OK, it's 7pm Christmas day and I Christmas sucked. I had turkey dinner for lunch and pizza for dinner and the PS2 *I*(as in me alone) asked for was labeled as a "family" gift. Translation: everyone except Mysia's. I at least got Chrono Cross and a portable CD player. That and clothes I'll never wear because a) they're extremely too big or b) two sizes too small ::sigh:: and my mother wonders why I'm glum.

Anyway, I hope everyone got what they wanted for Christmas, no da!

Love, Peace, and Chibis bearing eggnog,

~Mysia Ri

Please Save My Angel(1)

"Mr. Kou?" a nurse asked, stepping into a waiting room. The flame-haired teen leapt to his feet and hurried towards her. He wore a black trench coat open over a white tee-shirt and blue jeans that were tucked into a pair of shin-high boots.

"How's he?" he blurted out, fear evident in his eyes.

"Come with me," she replied quietly. She led the teen to the ICU ward and stopped before a door. Through the large window he could see Houjun's still form as well as moniters and tubes leading to and from him.

"What's wrong with him?" Genrou asked quietly.

"Well," the nurse sighed, looking at her chart. "His left arm is in bad shape. They're calling in a speciallist to try to repair the damage done to his elbow and shoulder, but it looks as though his elbow was shattered."

"What else?" he prompted, swallowing past the growing knot in his throat.

"He took a hit to the side of the head and has slipped into a coma." She waited for the teen to respond. When he said nothing, she rested a hand on his shoulder. "They don't know when he'll wake up, but they estimate he will-"

"Shaddup," he muttered, tears running down his cheeks as he looked into the dim room, resting a hand on the glass. "He'll be fine…he'll wake up soon, you'll see. He'll sit up and smile and say "morning, no da!" just like he always does. He'll be fine…He…" a sob escaped him and he rested his forehead against the glass. He felt the nurse squeeze his shoulder and then turn to speak with someone.

"Tasuki," Hikou breathed in his ear. He turned his amber eyes to the older man and sniffled loudly. The blue-haired man wrapped his arms around him and Genrou turned to bury his face in his chest.

"He'll wake up…I know he will…" he sobbed. Hikou sighed and looked at his friend.

"Do everything you can for him. Money is no object," he said to the nurse who nodded and hurried off. He gently guided Genrou towards Kouji's room and hoped the scarred teen could help him.

Kouji grumbled he tried to get comfortable in his room.

"White sheets, white walls, white gowns…I'm surprised they have a color TV in here." He looked up when the door opened and smiled when Hikou entered. It soon faded when he saw the distraught Genrou.

"How Ho-" he stopped as Hikou shook his head.

"He's in a coma," he said quietly, lowering Genrou into a chair.

"He ain't…he can't be…he'll be awake anytime now…" the fanged teen whimpered.

"They don't know when he'll wake up, either," Hikou continued sadly.

"Well…" Kouji tried to think of something to say, but no words came to him. "I think…well…dey told me I could probably go home tamarow since I wasn't hurt too badly; just whiplash and some sprains dat'll heal, but I could stay awhile an watch over Chiri for ya. You guys shouldn't have at stay here with us. 'Sides, I heard he's in ICU and ya can't go in at see 'im yet anyway, ne?"

"Hai…demo," Hikou sighed, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"You two should go home and try an' rest. I'll call ya if anything happens here. 'Sides, didn't ya say ya had at see a guy about a court date?"

"………Call everyday," Hikou said, leaning down and kissing the younger man gently.

"I will," he promised, hugging him briefly. He looked to Genrou and gently brushed at his friend's bangs. "Don't worry, Gen-chan, Chiri'll be fine. Ya know he'll be up and about in no time."

Genrou nodded silently, tears still trailing down his cheeks. Hikou sighed and squeezed Kouji's hand. "I think we'll stay for the night at least." Genrou nodded again and rose to his feet. He left the room in silence and walked back to Houjun's room. He stared at his lover through the glass and wished there was something he could do.

"Would you like to go in?" the same nurse who had spoken to him earlier asked, appearing at his side. Genrou nodded and bowed his head slightly.

"Thanks, Reirei," he breathed before entering the room. He sat quietly beside Houjun and looked at his face. Aside from the bandages wrapped around the teen's head and elbow, he seemed fine. He carefully wrapped his fingers around the mage's slender hand and squeezed it gently.

"Hey, Chiri," he said softly. "It's me, Tasuki. I'm just here at visit, but I can't stay long. I just wanna let you know that…that me an Hikou are gonna go home for now and work on puttin' up the lights and all…like I promised we would do this week…You'll love it, promise. And I promise I won't electrocute myself this time, ok?" His only answer was the steady beeping of the machines and Houjun's quiet breathing. He sniffled as he noticed Reirei waving at him and leaned down to gently kiss his lover. "Kouji'll be around and I'll be over quick as a wink as soon as you wake up, ok? Ai shiteru, koibito." He squeezed his hand again before laying it gently on the bed and slipping through the door.

"Here, you and Hikou can stay the night in Kouji's room. I'll let the head nurse know you're there as family so she wouldn't get mad." She sighed and tucked a lock of black hair behind her ear. "Anything else I can do for you?" She frowned as he simply shook his head and moved to lie in the unoccupied bed. He buried his face in the pillow and sighed.

"I've got to do something to cheer him up, but what can I…" her eyes lit up as she thought of the answer suddenly. She would talk with Kouji about it after Genrou and Hikou left the next day. She slipped into Houjun's room and sighed sadly. "I hope they can help you, though. You're the one who makes Genrou smile, you know. It's the least I can do."

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Oh, I'm posting the next chapter tonight, no da. I meant to have it done today as a Christmas Present, so I'm getting it done. It's not midnight yet, after all^_~

(1) corny, but I couldn't think of anything-_-;;