Disclaimer: I do not own FY; it belongs to Yu Watase, sole creator, to which we owe much for coming up with the idea.

Hello! What's up? Nothing here, although I'm going to bore you for a bit.

First of all, I have no idea of anything remotely medical. So, if you know anything about medicine and things of that sort, and I mess up, I'm sorry. I'm just a high school kid who knows nothing. The last time I was in a hospital for an overnighter was when I was four or five, so…

And, I have kind of a basic idea of where this is going, and I definitely know who shows up when. Unfortunately for some (like me!), Tasuki and Nuriko don't show up until later. I'll put them in a bit later, but the way this is going… And, I'm going to be evil for a bit and go on and on with the hospital scene. The way this story is going, the hospital is kind of a central place in the story, but I still need to figure out what's going to happen from after I put in everyone to the end.

And, this weekend, I'm trying out for the annual musical at my school. I'll probably put up posts slower when practice starts. I just hope I get a part. Well, nuff ranting!!! Let's get this thing going!

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"Ne, Miaka, do you feeling alright?" I looked up, and saw my doctor, the one who looked like Mitsukake. I stared at him for a moment, almost mistaking him for my dear friend. It could be him, but then again it couldn't… Mitsukake had a bit longer hair, and I never could see him as talkative as my doctor… what was his name again? I learned it a few days ago, but I had snapped out of it soon after learning it, thus the reason I forgot it.

I opened my mouth and said I was fine, but my doctor came by my bed, and sat down next to me. I wondered what he was going to do next, but he opened his mouth, and began talking.

"Miaka, I know this is a hard time for you, but you're recovery isn't going to get any better if you sit there and do nothing but sulk. I realize how hard this may be for you, but you need to concentrate on getting better, no matter how guilty or upset you may feel." I stared at him, and wondered why he was doing this to me, and how familiar the tone of voice was. Mitsukake used this sort of voice with me after Nuriko died, and we need to get the shinzaho. "Now, if you truly wish, I know someone, a friend of mine actually, to talk to you, maybe help you feel better. I know it won't help that much, but maybe it will help just a bit. And you might need that, considering how much friendship is important to recovery. A lonely person with nothing to live for heals much slower than a person who has a reason to live. The will to live is a strong gift, which may just help in the time of death." I stared at him again. Why did this seem like the thing Mitsukake would say? And who is this person? And why does everyone care? Well, I guess I need to say something.

"Umm… thank you for your concern, but…"

"You're my patient. I should be concerned for you. Enough as I enjoy their company, I'd rather have them out of the hospital and well than here and sick." Michael smiled at me, and continued to speak. "That's why I'm talking to you about this. Besides, I know there are people concerned for you, such as your brother, and his girlfriend. I've seen you many times on the phone, and the people you talk to all seem to have the same plea: come home soon. I've even heard it from my wife, your nurse."

"Your wife? Who's she?" I asked, a bit confused. Then, it hit me. If this is-or could be- Mitsukake, then it has to be…

"Like I said before, your nurse, Sage." Sage?! It HAS to be! Shouka!!! Sage is Shouka! I knew it! Michael is Mitsukake! His assistant has to be Chiriko! And Heather has to be Houki, if Mitsukake and Shouka are around! But, what about my dear Hotohori, or Nuriko? Tasuki? Chichiri? And what about all the people from their past lives? If Shouka and Houki are back, then…

"Miaka?" I snapped back into reality, and stared at Mitsu- wait, it's Michael. I don't think he knows who he is yet, but I still need to think of him as Michael, not Mitsukake. "I'll leave to you think about my offer, but if you don't want to go through with it, tell me. But if you do, when ever is good for you if just fine. Just tell me, or Sage." I smiled for what seemed like the first time in awhile. I still didn't know if I wanted to talk with someone about Taka, but knowing how caring the people here were- along with knowing that Taka wasn't my only seishi who came here to his world from the book- truly made me smile.

"Alright, I'll tell you." Michael smiled at me, nodded, and left me. But, for the first time since I had woken up a week ago, I stayed in reality when I was alone, and I picked up the phone, and dialed the number to Onii-chan's cell phone. I needed to talk to him about this.

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"Yes, I'm sure it's him!" I cried out to Onii-chan, half an hour later. He was actually suspicious of Michael and his assistant-who's name is Cedric- being my seishi, but he was a bit wary. 'Why would they come back? And why now?'

"It's just like what happened with Taka!" I cried out to Onii-chan, and didn't stop for a moment, despite the heartbreaking reaction in my heart. "Taka came back, and we both wondered if everyone else would come back! Well they did!" I stopped for a moment after saying that. It was true- Taka and I had talked about it so many times, and we had had many, many conversations about it, wondering who they would become, who they would marry, how they would live their lives, but most importantly, if we would ever see them again. Taka wouldn't, however.

"Miaka, even if it is them, how will we convince them that they are the Suzaku seishi?" Onii-chan said to me, sighing. "And are you one hundred percent positive?"

"Yes!" I cried out, feeling much more energy than before. Unfortunately, my entire body wasn't feeling the same as my heart, and my legs were still a bit sluggish- and painful! "Do you think they'll still have their powers?" I wondered.

"No wonder- how do your legs feel?" Mayo-chan said to me, as she sat down on the edge of my bed.

"They're still numb," I told her, and tried to move them so Mayo-chan would have more room to sit on the bed- but I couldn't move them. It's actually really bugging me- I want to move!

Mayo-chan and Onii-chan stayed with me for a few more minutes, until visitor's hours were over. Shame really, considering how I actually wanted to be with people today, and they came almost before visitor's hours were over. But I was still exhausted from the excitement I had felt from actually being intersted in life for once, rather than sulk from not being with Taka.

'Where are you right now? Are you happy? Do you miss me as much as I miss you?' were questions silently running through my heart, as I thought of all the conversations Taka and I had shared of my seishi, our friends. Each of us had missed them so much, but only I am able to see them, talk to them, be with them and they know I'm here.

I fell back onto my pillow, and laid on it for sometime, until the dinner trays came, all the while thinking, 'it's not fair, it's not fair.' Why did I have to be the one who lives, who breathed, who smiled and laugh on Earth, and why not Taka. Why me? Is there something that needs to be done with the book, and I can't afford to die? No, it can't be; I had finished my role in the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho. Is there something worth waiting for? Doubt it- Taka was my life, my reason for living. Did it have something to do with my seishi? I have no idea. Or was it just pure luck?

"Dinner, darling," cried out the voice of one of the nurses. Unlike Sage or Heather, this one spoke English, although she did understand a bit of Japanese. She delivered my meals, and I had the basic concept of understanding what the words for 'food' were in English, so we understood each other. But, every meal, she left with a smile, and leaving me wondering why she would be that kind, that sweet. She didn't even know me, and we couldn't even communicate! But, it made me smile back, and that helped just the tiny bit with the pain.

After dinner, before I could sink into my depression mode again, Sage and Heather both burst into my room, the two of them ready to leave. I asked why they came in before they were going home to sleep after a long day here, but they simply smiled, and Heather said that it's the kind of things friends do. I smiled at them, and suddenly realized that I simply wasn't a patient to them; I was more of a friend. Why they befriended me, I'll never know. Maybe it had something to do with their past lives, or they just liked me, but I was glad to have someone here with me when Onii-chan and Mayo-chan weren't. I often let them go out and do what they want, as I just wanted to sulk in loneliness, and they humored me, but I could tell they weren't happy with me choice of loneliness.

The three of us chatted like old friends for the next few minutes, until Heather suddenly jumped up, and said quickly she had to go home. I asked her why, and her face glowed with pride, joy, and mostly happiness.

"Oh! I guess I never did mention to you about my husband, or my son, did I?" Heather said to me. Hotohori, maybe? Boushin? Heather practically ripped a photograph from her purse and held it out to me. It was a picture of a year old child, definitely a boy. He looked a bit like Boushin, but…

"That's my son, Brendan," Heather said with so much happiness and joy in her eyes. I looked at the picture again, and almost took a double take. How I missed it the first time, I'll never know, but it was Boushin!!! He was about a year younger than the last time I saw him, but he was absolutely adorable!!! And I had saw Hotohori in him when he was two, but I saw maybe just a bit more in him in the picture. I smiled, and handed the picture back to Hou- wait, it's Heather now.

"He's adorable!" I said, smiling, my words obviously not lying from the tone in my voice. For once, it's actually happy, and not depressed. Maybe Michael is right. I do need to talk to someone.

"Well, I was serious when I said I need to go. Bye! I'll see you both tomorrow!" Heather waved to the two of us, and she left the room in a flash. Sage waved back, and turned to me and opened her mouth.

"I take it Michael spoke to you about talking to someone, ne?" I nodded, and she continued. "Well, this friend-or friends of ours actually- might help you out, just a bit. If it doesn't work, then you can drop out and not talk to them again, but please? Just give them a chance. I'm supposed to see them tomorrow, so if you could think about it tonight and tell me tomorrow, if would be great." Sage was so concerned for me, and it almost shocked me. But, then again, Shouka was always this kind to people. She let us in her home, and let us stay there, despite the fact she was a demon. But, I did want to see who these friends were, and if they were really my seishi or not, even though it wasn't one of them.

"I, I think I'll give it a shot," I said slowly, almost regretting my words, wondering how anyone could understand my pain. Sage's eyes lit up, and her mouth opened, ready to talk.

"Alright! I'll talk to them tomorrow! And remember, if you don't want to do this, just back out. There'll be no hard feeling, ok? Now I got to go! Bye! See you tomorrow!" And with that, Sage walked out waving to me, and I smiled slightly. I pulled my knees up, and rested my head on them.

"Am I doing the right thing Taka? Or should I just give up?"

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"Ohayo, Miaka!" cried out Mayo-chan as soon as visitor hours arrived. I woke up from my not-so-peaceful slumber, and sat up slowly, rubbing my eyes.

"It's not seven AM?" I asked Mayo-chan, as she slowly opened the drapes at the window, allowing my eyes to adjust to the bright sunlight.

"Iie, it's about ten," she said as the drapes were opened as far as they could go. "Keisuke's coming in as soon as he can, but he said he need to take care of something. So he dropped me off here."

"Oh, it's ok." I sat up a bit more, and pulled my knees up, resting my chin on my knees. I wondered where time had gone. Last thing I had known was waking up for breakfast, and then falling back asleep after the cart left with the tray. I hadn't slept last night, due to my dreams, whatever they were. Strange as it sounds, they terrified me, even though I couldn't remember them. Whether they had to do with Taka and that accident, or something else, I'll never know. But they had scared me from sleep, and I had a few hours of sleep last night.

"So, what's up?" Mayo-chan asked me, sitting on the side of my bed. I sighed, not knowing what to say, other than the same thing I had always said: nothing.

"Well, nothing I guess. Did you talk to Yui-chan last night?" I hadn't called Yui-chan last night, due to the fact I was lost in all thought. I hated being here, and I hated even more knowing the fact it would take forever for me to go home, and forever to recover from being here. I hated this place, and the fact I had lost Taka? It made everything worse.

"Yeah. She really misses you, you know. Everyone does, actually. And, I was told to tell you to get your ass back to Tokyo as soon as you can, by a few friends of yours." Mayo-chan smiled at this, and I smiled too.

"Did she say how she was doing?"

"I asked, and was told that I worry too much. She's fine." I slapped my head, remembering how Yui-chan hates people asking her how she's doing. Mayo-chan giggled a bit, and sat down next to me.

"So, do you know where Onii-chan went?"

"Nope. But, Keisuke got some weird call yesterday, and he started acting very… strange. I don't know what it was about, since he wouldn't tell me about it. I wonder what it was about."

"You and me both." We looked at each other, and smiled. This was fun. I need to ask Onii-chan when he's going to ask Mayo-chan to marry him. He deserves it, and…

"Miaka?" I looked at Mayo-chan, and smiled at her, letting her know she could continue her question. "You- your brother and I, as well as Yui and Tetsuya, well… we were all wondering when you were getting out of the hospital. They won't tell us anything, so I was just wondering if you knew anything."

"Well… they said I can leave once I can walk again, meaning I need to get these legs of mine healed! But, until then, I need to stay here."

"Hmm…" Mayo-chan stopped, and smiled. "We need to see if Mitsukake remembers anything, or if he still has his powers. Then, you'll be out of here soon, and your hospital bills won't be as high as they should be, considering how badly you were hurt." Shit! The hospital bills? Well, there goes my apartment. What am I going to do? I need to see if Michael knows anything.

"Those hospital bills are going to be hell to pay." It looked like Mayo-chan agreed, and we smiled at each other and laughed. I switched the TV on from the remote by my bed, and the two of us watched TV for quite some time, until Onii-chan dropped in to say hi. He wouldn't tell us where he was, but he was so happy about what happened when he went out. He wouldn't tell us anything, getting both Mayo-chan and me very upset. But, when he pulled out a bag of fast food, as was forgiven, at least in my case that is.

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Well, there ya have it. I wanted to get this out, but I really have no basic idea of what to do inside the hospital, but after Miaka gets out (yes, she does get well!). Oh well.

Niki: Thanks for your support. It might get a bit longer between updates, cuz of play practice and the holiday season, but I hope you (as well as everyone else!) hold out with me. And Tasuki in a bunny suit… Authoresses are evil ya know.
bakaneko: Yay! New reader!!! And, I was actually wondering if anyone would pick up on Heather and Sage. You actually picked it up tho- I say coolness.
And to everyone else… please keep reading and please review!!!! Ja ne!

~Frenchie