Chapter 20: Please wake up
[Hey guys welcome to chapter 20, I for one can't believe I've made it to chapter 20. This is honestly my biggest ongoing project, and I'm so happy so see some people reading and enjoying this story. And some changes might be happening, Chapters might start coming out slower but that's because odds are I'm gonna start making chapters longer. So without any further ado, Link Start!]
Asada was standing in the kitchen when Eric came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Good morning." Eric said in a cheery tone.
"Why good morning to you too." Asada said as she giggled.
"I'm so glad laughing coffin is gone now." Eric said.
"Me too, because now that we're safe we can spend a lot more time together." Asada said. Eric smiled. "What would you like for breakfast?" Asada asked.
"Anything that you'll cook would be good." Eric replied.
"Does it count as cooking if I use my phone to call take out?" Asada asked. Eric just chuckled and nodded. Asada went to go kiss Eric but suddenly she started hearing a voice. "Who's there?" Asada asked. Eric and the kitchen faded out of sight and Dulk started walking up to her.
"Guess who." Dulk said as he pulled out a gun.
"No! You're dead!" Asada shouted.
"Am I?" Dulk asked as he cocked the gun. Asada started crying as Dulk aimed and fired at her. Asada woke up in a cold sweat. Asada looked around the dull hospital room that Eric was in. She got out of her chair and stood next to his bed. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Come in." Asada said. Kirito stepped in and shut the door before walking to the other side of Eric's bed.
"Has anything changed in his condition?" Kirito asked.
"No, He's still in the coma and having a Seizer every now and again." Asada answered.
"It's been a few months, I mean it's now summer and nothing has changed." Kirito said shaking his head.
"The doctors are really starting to lose hop for him because of all the Seizers." Asada said as a tear came to her eyes.
"Well I haven't, I only knew Eric for a few months but even being around him for the time I was I could tell he won't die so easily. And he definitely wouldn't die if he knew it would make you sad." Kirito said.
"Yeah, he's strong I'm sure he can pull through." Asada said trying to stay positive.
"Asuna said she'll come by here later to keep you company." Kirito said.
"She's so kind, She has been doing that a lot." Asada said.
"Well I'm gonna go meet up with her to spend a little time before she swings by here, call us if anything happens." Kirito said. Asada nodded and he said his farewells and left. 'Come on man she needs you, everyone's rooting for you so get up.' Kirito thought as he left the hospital. Kirito pulled up in front of the mall on his bike. Asuna walked up to him.
"Hey." Asuna said.
"Hi, I just got back from a quick visit to the hospital." Kirito said.
"How is he?" Asuna asked.
"According to Asada the doctors told her that they were losing hope since his condition hasn't change in all the months he's been there." Kirito replied.
"And how is she holding up?" Asuna asked.
"She's about as well as last time I saw her." Kirito answered. They walked in silence as they made their way into the mall.
"Oh as a surprise we should buy her a nice outfit and something for Eric whenever he finally wakes up." Asuna said.
"That's a nice idea." Kirito said. Kirito and Asuna wandered into the clothes shop.
"What do you think of this?" Asuna asked as she held up a black dress that had green highlights around the edges.
"Looks nice, I'm gonna go to the men section to find something for Eric." Kirito replied. Asuna nodded as she continued looking around. Kirito stumbled upon an orange t-shirt with a crimson red jacket. 'If I can find a good pair of black jeans this could be a cool outfit.' Kirito thought as he looked through the racks of pants. After an hour or so of clothes shopping Kirito and Asuna payed up and met outside the clothes shop at a mall bench.
"I got her that black and green dress with a black long sleeve shirt with black shorts." Asuna said as she showed Kirito the clothes.
"Looks good, for him I got this Orange T-Shirt, black pants, and a nice crimson red jacket." Kirito stated as he held up the clothes he bought. They talked for a while before Asuna decided to head to the hospital to stay with Asada for a while. Meanwhile Hunter was getting kicked out of his apartment.
"Your late on rent." The landlord said.
"Give me a few more days and I should have some money." Hunter said.
"I've given you enough extensions in the past, you're outta here." The landlord said as he took Hunter's key and left Hunter and his boxes outside the building.
"Well this is annoying." Hunter said as he took out his wallet to count his money. "And this is like the cheapest apartment I could find." Hunter said as he sighed at his low amount of money. 'If only I had enough time to finish my animation project.' Hunter thought as he took out his phone and dialed Silica.
"Hello?" Silica asked as she answered her phone.
"Yeah Hi, Um I got kicked out of my apartment and was wondering If I could crash at your house for a few days." Hunter said.
"Of course you can stay, stay as long as you need." Silica said.
"Thanks, I'll hire some moving people to help transport my few boxes of stuff over there.
"Ok, I'll be waiting for you." Silica said as she hung up. Hunter sighed.
"Well at least I'll be comfy for a few days while I work." Hunter said as he dialed a cheap moving company. It only took a few hours for Hunter and his 10 boxes to be inside Silica's house.
"Just make yourself at home." Silica said as Hunter put down the last of his boxes in a decent sized guestroom.
"I will, thank you." Hunter said.
"No problem." Silica said as she ran up and hugged him. "I'll have dinner ready at 9:30." Silica said as she let go of Hunter and left his new room.
"Hmm I wonder what's for dinner." Hunter said aloud. 'Guess that don't really matter now though.' Hunter thought. Hunter set up his computer and drawing tablet on the desk that was already in the guest room. After a few minutes Silica poked her hand in the room to see Hunter drawing something.
"What you doing?" Silica asked.
"I'm lining a drawing I did in my sketchbook. Normally Eric lines this stuff for me but ya' know the problem with that now. But he did teach me how to do it myself." Hunter replied.
"What are you going to do with it?" Silica asked.
"I'm gonna give it to an animator to make a rig of it so I can model and animate it." Hunter answered.
"Ok well good luck, I'll be back when food's done." Silica said.
"Ok thanks." Hunter said as Silica closed the door. Silica cooked some ribs and when they were finished she set two plates on the table and she called for Hunter. Hunter came down the stairs and sat at the table.
"After we eat do you want to watch a movie in the living room?" Silica asked.
"Sure, sounds like a nice break." Hunter answered.
"Great." Silica said with a smile. After they ate dinner they sat together on the couch and started watching Your Villain Academy. "I love this anime." Silica said as she snuggled up to Hunter. Hunter's face turned red and he stuttered before talking.
"Yeah me to." Hunter said as Silica just giggled at him. They watched the whole third season of YVA, and when they were done Silica was 2 seconds away from falling asleep. "Alright come on it's super late, let's get you to bed." Hunter said as he picked Silica up bridal style.
"Mm No I'm awake." Silica said trying to fight a yawn.
"Your voice says otherwise." Hunter said as he carried her up the stairs towards her room.
"Fiiinnnneee." Silica said as she yawned. Hunter set her down in her bed. "Goodnight." Silica said.
'Goodnight, sleep tight." Hunter said as he waved and shut her bedroom door. Hunter decided to go for a quick drive. Hunter parked his Honda rebel in the hospital parking lot. He took the elevator and stepped into the room Eric was staying in, he saw Asada and Asuna asleep in some chairs. Hunter stood beside Eric's bed. "Tch, don't tell me you're going to die this easy. You haven't even fulfilled that promise we made when we were children yet." Hunter said in a whisper. Hunter stepped to the door and turned back to look at Eric. 'So don't you dare die till then, ya hear?' Hunter thought. Hunter closed the door and drove back to Silica's house. He laid down on his bed and passed out. In the morning Asada and Asuna awoke to the sight of doctors in Eric's room.
"What happened?" Asuna asked as her and Asada tried waking up quickly.
"He had 2 seizers back to back, It took awhile to get his vitals back to normal." The main Doctor said.
"But he's ok now right?" Asada asked.
"It seems that way, in fact during one of the seizers he seemed to wake up for a split second before slipping back into his comma." The main doctor answered again.
"So does that mean he has a high chance of waking up?" Asada asked.
"Maybe." The main doctor answered with a shrug.
"Well it really does seem like he might pull through." Asada said as her and Asuna smiled at each other.