A/N: Well, I finally wrote an outline for this story! I have a bad habit of
just writing the story without paying attention to what will come next. I
figured that if I actually know what will come next I might finish it some
time this century! I hope you enjoy what happens next.
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"Keep in mind, Sohma-san, that at this point it's just a possibility."
"Yes, Doctor. Thank you for informing me." Hatori hung up the phone and sat, staring at it for a few minutes. How was he going to tell his family? How would they react? Who would watch over Momiji? At the moment, Shigure was opening his house to all who felt more comfortable there. Hatori himself had spent a week at Shigure's house after he had first told everyone. Maybe it was time for another visit? Kana had said something about problems with Ayame during her last update.
Kana came to Hatori with all of the information she received concerning the Juunishi. She wanted to make him feel that he was still the head doctor, even if she was the one doing all the check-ups and doctoring. Hatori had to admit that it made him feel more useful, though.
Hatori picked up the phone again and dialed another - now familiar - number. On the second ring it was answered by a deep male voice. "Hello, may I speak with Kana please? Yes, this is Sohma Hatori." After a second or two, the phone was handed over to someone else, and Hatori could hear Kana's voice asking who it was. "Kana?"
"Hatori! Hi, how are you?"
"I'm doing better. Would you please do me a favor, unless it's too much trouble?"
"It's no trouble, Hatori. What is it?"
"I was wondering if you could please take me over to Shigure's. I was told not to drive, and I need to visit them," Hatori told her.
"Not a problem! I can be over there in about five minutes. When do you plan on leaving?"
"In about a week. I only plan to leave there for my own check-ups."
"Alright. Do you need help packing?"
"I still haven't unpacked from when I was there last time."
"That makes it easy. I'll be there shortly."
"Thank you Kana."
"Don't mention it."
~~
"HATORI!! You're here! I didn't know you were coming to visit," Shigure pouted. Hatori offered his childhood friend a small smile, knowing it would be enough to please the dog-cursed man.
"I really didn't know either. I was talking to the doctor and decided I wanted to come and visit again."
"You're not dying are you?"
"No faster than I was before."
"You're sure?"
"Absolutely. Why?"
"Last time you came over after talking to a doctor you announced that you have bone cancer. For all I know, this time you could be announcing that you have two days left to live."
"No, I was just thinking about doctors, and that took me to Kana, which reminded me that she said that something's wrong with Ayame."
"And you wanted to check-up on him yourself?"
"In a sense. Is he still here?"
"If I said no would you leave?"
"No."
"He's in the master bedroom."
"Thanks Shigure."
"What are friends for? And after you're done with Aya, why don't you tell me what the doctor had to say?"
"Alright." Hatori turned to Kana. "Thank you for driving me over here."
"Not a problem, I already told you that. However, you had better get Shigure or one of the others to get your bag inside. I'm not strong enough, and you aren't allowed to do any lifting."
"Don't worry about that. Kyo and Yuki will take care of them!" Shigure laughed.
"Take care of what?" Yuki's monotone spoke up right behind Shigure. The dog jumped slightly, but immediately started to tease.
"Oh, Yuki! You scared me so much! How do you walk around without making any noise? You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
"Baka Inu. You knew I was there, and we both know it." Yuki then lead Kyo to the car, where they each took one of Hatori's bags and headed up to the room they had saved for when he came over.
~~
The six Sohmas and Tohru were gathered around the table when Shigure brought up the subject of Hatori's conversation with the doctor again. Momiji had been drifting off to sleep, as were Kyo and Tohru. Ayame was picking dejectedly at his food, Yuki was watching the others with a rare, worried look on his face. Hatori had been listening to Shigure babble for the past twenty minutes, knowing that his friend needed it.
"So, what did your doctor have to say today?" Shigure asked. The three sleepy ones immediately jerked awake, Yuki sat up straighter, fearing bad news, and Ayame looked up, making the dark bags under his eyes visible to everyone in the room.
"You didn't get any bad news, did you Hari?" Momiji asked.
"Were you told when you were going to die?" Ayame asked, shocking everyone with his depressed voice. Aya could be sad, angry, or loud, but never quiet and depressed. It just wasn't in his nature. A pained look crossed Hatori's face and he put his arms around the silver-haired man's shoulders.
"No, I wasn't told when I was going to die. However, there is a possibility that I'll need a bone marrow transplant."
"What's that mean?" Tohru asked, getting involved in the conversation for the first time that night.
"It means that if it comes to that, my closest relatives will be tested to see who has a blood type matching my own. When they find that person, they'll take some of that person's bone marrow, and put it into my bones. Unless my body rejects the donation, I should start to get better."
"Really?" Ayame asked, gold eyes filling with hope and life.
"Really."
~~
A/N: That seems to be a good place to stop. Just to let you guys know, I have no idea how they do the testing or the transplant. The closest I've come to this kind of stuff is reading this book by Lurlene McDaniel called "Dawn Rochelle". The chapters for this story will more than likely stay short. They'll be about this length. Please review and tell me what you think of this fic.
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"Keep in mind, Sohma-san, that at this point it's just a possibility."
"Yes, Doctor. Thank you for informing me." Hatori hung up the phone and sat, staring at it for a few minutes. How was he going to tell his family? How would they react? Who would watch over Momiji? At the moment, Shigure was opening his house to all who felt more comfortable there. Hatori himself had spent a week at Shigure's house after he had first told everyone. Maybe it was time for another visit? Kana had said something about problems with Ayame during her last update.
Kana came to Hatori with all of the information she received concerning the Juunishi. She wanted to make him feel that he was still the head doctor, even if she was the one doing all the check-ups and doctoring. Hatori had to admit that it made him feel more useful, though.
Hatori picked up the phone again and dialed another - now familiar - number. On the second ring it was answered by a deep male voice. "Hello, may I speak with Kana please? Yes, this is Sohma Hatori." After a second or two, the phone was handed over to someone else, and Hatori could hear Kana's voice asking who it was. "Kana?"
"Hatori! Hi, how are you?"
"I'm doing better. Would you please do me a favor, unless it's too much trouble?"
"It's no trouble, Hatori. What is it?"
"I was wondering if you could please take me over to Shigure's. I was told not to drive, and I need to visit them," Hatori told her.
"Not a problem! I can be over there in about five minutes. When do you plan on leaving?"
"In about a week. I only plan to leave there for my own check-ups."
"Alright. Do you need help packing?"
"I still haven't unpacked from when I was there last time."
"That makes it easy. I'll be there shortly."
"Thank you Kana."
"Don't mention it."
~~
"HATORI!! You're here! I didn't know you were coming to visit," Shigure pouted. Hatori offered his childhood friend a small smile, knowing it would be enough to please the dog-cursed man.
"I really didn't know either. I was talking to the doctor and decided I wanted to come and visit again."
"You're not dying are you?"
"No faster than I was before."
"You're sure?"
"Absolutely. Why?"
"Last time you came over after talking to a doctor you announced that you have bone cancer. For all I know, this time you could be announcing that you have two days left to live."
"No, I was just thinking about doctors, and that took me to Kana, which reminded me that she said that something's wrong with Ayame."
"And you wanted to check-up on him yourself?"
"In a sense. Is he still here?"
"If I said no would you leave?"
"No."
"He's in the master bedroom."
"Thanks Shigure."
"What are friends for? And after you're done with Aya, why don't you tell me what the doctor had to say?"
"Alright." Hatori turned to Kana. "Thank you for driving me over here."
"Not a problem, I already told you that. However, you had better get Shigure or one of the others to get your bag inside. I'm not strong enough, and you aren't allowed to do any lifting."
"Don't worry about that. Kyo and Yuki will take care of them!" Shigure laughed.
"Take care of what?" Yuki's monotone spoke up right behind Shigure. The dog jumped slightly, but immediately started to tease.
"Oh, Yuki! You scared me so much! How do you walk around without making any noise? You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
"Baka Inu. You knew I was there, and we both know it." Yuki then lead Kyo to the car, where they each took one of Hatori's bags and headed up to the room they had saved for when he came over.
~~
The six Sohmas and Tohru were gathered around the table when Shigure brought up the subject of Hatori's conversation with the doctor again. Momiji had been drifting off to sleep, as were Kyo and Tohru. Ayame was picking dejectedly at his food, Yuki was watching the others with a rare, worried look on his face. Hatori had been listening to Shigure babble for the past twenty minutes, knowing that his friend needed it.
"So, what did your doctor have to say today?" Shigure asked. The three sleepy ones immediately jerked awake, Yuki sat up straighter, fearing bad news, and Ayame looked up, making the dark bags under his eyes visible to everyone in the room.
"You didn't get any bad news, did you Hari?" Momiji asked.
"Were you told when you were going to die?" Ayame asked, shocking everyone with his depressed voice. Aya could be sad, angry, or loud, but never quiet and depressed. It just wasn't in his nature. A pained look crossed Hatori's face and he put his arms around the silver-haired man's shoulders.
"No, I wasn't told when I was going to die. However, there is a possibility that I'll need a bone marrow transplant."
"What's that mean?" Tohru asked, getting involved in the conversation for the first time that night.
"It means that if it comes to that, my closest relatives will be tested to see who has a blood type matching my own. When they find that person, they'll take some of that person's bone marrow, and put it into my bones. Unless my body rejects the donation, I should start to get better."
"Really?" Ayame asked, gold eyes filling with hope and life.
"Really."
~~
A/N: That seems to be a good place to stop. Just to let you guys know, I have no idea how they do the testing or the transplant. The closest I've come to this kind of stuff is reading this book by Lurlene McDaniel called "Dawn Rochelle". The chapters for this story will more than likely stay short. They'll be about this length. Please review and tell me what you think of this fic.