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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LOVE HINA, KEN AKAMATSU DOES. I WISH I DID THAT I DO, BUT I DON'T. LIFE WILL GO ON, AND SO SHALL MY STORY,
Sacrifices For Love
By: KiMitsukai
Chapter 5: Wrong Diagnosis: A Doctor's Fatal Error
"Hm, where am I?" Keitaro Urashima slowly opened his eyes and looked around the unfamiliar location he found himself in. Suddenly the cleanliness and the certain smells of the room alerted Keitaro as to where he was. He was in Downtown Tokyo's Hospital.
He laid there in his hospital bed, feeling stiff and weak. His eyesight was still blurry and making him uneasy. IV cords were inserted into his left arm and nostrils. His forehead was drenched in cold sweat and his bangs stuck to his skin. He looked a mess, but he didn't seem to mind. His glasses had been removed and were sitting on a table by the side of his bed. The curtains were pulled back allowing the sun to stream in through the sparkling glass. Morning was here, but it would bring a day full of bad news.
A knock at the door startled Keitaro. "Are you awake in there?" Without waiting for an answer the doctor walked in. "Its good to see that you've finally woken up!" She smiled cheerily.
"What is that supposed to mean? How long have I been out for?"
"For about 2 days. Nothing major, but still serious."
Keitaro blushed as he spoke. "Did, did I have any female visitors?"
The doctor shook her head. "Sorry, you didn't even get one visitor." Keitaro's hopeful expression melted away. "I wouldn't sweat it. Even if any one had come by, they wouldn't have been allowed to see you anyway."
"And whys that?"
"No visitors are allowed in the ICU. Only family members, and really close ones at that."
"Oh, I see." Then it clicked. "Wait a minuet!! Did you say ICU?"
"Why, yes I did."
"I am in the Intensive Care Unit?!?!"
The woman nodded. "Indeed, that you are."
"Whoa, I didn't realize my condition was so serious." He then got a clearer image of the doctor and realized that it was a woman doctor that was treating him. He thought to himself, 'Hmm, at least the service is good!' He then kept staring at the woman's chest. 'And she looks good......'
The doctor's eyes narrowed. "I am up here, ya know! I don't like to hurt my patients...." She spoke warningly.
He then looked into her eyes, as well as he could. "Uh, sorry 'bout dat!" He blushed.
She smiled. "At least you apologize." She then straightened herself up a bit. A white doctor's coat hugged her slim figure. She had straight black hair, cut short, and shoulder length. She wore almond shaped glasses that slightly hid her beautiful ebony Asian eyes. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Xueluan Kahn and I am going to be taking care of you while your here." She smiled and she looked so gorgeous.
'Wow, and shes a foreign girl too!'
"Your name doesn't sound Japanese. Are you from a different country?"
"My name doesn't sound Japanese, because its not. I am Chinese and I come from Shanghai. I've lived in Japan for 2 and a half years now."
"Wow, I've never been to China before. Was your city nice?"
"Yes, I liked it a lot. In Chinese 'Shanghai' means City By The Sea. I'm going back next month to visit my family."
"You could teach your family some Japanese." He smiled. "Your Japanese is so good, that before you said your name I would have taken you for a native."
"Thank you." She tried to get back on track with the bad news that she had to break to him. "By looking at your charts, I see that your name is Keitaro Urashima. Correct?"
He nodded. "Yea, thats me."
"Your 22 years old and you weigh 143 pounds, right?"
"Right."
"And it says here that you were diagnosed with kidney failure. Your own private physician has informed you about that, yes?"
"Yes, I know about that."
She sat down in a chair by his bedside. Her smile turning grim. "Well, concerning that thought, I have some good news and some bad news for you. Which would you like first?"
"I need some good news right now."
"Well, the good news is that you don't have kidney failure. In fact, your kidney's are very healthy. So, you don't have to worry about all the complications that go along with such a sickness." She paused.
He urged her on. "And the bad news?"
She still remained silent.
"Just give it to me straight, Doc! I can take it!"
She nodded and then pressed on. "The bad news is that you do have a serious disease. Urashima-san, you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This is a disease that you must take care of, if you don't, it could lead to serious complications later on....."
He didn't hear the rest of her words, he was stunned. 'Diabetes? I knew I was sick, but I never suspected this...' The doctor interrupted his thoughts. "Have you been listening to a single word I've been saying?!" 'She reminds me slightly of Naru.'
He nodded, "Sorry, yes, I'm listening."
"Have you been experiencing temporary loss of vision?"
"Yes, I have." 'Finally someone who understands what I'm going through!' "So, its only temporary?" He asked hopefully.
"Yes, depending on your body's strength, your vision should come back to normal in maybe a couple of weeks. With some people it takes months, but you will regain your sight."
He let out a sigh of relief. "Now, that was good to hear."
"Now heres the things that your not going to be happy to hear. You have to start to watch what you eat. Eat more nutriously and eat foods with no more than 14 grams of sugar."
He cut her off. "This totally sucks."
"It won't be so bad, every now and then you can slightly splurge. Your case is not as serious as most people's, so in that sense your lucky. You have to think about all the positive aspects instead of dwelling on the negative ones."
"Tell me something good about this."
"Well, by eating less and more healthily you'll lose some weight."
"I guess thats a good point." He then thought for a moment. "Will anybody be able to tell that I have this?"
"No, only if you do your blood testing in front of them."
"Oh, good.....What? Blood testing!?! Are you joking?"
"No, I'm not joking. To make sure that your body is doing fine, 3 times a day you must test the sugar consistency of your blood. Once after breakfast, once after lunch, and once after dinner."
"And how do I do that?"
"You take a sample of your own blood. Your not one of those people that are deathly afraid of blood, are you?"
He shook his head. "No, I'm used to seeing blood, getting injuries and the like." He stated it so matter-of-factly that Xueluan had to ask.
"Why would you be used to such things?"
"Well, if its not my room-mates beating me up then its my own clumsiness."
"Ah, so your the weak guy that all your buddies like to beat up on, huh?"
He blushed, embarrassed. "My room-mates are all girls."
"Oh, I see. I am sorry to hear that you don't get along with them that well. You seem to be a very nice guy."
" I kinda get into intimate situations too often, if you know what I mean."
"Ah, your not one for good luck are you?" 'Wow, she's sympathizing for me!'
"No, I'm not."
"Well, maybe one day your luck will turn around for you. I really hope it does Urashima-san."
"Thanks." He smiled. "You don't have to be so polite and formal. Just call me Keitaro, okay?"
She then blushed. "Alright, ....Keitaro."
'She looks so cute when she blushes!'
"How long do I have to stay in the hospital?"
"Well, we're going to run a few more tests on you, so you'll be released the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, sounds good."
"Your not from Tokyo, are you?"
"No, I live at the Hinata House. Do you know of it?"
She nodded. "Yes, I know of it. Its quite a distance from Tokyo. Where are you staying here?"
"At the Tokyo Paradise Hotel."
"Well, your going to have to stay in Tokyo for a couple of weeks so we can make sure that your doing okay. You don't really want to stay in a hotel for all that time do you?"
"I can't afford an apartment, so I guess I am stuck with the hotel. I have no choice."
"Would you like a choice?" He stared at her as she blushed a deep crimson. "Would you like to live with me until we are sure that you can handle your disease?"
This was so forward and so sudden, that poor Keitaro was shocked. He thought for a moment, 'Naru, hasn't bothered to search for me, shes probably glad that I'm gone. This woman wants me around and I think I feel like we could hit it off. What if the doctor is the one I'm meant to be with an not Naru?' "Yes, I accept your generous offer. Thank you, Doctor Khan."
She smiled, now free of tension and nervousness. "Your my room-mate now, you don't have to be so formal and polite. Call me Xueluan."
He smiled in return. "Alright. Thank you, .....Xueluan."
She laughed. "You could use some practice on pronouncing my name."
He laughed as well. "Heh, sorry. I was never good at Chinese."
"You took Chinese?"
"Yea, In high school. I chose Cantonese, but I never did well in that class."
"I'm fluent in Cantonese."
"Cool, I coulda used you as a friend back in high school."
They laughed. "Yea, I guess you could have."
"Say, how old are you anyway, Xueluan?"
"I'm 20."
"Then aren't you still in college?"
"Hm-mmm, I go to Tokyo University. I'm an advanced student in their medical department. So, they allow me to assist at the local hospital."
"So, your like an intern?"
"Yea, I guess you could say that." She smiled.
"What about yourself? What college do you go to?"
"Hm,....i-dony, go taus hidyt collehje."
"What was that? I couldn't hear you. You were mumbling."
"I don't go to college."
"Oh, so you've already graduated?"
"Um, .....I'm a third year ronin. I must be really stupid compared to you."
"No! Don't say that! I'm sure you have your own niche! What are you good at anyway?"
"Nothing."
"Oh, come on. There has to be something."
"Well, I really like archeology. I have also been trying to get into Tokyo U, but I keep failing its entrance exam."
"Have no worries, Keitaro, I can help you get in. I'll help you study for the entrance exams."
"Like a tutor?"
"Yea, like a tutor! Are you game?"
"Yea, lets go for it!"
"I can't seem to find him anywhere! I just know that hes gotten himself into some kind of trouble. Whenever he runs away something bad always happens." Naru Narusegawa sat down on a park bench somewhere in the heart of Tokyo. The wind had picked up and the temperature was steadily dropping. All Naru was wearing was a short skirt, open-toed sandals, and a thin cotton polo shirt. She sat there, shivering. "Its really getting nippy out here now. I better start to head back, I don't wanna catch a cold. I'm not properly dressed for this type of weather.
"Oh, Narusegawa! We found you! We've been looking all over the city for you. Did you have any luck?" The whole Keitaro Rescue Gang had approached her. Kitsune was doing the speaking.
"No, I didn't,....find him." Her lips were slightly blue. "What about you guys?"
"Nope. No Keitaro. Its like he disappeared for good. All gone." Su stated it bluntly.
"Well, lets catch a bus home, its not good to be out in the cold like this for a long time." Motoko led the way to the bus stop.
"Okay, anyway have some money so we can board? Naru, you always have money. How about it? Can you flip for us. Huh?" Kitsune turned around to notice that Naru had disappeared. "Naru? Where'd ya go?"
Shinobu pointed down the street to an object that had fallen on the ground. She cried out, "Its Naru! She's on the ground and out cold!"
They all ran over to her. Kitsune placed her friend's head in her lap. She placed her hand on Naru's forehead. "She's running a fever. We need to get her to a doctor! And fast!"
Thats it for now readers. Don't worry, there's more to come. Just sit tight, please review, and please hold out till the next chappie is posted. Bye Bye for now. Plz R&R!!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LOVE HINA, KEN AKAMATSU DOES. I WISH I DID THAT I DO, BUT I DON'T. LIFE WILL GO ON, AND SO SHALL MY STORY,
Sacrifices For Love
By: KiMitsukai
Chapter 5: Wrong Diagnosis: A Doctor's Fatal Error
"Hm, where am I?" Keitaro Urashima slowly opened his eyes and looked around the unfamiliar location he found himself in. Suddenly the cleanliness and the certain smells of the room alerted Keitaro as to where he was. He was in Downtown Tokyo's Hospital.
He laid there in his hospital bed, feeling stiff and weak. His eyesight was still blurry and making him uneasy. IV cords were inserted into his left arm and nostrils. His forehead was drenched in cold sweat and his bangs stuck to his skin. He looked a mess, but he didn't seem to mind. His glasses had been removed and were sitting on a table by the side of his bed. The curtains were pulled back allowing the sun to stream in through the sparkling glass. Morning was here, but it would bring a day full of bad news.
A knock at the door startled Keitaro. "Are you awake in there?" Without waiting for an answer the doctor walked in. "Its good to see that you've finally woken up!" She smiled cheerily.
"What is that supposed to mean? How long have I been out for?"
"For about 2 days. Nothing major, but still serious."
Keitaro blushed as he spoke. "Did, did I have any female visitors?"
The doctor shook her head. "Sorry, you didn't even get one visitor." Keitaro's hopeful expression melted away. "I wouldn't sweat it. Even if any one had come by, they wouldn't have been allowed to see you anyway."
"And whys that?"
"No visitors are allowed in the ICU. Only family members, and really close ones at that."
"Oh, I see." Then it clicked. "Wait a minuet!! Did you say ICU?"
"Why, yes I did."
"I am in the Intensive Care Unit?!?!"
The woman nodded. "Indeed, that you are."
"Whoa, I didn't realize my condition was so serious." He then got a clearer image of the doctor and realized that it was a woman doctor that was treating him. He thought to himself, 'Hmm, at least the service is good!' He then kept staring at the woman's chest. 'And she looks good......'
The doctor's eyes narrowed. "I am up here, ya know! I don't like to hurt my patients...." She spoke warningly.
He then looked into her eyes, as well as he could. "Uh, sorry 'bout dat!" He blushed.
She smiled. "At least you apologize." She then straightened herself up a bit. A white doctor's coat hugged her slim figure. She had straight black hair, cut short, and shoulder length. She wore almond shaped glasses that slightly hid her beautiful ebony Asian eyes. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Xueluan Kahn and I am going to be taking care of you while your here." She smiled and she looked so gorgeous.
'Wow, and shes a foreign girl too!'
"Your name doesn't sound Japanese. Are you from a different country?"
"My name doesn't sound Japanese, because its not. I am Chinese and I come from Shanghai. I've lived in Japan for 2 and a half years now."
"Wow, I've never been to China before. Was your city nice?"
"Yes, I liked it a lot. In Chinese 'Shanghai' means City By The Sea. I'm going back next month to visit my family."
"You could teach your family some Japanese." He smiled. "Your Japanese is so good, that before you said your name I would have taken you for a native."
"Thank you." She tried to get back on track with the bad news that she had to break to him. "By looking at your charts, I see that your name is Keitaro Urashima. Correct?"
He nodded. "Yea, thats me."
"Your 22 years old and you weigh 143 pounds, right?"
"Right."
"And it says here that you were diagnosed with kidney failure. Your own private physician has informed you about that, yes?"
"Yes, I know about that."
She sat down in a chair by his bedside. Her smile turning grim. "Well, concerning that thought, I have some good news and some bad news for you. Which would you like first?"
"I need some good news right now."
"Well, the good news is that you don't have kidney failure. In fact, your kidney's are very healthy. So, you don't have to worry about all the complications that go along with such a sickness." She paused.
He urged her on. "And the bad news?"
She still remained silent.
"Just give it to me straight, Doc! I can take it!"
She nodded and then pressed on. "The bad news is that you do have a serious disease. Urashima-san, you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This is a disease that you must take care of, if you don't, it could lead to serious complications later on....."
He didn't hear the rest of her words, he was stunned. 'Diabetes? I knew I was sick, but I never suspected this...' The doctor interrupted his thoughts. "Have you been listening to a single word I've been saying?!" 'She reminds me slightly of Naru.'
He nodded, "Sorry, yes, I'm listening."
"Have you been experiencing temporary loss of vision?"
"Yes, I have." 'Finally someone who understands what I'm going through!' "So, its only temporary?" He asked hopefully.
"Yes, depending on your body's strength, your vision should come back to normal in maybe a couple of weeks. With some people it takes months, but you will regain your sight."
He let out a sigh of relief. "Now, that was good to hear."
"Now heres the things that your not going to be happy to hear. You have to start to watch what you eat. Eat more nutriously and eat foods with no more than 14 grams of sugar."
He cut her off. "This totally sucks."
"It won't be so bad, every now and then you can slightly splurge. Your case is not as serious as most people's, so in that sense your lucky. You have to think about all the positive aspects instead of dwelling on the negative ones."
"Tell me something good about this."
"Well, by eating less and more healthily you'll lose some weight."
"I guess thats a good point." He then thought for a moment. "Will anybody be able to tell that I have this?"
"No, only if you do your blood testing in front of them."
"Oh, good.....What? Blood testing!?! Are you joking?"
"No, I'm not joking. To make sure that your body is doing fine, 3 times a day you must test the sugar consistency of your blood. Once after breakfast, once after lunch, and once after dinner."
"And how do I do that?"
"You take a sample of your own blood. Your not one of those people that are deathly afraid of blood, are you?"
He shook his head. "No, I'm used to seeing blood, getting injuries and the like." He stated it so matter-of-factly that Xueluan had to ask.
"Why would you be used to such things?"
"Well, if its not my room-mates beating me up then its my own clumsiness."
"Ah, so your the weak guy that all your buddies like to beat up on, huh?"
He blushed, embarrassed. "My room-mates are all girls."
"Oh, I see. I am sorry to hear that you don't get along with them that well. You seem to be a very nice guy."
" I kinda get into intimate situations too often, if you know what I mean."
"Ah, your not one for good luck are you?" 'Wow, she's sympathizing for me!'
"No, I'm not."
"Well, maybe one day your luck will turn around for you. I really hope it does Urashima-san."
"Thanks." He smiled. "You don't have to be so polite and formal. Just call me Keitaro, okay?"
She then blushed. "Alright, ....Keitaro."
'She looks so cute when she blushes!'
"How long do I have to stay in the hospital?"
"Well, we're going to run a few more tests on you, so you'll be released the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, sounds good."
"Your not from Tokyo, are you?"
"No, I live at the Hinata House. Do you know of it?"
She nodded. "Yes, I know of it. Its quite a distance from Tokyo. Where are you staying here?"
"At the Tokyo Paradise Hotel."
"Well, your going to have to stay in Tokyo for a couple of weeks so we can make sure that your doing okay. You don't really want to stay in a hotel for all that time do you?"
"I can't afford an apartment, so I guess I am stuck with the hotel. I have no choice."
"Would you like a choice?" He stared at her as she blushed a deep crimson. "Would you like to live with me until we are sure that you can handle your disease?"
This was so forward and so sudden, that poor Keitaro was shocked. He thought for a moment, 'Naru, hasn't bothered to search for me, shes probably glad that I'm gone. This woman wants me around and I think I feel like we could hit it off. What if the doctor is the one I'm meant to be with an not Naru?' "Yes, I accept your generous offer. Thank you, Doctor Khan."
She smiled, now free of tension and nervousness. "Your my room-mate now, you don't have to be so formal and polite. Call me Xueluan."
He smiled in return. "Alright. Thank you, .....Xueluan."
She laughed. "You could use some practice on pronouncing my name."
He laughed as well. "Heh, sorry. I was never good at Chinese."
"You took Chinese?"
"Yea, In high school. I chose Cantonese, but I never did well in that class."
"I'm fluent in Cantonese."
"Cool, I coulda used you as a friend back in high school."
They laughed. "Yea, I guess you could have."
"Say, how old are you anyway, Xueluan?"
"I'm 20."
"Then aren't you still in college?"
"Hm-mmm, I go to Tokyo University. I'm an advanced student in their medical department. So, they allow me to assist at the local hospital."
"So, your like an intern?"
"Yea, I guess you could say that." She smiled.
"What about yourself? What college do you go to?"
"Hm,....i-dony, go taus hidyt collehje."
"What was that? I couldn't hear you. You were mumbling."
"I don't go to college."
"Oh, so you've already graduated?"
"Um, .....I'm a third year ronin. I must be really stupid compared to you."
"No! Don't say that! I'm sure you have your own niche! What are you good at anyway?"
"Nothing."
"Oh, come on. There has to be something."
"Well, I really like archeology. I have also been trying to get into Tokyo U, but I keep failing its entrance exam."
"Have no worries, Keitaro, I can help you get in. I'll help you study for the entrance exams."
"Like a tutor?"
"Yea, like a tutor! Are you game?"
"Yea, lets go for it!"
"I can't seem to find him anywhere! I just know that hes gotten himself into some kind of trouble. Whenever he runs away something bad always happens." Naru Narusegawa sat down on a park bench somewhere in the heart of Tokyo. The wind had picked up and the temperature was steadily dropping. All Naru was wearing was a short skirt, open-toed sandals, and a thin cotton polo shirt. She sat there, shivering. "Its really getting nippy out here now. I better start to head back, I don't wanna catch a cold. I'm not properly dressed for this type of weather.
"Oh, Narusegawa! We found you! We've been looking all over the city for you. Did you have any luck?" The whole Keitaro Rescue Gang had approached her. Kitsune was doing the speaking.
"No, I didn't,....find him." Her lips were slightly blue. "What about you guys?"
"Nope. No Keitaro. Its like he disappeared for good. All gone." Su stated it bluntly.
"Well, lets catch a bus home, its not good to be out in the cold like this for a long time." Motoko led the way to the bus stop.
"Okay, anyway have some money so we can board? Naru, you always have money. How about it? Can you flip for us. Huh?" Kitsune turned around to notice that Naru had disappeared. "Naru? Where'd ya go?"
Shinobu pointed down the street to an object that had fallen on the ground. She cried out, "Its Naru! She's on the ground and out cold!"
They all ran over to her. Kitsune placed her friend's head in her lap. She placed her hand on Naru's forehead. "She's running a fever. We need to get her to a doctor! And fast!"
Thats it for now readers. Don't worry, there's more to come. Just sit tight, please review, and please hold out till the next chappie is posted. Bye Bye for now. Plz R&R!!