The sky was bleak this morning, unlike the past few days in the city. The house was morbidly silent for a change. No signs of chaotic Tingle or Usada shouting at something or someone. Just silence, it was a unpleasent feeling.
Inside we find Tingle and Bobble with the nurse hunched over to the Usada's bed. With a clipboard and hand the nurse jotted notes as the two talked to her.
"She just stopped moving, after Tingle took her out with her friends yesterday." The nurse gave a disgusted look at Tingle, who was holding off her tears watching her fainted friend.
"I didn't know this was go-gonna happen." She stuttered, "She wanted to have fun so i took her to the mall." The nurse snaps back and interupts, "the mall? Do you think someone like Usada can deal with that much stress and chaos? You need to think before you do something! She is breathing but weakly. She could of DIED out there!" The cold words made Tingle finally break into sobbing. The nurse disgusted with herself sighs and pats the child's shoulder, "I am sorry, I must of gotten carried away... just be careful with her ok?" Tingle nodded and sniffled some more. The nurse continued, "Anyways... Usada just needs rest, i am putting you guys under house arrest until tomorrow. I dont want to hear anymore of these accidents ok?" With that the nurse walked off and left the house. The silence that followed her exit was tremendous. Neither of them would talk, just sitting, waiting for Usada to show signs of being alive. It took her a good few hours to begin to twitch.
"Usada! She's awake!" Tingle sprung from her hunched position and kept her eyes on the little lady. Usada let off a disgusted moan and slowly opened her eyes to see a pair of red burning eyes in her face.
"Holy shit!" She gasped as she sprung from her unconcious position. Tingle smiled and jittered gleefully as Usada struggles to gain recomposer.
"Good morning princess." Bobble replies snidley with a big smile on his face, "You've been sleeping for 2 days straight. I almost went and hired prince charming to kiss you." Tingle had a big look on her face as she replied, "Can i be prince charming and kissy kissy Usada?" Usada grew a wrong look and shouted at both, "GET OUTTA MAH FACE"
After Usada's bath routine and breakfest, Tingle and Usada sat in the living room. The room donned a mild sized tv, and some confortable chairs. It is not the flashiest room but they dont live in pure luxary.
"We havent had a chat like this in a while Usada su." Tingle replied calmly sipping on a glass of water. She watched as Usada fidgited in her wheel chair irritated. "Is it too tight for you su? Need me to fix it?"
"No no, i am fine." she replied quickly back. Usada was rather confused with Tingle's actions as of late. Kissy Kissy? and the bit with that one humar. It made no sense to her. Not long ago her unrequitted lover, Amigo a short fomar died recently. She didnt get the specs of what happened, since neither Bobble or MTP, amigo's assistant, wouldn't tell her and they knew that she loved him yet Amigo didnt.
"You need a drink, or some food Usada?" Tingle asked to her.
"Nope"
"You sure"
"Yes. I am sure." Usada replied irritatedly. Tingle let her feet dance and tap on the end of the chair she sat on. Tingle trys to strike a conversation with Usada, "Uhhh... hear any good music lately"
"Well, other than the bubbly music you played during my bath... but i did like that Pink Rose song."
"He hee" Tingle giggled, "I knew you would. Its so you. Blooming like a rose!!" the two girls let a little laugh before something pinged into Tingle's head. "Say you remember that Amigo guy?" Usada let a gasp.
"What do you know about him?" She was sounding furious. The force gulped in fear and replies, "Um he died in a battle against a hoard of Delbiters..."
"Oh, i see. They wont tell me a thing yet they tell you. Am i hearing this correctly"
"What do you mean? M didnt tell you?"
"No. Nobody fucking told me, it was too gruesome they told me. YET THEY TELL YOU!?"
"Whats the big deal su"
"Well it kind of is because i kinda LOVED HIM!"
"Well... Amigo is gone now... maybe you should try to look for someone else"
"HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF COPING?!" Usada shouts at the top of her lungs before coughing slightly, "He died before i got this fucking ailment, i need more than 5 days to cope with this"
"... Don't you worry Usada.. i'll be your Amigo if you want." Tingle replies to her, imitating her best facsimilie of Amigo, "Come on Usada! Theres treasure in those mountains!"
"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!? I dont need this bullshit! I am out of here!" With that, Usada wheel chairs herself out of the room, and finally to the outside. Her eyes began to tear as she wheeled herself, she wasnt moving fast but she was still moving.
"Damn Tingle... damn her to hell..." all she could say before breaking down to tears as she continued to push, her arms begun to pulsate and bruse but she didnt care. She wanted out and out she will get.
Meanwhile in a quiet cafe, Nisshoku and Photondrop chatted among themselves after a recent mission being completed.
"...and then Gallon said 'That's no Gibbles, that's my wife!' " Nisshoku finishes his joke to his partner Photondrop who chuckles out loud, until hearing a faint gasp.
"what the hell was that?" She asks as she gets up. Concerned, Nisshoku asks, "Hey PD, you feeling alright?" again, faint breathing is heard, but it grows louder. Nisshoku notices that it was not PD who is ill, but a familiar face...PD turns as well to also notice the faint breather,
"Is that Usada?" she asks squinting towards where the girl was. Nisshoku also recognizes the data as Usada as well.
"...Usada, the hell? What in the name of Golla are you doing out here!" Usada gasped for air slightly, her eyes were red from her recent crying replies, "I needed out"
"What?" PD asked concerned.
"You heard me... i needed out"
"Perhaps, but you know that isn't good for your wounds... Besides, isn't the little one taking care of you?" The red Hucast says bluntly when Usada barks back, "Dont mention her name around me ok?" PD apologizes for her mistake and asks back, "so whats wrong? whats going on over there?" Usada spoke about Amigo, and how she lost him and never knew about yet Tingle did. After Nisshoku told his story of losing a love one as well she sighs and cricks her neck.
"You've got a lot on your plate, Usada. To get back on the road of the recovery, you've got to find a cure for your pain..." Nisshoku changes the subject, to avoid more talk of her again.
"I got to find out what the hell it is first. I'll probably die before they even figure out what it is, knowing my luck." Much to Photondrop's disapproval she sighs for her upset friend. Nissh however remiained calm and replies, "I'm not talking about your scars... I'm talking about here..." he then points to Usada's heart. Usada begins to get riled up and growl incoherent words.
"Whats wrong?" PD asks worried about Usada. Usada fills her in on Tingle and her overprotectiveness and how she would follow her anywhere, even to sleep and shower.
"If you want her out of your life, just tell her straight...but living your life alone is not living at all." Nisshoku coldly replies to Usada.
"I couldnt say that to Tingle... She'd probably cry..." Usada replies and mutters to herself.
"I see...you do care for her"
"A child-like innocence is a rarity in these times..."
"but... " Usada replies but without any meaning of answer she returns with, "...this whole thing is driving me crazy. I can't stand her... yet i need her. And this ailness of mine only makes matters worse."
"id suggest taking a trip to Ragol but in your condition that would be bad" PhotonDrop replies to Usada.
Usada is reminded of her favorite spot. A garden deep inside the underground ruins, with lucious flowers and a towering stone oblisk. Usada sighed, "I better go back to Tingle now." Pd nodded and proceded to take Usada back home.
"Thanks Nissh. You're a good friend." The last thing Usada said before PD takes her back.
Meanwhile back at home, Tingle was flipping out, Without Usada near by she was going ballistic, a phone rang that made her jump. "MEEP!!" She squealed as she ran to the phone. "He-hello?" she quivered. It was the doctor, Doctor Minoru. "Ah yes, Tingle i presume...This is Doctor Minoru. We got the results of Usada's tests." His voice felt saddened and stoic, Tingle twitters and replies, "Tell me tell me!"
"Well... we have figured its not battle damage that caused all this, its Viral infection. Whatever she wore injected itself into her body. Its taken so much out of her that her life force is just about gone... Her blood was dead by the time we got it. So, i dont see another few more days of this"
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Uh oh! Cliffhangah. Chapter 5 - Tragidy coming soon.