Chapter 35~ Awake

Dr. Ichiro said she should be fine, she passed out due to hypoglycemia and it also caused her slip into a coma. Meaning her blood sugar was very low and she was unresponsive. That would make sense though. Last week she hadn't eaten much because she was focusing on the play and this past weekend she had been catching up on all of her lost sleep. If there was one thing that girl loved more than anything, it was her sleep. I explained that to the doctor and he wrote it down into her binder. "I also have to ask you some questions, Miss Suoh." I nodded and told him to go ahead. Since Tamaki probably couldn't have answered them for Natsumi, it only made sense that I would.

"Miss Ishida's date of birth?"

"March twentieth." He continued on with the standard array of questions about her and I answered all of them that he asked. The name of her parents, allergies (pine and blueberries), blood type (AB), and various other things. When he finished he left the room, leaving us alone. I put my head back down on Kyoya's hand.

"AB, huh?" I heard Kaoru ask.

I lifted my head up to look at him and smiled. "Makes sense, right?"

"Actually, it doesn't," Hikaru answered. "She's really nice."

I laughed, "You haven't seen her on a bad day. She can make Kyoya seem like a saint." The conversation went like that until Cho and Ryuu came in in a frantic rush. They fussed over their daughter and spoke to the same doctor that we had spoken to earlier. Cho was crying more than I had ever seen her before, actually I had never seen her cry before. None of us could stand leaving her alone, but when the nurse came by telling us that visiting hours were over, everyone except Ryuu left the hospital.

I skipped school the next day to go to the hospital. I just wanted her to get better and I wanted to be there for her. I once heard that when a person is comatose, they can still hear what's going on around them. Especially if it's someone that they were close to. I decided to take Apollo and play for her. She loved when I would play the guitar.

When I arrived at the front desk, the same nurse was there and she let me go through with no trouble this time. In the room, Ryuu was asleep in a chair with his head laying against his daughter's leg. I smiled at the sight and pulled a chair up to the bed. As I placed Apollo down so he was leaning against my leg, I took her hand in mine.

"Oh Natsu. How could you let it get this bad?" I whispered into our hands.

"What are you doing here?"

I looked up to see Ryuu looking at me with a disapproving expression. He didn't like it when I skipped school. "I wouldn't have been able to concentrate. I barely got any sleep last night either." He nodded in both agreement and understanding. We sat in silence, both holding one of her hands. He broke the silence first.

"She was born here, in this hospital." I nodded, every time we drove by he would point that out just to embarrass her. "She always said she wanted that to be her last time here."

"Do you think she can hear us?" I asked curiously. He looked at me, a little disbelieving, but he nodded slightly.

"I've been talking to her all night whether she can hear me or not. Why?" I took one of my curls and wrapped it around my finger.

"I wanted to sing her favorite song for her." He smiled and looked at the guitar I had next to me. I picked him up and put the purple strap over my shoulder. "It's a little ironic that this happens to be her favorite song too," I said with a pained laugh. He knew what I meant, she would play this song on repeat whenever she was feeling upset about something and she would sing it as she walked through the house every other day.

I looked at her and smiled. I wanted her to wake up and I wanted her to be able to hear us. To hear this song. I started strumming the intro.

"With every appearance by you, blinding my eyes,
I can hardly remember the last time I felt like I do.
You're an angel disguised.

And you're lying real still,
but your heart beat is fast just like mine.
And the movie's long over,
that's three that have passed, one more's fine.

Will you stay awake for me?
I don't wanna miss anything
I don't wanna miss anything
I will share the air I breathe,
I'll give you my heart on a string,
I just don't wanna miss anything."

I hated how well this song seemed to fit in with my emotions, with this situation. I looked at Ryuu, there was a tear running down his cheek as he watched his oldest daughter lying completely still.

"I'm trying real hard not to shake. I'm biting my tongue,
but I'm feeling alive and with every breath that I take,
I feel like I've won. You're my key to survival.

And if it's a hero you want,
I can save you. Just stay here.
Your whispers are priceless.
Your breath, it is dear. So please stay near.

Will you stay awake for me?
I don't wanna miss anything
I don't wanna miss anything
I will share the air I breathe,
I'll give you my heart on a string,
I just don't wanna miss anything."

I felt someone put their hands on my shoulders and I jumped at the touch. I looked up, what was he doing here? I was about to ask, but he just gave me a smile and I kept on with the song.

"Say my name. I just want to hear you.
Say my name. So I know it's true.
You're changing me. You're changing me.
You showed me how to live.
So just say. So just say,

That you'll stay awake for me.
I don't wanna miss anything.
I don't wanna miss anything.
I will share the air I breathe,
I'll give you my heart on a string,
I just don't wanna miss anything."

"I have no idea where you got that voice from," Ryuu said.

It was true, my mom sounded like an injured walrus when she had tried to sing. I looked back up into the glass sheilded eyes of my boyfriend. "Shouldn't you be at school?"

"Shouldn't you?" He retorted.

I shook my head. "No, I should be here."

The song used it "Awake" by Secondhand Serenade. I love him so much. If you haven't heard any of his songs, you should definitely check him out :D

Really short, really boring, I understand. I'll be the first to admit it. That's all I have to say, please leave a review :D