Sorry I took so long! I was sleeping over at a friend's house. ^^;;
Well, here's the next chappie...
lili--Hmm...I'll give you a hint in this chapter. -wink-
K-chan--Thankies! But I'm starting to be highly disturbed by my own fic...o_o;;;
C. M. Dracoon--OMG, but don't you think I kinda overdid the gross stuff? ;;;
sb1--Lol Yeah, you've reviewed every chapter of my fic so far! Thank you!
blu sprite--Mm...Sorry...I've already decided how I'll end this fic...
karigan--Thank you! Man, I was worried people would think I was a nut, writing disturbing things such as this.
L. W. (Lone Wolf) --Lol Interesting review...I hope you like this chappie. ^_^
DigimonPrincess Shinaka--Yes, that was the last chapter of the...stuff. -sweatdrop-
Tasha--OMG, I am so honored to be reviewed by you!! :D Your fics are really great! And to answer your questions...Anzu's mom died in a car crash while she was shopping. Well, her parents divorced, and then her mom married the other guy. And her dad would've been far away from her anyways. o.o;; Dunno why Anzu's mom didn't live with her stepdad...
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!.
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Searching for the Light
Chapter Six: Death is Near
Anzu slowly opened her clouded eyes. All she could see was white...It was everywhere. She blinked, her sense of sight coming back to her. She was in a hospital. All sorts of tubes and wires were connected to her.
At that moment, a young nurse carrying a tray of food entered the room. She looked over at Anzu and smiled gently. "I see you're awake, Anzu. How are you feeling?"
Anzu sat up carefully, so as not to break her wires and tubes, and replied, "Fine, thank you." But she didn't feel fine. Her entire body ached all over, and she was weak from malnutrition. As if on cue, her stomach rumbled loudly. Anzu blushed. "Sorry..."
The nurse giggled slightly and walked over, placing the tray of food on a small bedside table next to Anzu's bed. "Here. Have something to eat."
Anzu gratefully grabbed half of the ham sandwich on the tray. "Thank you." She nibbled a little on the sandwich and immediately felt the food replenishing her strength. "Um...Nurse...?"
"Yes, Anzu?"
"How did I get here...?" Anzu asked, looking confused.
The nurse smiled. "A friend of yours--Ryou--came rushing in with you in his arms. He said you fainted at school...Poor dear. He's been waiting anxiously in the waiting room. I'll call him in, okay?"
Anzu nodded and went back to her food. Moments later, a worried looking Ryou came in. "Anzu!! Are you feeling well?!"
Anzu smiled, the first genuine smile in a long time. "I'm fine, Ryou...Thanks to you," she answered softly, a faint blush coming to her cheeks.
Ryou took a seat on a chair beside her bed. "I'm glad..." he said, taking her hand and smiling cutely. Anzu's eyes widened and she blushed even harder, and turned her head away to hide her burning cheeks. They stayed that way for quite some time, before Ryou announced, "Well, I've got to get back to school. I'll come by again later tonight, all right?"
"Uhh...Okay." Anzu nodded. Ryou smiled again, and excused himself from the room, leaving Anzu to ponder her puzzling feelings.
- - -
Ryou opened the door to Anzu's hospital room. Seeing that she was sound asleep (it was 9:00), he silently took a chair beside Anzu's bed. He quietly sat and just observed his friend's beautiful features. Her face was regaining its natural creamy color and was fuller, since Anzu had had a few square meals throughout the day. A strand of her auburn hair covered her face. Ryou gently reached over and tucked it behind her ear, smiling lovingly at her fascinating beauty. He sat back once more and stared for a moment longer before sleep overtook him.
- - -
Ryou was awakened at 7:00 in the morning by a doctor rushing in with two nurses close behind her. They were rolling a cot into the room. He blinked the sleep out of his eyes and stood up.
The doctor approached him and introduced herself, shaking his hand. "Hello. My name is Dr. Masami. You must be Anzu's friend from school, Ryou. It's a pleasure to meet you," she said briskly before turning to Anzu.
Ryou nodded and looked towards Anzu. It was then that he noticed Anzu thrashing about in her bed, perspiring heavily. He turned back to Dr. Masami with a worried look. "Dr. Masami...What's wrong with Anzu?"
The doctor sighed wearily and replied, "After you brought her in, we found that she has a strange heart disease connected with her depression. We must now perform surgery on her, and if that fails, she has six months to live."
Ryou felt his heart stop. Six months to live?! He found himself imagining the impossible life he might have to live without her. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Dr. Masami's voice.
"I'm sorry, Ryou. But will you please step out while we get Anzu to the surgery room? I'm sure you have school to go to anyways." She smiled gently and encouragingly.
Ryou nodded understandingly and walked outside, his heart heavy. He leaned against the wall and sighed deeply. He was terrified by the thought of living without Anzu in his life. Ryou watched with pained hazel eyes as the doctor and two nurses came out of Anzu's former room, wheeling Anzu's cot past him, down the hall. He sighed again and made his way out the hospital. He still had to tell Yu-Gi and the gang the news...
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-gasp- Finally! The chappie's done! I hope you guys liked it, after the long days without an update! ^_~ Please review!
lili--Hmm...I'll give you a hint in this chapter. -wink-
K-chan--Thankies! But I'm starting to be highly disturbed by my own fic...o_o;;;
C. M. Dracoon--OMG, but don't you think I kinda overdid the gross stuff? ;;;
sb1--Lol Yeah, you've reviewed every chapter of my fic so far! Thank you!
blu sprite--Mm...Sorry...I've already decided how I'll end this fic...
karigan--Thank you! Man, I was worried people would think I was a nut, writing disturbing things such as this.
L. W. (Lone Wolf) --Lol Interesting review...I hope you like this chappie. ^_^
DigimonPrincess Shinaka--Yes, that was the last chapter of the...stuff. -sweatdrop-
Tasha--OMG, I am so honored to be reviewed by you!! :D Your fics are really great! And to answer your questions...Anzu's mom died in a car crash while she was shopping. Well, her parents divorced, and then her mom married the other guy. And her dad would've been far away from her anyways. o.o;; Dunno why Anzu's mom didn't live with her stepdad...
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!.
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Searching for the Light
Chapter Six: Death is Near
Anzu slowly opened her clouded eyes. All she could see was white...It was everywhere. She blinked, her sense of sight coming back to her. She was in a hospital. All sorts of tubes and wires were connected to her.
At that moment, a young nurse carrying a tray of food entered the room. She looked over at Anzu and smiled gently. "I see you're awake, Anzu. How are you feeling?"
Anzu sat up carefully, so as not to break her wires and tubes, and replied, "Fine, thank you." But she didn't feel fine. Her entire body ached all over, and she was weak from malnutrition. As if on cue, her stomach rumbled loudly. Anzu blushed. "Sorry..."
The nurse giggled slightly and walked over, placing the tray of food on a small bedside table next to Anzu's bed. "Here. Have something to eat."
Anzu gratefully grabbed half of the ham sandwich on the tray. "Thank you." She nibbled a little on the sandwich and immediately felt the food replenishing her strength. "Um...Nurse...?"
"Yes, Anzu?"
"How did I get here...?" Anzu asked, looking confused.
The nurse smiled. "A friend of yours--Ryou--came rushing in with you in his arms. He said you fainted at school...Poor dear. He's been waiting anxiously in the waiting room. I'll call him in, okay?"
Anzu nodded and went back to her food. Moments later, a worried looking Ryou came in. "Anzu!! Are you feeling well?!"
Anzu smiled, the first genuine smile in a long time. "I'm fine, Ryou...Thanks to you," she answered softly, a faint blush coming to her cheeks.
Ryou took a seat on a chair beside her bed. "I'm glad..." he said, taking her hand and smiling cutely. Anzu's eyes widened and she blushed even harder, and turned her head away to hide her burning cheeks. They stayed that way for quite some time, before Ryou announced, "Well, I've got to get back to school. I'll come by again later tonight, all right?"
"Uhh...Okay." Anzu nodded. Ryou smiled again, and excused himself from the room, leaving Anzu to ponder her puzzling feelings.
- - -
Ryou opened the door to Anzu's hospital room. Seeing that she was sound asleep (it was 9:00), he silently took a chair beside Anzu's bed. He quietly sat and just observed his friend's beautiful features. Her face was regaining its natural creamy color and was fuller, since Anzu had had a few square meals throughout the day. A strand of her auburn hair covered her face. Ryou gently reached over and tucked it behind her ear, smiling lovingly at her fascinating beauty. He sat back once more and stared for a moment longer before sleep overtook him.
- - -
Ryou was awakened at 7:00 in the morning by a doctor rushing in with two nurses close behind her. They were rolling a cot into the room. He blinked the sleep out of his eyes and stood up.
The doctor approached him and introduced herself, shaking his hand. "Hello. My name is Dr. Masami. You must be Anzu's friend from school, Ryou. It's a pleasure to meet you," she said briskly before turning to Anzu.
Ryou nodded and looked towards Anzu. It was then that he noticed Anzu thrashing about in her bed, perspiring heavily. He turned back to Dr. Masami with a worried look. "Dr. Masami...What's wrong with Anzu?"
The doctor sighed wearily and replied, "After you brought her in, we found that she has a strange heart disease connected with her depression. We must now perform surgery on her, and if that fails, she has six months to live."
Ryou felt his heart stop. Six months to live?! He found himself imagining the impossible life he might have to live without her. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Dr. Masami's voice.
"I'm sorry, Ryou. But will you please step out while we get Anzu to the surgery room? I'm sure you have school to go to anyways." She smiled gently and encouragingly.
Ryou nodded understandingly and walked outside, his heart heavy. He leaned against the wall and sighed deeply. He was terrified by the thought of living without Anzu in his life. Ryou watched with pained hazel eyes as the doctor and two nurses came out of Anzu's former room, wheeling Anzu's cot past him, down the hall. He sighed again and made his way out the hospital. He still had to tell Yu-Gi and the gang the news...
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-gasp- Finally! The chappie's done! I hope you guys liked it, after the long days without an update! ^_~ Please review!
