them. As they finally reached him, they run again. Naoko blinked then giggled. She stopped running.
"So this is how they love Tomoyo-chan so much." Naoko said. She gathered all of her breath.
"The 7th floor… Room 211…" Naoko shouted. They smiled then nodded. Naoko decided to not interfere. She called Chiharu.
"Chiharu-chan, please meet me at Café Monsieur."
"Eh? But you said to watch Tomoyo-chan."
"Someone's there already. They are Tomoyo-chan's most important person."
"Huh? What are you talking about?'
"Just go here… Please? Don't let them reach you."
"Okay, fine… I'll be there in a minute."
Click
Click
Naoko smiled. She looked at the sky.
"Get well, Tomoyo-chan." Naoko whispered, smiling.
Hospital:
Chiharu immediately rushed out of the hospital just when Ryo and others hastily rushed in. Meilin gripped on Syaoran's hand while Ryo pushed the button on the elevator. Syaoran looked at her.
"I'm scared of knowing." Meilin said. Syaoran smiled.
"Have faith." Syaoran advised. Meilin looked down. She bit her lip.
"But you don't even know what happened to her when she had her check up." Meilin said. Syaoran and Ryo's eyes widened. He grabbed her shoulders. Ryo sighed.
"Syaoran, don't be rough." Ryo said. Syaoran didn't hear him.
"What do you mean?" Syaoran asked. Meilin looked away. He gripped tight.
"Meilin!" Syaoran shouted, a little. Meilin gulped. Ryo looked away, sighing.
"It's much better if you ask her directly." Meilin said. Syaoran glared. Meilin glared back.
"Let go of me…" Meilin ordered. Ryo sighed, again.
"Syaoran, let go of her already." Ryo said. Syaoran dropped his hand. He faced forward.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Syaoran asked. Meilin sighed.
"Tomoyo begged." Meilin simply said. Syaoran gasped. Ryo can't believe what he heard.
"Tomoyo begged?" Syaoran asked. Meilin rolled her eyes.
"Do I need to repeat myself? Yeah, she begged me not to tell you." Meilin emphasized. Ryo raised his eyebrow.
"Isn't it the other way around?" Ryo asked. Meilin sighed.
"Well, yeah, but this time, it was me, not the two of you." Meilin said. Syaoran blinked.
"Why did she beg you?" Syaoran asked. Meilin glared.
"I don't know! Probably so that you two won't go berserk, since the two of you is way over protective." Meilin said. Ryo rolled his eyes.
"Yet, you agreed." Ryo said. Meilin glared at him.
"Of course I did, idiot! She's your sister so you should know that no one can refuse her." Meilin said. Ryo glared back.
"But you should have told us." Ryo said. Meilin looked away, irritated.
"Well, sorry for not refusing her. Why don't you put yourself in my shoes?" Meilin asked, shouting. Syaoran sweat dropped.
"Guys, stop…" Syaoran said. They didn't hear.
"Well, if I put myself in your shoes, I might have refused her." Ryo reasoned. Meilin smirked.
"Oh, really, as far as I know, you have a sister-complex and that you love her so much to refuse her." Meilin said. Ryo glared really hard.
"Guys… Please stop…" Syaoran shouted a little.
"Yeah, I have those, so what? Why didn't you tell us? She might be in big trouble." Ryo said.
"That's why I didn't tell you! It's because she might get in trouble if I did." Meilin said.
"Guys…" Syaoran said. He's getting really irritated with this.
"But then, you should have told us! She's my sister, she's my responsibility." Ryo said.
"Well, she's my best friend… I can't help it if she's thinking of your own sake." Meilin said.
"What? So you're trying to reason me with that crap?" Ryo asked.
"It's not crap at all! Don't you get what I mean? Are you really that stupid?" Meilin asked, yelling.
"What? Did you just say I'm stupid? Well, for your information, you're the stupid one here!" Ryo shouted.
"You're both stupid! Now stop this fight before I throttle the both of you! We're already in the 7th damn floor and you're causing a ruckus! We even got to the top floor just a while a go just for you two to stop fighting!" Syaoran shouted, angrily. Meilin and Ryo humped and avoided each other. Syaoran sighed.
"Let's just get this clear from Tommy herself." Syaoran said. They nodded and went out of the elevator. Syaoran looked at them then rolled his eyes.
"Let's go, both of you!" Syaoran said. They just followed. Then, finally they reached Tomoyo's room. Syaoran sighed.
"Geez, so she's just sleeping." Syaoran said. Meilin looked down.
"Idiot…" Meilin said. Ryo looked at her.
"What do you mean?" Ryo asked. Meilin sighed.
"This is just a poster, idiot. Look directly inside." Meilin said. They went inside and their eyes widened. Tomoyo's currently attached to many cords and is currently sleeping while she had that life radar something.
"W-what the hell am I seeing right now?" Syaoran asked. Ryo blinked.
"I-I'm probably dreaming right now. Meilin, can you pinch me?" Ryo asked. Meilin pinched his cheek while looking at Tomoyo. Ryo felt the pain as he holds his cheek. Meilin closed her eyes.
"This can't be happening, right?" Meilin asked. The two nodded. They looked at each other when suddenly, the doctor came in.
"Who might the three of you be?" Doctor asked. Ryo blinked.
"Um, I'm her brother and the two of them is our cousin." Ryo said, half-lying. Doctor smiled.
"I see. Well, I'm surprised that you're not fooled by the poster outside." Doctor said.
"Actually, I was fooled." Syaoran said.
"Why did you post a poster outside?" Ryo asked. Doctor smiled.
"Yanagisawa-san requested it." Doctor confessed. The three blinked.
"Naoko did? Why…?" They asked. Doctor smiled then shook her head.
"I'm sorry, I don't know the detail. Anyway, did she tell you something important?" Doctor asked. They shook their heads.
"Oh. Well then, I'll repeat it. Apparently, with her condition right now, she's unable to move." Doctor said. The three of them is so dumfounded that they didn't react at all.
"So, what I mean is, she needs to be operated or else she'll… die." Doctor finished. They dumbly nodded as the doctor excused herself. They don't know what to do anymore.
"I can't believe this." Syaoran spoke. Meilin nodded.
"Me, too… I don't know what to do anymore or what emotion I should make." Meilin said. Ryo covered his face with his hands.
"I didn't think that this day would happen so fast." Ryo said. Meilin and Syaoran looked at him.
"I thought I will never feel this pain as long as Tomoyo's fine but we didn't even know that she's unable to move. Now she needs to be operated, how am I going to face this? Just an hour ago, we're still together, quarrelling with her. Then, suddenly, she's here, attached to this cord that helps her to ease her pain, how do you think I'll feel?" Ryo asked, sniffing. Meilin smiled.
"Me, too… I never thought she won't be able to be with us anymore. This is just too much. I can't go on like this. I don't like what's happening right now." Meilin said, sniffing. Syaoran walked to the door.
"I'm going out." Syaoran said, closing the door. Meilin sat down.
"Ne, what did the doctor said? She's unable to move?" Meilin asked. Ryo nodded.
"Yeah…" Ryo said. Meilin hummed.
"Meaning, we won't be able to be with her for a while until she wakes up?" Meilin asked. Ryo's eyes widened.
"That's right… I forgot that part. I hope she wake up soon." Ryo said. Meilin nodded.
"Ne, don't tell it to others, yet." Meilin said. Ryo looked at her.
"Yeah, I know…" Ryo said. Meilin blinked. Silence stumbles upon them. Suddenly, Ryo saw tears flowing out of Meilin's eyes. He blinked then sighed. He offered his handkerchief. Meilin looked at him.
"What's this for?" Meilin asked. Ryo sighed.
"Tears are flowing out of your eyes." Ryo said. That shocked her. Then, she touched her cheek.
"What the hell? Why are my tears flowing?" Meilin asked. Ryo hugged her. Meilin sniffed.
"I don't want to cry. I didn't want to!" Meilin said, crying. Ryo nodded.
"I still want to see Tommy's laugh. The way she sang and the way she squealed when she made another costume for Saku." Meilin said. She hugged Ryo tightly. Ryo nodded.
"I want her to be with someone she likes." Meilin stated. Ryo nodded.
"What if… What if she doesn't survive her operation? Will we not be able to see her anymore?" Meilin asked. Ryo hugged her tightly.
"Will we not be able to see her laugh, smile, sing and squeal?" Meilin asked. Ryo smiled painfully.
"She's important to me… She helped me get over my love. She did many things for me and with me." Meilin said.
"I know I should wait for the possibility but what if it happens?" Meilin asked.
"Why does this thing have to happen to her? Why her? She's such a kind and nice girl yet, these things…" Meilin said, unable to continue. Ryo nodded.
"I know…" Ryo responded.
"Why does she have to distance herself to us?" Meilin shouted, crying. She looked at Ryo.
"Maybe she did all that because she wants us to hate her and leave here?" Meilin asked. Ryo sighed.
"Geez, why is she worrying for our sake?" Ryo asked. Meilin finally let out her cry.
"Waaahhhh!" Meilin cried. Ryo closed his eyes.
"Let it out…" Ryo said. He tightly hugged once more the girl sobbing in his arms. Then, Syaoran went back. Silence, one again, stumbled upon them.
"So Meilin finally let out her feelings, huh?" Syaoran asked. Ryo nodded.
"Yeah, she fell asleep between her cries." Ryo said. Syaoran hummed. None of them smiled, even Sakura and Eriol (at their classroom). None of them looked at someone but Tomoyo. None of them stopped the pain. They're guard is completely broke and none of them is thinking about something but Tomoyo only.
To be continued…
Sorry if it's a sad chapter. I'll try to write something funny. Anyway, please review… ;)