The heart monitor beeped softly, continually. There was a soft hissing noise from the oxygen every time the boy exhaled. Len lay there in a hospital bed, his gown was that pale, sickly blue, that made anyone who wore it, no matter how healthy, look deathly ill. He had a bandage over his left eye and the surrounding area below the eyebrow and out towards the hair line and cheekbone. His soft breaths fogged the oxygen mask he was wearing. His reddened skin was clean, he had the ash and soot gently washed off of him. Len's hands were also bandaged up because of burns.
Kaito stood in the doorway. Looking in on the sleeping boy, he bit his lip. With each beep of the machine, his own heart hurt more. He slowly walked into the sterile looking room and drug one of the horribly upholstered chairs over to the side of the rolling bed. Kaito softly took the boy's hand and held it gently. Len's fingers softly closed around his. This sweet display of affection and devotion brought the blue-haired man to tears.
"Why?" he whispered softly, holding Len's bandaged hand. "Why did all this... this fucking shit happen? Fucking why?" Kaito's tears spilled down his cheeks.
The nurses and doctors gave them pitying glances. They had seen plenty of couples in the hospital, but the fit that Kaito had given them when they tried to separate them was a first. He hadn't gone home yet.
Rapidly approaching footstep sounded in the hallway. Rin, Piko, and Gakupo were tearing up the hall towards Len's room. Rin practically flew inside, but Gakupo grabbed her by the head and pulled her back.
"What'd you do that for?"she looked indignantly up at him.
"Rin, let me go in first. Len's probably asleep and I don't want you attacking him and making him worse."
"What about me?" Piko piped in.
"Both of you stay out here till I say you can come."
Piko giggled, "Oh please, let me come~ I need it~"
Gakupo laughed and Rin hit them both. Gakupo grinned and patted both their heads then crept inside the room. Len was lying in the bed, looking horrible, and Kaito sat next to him, holding his hand, his head resting on his bed. The blue-haired man's shoulders shook a little. Gakupo bit his lip, wondering if he should take Piko and Rin and leave. The purple-haired man took a step backwards and Kaito's head shot up, his head spinning to see who the intruder was.
"Oh, Kaito." Gakupo strode across to him and embraced him tightly. Silently, tears slid down Kaito's cheeks and onto the others shirt. He began to mumble something into Gakupo's chest. "What?" asked the man with the long ponytail.
"I-I almost lost him. I almost lost him. He c-could have d-di-died... he could have died and I just barely made it to him... H-he had already given up on being saved when I got him." the tears streamed down his face in rivers. It would have been funny if it weren't so tragic.
Gakupo wiped the man's tears away like one would to for a small child. "He's fine Kai-Kai. See? He sleeping right there." he stroked Kaito's hair. "Come on, stop crying... Rin and Piko want to see him."
"No..."
"No? No what?"
"I don't want them to see Len. They'll wake him." Kaito looked the other strait in the eyes.
Gakupo sighed and shrugged. He stood and walked back to the two worried and impatient children. Two sets of large eyes stared up at him expectantly. He sighed and handed each of them twenty bucks.
"Lenny-chan's sleeping and Kaito doesn't want your noisy asses waking him. Go buy him some flowers down stairs in the gift shop and also get something to entertain yourselves."
"Hospitals have gift shops!" Piko stared at Gakupo in alarm. Rin sighed and brought her hand up to her face.
"Baka."
"Yes. Now just go."
"Okay~" They chimed in unison. Rin giggled evilly as she snatched Piko's money and ran off. The white haired boy chased after her yelling. Several orderlies had to jump out of the way of the two children.
Gakupo walked back into the room. He stood, watching the other man. Kaito was resting his head on the bed again, sulking.
"Kaito, how long is he going to be in here? And how many days have you been here?" he looked at the listless man.
"He'll be in here for another three days." Kaito looked sadly at his sleeping lover. "I've been here since the whole time."
"Go home."
Kaito spun around to look at Gakupo in disbelief. He stood and walked shakily over to the man.
"Kai, you've been here for three days. You need to get a good nights sleep. Yeah it was a little... unthinking when I said home, but dude, your room is still there at my house."
He stared into the other's eyes, then, suddenly, Piko came tearing into the room holding some orange chocolate and a bouquet of flowers.
"I've stolen Rin's chocolat! Save me!" he ran and hid behind Gakupo.
