::Between Love and Hate::
Himura Kawaii
Chapter Twelve
*** Disclaimers apply... Blah blah. RK's not mine. Hail the Great Watsuki- sama. I'm now a college stud, but still poor!!.... Don't sue me! ^_^
A/N: Now I dunno how to continue!!! ::wails:: I don't wanna ruin this story.. and I don't know what I have done!! ::wails even more:: I have, like, a blurry sketch of how things will be, but nothing's definite yet. ::
Anyways, the reviews you guys sent me were just sooo overwhelming.. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Now on with it. ***
"Kaori? Talk to me Kaori!" Arashi shook her limp body, trying to revive her. "Kaori wake up, dammit!"
He had had the sudden urge to come to her house and see how she's doing. He came just in time to see her lying face down on the floor of her bathroom, one hand clutching a small container of pills Arashi couldn't identify. But from the looks of it, Kaori hadn't taken much, just enough to knock her out.
"Kaori, please talk to me." Arashi pleaded, not knowing what to do next. He felt her wrist for a pulse and thankfully got a weak one.
Arashi immediately called the paramedics and then hurried over to tend to Kaori.
He's always been a man who's in control, but now he didn't know what to do. Kaori's parents were out of the country in some business trip and Yoshi was staying over at a friend's house. Kaori had sent the maids on a day- off.
If Arashi didn't know any better, he would've thought Kaori planned all these on purpose.
He felt his heart beat faster as Kaori moaned silently and showed a sign of life.
"Kaori, are you okay?!"
"Unnhhh." Kaori fought to open her eyes. "Kenji? Is that you?"
Arashi quickly carried Kaori onto her bed and felt her forehead. She was cold but her forehead was breaking into small sweats.
"Ken-ji..?" Kaori whispered again. "Am I in heaven? Are you my angel?"
Arashi could feel the tears threatening to spill.
What has he done to you, Kaori? What is it in him that makes you suffer so much?
"It's Arashi, Kaori." Arashi managed to say. "You're going to be okay now."
"But if this is heaven. then why are you here, Arashi-kun?" Kaori murmured absently. "Are you here to take care of me?"
Arashi wanted so much to take Kaori in his arms, hug her tight, and protect her from everything.
"Sssshhh, Kaori, don't say a word, it's going to be okay from now on." Arashi rocked her slowly. "Everything will be better."
"Is Kenji coming?" Kaori managed to open her eyes for a moment and then collapsed in Arashi's arms and into unconsciousness.
Outside, wails of the ambulance's sirens indicated help finally coming. Arashi only prayed that it wasn't too late.
It's a long way down On this roller coaster The last chance streetcar Went off the track And you're on it
Alanis Morisette Mary Jane
"So are you going to tell her?" Shino asked after what seemed like a pause that lasted so long.
Kenji put his hands in his pockets and sighed. "Do you think I should? Would it even matter to her?"
Shino clutched his fists in anger. "Are you stupid or what? Didn't I just tell you she's breaking down because of you?! And you go on and on with this self-pity crap! What the hell is wrong with you man?!"
Kenji barely shrugged. "I think she made it very clear to me that she didn't give a fig about me. Anyway, she'd know pretty soon, cuz Tomoe and I will be attending class next week."
Shino sighed. "Are you sure you know what you're getting into, Kenji?"
Kenji stared at Shino's cinnamon eyes. "No. But there's no other way, is there?"
Before Shino could respond, his cellphone rang and he answered it.
"I'm telling you guys, I saw Tomoe-san at the mall." Meimi reiterated for Misao and Soujirou. "She was in the maternity shop!"
Misao's eyes widened. "Are you saying she's pregnant?!"
"DUH! That's what I've been trying to tell you five minutes ago!!" Meimi stamped her feet impatiently; it almost looked funny how her actions contradicted her sophisticated get-up.
Soujirou raised his eyebrows and tried to calm Meimi down. "That doesn't imply anything, Meimi. For all we know, she's buying something for a friend of hers, or for a relative."
"But why is she shopping here in Tokyo, when Kyoto has a lot of good shops already?!" Meimi insisted.
"I dunno." Misao shrugged. "Maybe she's here on a vacation. For all we know, Meimi, this hasn't anything to do with us."
Meimi collapsed into the sofa, defeated. "Hmmmph. But I'm telling you, there's something suspicious about the way she behaved. And I don't like it."
They were interrupted by the sound of a phone ringing. "Hey, that's yours, Sou." Meimi pointed out.
"Ooh, wait." Sou took out his phone and grinned. "Hey Misao, it's Arashi."
Misao blushed.
"Moshi moshi?"
Sou's smile slowly disappeared at what Arashi said.
"Kaori is what?!"
Meimi and Misao both turned puzzled faces at Sou.
"What is it?!" Meimi pulled at Sou's shirt.
But Soujirou's eyes were filled with horror and he couldn't speak.
"Sou, are you okay?! Talk to me, Sou!" Misao pleaded.
"It's Kaori." Sou managed to mutter. "Kaori.. tried to kill... herself."
"I have to go, Kenji." Shino hurriedly said to his friend after he came back from the phone call.
Kenji also stood up. "What? What is it?"
Shino just stood there, looking so confused. "Ano.. ah.. "
"Spit it out man! You're scaring me!"
Shino took a deep breath and held Kenji's shoulders as if to steady him. " Kaoru's in the hospital. She overdosed on sleeping pills."
Kenji's face paled as he tried to gasp for breath. He turned his puzzled face to Shino, looking as though he had lost his mind.
"No."
Shino shook Kenji hard. "Whatever you do, don't tell her yet. This news of yours is going to kill her for sure."
Kenji stood rooted to the ground. "No, Kaori.. This is all my fault."
Shino took one last look at Kenji and then hurried off to his car. He knew that if he stayed longer, the sight of Kenji's suffering would surely confuse him.
"Shino, wait."
He turned around and saw Kenji running after him.
"I'm coming with you, Shino. I-" Kenji stopped to catch his breath, "I need to see her. Please."
Shino nodded and Kenji ran to his car.
"Is she going to be okay?" Arashi instantly inquired as the doctor came out of the emergency room. Meimi, Sou and Misao also stood up, wanting to hear what the doctor has to say.
"Are you a relative of the patient?" The doctor asked calmly.
"Iie. But we're her friends. Her parents are out of the country." Meimi answered impatiently. "Now could you please-"
"I'm her brother."
Everyone turned around to see Yoshi hurrying towards them, looking agitated. "What happened to her, Arashi?!" He looked from one person to another, hoping to find some answers.
"She's going to be fine, young man." The doctor assured Yoshi. "But apart from the fact that she almost killed herself from overdosing with sleeping pills, she has also seems to have been under a lot of stress lately. Which normally, teenagers can take because they get enough nutrition from the food they eat. But it also seems that Kaori hasn't been eating anything lately."
The doctor paused as if contemplating on whether to say anything more. She continued. "Her red blood cell count is also low, which means she's anemic. She also seems to be losing sleep, judging from the dark circles under her eyes."
He looked at the gumi seriously. "I don't know what she is going through, but whatever it is, it should stop. And as her friends, I strongly advise you to do anything in your power to help her get through this. Kaori's a healthy girl, her structure is strong and her immune system is in good shape. But her mind is another thing. Her body may be well, but the mind is stronger. If her state of mind isn't well, everything in her will be unwell, too."
"I hope you get my point.. Let's help each other out okay? You can come see her now. She's still unconscious, so let her rest."
The gumi went quiet for a while as they all slumped back into their seats. It seemed that no one had the guts to see Kaori in this state. Plus the impact of what the doctor had told them was too heavy to take in. Everyone had their backs to the entrance so they didn't hear Shino and Kenji come in.
No one realized it was Kenji who spoke up.
"Where is she? Is Kaori going to be okay?"
Arashi instantly stood up and punched Kenji in the face. Kenji staggered backwards as Shino pried in between them before the nurse on standby sees them.
"You! Look at what you've done to her!" Arashi demanded, unable to keep his cool. "Why did you even come back?! Haven't you done enough damage?"
Kenji rubbed his jaw, violet eyes flashing at Arashi. He looked at Misao, then at Sou, then at Meimi, then at Shino.
Shino nodded at Kenji, prodding him to finally confess everything about Tomoe.
Everyone thought that things couldn't get any worse than they already are.
Everyone must've thought wrong.
*** Gomen if it took me soooooooo long to write this chapter.. I know I promised to write more during my sembreak, but unfortunately, things didn't go my way [had a lot to do and so little time] and I succumbed to laziness. Plus, it's not fun to write sad fics when you're happy! My creative juices can't flow properly! Hope you guys understand. :)
Again, I want to thank you for the reviews and the suggestions [regarding the ending] you sent me.. as well as all the other people I've gotten to know better because of this fic.. I still haven't decided on the ending, and you can still help me make it more complicated.. ^__^
I know that some of the peeps who read this also read Saving the Best for Last.. Please bear with me as I will be updating that fic soon.. all thanks to Lexa [my sweetest friend] who gave me the idea on what to write next. All I need now is time.. since classes have started and I've been really busy.. :)
Thanks for reading! Till next chappies! Love you minna!! ^__^
Himura Kawaii
Chapter Twelve
*** Disclaimers apply... Blah blah. RK's not mine. Hail the Great Watsuki- sama. I'm now a college stud, but still poor!!.... Don't sue me! ^_^
A/N: Now I dunno how to continue!!! ::wails:: I don't wanna ruin this story.. and I don't know what I have done!! ::wails even more:: I have, like, a blurry sketch of how things will be, but nothing's definite yet. ::
Anyways, the reviews you guys sent me were just sooo overwhelming.. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Now on with it. ***
"Kaori? Talk to me Kaori!" Arashi shook her limp body, trying to revive her. "Kaori wake up, dammit!"
He had had the sudden urge to come to her house and see how she's doing. He came just in time to see her lying face down on the floor of her bathroom, one hand clutching a small container of pills Arashi couldn't identify. But from the looks of it, Kaori hadn't taken much, just enough to knock her out.
"Kaori, please talk to me." Arashi pleaded, not knowing what to do next. He felt her wrist for a pulse and thankfully got a weak one.
Arashi immediately called the paramedics and then hurried over to tend to Kaori.
He's always been a man who's in control, but now he didn't know what to do. Kaori's parents were out of the country in some business trip and Yoshi was staying over at a friend's house. Kaori had sent the maids on a day- off.
If Arashi didn't know any better, he would've thought Kaori planned all these on purpose.
He felt his heart beat faster as Kaori moaned silently and showed a sign of life.
"Kaori, are you okay?!"
"Unnhhh." Kaori fought to open her eyes. "Kenji? Is that you?"
Arashi quickly carried Kaori onto her bed and felt her forehead. She was cold but her forehead was breaking into small sweats.
"Ken-ji..?" Kaori whispered again. "Am I in heaven? Are you my angel?"
Arashi could feel the tears threatening to spill.
What has he done to you, Kaori? What is it in him that makes you suffer so much?
"It's Arashi, Kaori." Arashi managed to say. "You're going to be okay now."
"But if this is heaven. then why are you here, Arashi-kun?" Kaori murmured absently. "Are you here to take care of me?"
Arashi wanted so much to take Kaori in his arms, hug her tight, and protect her from everything.
"Sssshhh, Kaori, don't say a word, it's going to be okay from now on." Arashi rocked her slowly. "Everything will be better."
"Is Kenji coming?" Kaori managed to open her eyes for a moment and then collapsed in Arashi's arms and into unconsciousness.
Outside, wails of the ambulance's sirens indicated help finally coming. Arashi only prayed that it wasn't too late.
It's a long way down On this roller coaster The last chance streetcar Went off the track And you're on it
Alanis Morisette Mary Jane
"So are you going to tell her?" Shino asked after what seemed like a pause that lasted so long.
Kenji put his hands in his pockets and sighed. "Do you think I should? Would it even matter to her?"
Shino clutched his fists in anger. "Are you stupid or what? Didn't I just tell you she's breaking down because of you?! And you go on and on with this self-pity crap! What the hell is wrong with you man?!"
Kenji barely shrugged. "I think she made it very clear to me that she didn't give a fig about me. Anyway, she'd know pretty soon, cuz Tomoe and I will be attending class next week."
Shino sighed. "Are you sure you know what you're getting into, Kenji?"
Kenji stared at Shino's cinnamon eyes. "No. But there's no other way, is there?"
Before Shino could respond, his cellphone rang and he answered it.
"I'm telling you guys, I saw Tomoe-san at the mall." Meimi reiterated for Misao and Soujirou. "She was in the maternity shop!"
Misao's eyes widened. "Are you saying she's pregnant?!"
"DUH! That's what I've been trying to tell you five minutes ago!!" Meimi stamped her feet impatiently; it almost looked funny how her actions contradicted her sophisticated get-up.
Soujirou raised his eyebrows and tried to calm Meimi down. "That doesn't imply anything, Meimi. For all we know, she's buying something for a friend of hers, or for a relative."
"But why is she shopping here in Tokyo, when Kyoto has a lot of good shops already?!" Meimi insisted.
"I dunno." Misao shrugged. "Maybe she's here on a vacation. For all we know, Meimi, this hasn't anything to do with us."
Meimi collapsed into the sofa, defeated. "Hmmmph. But I'm telling you, there's something suspicious about the way she behaved. And I don't like it."
They were interrupted by the sound of a phone ringing. "Hey, that's yours, Sou." Meimi pointed out.
"Ooh, wait." Sou took out his phone and grinned. "Hey Misao, it's Arashi."
Misao blushed.
"Moshi moshi?"
Sou's smile slowly disappeared at what Arashi said.
"Kaori is what?!"
Meimi and Misao both turned puzzled faces at Sou.
"What is it?!" Meimi pulled at Sou's shirt.
But Soujirou's eyes were filled with horror and he couldn't speak.
"Sou, are you okay?! Talk to me, Sou!" Misao pleaded.
"It's Kaori." Sou managed to mutter. "Kaori.. tried to kill... herself."
"I have to go, Kenji." Shino hurriedly said to his friend after he came back from the phone call.
Kenji also stood up. "What? What is it?"
Shino just stood there, looking so confused. "Ano.. ah.. "
"Spit it out man! You're scaring me!"
Shino took a deep breath and held Kenji's shoulders as if to steady him. " Kaoru's in the hospital. She overdosed on sleeping pills."
Kenji's face paled as he tried to gasp for breath. He turned his puzzled face to Shino, looking as though he had lost his mind.
"No."
Shino shook Kenji hard. "Whatever you do, don't tell her yet. This news of yours is going to kill her for sure."
Kenji stood rooted to the ground. "No, Kaori.. This is all my fault."
Shino took one last look at Kenji and then hurried off to his car. He knew that if he stayed longer, the sight of Kenji's suffering would surely confuse him.
"Shino, wait."
He turned around and saw Kenji running after him.
"I'm coming with you, Shino. I-" Kenji stopped to catch his breath, "I need to see her. Please."
Shino nodded and Kenji ran to his car.
"Is she going to be okay?" Arashi instantly inquired as the doctor came out of the emergency room. Meimi, Sou and Misao also stood up, wanting to hear what the doctor has to say.
"Are you a relative of the patient?" The doctor asked calmly.
"Iie. But we're her friends. Her parents are out of the country." Meimi answered impatiently. "Now could you please-"
"I'm her brother."
Everyone turned around to see Yoshi hurrying towards them, looking agitated. "What happened to her, Arashi?!" He looked from one person to another, hoping to find some answers.
"She's going to be fine, young man." The doctor assured Yoshi. "But apart from the fact that she almost killed herself from overdosing with sleeping pills, she has also seems to have been under a lot of stress lately. Which normally, teenagers can take because they get enough nutrition from the food they eat. But it also seems that Kaori hasn't been eating anything lately."
The doctor paused as if contemplating on whether to say anything more. She continued. "Her red blood cell count is also low, which means she's anemic. She also seems to be losing sleep, judging from the dark circles under her eyes."
He looked at the gumi seriously. "I don't know what she is going through, but whatever it is, it should stop. And as her friends, I strongly advise you to do anything in your power to help her get through this. Kaori's a healthy girl, her structure is strong and her immune system is in good shape. But her mind is another thing. Her body may be well, but the mind is stronger. If her state of mind isn't well, everything in her will be unwell, too."
"I hope you get my point.. Let's help each other out okay? You can come see her now. She's still unconscious, so let her rest."
The gumi went quiet for a while as they all slumped back into their seats. It seemed that no one had the guts to see Kaori in this state. Plus the impact of what the doctor had told them was too heavy to take in. Everyone had their backs to the entrance so they didn't hear Shino and Kenji come in.
No one realized it was Kenji who spoke up.
"Where is she? Is Kaori going to be okay?"
Arashi instantly stood up and punched Kenji in the face. Kenji staggered backwards as Shino pried in between them before the nurse on standby sees them.
"You! Look at what you've done to her!" Arashi demanded, unable to keep his cool. "Why did you even come back?! Haven't you done enough damage?"
Kenji rubbed his jaw, violet eyes flashing at Arashi. He looked at Misao, then at Sou, then at Meimi, then at Shino.
Shino nodded at Kenji, prodding him to finally confess everything about Tomoe.
Everyone thought that things couldn't get any worse than they already are.
Everyone must've thought wrong.
*** Gomen if it took me soooooooo long to write this chapter.. I know I promised to write more during my sembreak, but unfortunately, things didn't go my way [had a lot to do and so little time] and I succumbed to laziness. Plus, it's not fun to write sad fics when you're happy! My creative juices can't flow properly! Hope you guys understand. :)
Again, I want to thank you for the reviews and the suggestions [regarding the ending] you sent me.. as well as all the other people I've gotten to know better because of this fic.. I still haven't decided on the ending, and you can still help me make it more complicated.. ^__^
I know that some of the peeps who read this also read Saving the Best for Last.. Please bear with me as I will be updating that fic soon.. all thanks to Lexa [my sweetest friend] who gave me the idea on what to write next. All I need now is time.. since classes have started and I've been really busy.. :)
Thanks for reading! Till next chappies! Love you minna!! ^__^