"He's awake!" Sora squeaked as she came in the room. She and TK and
Iori raced to Koushirou's bedside.
"Easy, Sora, he's been through a lot, you know."
"Sorry, Tai, it's just that we've been worried about him, like you."
"I know. Sorry if I snapped a little."
"Don't worry about it, Tai. I understand." Tai looked at her funny for a second and then turned his attention back to Koushirou.
"Can I get you anything, Koushirou?" he asked.
"I'd really love a glass of water right about now. And I'd also like to know what exactly happened to me. The last thing I remember is dropping Iori off at walking down the street."
Iori explained the situation to him as Tai helped him drink his glass of water.
"I don't remember any of that, Iori," Koushirou told him as Tai set the glass down.
"I saw it Koushirou. Maybe it's for the best that you don't remember it." Iori said.
"Maybe you're right. How long have I been here?"
"You've been here for about six hours now, Koushirou."
"Geez. That might explain why I'm so hungry all of a sudden. I've not eaten since breakfast."
"You know, I'm a little hungry too," TK said and his comment was echoed by the others.
"How about I go and get us some grub, huh?" Sora asked.
"That would be prodigious!" Koushirou said.
Sora returned a little later and a delicious hospital meal was eaten (is that an oxymoron or what??) and soon she and TK and Iori departed, promising to stop by a as soon as they could. They were followed by a team of doctors who examined Koushirou up and down, pronouncing him fit to leave in the morning as long as everything went well overnight.
After the doctors left, Koushirou said to Tai, " You know, you can go home. I'm sure that you've put yourself through a lot more than you needed to today. I'll be fine."
"If it is fine with you, I'd like to stay here with you. I let you out of my sight earlier and look what happened."
Koushirou smiled at him and told him that he could stay if he really wanted to.
"I'll make do with this hard chair. I'll be fine. Get some rest."
"The chair? I don't think so. This bed is plenty big enough. Why don't you climb up in here and get some decent rest?"
"Are you sure, Koushirou?" Tai asked apprehensively.
"Yes. Get up here and get some sleep." Tai did as he was told and climbed into bed with Koushirou, secretly fulfilling a wish of his, even though he knew it wasn't going to be like 'that'.
"Good night, Tai, I love you."
"Good night to you too, Koushirou. I love you as well," Tai told him. Koushirou snuggled his head into Tai's shoulder and was out in minutes. Tai was left to reflect on how lucky he was: he had found someone to spend the rest of his life with and had then nearly lost him. "Never again, Koushirou, never again." he told himself.
Leaving the hospital, Sora and the boys parted company a few streets from the building.
"See you two soon, right?" she asked.
"Of course. Tomorrow, likely," TK said as they waved her off. She turned her way and TK turned to Iori. "So, want me to walk you home, Iori?"
"Sure, I'd like that, TK," Iori said, turning the slightest shade of red. He hoped that TK didn't notice that. It wasn't supposed to happen. He was glad that the sun was going down, that was for sure.
The two walked down the streets, not as cold as it was earlier, due to the weird winter phenomenon where it is often warmer at night than the day time. Iori's building came into view under the harsh streetlights. TK wished that the walk would never end. He wanted to know if Iori meant what he thought he meant earlier, but for some reason he couldn't outright ask him like typical TK fashion. So he walked on, enjoying their idle chat immensely.
The two of them stepped into the breezeway of Iori's building and opened the door to the lobby. TK was about to leave but Iori insisted that he wasn't home yet. "Come on, TK, it's only a few floors more." TK grinned and nodded and walked on.
The elevator stopped on the eleventh floor and the two boys got out and walked down the left corridor. TK had never been here before so he let Iori lead the way. Finally he stopped in front of 1106 and turned to face TK.
"Come here, TK, I want to tell you something." TK came closer. "I'm short, so bend down," he said with a little grin, as if it was so obvious to everyone but TK. TK obeyed.
"I owe you something from earlier." TK had a look of confusion on his face and Iori smiled as big as a Cheshire cat. He kissed TK square on the lips, putting a hand around the back of TK's neck. When the kiss ended a few seconds later, TK was shocked. His eyes felt like they were about to roll out of his head, and his heart was pounding like a snare drum.
"I told you I owed you something, TK. Now we're even."
"After something like that, I don't know if I can ever be even."
"Well, would you like to stay for dinner, TK? I'm sure that my mum and grandfather wouldn't mind."
"I'd love to, Iori, I'd love to," TK replied after a split second's thought.
I know this is short, but I wanted to get them out of the hospital and TK and Iori together before I get any further. Plus I'm hungry and out of gum (quitting smoking is a bitch, for those of you who don't know. I'm going through gum and jolly ranchers like they're going out of style.)
Oh, and here is a plug. Once you've reviewed this work, and I know you will (wink, wink), check out Clear Skies, a great author who happens to be one of my favorites. Make sure you read 'Deep Secrets and Pelagoniums' (or something like that.it's good.)
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"Easy, Sora, he's been through a lot, you know."
"Sorry, Tai, it's just that we've been worried about him, like you."
"I know. Sorry if I snapped a little."
"Don't worry about it, Tai. I understand." Tai looked at her funny for a second and then turned his attention back to Koushirou.
"Can I get you anything, Koushirou?" he asked.
"I'd really love a glass of water right about now. And I'd also like to know what exactly happened to me. The last thing I remember is dropping Iori off at walking down the street."
Iori explained the situation to him as Tai helped him drink his glass of water.
"I don't remember any of that, Iori," Koushirou told him as Tai set the glass down.
"I saw it Koushirou. Maybe it's for the best that you don't remember it." Iori said.
"Maybe you're right. How long have I been here?"
"You've been here for about six hours now, Koushirou."
"Geez. That might explain why I'm so hungry all of a sudden. I've not eaten since breakfast."
"You know, I'm a little hungry too," TK said and his comment was echoed by the others.
"How about I go and get us some grub, huh?" Sora asked.
"That would be prodigious!" Koushirou said.
Sora returned a little later and a delicious hospital meal was eaten (is that an oxymoron or what??) and soon she and TK and Iori departed, promising to stop by a as soon as they could. They were followed by a team of doctors who examined Koushirou up and down, pronouncing him fit to leave in the morning as long as everything went well overnight.
After the doctors left, Koushirou said to Tai, " You know, you can go home. I'm sure that you've put yourself through a lot more than you needed to today. I'll be fine."
"If it is fine with you, I'd like to stay here with you. I let you out of my sight earlier and look what happened."
Koushirou smiled at him and told him that he could stay if he really wanted to.
"I'll make do with this hard chair. I'll be fine. Get some rest."
"The chair? I don't think so. This bed is plenty big enough. Why don't you climb up in here and get some decent rest?"
"Are you sure, Koushirou?" Tai asked apprehensively.
"Yes. Get up here and get some sleep." Tai did as he was told and climbed into bed with Koushirou, secretly fulfilling a wish of his, even though he knew it wasn't going to be like 'that'.
"Good night, Tai, I love you."
"Good night to you too, Koushirou. I love you as well," Tai told him. Koushirou snuggled his head into Tai's shoulder and was out in minutes. Tai was left to reflect on how lucky he was: he had found someone to spend the rest of his life with and had then nearly lost him. "Never again, Koushirou, never again." he told himself.
Leaving the hospital, Sora and the boys parted company a few streets from the building.
"See you two soon, right?" she asked.
"Of course. Tomorrow, likely," TK said as they waved her off. She turned her way and TK turned to Iori. "So, want me to walk you home, Iori?"
"Sure, I'd like that, TK," Iori said, turning the slightest shade of red. He hoped that TK didn't notice that. It wasn't supposed to happen. He was glad that the sun was going down, that was for sure.
The two walked down the streets, not as cold as it was earlier, due to the weird winter phenomenon where it is often warmer at night than the day time. Iori's building came into view under the harsh streetlights. TK wished that the walk would never end. He wanted to know if Iori meant what he thought he meant earlier, but for some reason he couldn't outright ask him like typical TK fashion. So he walked on, enjoying their idle chat immensely.
The two of them stepped into the breezeway of Iori's building and opened the door to the lobby. TK was about to leave but Iori insisted that he wasn't home yet. "Come on, TK, it's only a few floors more." TK grinned and nodded and walked on.
The elevator stopped on the eleventh floor and the two boys got out and walked down the left corridor. TK had never been here before so he let Iori lead the way. Finally he stopped in front of 1106 and turned to face TK.
"Come here, TK, I want to tell you something." TK came closer. "I'm short, so bend down," he said with a little grin, as if it was so obvious to everyone but TK. TK obeyed.
"I owe you something from earlier." TK had a look of confusion on his face and Iori smiled as big as a Cheshire cat. He kissed TK square on the lips, putting a hand around the back of TK's neck. When the kiss ended a few seconds later, TK was shocked. His eyes felt like they were about to roll out of his head, and his heart was pounding like a snare drum.
"I told you I owed you something, TK. Now we're even."
"After something like that, I don't know if I can ever be even."
"Well, would you like to stay for dinner, TK? I'm sure that my mum and grandfather wouldn't mind."
"I'd love to, Iori, I'd love to," TK replied after a split second's thought.
I know this is short, but I wanted to get them out of the hospital and TK and Iori together before I get any further. Plus I'm hungry and out of gum (quitting smoking is a bitch, for those of you who don't know. I'm going through gum and jolly ranchers like they're going out of style.)
Oh, and here is a plug. Once you've reviewed this work, and I know you will (wink, wink), check out Clear Skies, a great author who happens to be one of my favorites. Make sure you read 'Deep Secrets and Pelagoniums' (or something like that.it's good.)
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