Chapter 25


"Hey Yul. It's almost time." Jyou said as he went in the room where Yula was staying.

Yula mutely nodded.

Jyou sensed her fear and quickly walked to her side. "Are you going to be okay?" he asked.

"Of course. You are the one who's going to operate me, right?" Yula asked.

This time, it was Jyou who mutely nodded.

"I trust you, Jyou." Yula said as her hand reached for Jyou's.

Jyou gave a sigh. "Yula… I know that last night, I told you about my past and I have to say that, I really appreciate what you told me."

Yula shook her head. "I didn't say that because I have to, Jyou. I said that because that's what I feel."

Jyou smiled as he brought his hands to caress Yula's face.

"But there's much more I have to say." Jyou explained.

"Like?" Yula asked.

Jyou took a deep breath and told her everything he wanted to tell her.

In the end of the conversation, Yula now knew about Maya and Jyou's plans. But further more, she had learned about her and Taichi's past.

"I'm…I'm Sora?" she asked.

"I know you can't remember it, Yula. But yes, you are Sora." Jyou said.

Yula started to rise from her seat and walked towards the window.

"Why are you telling this to me, Jyou?" she asked.

"You said that you trust me….and I trust you as well. I just couldn't live the fact that…we might be living lies together if I didn't tell you the truth." Jyou said as he fixed his glasses and looked away.

"You probably will hate me….but I was prepared for it. I know that once you get your eyesight back, so will your memories… I just don't want you to hate me, Yula. I want you to be happy… I-"

"Enough, Jyou…." Yula said.

"But Sora, I-" Jyou tried to protest as he stood up from where he was sitting.

Yula turned around and hugged Jyou.

And tears started to fall.

"I'm really scared, Jyou. I really am. All the people who I thought cared for me… my brothers… Takuya, Lee, Takato and Tommy… and even Taichi… they're not here. I feel so alone. I feel so useless and lonely. But.. you're here. You're the one who eased my pain and made me feel better. I can't be thankful enough for what you gave me, Jyou. You gave me comfort, you gave me shelter, you gave me friendship and you gave me hope." Yula said.

"Yula, I… as I said before, I just want you to e happy." Jyou replied as he returned Yula's hug and smiled.

"That's why I want to tell you, that I'm not angry with you." Yula said.

"you're not angry with me?" Jyou asked as he pulled away from Yula's hug.

Yula shook her head.

"Not even and itsy bitsy bit of anger?" Jyou asked, chuckling.

Yula gave a thought. "Maybe an itsy bit." She answered.

"You're really great, Yula." Jyou said as she ruffled Yula's hair.

"Stop it, Jyou. You're making me like a kid." Yula said as she laughed.

Jyou laughed as well but stopped momentarily when he heard his phone ringing.

"Why won't you answer it?" Yula asked when she heard that the phone rang and rang and Jyou didn't answer.

Jyou hesitated for a while.

"Jyou?" Yula asked once more.

"It's Maya." Jyou answered finally.

"So? Answer it." Yula said.

"I'm already guilty for everything I have done, Yul. I just don't think that answering her phone would make me feel better. Besides, there's an operation waiting for you." Jyou said as he lead Yula to sit on the wheelchair he had brought in.

his cell continued to ring, so Jyou took it out and laid it on Yula's bed.

"You ready?" Jyou asked before he pushed the wheelchair.

"Just be sure that…when you want to test if I can see again, I want to see you first."

Jyou laughed and agreed.


the four brothers ran through the hospital corridors and in into Yula's room.

"She's not here!" Takato said, panicking.

"Maybe she went to the operation room already." Lee explained.

Takuya took control of the situation and looked outside the room. He saw a nurse walking by and pulled her. "Where's the patient here?" he asked.

"Ms. Yula Takenouchi? She was transferred to another hospital for the operation." She answered.

"Which hospital?" Takuya asked eagerly.

"I-I don't know…" the nurse answered.

"How can you not know? You're a nurse for crying out loud!" Takuya yelled at her.

The nurse backed off from him and said shakingly, "I'll… I'll check it in the front." , and quickly left.

"Takuya… you're being too harsh to that poor girl." Lee said.

"Why the hell was she transferred to a different hospital?" Takuya asked.

"Didn't you know?" Tommy asked.

"What do you think, Tommy?" Takuya shot back at him, angrily.

Just then, a familiar face appeared.

"Where the hell have you been?" Takuya asked, angrier.

"I went to Europe. My mother wanted me to go there." Taichi answered.

"Where's Sora?" he quickly added as he saw the empty room.

"Who knows…" Takuya muttered under his breath as he walked off.

"Excuse our brother, Taichi… he's really in a bad mood today." Tommy said.

"I could see that. what happened, anyway?" Taichi asked as he went inside the room.

"We came here to see Yula for her operation but when we got here, the nurse told us that she was transferred to another hospital." Takato explained.

"So that's why he was angry…he didn't know about this, huh?" Taichi asked with a sly grin.

The other three brothers nodded.

Suddenly, a phone started to ring again.

The three looked at each other, then to Taichi who looked back. Taichi then turned to the sound and saw Jyou's phone on Yula's bed.

He picked it up and answered it.

"Jyou! Why the hell aren't you answering my calls! I've been waiting for you in the lobby since yesterday!"

"Maya?"

there was silence from the other line, then it finally spoke, "T-Taichi?"

and before the brothers can say anything else, Taichi had sprung out from the room.


Maya quickly ran away from where she was standing when Taichi answered her call.

"What as Taichi doing here so fast? He was supposed to be in Europe." She said as she darted off from the main entrance and called a cab.

"Taichi will kill me when he sees me… he knows well enough that I'm doing something again…. He sent spies after me!" Maya thought as she raised her hand for a cab to stop.

A cab finally stopped but before she could even get in, a strong grip pulled her away.

"Taichi."


a day had already passed now, Yula is sitting in her room, waiting for Jyou to come.

The door opened and closed. "Jyou?" she asked.

"Awake now, I see…." Jyou replied.

"Excited?" he added.

Yula nodded her head.

"Your brothers were looking for you… I called back to the Odaiba Hospital..." Jyou said but stopped.

"What happened?" she asked.

Jyou gave a small laugh. "Takuya caused a scene and a riot because he couldn't find you."

"Maybe I was wrong about him for not caring enough for you." He added.

Yula smiled from ear to ear. "Who else was there?"

"Lee, Takato, Tommy… and even Taichi was there." Jyou said as he watched Yula's expression who smiled even wider.

"I looked into where Taichi had gone to… I learned that her mother had demanded him to go and see her. I also heard that Taichi is getting ready with the divorce papers for Maya." Jyou said.

Yula nodded.

"He really wants to be with you, Sora." Jyou said.

"I'm not Sora anymore, Jyou. I'm Yula… and because of that, I don't care about what Taichi is about to do… I couldn't care less." Yula said as she smiled again.

"All that maters for me right now, is to be able to see you." She added.

Jyou was surprised and blushed.

"Shall we wait for your brothers to come?" he asked.

"No. you can take them off now." Yula said.


Taichi was now sitting together with Takuya, Lee, Takato and Tommy on the limo that was driving them to Tokyo Hospital. They just arrived to Tokyo, an hour ago and they hurriedly took a limo to drive them.

Taichi remembered the significant event that happened yesterday.

Flashback

"Maya! What are you doing here?" Taichi asked abruptly as Maya tried to get free from his grasp.

"Let me go, Tai!" she screamed.

"Maya!" Taichi yelled and forced Maya to look at him, holding both her shoulders.

Maya looked away.

"Stay away from Sora, Maya. Stay. Away. From. Her." Taichi demanded.

"You cant make me, Taichi. I'm going to kill Sora…whatever it takes… just to get you back." She replied.

"Cant you understand that I don't love you! I love Sora!"

"That's why I'm going to kill her… so you'll have to turn back to me again."

"I'll never let you do what you want." Taichi said.

Maya snickered. "That's what you think. I know that by now… Sora's dying."

"WHAT?"

"The doctor Takuya got… is Jyou. You remember him don't you Tai?"

"Jyou? …he's the sick man who raped Mimi!" Taichi said as realization hit him.

"Great. You remembered." Maya said, smiling sinisterly.

"Maya… I swear. If you did anything to Sora… I'll-"

"You'll what? You can't do anything to me, Tai. And you know it. You cant even produce the divorce contract. So legally, you're still my husband." Maya said as she pushed Tai's hands away from her and crossed her arms.

"You're still mine, Tai. I still have the last laugh." Maya said as she kissed Taichi roughly

Taichi pushed her away. "never underestimate me, Maya. I make things happen, remember that." Taichi said sternly, then he walked away.

End of flashback

"I can't believe how stupid I am to believe that man!" Takuya said angrily as he banged his fists on the car seat.

"You should have banged your fist on the window, Takuya. That way… it'll hurt." Taichi said sarcastically.

"Hn." Takuya replied as he looked away.

"Don't worry, big brother. I'm sure Yula's alright." Takato said.

"How sure are you?" Taichi asked.

"Very sure." Takato replied cheerfully.

"And why is that?" Taichi asked.

"Because I can feel Yula all the time." Takato replied once again.

Taichi asked a brow. "Why? Are you twins or something?"

"Exactly!" Takato said.

"You're twins? I never knew that…" Taichi said with a thought.

"That's because no one really knows except the family. That's why we never told anyone about it anymore." Takato explained.

"so… you feel what she feels and vice versa?" Taichi asked.

"Well… I feel what she feels but I don't know if vice versa… but I think not…" Takato said.

"So tell me… what does she feel right now?" Taichi asked, very curious.

Takato laughed. "It doesn't work that way, Taichi. I only feel when she's in pain or in danger. Other emotions never occur to me."

"I just hope she's okay." Taichi said.

"That's a sure fact." Takato said as he gave a slap on Taichi's back.

"So, Taichi. What are you going to do about the divorce papers?" Lee asked.

"I'm not sure myself. Maya and her family is really very powerful… in order to get the divorce papers, I need her to agree to it as well." Taichi said.

"Cant we just kill her?" Tommy asked playfully.

"Tommy!"

"I was just kidding, brothers." Tommy replied with a grin.

"But I'll think of a plan. I want Sora back… and I'll do anything and whatever it takes to get her."


Jyou started to remove the bandages around Yula.

"Nervous?" Jyou asked as the last strip was taken off.

"Yes." Yula said.

"Well, as they say, if you desire to know what's ahead, you have to have the courage to accept it." Jyou said happily.

Yula nodded and slowly opened her eyes.

"Jyou?" she asked uncertainly.

"So, how do I look?" Jyou asked.

"A man with blue hair and glasses… not too shabby." Yula answered as Jyou hugged her.

"I can see again, Jyou. I really can see again." She said happily.

"YULA/SORA!"

the door bust open and in came five men.

"Stay away from her, Jyou." Taichi said angrily.

"we meet again, Tai." Jyou said as he greeted them.

"You have no right to take my sister away." Takuya said.

"I think I do have the right to do it, Takuya." Jyou said.

"It's Mr. Takenouchi." Takuya corrected.

Jyou arched a brow.

"Actually, I do. As I stated on the contract, I have to transfer Yula to this hospital for her operation."

"Then why did you let her stay in Odaiba hospital?" Tommy asked.

Jyou laughed. "You really didn't read the contract, didn't you? I put Yula there because there wasn't enough room in Tokyo Hospital for her."

The five men looked at each other.

Taichi walked towards Yula who was sitting up in the bed.

"Sor- I mean, Yula. Are you okay?' he asked.

Yula looked at him and smiled childishly. "I never saw anyone with a hair as bushy as yours! Are you Taichi?"

Taichi looked speechless, then looked at Jyou who grinned back.

"Yula! You can see again!" Tommy wailed happily as he hugged Yula.

Yula laughed. "I missed you too, Tommy… and you've grown a lot taller too…"


TBC