Title: Hotaru's Love
Chapter: 8
Author: Ice1taru
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
AN: Okay, I know that Hotaru is a bit OOC, so I'm going to try and work harder on making her character un-OOC. Also, sorry for the bad grammar, I really need an editor or something.
Aislynn- You are a mind reader. I was so going to have Satoshi and Lina fall for each other in the waiting room. Damn, I guess I just gave it away. And I was planning on having someone sneak Hotaru in to see Shino, but it's not Ami… Oh, and thanks for the high markings, I didn't think my story would be worth an 'A'… ^_^
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Hotaru's Love by Ice1taru
Lina sat across from Hotaru, sweating profusely. She had never been so anxious in her life. Yet, no matter how anxious she thought she was, she knew that Hotaru's anxiety was ten times worse. She had gone into a daze again after the nurse had told them that Shino might not make it. She couldn't bear to see her best friend so sad, she had to do something.
"Ugh, Hotaru, wake the fuck up," Lina poked Hotaru, "sitting here like this won't make Shino better."
Hotaru mumbled something incoherent, but still kept her head buried into a soft cushion.
"Look… maybe we can go ask the nurse again when we can see him, I'm sure she'll be able to tell us more information," Lina suggested hopefully.
This time, Hotaru managed a sullen "fine" and got up off her seat, but she had barely walked two steps before she walked into a wall.
"Well, look who it is," a deep voice said, amused.
Hotaru hadn't walked into a wall. She had walked into Chiba Mamoru.
"Mamoru?" Hotaru looked up, a little slow due to all her apprehension. She had forgotten that this was the hospital where Mamoru worked.
"What's up, kid?" Mamoru asked, smiling.
Hotaru sighed.
"What are you doing here? You're Dad okay? What about you?" Mamoru started throwing questions at her, his concern growing.
"No, no, Daddy's fine. And I'm okay," Hotaru replied uneasily, but Mamoru breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, damn, I'd like to talk to you, but right now, there's a kid in ICU who REALLY needs my help. Broken ribs, SEVERAL bruises…" Mamoru said hurriedly, looking toward the Intensive Care Unit doors.
At this, Hotaru burst into tears once more. Mamoru hugged her, and asked softly, "what's wrong? …you know him?"
An audible "yes" escaped Hotaru's lips.
Mamoru gasped and hugged Hotaru tighter, "Shhh, it's okay. Everything's gonna be okay. You want to come in with me?"
Hotaru nodded.
"Okay, but, only for a few minutes, okay?" As Hotaru nodded again, he led her inside, "So, um, who is he? A boyfriend or something?"
Hotaru blushed, despite the tears still running down her cheeks.
Mamoru smiled knowingly and walked into a room crowded with nurses, and everyone separated as he and Hotaru moved toward the bed. His smile quickly faded as he looked down at the teenage boy.
Hotaru's eyes grew wide and her mouth became dry. The right side of Shino's face was bandaged. The part of his face that she could see was purple and blue. They had taken off his shirt and a large bandage covered the part over his stomach where his ribs were supposedly broken. There were numerous bandages all over his body. His skin was pale, ghostly white and an oxygen mask was strapped to his head. He was breathing slowly. The heart monitor beeped every so often, indicating that he was still alive.
Lina paced inside the waiting room. She couldn't take this. All of this was so surreal, and yet, the tension hung in the air like thick smoke, almost suffocating her. She growled in frustration, how could this be happening? They were supposed to be chilling right now, wasting time, not here, in a hospital, waiting to see if someone lived or died. Especially someone that meant so much to her best friend.
Throughout all of this, Satoshi had remained unusually quiet. He had called his parents as soon as the paramedic had stopped him from going in to see Shino. His parents were really upset that Shino was hurt and they couldn't do anything about it. His mother had cried over the phone. They couldn't get a plane from England to Tokyo right away for at least another two days.
Lina's cell phone rang, "Hello?"
"Linaaaaa, hey girl! What's up?" An enthusiastic voice exclaimed over the phone.
"Amber?" Lina asked, perplexed. Why would she be calling at midnight?
Amber was one of Lina's and Hotaru's best friends…
"Oh, my god! HEY LINA!" Another voice shouted over the phone.
"Ry? Oh man! What a time to be calling!" Lina exclaimed as she heard the voice of her other best friend.
Ry was also part of the group. The four girls (Hotaru, Lina, Ry, and Amber) had known each other since kinder garden. Currently, Ry and Amber resided in London, England. Both of their parents were divorced and Ry's Mom had ended up marrying Amber's Dad. They had all moved to England when Amber's Dad had found excellent career opportunities in London. The four girls were crushed, but still kept in touch.
"Oh, my, GOSH! You will not believe what I am about to tell you!" Amber said, trying to keep her enthusiasm at bay, "Ry's Mum misses Tokyo and she's been bugging my Dad to go back and he's finally giving in! WE'LL BE IN TOKYO IN ONE WEEK!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!"
"OH MAN!!! YOU GUYS, THIS IS AWESOME!!!" Lina said, burning with happiness.
Lina could hear Ry's squeals of happiness.
"Oh, but wait..," Lina started.
"I'm sorry, I know it's short notice, but you HAVE to meet us at the airport," Amber cut in, excitedly.
"You guys..," Lina aighed, "I didn't tell you. Okay, it's a long story, but Hotaru…"
"Oh, shit, where is she? How come I haven't heard from her? HOTARU!!!" Amber cut in again.
"No, no, listen. Please. Um… someone.. Um, this kid, from school.. He's our.. Friend.. And um, he was in an accident, and we're at the hospital right now… and Hotaru's not feeling that hot right now.. She really cares about him..," Lina trailed off, looking at Satoshi.
Satoshi looked back.. and his lips twitched, he looked like he was suppressing a smile.
"Right, so I'll call you guys later, I'm really tired," Lina mumbled, embarrassed that she had mentioned Shino in front of Satoshi.
"Okay, night," both girls at the other end of the line squealed and all Lina heard was the dial tone.
[Insert momentary silence here]
"So, Hotaru likes Shino?" Satoshi asked. Lina nodded.
"And Shino likes Hotaru?"
"I'm guessing so. Yeah."
[Insert second momentary silence here]
"So, uh…," Satoshi bit his bottom lip and stood up.
"So, uhh, what?" Lina prodded not so gently. She could use some coffee right about now.
"Uh, hello. Rude. I'm trying to ask you out here," Satoshi rolled his eyes, standing only a foot away from Lina.
"Oh, what.. So, like, are you gonna ask me out already or what?" Lina said suggestively, sizing him up.
"Hey, little girl, watch it. The way you're acting, I might just NOT ask you out," Satoshi muttered, pretending to be offended.
Their faces were merely inches apart now.
One step closer and he separated the distance between them.
They broke away after a long minute of slow kissing, both taking in slow, shallow breaths.
"Ehh..," Shino sweatdropped, "sorry, I uh, get carried away sometimes..."
Lina responded by rolling her eyes and brining his face down to hers for another kiss.
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AN: Oh, yeah. That was odd. I know there wasn't much Hotaru and Shino, sorry, but I promise, something wonderful will happen next chapter, or maybe the chapter after that one.. We'll see. Just keep reading. Laterz.
*~Ice1taru~*
Chapter: 8
Author: Ice1taru
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
AN: Okay, I know that Hotaru is a bit OOC, so I'm going to try and work harder on making her character un-OOC. Also, sorry for the bad grammar, I really need an editor or something.
Aislynn- You are a mind reader. I was so going to have Satoshi and Lina fall for each other in the waiting room. Damn, I guess I just gave it away. And I was planning on having someone sneak Hotaru in to see Shino, but it's not Ami… Oh, and thanks for the high markings, I didn't think my story would be worth an 'A'… ^_^
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Hotaru's Love by Ice1taru
Lina sat across from Hotaru, sweating profusely. She had never been so anxious in her life. Yet, no matter how anxious she thought she was, she knew that Hotaru's anxiety was ten times worse. She had gone into a daze again after the nurse had told them that Shino might not make it. She couldn't bear to see her best friend so sad, she had to do something.
"Ugh, Hotaru, wake the fuck up," Lina poked Hotaru, "sitting here like this won't make Shino better."
Hotaru mumbled something incoherent, but still kept her head buried into a soft cushion.
"Look… maybe we can go ask the nurse again when we can see him, I'm sure she'll be able to tell us more information," Lina suggested hopefully.
This time, Hotaru managed a sullen "fine" and got up off her seat, but she had barely walked two steps before she walked into a wall.
"Well, look who it is," a deep voice said, amused.
Hotaru hadn't walked into a wall. She had walked into Chiba Mamoru.
"Mamoru?" Hotaru looked up, a little slow due to all her apprehension. She had forgotten that this was the hospital where Mamoru worked.
"What's up, kid?" Mamoru asked, smiling.
Hotaru sighed.
"What are you doing here? You're Dad okay? What about you?" Mamoru started throwing questions at her, his concern growing.
"No, no, Daddy's fine. And I'm okay," Hotaru replied uneasily, but Mamoru breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, damn, I'd like to talk to you, but right now, there's a kid in ICU who REALLY needs my help. Broken ribs, SEVERAL bruises…" Mamoru said hurriedly, looking toward the Intensive Care Unit doors.
At this, Hotaru burst into tears once more. Mamoru hugged her, and asked softly, "what's wrong? …you know him?"
An audible "yes" escaped Hotaru's lips.
Mamoru gasped and hugged Hotaru tighter, "Shhh, it's okay. Everything's gonna be okay. You want to come in with me?"
Hotaru nodded.
"Okay, but, only for a few minutes, okay?" As Hotaru nodded again, he led her inside, "So, um, who is he? A boyfriend or something?"
Hotaru blushed, despite the tears still running down her cheeks.
Mamoru smiled knowingly and walked into a room crowded with nurses, and everyone separated as he and Hotaru moved toward the bed. His smile quickly faded as he looked down at the teenage boy.
Hotaru's eyes grew wide and her mouth became dry. The right side of Shino's face was bandaged. The part of his face that she could see was purple and blue. They had taken off his shirt and a large bandage covered the part over his stomach where his ribs were supposedly broken. There were numerous bandages all over his body. His skin was pale, ghostly white and an oxygen mask was strapped to his head. He was breathing slowly. The heart monitor beeped every so often, indicating that he was still alive.
Lina paced inside the waiting room. She couldn't take this. All of this was so surreal, and yet, the tension hung in the air like thick smoke, almost suffocating her. She growled in frustration, how could this be happening? They were supposed to be chilling right now, wasting time, not here, in a hospital, waiting to see if someone lived or died. Especially someone that meant so much to her best friend.
Throughout all of this, Satoshi had remained unusually quiet. He had called his parents as soon as the paramedic had stopped him from going in to see Shino. His parents were really upset that Shino was hurt and they couldn't do anything about it. His mother had cried over the phone. They couldn't get a plane from England to Tokyo right away for at least another two days.
Lina's cell phone rang, "Hello?"
"Linaaaaa, hey girl! What's up?" An enthusiastic voice exclaimed over the phone.
"Amber?" Lina asked, perplexed. Why would she be calling at midnight?
Amber was one of Lina's and Hotaru's best friends…
"Oh, my god! HEY LINA!" Another voice shouted over the phone.
"Ry? Oh man! What a time to be calling!" Lina exclaimed as she heard the voice of her other best friend.
Ry was also part of the group. The four girls (Hotaru, Lina, Ry, and Amber) had known each other since kinder garden. Currently, Ry and Amber resided in London, England. Both of their parents were divorced and Ry's Mom had ended up marrying Amber's Dad. They had all moved to England when Amber's Dad had found excellent career opportunities in London. The four girls were crushed, but still kept in touch.
"Oh, my, GOSH! You will not believe what I am about to tell you!" Amber said, trying to keep her enthusiasm at bay, "Ry's Mum misses Tokyo and she's been bugging my Dad to go back and he's finally giving in! WE'LL BE IN TOKYO IN ONE WEEK!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!"
"OH MAN!!! YOU GUYS, THIS IS AWESOME!!!" Lina said, burning with happiness.
Lina could hear Ry's squeals of happiness.
"Oh, but wait..," Lina started.
"I'm sorry, I know it's short notice, but you HAVE to meet us at the airport," Amber cut in, excitedly.
"You guys..," Lina aighed, "I didn't tell you. Okay, it's a long story, but Hotaru…"
"Oh, shit, where is she? How come I haven't heard from her? HOTARU!!!" Amber cut in again.
"No, no, listen. Please. Um… someone.. Um, this kid, from school.. He's our.. Friend.. And um, he was in an accident, and we're at the hospital right now… and Hotaru's not feeling that hot right now.. She really cares about him..," Lina trailed off, looking at Satoshi.
Satoshi looked back.. and his lips twitched, he looked like he was suppressing a smile.
"Right, so I'll call you guys later, I'm really tired," Lina mumbled, embarrassed that she had mentioned Shino in front of Satoshi.
"Okay, night," both girls at the other end of the line squealed and all Lina heard was the dial tone.
[Insert momentary silence here]
"So, Hotaru likes Shino?" Satoshi asked. Lina nodded.
"And Shino likes Hotaru?"
"I'm guessing so. Yeah."
[Insert second momentary silence here]
"So, uh…," Satoshi bit his bottom lip and stood up.
"So, uhh, what?" Lina prodded not so gently. She could use some coffee right about now.
"Uh, hello. Rude. I'm trying to ask you out here," Satoshi rolled his eyes, standing only a foot away from Lina.
"Oh, what.. So, like, are you gonna ask me out already or what?" Lina said suggestively, sizing him up.
"Hey, little girl, watch it. The way you're acting, I might just NOT ask you out," Satoshi muttered, pretending to be offended.
Their faces were merely inches apart now.
One step closer and he separated the distance between them.
They broke away after a long minute of slow kissing, both taking in slow, shallow breaths.
"Ehh..," Shino sweatdropped, "sorry, I uh, get carried away sometimes..."
Lina responded by rolling her eyes and brining his face down to hers for another kiss.
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AN: Oh, yeah. That was odd. I know there wasn't much Hotaru and Shino, sorry, but I promise, something wonderful will happen next chapter, or maybe the chapter after that one.. We'll see. Just keep reading. Laterz.
*~Ice1taru~*