Disclaimer: I sadly am not the owner of the Takumi-kun series...
A/N: This is a very short chapter, apologies for that...
When Takumi next approached a state that somewhat resembled consciousness, he was surprised to find that the very atmosphere of his lonely hospital room had changed. The gloomy air that had lingered and brought everything down had seemingly vanished. There were still embers of the hated medicine smoldering in his veins but the discomfort was bearable. He couldn't hear hushed whispers about preparing more of it either, which was unusual.
What most surprised the young musician was that the doctor in charge of his care looked downright happy.
"I have some very good news for you, young man," the doctor started. "All of the abnormal cells, as far as we can tell, have been destroyed. We'll be starting you on the rebuilding phase of treatment in a couple of days, once the current batch of medicine has finished in your system. Depending on how fast your body takes to the rebuilding, I would say in another three months you'll be well enough to start seeing guests again and get started on your physical therapy to regain full motion and strength in your limbs."
Takumi's eyes widened and he could feel tears springing to his eyes. They didn't fall, as if knowing he was too weak to wipe them away himself and that full-blown crying would just aggravate everything since he still had the feeding tube down his nose.
"I'm afraid you'll have to be on the feeding tube for a little while longer. I want to be sure things are taking well in the rebuilding phase before we take that out and start re-introducing you to actual food. I'd also like the keep the oxygen mask on you for the next couple of days as a precaution as well."
The boy gave a faint, weak nod of understanding. He could tolerate it a little longer if it meant helping him get better faster. Getting better also meant that he wouldn't have to worry and wonder about when he would next see Gii.
There was now plenty to look forward to.
Gii thought that his legs might give out from under him at the news he received from the doctor. He'd been rather surprised when the announcement had come on that he had a phone call waiting for him. The young man had been even more surprised when it was Takumi's doctor, delivering what was the best news he'd heard in a long time.
By the time, Takumi would be ready for him to visit, he would be past graduation and into the summer before university.
He was pretty sure that his parents would have no problems with him spending that summer doing what he could to help his beloved future husband. They adored Takumi although they still had yet to meet him (that had been in the original summer plans but of course those were now delayed).
He couldn't help himself as the tears started – he was just so overjoyed that his beloved was going to be ok. It had been so hard going without Takumi at his side and they still had a long road ahead of them, but there was finally an ending in sight.
It was almost an instant change in Gii's behavior the next day and his friends briefly wondered if the Saki heir had finally lost his marbles. But when he broke the news to them about Takumi, it explained why he was suddenly so cheerful and back to his old flamboyant self around them. Gii threw himself into the final chapters of his life at Shidou, ready to finish writing the book on this point of his life so he could start the next one – and hopefully it would get to start with happiness.
A/N: Thanks to the Takumi-kun series for helping me realize that I have a lighter version of the human-contact phobia...
Anyway, see you next chapter...