Fighting Fate
Hatori tumbled into bed, exhausted. The day had taken a lot out of him. It wasn't that it had been particularly different than any other day, but Hatori had been noticing some changes in himself, changes that he wanted to hide from the others as long as he could. He had been feeling tired and weak a lot lately. The day before his legs had gone numb. He was sure he knew what it was, but until he could get to a specialist and know for certain, he didn't want to worry the others. He was even considering not telling them at all. Maybe he could get through it without them having to know.
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"Hey Tori!"
"Hello."
"Are you alright? You look thinner than you did a few days ago . . . Are you sick?"
"I'll be fine, Shigure."
"Are you sure? You really don't look so good."
"Um . . . Shigure-san, Hatori-san? Lunch is ready."
"Ah, thank you, Tohru-chan! I'm sure it will be wonderful! Don't you think so, Tori? Tori, what's wrong?"
"Excuse me for a moment."
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"Doctor Sohma, is it?"
"Yes."
"You were right to come here when you did. You were also correct in your assumption about what was wrong. After getting the results of the tests back, we are sure that you have bone cancer."
"Alright.
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"Have you noticed how Hatori's been changing lately?"
"How could you not notice?"
"Momiji, do you know what's wrong? You live with him, has he told you anything?"
"No, but he has been acting strange. He's been really tired lately, and he looks like he's about to get sick whenever he sees food. And he's gotten thinner."
"What do you mean, 'thinner'?"
"Well, he **needs** a belt now. He was walking around the house yesterday in sweatpants and he had to hold them up with his hand."
"Maybe he just bought some that were too loose for him?"
"No, I heard him complaining a few months ago that they were too tight."
Momiji, Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo looked at each other. Something was definitely wrong with their doctor, and they WOULD find out what.
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"Akito?"
"Yes, Hatori?"
"I would like to take some time off. Away from the Sohma House."
"Why is that?"
"I need a vacation. To recuperate after all that has happened lately."
"Is there any other reason?"
"Yes, but I would prefer not to get into it just yet."
"Hmm . . . alright. I'll give you two weeks. Where will you be if you are needed?"
"Most likely at the Hot Springs."
"Fine."
"Thank you, Akito."
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"TOHRU! Guess what! Hari went on a vacation so I get to stay here for a few weeks! Isn't that great?"
"Oh, of course! We'll have fun!"
"What are you doing here?" Kyo asked as he came downstairs.
"I'm staying here while Hari goes on vacation!"
"That's strange," Yuki murmured to himself as he walked in from the kitchen. "I don't remember Hatori ever needing to go on a vacation before now."
"What, do you think it has something to do with how weird he's been lately? You don't think he's hiding something, do you?"
"You stupid cat. Did you just think of that?"
"Shut up!"
"Oh, Yuki, Kyo, please stop fighting!"
"Don't worry, Miss Honda."
"Yeah, we're not fighting. But we gotta figure out what's wrong with Hatori."
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Hatori moaned as he rolled over. His entire left side was sore, and his left leg had swollen up to twice its normal size. He had been sick off and on since he had arrived, and he had told the owner of the Hot Springs that under no circumstances (short of Akito's demands) was anyone to come into his room.
He had begun feeling bad shortly after he had arrived. Maybe he should have taken that specialist's advice and stayed close to the hospital. But the thought of moving seemed to make the pain intensify, so he stayed where he was. A wave of nausea rolled over him as the smell of breakfast reached his room. This is going to be worse than I thought.
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A/N: So, what did you guys think? I got this idea a few weeks ago and it hasn't left me alone yet, so I thought I'd give it a try and write it out. I found the symptoms for bone cancer online, but I forgot to look for the cure. Dumb me! But anyway, please review if you want to know what happens!
Hatori tumbled into bed, exhausted. The day had taken a lot out of him. It wasn't that it had been particularly different than any other day, but Hatori had been noticing some changes in himself, changes that he wanted to hide from the others as long as he could. He had been feeling tired and weak a lot lately. The day before his legs had gone numb. He was sure he knew what it was, but until he could get to a specialist and know for certain, he didn't want to worry the others. He was even considering not telling them at all. Maybe he could get through it without them having to know.
~
"Hey Tori!"
"Hello."
"Are you alright? You look thinner than you did a few days ago . . . Are you sick?"
"I'll be fine, Shigure."
"Are you sure? You really don't look so good."
"Um . . . Shigure-san, Hatori-san? Lunch is ready."
"Ah, thank you, Tohru-chan! I'm sure it will be wonderful! Don't you think so, Tori? Tori, what's wrong?"
"Excuse me for a moment."
~
"Doctor Sohma, is it?"
"Yes."
"You were right to come here when you did. You were also correct in your assumption about what was wrong. After getting the results of the tests back, we are sure that you have bone cancer."
"Alright.
~
"Have you noticed how Hatori's been changing lately?"
"How could you not notice?"
"Momiji, do you know what's wrong? You live with him, has he told you anything?"
"No, but he has been acting strange. He's been really tired lately, and he looks like he's about to get sick whenever he sees food. And he's gotten thinner."
"What do you mean, 'thinner'?"
"Well, he **needs** a belt now. He was walking around the house yesterday in sweatpants and he had to hold them up with his hand."
"Maybe he just bought some that were too loose for him?"
"No, I heard him complaining a few months ago that they were too tight."
Momiji, Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo looked at each other. Something was definitely wrong with their doctor, and they WOULD find out what.
~
"Akito?"
"Yes, Hatori?"
"I would like to take some time off. Away from the Sohma House."
"Why is that?"
"I need a vacation. To recuperate after all that has happened lately."
"Is there any other reason?"
"Yes, but I would prefer not to get into it just yet."
"Hmm . . . alright. I'll give you two weeks. Where will you be if you are needed?"
"Most likely at the Hot Springs."
"Fine."
"Thank you, Akito."
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"TOHRU! Guess what! Hari went on a vacation so I get to stay here for a few weeks! Isn't that great?"
"Oh, of course! We'll have fun!"
"What are you doing here?" Kyo asked as he came downstairs.
"I'm staying here while Hari goes on vacation!"
"That's strange," Yuki murmured to himself as he walked in from the kitchen. "I don't remember Hatori ever needing to go on a vacation before now."
"What, do you think it has something to do with how weird he's been lately? You don't think he's hiding something, do you?"
"You stupid cat. Did you just think of that?"
"Shut up!"
"Oh, Yuki, Kyo, please stop fighting!"
"Don't worry, Miss Honda."
"Yeah, we're not fighting. But we gotta figure out what's wrong with Hatori."
~
Hatori moaned as he rolled over. His entire left side was sore, and his left leg had swollen up to twice its normal size. He had been sick off and on since he had arrived, and he had told the owner of the Hot Springs that under no circumstances (short of Akito's demands) was anyone to come into his room.
He had begun feeling bad shortly after he had arrived. Maybe he should have taken that specialist's advice and stayed close to the hospital. But the thought of moving seemed to make the pain intensify, so he stayed where he was. A wave of nausea rolled over him as the smell of breakfast reached his room. This is going to be worse than I thought.
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A/N: So, what did you guys think? I got this idea a few weeks ago and it hasn't left me alone yet, so I thought I'd give it a try and write it out. I found the symptoms for bone cancer online, but I forgot to look for the cure. Dumb me! But anyway, please review if you want to know what happens!