Author Note: PLEASE READ! Some changes in this chapter! From now on, this story will be told from third person POV. Second, I'm gonna give you the family names because if I say "The middle aged man says" again, I will puke. The middle-aged man is Mr. Ishida, the middle-aged woman is Nancy Takaishi, The senior citizen male is Sal, who is Lucie's husband and Takeru/Yamato's godfather. The teenage girl is Lacey and is Yamato and Takeru's half sister. Last, I'm telling this story in past tense. Present tense irks me. Ok, on with the story! P.S., sorry for the total lackness of Japanese names!
"His fianceé?" Nancy asked in shock. Nobody knew that Yamato had a fianceé, much less a girlfriend.
Hikari stood with a puzzled look on her face. Where did the nurse get the idea? All she knew was she had to set it straight.
"Yeah" The red head acknowledged. "She's his fianceé."
"Yamato has a fianceé?" Lucie asked with a confused expression. By now everyone was talking all at once and there was plenty of commotion in the tiny hospital room.
"N-N-N-N-No, you don't understand-" Hikari started.
"Maybe he was busy" Lucy suggested, clutching her purse tighter.
"What? Too busy to tell his father he's getting married? Mr. Ishida yelled.
"Don't yell at him" Nancy scolded.
"I wasn't yelling," Mr. Ishida argued.
Hikari buried her head in her arms. "How could this be happening?" she mumbled to herself.
"If only Takeru were here" Mr. Ishida wondered.
Lucie sat down in a nearby chair. She grabbed her chest and breathed heavily.
"Grandma?" Lacey asked.
"Is she gonna be ok?" Dr. Brown questioned.
"Oh, it's just a little heart problem," Sal said. "She's had three attacks already!"
Hikari knew she couldn't tell the family right then. Poor Lucie would have an attack!
"They weren't attacks," Lucie objected. "They were episodes."
"Nothin's wrong with her hearing" Sal mumbled. Lucie gave him an icy glare.
"Doctor, what is she doing in here?" a doctor who had just come in the room asked. He was the same doctor who prevented Hikari from seeing her prince charming when he first got into the hospital. She knew she was in trouble now.
"Hey Bobby, she saved his life," the police officer said.
"You saved his life?" Nancy said with amazement.
"Yeah, yeah but I-." Hikari got interrupted.
"I thought he was pushed off a subway platform" Mr. Ishida said.
"She jumped on the tracks" the police officer added. Hikari sort of grinned at her courageous act.
"You jumped the tracks?!" Sal asked. His eyes widened.
"Doctor, it's supposed to be family only" Bobby urged. Bobby still hasn't removed the stick up his butt yet.
Mr. Ishida pushed Bobby aside with one arm. "She is family" he firmly stated. Bobby just stood there, confused. He thought they couldn't be related because Hikari didn't look anything like the blonde-haired, blue eyes bunch.
"She's the fianceé you idiot" Dr. Brown told Bobby.
"Ok, I'm sorry you must understand-" Hikari started to confess.
"You see we didn't see him for a long time and we didn't know. I always wanted him to find a nice girl." Nancy's voice cracked. "I'm so glad he found you!" Nancy broke into tears of joy, and hugged Hikari tightly. Lacey hugged Hikari also, and she patted them on the back.
"Uh Oh" Hikari thought.
Hikari pulled the red head nurse's arm, and dragged her out of the room.
"Why did you say that, Sarah?" Hikari asked.
"Say what?" Sarah asked back. She had no clue . . .
"I'm not his fianceé" Hikari answered, lowering her voice so the people around her didn't think this was a scene from "Days of Our Lives."
"Then why did you tell me that you were?" Sarah interrogated, while matching Hikari's tone.
"I'm not engaged. I've never even spoken to the guy!"
"What?! But downstairs, you said you were gonna marry him!"
"Oh geez, I was talking to myself."
"Well next time you're talking to yourself, tell yourself you're single and end the conversation" Sarah advised.
"What am I gonna do?" Hikari sighed.
"I dunno."
"She held me so tight, I-I just couldn't tell her."
"I know, I know" Sarah comforted.
"Excuse me, nurse" Sal said behind Hikari. Hikari quickly put her hand over her mouth. "Is there a pharmacy in the hospital?"
"Um, what do you need?" Sarah asked with a smile.
"It's Lucie, she wants asprin" Sal replied.
"Oh for her heart problem?" Sarah asked.
"Problem? More like problems" Sal said with a trusting grin. He seemed charming for someone his age. "You know something," Sal continued as he turned to me. " I think you saved her life. In fact, I think you saved the whole family. Bless you, Hikari."
"Uh right this way, Sir" Sarah said, and leaded Sal toward the elevator.
"Dammit," Hikari thought to herself.
"His fianceé?" Nancy asked in shock. Nobody knew that Yamato had a fianceé, much less a girlfriend.
Hikari stood with a puzzled look on her face. Where did the nurse get the idea? All she knew was she had to set it straight.
"Yeah" The red head acknowledged. "She's his fianceé."
"Yamato has a fianceé?" Lucie asked with a confused expression. By now everyone was talking all at once and there was plenty of commotion in the tiny hospital room.
"N-N-N-N-No, you don't understand-" Hikari started.
"Maybe he was busy" Lucy suggested, clutching her purse tighter.
"What? Too busy to tell his father he's getting married? Mr. Ishida yelled.
"Don't yell at him" Nancy scolded.
"I wasn't yelling," Mr. Ishida argued.
Hikari buried her head in her arms. "How could this be happening?" she mumbled to herself.
"If only Takeru were here" Mr. Ishida wondered.
Lucie sat down in a nearby chair. She grabbed her chest and breathed heavily.
"Grandma?" Lacey asked.
"Is she gonna be ok?" Dr. Brown questioned.
"Oh, it's just a little heart problem," Sal said. "She's had three attacks already!"
Hikari knew she couldn't tell the family right then. Poor Lucie would have an attack!
"They weren't attacks," Lucie objected. "They were episodes."
"Nothin's wrong with her hearing" Sal mumbled. Lucie gave him an icy glare.
"Doctor, what is she doing in here?" a doctor who had just come in the room asked. He was the same doctor who prevented Hikari from seeing her prince charming when he first got into the hospital. She knew she was in trouble now.
"Hey Bobby, she saved his life," the police officer said.
"You saved his life?" Nancy said with amazement.
"Yeah, yeah but I-." Hikari got interrupted.
"I thought he was pushed off a subway platform" Mr. Ishida said.
"She jumped on the tracks" the police officer added. Hikari sort of grinned at her courageous act.
"You jumped the tracks?!" Sal asked. His eyes widened.
"Doctor, it's supposed to be family only" Bobby urged. Bobby still hasn't removed the stick up his butt yet.
Mr. Ishida pushed Bobby aside with one arm. "She is family" he firmly stated. Bobby just stood there, confused. He thought they couldn't be related because Hikari didn't look anything like the blonde-haired, blue eyes bunch.
"She's the fianceé you idiot" Dr. Brown told Bobby.
"Ok, I'm sorry you must understand-" Hikari started to confess.
"You see we didn't see him for a long time and we didn't know. I always wanted him to find a nice girl." Nancy's voice cracked. "I'm so glad he found you!" Nancy broke into tears of joy, and hugged Hikari tightly. Lacey hugged Hikari also, and she patted them on the back.
"Uh Oh" Hikari thought.
Hikari pulled the red head nurse's arm, and dragged her out of the room.
"Why did you say that, Sarah?" Hikari asked.
"Say what?" Sarah asked back. She had no clue . . .
"I'm not his fianceé" Hikari answered, lowering her voice so the people around her didn't think this was a scene from "Days of Our Lives."
"Then why did you tell me that you were?" Sarah interrogated, while matching Hikari's tone.
"I'm not engaged. I've never even spoken to the guy!"
"What?! But downstairs, you said you were gonna marry him!"
"Oh geez, I was talking to myself."
"Well next time you're talking to yourself, tell yourself you're single and end the conversation" Sarah advised.
"What am I gonna do?" Hikari sighed.
"I dunno."
"She held me so tight, I-I just couldn't tell her."
"I know, I know" Sarah comforted.
"Excuse me, nurse" Sal said behind Hikari. Hikari quickly put her hand over her mouth. "Is there a pharmacy in the hospital?"
"Um, what do you need?" Sarah asked with a smile.
"It's Lucie, she wants asprin" Sal replied.
"Oh for her heart problem?" Sarah asked.
"Problem? More like problems" Sal said with a trusting grin. He seemed charming for someone his age. "You know something," Sal continued as he turned to me. " I think you saved her life. In fact, I think you saved the whole family. Bless you, Hikari."
"Uh right this way, Sir" Sarah said, and leaded Sal toward the elevator.
"Dammit," Hikari thought to herself.