Chapter 5
"Hey Masaharu, you ready to go?" my co-worker Osamu asked me. I looked up from the
assortment of wires around me and nodded. After he helped me pack up all the equipment and load it into his van we headed back to Odaiba.
"So Masaharu, how's that boy of yours doing? My daughter told me that he was a real ladies man," Osamu joked, elbowing me in the ribs. "Yamato's doing just fine, and from what I've seen, the ladies do hound him but unfortunately he's already taken." "Aww, that's too bad. I was kinda hoping that we could set them up on a date or something. But tell me, who did win his heart?" "Dark brown hair, large chestnut brown eyes, nice build and about 7.5 inches." Osamu glanced over at me with a rather confused face. "What's 7.5 inches?" he asked cautiously. "Why Taichi's dick of course!" I exclaimed. His face paled and his expression was unreadable. "Your boy's gay?" "Yeah." "Umm, just one question for ya Masaharu. Just how do you know the size of your son's boyfriend's dick?" "Yamato told me of course! Personally I think he's exaggerating but don't tell him I said that. He might whack ya with his guitar!" I joked. Osamu cracked a smile and stopped in front of my building. "I wouldn't want that. See ya tomorrow Masaharu." "See ya." I replied as I gathered my stuff and headed inside.
"Yamato! I'm home!" I announced as I stepped into our small and messy apartment. It was dark and it appeared that there was no one home. "Yamato?" I asked as I flipped on the light switch. "That's weird, he said he'd be home." I threw my coat onto the back on the couch and slipped on my slippers. 'Maybe he left a message on the machine.' I thought. I pressed the play button and I was told that I had 5 messages.
Yamato, this is Taichi. There is only 5 minutes until science starts and you're not here. You'd better not be laying around on the couch watching TV when you promised you'd be here. If you're not here in, umm, 5 minutes you are gonna get your ass beaten in and not the enjoyable way...
YAMATO ISHIDA! I can not believe that you didn't show up! I'm gonna kill you! We just failed that science project because of you I hope you're happy! Fuck you Yamato, and if you can't tell, I'm NOT being sarcastic!!! Oh by the way, this is Taichi.
This message is for Masaharu Ishida from Odaiba General Hospital. Your son Yamato Ishida was brought here today after being in a car accident. We need you to come down immediately to fill out some very important forms as soon as possible.
Mr. Ishida? This is Jyou Kido, Yamato's friend. Umm, there's no easy way to say this but Yamato is in the hospital right now. I know because I co-op here and well I just found out. The doctors here need you to come here right away. I've already notified Takeru so you don't need to bother. You should probably tell Yamato's mom because I don't think Takeru will be in the right condition to do it himself.
Dad, this is Takeru. I need you now and so does Yamato. Don't worry too much, he's alive. You'll see when you get here. I'll be here so just keep a lookout for me. Bye Dad, don't take to long.
I sat in silence for quite awhile. A feeling of dread washed through my body and I felt numb all over. I grabbed my cell phone off the table, where I had left it that morning and shoved it in my pocket than I grabbed my jacket, put on my shoes and rushed downstairs to catch a taxi.
Fortunately for me, the ride didn't take too long and before I knew it I was in front of the Odaiba General Hospital. Entering the building, I went directly to the receptionist's desk. "May I help you?" Andrea asked, as she adjusted her glasses. "Can you direct me to Yamato Ishida's room?" I asked. "Are you his father?" I nodded. "Finally! We've been waiting all day for you. If you just take a seat over there than I can fetch the doctor. He wants to talk to you about Yamato's condition." "Can't I at least see my son first?" "I'm sorry but the doctor really is very busy and he's on his break right now so this is the only time he can talk to you. But don't worry, it's not that bad." she told me. "Alright," I said, heading towards those awful hard plastic chairs.
"Mr. Ishida I presume?" a middle-aged man asked me as he approached me. "Yes, can I help you?" I asked. The man laughed and shook his head. "I'm Doctor Hyoko, Yamato's doctor," he said. I jumped out of my seat and started throwing questions at him, none that he could actually understand. "C'mon, we'll talk in my office." he told me. I nodded and followed.
Dr. Hyoko's office was fairly large. It had a large wooden desk in the corner with a couple of plush chairs in front of it. Behind the desk, all of his diplomas hung on the wall in fancy, expensive looking frames. All around the room were numerous bookshelves filled with medical books, files, tapes and videos. He offered me a seat in one of the comfy plush chairs while he sat in his desk chair. I looked at his face, trying to read it, to hopefully get a clue of what was wrong with my eldest son, but his face was unreadable.
"So, what can you tell me about my son?" I asked. "I can tell you that Yamato suffered many injuries, the most serious one to his right leg. After examining it, I've decided that the only way for it to heal correctly is for him to undergo surgery. I was hoping to do that in a few days, with your permission of course." "Yeah, that sounds good," I said. He nodded. "Alright, I'll schedule him in for three days from now, which is Friday," he said as he jotted it down in his little day planner. "Your son is also suffering from some other injuries. He has a mild case of whiplash and also numerous cuts and bruises. His right hand is pretty banged up and has started to swell, which tends to be very painful," he explained to me. "But he's gonna be alright, right?" I asked. Dr. Hyoko smiled and nodded at me. "Now I need you to fill out these forms about him and than you can go and see him." "Sounds good to me," I said as I took the forms and started to fill them out the best I could.
When I had finally completed filling out all of the forms, I was lead to Yamato's room by the doctor. I entered the waiting room and saw some of my sons' friends. I recognized Jyou and Hikari but the other two, I don't think I ever met. I carefully approached the three boys and 1 girl and almost immediately Jyou got up to greet me. He pointed to the direction of Yamato's room and I followed it to a small room at the end of the hallway. The door was shut so I gave it a soft knock, hoping that whoever inside would be able to hear it.
After a few moments, the door cracked open and Takeru's head popped out. He smiled at me and lead me into the room. I gasped at what I saw before me. Takeru must of heard because he held up a finger to his mouth, ordering me to be quiet. Turns out that Yamato had just fallen back to sleep and Takeru decided that it be best that he stay that way for awhile to try and recover some of his strength. I took the seat next to the bed and Takeru pulled up a chair and sat next to me.
The two of us sat in silence for awhile before Takeru motioned for me to follow him out of the room. "What is it son?" I asked when I shut the door quietly behind me. "What did the doctor say? He wouldn't tell me... Is he gonna be alright?" he asked me. "The doctor says that he'll be just fine after his surgery on Friday." "On his leg, right?" "Yeah, it got pretty messed up." I told him. Takeru nodded. He than leaned heavily against the wall and shoved his hands in his pockets while letting out a loud sigh. I looked at him quizzically and than asked him what was wrong. "It's just that, I dunno. I guess I'm just not used to seeing Yama like that ya know? He's always been so strong around me but now... he's so weak. He can barely lift his hand without feeling pain. I don't like seeing him like this," he said. I laid my arm on his shoulders and he looked up at me. "Neither do I Takeru. But I know for sure that he'll be up and about in no time." "Yeah," Takeru replied, his voice sounding unsure.
"Hey Mr. Ishida! Takeru! Come here for a sec!" a voice called from behind us. We both turned around to see a large puff of wild brown hair. "Coming!" Takeru called back. He nodded than disappeared around the corner, the two of us on his trail.
"Hey Masaharu, you ready to go?" my co-worker Osamu asked me. I looked up from the
assortment of wires around me and nodded. After he helped me pack up all the equipment and load it into his van we headed back to Odaiba.
"So Masaharu, how's that boy of yours doing? My daughter told me that he was a real ladies man," Osamu joked, elbowing me in the ribs. "Yamato's doing just fine, and from what I've seen, the ladies do hound him but unfortunately he's already taken." "Aww, that's too bad. I was kinda hoping that we could set them up on a date or something. But tell me, who did win his heart?" "Dark brown hair, large chestnut brown eyes, nice build and about 7.5 inches." Osamu glanced over at me with a rather confused face. "What's 7.5 inches?" he asked cautiously. "Why Taichi's dick of course!" I exclaimed. His face paled and his expression was unreadable. "Your boy's gay?" "Yeah." "Umm, just one question for ya Masaharu. Just how do you know the size of your son's boyfriend's dick?" "Yamato told me of course! Personally I think he's exaggerating but don't tell him I said that. He might whack ya with his guitar!" I joked. Osamu cracked a smile and stopped in front of my building. "I wouldn't want that. See ya tomorrow Masaharu." "See ya." I replied as I gathered my stuff and headed inside.
"Yamato! I'm home!" I announced as I stepped into our small and messy apartment. It was dark and it appeared that there was no one home. "Yamato?" I asked as I flipped on the light switch. "That's weird, he said he'd be home." I threw my coat onto the back on the couch and slipped on my slippers. 'Maybe he left a message on the machine.' I thought. I pressed the play button and I was told that I had 5 messages.
Yamato, this is Taichi. There is only 5 minutes until science starts and you're not here. You'd better not be laying around on the couch watching TV when you promised you'd be here. If you're not here in, umm, 5 minutes you are gonna get your ass beaten in and not the enjoyable way...
YAMATO ISHIDA! I can not believe that you didn't show up! I'm gonna kill you! We just failed that science project because of you I hope you're happy! Fuck you Yamato, and if you can't tell, I'm NOT being sarcastic!!! Oh by the way, this is Taichi.
This message is for Masaharu Ishida from Odaiba General Hospital. Your son Yamato Ishida was brought here today after being in a car accident. We need you to come down immediately to fill out some very important forms as soon as possible.
Mr. Ishida? This is Jyou Kido, Yamato's friend. Umm, there's no easy way to say this but Yamato is in the hospital right now. I know because I co-op here and well I just found out. The doctors here need you to come here right away. I've already notified Takeru so you don't need to bother. You should probably tell Yamato's mom because I don't think Takeru will be in the right condition to do it himself.
Dad, this is Takeru. I need you now and so does Yamato. Don't worry too much, he's alive. You'll see when you get here. I'll be here so just keep a lookout for me. Bye Dad, don't take to long.
I sat in silence for quite awhile. A feeling of dread washed through my body and I felt numb all over. I grabbed my cell phone off the table, where I had left it that morning and shoved it in my pocket than I grabbed my jacket, put on my shoes and rushed downstairs to catch a taxi.
Fortunately for me, the ride didn't take too long and before I knew it I was in front of the Odaiba General Hospital. Entering the building, I went directly to the receptionist's desk. "May I help you?" Andrea asked, as she adjusted her glasses. "Can you direct me to Yamato Ishida's room?" I asked. "Are you his father?" I nodded. "Finally! We've been waiting all day for you. If you just take a seat over there than I can fetch the doctor. He wants to talk to you about Yamato's condition." "Can't I at least see my son first?" "I'm sorry but the doctor really is very busy and he's on his break right now so this is the only time he can talk to you. But don't worry, it's not that bad." she told me. "Alright," I said, heading towards those awful hard plastic chairs.
"Mr. Ishida I presume?" a middle-aged man asked me as he approached me. "Yes, can I help you?" I asked. The man laughed and shook his head. "I'm Doctor Hyoko, Yamato's doctor," he said. I jumped out of my seat and started throwing questions at him, none that he could actually understand. "C'mon, we'll talk in my office." he told me. I nodded and followed.
Dr. Hyoko's office was fairly large. It had a large wooden desk in the corner with a couple of plush chairs in front of it. Behind the desk, all of his diplomas hung on the wall in fancy, expensive looking frames. All around the room were numerous bookshelves filled with medical books, files, tapes and videos. He offered me a seat in one of the comfy plush chairs while he sat in his desk chair. I looked at his face, trying to read it, to hopefully get a clue of what was wrong with my eldest son, but his face was unreadable.
"So, what can you tell me about my son?" I asked. "I can tell you that Yamato suffered many injuries, the most serious one to his right leg. After examining it, I've decided that the only way for it to heal correctly is for him to undergo surgery. I was hoping to do that in a few days, with your permission of course." "Yeah, that sounds good," I said. He nodded. "Alright, I'll schedule him in for three days from now, which is Friday," he said as he jotted it down in his little day planner. "Your son is also suffering from some other injuries. He has a mild case of whiplash and also numerous cuts and bruises. His right hand is pretty banged up and has started to swell, which tends to be very painful," he explained to me. "But he's gonna be alright, right?" I asked. Dr. Hyoko smiled and nodded at me. "Now I need you to fill out these forms about him and than you can go and see him." "Sounds good to me," I said as I took the forms and started to fill them out the best I could.
When I had finally completed filling out all of the forms, I was lead to Yamato's room by the doctor. I entered the waiting room and saw some of my sons' friends. I recognized Jyou and Hikari but the other two, I don't think I ever met. I carefully approached the three boys and 1 girl and almost immediately Jyou got up to greet me. He pointed to the direction of Yamato's room and I followed it to a small room at the end of the hallway. The door was shut so I gave it a soft knock, hoping that whoever inside would be able to hear it.
After a few moments, the door cracked open and Takeru's head popped out. He smiled at me and lead me into the room. I gasped at what I saw before me. Takeru must of heard because he held up a finger to his mouth, ordering me to be quiet. Turns out that Yamato had just fallen back to sleep and Takeru decided that it be best that he stay that way for awhile to try and recover some of his strength. I took the seat next to the bed and Takeru pulled up a chair and sat next to me.
The two of us sat in silence for awhile before Takeru motioned for me to follow him out of the room. "What is it son?" I asked when I shut the door quietly behind me. "What did the doctor say? He wouldn't tell me... Is he gonna be alright?" he asked me. "The doctor says that he'll be just fine after his surgery on Friday." "On his leg, right?" "Yeah, it got pretty messed up." I told him. Takeru nodded. He than leaned heavily against the wall and shoved his hands in his pockets while letting out a loud sigh. I looked at him quizzically and than asked him what was wrong. "It's just that, I dunno. I guess I'm just not used to seeing Yama like that ya know? He's always been so strong around me but now... he's so weak. He can barely lift his hand without feeling pain. I don't like seeing him like this," he said. I laid my arm on his shoulders and he looked up at me. "Neither do I Takeru. But I know for sure that he'll be up and about in no time." "Yeah," Takeru replied, his voice sounding unsure.
"Hey Mr. Ishida! Takeru! Come here for a sec!" a voice called from behind us. We both turned around to see a large puff of wild brown hair. "Coming!" Takeru called back. He nodded than disappeared around the corner, the two of us on his trail.