A/N: Ooookay! ^^ Chapter six is here… Aw, I was so disappointed about not getting as many reviews, but that's okay! Onward I write ^^ This italics thing is REALLY bugging me… Sometimes it shows up, sometimes it doesn't… WHY?
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The sound of sirens came closer, but the broken mind could not hear it. It hurts so much… why can't I see anything? Everything faded away, and she fell into the darkness, blessedly away from the pain.
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People had started to stand up to see what all the commotion outside was, trying to see what had happened. There were whispers between couples, staff and customers, exchanging what little information there was. It was a car accident. A girl was hit. There's so much blood! Is she dead? No one left the cafe to go closer to the scene of the accident, to try and help. It was as if some force was holding them all back, away from the obscenity of it all. The faint sirens were burning away at him, deafening him. He got up. There was a profound silence, and the scrape of his chair against the floor could be heard a mile away. He could hear the people's gasps, questioning what he was doing. Is something wrong with him? Where is he going? Is he going to try and help? He took slow steps, a force in his heart pushing him ever closer to where the limp body and shocked spectators were. He was there.
"Move away from the body. She needs oxygen for any chance of survival." His calm command broke through to the traumatized minds. Almost as one, they moved away from the body. Then he saw her face. Blood covered her, soaked into her torn clothes, but her features were still visible. He felt a clenching, excruciating pounding in his heart. It was Sakuno.
"Has anyone called the ambulance?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
A voice shouted, "I have!" It sounded so distant, as if he were isolated from the person.
It was only a few seconds, but to Tezuka, it felt like hours. The ambulance finally arrived, taking Sakuno's body. He ran to it before they closed the doors.
"Take me with you. I know her." He could hear himself talking, and it sounded so lifeless, even to his own ears. They let him go, as if they were unsure if he could be left alone.
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"R-ryusaki-sensai?" he cleared his throat, hoping to put forth a more controlled voice.
"Hai? Who is this? Tezuka… is that you?"
"R-yusaki-sensai, gomen nasaii… Come, hospital…" he replied, static cutting off most of his words. "Your…Sakuno… Accident." He hung up.
"Hello?"
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Forms. The nurse had told him to fill them in. There are so many forms… What am I supposed to do with them? Fill them in? The questions kept echoing in his mind, but he didn't really care. The smell of medicine, of sickness, cloyed him, making him want to leave. He stood by the reception table, wishing he wasn't there, wishing that the car hadn't hit Sakuno, wishing everything was okay, that he had told her how he felt. If only wishes come true.
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"May I help you?" the nurse at the reception table asked.
"I'm looking for my grand-daughter. I was told she was here… " Ryusaki Sumire asked. "Oh, never mind… " She trailed off as she saw Tezuka, and left to go talk to him. There's an odd slump to his shoulders…
"Tezuka?" She tapped him on the shoulder, as he didn't respond.
He turned around, looking slightly shocked and miserable. It was hard to discern, but it was there. "R-ryusaki-sensei?"
"Ne, Tezuka, what is wrong? What has happened to Sakuno? You said she was here… Something about an accident? I Couldn't hear you properly, there was a lot of static. Where is she?"
"She's in the emergency room…"
Nothing could have looked more devastating. It was as if she had crumpled, leaving behind a wilted body. Her eyes were no longer sharp and witty, but depressed, anxious, and worried. She looked much older then she was just a minute ago. I did not want to tell her… because I did not want her to feel the pain that I feel. I can feel her mourning; I understand her suffering… but I don't want to. I don't want to be a part of this.
"I think she will be okay, Ryusaki-sensei. Do not worry. She is a strong person, and I believe she will be okay." If only what I say is true. Let her be okay, God. Please… "I need your help though. The nurse gave me these forms, but I cannot fill everything out, so could you finish filling them in?"
There was a change in her posture. So having something to do has helped. Once again, she was calm, but in her eyes, you could still see her anxiety. Her footsteps were not as quick, but they were no longer lifeless. She would be okay. For now.
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"Are you the relatives of a Ryusaki Sakuno?" The voice seemed remote, faint.
Who is that? Where am I? Feeling disoriented, he shook himself awake. After finishing with the hospital forms, they had taken seats in the uncomfortable plastic chairs in the waiting area. Somehow, throughout all the waiting, it seemed they had fallen asleep. Ryusaki-sensei was still not yet awake, so he gently shook her arm, and she, too, woke up. She looked around, and remembered, as well, what had happened. The nurse repeated the question.
Ryusaki haltingly responded with a "H-hai."
"Come with me. The doctor would like to speak with you two." There was a sympathetic quality to her voice and her expression. Tezuka prepared for the worst. Or tried to. Please, don't let her be gone from us… from me… His mask fell of his face, and all his emotions could be read. As if he had noticed, he quickly put the mask back on. But not before Ryusaki-sensei's sharp eyes has seen his intense pain. Questions went through her mind, but she pushed them aside, concentrating on her footsteps towards where the doctor was standing. Her legs were weak, but she would not permit herself to fall.
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"Gomen…"
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A/N: How was the chapter? ^^ Hope you're all looking forward to finding out what the doctor has to say!! XD sigh I was wondering… Does it mean that an author has blocked me because I can't review his/her story anymore?
