SakuraXRan fanfic!! ^_^

Disclaimers: hello! sorry, but Weiß Kreuz and its characters are not mine, except for those characters that never appeared nor mentioned in the story.

Chapter 8: Sore wo koukai nanka shite nai

A few more hours passed, yet no news about Omi's condition. Ran was resting on the other side of Ken while Sakura remained in her position, with Ken's head still resting on her shoulders.

Sakura sighed for the nth time. She was getting quite tired from sitting.

"Hnnn...." Ken said, moving away a bit from Sakura.

"...Ken-kun?" Sakura called. Ken was starting to wake up.

Ken opened his eyes, blinked a few times, then looked at Sakura. "Wha---?"

"You fell asleep two hours ago." Sakura told him.

"Ugh.." Ken put a hand on his head. His head hurt a little. "S-Sakura--? W-Where's Aya?"

"Aya-chan and Yoji went to the police station to report what happened." Sakura told him. "I suppose they're at Aya-chan's house by now."

"..H-How is Omi?" Ken asked as he regained complete consciousness.

"Still no news about him," Sakura's smile disappeared.

"....I see." Ken looked at the floor.

Omi.... what's taking the doctors so long---? He thought, then he glanced over at his watch.

Seven-eighteen in the evening.

"You rest up a bit more, Ken-kun. You were exhausted," Sakura suggested.

Ken shook his head. "No, I'm fine now. How about you rest instead?"

Sakura had a surprised look on her face. "No, I won't rest until I find out about Omi-kun's condition." she tried to hide her exhaustion from Ken.

"Very well then, we'll wait until the doctor comes out." Ken yawned.

"You're still tired." Sakura said.

"You look even more tired than I am." Ken spoke. He sighed.

Ran paid no attention to the two. He just kept his eyes closed, waiting for the ER's door to open.

Sakura didn't respond anymore. She put her hands on her arms, trying to warm herself. She was still wearing the lousy halter top she chose that morning.

I wish I didn't have to wear this thing.... Sakura told herself. She shivered a bit.

Just then, the ER door swung open, and the doctor who had went in to check Omi came out.

"D-Doctor..." Sakura stood up.

"How's Omi?" Ken asked.

The doctor approached them. He took of his surgical mask and gloves.

"His legs were injured while he hurt his head when he fell on the ground." the doctor replied. "It was serious injury for him--"

"Just tell me his condition!" Ken urged. He seemed even more worried now.

Sakura was nervous of what the results will show. Omi-kun.... she called out his name in her mind.

"...he's alright now." he announced.

Relief could be seen in Sakura's and Ken's faces. Maybe in Ran's, too, but he didn't bother show his feelings.

"Can we visit him?" Ken asked the doctor.

"A little later maybe," the doctor answered. "We had to double check that nothing else is damaged after the accident. He'll be sent to his room after a while. He won't be conscious until a few hours, but he's out of danger now."

"Really?" Sakura said, greatly relieved by the news.

The doctor nodded. "I must go now," he said.

"Thank you, doctor!" Sakura told the doctor as he started to walk away. "Did you hear that, Ken-kun?" she faced Ken.

Ken nodded. "I'm glad he's safe now." he had a smile on his face now.

"I'll go and tell Aya-chan about it!" Sakura said as she headed for the information desk at the entrance.

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Aya brought the tray with hot chocolate in the living room. She placed it on the coffee table and offered some to Yoji. Yoji was lying comfortably on the sofa, while Shiro sat beside him.

"Yoji-kun, would you like some?" she asked.

"No, thank you." Yoji shook his head. "I'm too worried to drink anything."

"I see," Aya faced Shiro. "How about you, Hideyuki-san?"

"Yes, please," Shiro smiled.

Aya handed Shiro a cup of hot chocolate. "Here, Hideyuki-san."

Aya sat down next to Yoji, then took a cup from the tray.

"Thank you," Shiro said. He took a sip of the hot chocolate.

Aya was about to take a sip of the hot chocolate she made for herself when the phone rang.

"Who could it be?" Aya put down the cup on the saucer and stood up. She walked towards the table. The phone continued to ring.

"Maybe it's Sakura, or Ken." Yoji sat up.

"I hope so," Aya replied as she picked up the receiver. "Hello? Fujimiya residence."

"Aya-chan?" the voice from the other end said.

"S-Sakura?" Aya was quite relieved to hear her friend's voice. She looked at Yoji and Shiro.

"I've got news, Aya-chan!" Sakura sounded excited.

"What is it?" Aya asked, curious about what Sakura has to say.

"Omi-kun's okay now!"

"Really?" Aya had put on a smile.

"Really." Sakura paused. "If you wanna come see Omi-kun, just ask Yoji-kun to drive you here."

"Okay, I'll come," Aya said. "Wait for us,"

"Okay!"

"Bye!"

Click! Aya put down the phone.

"Who was that?" Yoji asked.

"Sakura," Aya answered.

"What did she say?"

"Omi-kun's alright now!" Aya told Yoji, who stood up after she hung up the phone.

"Eh!?" Yoji exclaimed.

Aya smiled at him, "Let's go back to the hospital!"

Yoji nodded.

"I'll just get my coat," Aya replied. She went to get her coat from her room.

"I'll come too," Shiro stood up.

"Let's go!" Yoji walked towards the door.

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Sakura replaced the receiver after hanging up the phone. She thanked the pretty nurse they had spoken to some hours ago, and headed towards the waiting lounge. She sighed as she walked.

I'm so glad Omi-kun's safe now... I wouldn't know what to do if he wasn't. Sakura thought. Omi-kun got everyone so worried about him, I just hope this won't happen again.... it's scaring me. Just the thought of being in a hospital gives me the creeps...

Sakura sighed once again. She glanced at her watch. It was now seven-thirty five in the evening.

Oh no! I've got to go home! Sakura panicked. I'm supposed to cook dinner tonight! What's worse, Hikawa-kun's coming over! What am I gonna do!?

She ran back to where she left Ken and Ran, at the waiting lounge. But she only found Ken sitting there.

"Ken-kun, where's Ran-san?" Sakura asked.

"Oh, Sakura." Ken looked at her. "He left a while ago, but he didn't say where he was going."

".....I see." Sakura sat down beside him. She leaned on the white, hard wall and sighed.

She and Ken sat there for fifteen minutes in silence. Every now and then they would glance at their watches to see the time, but that was because they were bored. They were so anxious to know what Omi's room number is.

Finally, Yoji, Shiro and Aya arrived.

"Where's Omi?" Aya asked immediately.

"The doctor is still double-checking if Omi has any other injuries," Ken said. "But he's fine now."

"Thank goodness for that!" Aya smiled.

"Where's Ran?" Yoji asked, looking around to find Ran.

"He left, not saying where he'd be," Ken replied.

"Mou---!" Aya crossed her arms and sighed. "Well, I suppose we should ask for Omi-kun's room number from the front desk..."

Sakura agreed. "Let's go!" She got up and went ahead of Aya, smiling.

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"Omi-kun--?" Ken called out his name.

Ken and the others had gotten Omi's room number, but Ran wasn't with him, which was quite odd since he had been gone for some time now.

"How is he now?" Yoji asked.

"It's no good. He still hasn't moved a muscle." Ken shook his head.

"How long is he gonna stay that way?" Sakura asked worriedly.

"I don't know," Ken answered.

Suddenly, the door opened. Ran came in, with Manx behind him.

"Manx!" Yoji and Ken exclaimed at the same time.

"Ran called to tell me what happened to Omi." Manx smiled as they entered the room. "I just came to see how Omi's doing."

"He still hasn't opened his eyes yet." Yoji told Manx.

"I see." Manx replied. "Well, I've got to go now,"

"So soon, Manx-san?" Sakura asked.

"I'm quite busy at the moment so I can't stay too long," Manx smiled at her. "Look after Omi-kun, okay? I'll come and visit again next time,"

"Okay," Aya said. "By the way, nice to see you again."

"Yes, you too." Manx replied.

"Well, I'll walk you outside, Manx." Yoji told her.

"Thank you, Yoji-kun." Manx smiled at Yoji.

"Let's go." Yoji headed for the door.

"Okay." Manx followed Yoji. "See ya," she waved goodbye before leaving the room.

"Manx-san is really nice," Sakura said, almost whispering.

"I know," Ken looked at Sakura.

"I wonder how long Omi would stay like this---" Sakura said. She glanced at the clock on the wall above the bed. Ten to eight! "Umm...I'd have to go home now, Mom's gonna freak out if she finds out I didn't leave a note where I'd be," Sakura got out of the sofa.

"Do you really have to?" Aya asked.

Sakura just nodded.

"Who would drive you home?" Aya inquired.

"I could just walk. My house isn't really far from here..." Sakura started to say.

"No, Sakura. It's getting late already. You couldn't possibly walk home at this time...could you?" Aya told her.

"Really, I can handle myself." Sakura insisted.

"But---" Aya protested.

"I'll drive her home," a low, masculine voice said.

Sakura and Aya looked at the direction where they heard the voice. It was Ran who just spoke. He looked into Aya's eyes.

"You would?" Aya asked her brother.

"Yeah," Ran nodded a little. "Let's go," he opened the door and went out of the hospital room.

"Ken-kun, watch over Omi-kun for me, please?" Sakura approached Ken.

Ken nodded.

"Call me if he shows signs of movements," Sakura added. "I'll come by tomorrow morning,"

"Okay." Ken answered.

"Thanks," Sakura hugged Aya goodbye. She looked at Shiro's direction, and smiled. Afterwhich, she left the room.

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"Manx, what do we do?" Yoji asked he opened the car door for Manx.

"Well, I'll ask Persia on what to do. So far, Kritiker is still investigating about Inori's identity. Remember that his name is just a codename, Yoji-kun. He might be walking around Tokyo under another name," Manx said. "I'll contact you guys as soon as possible if Persia agrees to ask that Shiro guy you were talking about for information about every passenger that arrived from Europe this past week."

"Sure. And what time will that be?"

"As soon as I get to talk to Persia personally." Manx entered the car.

"Take care of Manx, Birman." Yoji waved goodbye to Birman who was behind the steering wheels.

"No prob, Yoji-kun." Birman answered.

"Bye," Manx closed the door, waving goodbye to Yoji.

Yoji watched the car drive off the open parking lot outside the hospital. He took a cigarette from his cigarette case, and lit one when he saw Sakura and Ran exiting the hospital.

"Where are you going?" Yoji asked them.

"Um...Ran-san offered to take me home." Sakura said in a small voice.

"Oh....seems like you two are getting along just fine." Yoji teased, exhaling the smoke.

Sakura blushed, embarassed by Yoji's joke. He'd been teasing her since that morning for wearing such outfit, and now he was teasing her for being around Ran for quite several times.

"Let's go, Sakura." Ran said as he headed to where he had parked his car.

Sakura nodded and followed him.

"Ran's got quite a mood today," Yoji smiled a little.

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Chapter 8's done!! hahah!! at last! after a week of thinking what to do, I've finally finished it! more chapters coming!! ^_^ -angelmoon