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Chapter Nine:Weakening
Early February, U.C. 0070
It had been a few weeks since Sakura was diagnosed with leukemia, and she had already had chemotherapy once. She was still going to school, but the doctors said that might soon come to an end, for she had been getting weaker. This was taking an immense emotional toll on Ghinius, who worried day and night about her. But still, they tried to keep their lives as normal as possible, despite recent events. So, today was just the same as any other was for the past few weeks.
"Hey Sakura," Ghinius greeted her as he walked into the central hallway, "how are you doing?"
"Not so good," She replied, "I've been feeling sick lately from the chemo,"
"Sorry to hear that," He said, trying to hide his anxiety. Ghinius knew that her condition was getting worse. She was getting paler and weaker, and she was prone to infections, at least that was what her doctor said. Sakura could sense his anxiety, and for some reason, it made her worried as well.
"It's okay, I think I'll be fine," She sighed.
"Well, got to get to class, so, I'll see you later," He said, kissing her on the cheek.
"Bye Ghinius," She said as they went to their separate classes. They wouldn't see each other again until third period, Biology, the class they shared. Until then, all they could do was wait.
By now, everyone in Sakuras' classes knew about her illness, being that the teachers had told them. So, she was becoming somewhat of a local celebrity, and the subject of numerous rumors. She didn't necessarily like it, but she figured that since these sort of things never usually happen at school, it was only human nature to talk about the "sick girl".
Ghinius had also been getting a fair amount of attention, since he was the boyfriend of the "sick girl". Though, it wasn't all that bad, because he and Sakura were getting a lot of sympathy from their peers. Even so, it still didn't help her ever-worsening condition.
Finally, it was time for third period. Ghinius and Sakura took their seats, and waited for their teacher. She walked in, and instructed the students to open their books. However, as the rest of the students did as they were told, Sakura, feeling nauseous, raised her hand.
"Yes Sakura," The teacher responded.
"I'm beginning to feel sick, may I go to the nurse or something?" She asked.
"Yes you may," And in an instant, Sakura walked out the room. Some of the students began to whisper about her having special privileges because she was sick, but the teacher soon shushed them. For the next fifteen minutes or so, the class went on without Sakura, and Ghinius went on worrying about her. Finally, she came back, looking slightly better.
"What did I miss, Ghinius?" Sakura whispered to him.
"Not much, hey, what happened in the clinic?" He murmured back.
"Oh, the nurse just gave me some medication, nothing major,"
"Sakura, please stop talking to your little boyfriend and have a seat," The teacher interrupted loudly.
"Yes Mrs. Harrison," Sakura said, taking her seat.
The rest of the day was fairly uneventful, though Sakura had to make quite a few trips to the clinic. When school was finally out, the first thing she did was go see Ghinius. She couldn't see him for very long though, for she had to go to the hospital for a routine appointment.
"Ghinius!" She called out to him at the front entrance.
"Hi Sakura, how was the day?" He replied as the two sat down on a bench.
"Could have been better, I've been getting sick all day,"
"Oh, sorry. Hey, don't you have an appointment today?"
"Yes, I'm waiting for my ride, one of the staff at the home is taking me to the hospital,"
"Are you going to have chemo?"
"Maybe, depending on how well I am," She said. A car soon drove up, and Sakura, this being her ride, got into it.
"Bye, and call me once the appointment's over, I want to know if you'll keep going to school," Ghinius said as she got into the car.
"Okay, I will," The car then drove off. Ghinius then began the trek home, but was practically overcome by anxiety on the walk. He finally arrived home, only to be greeted by Ayna yet again.
"Heeeeeey big brother," Ayna chimed.
"Ayna, please leave, I'm not in the mood,"
"Ooooooh, did your girlfriend dump you?" She asked playfully, not knowing of the serious situation.
"No Ayna! Just leave me alone for once,"
"Oh, touchy," She then scurried off. Ghinius headed up to his room, to wait for Sakuras' phone call. He waited for about forty-five minutes, when the phone finally rang. He answered it promptly, and, just as he expected, Sakura was on the other line.
"So how did it go?" He asked nervously.
"Not so good, Dr. Higgens said that my white-blood cell count is dangerously low," She sighed.
"Are you going to be hospitalized?"
"I'm afraid so, at least until I get back my strength," She answered, depressed, "well, I guess that's all the news to report,"
"Oh, well, I guess I'll have to visit you at the hospital then," Ghinius sighed, depressed by the news.
"Well, I have to get going, I hope to see you soon,"
"Same to you, bye," He said as they both hung up. Ghinius laid down on his bed, thoughts racing through his mind. He though about her having to be hospitalized, and reminisced about his own illness. He was reminded about how many times he had to be hospitalized, and how many times he was too sick to go to school. He remembered how he spent most of his middle- school years in the hospital, and how he was the "sick kid". So he understood well what Sakura was going through. He thought some more, until he heard a knock.
"Who is it now?" He asked depressively.
"Oh, sir, I just wanted to check on you," Norris stated as he walked in, "are you worried about that girl?"
"Yeah, she's going to have to be hospitalized now," He sighed, "she said her white-blood cell count was low, or something,"
"Well, all I can say is to try to think about something else,"
"Easier said than done,"
"Just try to think positive sir, and hope for the best," Norris said as he walked out, "come downstairs if you want anything,"
"Like I would want anything," Ghinius thought to himself. Though, after thinking for awhile, he decided to take Norris' advice and tried to get his mind off of Sakura. So he turned on his t.v., and found it was on the news. It was covering some speech by some man, who looked strangely familiar.
"Isn't that Garmas' father?" Ghinius thought. The man was talking about something called the Duchy of Zeon, and there was a man standing next to him who also looked familiar. Ghinius realized that the other man was Garmas' eldest brother Giren, having seen a picture of him with Garma before. He remembered how Garmas' father had taken control of Side 3 a while back, and now they were planning to go against the Earth Federation. His thoughts then drifted to Sakura, and how she said that she didn't want the colonies to go to war. Ghinius turned off the t.v. and laid back down on his bed, when he heard Ayna.
"Hey big brother, Garmas' dad is on t.v.," She said, standing at her brothers rooms' doorway.
"So I saw, Ayna do you even know why he's on t.v.,"
"Ummm, Garma said that his daddy rules the colony now, and that's why he's on t.v.," Ayna said as Ghinius shut the door in her face, "hey, open up! I'm telling Norris!"
"Ayna, I'm going through some stuff right now, and I want to be left alone,"
"What do you mean 'going through some stuff',"
"I'm just going through some difficult times, now leave,"
"Ooooh, your girlfriend dumped you,"
"You already said that, and I gave you the answer, now leave,"
"Oooh, you got PMS," Ayna chimed as Ghinius opened the door.
"Do you even know what PMS is Ayna?!" Ghinius said angrily.
"Yes, and you have it,"
"No you don't, if you did, you would know that there is no way in hell that I can have PMS," Ghinius said slyly, "go ask Norris, he'll clear it up for you," And with that, Ayna ran off, and Ghinius shut and locked his door. Now, he could finally have some peace, but his thoughts yet again drifted to Sakura...
Well, this fic is about half-way done, but I don't know how many more chapters it's gonna' have. And I thank kishiria for that review, but I did spell "myelocytic" "myelocitic". But that's just a minor thing;. Anyway, I want some reviews people! I want to how I can improve on it!
Chapter Nine:Weakening
Early February, U.C. 0070
It had been a few weeks since Sakura was diagnosed with leukemia, and she had already had chemotherapy once. She was still going to school, but the doctors said that might soon come to an end, for she had been getting weaker. This was taking an immense emotional toll on Ghinius, who worried day and night about her. But still, they tried to keep their lives as normal as possible, despite recent events. So, today was just the same as any other was for the past few weeks.
"Hey Sakura," Ghinius greeted her as he walked into the central hallway, "how are you doing?"
"Not so good," She replied, "I've been feeling sick lately from the chemo,"
"Sorry to hear that," He said, trying to hide his anxiety. Ghinius knew that her condition was getting worse. She was getting paler and weaker, and she was prone to infections, at least that was what her doctor said. Sakura could sense his anxiety, and for some reason, it made her worried as well.
"It's okay, I think I'll be fine," She sighed.
"Well, got to get to class, so, I'll see you later," He said, kissing her on the cheek.
"Bye Ghinius," She said as they went to their separate classes. They wouldn't see each other again until third period, Biology, the class they shared. Until then, all they could do was wait.
By now, everyone in Sakuras' classes knew about her illness, being that the teachers had told them. So, she was becoming somewhat of a local celebrity, and the subject of numerous rumors. She didn't necessarily like it, but she figured that since these sort of things never usually happen at school, it was only human nature to talk about the "sick girl".
Ghinius had also been getting a fair amount of attention, since he was the boyfriend of the "sick girl". Though, it wasn't all that bad, because he and Sakura were getting a lot of sympathy from their peers. Even so, it still didn't help her ever-worsening condition.
Finally, it was time for third period. Ghinius and Sakura took their seats, and waited for their teacher. She walked in, and instructed the students to open their books. However, as the rest of the students did as they were told, Sakura, feeling nauseous, raised her hand.
"Yes Sakura," The teacher responded.
"I'm beginning to feel sick, may I go to the nurse or something?" She asked.
"Yes you may," And in an instant, Sakura walked out the room. Some of the students began to whisper about her having special privileges because she was sick, but the teacher soon shushed them. For the next fifteen minutes or so, the class went on without Sakura, and Ghinius went on worrying about her. Finally, she came back, looking slightly better.
"What did I miss, Ghinius?" Sakura whispered to him.
"Not much, hey, what happened in the clinic?" He murmured back.
"Oh, the nurse just gave me some medication, nothing major,"
"Sakura, please stop talking to your little boyfriend and have a seat," The teacher interrupted loudly.
"Yes Mrs. Harrison," Sakura said, taking her seat.
The rest of the day was fairly uneventful, though Sakura had to make quite a few trips to the clinic. When school was finally out, the first thing she did was go see Ghinius. She couldn't see him for very long though, for she had to go to the hospital for a routine appointment.
"Ghinius!" She called out to him at the front entrance.
"Hi Sakura, how was the day?" He replied as the two sat down on a bench.
"Could have been better, I've been getting sick all day,"
"Oh, sorry. Hey, don't you have an appointment today?"
"Yes, I'm waiting for my ride, one of the staff at the home is taking me to the hospital,"
"Are you going to have chemo?"
"Maybe, depending on how well I am," She said. A car soon drove up, and Sakura, this being her ride, got into it.
"Bye, and call me once the appointment's over, I want to know if you'll keep going to school," Ghinius said as she got into the car.
"Okay, I will," The car then drove off. Ghinius then began the trek home, but was practically overcome by anxiety on the walk. He finally arrived home, only to be greeted by Ayna yet again.
"Heeeeeey big brother," Ayna chimed.
"Ayna, please leave, I'm not in the mood,"
"Ooooooh, did your girlfriend dump you?" She asked playfully, not knowing of the serious situation.
"No Ayna! Just leave me alone for once,"
"Oh, touchy," She then scurried off. Ghinius headed up to his room, to wait for Sakuras' phone call. He waited for about forty-five minutes, when the phone finally rang. He answered it promptly, and, just as he expected, Sakura was on the other line.
"So how did it go?" He asked nervously.
"Not so good, Dr. Higgens said that my white-blood cell count is dangerously low," She sighed.
"Are you going to be hospitalized?"
"I'm afraid so, at least until I get back my strength," She answered, depressed, "well, I guess that's all the news to report,"
"Oh, well, I guess I'll have to visit you at the hospital then," Ghinius sighed, depressed by the news.
"Well, I have to get going, I hope to see you soon,"
"Same to you, bye," He said as they both hung up. Ghinius laid down on his bed, thoughts racing through his mind. He though about her having to be hospitalized, and reminisced about his own illness. He was reminded about how many times he had to be hospitalized, and how many times he was too sick to go to school. He remembered how he spent most of his middle- school years in the hospital, and how he was the "sick kid". So he understood well what Sakura was going through. He thought some more, until he heard a knock.
"Who is it now?" He asked depressively.
"Oh, sir, I just wanted to check on you," Norris stated as he walked in, "are you worried about that girl?"
"Yeah, she's going to have to be hospitalized now," He sighed, "she said her white-blood cell count was low, or something,"
"Well, all I can say is to try to think about something else,"
"Easier said than done,"
"Just try to think positive sir, and hope for the best," Norris said as he walked out, "come downstairs if you want anything,"
"Like I would want anything," Ghinius thought to himself. Though, after thinking for awhile, he decided to take Norris' advice and tried to get his mind off of Sakura. So he turned on his t.v., and found it was on the news. It was covering some speech by some man, who looked strangely familiar.
"Isn't that Garmas' father?" Ghinius thought. The man was talking about something called the Duchy of Zeon, and there was a man standing next to him who also looked familiar. Ghinius realized that the other man was Garmas' eldest brother Giren, having seen a picture of him with Garma before. He remembered how Garmas' father had taken control of Side 3 a while back, and now they were planning to go against the Earth Federation. His thoughts then drifted to Sakura, and how she said that she didn't want the colonies to go to war. Ghinius turned off the t.v. and laid back down on his bed, when he heard Ayna.
"Hey big brother, Garmas' dad is on t.v.," She said, standing at her brothers rooms' doorway.
"So I saw, Ayna do you even know why he's on t.v.,"
"Ummm, Garma said that his daddy rules the colony now, and that's why he's on t.v.," Ayna said as Ghinius shut the door in her face, "hey, open up! I'm telling Norris!"
"Ayna, I'm going through some stuff right now, and I want to be left alone,"
"What do you mean 'going through some stuff',"
"I'm just going through some difficult times, now leave,"
"Ooooh, your girlfriend dumped you,"
"You already said that, and I gave you the answer, now leave,"
"Oooh, you got PMS," Ayna chimed as Ghinius opened the door.
"Do you even know what PMS is Ayna?!" Ghinius said angrily.
"Yes, and you have it,"
"No you don't, if you did, you would know that there is no way in hell that I can have PMS," Ghinius said slyly, "go ask Norris, he'll clear it up for you," And with that, Ayna ran off, and Ghinius shut and locked his door. Now, he could finally have some peace, but his thoughts yet again drifted to Sakura...
Well, this fic is about half-way done, but I don't know how many more chapters it's gonna' have. And I thank kishiria for that review, but I did spell "myelocytic" "myelocitic". But that's just a minor thing;. Anyway, I want some reviews people! I want to how I can improve on it!