Let's see if we can't make this chapter longer than the last one. . . . .
I brought everything back to Hatori, giving Shigure a worried glance. Haa-san put the bag down and took the glass of water, crouching near Shigure's head.
"Pick his head up." I nodded and kneeled behind his head, lifting it and placing it on my lap. Hatori opened his mouth and placed the cup to his lips, massaging his throat to make him swallow. Once the glass was empty Hatori stood up and gave it to me.
"You know how to do it, he needs about seven more." I sat there, stunned.
"Haa-san! You can't just leave him here! Past actions be damned he's still our friend Haa-san." I watched as he stopped in the doorway, his entire body stiff. At least ten minutes went by before he answered me.
"Fine. I need to get something then. He stays in here though." He strode away from the room with that, leaving no room for argument. I sighed, turning back to Shigure. I brushed a lock of hair away from his forehead.
"What did you do now?" I whispered quietly to the room, not entirely sure I wanted the answer.
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I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. 'He's still our friend Haa-san.' I knew he was right, I just didn't want to admit it just yet. I still couldn't believe what he'd done to Hatsuharu. I quickly pushed all of my thought aside and focused on the task at hand. Not it, not it, not- here! I grabbed the book I'd been looking for, flipping through it to make sure. I snapped the book shut and walked back out of my office, going around the place to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything. I swear Shigure better treat Aya like a god for this…
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I looked around Shigure's office while I waited for Haa-san to get back. I found two or three empty water bottles near his desk. That's good I suppose… I shook my head and looked back at Shigure. Just what did you do? I have no clue how long I'd stood there just staring into space, not moving until Haa-san came back in.
"What are you doing? You're supposed to be getting him hydrated." My head snapped up at the sound of his voice.
"Ah, sorry Haa-san. He's not that dehydrated though, see?" I pointed to the empty bottles near the desk trying to prove my point. Haa-san nodded.
"Fine then. I need to talk to Tohru." He turned to leave, half way out the door when he turned back, giving me a strange, guarded look over the top of his glasses.
"You don't have to stay here you know. Just bring him-"
"I'll stay here until he wakes up." I cut in. Hatori nodded at me again, his glasses flashing as he brought his head up.
"Do as you please." He walked out with that to go speak to Tohru, leaving me to sigh and run a hand through my hair wondering what I'd gotten myself into.
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"Do you think you could do that?" Tohru took the book from me and nodded her head quickly at me.
"Of course! It's no problem at all Hatori-san." I gave her a small smile.
"Thank you." I heard a door open up behind me and turned to see who it was as Tohru slipped past me to go downstairs.
"What's going on?" I inwardly cursed when I saw Hatsuharu standing in the door way. I exhaled sharply as I tried to think of something to say. I waved him into the room, walking forward and shutting the door behind me. He backed up to the foot of the bed frowning.
"Haa-san?"
"Shigure is still here and Aya wants to keep him in his office." I felt horrible when I saw his face pale and his eyes go wide.
"What?" It was barely a whisper, barely audible.
"Hatsuharu-" I went to walk forward but abruptly stopped when his head snapped up and he stumbled back onto the bed.
"N-no!" I drew back, standing up straight.
"He's not going to come near you unless you say so Haru, I promise." I walked out of the room with that, not wanting to upset him any further. I really need a smoke…
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I sat there, frozen on the bed. Why is he still here? Why didn't he go away? I brought my hands up to clutch at my hair. I couldn't deal with this right now. 'He's not going to come near you unless you say so Haru, I promise.' I played those words over and over in my head like a broken tape recorder. I stopped a rocking motion I wasn't aware I'd started. For some reason, I really wanted to believe him. I rapidly shook my head back and forth, bringing my knees up. What was I thinking? How could I possibly even consider believing someone else? Shigure was my last mistake but. . . Hatori wasn't Shigure. I slowly brought my head up and stared at the wall in front of me. Hatori most definitely wasn't Shigure. . .so maybe I could trust him? I sat there for what seemed like an hour before I finally slowly got up and off the bed. I had decided to believe Hatori in this, not everything, but just this for right now.
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