**I don't like doing sad events, so this chapter ends on a happier note ^^! I can't believe that this story is ending sooner than I thought it would be. So I've submitted a new poll for it. Please, please, please, answer the question. It depends on the entire fanfic!**
Rin's POV
As Mr. Moore bored some of the class to death in History, I kept glancing at Kura's seat. It's April, and she's still not awake yet. I keep calling Kura's mom every day and ask her if anything's happened. It's always the same answer though: no change. Mom and Dad won't let Len or I see her whenever they go down to see if Kura's mom's OK on her own at the hospital. They think that we might be disturbed. Len's not really been the same since that night. He doesn't talk to anyone anymore. He keeps going out at night. It's like he's cut us all off. A note landed on my desk. I opened it up.
Goin 2 see Sakura 2day, wanna cme? –Miku
I looked around. Miku was sitting behind me. She was looking at me expectantly. I nodded at her. She smiled at me. I wrote down a quick question:
Can Len cme 2?
I think that it'd be nice for Len to see her. I folded the note up until it was microscopic, then I passed it to her. I turned around to face the board. It was at least five or ten minutes when I got Miku's reply.
Will he be able to see her?
What does she mean, 'will he be able to see her?' I turned my head to face her looking puzzled.
"Kagamine, will you please, pay attention to the subject?" Mr. Moore snapped. I jumped, and then turned to face him.
"Sorry Mr. Moore." I muttered. Some people snickered at me, but I paid no attention to them. The bell rang after ten minutes of Henry VIII and how he had Anne Boleyn beheaded and all that. For Miku and me, we had a free period. I waited outside the class for Miku.
"What did you mean by will he be able to her?" I asked straight away, as we walked towards our usual spot outside.
"Well, think about it: Len was destroyed when he saw Sakura; then he was like an explosion when they took her away; and now, you said that he keeps muttering her name in his sleep. If she saw, he could... I dunno, change for the worse."Miku muttered. I hadn't thought about that to be honest. We reached outside and we sat on the grass. It was a clear sky; the Sun was beaming on us.
"But, Len's not like that -" I started.
"I'm not like what?" Len asked. I looked up. Len was standing over us, looking at us strangely. Miku squeaked. Wow, the first interaction with Len in six months.
"L-Len, I-I didn't see you there." Miku gabbled, not looking at him.
"It's not polite to talk about people behind their back." Len said coolly. Miku looked at me desperately.
"W-We were just talking about going to see Kura after school together. A-And we thought that maybe you'd like to come?" I asked, edging away from him, in case Miku was right and he'd go psycho on me. I hadn't seen Len smile in ages, and when he did actually smile, it kinda shocked me a little bit.
"Definitely, for sure I'll come." Len said straight away. He sat down next to me, his face glowing.
"Well, we go home after free period. We can just leave through here." Miku said, pointing towards the newly installed fence. Len nodded. We randomly started talking about Ms. Fawn.
"She hasn't set us any homework anymore. Ever since she found out about Sakura, she's been really... distant." Len said.
"Sakura told me ages ago, that out of twenty or so staff, three of them are her aunts, two on her mom's side, and one on her dad's side." Miku said.
"Are you serious? Damn, I wish I was that lucky." I muttered, going through my bag. I found an abandoned juice carton in the corner.
"Well, there's Mrs. Taylor and Miss. Rhodes -"
"Miss. Rhodes, you mean the Geography teacher?" I asked, having some of my drink (it was orange juice). Miss. Rhodes is the greatest cow in the entire planet. She's got brown hair and brown eyes. She always wears suits and her lessons are just awful.
"Yeah, those two are on her mom's family. And then you got the aunt on her dad's side. That's Ms. Fawn." Miku said. I choked on my drink. Len patted my back hard whilst staring at Miku as if she said she was pregnant.
"Are you sure, Miku? Even Ms. Fawn's too good looking to be related to that thing." Len said darkly.
"Positive. You guys took it worse than me: I was laughing for ten minutes straight." Miku said simply, randomly plaiting a long strand of her hair. The bell rang. Guess it's to see Kura. Len shot up onto his feet. Miku and I got up slowly. We walked through the fence, and then we started to walk towards the hospital. I glanced at Len a few times. He had his hand clench in a fist in his pocket, and his other hand was usually adjusting his shirt collar.
"But won't they just let family see her?" I asked warily.
"We're going with Sakura's mom." Miku replied. WHAT? Am I hearing right? I could've sworn I heard Miku say that we were gonna see Kura with Kura's mom. We reached the hospital in ten minutes or so.
It was the first time I actually saw Kura's mom. It was just like seeing another version of Kura herself. She was wearing a black shirt and matching trousers. The only difference was that Kura's mom's hair was a little bit shorter than Kura's. I sensed Len stiffen next to me. I grabbed his hand.
"It's just her mom." I muttered in his ear. Len relaxed a bit more. We walked towards her. She smiled at Miku and me warmly. She gave Len a hug. Len was caught off guard, and he looked at me as if he was asking for some help.
Len's POV
It was weird, my girlfriend-who's-in-a-coma's mom hugging me as if she knew me for years. I looked at Rin appealingly. She just shrugged her shoulders at me. Then Sakura's mom let me go. She was smiling at me. I see where Sakura gets her looks from.
"Right, you lot. Let's go." Sakura's mom said, turning around. She led us to the reception desk. The lady at the desk started to what seemed to me panic, and she started to straighten the desk out and stack the papers.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Akiyama -" The lady gabbled.
"Actually, I'm Miss. Summer now, Dolly. I guess that Daichi didn't tell you about the divorce." Sakura's mom said grimly. The receptionist's eyes widened.
"You left him? I wouldn't blame ya. A nasty piece of work he is, in my opinion. He doesn't like me talking in my accent." She said in a Texas accent.
"He never liked it how I used to talk better than him." Sakura's mom said. After a while, the receptionist let us through. She stopped me though.
"Can I have a picture of ya? My lil' girl loves your Spice song." The receptionist said.
"Err... OK then?" I replied. That was unexpected. Sakura's mom grabbed my arm gently and steered me away before the lady could do anything. I kept looking at her. If Sakura had her hair cut to her ears, then it'd be like Sakura never got hurt at all. Sakura had inherited everything from her mom: her looks, her personality. We all stopped outside a door. Sakura's mom opened the door for us. She walked in first, and then Miku followed after her. I felt as if my legs were cemented to the ground, I couldn't move. Rin glanced at me.
"If you wanna go, you can if you want to." Rin said softly. I shook my head at her.
"No. I wanted to see her since she was taken away. I'm not gonna chicken out now." I muttered. Rin linked arms with me, which made me feel a little bit better. We walked in the room together.
Sakura was lying on a bed hooked up to a heart monitor. She looked like she was just sleeping normally. Not in a coma. Sakura's mom grabbed a chair and sat right next to the bed.
"Sweetie look, your friends are here. They came to see you." She said softly. Sakura didn't react to that. Rin pulled me towards her gently. I braced myself for the tears.
They came alright. They came suddenly and quickly, and I was able to quieten myself from wailing like a baby. I sat on the other side of the bed and grabbed Sakura's hand. It was still warm and soft. Things could've been worse I guess. She could've been crippled. She could've been brain-damaged. Hell, she could've died. I don't know how long I was holding Sakura's hand, but it must've been long enough for Rin to put her hand on my shoulder.
"Len, it's getting late." She yawned.
"You can go if you want. I think I'll stay here." I muttered. I don't want to leave Sakura's side. Not again. I won't leave her on her own. Rin sighed.
"Miku's already gone home, Len. It's eight o'clock. Mom and Dad are gonna freak –" Rin said exasperatedly.
"Then you can go and tell them I'll stay here." I growled. Rin moved her hand off my shoulder.
"One more hour, Len, and then you're coming home." Rin said. She left the room after that. One hour. What could I do to pass the time? My stomach growled. I hadn't realized that I hadn't eaten since lunch.
"Get yourself something to eat, Len. There's a little sandwich store down the corridor." Sakura's mom said to me. I nodded at her. I got and let go of Sakura's hand, even though it was hard for me to do so. I left the room, and walked down the corridor. When I was in front of the store, I had a nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach to go to Sakura. My gut instincts have never failed on me yet, so I followed them and made my way back. When I reached the room, Sakura's mom had fallen asleep. I sat in my usual seat and grabbed Sakura's hand again. Sakura's eyelids twitched. I felt my insides twisting, heart beating in my mouth. She started to move her head a little bit.
"Sakura, c-can you hear me?" I stammered. Then her eyes shot wide open. My mouth dropped in awe. Sakura turned her head to me. She smiled.
"Len, you don't need to cry." She laughed softly. She wiped the tears from my cheeks. Then I kissed her. I was worried that it was all just some dream, and that I'd wake up to find that Sakura was still asleep. But it wasn't a dream. Everything was real. Sakura was actually alive.
"S-Sakura, what're you doing!" Sakura's mom exclaimed in shock. Sakura stopped kissing me and went red in the cheeks.
"O-Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you mom. Len's kinda my boyfriend. Surprise, I guess?" Sakura added.
