Part 11
Matt and Tai were the first to arrive in the waiting room, with Daisuke close on their heels. They knew by Jyou's expression there hadn't been any news yet, so they remained silent, unsure of what to say.
The four men sat in complete silence, occasionally shooting glances at one another until Hikari and Tk rushed in the room.
"What happened?" Hikari asked because Jyou hadn't said anything except that Izzy was in surgery by the time he had called her.
"Izzy was shot, he's being operated on, but they don't think it's too good because the bullet penetrated some vital organs," Jyou said thickly, not lifting his gaze from the floor.
Hikari's knees went weak and if TK hadn't been supporting her she would have sunk to the coarse ugly carpeting. As TK tried to lead her to a chair she pulled herself out of her stupor and shrugged out of his grip.
"Who shot him? Do they know?"
"Yeah, she's already been taken into custody."
"Well, who was it?" Tai asked a bit impatiently, wondering why he hadn't thought to ask earlier.
"Sora."
"What!" five voices yelled simultaniously.
"God, I knew she was hurting him. I could have prevented this. I should have made him listen to me."
"No one could have known what was going to happen," Matt said squeezing Jyou's shoulder sympathetically.
"I could have talked him into leabing if I'd tried," Jyou instisted stubbornly. "I should gave known not to talk to Sora at all. I told her to stop, and that's probably what set her off."
"Don't blame yourself Jyou," Daisuke put in. "Any one of us could have, should have seen how crazy she was. It got by us all."
Jyou shrugged uncomfortably aware of the tears welling in his eyes.
"Is he okay?" Mimi asked as she came into the waiting room.
"We don't know yet," TK informed her.
"This is dreadful," she announced. "Ken and Cody are parking the car and going to go buy some coffee and bring t up. How are you holding up Jyou?" Mimi asked sitting on his left side, barely noticing Matt on the other at that point.
"They don't think he's going to make it Mimi," he told her, horridied at her cheery tone.
"Of course he's going to make it," she insisted giving him a quick one-armed hug.
"Do you even know what happened?" Jyou asked her, almost sounding scornful.
"Sora did something didn't she," Mimi asked subdued.
"Did you know she had a gun?" Jyou asked, suddenly feeling enraged. "Did you?
"No. She told me she got a new toy, but she didn't say what. She wanted to show it off in person." Mimi caught her lower lip in her teeth for a second. "Jyou, I didn't realize she was messed up. If I had I would have done something." Jyou deflated, sinking back against his chair.
"I know Meems, I know," he sighed. "It's just, you didn't see it. He's really bad off."
"As a doctor you know it looks worse then it is, right?" Mimi asked him in a soft voice, unsure of how to console her friend.
"I don't think that's the case this time."
Ken carefully walked in the room, trying not to spill any of the coffee on his tray. Mimi rose and took two of the cups with a murmur of thanks, placing one in Jyou's shaking hands. Cody followed Ken holding a steaming cup of his own, but he stayed standing, leaning against the wall. He looked serious and detached as he studied the occupants of the room.
"Drink," Mimi ordered Jyou when he made no move to do so. He obidently took a small sip but set the cup on the floor, partially under the chair so it wouldn't be in danger of being knocked over. Jyou lent forward, propping his elbows on his knees and covered his face with his hands.
"Where's Yolie?" Daisuke asked after a minute of the uncomfortable silence.
"She had a class I think, but I left a message on her machine," Jyou said, his voice only slightly muffled through his hands.
Mimi chattered on for a while after that, filling in the silence, but when the doctor walked in the room she cut off mid sentence. The abrupt stop to Mimi's inane babble alerted the others to the doctor's presence.
Jyou and the others rose to the feet and waited anxiously for the verdict.
Well, what should happen? Hope you've enjoyed the story so far. Ta! ~ivvic
Matt and Tai were the first to arrive in the waiting room, with Daisuke close on their heels. They knew by Jyou's expression there hadn't been any news yet, so they remained silent, unsure of what to say.
The four men sat in complete silence, occasionally shooting glances at one another until Hikari and Tk rushed in the room.
"What happened?" Hikari asked because Jyou hadn't said anything except that Izzy was in surgery by the time he had called her.
"Izzy was shot, he's being operated on, but they don't think it's too good because the bullet penetrated some vital organs," Jyou said thickly, not lifting his gaze from the floor.
Hikari's knees went weak and if TK hadn't been supporting her she would have sunk to the coarse ugly carpeting. As TK tried to lead her to a chair she pulled herself out of her stupor and shrugged out of his grip.
"Who shot him? Do they know?"
"Yeah, she's already been taken into custody."
"Well, who was it?" Tai asked a bit impatiently, wondering why he hadn't thought to ask earlier.
"Sora."
"What!" five voices yelled simultaniously.
"God, I knew she was hurting him. I could have prevented this. I should have made him listen to me."
"No one could have known what was going to happen," Matt said squeezing Jyou's shoulder sympathetically.
"I could have talked him into leabing if I'd tried," Jyou instisted stubbornly. "I should gave known not to talk to Sora at all. I told her to stop, and that's probably what set her off."
"Don't blame yourself Jyou," Daisuke put in. "Any one of us could have, should have seen how crazy she was. It got by us all."
Jyou shrugged uncomfortably aware of the tears welling in his eyes.
"Is he okay?" Mimi asked as she came into the waiting room.
"We don't know yet," TK informed her.
"This is dreadful," she announced. "Ken and Cody are parking the car and going to go buy some coffee and bring t up. How are you holding up Jyou?" Mimi asked sitting on his left side, barely noticing Matt on the other at that point.
"They don't think he's going to make it Mimi," he told her, horridied at her cheery tone.
"Of course he's going to make it," she insisted giving him a quick one-armed hug.
"Do you even know what happened?" Jyou asked her, almost sounding scornful.
"Sora did something didn't she," Mimi asked subdued.
"Did you know she had a gun?" Jyou asked, suddenly feeling enraged. "Did you?
"No. She told me she got a new toy, but she didn't say what. She wanted to show it off in person." Mimi caught her lower lip in her teeth for a second. "Jyou, I didn't realize she was messed up. If I had I would have done something." Jyou deflated, sinking back against his chair.
"I know Meems, I know," he sighed. "It's just, you didn't see it. He's really bad off."
"As a doctor you know it looks worse then it is, right?" Mimi asked him in a soft voice, unsure of how to console her friend.
"I don't think that's the case this time."
Ken carefully walked in the room, trying not to spill any of the coffee on his tray. Mimi rose and took two of the cups with a murmur of thanks, placing one in Jyou's shaking hands. Cody followed Ken holding a steaming cup of his own, but he stayed standing, leaning against the wall. He looked serious and detached as he studied the occupants of the room.
"Drink," Mimi ordered Jyou when he made no move to do so. He obidently took a small sip but set the cup on the floor, partially under the chair so it wouldn't be in danger of being knocked over. Jyou lent forward, propping his elbows on his knees and covered his face with his hands.
"Where's Yolie?" Daisuke asked after a minute of the uncomfortable silence.
"She had a class I think, but I left a message on her machine," Jyou said, his voice only slightly muffled through his hands.
Mimi chattered on for a while after that, filling in the silence, but when the doctor walked in the room she cut off mid sentence. The abrupt stop to Mimi's inane babble alerted the others to the doctor's presence.
Jyou and the others rose to the feet and waited anxiously for the verdict.
Well, what should happen? Hope you've enjoyed the story so far. Ta! ~ivvic