The young doctor had given his prognosis. "There's no help we can give you now. A foreign catalyst has done too much damage, mutated and sped up the cancer, so go home and wait for the inevitable. I'm sorry but I estimate you only have nine days." My hospital room had been packed when he'd spoken the truth I already knew, had known. When he'd left dad and Mrs. Miwa followed, undoubtedly, arguing with him to do something. An odd hush had fallen over everyone, I breathed out finding peace in that awkward moment, and then the shit hit the fan.
"WELL, what a fine mess we've all made!" Hikaru announced startling everyone, "Lets thank our stars actors."
SMACK!
Hikaru sent Masaomi sprawling, off the stool he was perched on, into the cold linoleum floor. Everyone was just as shocked as Masaomi at the abrupt violence.
"Thanks for being so oblivious to your girls pain that you drove her into such a dangerous, desperate situation. Way to go Ophelia."
Turning swiftly Hikaru planted a fist in Ukyo's gut, a knee to his groin and then-
SLAP!
"And you, you back stabbing Iago, thanks for being such a royal jackass to use Lex in an attempt to hurt your own brother!"
Hikaru marched towards me, a soft look in his eye and-
POP!
"HIKARU!"
The slap stung more the he intended, I'm sure, but it shocked me out of my stupor. Tsubaki and Azusa pulled Hikaru away from me.
"And you. You cannot carry the whole world on your shoulders so stop trying! Trust us to help you. To bare things with you. Stop. Running. Away."
He had a point but-
I smiled pleasantly, "And which of you, by telling you the truth, could change the outcome of my disease?"