Disclaimer: I don't own MK…
Warning: Yaoi? Ernest/Garu pair? I'm not sure myself…
Chapter 4: Explanations
Gareas went to Ernest's hospital room to find him resting peacefully on the bed. He wanted to wake him up and question him, but the look on Ernest's face was really cute. Gareas decided he would come back another time. His hand was on the doorknob when Ernest stirred and saw Gareas at the door.
"Gareas…?"
"…" Ernest tried to sit up. Gareas pushed him back down. "You shouldn't sit up right now. Your right arm and leg should recover in a week. You'll have to stay here. Erts will be in charge of Luhma Klein. Just lie down and rest. I'll come back later." Gareas turned and left.
Ernest lied on his bed and stared at the ceiling. He couldn't remember what had happened except seeing the Victim attack him from behind. He looked at his arm. It was carefully bandaged. It hurts when he touched it, so he left it alone. There was a knock on the door. The door opened, and came in Erts, Tune and Teela. He smiled.
"Hi. I'm not supposed to sit up, so I can only lie down and chat. It feels uncomfortable though." Erts was happy that his brother was alive. He hugged Ernest tightly before giving Teela some space.
"It is good news that you're alive. Your brother will be in charge of Luhma Klein. You stay here and rest. We will come back and visit you once in a while. Bye." Teela left.
"Are you feeling okay, brother?" Erts asked worriedly.
"I'm feeling alright."
"That's good."
"I was so worried about you, Ernest-san!" Tune has tears in her eyes.
"I'm fine now, Tune. Here." Ernest brushed away her tears. Tune smiled.
"We'll give you some rest now. Bye. We'll try to visit you as much as we can when we come back."
"Bye. Careful, Erts."
"Don't worry, I will." Erts and Tune left.
A while later
There was a knock on the door. Ernest, expecting to see Tune again, said:
"Come in." He was wrong; it was Gareas.
"Hey." Gareas said.
"Hi…" Ernest made a forced smile. "What brings you here?" Expecting the answer, 'I came because I wanted to see how you're doing.'
"I came because I wanted some answers. Not about anything else." Ernest's smile faded away. He thought Gareas was worried about him.
"What do you want to know?"
"I wanted to know why you were in Rioroute's bedroom last day on G.I.S."
"I…I…" Ernest doesn't know how to explain it to him. He wanted to tell him the truth that he was making a surprise for Gareas, but another part of him doesn't want to. It's supposed to be a surprise. Ernest made his decision. "I was planning on making a surprise for you, and Rio was the only one who knew how to make mini fireworks, so I asked Rio to help me. That night I was in Rio's bedroom, and Rio was teaching me how to make it!" Ernest was in tears.
"I…don't cry, Ernest. I'm sorry. I don't know what happened, and I just bombarded you with questions and making you feel bad about yourself. I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. If I had not explained it properly, things won't be like this."
"It's ok. I know now. I swear I will never make you feel bad about yourself anymore." Ernest cried silently in Gareas's arms.
To Be Continued…
