A/N …hm…I think that was the shortest chapter I have ever written! 3 pages! Haha. I think im gonna make this whole story in syaoran's pov. Well…I think I should start the next chappie while im writing my other one…I think I have this chappie planned out…hm…
The Lotus Blossom
Chapter 2 – A Brother
By Maisuki-chan
Syaoran's POV
I walked through the sliding doors of Yamakawa Hospital, dripping wet from the unexpected rain. As I walked in, everyone in the lobby and at the front desk were looking at me. What? Did I look like a freak or something?
My question was answered when a woman with blond hair and a gentle face, wearing a white nurse's uniform, walked up to me from the front desk. "Ah, the famous Li-san," she said, "Hajimemashite. I'm Blanche. We were expecting you. Come right this way." She turned and pointed to my right while smiling at me. Then she walked in that direction, leaving me to follow behind her.
We walked down the hallway and turned left at the corner before coming into another corridor where there were doors to our left and windows to our right. We walked down that corridor and came to a stop in between the entrance of two doors on our left side which had signs that said "Hospital Workers Only." Blanche-san turned around while smiling, "This is the lady's changing room," she pointed to the door behind me. "And this is the men's changing room," she pointed to the door in front of her. "I hope you won't be mad or anything, but the people who work in the hospital always makes the volunteers wear uniforms," she said giving a sheepish smile.
"Oh, that's okay," I replied.
"Okay, then. Your uniform was already prepared and should be hanging on one of the lockers. After you change, you have to report to Mihara Ichirou-san. I believe he's somewhere around the cafeteria or the workers' lounge," at this comment, she gave a sour look. Then she added, "You'll be able to spot him though. He's not really hard to find even if you wander around."
I nodded while replying, "All right."
"If you can't find Mihara-san or if you have any questions, feel free to come and ask me," she said while smiling. Then she turned around and left while I walked towards the door ahead and entered through the men's changing room.
In the changing room, I immediately spotted the uniform hanging on one of the lockers. It was a white shirt with the collar in the shape of a V with a turquoise green undershirt, and it also came with white pants. I carefully pulled out the origami lotus blossom and sighed with relief as I found that it was not wet from the rain. I put it on top of the locker while grabbing the uniform and started to take off my wet clothes.
As I changed, I couldn't stop thinking of the girl that was leaning against the window sill and gave me that sad, but gentle smile. That beautiful, pale face and those stunning emerald eyes…they just amazed me. Her beauty was astounding, despite the sad facial expression. But as I could visualize that face, I could see a bit of hope in her eyes; it was as if the hope was a small flicker of light that's almost diminishing. But that hope, those eyes, they were hopeful, longing, and wishing…for something….it was as if she was waiting for something. What was she waiting for?
After I changed, I slipped the origami into the pocket of my pants, and opened the door. Before I could pass through, I looked up to find a tall guy in a white lab coat and glasses was standing in front of me. He paused and looked down to me, while I paused and looked up to him. We stared at each other for a while until his eyes widened and he jumped back.
"Ah!" he said while pointing his shaking finger at me. My eyes lowered. I always get this reaction from people. "Y-you," he stuttered, "you're- you're Li Syaoran!"
He then disappeared in front of me and then reappeared at my side with his hand on my shoulder. "It's a pleasure having you here, Li-san! I've been looking forward to meeting you more than anyone else in this hospital!"
I blinked and turned my head towards him. Who was this guy?
"Oh, that's right! You must be really confused, huh? Well! I am…Mihara Ichiro!" he posed while saying his name. "Call me Icchan, if you please!" he said while giving me a big smile. Oh, boy. Here's another crazy guy.
"Oh yeah, that's right. You still have that volunteer work. Well, I won't be keeping you from your time, so I will just say it straight out. You are to go to the front desk and ask for the mail bag. Since we don't have many volunteers at the moment, you have to go from station to station on a few floors to deliver some mail. That's all there is too it!" and with that he slapped my back hard.
I bowed and said a thank you. Then I walked off rubbing the sore spot on my back and went towards the entrance of the hospital. There I met Blanche-san again. I went up to her and asked her for the mail bag like Icchan said.
"Ah, okay. Here you go now, but be careful," she smiled while showing me a cart with boxes of mail on both the top and bottom part of it. "Oh, here's the list of where each has to go," she handed me a piece of paper before she left. I just nodded while taking it and pushing the cart towards the elevator.
After I pushed the up button, I took out the piece of paper and scanned through it:
Mail needing to be delivered:
1. 4th Floor – MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit)
2. 1st Floor – ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
3. 2nd Floor – Operating Room
4. 3rd Floor – Psychiatric Unit/NEURO
When the elevator doors opened, I stepped through them and pushed the 4th Floor button. I sighed as the doors closed and as the elevator rose. Of all the things that I could have gone through, it had to be this. Why can't my mom be like other mothers? She always puts a lot of burden on my shoulders, making me do the stuff she wants me to do or lecturing me on responsibility. For once, I wish that she would understand that it's because of her and her orders that I have no friends. This fact was true. Because of all the work she puts on me, I have no time for fun and no time for friends, which results with no cheer or happiness at all.
After an hour and a half of pushing the heavy cart, riding up and down the elevator, and getting lost, I was finally done with delivering mail to the first three stations on my list. I looked down at the list again. I sighed as I got on the elevator and pushed the 3rd Floor button. Good. I'm almost done.…
The elevator stopped and the doors opened to reveal a room with a few patients walking around with nurses. Some were in wheelchairs; some were just following their nurses like baby ducklings; some were even gathered around the TV, staring at it with drool coming out of their mouth. I paid no attention to it as I got out of the elevator and pushed the cart towards one of the nurses.
"Um…excuse me," I said, "Could you please tell me where I might find the station where I'm supposed to drop off the mail?" I showed her the list. She looked at me hesitatingly before she snapped out of it and looked at the list. Then she smiled sheepishly at me saying, "Oh, you must be a volunteer. You'll find that station if you go down that hallway, turn to your left, and go straight down." With this, she pointed to the hallway on the left.
I nodded and said thanks before pushing the cart that way. As I pushed the cart down the hallway, I couldn't help but notice the silence. I also looked to my left and right to find closed doors. It's so quiet here. I thought while sighing.
As I rounded the corner, the silence was broken by a man's angry voice. The voice seemed to be coming from a door in this hallway, but all the doors were closed. Despite that, I could hear that voice loud and clear.
"DON'T YOU TELL ME TO BE QUIET, WOMAN! IF SHE COULD REMEMBER HER DAMN DOCTOR AND ACTUALLY GREET HIM, THEN SHE SHOULD REMEMBER HER OWN BROTHER! SHE SHOULD REMEMBER HER OWN FLESH AND BLOOD!"
Huh? With this thought, I stopped pushing the cart right in front of a closed door. After the man's shouting, I could hear a woman's voice, but I couldn't actually hear enough to know what she was saying. By her tone, I think she's trying to calm the man down.
"No! She SHOULD remember me! She SHOULD!" There was a slight pause and a screeching of the chairs.
"Do-You-Know-Who-I-Am?" the voice said slowly, struggling to be patient. There was a pause. "What-Is-My-Name?" There was another pause. "DAMMIT! ANSWER ME! WHO-AM-I!" No answer.
With an annoyed sigh and loud screeching, the door before me quickly opened to reveal a man who was about 23 years old, had black short hair and black eyes, and a very angry and annoyed expression. While he marched angrily out the door, I peeked a bit inside and briefly saw that girl with auburn hair and emerald green eyes from before. But before I could get a better look the annoyed man had slammed the door hard.
Before I could get away, the man soon noticed me and turned towards me. "What the hell do YOU want?" he said while gritting his teeth. I opened my mouth and then closed it. It seemed that I was speechless with all the yelling he made.
He breathed a loud andannoyed sigh. He then passed me while knocking over the cart and pushing me before he said under his breath, "Stupid, fucking retard." The cart landed with a loud CLANK and the mail fell everywhere. As for me, I held my guard when he pushed me, so I just staggered a bit. Arrogant bastard, I thought. When that man rounded the corner, I looked at the scattered mail and started to pick them up.
As I was picking them up, I looked at the door that the man just came out of. So she's his sister. I wonder what happened....
To Be Continued…
A/N:
; yes, yes. It HAS been a while since I updated, ne?-weeps- blame it on my essays! I HATE ESSAYS! –burns them- MUAHAHAHA! …-cough- well, I was planning on making this a longer chappie to make it up to u guys…but then again, I decided to break them up into two so that it would be better! …plus, I had to get syaoran-kun out of that weird awkward moment at the end…eh, please excuse my writing…if it's bad then criticize me all u want! XD but just don't break my sensitive lil heart –looks innocent- …no really, guys. A lot has happened to me, k? …please go easy on me.
Oh yea! how could I 4get the disclaimer!
Disclaimer – I do not own the characters from cardcaptor sakura. I do not own Icchan nd Blanche, because they're from angelic layer. I do not own the hospital, because it's from Girl Got Game.
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