Chapter 2: Sudden Turn of  Events

Author's notes: Whew! Another chapter!! Oh by the way, I need more reviews! I got rid of some Japanese phrases, sorry… minna-san!

"Oi Rei!! Please wake up!! I don't know what to do!" Yuuya was in panic and didn't even know what to do. Actually, this was the first time he encountered such problem. He touched his pocket and he remembered that he has a cell phone. "Oh yeah, I better call his parents. Maybe they knew what was happening to him… what oh my god! I don't even know their number! What am I going to do!?" (Isn't he stupid?). After that, he remembered that they WERE in front of Rei's house. Yuuya immediately ran and knocked at the door.

"Hey please open the door! Your son Otohata fainted!! Will you please open the door!?" Yuuya kept on knocking the door. Unfortunately, no one's there. So he attempted to call Ran or Aya. But when he was dialing… he felt someone was tapping his back.

"Hey quit doing that! I'm already ok!" Rei said. But looking on his condition, he seems pale and rather sleepy. "Don't… do anything that I… don't want you to do…"

"What do you mean by that?" Yuuya asked.

"It's none of your business… anyway… I still have to prepare… dinner…" Rei walked towards the front door. He picked up the key that was hidden in one of the plants in their garden. He entered the key in the door knob. When he was about to twist it, his vision became blurry. He fell into his knees and he felt his head, ache in pain again. Yuuya went near to him. (Hey guys, if you think that this is going to be a yaoi, you're dead wrong!!)

"Oi Rei, daijobu?" Yuuya asked him. Rei gave him a "death glare" (Yeah, similar of Heero Yuy's)

"I told you that I'm ok! What's the matter with you?"

"Oh, nothing."

Rei tried to stand up but he can't keep up his balance. Until one moment that he can't hide the pain that he was suffering. He screamed in pain and held his head very tightly. All Yuuya could do was nothing but look at him. But at least he got an idea on how to help him. Luckily, Rei lost consciousness…again. Yuuya easily carried him. He quickly decided to just bring him to the hospital. Before they left he wrote a letter to Rei's mom and slid it under the door.

"Rei, I have no choice… but to bring you to the hospital." Yuuya carried him on his shoulders. He called a cab and brought Rei immediately to the hospital.

'What does Rei mean that she wouldn't tell that to everyone?'  Yuuya thought that to himself.

After that, they arrived at the hospital and Rei was now confined. Unfortunately, neither of Rei's parents came. So Yuuya was forced to stay with him. When it was about 9 in the evening, Rei woke up.

"Uhh… where am I?" Rei asked. "Oh Yuuya why are you here?"

"Rei you're in the hospital. I brought you here. Unfortunately, your parents did not come." Yuuya explained.

"Don't expect them to come here… they're away…" Rei answered.

"Where are they?" Yuuya curiously asked.

"It's none of your business!" Rei shouted back. Yuuya became quiet and just nodded. For several minutes, the whole room became quiet. Rei just bowed his head, closed his eyes and reflected on something. Minutes later, he started to speak.

"Oi Yuuya, about what happened today? Please… don't tell this… to anyone… especially to Aya…" Rei asked a favor to to his best friend.

"Ok as your best friend, I promise. But I told you man, get well soon. Your "girlfriend" might be worried! Oh, would you look at the time it's late… bye I'm going home now! Sayonara! Take care!" Yuuya excused and left immediately.

"He never changed… but I'm glad that I have a friend like him…" Rei sighed.

"Yeah… that's right Rei, you finally told her your feelings… way to go. Finally, I will not have regrets… sorry Yuuya… my illness doesn't have any cure…" Rei took a deep breath and lied down on his bed. He tried his best to put his worries away and just slept.

The next day:

Ran, Miyu and Aya are shopping at the mall. Aya seems uncomfortable. She's just sitting on the bench near the department store.

"Hey look Aya, Miyu… does this good look on me?" Ran showed her new bought friends to her desk.

"Yeah…" Aya nodded. Miyu feels that her friend was just insecure. So she tried to approach her.

"Oh Aya, feeling uneasy today? Want to have lunch? C'mon I'll treat you!" Miyu cheered her up.

"Oh thanks for the concern… but I'm fine." Aya smiled.

"You know what… I don't remember anything that made Aya sad. There's no problem with the two of you… uhh…let me guess… maybe you're love sick!" Ran guessed.

Aya sighed. "Maybe you're right… but now I know that he loves me, I don't have to worry anymore!" She became gloomy all of a sudden. "Hey why don't we have lunch? I'm getting hungry now."

"I second the motion!" Ran agreed.

While they were walking they saw Yuuya. The girls were wondering why Rei isn't with him. Aya approached him.

"Yuuya, where's Rei?" Aya asked him. Seems she was excited.

"Uhhm… he's in the…" Suddenly he remembered something very important. He remembered his best friend's reminder to him.

'Please don't tell this to anyone… especially to Aya.' Yuuya thought.

"So… where is he?" Aya curiously asked. She seems excited about it.

"… he's in the…" Yuuya couldn't think of excuses. 'Oh man, how can I tell this to Aya!!'

"Where?"

"He's in the… you know… in the school committee… he told me that… I better go ahead… bye!" Yuuya excused and continued walking. 'Nice man! I hope Aya didn't notice you!' Suddenly he felt someone grabbing his wrist. He looked back and saw Aya.

"Can I go… there?" Aya asked.

"Uhh… Aya I understand you. We know his attitude, right!? When he's busy or something, he doesn't want to be disturbed. Even me!?" Yuuya explained. But obviously he felt insecure for lying to her. But he knew that he did the right thing to Aya. "Bye see you tomorrow! Bye Ran!" He waved goodbye and continued walking.

Ran stretched her arms. "How unlucky Aya, you can't be with him for now!"

Aya sighed and nodded. "But at least he's ok, right!? I understand him, so I'll just wait." She just smiled.

But for Miyu, she knew that something was not right. She feels uneasy about it. 'I know that Yuuya was lying. What!? Rei is already cheating on Aya!? No, there's a deeper reason for this… Rei can't have another woman because we know that she has Aya. And at the first place, he's the type of person that doesn't want to socialize to anyone. But when I think about yesterday, it seems that he was very sincere to Aya… what's the problem?' Miyu thought to herself. She felt uneasy about it.

"What's the matter Miyu?" Aya asked her.

"Oh… nothing…" She replied and smiled to her co-gal. 'The next time I'll see Yuuya or Rei… I'm going to ask them!'. "Oh guys, since school is about to end, what are you planning to do this summer?" Miyu changed the topic of their conversation.

"I don't have plans in my mind. Maybe I could help you in your job with Touha-san? (You know Touha, the one that owns the palm tree house in Shibuya. She's not an original character!)" Aya answered and smiled. "Or maybe I could try to ask Rei if I could work with him!? Isn't that nice?"

"Hey that's a nice idea." Ran agreed. She felt her stomach grumbling again. "I'm hungry!"

"We almost forgot to eat! C'mon I'll just treat you guys!" Aya volunteered.

"I'm so lucky to have a friend like you Aya. Thank you!" Ran hugged her friend.

Meanwhile…. At the hospital…

*Ring* *Ring* Rei heard his cell phone ringing.

"Hello? Who's this…" Rei said.

"Uhmm… it's me… Aya."

"Oh! Hello! What made you call me?" Rei said cheerfully. He didn't want Aya to notice his condition.

"I miss you…" Aya blushed.

"What!? So quick! Anyway… I miss you too…" He replied coldly.

"So, when cam I see you? You know just like having a date or something." Aya asked.

"I don't know…" he answered.

"What do you mean by 'I don't know'?" She answered back in a curious voice.

"Uhhh… maybe next week. My parents are gone so I was you know… home alone…"

"Oh I see… but I thought Yuuya said earlier that you have an activity at your school? Is that true?" Aya asked doubtfully.

'Oh that darn Yuuya! I'm gone kill him!'. But I'm glad that he didn't told the real reason.'  "He's right. I'm too busy. Let's meet again when I have a vacant time." Rei explained.

"Rei… can I ask you something?" Aya blushed.

"Sure… what is it?"

"Do you… cheat on… me?" She blushed harder.

"What! No of course I don't…" Rei reacted furiously.

"I'm sorry! Well… I'm very glad to hear that!" Aya smiled.

"Yeah… sorry to raise my voice…" Rei apologized.

"That's ok. can I ask one last thing?" Aya asked again.

"Fire out."

"Since your parents are not around… can go to your house next week? If you wouldn't mind…"

"Sure… no problem. As long as only you who will go. Understood?"

"Yeah… thanks. Bye Rei, take care! I love you." (Wow she's really fast!)

"Yeah… you too…" Rei hung up his cell phone. He just sighed. After that, Rei decided to pack his things up.

Minutes later, Yuuya arrived there to visit his best friend. He was surprised on what he saw there. He saw Rei wearing casual clothes and ready to carry his things.

"Rei—what the hell are you doing!? Are you ok?" Yuuya asked him.

"I know this will only lead to nothing… the doctors are irresponsible… I am hopeless…"

"What do you mean by that--?"

"I'm sick of being here. I'm going home…" Rei interrupted. "By the way, thanks for not telling the truth. I owe you one."

"Oh don't mention it… we're friends right?" Yuuya answered. "I don't have time arguing with you so go ahead, I'm not gonna stop you."

"Thanks…"

When they were about to go out, Rei's cell phone rang again. This time it was Mrs. Otohata, Rei's mom, who was calling.

"Hello… mom…how are you?" Rei greeted him.

"I'm fine. How 'bout you?" Mrs. Otohata asked back.

"As usual. When will come back…?" He sat back on his bed.

"Son, just hang on there for a moment. I know you haven't lost hope."

"Mom… how did you know?" Rei asked back with a surprise look on his face.

"Of course, I'm your mom. I know everything. Your doctor told me everything. (They have a family doctor.)"

"I see… so it can't be helped… so when you'll be back?"

"I still don't know dear. Maybe a week or two. You know, because we're very busy."

"Bye mom…" Rei hung up the phone even though their conversation was not yet finished. 'What kind of parents are they? They value business and their money than their son's life… what a waste!'

Rei looked directly to Yuuya who was confused about the sudden turn of events. He took a deep breath and sighed.

"I guess it couldn't be helped…" Rei sighed again.

"What do you mean by that?" Yuuya asked back.

"Since you're my best friend, you're the only one that knows my secret…" Tears started to fall from Rei's eyes. "You noticed that I suddenly became different yesterday, right?"

"Uh-huh…" Yuuya nodded. "So what's the connection of that?"

"That was my… a sort of… final goodbye to all of you… Yuuya I'm sorry… my life will going to end soon… I have a… brain cancer…" Rei looked down and became quiet…

Author's notes: Whew! Finally I'm done! Sorry guys for some parts of the story, I was not on the mood to make one you know! Please everyone! I really need more reviews. I need some ideas on how could I continue my story.