28 days
By: purplerose28
Summary/ Synopsis/ Description: Ok I'm here again… another one of my story… well it goes like this… after a basketball game Rukawa finds himself in the hospital lying on a bed because of a broken leg. He stays there until he gets better… he can't stand being in the hospital… he has stayed there a day but he already wanted to go home and to play again… he is counting his day until he goes back home but when he meet Kaemi Hidaka he is thinking twice if he wanted to leave the hospital or not…
Pairing: Kaede Rukawa and Kaemi Hidaka (other character, not included in the series)
Disclaimers apply: I don't own Slam Dunk characters… but I would like to own Rukawa and Sendoh (hehehe just kidding!!) I hope you'll like my story… Please send me all you're comments, suggestions and violent reactions!! My e-mail add is kitsune_rukawa11@yahoo.com... Thank you and hope to hear from all of you… ENJOY!!
~ Chapter 11 (part 2) ~
~ October 13/10:20 am ~
"What did the doctor said about your leg?! How long will you be staying here?!" Kogure asked worriedly.
"A month or two…" Rukawa replied lazily. He is not really in the mood to talk with anyone at the moment. All he wants was to be alone.
All the members of Shohoku team were in his room to see how he was doing. Akagi, Miyagi, Mitsui, Kogure, Ayako and Haruko who was as always so worried about Rukawa. And of course the ever so annoying and noisy Sakuragi was there too.
"Kitsune you're so stupid!! You broke you're leg again!! HAHAHAHAHA!! No one is more stupid than you… MWAHAHAHAHA!!" Sakuragi exclaimed while laughing like crazy.
They were there for almost an hour doing nothing. Rukawa was already bored and he was starting to be so irritated with Sakuragi's loud voice.
"How are you doing, Rukawa-kun?!" Haruko asked.
"I'm doing fine… thank you for the flowers last time. I'm sorry if I wasn't able to talk to you… I was very tired that time." Rukawa replied kindly. Everybody stopped from whatever they were doing and looked at Rukawa as if another head popped out of his neck.
"It's ok and I'm glad you like it." Haruko replied with a smile.
"Did Rukawa just said THANK YOU and I'M SORRY?!" Mitsui asked.
"How many sentences did he said?!" Miyagi added.
"Haruko… Rukawa… talking…?!" Ayako said in disbelief. This scene made Sakuragi so annoyed at Rukawa.
"Rukawa-baka didn't only broke his leg... he also lost his senses!!" Sakuragi said then he started to harshly shake Rukawa. "Kitsune… get hold of your self…call the doctor… kitsune needs a doctor… he lost his mind!!" Sakuragi exclaimed.
"SHUT UP BAKA!!" Akagi yelled then he hit Sakuragi's head.
"GGGOOOORRRRIIIII!!!!!" Sakuragi exclaimed.
"Rukawa where is Kaemi?!" Haruko asked not minding her brother and Sakuragi fighting. "I haven't seen her lately!! I really wanted to talk to her…" Haruko said happily.
"Who's Kaemi?!" Ayako asked.
"Remember the cute girl who came in here and called Rukawa Mr. Snooty?! That's her!! She is very nice!!" Haruko replied.
"Is she also the girl that we saw Rukawa was hugging when we visited him last time?!" Miyagi asked. That made Rukawa blush.
"HAHAHA!! I remember her she is the one who called Akagi a big gorilla that got out of the zoo… AHAHAHAHA!! Then she called Ryochin shorty guy with female earrings!!" Sakuragi said while laughing. "Then another one he called Kogure a skinny glassguy!! HAHAHA!!" Sakuragi added.
"Kaemi said that?!" Haruko asked amused.
"Yes!! She called Sakuragi a matchstick head!! HaHAHA!!" Mitsui said and everyone laughed.
"And she called you guy that have false teeth!! HAHAHAHA!!" Sakuragi said. Mitsui's face flushed and everyone laughed at him.
"Up to now I don't know how she knew about that?!" Mitsui said and all of them laughed too. Then suddenly they heard somebody knocking.
"Speaking of Kaemi… I hope that's her." Haruko said excitedly.
"I'll get it!!" Ayako said.
Rukawa wanted to tell them that it was not her… that she's gone but deep down in him he was also hoping that it was Kaemi who was outside his room. Rukawa imagine that when that door open he will see Kaemi's lovely face and bright smile. She will run to him and call him Mr. Snooty. He misses her so much and he wanted to see her but he knew that is was very impossible.
When the door opened a nurse came in and asks them to leave because visiting hour is over and it's time for Rukawa's rest. Everyone have a disappointed look on their face when it wasn't Kaemi and after they said their goodbyes to Rukawa they left.
"Dream on Rukawa…" He said to his self. He was just fooling his self and he is so stupid for thinking that it was Kaemi. "Maybe Sakuragi is right… I didn't just break my leg I also lost his mind…"
~~ ** ~~
"You need anything else…?!" A nursed asked. She was the nursed who came in a while ago. He really wished it was Kaemi.
"No…Thank you." Replied Rukawa who was now sitting on his wheelchair by the balcony of his room. [AN: Cool… His room has a balcony!! Hehehe…]
"If I remember it correctly you are Joy's friend, right?!" The nurse asked while looking at Rukawa's files. "My name is Ayu… you can call me Nurse Ayu or just Ayu."
Rukawa looked at the nurse and remembered that she was the nurse that he always saw chatting with Nurse Joy at the nurse station.
"You're the guy that I always see hanging out with Kaemi and Hotaru, right?!" Ayu asked again and this time Rukawa just nodded. "You really are cute but snobbish just like what Joy said." She added chuckling.
"I don't need anything so you can leave me now." Rukawa said irritably.
"Hey don't be mad I'm just cheering you up." Nurse Ayu said.
"I don't need it." Rukawa retorted.
"Sure… sure." Ayu said while fixing the bed covers. "I'll just finish fixing your covers then I'll leave. Sheess… you don't have to be so mad." Muttered Ayu.
"Do it fast I want to be alone." Rukawa said while looking outside. For a while the two remained quiet then suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Ayu said. Rukawa didn't mind to look at who it was. He was busy looking down at the two kids playing and laughing. It reminded him of Hotaru and Kaemi.
"Ka…" Whatever Ayu was going to say was cut-off when somebody covered her mouth and whispered to her to keep quiet. After a few minutes of silence that somebody who went inside made her way outside… "By the way before Joy left she told me to give this to you…" Ayu said after a while then she stood beside Rukawa. "Sorry for the delay I'm kinda busy the past few days…" She added with a smile and handed Rukawa an envelope.
"Thank you..." Rukawa said looking at the envelope. 'Who is it from?!' Rukawa asked his self.
Rukawa ripped the side of the envelope and a piece of paper was inside. The paper was neatly folded into three and when he opened it pictures were inserted inside. It was his and Kaemi's pictures that Hotaru took without their permission.
Rukawa saw his self sitting and sleeping under the sakura tree with Kaemi in his arms. She was sleeping soundly like an angel and she was wearing the wreath that she made as a peace offering for him. They look very cute together and he can't help but smile at their pictures together. He then looked at the letter and started to read it.
"Dear Rukawa…" The letter's heading. "First of all I wanted to thank you for all the things you've done for us…I'm so thankful that I met somebody like you… In the remaining days of my life I become so happy because of you…" The first paragraph of the letter said. Rukawa can't stop his hands from trembling.
'A goodbye letter from Hotaru or… Kaemi…' Rukawa thought.
"I also wanted to apologize for lying…"
Rukawa was suddenly interrupted from reading when his room's door opens. He looked behind him and saw another nurse came in.
"Ayu!! Dr. Hidaka wanted to see us…" The nurse said.
'Kaemi's dad…" Rukawa thought.
"What for?!" Nurse Ayu asked.
"Have you forgotten… Dr. Hidaka will be leaving for a vacation and remember we will say goodbye to him and to Kaemi… they're leaving… let's go we might not see them for the last time… they won't be back till next year." The nurse said. As soon as the name Kaemi was mentioned everything around Rukawa stopped.
'Kaemi… did she just said Kaemi?! But she's already dead!!' Rukawa thought. "Asked them BAKA!!' His mind shouted.
"Rukawa I'll be going now… if you need anything you know what to do…" Nurse Ayu said.
"WAIT!!" Rukawa shouted. The two nurses were surprised.
"What?!" Nurse Joy asked.
"Kaemi… she is alive?!" Rukawa asked still holding the letter.
"Of course she is!!" Ayu replied.
"Where is she?!" Rukawa asked. His heart was beating like crazy and he doesn't know what and who to believe… Hotaru or Nurse Ayu. When his vision was averted to his bed where the other nurse was standing something caught his eyes. On his vase were bunch of crocuses with different colors. 'It can't be…Kaemi.' Rukawa thought looking at the flowers. Only Kaemi give him flowers like that. "Where did those flowers came from?!" Rukawa asked. He doesn't know if he is hallucinating or he has completely loose his senses.
"Kaemi brought that… she was here a while ago. Remember somebody knocked… I wanted to tell you it was her but she told me not to disturbed you or you'll get mad at me…" Nurse Ayu said.
"She is here?!" Rukawa said in disbelief. "That's impossible… she's already dead. Hotaru told me…" Rukawa didn't finish his sentence and quickly asked. "Where is Kaemi?!"
"She's with her dad at the hospital's lobby…" The other nurse replied.
Without saying any words to them Rukawa quickly rolled his wheelchair and went outside as fast as he could. The letter in his hand was already forgotten.
"Hey!! Wait!! We wanted to say goodbye to Kaemi too!!" Nurse Ayu shouted and she hurriedly followed Rukawa.
"Hey wait for me!!" The other nursed yelled following them.
~ 10:49 am ~
"Bye Dr. HIdaka!! Take care, sir and you too Kaemi-chan!!" The head nurse said and she bowed down to Dr. Hidaka who was already sitting at the back sit of the car. Kaemi was sitting beside him.
"Bye Kaemi-chan…bye doctor we'll see you next year…take care!!" Another nurse said.
"Bye Ms. Suzumi… bye nurse Ami… thank you for everything…" Kaemi said with a smile.
"Happy trip Kenji…" A doctor with blond hair said. "And don't forget to bring home something for me... ok." He added.
"Sure Fujita!! I'll leave the hospital to you…" Dr. Hidaka said. "Bye everyone… I'll see you all next year..." Dr. Hidaka said smiling and the car made its way outside the hospital's gate.
"Bye… Mr. Snoo… bye Kaede Rukawa…" Kaemi said for the last time.
~~ ** ~~
"Ayu!! Kumi!! Where have you both been?! Dr. Hidaka and Kaemi already left…" Ms. Suzumi said when Ayu and Kumi arrived at the hospital's lobby. Both were still catching their breath. They run just to get to the lobby faster but they still weren't able to catch up with them.
"It's all Ayu's fault. She has forgotten about it!!" Nurse Kumi said with a pout.
"Damn… How am I supposed to give Kaemi my gift for her?!" Nurse Ayu asked to Ms. Suzumi.
"You can give it to her next year…" Ms. Suzumi replied.
"My gift can't wait till next year or it'll spoil… this is Kaemi's favorite blueberry cake. I made this for her before I left home." Nurse Ayu said.
"That's not a problem… give me that!!" Nurse Kumi said the she started eating it a part of it.
"What?! That's not for you… give me that!!" Nurse Ayu said snatching the sandwich from Kumi.
"Kaemi…" Rukawa whispered looking outside. The last chance that he'll get to see her has vanished. 'She's really gone this time…' His mind said. "Goodbye… Kaemi…" Rukawa said then he made his way outside the hospital to Kaemi's garden. "The only thing I have left was a memory of her… just memory…"
~ 6:04 pm ~
The sun has already set and Rukawa was still at the garden. The whole afternoon he stayed at the garden just looking at the very beautiful place. He has thought that there was no use of feeling sorry for his self or blaming anyone for what happened. He wanted to talk to Kaemi and asked her why she didn't talk to him this morning before she left…
"Those flowers are not enough for me Kaemi… I don't need those flowers…I need you… I love you… so much…" Rukawa whispered while he was sitting on his wheelchair under the sakura tree. 'If I wasn't on this wheelchair I could have run and see her…' Rukawa thought. "I'm so stupid!" He cursed his self. "Why didn't she talked to me?! Why?!" Rukawa asked his self.
'She's mad at you for leaving her before…' Rukawa's mind replied.
"Hotaru told me she's dying… I can't accept that… it's hard…very hard." Rukawa said.
'But she's alive!! STUPID!!' His mind retorted.
"I can't understand Hotaru…did she lie to me?! But why?! And… where is Hotaru?!" Rukawa asked his self.
"I also wanted to apologize for lying…"
Rukawa suddenly remembered the letter that Nurse Ayu gave him this morning. He wasn't able to finish reading it when Nurse Kumi arrived and told them about Kaemi and her father. He got so very excited that he has completely forgotten about the letter.
"I've got too see that letter… maybe it'll answer my questions…" Rukawa thought and hurriedly made his way back to his room.
When Rukawa was outside his room he noticed light coming from inside his room. He was sure that the light was turned off before he left this morning… He remembered Haruko turned it off for him when they arrived this morning and with no particular reason his heart was beating wildly.
'Big deal!! Just go inside and read the letter!!' His mind shouted.
"I'm nervous… my heart is beating fast…" Rukawa said.
'Will you cut the crap and get inside!!' His mind yelled angrily. Rukawa slowly and carefully opened his door and peeked inside. 'Why are you being so careful?! This is your room and it's not illegal to go inside!!' His mind yelled again.
"Will you just shut up!! I'm nervous!!" Rukawa retorted.
'Fine… you don't have to yell at me…' His mind said.
"Look who's talking!!" Rukawa said.
Rukawa quietly pushed his wheelchair inside. He noticed another thing. The balcony's door was closed together with the curtain. He was sure it was open when he left.
'Will you stop thinking of nonsense… just find the letter!!' His mind shouted.
"But that's not open before!!" Rukawa said.
'Hello… the nurse or anybody can close it!! For all we care…' His mind said. "Sheess… your going crazy man!!' Added his ever so talkative mind. When Rukawa was near his bed he noticed another thing.
"Is somebody sleeping on my bed…?!" Rukawa asked.
'What is it this time wise guy?!' His mind asked instead of answering. 'Is this the effect of being broken hearted?! You got to have a six sense and noticed almost everything!!'
"SHUT UP!!" Rukawa said annoyingly. His voice was a little louder that he suddenly heard somebody moan and found out that somebody was really lying on his bed because whoever it was on his bed moved.
'Somebody really is lying in you bed.' Rukawa's mind said. Rukawa moved closer when he was almost at the foot of the bed that somebody sat up. When Rukawa saw who it was he stopped dead on the place where he was. Everything around him stopped.
"Hi… sorry if I slept in your bed without permission… I got tired waiting for you…where have you been?!" Rukawa heard a sleepy but very cheerful voice. A voice he longed-for to hear… a voice he missed so much…
"Sakuragi's right… I'm crazy…" Rukawa said.
"Hmm… that matchstick head was here!! He's lucky he didn't see me or his dead…"
Rukawa heard it again. The sweet voice and that giggle… Rukawa continued to stare at the person sitting on his bed. He approached her. He was now on the bed's right side and he looked at her more closely. Short black hair…beautiful pale blue eyes perfect for cute and small face…red lips…rosy cheeks…
"Are you ok?! MR. SNOOTY!!"
'Yep!! That's her!!" Rukawa's mind said and without a word he hugged her so tight.
"You're here… oh god I'm so happy… thank you so much…Kaemi…" Rukawa whispered as he continues to cradle her in his arms.
"I'm so happy too… Mr. Snooty…" Kaemi whispered and hugged Rukawa back. She was not sitting on his lap. Her legs were dangling on Rukawa's right side.
"I never thought I will see you again… I missed you so much…" Rukawa whispered and he can't stop his tears from falling from his eyes. "I thought I lost you… I'll never let you leave me again…" Rukawa added.
"I'm so sorry Mr. Snooty…" Kaemi whispered and she was crying too. "I didn't mean to…" She wasn't able to finish talking when Rukawa pulled away from her and he kissed her tears that were flowing on her flushed cheeks.
"Don't apologize, sweetheart… it's my fault for leaving you… I'm so sorry…" Rukawa whispered. His forehead was gently resting against Kaemi's forehead and his hands on each side of her face. "Stop crying… please don't cry…" Rukawa said as he wipes her tears with his thumb.
"Look who's talking…" Kaemi whispered chuckling. "You're crying too… crybaby!!" Kaemi said as she wipes Rukawa's tear.
"You're a crybaby too!!" Rukawa said and they both started to laugh. "I miss hearing your laugh…" Rukawa said and Kaemi smiled at him. "I missed that too… your bright smile…" Rukawa added as he traced Kaemi's lips with his finger and she blushed.
"I missed your snobbish face too…" Kaemi giggled. "By the way Mr. Snooty where have you been all afternoon?! I was waiting for you all day!!"
"I was at your garden… I thought I have lost you for good so I hang out there to think about you because that's all I can do…" Rukawa replied.
"Ohh… that is so touching…" Kaemi said with a child-like voice.
"I also have a question… how you got here?! Ms. Suzumi told us you already left with your dad and you won't be back till next year… what happened?!" Rukawa asked.
"That!! I really left this morning but dad knew about you so he told me to go see you… so that's why I'm here." Kaemi replied. "He told me you took care of me while I'm sick and he saw you hugging me while I'm asleep!!"
"He did?!" Rukawa asked his face blushing and Kaemi nodded with a grin. "Is he mad at me?!" Kaemi shook her head smiling. Rukawa felt relieved. "Your father already left?!"
"Yep… He'll be back next year." Kaemi replied.
"Then you'll be left alone." Rukawa said surprised.
"Yes again but don't worry I can managed. Dad usually left me alone if he has important things to do on other place… I'm old enough to take care of myself." Kaemi said. "I think I'll stay here at the hospital to look after you to make sure you won't break your leg again… Haruko told me that after you left last time you weren't listening to that gorilla… you keep on playing even you haven't fully recovered. You're so heard-headed!!" Kaemi said angrily.
"I'm sorry but it's your fault you made me so sad because you left me…" Rukawa said.
"What?! You're blaming me… why me?!" Kaemi asked dumbfounded. "I didn't do anything to you… so don't blame me for…" Rukawa didn't let her finish talking.
"It's your fault because you made me fall in love with you!!" Kaemi suddenly stopped from talking and looked at Rukawa with disbelief.
"Did… did you… you say… say…" Kaemi can't complete a comprehensible sentence. "What did you say?!" Kaemi suddenly blurted out.
"I said… it's your fault…" Rukawa said as he puts his hands on each side of Kaemi's cheeks. "Because… you made me…" He continued as he moves his face closer to her. Kaemi can feel Rukawa's warm breath on her quivering lips. "Fall..." Rukawa's face continues to inch closer to her and she can see him looking at her lips. "In love… with you…" At the last word that came out from Rukawa's lips Kaemi gasped. She can clearly see the sincerity and love in his eyes but she can't still believe all that was happening.
"Are… you… are you…" Kaemi wasn't able to finish asking when Rukawa's lips touched her lips in a chaste and gentle kiss. Kaemi can't help her eyes from closing and to feel Rukawa's warm and soft lips against hers. Rukawa pulled away and looked at her. Tears started to flow on her cheeks again.
"Kaemi Hidaka… I love you … I love you so much…" Rukawa whispered as he wipes her tears. "Sweetheart… please don't cry…"
"Stop telling me to stop crying!!" Kaemi snapped at him. Rukawa wasn't able to say a thing. "How come you didn't said that to me before?! I thought you hate me!! I cry many nights thinking about you!! You BAKA!!" Kaemi said as she hit Rukawa's chest.
'Oh o!! She's mad at you!! Do something!!' His mind commanded.
"I'm so sorry… I'm sorry…please forgive me but at that time I was afraid… I didn't know what to do about what I feel for you… but I love you from the first day you barged in my room… I love you with all my life…" Rukawa said as he hugged Kaemi so tight.
'Maybe she doesn't love you…' His mind said.
"I'm so sorry… please stop crying… I'll do anything to make it up for you… please…" Rukawa whispered.
"Stupid!! How am I supposed to stop from crying when you just told me you love me!! I thought I was the only one loving you!! I went crazy thinking on how to tell you that I love you!! BAKA!! BAKA!!" Kaemi yelled as she hit his chest with her hands and tears continue to fall from her eyes. "I love you baka!!"
Rukawa was speechless.
'Did I heard it right?! Did she told me she love me?!' Rukawa asked his self.
'Yes she did!!' His mind replied. 'You are so lucky!!'
"Kaemi… did… you just… did you… what did…you…" It was now Rukawa's turn to be tongue-tied. "Can you say that again…" Rukawa said as he looked at Kaemi. He saw her mouth open but wasn't able to hear the words coming out of her mouth. "What?!"
"Are you deaf?!" Kaemi asked annoyed. Rukawa just stared at her and she just shook her head in disbelief on the way Rukawa was acting. "I said… I… love… you…" She said it in a very slow manner so he can grasp what she was saying. Rukawa just stared at her again. No reaction. "Oh god!! He is hopeless!!" Kaemi said as she stands up and sat on the other bed. "Just tell if your shocked is over. I'll just call for room service to bring us food…I'm starving!!!!" Kaemi was very pleased on what was happening. She was very glad to know that Rukawa loves her too. "Hello Mr. Nagisa it's me Khaika!! How are you doing?! Can you bring us something to eat?!... ummm… yup… aha…no the other one… aha… room 508… yup… thanks… wait... blueberry cake… aha… thanks again…bye." After putting down the phone Kaemi looked at Rukawa. "No good… he is still shocked."
'She told me she loves me… Kaemi loves me… She told me she loves me… Kaemi loves me… She told me she loves me… Kaemi loves me…' These were the words that were running on Rukawa's head over and over.
'Hey!! Lover boy snap out of it!! Talk!!' Rukawa's mind yelled. 'She told you she loves you!! Do something!!" His mind ordered. When Rukawa was back to reality he saw Kaemi sitting on the other bed and looking at him with a wide grin. 'I bet you look so stupid that's why she's grinning at you!!' His mind said.
"Why are you grinning at me?!" Rukawa asked.
"Oh great!! You're back!!" Kaemi exclaimed. "I already called for room service… our food will arrive shortly. I can see that you're hungry!!"
"Why are you grinning at me?!" Rukawa asked again as he approaches her.
"Because you look stupid!!" Kaemi replied with a giggle.
'I told you." His mind said.
"I see… oh well!!" Rukawa said with a shrugged. When their food arrived the two ate quietly. Rukawa was now sitting on his bed while Kaemi was sited on a chair at the left side of Rukawa's bed. "By the way where's Hotaru?!" Rukawa asked breaking the silence. At the mention of Hotaru's name Kaemi's bright face suddenly turned gloomy. "What's wrong Kaemi?!" Rukawa asked as he placed his left hand on Kaemi's arm.
"You didn't know?!" Kaemi asked.
"Know what?!" Rukawa asked.
"Hotaru… Hotaru is… she's… dead." Kaemi said sadly.
"What?! How?!" Rukawa asked shocked.
"I thought you already knew about this…" Kaemi said. Rukawa shook his head.
"You never told me about this…"
"I told you at the garden… remember you stopped me from talking… I thought you already knew." Kaemi said.
"I thought you were talking about you."
"Me?! What about me?!" Kaemi asked.
"That you have a heart disease and you were dying after a month." Replied Rukawa.
"I really have a heart disease but it wasn't that serious for me to die… who told you I was dying?!" Kaemi asked.
"Hotaru did. She told me not to tell you because it'll make you sad."
"No… Hotaru has leukemia and she is the one dying in a month that's why I am crying and that's why I am sad because she's going to leave me." Kaemi said.
"I didn't know…"
"Hotaru wanted us to be together… she knew I like you when I told her about you the first time we met… she thought that if we were together I won't be sad if the time comes that she has to leave. All this time she was helping us to be together… she told me you love me the way I love you but I don't want to believe her… I knew you were just kind to me for some reason…" Kaemi said.
"I really do love you… I really do." Rukawa said as he took both Kaemi's hand.
"I love you too." Kaemi said and then she go on talking. "When Hotaru died I was not beside her… the night before you left I had a dream… I was in this place… my hands were covered with blood and someone was calling out for me… I saw Hotaru… she was looking at me with so much pain in her eyes… her face was covered with blood…"
While Kaemi was narrating her dream her whole body was shivering and tears started to fall from her eyes. Rukawa set aside his food and coxed Kaemi to sit on the bed beside him. He gathered her shaking hands on his hands and gently squeezed it. Rukawa's eyes rested on her face as she keeps on talking.
"I don't know what to do… I'm so scared… My chest started to feel so tight and when I wake up I can't breathe… my whole body was shaking… I can hear Nurse Joy yelling at me… telling me to breathe but I can't… I still can see Hotaru's pained look and her whole body covered with blood… then everything went blank…"
Kaemi stopped from talking she gripped Rukawa's shirt and rested her forehead onto his chest. Rukawa's arms went around her back and he was hugging her tightly. For awhile the two remained quiet as Kaemi continues to cry and Rukawa soothes her.
"When I wake up I was in another room… I was sleeping for three days and when I asked Nurse Joy about Hotaru she told me that she's gone… I wanted to cry but I promised Hotaru I won't cry if she died… I promised her I'll be strong and continue with my life and to be always the girl I was… to always make people laugh and be happy… but I wasn't able to fight my tears… for days I cried thinking about Hotaru… "
Kaemi pulled herself back against him and her cheek was gently resting against Rukawa's chest. His arms are still around him.
"One night I had a dream and this time I saw Hotaru very happy and she was smiling at me… I saw her with my mom and they told me not to be sad… to always smile because it makes people happy… I told them to get me because I am alone and I am very sad but mom told me that dad will be sad if I leave and… "Kaemi paused for a while and looked at Rukawa. "Hotaru told me that you'll… you'll be sad if I leave you…" Rukawa just looked at her. "I told Hotaru that you won't because you don't love me… and because you left me…"
"That's not true!! I love you so much… but I thought you're going to die that's why I left… but I promise I will never leave you alone…never again." Rukawa said as he kissed Kaemi's forehead.
"Hotaru told me that… she told me you'll be back because you'll break your leg again…" Kaemi said as she chuckles. "I'm glad you came back!!"
"I'm glad too!!" Rukawa said as he hugged her.
"Hotaru told me I'll be happy with you and you'll never leave me… she told me not to be sad because she'll always be with us…"
"I know she is always with us…" Rukawa whispered and both paused for a moment in each other's arms as they thought about Hotaru. "That means the letter that Nurse Ayu gave me was from Hotaru." Rukawa said breaking the silence.
"What letter?!" Kaemi asked.
"The letter with our pictures with it." Rukawa answered.
"What pictures?!" Kaemi asked. "I don't remember us having a picture…" Kaemi said as she thinks of the possible day that they posed for a picture. Rukawa looked at Kaemi's serious face.
'She really doesn't have any idea.' Rukawa thought. He can't help but smile on how cute and innocent Kaemi's face was. 'Kiss her.' Rukawa's mind commanded and he did. His face came closer and closer to hers and he lowered his head to meet her soft and sweet lips. Whatever Kaemi was thinking about was completely forgotten when Rukawa kissed her.
~ End of Chapter 11 (part 2) ~
AN: I'm so so very sorry for the very long delay of this chapter… I've been busy and there are times I'm not in the mood to write… I'm sorry again… hehehe… thanks for the review again and hope you like this chapter… is this the end?! Nope… wait for the epilogue!! Promise it won't take so long before I post the epilogue… I have started it already!! Thanks again and please review!! See yah all!!