******************** Back at Hinata House****
Shinobu is in the kitchen, cooking away, and setting up the kitchen
table. When she is finished, she goes to the hallway and yells, while
ringing a bell.
Shinobu: Hey everyone! Dinners ready! ?
Without warning Su comes running into the kitchen with Motoko slowly
walking behind her.
Su: Food! Food! Food! Food!
Shinobu: Hey Su! Hey Motoko! Where are Kitsune, Haruka, Urashima-
Sempai and Narusegawa-Sempai?
Motoko: Well, Kitsune is on her way, she's looking for Tama-Chan,
Haruka as you know is still at Beach Café Hinata and I haven't seen
Naru or Urashima since this morning.
Shinobu: Hmmm.That's odd. They never mentioned that they were going
anywhere.
Just then Kitsune walks in with Tama-Chan perched on her shoulder.
Kitsune: Hey, you guys. Sorry I'm late. Tama-Chan's quite the acrobat,
had me chasing her all over the place. So what's for dinner?
Shinobu: Well, some of my famous spaghetti. That is if Su hasn't
finished it all by the time we sit down to eat.
The scene cuts to Su who is totally pigging out on everything.
Kitsune: Hey save some for me will ya, Su?
Kitsune runs into the kitchen, Motoko slowly following. Shinobu
remains in the hall, staring out the window, with a worried look on
her face.
Shinobu: I just hope they are ok.
************* In a speeding ambulance****
The paramedics are all surrounding Keitaro. Naru is sitting beside
him, holding his cold, lifeless hands.
Paramedic 1: We need to get his breathing stabilized. Same goes with
his pulse. Give him an injection of- -
Naru stops paying attention to the paramedics and focuses on Keitaro's
face, which now has an oxygen mask attached to it. Naru leans down
close to Keitaro, and whispers in his ear.
Naru: Just hold on Keitaro, you're going to be alright.
Then before she knows it they are at the hospital. In a flash they
have wheeled Keitaro out of the ambulance and are rushing him inside.
Naru is still holding his hand while trying to keep up with them.
Finally they get to the entrance doors that lead to the E.R, and a
nurse pulls Naru back from them.
Nurse: Miss. That area is for hospital personnel only. You may sit
here if you'd like, and wait for the doctor to come out and talk to
you.
The nurse gestures towards a chair behind Naru. Naru looks at the
nurse, then at the doors, and nod's slowly. Then the nurse pats her
shoulder and walks into the E.R. Naru sits down in the chair and
covers her face with her hands.
Naru: It's all my fault! If I hadn't flown off the handle at Keitaro
earlier, then he hadn't of left out, and if I had been wearing my
glasses I would have seen the car coming and would have gotten out of
the way. Then he wouldn't have had to make such a sacrifice.
Naru begins to sob uncontrollably, then stops when she feels
nauseated.
Naru: I need to stop crying. It's not helping Keitaro. I have to call
the girls and let them know what happened.
Quickly she begins to glance around for a pay phone. She spots one
then runs over to it, all the while digging into her pocket for some
change. Speedily she dials the Hinata House number. It rings a few
times then finally Shinobu picks up. You can hear Su laughing in the
background.
Shinobu: Hello?
Naru grows silent, unable to say anything, especially to Shinobu, who
has a huge crush on Keitaro that is not well hidden, and a soft heart.
Shinobu says hello once more. Then Naru gets up the nerve to say
something.
Naru: Hey Shinobu! It's me, Naru.
Shinobu: Oh hey Narusegawa-Sempai! We've been worried about you!
Where's Urashima-Sempai? Is he with you?
A lump grows in Naru's throat. One that keeps her from speaking for a
second or two. Then she swallows it and continues.
Shinobu: Um.Narusegawa-Sempai, Is everything okay?
Naru: Oh yeah, um Shinobu, is Kitsune there?
Shinobu: Um.Oh! Yeah she is! You want to talk to her?
Naru: Please?
Shinobu: Ok! Hey Kitsune! Telephone! It's Narusegawa-Sempai!
There is a brief silence, some yelling, then Kitsune comes to the
phone.
Kitsune: Hey Naru! What's up? You missed dinner, it was really good.
Shinobu style spaghetti! We saved you and Keitaro some. By the way
where is Keitaro? Is he with you?
Naru: That's what I am calling you about. Um.well.you see Kitsune.
There's been an accident-
Naru stopped mid-sentence to collect her self. She didn't to break
into tears over the phone.
Kitsune: What do you mean by accident? Are you guys alright?
Naru: I'm alright.but...Keitaro.he's uh.he's.not doing too well. In
fact, were at the hospital.
Kitsune: Oh my god. What exactly are you saying? What's wrong with
Keitaro?
Naru: Just please get here Kitsune, I will tell you everything when
you get here.
Kitsune: Alright, we will be there soon.
Naru: Thanks.
Kitsune hangs up the phone then heads into the kitchen. She grabs
Shinobu's bell, and rings it loudly to get everyone's attention.
Kitsune: Hey everyone listen up! That was Naru. She called to tell me
there's been an accident. She's alright but from the way she spoke I
assume Keitaro's isn't. They're at the hospital, and Naru needs us, so
let's get going.
Shinobu's face hits pure panic, Su stares lifelessly, and Motoko
stares at Kitsune with an unreadable expression. Back at the hospital,
Naru is slunk back in the same chair, tears are rolling silently down
her face.
Naru: Why did all this have to happen? I feel so helpless. It's been
at least an hour since we arrived here, and they took him into the
E.R.
Slowly, while gazing up at the ceiling Naru falls asleep. She begins
to dream; dream about Keitaro. She dreams of them studying together,
and of them at the beach and how they kissed, in an awkward way. Then
lastly of his smile, and how caring he is. Then all of a sudden her
dream turns into a nightmare.
She see's a happy, grinning Keitaro walking down the street, then he
changes into the battered and bloody one she had just got through
seeing. She wakes up with a start, and looks at the watch that
Keitaro gave her for Christmas. It read's 1:27am. She's been waiting
for nearly two hours now. What could possibly be taking so long? Just
then Kitsune, Motoko, Shinobu and Su walk in with worried looks on
their faces. Even Su looks serious.
Shinobu is in the kitchen, cooking away, and setting up the kitchen
table. When she is finished, she goes to the hallway and yells, while
ringing a bell.
Shinobu: Hey everyone! Dinners ready! ?
Without warning Su comes running into the kitchen with Motoko slowly
walking behind her.
Su: Food! Food! Food! Food!
Shinobu: Hey Su! Hey Motoko! Where are Kitsune, Haruka, Urashima-
Sempai and Narusegawa-Sempai?
Motoko: Well, Kitsune is on her way, she's looking for Tama-Chan,
Haruka as you know is still at Beach Café Hinata and I haven't seen
Naru or Urashima since this morning.
Shinobu: Hmmm.That's odd. They never mentioned that they were going
anywhere.
Just then Kitsune walks in with Tama-Chan perched on her shoulder.
Kitsune: Hey, you guys. Sorry I'm late. Tama-Chan's quite the acrobat,
had me chasing her all over the place. So what's for dinner?
Shinobu: Well, some of my famous spaghetti. That is if Su hasn't
finished it all by the time we sit down to eat.
The scene cuts to Su who is totally pigging out on everything.
Kitsune: Hey save some for me will ya, Su?
Kitsune runs into the kitchen, Motoko slowly following. Shinobu
remains in the hall, staring out the window, with a worried look on
her face.
Shinobu: I just hope they are ok.
************* In a speeding ambulance****
The paramedics are all surrounding Keitaro. Naru is sitting beside
him, holding his cold, lifeless hands.
Paramedic 1: We need to get his breathing stabilized. Same goes with
his pulse. Give him an injection of- -
Naru stops paying attention to the paramedics and focuses on Keitaro's
face, which now has an oxygen mask attached to it. Naru leans down
close to Keitaro, and whispers in his ear.
Naru: Just hold on Keitaro, you're going to be alright.
Then before she knows it they are at the hospital. In a flash they
have wheeled Keitaro out of the ambulance and are rushing him inside.
Naru is still holding his hand while trying to keep up with them.
Finally they get to the entrance doors that lead to the E.R, and a
nurse pulls Naru back from them.
Nurse: Miss. That area is for hospital personnel only. You may sit
here if you'd like, and wait for the doctor to come out and talk to
you.
The nurse gestures towards a chair behind Naru. Naru looks at the
nurse, then at the doors, and nod's slowly. Then the nurse pats her
shoulder and walks into the E.R. Naru sits down in the chair and
covers her face with her hands.
Naru: It's all my fault! If I hadn't flown off the handle at Keitaro
earlier, then he hadn't of left out, and if I had been wearing my
glasses I would have seen the car coming and would have gotten out of
the way. Then he wouldn't have had to make such a sacrifice.
Naru begins to sob uncontrollably, then stops when she feels
nauseated.
Naru: I need to stop crying. It's not helping Keitaro. I have to call
the girls and let them know what happened.
Quickly she begins to glance around for a pay phone. She spots one
then runs over to it, all the while digging into her pocket for some
change. Speedily she dials the Hinata House number. It rings a few
times then finally Shinobu picks up. You can hear Su laughing in the
background.
Shinobu: Hello?
Naru grows silent, unable to say anything, especially to Shinobu, who
has a huge crush on Keitaro that is not well hidden, and a soft heart.
Shinobu says hello once more. Then Naru gets up the nerve to say
something.
Naru: Hey Shinobu! It's me, Naru.
Shinobu: Oh hey Narusegawa-Sempai! We've been worried about you!
Where's Urashima-Sempai? Is he with you?
A lump grows in Naru's throat. One that keeps her from speaking for a
second or two. Then she swallows it and continues.
Shinobu: Um.Narusegawa-Sempai, Is everything okay?
Naru: Oh yeah, um Shinobu, is Kitsune there?
Shinobu: Um.Oh! Yeah she is! You want to talk to her?
Naru: Please?
Shinobu: Ok! Hey Kitsune! Telephone! It's Narusegawa-Sempai!
There is a brief silence, some yelling, then Kitsune comes to the
phone.
Kitsune: Hey Naru! What's up? You missed dinner, it was really good.
Shinobu style spaghetti! We saved you and Keitaro some. By the way
where is Keitaro? Is he with you?
Naru: That's what I am calling you about. Um.well.you see Kitsune.
There's been an accident-
Naru stopped mid-sentence to collect her self. She didn't to break
into tears over the phone.
Kitsune: What do you mean by accident? Are you guys alright?
Naru: I'm alright.but...Keitaro.he's uh.he's.not doing too well. In
fact, were at the hospital.
Kitsune: Oh my god. What exactly are you saying? What's wrong with
Keitaro?
Naru: Just please get here Kitsune, I will tell you everything when
you get here.
Kitsune: Alright, we will be there soon.
Naru: Thanks.
Kitsune hangs up the phone then heads into the kitchen. She grabs
Shinobu's bell, and rings it loudly to get everyone's attention.
Kitsune: Hey everyone listen up! That was Naru. She called to tell me
there's been an accident. She's alright but from the way she spoke I
assume Keitaro's isn't. They're at the hospital, and Naru needs us, so
let's get going.
Shinobu's face hits pure panic, Su stares lifelessly, and Motoko
stares at Kitsune with an unreadable expression. Back at the hospital,
Naru is slunk back in the same chair, tears are rolling silently down
her face.
Naru: Why did all this have to happen? I feel so helpless. It's been
at least an hour since we arrived here, and they took him into the
E.R.
Slowly, while gazing up at the ceiling Naru falls asleep. She begins
to dream; dream about Keitaro. She dreams of them studying together,
and of them at the beach and how they kissed, in an awkward way. Then
lastly of his smile, and how caring he is. Then all of a sudden her
dream turns into a nightmare.
She see's a happy, grinning Keitaro walking down the street, then he
changes into the battered and bloody one she had just got through
seeing. She wakes up with a start, and looks at the watch that
Keitaro gave her for Christmas. It read's 1:27am. She's been waiting
for nearly two hours now. What could possibly be taking so long? Just
then Kitsune, Motoko, Shinobu and Su walk in with worried looks on
their faces. Even Su looks serious.