Author's Notes:
I thought it over and I decided not to leave you people hanging in Chapter4, it's just too cruel… So I decided to write a final ending for this fic!
Without further delay, (after many weeks without us updating) here it is, Chapter5…
I wouldn't say to you to enjoy this chapter because… Bleh! Not going to tell you! Just read!!!
Review, okay? (",)
Disclaimer:
I do not own Super Gals or any of its characters… (sob)
Chapter 5:A THIN LINE
He was awoken up to the sound of irritating beeps of the heart monitors. He was about to yell for someone to make it shut up, when Rei realized that he was inside Aya's room.
He had fallen asleep sitting on the chair, his head next to Aya's hand. Rei rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, thankful the window was behind him and did not temporarily blind him when he woke up.
His eyes landed on Aya, and his face softened. Her eyes are still closed…meaning… she's still in a coma. His face fell. He looked around the room and saw the machine near Aya that kept a watch on her pulse.
The green lines went up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down…up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, faster and faster and faster and faster…
'Should it be going that fast?' Rei thought. The rhythmic beats had suddenly become erratic, and Aya started taking uneven breaths. 'Oh, no…'
The doctor was checking other patients' record when a dark-haired boy burst into his office. His door was slammed against with such force that it was amazing that it did not shatter into a million pieces. The man looked up to see a highly distressed boy rush inside at such an amazing speed.
"Doctor, she…she…her heartbeat…weird…help…can't stop…too fast!" Rei was going to pieces. Adrenaline and worry rushed through his veins, as he struggled to explain the situation Aya was in.
"Sit down, young man. Have you been drinking? Calm down, and tell me everything, this time slowly." The doctor pointed to the chair in front of his desk.
Rei shook his head, and grabbed the doctor's arm. The older man's eyes shot up in surprise as the dark-haired boy proceeded to drag him quickly to Aya's hospital room.
On the way, he spotted a nurse and pulled her along too.
The three of them entered the room only to see Aya take a few deep breaths, and then let it all out.
There were no more beeps.
Silence.
A green line ran through the heart monitor.
No waves. One line. One beep.
Her heart wasn't beating.
She was dead and she didn't even hear him say those three words.
"No…no…this is not...this can't be happening. She can't do this me, you can't do this to me!" His words were broken, choked up with emotion. "She's not dead." He whispered.
He came closer and laid both of his hands on her shoulders. Rei placed his face closed to hers, and said in a low voice. "Aya, can you hear me? Aya, wake up! Wake up! Listen to me – wake up now! It's Rei, Aya! Rei!" He started to shake her, hard.
He spoke louder. "Open your eyes! Move, dammit! Aya, wake up! Please! Come back! Open your eyes!"
Aya did not hear him. Her eyes remained closed, and when Rei bought up his hand to touch her, her face was ice cold, and pale.
The doctor approached the bed, and slowly removed her IV line. Rei looked up and saw what he was doing. He pushed the man's hands away.
"What are you doing? She needs this!" He yelled at the doctor.
He snatched the tube, and clumsily tired to tape it back. "Damn it! How dare you take it away? She's still alive! She needs this to stay alive!"
The nurse strode forward to calm Rei down, but when she put a hand on his shoulder, he pushed it off. "Leave me alone!"
Tears were now running down his cheeks as he kept on talking to Aya as if she was alive.
"Aya, it's okay…don't worry, I can fix this…I'll fix…you'll be better-" He chanted over and over again.
Things were getting out of hand and both adults knew that if the boy did not stop, there will be two coffins instead of one.
"Um, sir?" The nurse hesitated. There was a manic look in his eyes that made him dangerous to approach.
Rei looked up. His eyes were rimmed with red, and there were still tears on his cheek, and he didn't bother to wipe them away.
Those eyes, oh those blue eyes, the nurse would never forget the look in those blue eyes. They held boundless grief and sadness, and lost hope, a forgotten promise, the vanished wish that she would come back…So much emotion…heartache, pain, loss, loss…oh, the loss of an angel is so hard to bear.
"Um, will you please step out outside?" She asked tentatively. "We will fix the problem, so will you just wait, sir?"
He remained rooted to the spot.
"Please. We will not be able to work properly. Please, for her sake." The doctor reasoned.
With a sigh, Rei looked at Aya, and quickly left.
He sat down on the bench outside her room, and buried his face in his hands.
Rei's Point of View
She is not dead... She's not dead! She can't leave me…After all the times she could've have left, she didn't! She can't now! She can't!
She hasn't heard what I have to say….
I know!
That stupid monitor just had some loose wires... That's it! That's why the green lines were flat...
Inside the Hospital Room
"Sir, are you okay?" The nurse approached the doctor. The dark-haired boy pushed him roughly against the wall when he tried to take away the IV line.
"I'm okay," He answered, unhurt, though a little winded by Rei's attack.
The nurse slowly removed the dextrose that the boy had awkwardly fastened to the girl's wrist, while the doctor turned off all the machines.
The nurse then went to the intercom to organize Aya's transfer.
"The poor boy…She must've been really important to him," the nurse said as she stared at Aya's body. The doctor too looked at Aya's lifeless body and shook his head.
"He was desperate to bring her back. The things young people have to go through nowadays… They don't deserve it." The doctor said sadly as he covered the dead body with a blanket.
"She had to go too early… This is what I least expected…" the nurse whispered as she took one last look at the girl's pretty face before it was completely covered by the sheet.
Rei's Point of View
Now, it's too late to tell her...Too late… You had to wait until the last minute. You blew it. This was your last chance.
It's not! It's not!
Face the facts, buddy. She's not coming back. She's gone.
She is not dead! Not.... Dead....
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Which is more painful: the death of love or the death of a loved one?
- Anonymous
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Author's Notes:
I know… I know… You people hate me already after you read this chapter… Well, what can I do? The title is, after all, "What You Least Expect".
Aya's dead… Aya's dead… Tralalala… [Meg comes in and sings along] Aya's dead… Rei suffers… Hahahaha… Tralalala…
Hey people if you are reading our fic, Please… Please…. Review! (",)