Chapter 4
"Taichi Yagami, it's your turn to present your science project to the class," Mr. Kokito said from the front of the class. "But I can't do it today." "And why not Mr.Yagami?" "Because Yamato's my partner and he's not here yet," I argued. "Oh well, that's too bad. This is the last day for presentations so you're up unless you want a zero," he said sternly. Oh great. Ok I can do this, I got the papers right here. Yamato promised he'd be here, how could he do this to me? I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing.
By the time school was over I was furious! How could he have ditched me and made me do that presentation all alone when he knew that he was the only one who actually understood it. I opened my locker, took my books out and than slammed it shut. I didn't bother to look at the inside door where there was pictures of him and me. I don't think I could even look at him but I was gonna have to cause he was about to get a bitching like never before.
"Taichi?" I spun around quickly to find my sister Hikari behind me. "What are you doing here?" I asked. She took a step back, probably surprised by my tone of voice. "I have something to tell you." "Not now Hikari, I have to go and find Yamato. I betcha he's at home lounging around on the couch and watching TV, leaving me to get us a fail in science. How selfish of him!" I exclaimed. Hikari's face suddenly went very solemn. She placed her hands on my shoulders and looked into my eyes. "He's not at home Taichi. He's in the hospital." "What?" "Takeru got a message at lunch that said Yamato was in the hospital and he should get there right away... I'm not sure what's wrong but I think that we should go see. It might be serious." I was stunned. I couldn't believe that she could sound so calm at a time like this. My body started to shake and I fell to my knees. She kneeled down beside me and held me in her arms. "It will be ok," she kept repeating. I nodded and got to my feet. Than we caught the next bus and headed to see my Yamato.
I burst through the hospital doors, Hikari close behind me. Almost immediately I saw Daisuke, Ken, Takeru and Jyou. Takeru appeared to be asleep and the others were talking quietly. I walked towards them and Daisuke was the first one to notice my presence. "Hey Taichi." "Hey Daisuke... What happened?" Jyou decided to explain it to me and told me what he had told the others when they had arrived. "So, no new news?" Hikari asked. Jyou shook his head. I sighed and than sat down a couple of seats from Takeru and waited for the nurse to return.
"Are all of you here for Yamato Ishida?" a young nurse asked. She had shoulder-length light brown hair, brown eyes, average height and she was approximately 23. "Dani, is there any news?" Jyou asked. She nodded and we all stood up, including Takeru, who had woke up at the mention of his brother's name. "Well, we have him settled down in his room right now and he's resting. We're going to keep him here for awhile, at least until after the surgery. He should be fine but you should be quiet when you go in... he's still asleep from the antibiotics." "Surgery! What surgery?" I asked. "You see, his leg has been severely injured and we need to fix up his knee which got banged up the most." she explained to me. "Oh, but we can see him now?" I asked. "Yep, just follow me."
When we arrived at his door, Dani said that it would be best if only a couple of people went in at a time. We decided that Takeru should go first and he chose me to go with him. He looked fairly nervous for some reason and I guess I was too. I looked over at him and he looked at me. I saw the hurt in his eyes and the unshed tears, I knew that my eyes must look the same. I gave him a reassuring smile and offered him my hand which he gladly took. I took a deep breathe than led the way into the quiet, white room.
I gasped at what I saw before me. There lay my beautiful boyfriend in a hard white bed. His right leg was in a blue brace which was held in traction. His gentle face had a large white bandage on his forehead that was already stained with blood. His neck was in a white neck brace. His right hand was covered in a bandage while his left one had an IV going through it. You could see bruises covering the rest of his arm and on his left leg, along with other small cuts, some bandaged and some not.
I must have stared for awhile because it was Takeru's loud sobs that broke me out of my trance. "Takeru? Don't worry, the nurse said that he's gonna be just fine," I told him. "But look at him Taichi! He doesn't look very good to me!" he yelled. I grabbed him in a bear hug and held him close. "Shh... Takeru... You don't want to wake him up," I told him gently. "Yes I do! I want to make sure he's ok. I want him to tell me it's gonna be alright. I can't loose him now, I still need him." "Now you're overreacting. Just sit and calm down for a bit, alright?" Takeru nodded than sat down in the chair next to Yamato's bed. Damn, that's where I wanted to sit. Instead I just pulled up a chair and sat on his left side.
Very carefully I took him hand in mine and held onto it. I gave it a gentle squeeze and was surprised that I received a squeeze back. I looked up and my gaze met with a pair of soft azure eyes. "Yama?" "Tai." Takeru's head shot up when he heard that familiar voice and he squealed happily. "Onni-chan!" he screamed as he hugged him tightly. Yamato's face screwed up in pain so I pulled Takeru away from him. "I'm sorry Onni-chan... I was just so happy to see you're awake." Yamato smiled at him. "It's alright Takeru..." he said as he took his hand and squeezed it. "I'm gonna go tell the others that you're awake, I'll be right back," he said as he quickly exited the room.
When his brother left, he turned his gaze to me. "Taichi." "Yama... I'm so glad that you're ok... I was so worried," I told him. "I can see... you're crying," he pointed out. His hand reached up to my cheek and he wiped the tears away. "I'm sorry." "There's no need to be, it's not everyday someone cries for me." "Just every time you have a concert and Jun's there." He let out a soft laugh at my little joke, even though it was true. "Oh Taichi, I'm sorry. I missed the presentation today. How did you do?" he asked. "Umm... let's just say that it would have been better if you were there." I said truthfully. His face fell and a tear slipped down his cheek. "I'm sorry Taichi. I didn't mean for this to happen." "It's not your fault, so stop worrying." "Taichi, I'm scared." "You're scared? Of what?" I asked. "I don't like hospitals. I don't like being alone. I don't like being stuck in here and I hate needles." A frown crept onto my face. "It will be ok, I'm here." "But you won't be here all the time. You have school and soccer practice and you have to go and help out in the Digi-World." He had a point there, I couldn't be with him 24/7. "You're right, but there is something I can do for you. I'll be back soon, no more than an hour, ok?" I asked. "Where are you going?" he asked. The way he said it tore my heart. He sounded just like a scared little kid who had just had a nightmare and wasn't allowed to sleep in their parent's bed. "That's for me to know and you to find out. I'll send Takeru back in so you won't be alone. Don't worry. I'll be back as soon as possible." I told him. I gave him a gentle kiss on the lips and left the room without looking back because I knew if I did, I wouldn't be leaving for quite awhile.
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"Taichi Yagami, it's your turn to present your science project to the class," Mr. Kokito said from the front of the class. "But I can't do it today." "And why not Mr.Yagami?" "Because Yamato's my partner and he's not here yet," I argued. "Oh well, that's too bad. This is the last day for presentations so you're up unless you want a zero," he said sternly. Oh great. Ok I can do this, I got the papers right here. Yamato promised he'd be here, how could he do this to me? I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing.
By the time school was over I was furious! How could he have ditched me and made me do that presentation all alone when he knew that he was the only one who actually understood it. I opened my locker, took my books out and than slammed it shut. I didn't bother to look at the inside door where there was pictures of him and me. I don't think I could even look at him but I was gonna have to cause he was about to get a bitching like never before.
"Taichi?" I spun around quickly to find my sister Hikari behind me. "What are you doing here?" I asked. She took a step back, probably surprised by my tone of voice. "I have something to tell you." "Not now Hikari, I have to go and find Yamato. I betcha he's at home lounging around on the couch and watching TV, leaving me to get us a fail in science. How selfish of him!" I exclaimed. Hikari's face suddenly went very solemn. She placed her hands on my shoulders and looked into my eyes. "He's not at home Taichi. He's in the hospital." "What?" "Takeru got a message at lunch that said Yamato was in the hospital and he should get there right away... I'm not sure what's wrong but I think that we should go see. It might be serious." I was stunned. I couldn't believe that she could sound so calm at a time like this. My body started to shake and I fell to my knees. She kneeled down beside me and held me in her arms. "It will be ok," she kept repeating. I nodded and got to my feet. Than we caught the next bus and headed to see my Yamato.
I burst through the hospital doors, Hikari close behind me. Almost immediately I saw Daisuke, Ken, Takeru and Jyou. Takeru appeared to be asleep and the others were talking quietly. I walked towards them and Daisuke was the first one to notice my presence. "Hey Taichi." "Hey Daisuke... What happened?" Jyou decided to explain it to me and told me what he had told the others when they had arrived. "So, no new news?" Hikari asked. Jyou shook his head. I sighed and than sat down a couple of seats from Takeru and waited for the nurse to return.
"Are all of you here for Yamato Ishida?" a young nurse asked. She had shoulder-length light brown hair, brown eyes, average height and she was approximately 23. "Dani, is there any news?" Jyou asked. She nodded and we all stood up, including Takeru, who had woke up at the mention of his brother's name. "Well, we have him settled down in his room right now and he's resting. We're going to keep him here for awhile, at least until after the surgery. He should be fine but you should be quiet when you go in... he's still asleep from the antibiotics." "Surgery! What surgery?" I asked. "You see, his leg has been severely injured and we need to fix up his knee which got banged up the most." she explained to me. "Oh, but we can see him now?" I asked. "Yep, just follow me."
When we arrived at his door, Dani said that it would be best if only a couple of people went in at a time. We decided that Takeru should go first and he chose me to go with him. He looked fairly nervous for some reason and I guess I was too. I looked over at him and he looked at me. I saw the hurt in his eyes and the unshed tears, I knew that my eyes must look the same. I gave him a reassuring smile and offered him my hand which he gladly took. I took a deep breathe than led the way into the quiet, white room.
I gasped at what I saw before me. There lay my beautiful boyfriend in a hard white bed. His right leg was in a blue brace which was held in traction. His gentle face had a large white bandage on his forehead that was already stained with blood. His neck was in a white neck brace. His right hand was covered in a bandage while his left one had an IV going through it. You could see bruises covering the rest of his arm and on his left leg, along with other small cuts, some bandaged and some not.
I must have stared for awhile because it was Takeru's loud sobs that broke me out of my trance. "Takeru? Don't worry, the nurse said that he's gonna be just fine," I told him. "But look at him Taichi! He doesn't look very good to me!" he yelled. I grabbed him in a bear hug and held him close. "Shh... Takeru... You don't want to wake him up," I told him gently. "Yes I do! I want to make sure he's ok. I want him to tell me it's gonna be alright. I can't loose him now, I still need him." "Now you're overreacting. Just sit and calm down for a bit, alright?" Takeru nodded than sat down in the chair next to Yamato's bed. Damn, that's where I wanted to sit. Instead I just pulled up a chair and sat on his left side.
Very carefully I took him hand in mine and held onto it. I gave it a gentle squeeze and was surprised that I received a squeeze back. I looked up and my gaze met with a pair of soft azure eyes. "Yama?" "Tai." Takeru's head shot up when he heard that familiar voice and he squealed happily. "Onni-chan!" he screamed as he hugged him tightly. Yamato's face screwed up in pain so I pulled Takeru away from him. "I'm sorry Onni-chan... I was just so happy to see you're awake." Yamato smiled at him. "It's alright Takeru..." he said as he took his hand and squeezed it. "I'm gonna go tell the others that you're awake, I'll be right back," he said as he quickly exited the room.
When his brother left, he turned his gaze to me. "Taichi." "Yama... I'm so glad that you're ok... I was so worried," I told him. "I can see... you're crying," he pointed out. His hand reached up to my cheek and he wiped the tears away. "I'm sorry." "There's no need to be, it's not everyday someone cries for me." "Just every time you have a concert and Jun's there." He let out a soft laugh at my little joke, even though it was true. "Oh Taichi, I'm sorry. I missed the presentation today. How did you do?" he asked. "Umm... let's just say that it would have been better if you were there." I said truthfully. His face fell and a tear slipped down his cheek. "I'm sorry Taichi. I didn't mean for this to happen." "It's not your fault, so stop worrying." "Taichi, I'm scared." "You're scared? Of what?" I asked. "I don't like hospitals. I don't like being alone. I don't like being stuck in here and I hate needles." A frown crept onto my face. "It will be ok, I'm here." "But you won't be here all the time. You have school and soccer practice and you have to go and help out in the Digi-World." He had a point there, I couldn't be with him 24/7. "You're right, but there is something I can do for you. I'll be back soon, no more than an hour, ok?" I asked. "Where are you going?" he asked. The way he said it tore my heart. He sounded just like a scared little kid who had just had a nightmare and wasn't allowed to sleep in their parent's bed. "That's for me to know and you to find out. I'll send Takeru back in so you won't be alone. Don't worry. I'll be back as soon as possible." I told him. I gave him a gentle kiss on the lips and left the room without looking back because I knew if I did, I wouldn't be leaving for quite awhile.
Please Review and tell me what you think so far and if you have any ideas for upcoming chapters too.