Akihiko sat by Misaki's bed looking at his little lover. Seeing how small and vulnerable he looked. All the staff at the hospital kept on reminding him that he was okay but he just didn't have the strength to believe them. He just wanted Misaki to wake up.
It had been 2 day's since Misaki was admitted and there was no sign of Takahiro. He usually would have worried about his friend but having Misaki in this position he just couldn't think about it. He thought it be best to leave all the worrying about Takahiro to Manami while he focused on Misaki.
Akihiko had not left Misaki's side since his arrival, still wearing the t-shirt given to him by the paramedic. He hadn't slept and he looked like it but he didn't want to leave no matter how many times Nowaki said he should. He had asked Manami to bring him in some clothes for the next time she came in anyway, so he wouldn't look so scruffy.
Later on that day Manami arrived with some new clothes and some homemade stew. Akihiko thanked her for all she had done.
"How is he doing?" She asked
"Nowaki said they're going to try and wake him up soon, and they're going to take the breathing tube out. They have given him some anti-inflammatories so the swelling in his throat is down enough to do so." Akihiko was anxious about doing this but not being family meant he didn't have much say in the choices being made. He just hoped they where the right ones.
"So he must be getting better then, that's good news." Akihiko smiled. In the very little time he knew Manami he has seen how she always tried to make everyone feel better or lighten the situation but she was also very intuitive and academic, no wonder Takahiro fell for her.
"I suppose so." He replied. "Anything from Takahiro yet?"
"No," Manami's face sadden, "He hasn't come back yet. I just wish he would call or let us know he's okay. I hate just waiting for him to come back."
"I'm sure he will. Just give him a little time to get over himself and he'll come running back to you I guarantee it."
"Thanks'" Manami was comforted by this. Akihiko asked her if she could stay with Misaki just while he changed into his spare clothes. He came back looking how he should, smart and sophisticated. The pair continued chatting until Manami announced that she had to go home.
When she got to her apartment Takahiro was sitting outside her front door, he looked awful. He stood up when he saw her only to receive a slap on the check
"Where the hell have you been." she cried. "So much happened while you where away. I can't believe you would drop everything and just disappear like that."
"So much happened? What do you mean?" Takahiro asked shyly
"Misaki's in the hospital." Manami said.
"What?"
Manami drove Takahiro to the hospital telling him what little she knew, upon arriving Manami took him to Misaki who now has his own room.
"What did you do?" Takahiro stormed in shouting at Akihiko but Akihiko wasn't going to take it this time. Without saying anything he grabbed Takahiro by the scruff of his collar and dragged him out Misaki's room.
"Do you know what happened? Do you even care?" Akihiko said spitefully once ha had pulled his friend somewhere they could talk privately.
"Of course I care, his my brother, I love him." Takahiro argued.
"Well you're going to have a lot of trouble trying to prove that to me. Ever since Misaki told you about your Uncle it's all been about you. Oh how are you going to deal with this news. You have been selfish only caring about how you feel and what you want. Even in matters that have nothing to do with you."
"I'm not selfish."
"Misaki is in hospital and you where out on a 2 day bender when you should have been here with us. If you just accepted Misaki for who he is you could have been here or at least not have Manami worried silly about you."
"I didn't know Misaki was ill. If I did I wouldn't have gone at all. I just want Misaki to be okay."
"Finally something we agree on. They're going to try and wake him up soon, they had to put him in a medical induced coma because he kept struggling and panicking. When he wakes up I want you to be there and I want you to make it look like you've been here as long as I have."
"You mean lie to him?"
"I mean stop being so petty and make up with Misaki. It's hard enough to go through this but to go though it alone. He needs you to accept him for who he is, so just do it."
"Your right. I was shocked to hear about you and Misaki being together and it was shallow of me to disappear like that but so much happened that I wanted some time to be alone and clear my head. I'm sorry." Takahiro bowed apologetically. "Both to you and Misaki. I shouldn't have been so childish and I know that sometimes I can be difficult to tell things too but I'm going to do better. I accept you and Misaki and I'll tell my brother that when he wakes up."
Akihiko smiled. Finally his ridiculously absent minded friend got it. They walked back to Misaki's room and Takahiro looked at his baby brother. He looked like hell.
Akihiko resumed his position by Misaki's side gripping his hand tightly. After all the time he spent longing for his best friend he didn't think he could fall in love so deeply for someone else but Misaki was special. He had to make it.
Nowaki walked in and introduced him self to Takahiro. He started to explain what he wanted to do with Misaki.
"Okay, because the virus is in his fat cells we are going to have to force him to loose weight so we can rid it once and for all. Let me warn you now this isn't going to be pleasant. We have to wake him up and make him loose the weight through intense cardio exercise and force him to vomit."
"WHAT!" Takahiro and Akihiko shouted in unison.
"No way is he going to go through that." Akihiko said. "No."
"Actually" Nowaki said. "We don't have any other way of helping him. We have to get rid of the virus and quickly."
"Do whatever needs to be done." Takahiro said.
Akihiko wanted to shout at his friend force him to find another way but when it comes to lover or family, family get the final say in any medical dictions.
Once Misaki woke up he was subjected to numerous tests to see whether if he could loose the weight safely. Then he started. He had to do 3 hours a day on a treadmill then they made him through up all the time. It was like hell for Misaki but he had the one man who never left his side.
Misaki was sitting up in the hospital bed throwing up into a sick bucket while Akihiko held his hair out of the way. "Usagi-San." Misaki cried. "You don't need to see this."
With that Akihiko climbed into the bed sitting behind Misaki and hugged him for the back. "I'm not going anywhere." Then kissed his little lovers check.
"Usagi, I hate this. When can we go home?" Misaki asked feeling awful.
"Soon my love, as soon as Nowaki says you better then we will go home faster than ever."
Finally finished with his sick fest Misaki laid back into Akihiko arms enjoying the sensation of his lovers fingers through his hair. The boy shut his eyes and drifted of into a deep sleep as Akihiko continued to comfort him. It didn't take long for Akihiko to drifted off also. they slept for a few hours until they where awaken by Takahiro. "Hey guys. Sorry to wake you, I just wanted to see how you are both doing?"
Misaki didn't look good at all. His skin his lost the perfect glow and his face was so thin he looked more like a skull. Akihiko couldn't understand how doing this to someone was a medical treatment.
"I'm fine Nii-Chan. I just hope this treatment doesn't drag out too long." Akihiko thought the same as his lover. He wanted him to put back all the weight he had lost. Misaki truly looked like he was going to die and Akihiko hated that he couldn't do anything to fix it.
"Good news." Nowaki announced as he entered the room. "The virus has completely exited your body. Now it's time to put all that weight back on."
All three men let out a sigh of relief. Finally this charade was over, after a week of intense weight loss and major worrying everyone could breath a little easier.
HEY GUYS OMG I'M SO SORRY THAT TOOK FOREVER WRITERS BLOCK SO LAGIT A SENCANCE LIKE ONCE EVERY 2 DAYS AHHHHHHHH.ANYWAY NEXT CHAPTER SHOULD GO MORE SMOOTHLY SO UNTIL NEXT TIME.
