Ch. 3- I'm Staying Here
Shigure was sitting at home, idly watching the clock. The kids are normally home by now he thought. Not that he was really that worried. They probably just stopped by the store on the way home. The phone rang. That's them now he thought.
"Sohma residence." He said brightly.
"Shigure?" it was Kyo, his voice shaking.
"Hello Kyo. Where are you all?" he asked.
"The hospital." Kyo replied.
"Why? How are you? What about Yuki and Tohru?" Shigure's tone was extremely serious now.
"We're fine. But, Shigure," he paused, "Hatori was driving us home. He took most of the hit. He's in critical condition right now. I'm sorry." The news hit Shigure like a ton of bricks.
"I'll be right there." He said, and then hung up the phone.
He finally arrived at the hospital. "Where is Hatori Sohma?" he asked the woman at that front desk. She typed on her computer for a while.
"He's in no condition for visitors at the moment. After all, he's been in surgery for the past three hours." She replied ditzily, with no regard to feelings. Shigure was about to yell at her when he heard a familiar voice.
"Shigure!" it was Yuki running towards him, his arm in a sling. He was followed by Tohru and Kyo, both of whom on crutches. All three of them were still wearing their bloodstained clothes.
"What happened to you all? Kyo, this does not qualify as 'fine'!" exclaimed a slightly hysterical Shigure.
"They're willing to let us go home. I think that means we're fine." Said Tohru, her normal smile once again plastered on her face, though it didn't quite reach her eyes.
"Where's Ha'ri?" he asked. His face was getting redder by the minute and his eyes were filling up quickly.
"We should get to see him tomorrow. Right now we should go home and get some sleep." Said Tohru, patting him on the arm.
"No. You all go home and get some rest. But I'm going to stay here." He said, abruptly pulling his arm away from Tohru.
"But you can't go in until tomorrow morning. Even if you could see him now, visiting hours are over." Reasoned Yuki. Shigure was going to worry himself sick if he didn't get some rest.
"I don't care. I'm staying here." The tears were streaming down his face unchecked now. "Ha'ri wouldn't leave if I was the one being cut open. He'd probably be trying to save me. I can't even do that. I'm staying here."
"O.K. But you probably won't see him until the morning." Said Kyo.
"I don't care. I'm staying." Shigure managed to choke out.
"Do you want us to stay with you?" asked Tohru, concern filling her face.
"No. You all need to go home and rest. You've been through enough today. Come back in the morning if you want to." He replied wearily.
"And how will we get home?" asked Kyo. When Shigure's face went blank he said, "Then I guess we're staying here." Shigure just nodded.
They stood there for a while, waiting for a doctor to come, but none ever did. They finally went to sleep in the waiting room chairs. And that is exactly how the doctor found them the next morning.
"Mr. Sohma?" he said, shaking Shigure's shoulder slightly.
"Yes." He replied, sitting upright when he remembered where he was.
"I'm afraid Hatori isn't awake yet. We weren't even sure if he would make it through the night. But, he seems to be a fighter. If he makes it through this week, then he has a good chance of a full recovery." Shigure just sat there. He kept focusing on the 'if'. Why wouldn't Hatori make it through the week?
"Can I see him?" he asked.
"Yes." The doctor paused. "Um, what about those three?" he asked, motioning towards Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki, who were still asleep.
"Let them sleep. Just tell them where I am when they wake up." He said, glancing over at the three sleeping teens.
The doctor and the dog walked down the hallway. The bright lights couldn't mask the misery and death hanging in the air. "He you go." Said the doctor as they stepped outside the last door.
Shigure stepped in the darkened room. He immediately noticed all of the machines hooked up to his friends. The room was full of them. And that man on the table was not the Ha'ri he remembered. He had scratches and bruises all over his face. There was a large bandage wrapped around his head. His arm was in a cast, as was one of his feet.
"Hello Ha'ri." Shigure said tentatively. It was as though he expected this to be a practical joke. "Wake up!" he pleaded softly. There was no response. Not that he expected it. He sat there in silence for a few minutes. The only sound that he could here was the machines running. Oddly enough, this sound comforted him. As long as they were still working, Ha'ri was still alive. Suddenly, the door opened.
It was Shigure's parents. "What are you doing?" he asked bitterness in his voice.
"Shigure, honey, we're sorry." His mother said.
"To hell you are." He replied, staring at the floor.
"We know that Hatori was your friend." She began, but was cut short.
"So you tried to tear us apart?" he said, still in an eerily calm voice.
"It was in your best interest. Those two were troublemakers. They were trying to corrupt you!" his mother pleaded.
"Mom, in case you didn't notice, I was worse than the two of them combined! In fact, Ha'ri is the reason we never got into any worse trouble!" he yelled back, years of resentment pouring out at once. Once again tears were burning a path along his face. Then his face paled. His mother followed his focus. Hatori's heart monitor was showing a flat line. The beep echoed throughout the room.
Ok please don't kill me...trust me Hatori is my favorite character too so I feel what you all are. If you must flame please don't be so mean because I know that some might have to and that's fine...I hope you continue to read as this is not the end and enjoy(
Shigure was sitting at home, idly watching the clock. The kids are normally home by now he thought. Not that he was really that worried. They probably just stopped by the store on the way home. The phone rang. That's them now he thought.
"Sohma residence." He said brightly.
"Shigure?" it was Kyo, his voice shaking.
"Hello Kyo. Where are you all?" he asked.
"The hospital." Kyo replied.
"Why? How are you? What about Yuki and Tohru?" Shigure's tone was extremely serious now.
"We're fine. But, Shigure," he paused, "Hatori was driving us home. He took most of the hit. He's in critical condition right now. I'm sorry." The news hit Shigure like a ton of bricks.
"I'll be right there." He said, and then hung up the phone.
He finally arrived at the hospital. "Where is Hatori Sohma?" he asked the woman at that front desk. She typed on her computer for a while.
"He's in no condition for visitors at the moment. After all, he's been in surgery for the past three hours." She replied ditzily, with no regard to feelings. Shigure was about to yell at her when he heard a familiar voice.
"Shigure!" it was Yuki running towards him, his arm in a sling. He was followed by Tohru and Kyo, both of whom on crutches. All three of them were still wearing their bloodstained clothes.
"What happened to you all? Kyo, this does not qualify as 'fine'!" exclaimed a slightly hysterical Shigure.
"They're willing to let us go home. I think that means we're fine." Said Tohru, her normal smile once again plastered on her face, though it didn't quite reach her eyes.
"Where's Ha'ri?" he asked. His face was getting redder by the minute and his eyes were filling up quickly.
"We should get to see him tomorrow. Right now we should go home and get some sleep." Said Tohru, patting him on the arm.
"No. You all go home and get some rest. But I'm going to stay here." He said, abruptly pulling his arm away from Tohru.
"But you can't go in until tomorrow morning. Even if you could see him now, visiting hours are over." Reasoned Yuki. Shigure was going to worry himself sick if he didn't get some rest.
"I don't care. I'm staying here." The tears were streaming down his face unchecked now. "Ha'ri wouldn't leave if I was the one being cut open. He'd probably be trying to save me. I can't even do that. I'm staying here."
"O.K. But you probably won't see him until the morning." Said Kyo.
"I don't care. I'm staying." Shigure managed to choke out.
"Do you want us to stay with you?" asked Tohru, concern filling her face.
"No. You all need to go home and rest. You've been through enough today. Come back in the morning if you want to." He replied wearily.
"And how will we get home?" asked Kyo. When Shigure's face went blank he said, "Then I guess we're staying here." Shigure just nodded.
They stood there for a while, waiting for a doctor to come, but none ever did. They finally went to sleep in the waiting room chairs. And that is exactly how the doctor found them the next morning.
"Mr. Sohma?" he said, shaking Shigure's shoulder slightly.
"Yes." He replied, sitting upright when he remembered where he was.
"I'm afraid Hatori isn't awake yet. We weren't even sure if he would make it through the night. But, he seems to be a fighter. If he makes it through this week, then he has a good chance of a full recovery." Shigure just sat there. He kept focusing on the 'if'. Why wouldn't Hatori make it through the week?
"Can I see him?" he asked.
"Yes." The doctor paused. "Um, what about those three?" he asked, motioning towards Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki, who were still asleep.
"Let them sleep. Just tell them where I am when they wake up." He said, glancing over at the three sleeping teens.
The doctor and the dog walked down the hallway. The bright lights couldn't mask the misery and death hanging in the air. "He you go." Said the doctor as they stepped outside the last door.
Shigure stepped in the darkened room. He immediately noticed all of the machines hooked up to his friends. The room was full of them. And that man on the table was not the Ha'ri he remembered. He had scratches and bruises all over his face. There was a large bandage wrapped around his head. His arm was in a cast, as was one of his feet.
"Hello Ha'ri." Shigure said tentatively. It was as though he expected this to be a practical joke. "Wake up!" he pleaded softly. There was no response. Not that he expected it. He sat there in silence for a few minutes. The only sound that he could here was the machines running. Oddly enough, this sound comforted him. As long as they were still working, Ha'ri was still alive. Suddenly, the door opened.
It was Shigure's parents. "What are you doing?" he asked bitterness in his voice.
"Shigure, honey, we're sorry." His mother said.
"To hell you are." He replied, staring at the floor.
"We know that Hatori was your friend." She began, but was cut short.
"So you tried to tear us apart?" he said, still in an eerily calm voice.
"It was in your best interest. Those two were troublemakers. They were trying to corrupt you!" his mother pleaded.
"Mom, in case you didn't notice, I was worse than the two of them combined! In fact, Ha'ri is the reason we never got into any worse trouble!" he yelled back, years of resentment pouring out at once. Once again tears were burning a path along his face. Then his face paled. His mother followed his focus. Hatori's heart monitor was showing a flat line. The beep echoed throughout the room.
Ok please don't kill me...trust me Hatori is my favorite character too so I feel what you all are. If you must flame please don't be so mean because I know that some might have to and that's fine...I hope you continue to read as this is not the end and enjoy(