Here's another chapter well as promised, it's the continuation of chappy 7 hehehe… I do hope you liked chappy 7. [^ You think I'll really kill Ran, ne?]
A/N: Ahem… domo arigatou to the reviewers!!! I do hope my other friends who are writers could visit my fics too hehe… ^^ Ayt! On with the story!
Disclaimer: For Project Weiss and Takehito Koyasu always… and forever! : )
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Getting A Life 8 ^BunjyGuM_Boy^
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"Please Ran! wake up! Wake up!!! ONEGAI!! ONEGAI!!"
"Please, all of you! Get that child away from the patient please!"
The corridor to the emergency room was filled with Omi's hysteric cries and wild tantrums that the doctors and nurses had to give him a shot to make him ease up.
"Doctor, wha-what's… what's going to hap-…"
"Sir, I'm afraid that you have to stay back here with your other companions. Mr. Fujimiya will be in the emergency room and the boy [referring to Omi] will be placed inside a clinic room - don't worry, that room will have no charge."
"I-I really don't care about the expenses right now doc! I just wanna know what will happen to Ran!"
"Sir please. Stay back here and try to calm down. I know it's hard… but you must strive. I'll be out in a few minutes with the result. You can wait there in the corridor or go down to the cafeteria, first floor."
As the lady doctor closed the door behind him, Yoji sat on the middle of the corridor crying, while Ken held Kimi who hasn't recovered yet from her faint.
"Kimi, Kimi-chan please wake up. I- I need your help right now. I-… [looks at Yoji and Omi who was on a trolley bed] can't take care of the three of you. I really need your help, girl…please. Wake-up!"
Ken was trying to give in to his owns fears now. As he saw Omi still fighting the drug inside of him, Yoji wailing outside the emergency room door like a little child, and Kimi looked so hurt even when she sleeps peacefully.
"Damn it! WAKE UP!" [pushes Kimi a little]
"Uh!" [falls on the other side, head first… cries hard.]
"Shit! Kimi-chan! I'm so sorry!!! I'm so sorry!"
Kimi sat up quickly as Ken tried to hug her just to cover from the mess he made.
"Ken-nii… you didn't [sob] have to [sob] push me hard! I could hear [sob] YOU! I JUST [sob] DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE UP right away!!! [bawls]
Confused and apprehensive, Ken moved backwards. He looked at the three all crying, emotional, hyper and childish… not child-like.
"Kimi… imouto."
Ken hugged her gently so that she could feel Ken's new approach. She didn't respond irrationally to this for she knew that she'll be able to lessen his pain if she just sat there. She also stopped crying after Ken just hugged her and pressed his head to her shoulders.
"Imouto, gomen nasai ne? I really didn't mean that. Look… look at your papa and Omi." [points a finger at each one]
Ken's mild voice told Kimi that he was too tired to exert some effort in shouting or maybe he was just afraid that he'll scare her again.
"Otoosan?! [gasp] Omi-nii! Why are they strapping him down to the bed, Ken-nii! Help him!" [stands up]
[pulls her back] "No, Kimi! Omi's too er-… he's not himself right now. He needs to be restrained."
She looked back at the faces of the male nurses who just couldn't hold Omi down. Then she looked at her dad who was now up from his soft wails on the floor, and was now standing at the corner and leaning against the wall; then she looks back at Ken who was pale and was staring blankly on the floor.
"Ken-nii, I'm sorry. I just thought that-…"
"…mu fault."
"Wh-what?"
"I was in the living room and I didn't hear him. Ma-maybe… since he was smart and all he tried to make a pretty loud noise so that I would be able to hear him bu-bub-bububut-…"
How could a 19 year old boy finish a guilt-stricken statement like that? even as tears started flowing down his eyes, Kimi could see the blame he was putting on himself.
"Ken-nii! It was not your fault you used the headphones! You thought he was sleeping! You tho-…"
"Those thoughts didn't really help, Kimi! See! See! If I could've heard him, then all of this wouldn't happen! Ran must be resting on his bed right now! Omi could've been the one cooking instead of [points at Omi] being tied down to a bed with sleeping shots and you and Yoji could've been kidding around right now! And I…I could have been [tears] useful for once… then we all won't be he-…"
"KEN!"
His head shot up as Yoji's stern face came upon his gaze. Yoji sat in between Kimi and Ken as he sighed and hugged the two of them.
"Hidaka no baka! You shouldn't blame yourself. So what if you heard him? He didn't want this to happen anyway! What if you stopped all those equipment from falling down on him, then what?"
"Then Ran could've been saved." [cries silently]
"No Ken. He still won't be saved. Wanna know why?"
"[nod nod]"
"…because what he has now isn't normal. If you got to his aid on time, then he could be dead by now too."
"I- I don't get it Yoji…"
"Ran is suffering from a different disease… well, for starters, Ran never got sick in his whole life while he's here with Weiss! So, his weariness since this morning wasn't really natural. It's better that he was brought here."
"But Yotan! Not like that! He was like…. Stabbed all over!"
"Ken! Accidents happen. And we live with accidents. It's not our choice… it was given to us on purpose."
Ken looked at Yoji with a reassuring look. Yoji nodded courtly at him and tried to smile while slinging an arm around him.
"Yoji… I'm really-… KIMI NO!"
Ken immediately stood up and was trying to pull Kimi back. Yoji followed Ken with his eyes and saw his daughter helping the male nurses to 'strangle' Omi down.
"WHY ARE YOU HURTING MY BROTHER! LET.HIM.GO! I'LL LULL HIM TO STOP JUST LET 'EM GO, KUDASAI!"
"Kimi! Yamette!!!" [Ken pulls her back]
"LET MY ONIICHAN GO!"
Yoji was struck by god-knows-what! He was awed whit how his child could push an overgrown muscular man to his side while she tried to unbuckle Omi's wrist straps.
"HE'S NOT A CRIMINAL! Why are you doing this to him?! We're in a hospital!"
As every word got stuck in Yoji's mind, he smiled and slid back on a chair trying to see how Ken handles Kimi and how his baby girl handle the situation she put herself into.
"Listen to me! LISTEN TO ME!" [pushes Ken away and the other 2 male nurses] "Why did you do this to him? Is this a mental ward, gentlemen?"
[Male nurse 1:]"Miss look okay! We're just doing our job. Your brother bit one of our co-workers."
[Male nurse 2:]"Young lady, your brother suffers from something that must be controlled. Was that red-haired youth brought to the E.R. your older brother too?"
"YES!"
"Then see miss, he just couldn't tolerate what just hap-…"
"Now you guys listen here. He's very close with our eldest oniichan! And he was the first one to see him lying on the floor all bloody and stuff!"
"Miss! We know, oh boy we really know how traumatic that could've been bu-…"
"NO YOU DON'T! This boy you're strapping right now is a student of medicine at The University of Tokyo! And one day when you have wrinkled asses, that boy could be the first doctor who could help you! Do you understand me?"
"Are you trying to threaten us miss… [reads chart of Omi] Ms. Tsukiyono?"
"Yes, indeed I am [pulls one of Omi's TIGHT strap… male nurse 1 was startled] and that's Kudou. MS. KUDOU!"
Kimi pulled all the straps off of Omi as he was quieting down because the shot already took its effect. Both male nurses were taken aback; but before male nurse 2 could react, Kimi pushed Ken to one of the male nurses.
"Uhm… er-… hi! See, um… [sees the muscles of the nurse] please don't hurt me. Eep."
"Omi-nii… wake up… c' mon!"
"Ra-…Ran-kun…" [cries silently, eyes shut]
"Tsk! I give up! Sir, please handle your brother and your sister…" [pats Ken's shoulder]
"Tough sister you've got there… [whispers to Ken] bet you don't have to rid of all her suitors for her, ne?" [walks towards other nurse]
"Come on Mark! Let's getta out here."
"Sure thing, Paul! And oh, miss Kudou… if your brother Mr. Tsukiyono, starts making a scene here, do not, I repeat… DO NOT ask us for help."
"I'll handle my brother, thank you very much." [glare]
"Hn. Just doing our job, miss… just doing our job." [both nurses walks away]
Yoji watched the whole situation as if he wished he had a popcorn at hand and a soda to go with it.
"Kodomo…"
His voice was almost a whisper but he sure said it with pride and a little malicious joy for he had never seen his young Kudou strut her stuff like that. He relaxed even more as he saw Omi in total silence but his tears were still flowing from his cheeks.
"Yoji! A little help here?" [grunt, grunt]
"Ken, Kimi. Let Omi rest there on the bed. After a few more minutes, his mind will go to La-la Land and he'll forget this whole scenario. By that time… [sigh] we'll know what Ran's facing."
Kimi, who gave a last hug to Omi, looked at Yoji intently, while Ken took her hand and went back to the bench near Yoji.
"Kodomo."
"Hai, otoosan?"
"Never, ever repeat what you just did to those male nurses…"
"Papa! Didn't you see how they treated Omi-niichan?! They we-…"
…don't repeat that again! [sticks tongue out] Not unless Ran was here, okay?" [grins and winks]
"Baka!" [X]
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[(still) St. Bartholomew Hospital, 10:45 p.m.]
"One potato…two potato…three potato…four,…"
"five potato…six potato…seven potato more!"
Ken and Kimi has been playing the "Potato Game" for the past 2 hours… to Yoji's irritation and great dismay as Omi hasn't woke up yet nor Ran's doctor haven't met them.
"Ken, Kimi would you stop-… no Ken, I don't wanna join that potato game! Kimi! Quit it! Quit it! [annoys Yoji with the potato song] Kimi! Ken! Stop it! ARGH! Why do I feel that I'm fathering two BRATS?!"
[After 15 minutes]
[Yoji, Ken and Kimi] "One potato…two potato…three potato…four… five potato- AHA! I won again!"
"Aww, otosan learns fast!"
"Bummer! Shouldn't have annoyed him to play…"
"This wasn't so bad after all!" [Yoji snickers at Ken]
"Ke-Ken-kun…"
"Huh? Ah! Omittchi!"
Omi was sitting on the trolley bed now. His eyes were puffy and his wrists were red and quite soar from how it looked.
"Daijobu?" ("Are you okay?")
"Hai. So desu." (Yah, sure… I'm okay.") [smile]
"Oniichan… [hug] those men won't bother you again!"
"Ah, Kimi… [smile] I was hearing your name through all the riot I was causing. [grin] But sis, it was a protocol afterall…" [pats her head, Kimi pouts]
"Ay, Omi, if it's not too much… could you er-… you know, what happened to Ranners back there?"
"Ken-kun… all I saw was a bloody Ran. his, his blood matched his hair because of the mix with water however-…"
"Eh, Omi?"
"When I checked his work place, it was lousy! And you know how obsessive-compulsive Ran is, ne? [all: nod] That's why I was really shocked to see water splashing everywhere, the faucet was wide open- full go dudes! And the mobile counter… there. The 5 set knives were there, Ken. And maybe, just maybe… Ran tried to stand up then he bumped that table and well-…"
"No one is to blame, guys. Ken, don't put that guilty look on your face again… look guys, we just have to wait for the doctor, mkay? She'll be out in a sec… I feel it."
"It better be good news." [punches wall]
"Ken-nii, it will be a good news, don't worry now, ne?"
[KACHAK!]
"Ah! Yoji-kun, Ken-kun, Kimi-chan, look! The Emergency room's open!"
All head turned to where Omi was pointing at. They saw a team of doctors all bloody and tired. Ken walked towards the female doctor who sent Omi to the trolley bed.
"Doctor, please. Wha-what's the news?"
"Young man, please wait for a little more time… give me about 2 minutes to finalize our results. [smiles] Come on young man, just a few more minutes."
Ken couldn't refuse the doctor, of course.
After exactly 2 minutes, the doctor came out of her office wearing normal clothes rather than the white gown or operating suit, which usually scares off the people in danger.
"Gentlemen and miss, I am doctor Jaymee Austria. [shakes hands with all of them] and I was the one in-charge of Mr. Ran Fujimiya. Please, do sit down."
"Er- no offense, doc. But we would rather stand." [throws the cigar he was holding in the nearest bin]
"Ah, Austria-sensei (doc. Austria), you're a foreigner, ne?"
[smiles] "Yes, my dear. I'm used to be a U.S citizen but then I was naturalized and I became a Japanese citizen because of my work and because of my husband." [looks at her ring then smiles again]
"Aa… so, er-… Austria-sensei can we *breathes in and out* okay doc, I'm ready. Bring it on!" [breathes in and out]
"Uh, Hidaka-san, what should I er-… 'bring on'?"
"Er- sensei I think Ken-kun and um, we really want to know how Ran-kun is now. Please…."
"Ah, yes. My apologies for taking so long. We had to measure the length and depth of his wounds from the knives. They were, amazingly sharp." [eyes all of them]
Yoji cursed inwardly as he suddenly remembered that he was responsible for buying the sharpest knives he found last month… in a thrift store.
"Fujimiya-san is fine. His wounds are not deep but they sure did a fine, swift cut through some veins however, his reflexes show that his vital organs were well protected."
"Sensei… isn't amazing!"
"Huh? What is, young lady?"
[looks straight at her] "That at your status right now, you still use your maiden name… shouldn't you have a Japanese surname now that you're married?"
The doctor's eyes met with Kimi's interrogating ones. She stood up at once and looked at everyone and landed her gaze at Yoji.
"Kudou-san, it is astounding on how you raised a child like her."
"Ho-how did you know she's mine?" [holds wire]
"Please… I do not need violence in this hospital. Ms. Kudou, Kimi Miamatsu."
"Hai. You are the new ordered doctor, ne? Code name DJA. It's your name but you never mentioned your surname."
"I could say I'm very impressed with the sharpness of Cymric's mind! She is remarkable."
The three men of Weiss couldn't understand a thing! They looked at Kimi then the doctor who were talking all in codes… but Omi understood half of it.
"Er-… we're lost." [slips back on the trolley bed]
"Oh! Gomen nasai, minna-san! I'm a in-doctor straight from Kritiker. I have met Kimi's DNA because I was one of the docotrs who helped in the humanizing pill. Code name DJA stands for D' Ja Ai. It's good that Kimi picked up with my name quickly."
"Why are you here?"
"Well, Hidaka-san. For Weiss, Crashers and all the other hospitals, which are near to Kritiker's special unit forces, doctors who are specially trained for combat and of course, medical purposes are placed in those nearby hospitals so you guys could get immediate care."
"Bu-but… why did you put me on restrain a while ago?!"
"I'm very sorry for that Tsukiyono-san but if I didn't do that, you might have collapsed from asthma and it might affect your heart."
"Huh?! You… OMI! YOU have asthma?!!"
"Oh well Ken-kun… they do know all of us."
"And I let Kudou-san cry because ever since he was young, he was good at showing his emotions by letting them all out." [Yoji blushed at this]
"Hidaka-san has the rare case of arachnophobia. He is afraid of the tiny ones but he seems to shrug the big, deadly ones."
"OMG! WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU GET THAT?!"
"Ay doc, you said since 'I was small'… did you- you know… find me when I was baby?"
"Yoji-kun, my dear. Don't you remember me?"
"Er-no…"
"I took Kimi's case in calculating for the humanizing pill, Yotan because I knew that it would be a perfect gift for you as a father to a child. [hugs Yoji to Yoji's surprise] I took you out into this world, Yoji. I was the doctor who saw you and pulled you out from your mother's womb."
Yoji was so shocked that he just looked straight into the doctor's eyes. He wanted to say something but words failed him at the moment.
"Oh wow! Yoji! She's like a mom to you now! Way cool, doc! How old were you then?"
"Oh I think I was 23 when Claribelle had Yohan here. And now I'm around 40 plus."
"Wow, wow wow! How'd you know my name was-…"
"Yohan Jin Kudou. You're dad made it shorter so it became Yoji… to make it sound Japanese too."
"Damn it!" [Yoji blushed as Kimi kept on repeating his real given name, while Ken and Omi snickered]
"So going back to Abys-… Fujimiya-san. His reflexes sure did say lots about how good of a leader he is. He still controlled the fall of the knives by moving inch by inch as each fell. Look!"
The doctor opened a light to reveal Ran's x-ray charts.
"He's really witty."
"But doc, how about the reason why the knives fell on him in the first place?"
"Ah yes. See, the tank that was pounded onto Ran's head was not an ordinary gas tank. And so the man who thrashed him knew what it was. Hoping that it would take seconds for Ran's body to give in, he did that to him. But his sorry ass just didn't know that you were NOT ordinary men." [winks]
"My gosh… that's not an accident! So the side effects are nasty, doc?"
"No Kimi. Ran's body evaded the side effect. Er- I don't know how to say this in a better way but, the knives help him actually."
[all] "WHAT?!"
"See, the cold steel/metal helped in absorbing the gas inside his body."
"Eh…"
"Ay Ken! Told you! You shouldn't have felt guilty!" [shakes him]
"So, when will we be able to see him?"
"Ay, Mamoru… in about 2 days. We still have to find out if that gas is still with him or if it will be passed on through contact."
"You-you called me Mam-…"
"That is your name, ne?"
"Yes but-…"
"It's what your father would have wanted. For you to be called by your real name. As a proud Takatori."
Omi bowed his head at this but smiled silently.
"Now, is er-… Ran supposed to fart all those gas out?"
"Otosan!" [slaps Yoji's shoulder]
"Ay Yohan! No! He just has to rest." [Yoji's eyes twitches as he hears his name again]
"Um, doc… what's Ran-nii's real name?"
"Fujimiya, Ran Seki."
"Wow! Otosan! You and Ran-nii have great second names!"
"Me! Me! How about me, doc?"
"Hidaka, Ken." [Ken: ()]
"Aha! You're really normal Ken-kun! Even your name is simple!"
"Che! Shut-up YOHAN!" [snickers]
"Hmph! My dad's weird! And my mom too!" [gets another cigar… Kimi took it form him and stepped on it.]
"Oh, you look so much like your father. Too beautiful. And now, your daughter's even more beautiful… added that she's a girl." [smile]
"Ken's mother was exceptionally beautiful! Do you remember, Ken?"
"Oh yeah! Mom was really pretty. Well, just didn't know why she had to leave me. I forgot."
"Maira had a very big financial problem. She gave you to a Christian adoption center but she strictly forbid them to have you for adoption. She didn't want to-…"
"Oh I knew that. [smiles] My mom said that if some people said that I should come live with them, I have to wail and bite them so that they'd think I'll become a problem child." [all laughed]
"So, what made you a J-leaguer?"
"Hmm… my mom came back demo, I had to leave her. I said it to her myself. When Kaze drugged me, [he made a bitter face] I told her I had to go find ways to clear my name- uh matte! How'd you know my mom?"
"When you became a member of Weiss, I had to find out about your background. And so I saw and talked with your mother. I'm sorry Ken, but she never mentioned your father."
"Ha! As always… mom never wanted me to know who my dad was. And how did you know Ran's? He didn't well… you know… his parents died."
"Ow, his name was simple. I visited his sister and I said I need a record of her older brother. And since Ran was young, it was amazing that he wrote his full name on the registrar. I think he was required."
"Way cool doc! It's as if you're all that mother! You can be our mum!"
"Haha! Ay, I have 4 kids of my own. I think I have to handle them first before you guys!"
"Hekhek… just make sure doc, your kids doesn't follow us."
"Yah, all dudes becomes the next generation Weiss."
"Oh, Yoji… they're all girls. My eldest is in Crashers now. My second born is with Manx training and my 3rd kid is going to follow me."
"Uh, and the youngest?"
"She's my little baby… I don't want her in this business yet."
"Why are your kids in this business too?"
"Well, they chose it. I didn't force them." [looks at time] "Oh, I'm sorry. I must attend to other Kritiker patients. And visiting hours should've been done since 9 p.m. but I gave you a leeway so guys, come back tomorrow for your leader okay? Ja!"
"Ja mama doctor!" [waves both her arms]
"Ja, sensei! Take care! Thanks for the name trivia!" [tries to light a cigar again]
"Thanks for making me remember my mom, Austria-sensei!" [smiles]
"Thanks for Ran-kun, Austria-san!" [smiles too]
"Hai, minna-san! Be good okay! Do itashimashita! (You're welcome) And Yohan ah, Yoji…"
"Hai?"
"I'm very, very proud of you. Bless you! All of you!" [walks away]
"I like her, papa! Now I feel that I know you more than ever! I know your complete name, age, date of birth, likes and dislikes a-…"
"Honey, I'm not your boyfriend! I'm your dad! You should really gradually know me as I to you. Now… don't tell me that again coz that was waaa~aay to creepy." [hugs her]
"Aww… alright." [hugs back]
"Now, can we go home?" [gets down from the bed]
"Sure thing! I'm starving!!!" [yawns in front of Yoji]
"Yeah! Let's get out here and sleep!" [scratches her head]
"Huh?" [all]
"Ow, eat… sorry."
They moved towards the hospital door but then they heard a voice calling them back.
"Sumimasen, Kudou-san! Hidaka-san! Omi-kun to Kimi-chan!"
"Uh, Doctor A! Wazzup again?"
"Fujimiya-san wants to see you… all of you." [smile]
Everyone smiled and walked briskly to catch up with the doctor. Upon entering the door, Ran was full of bandages and he had an oxygen mask on his nose and mouth. His pale color became more complexly white and his hair was all over the pillow.
"Kirei…" ("Beautiful…")
"Huh? Kodomo?"
[blush] "Aha! Nan demo nai!" ("Ah! Nothing!")
"Thought you said-…"
"…Yoji?"
"Uh! Ran!"
"I'm… "
Yoji went nearer to Ran and asked him if it was okay for him to take off the oxygen mask because his voice was so infirm.
"Doc! Is he okay? I thought he'd look-…look-…"
"More like Ran, Hidaka-san?"
"Ehehe…I'm not just used to him all tied up on a bed and you know… weak and stuff."
"…I heard that Ken… I'm not… weak. [glares but can't] just tired."
Ken couldn't help but sob then smile. He walked up towards Ran and just smiled in between his lame sobs. Omi jumped mildly on Ken's back but cried the hardest when Ran sincerely thanked him for being there on time… Ken felt bitter about it but Ran also thanked Ken for just feeling. Just… just!
Kimi didn't know what to do. She just looked at Ran and the four-…
"They love you, Kimi."
"Ah, doctor! Look at them… I hope they were this happy too before."
"Uhm, I do think they're much happy now."
"Eh? Oh please… not me again."
"But it's true, my dear! Their added inspiration comes from you now. Yohan's starting to build a strong fortress because of you. And Ran's changing his attitude, not only because he already has his sister back, but also well… you."
"Ran-nii doesn't really have to think of his sister when I'm here. I'm just another er-… imouto?"
"Yes! Precisely the point, child. He thinks highly of you because you are inside that guilt he feels. He feels bad about having to kill for his imouto and now that you're inside the 'killing team', he need not feel bad."
"I'm… a guilt too?"
"Oh no dear! That's not what I've meant! You are not a guilt for Ran. You're a better way for Ran to have a new chance of being with a sister again." [smiles] "Go! Go closer to him. Go, my child."
She went closer, as told but her presence was not made known, not until Ken gave way and she sat on the bottom part of the cushion. She looked straight into Ran's eyes; Amethyst was locked with Mandarin {*} ones. As if they were entangled and they cannot break free from each other. Jade, Blue and Hazel were looking at them too but didn't say a word.
"Kimi… why are… you looking at… me that… way?"
[still looking] "I… don't know what to say to you, Ran-niichan."
Ran couldn't find anything through her eyes except maybe the peace and serenity that rests upon her.
"Er- Weiss. You really must go now. I have the authority but I'm really not stationed here as a doctor everyday."
"Aw, alright."
"Yoji, Ken, Omi and Kimi… please come back tomorrow… just rest the night off too."
[checks watch] "Er, sensei! It is 'tomorrow' already."
"Then tomorrow afternoon, Hidaka-san!" [smiles]
"Ayt, ayt! And er- sensei… if ever you see my mom again, please tell her that her son's fine. Doing just fine." [smiles and walks out while waving at Ran]
"Yah er-… let's talk about my 'Yohan' name tomorrow, doc. And oh [blush] now, I'm thankful to you for helping ma bring me out here in this world, ne?" [wink and hugs the old doctor and pats Ran on the head]
"Goodbye sensei. Please come by the Kitten in the House if you need anything! Name it and we'll give it! [hugs the doctor and runs to Yoji]
"Ay, sweet angel, you comin'?"
"Ah, just a little more while papa!"
"Fine… [whispers to doc, Ken and Omi] let's…give her time alone with Ran just for tonight, ne? I know she's affected so much she just can't show it." [all nods]
As she looked back at Ran, who was now sleeping, she moved closer… and closer… until she reached his face.
"Ne, ne, Ran-nii… just a while ago I disturbed your sleep. And I'm really sorry… I just-… oi, Ran-nii I know you could hear me so I-…I wanna thank you for all the good stuff you have and did for me and I want you to know that I appreciate your patience with me."
She touched his hair… it was still a little rough from all the pain and harsh conditions that he had to go through, but then she really didn't care.
"Why are you… so pale?"
She was quite irritated that Ran was more blanch than usual, only to find out that his skin was so cold. Kimi touched his face with all gentleness so that she won't be able to disturb his sleep again.
"Ran-nii… please get better soon. I promise, I'll be good er-… better to you already." [wide smile]
With one more touch on his cheeks, she gave him a quick peck on the lips as she placed the oxygen mask on his nose and mouth again.
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[Weiss Household, 2:36 a.m.]
"At last! Everyone! Get some shut-eye! I'll wake all of you up after lunch! Okay, Ken-kun, Yoji-kun, Kimi-chan?"
[all] "Hai, Omi!"
"Hmm… Kimi, honey?"
"Hai?"
"You've been very quiet after getting out of Ran's room."
"Yah dudette! Even when we were eating you were like… no talk just eat. I'm sure you weren't THAT hungry."
"Kimi-chan, did Ran-kun say something bad to you?"
[pause…]
"Ahhhh…. Chhho~tto matte! I've noticed that blush on your face too! Hmm… I wonder." [Yoji grins]
"Ah, by gosh you're right Yoji! Something might have happened back there, ne, ne" [nudges Kimi…]
"Kimi-chan, I don't want to make this all sudden but… for 2 months now… do you have a crush on Ran-kun?"
"OMI! BABY! You shouldn't be asking… you should declare it! It's obvious!"
"Yoji! It's more polite to ask, baka!"
[Kimi: T__T()]
"Well, Kimi? You…have a crush on Ran, ne?"
"Oi, Ken-nii… yameru."
"No, baby it's not bad. It's actually…cute."
"No papa it's not cute."
"AHA! So you DO have a crush on him!"
"N-no."
"Ai… look straight at me, kodomo and tell me that you do not have feelings for Fujimiya."
She knew very well that her dad was an ex-private investigator. How will she ever lie to him! But even so, she looked at her father's eyes and said 'yes, I do not have feelings for Fujimiya, Ran'.
Miraculously, Yoji said that it was true. Ken and Omi were disagreeing but Yoji just shrugged it all off and sent Kimi to bed.
"Please, Yotan!"
"Yah, Yoji-kun!"
"Shhhh… yes. Perfectly written on her whole face. She has feelings for Ran."
"Aww… that's so kawaii!"
"Aha, Omittchi… this will be fun!"
"That's the one problem, guys. No… please. Don't tease my baby girl."
"But huh?!"
"See! That's the problem with the resident evil turned good."
"Ken! I just want to see how Ran reacts too! If you guys start teasing them, they might end up not really lik-…"
"Hold on! You're really considering this?!"
"Yoji-kun! Ran-kun's one year younger than you!"
"Tsk! I know that! It's just… they look-…"
"NASTY!"
"HIDEOUS!"
"SHUT-UP! The both of you. Let's discuss this when Ran's okay as in no trouble around here." [walks up the stairs]
"Yoji-kun's starting to get weirder…"
"Yah bet'cha! Well, Omi-kun… oyasumi!" [walks up]
"Ja, oyasumi!" [goes up too after closing the lights downstairs]
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"… I don't have a crush on Ran-niichan… it's just…"
[pause…pause…]
"…and so what if I do have a crush on him?"
^TBC^
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Well? See you next chappy!!!!
{*} – Fine… I've been saying it was Saffron ne, but if you've noticed, she had Mandarin eyes before. So I guess, Saffron is too dark to make Kimi look pretty… if she had Saffron eyes, she'd look scary than pretty. (",)
Next on Getting A Life
"Crawford, what's with that girl, anyway?!"
"… with her, it's not a future anymore… it's a disaster."