*Shuhei's POV*

I got to Karakura in 3 hours or so, then quickly hailed a cab and made my way to the hospital. Hang in there Kimiko...in about 20 minutes, I was inside the hospital and in the elevator. I ran up to the receptionist on the 4th floor like the lady downstairs said.

"Excuse me? Can you direct me to Kimiko Rujioki's room?" She pointed down the hall.

"Room 315." I nodded and jogged down the hall. I saw someone come out of the room and I froze in my tracks. It's...it's him.

"Shuhei!" Mrs. Rujioki said, standing up. I ignored her and marched quickly up to the blue haired boy, grabbing him by his shirt and slamming him against the wall.

"What the hell did you do to her? ! ? !" I roared. He swallowed hard.

"I...I..."

"It wasn't him." a small voice said. I turned my head to see a red haired girl walk out of Kimiko's room. She looked about a year younger than me. "I...I pushed her in front of a car." I slowly let go of the blue haired boy's shirt. She looked up at me and I saw that she had the same blue eyes as him. She had to be his sister. "I was angry with Kimiko for leading me brother on, and I warned her to stay away from him. Ren told me that she saw him anyway to apologize, and I got all crazy. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry." I didn't know what to say.

"She really cares about you." I turned back to Ren, who was staring off into space. "I guess it was my fault, I tried to make her like me instead. But...I guess I can't compete with you Shuhei. You're the only thing on her mind." he began to walk away. "C'mon Akiko, lets go home." she nodded and followed him. He stopped to look back at me. He had a smile on his face. "Y'know...you're lucky Shuhei. Don't let Kimiko go, you hear?" with that, he left.

"Shuhei, sweetie." I looked at Mr and Mrs Rujioki. "He's right Shuhei. All she did was cry when you left." her father nodded.

"I can't understand it. No matter how much you upset her, she has an unwavering love for you." I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair.

"I know..." I walked into the room. The doctor was in there checking on her. I swear I almost cried. I choke down sobs as I looked at Kimiko. She looked so beat up... the doctor looked at me.

"I assume you're Shuhei?" he asked. I nodded.

"I am."

"Ah...well, good you're here. She's been mumbling your name since she got here." he chuckled. "Had to give her another shot to keep her from waking from her surgery. My eyes widened.

"Surgery?" I questioned. He nodded.

"Yes. She broke a rib, which punctured her lung. We had to close that up quickly or her lungs would've filled with blood and she would've died." I swallowed hard. She was that close to death? "She really gave us a scare."

"What else?" I asked.

"What else? Oh you mean her injuries? Broken leg bone, broken arm, bruised ribs along with the broken one, and a concussion." Oh God...how big was the car? ! ? "I'll give you a moment." he left the room. I sat in the chair next to Kimiko, trying to hold back tears.

"C'mon Kimiko...open your eyes...you have to..." I grabbed onto her hand and squeezed. "Damn it Kimiko!" I shouted, "You can't just give up like this! You're stronger than that! Remember...remember when we talked about how we wanted to die? Remember? The ninjas? Being heroic? Being original? You wouldn't give up like this!" I held her hand tightly, tears streaming down my face. "I'm so sorry Kimiko..." I whispered. "I'm so so sorry I wasn't here for you..." suddenly, she squeezed my hand, and I looked up, wide-eyed. Kimiko's big brown eyes stared back at me. She was also crying.

"Shuhei...you came."

TT_TT this is sho sad...