Hello again readers. Wow, I'm getting onto my 6th chapter. I honestly didn't think this story would get this far. Its my longest one! Anyway, plz R&R, hope you all enjoy.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LOVE HINA, KEN AKAMATSU DOES.
Sacrifices For Love
By: KiMitsukai
Chapter 6: An Angel Named Katsu
*** So dark, so very dark. Ebony shadows flickered in the morbid setting. Metallic objects flashed in brightness as a sliver of light would dance upon them and then disappear. A window was on the east facing wall, shut tight from the world by white curtains turned a blueish tint in the darkness. The room was small, almost claustrophobic in a sense. A lone single bed protruded from the northern wall of this tiny room. A small sickly child was wide awake in bed, staring around the room in utter fright. The little girl held the blanket up to her chin in her tiny fists. Her body shaking in fear and illness.
Her forehead was soaked with sweat, as was the rest of her frail body. Her body temperature was dangerously high. Her throat was in tremendous pain, and she coughed constantly; so much that her chest would begin to ache. She heard the creak of the door as it was slowly pushed open. She laid there and listened to the pitter-patter of rain soaked sneakers walk across the floor towards her. She tensed, frightened that it was the doctor coming to give her more foul tasting medicine. The figure now stood by the bedside.
A small voice spoke to her in a whispering tone. "Hello, are you awake?"
The voice sounded slightly familiar to her. "Yes,...." She slowly sat up and looked over the protective railing that bordered half the length of her bed. She smiled as she recognized her visitor. "You shouldn't be here you know."
"I know, but I had to see for myself that you were alright."
"Thats,...." She coughed and then continued. "Thats so kind of you. Your such a good friend." She smiled at her friend.
"Would you mind if I stayed the night with you, Naru?"
She smiled. "No, I wouldn't mind at all. I just hope that you don't catch what I have."
"I'll be alright Naru. I just want to be here for you." The little boy smiled at her.
She smiled in return and moved over in her bed. "Here, climb in." The little boy literally had to climb into bed. Naru lifted up the covers so he could climb under them and then tucked them around him. His clothes were soaked with rain and the boy had been shivering; until he had climbed into bed with Naru. She smiled at him, thinking about how kind and caring he was to walk through the rain just to see that she was doing alright. She sunk back down under the covers and wrapped her arms around the boy. He in turn, wrapped his arms around her. They laid there, comfortable in each other's embrace, their heads bent towards each other. The two; one nine years old and the other eleven, looked so adorable cuddled together in that hospital bed. "You really shouldn't have walked through the rain just to see me. You could catch a cold you know?"
"I know, but you matter that much to me."
"Oh Keitaro, ......." They fell asleep in each other's arms. Night-time in the hospital didn't seem so scary anymore to Naru when she was being held in the arms of a little boy whom she cared for deeply.
"No! You can't make me go away!!!" Naru awoke that morning to hear her friend screaming at the top of his lungs. She opened her eyes to see that the doctor was pulling him by the arm, trying to get him off the bed. "NOOO!!! I will not leave her!!!! Now, let me go!!"
"You cannot stay in the same bed as her. You could catch sick." The doctor tried once more to get him away from Naru.
"I want him to stay!" She sat up and took hold of Keitaro's free arm. Keitaro looked at her with surprise. "He's my friend-the only friend of mine that bothered to visit me!! Plus, I'm the one thats sick, so....He Stays!!!"
The doctor released Keitaro. "As you wish." He left the room.
"Wow, was that true Naru? I am the only one of your friends that visited you?"
"Oh! Shut-up!" ***
All the sudden Naru sat bolt upright in bed, breathing hard and staring straight in front of herself. She gripped the blanket in her fists. "Now, thats weird. Why all the sudden would I dream about that?" She looked around herself and realized that she was in a hospital setting. She felt her forehead, hot, very hot. She rolled her eyes. "So, I guess I'm sick, again. I never did have much luck when it came to good health."
A knock sounded at the door. "Miss Naru-san, are you awake?"
"Yes, you can come in."
A tall handsome male doctor walked into the room. He had thick short black hair with long bangs that hung slightly in his eyes. His eyes were of Asian heritage and ebony in color and full of life. His skin was smooth and he sported a nice tan which made him almost exotic looking. His figure was slim and strong, muscular and gentle at the same time. His looks were something to die for. He wore a white doctor's coat and held a medical chart in his left hand. Naru stared at him, lost in his beauty. "It says here that you are Naru Narusegawa, is that right?"
She nodded.
"I am Dr. Kenta Katsuhiro, but you can just call me Katsu." He smiled. "I will be treating you for a couple of days. It seems that you have a bad case of the flu."
Naru nodded. "I guessed as much."
"On you chart, it says that you had a terrible case of the flu when you were nine years old."
She nodded. 'I remember that all too well.' "Yes, I did." She laid back down in bed, resting her head upon her propped up pillows.
"It seems that you had a childhood of ill health." She nodded. "Hopefully, things will start to look brighter for you." He smiled. 'Oh, he looks so adorable when he smiles. But, then again, so does Keitaro.'
"Thank you, Dr. Kenta."
"Please, I really do hate such formalities. Please just call me Katsu."
"Alright, .....Katsu." She mentally repeated his name. "Your Japanese, aren't you?"
He nodded as he smiled. "Yes, I sure am."
"What part of Japan are you from?"
"I'm from Osaka. Do you know of it?"
She nodded. "Yes, I lived there for awhile."
"Wow, what section?"
"On the east side of town."
"Oh, I lived on the north side." 'The rich part of town' She thought to herself. "Did you ever go to Shiori's?"
"Yes, they have the best salmon sushi! At least I think so."
"No, I agree. They do!"
"Oh, I'm so impolite, I forgot to ask. What part of Japan are you from? Currently, Narusegawa-san."
"Please, I don't care for formalities all that much either, just call me Naru. I'm currently staying at the Hinata House. Do you know of it?"
"Yes, I sure do! Does someone by the name Tomoki Sayaka still reside there?"
"No, sorry. She just moved out a couple of months though. How do you know her?"
"Oh, she's my sister."
She stared at him. "My step-sister." He said to clarify for Naru.
"Oh, hehehe."
"Hm, you thought she was my lover?"
Naru blushed as he was being so open about the matter. "At first, yes."
He laughed and winked. "I'm currently available." 'Did he just hit on me?'
"Well, thats good to know."
"Are you all set, Keitaro?"
"I just have to finish packing my CD's, Xueluan." Keitaro Urashima stood by his hotel bed. He threw in the last of his music CD's and his CD player and headphones. He zipped up his duffel bag, took one last look at Tokyo University from his window, and left the room. He met Xueluan half way down the hall and they left the hotel together. They walked a couple blocks to the south until they came upon a brick apartment house. It appeared big for a metropolitan house. It wasn't until later that he found out that his new room-mate was very well-to-do.
"Well, this is the place. I hope you'll like it here." They walked up the steps of 13-67 Sobakasu Ln.
"I can't believe all this is yours."
Xueluan opened the front door and walked through, she held the door open for Keitaro and locked it behind him. "Just leave your stuff there for now and I'll give you a tour of the place." Keitaro dropped his single suit case on the floor and followed her. "....and this here is the kitchen."
Twenty-five minuets later. "And your room is on the 3rd floor , down the hall left from the staircase and on the door is on your right."
"This is a pretty impressive place you've got here Xueluan."
"Thanks Keitaro and your pronunciation of my name has gotten much better."
"Thanks."
"Are you hungry?"
"Starved."
"Then lets go out to eat. I'll take you to my favorite restaurant in town."
"And whats the name of this place?"
"The Yuniko."
"Oh, I've heard of that place! Its supposed to be very high class and famous. Are you sure its a restaurant you want to take me to?"
"And why wouldn't I want to take you there?"
"I have a tendency to be clumsy." He blushed, embaressed.
"Don't worry about it. You'll be fine."
"And I tend to fall into awkward situations with women."
"Oh, I'll make sure that doesn't happen." She smiled and winked at him.
Sorry that the chapter may be short, I may revise this chapter in the future. Thank you for reading and please review. I would also like to thank all the readers who have reviewed regularly, Thank You. Your reviews were appreciated. Bye, ^_^
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LOVE HINA, KEN AKAMATSU DOES.
Sacrifices For Love
By: KiMitsukai
Chapter 6: An Angel Named Katsu
*** So dark, so very dark. Ebony shadows flickered in the morbid setting. Metallic objects flashed in brightness as a sliver of light would dance upon them and then disappear. A window was on the east facing wall, shut tight from the world by white curtains turned a blueish tint in the darkness. The room was small, almost claustrophobic in a sense. A lone single bed protruded from the northern wall of this tiny room. A small sickly child was wide awake in bed, staring around the room in utter fright. The little girl held the blanket up to her chin in her tiny fists. Her body shaking in fear and illness.
Her forehead was soaked with sweat, as was the rest of her frail body. Her body temperature was dangerously high. Her throat was in tremendous pain, and she coughed constantly; so much that her chest would begin to ache. She heard the creak of the door as it was slowly pushed open. She laid there and listened to the pitter-patter of rain soaked sneakers walk across the floor towards her. She tensed, frightened that it was the doctor coming to give her more foul tasting medicine. The figure now stood by the bedside.
A small voice spoke to her in a whispering tone. "Hello, are you awake?"
The voice sounded slightly familiar to her. "Yes,...." She slowly sat up and looked over the protective railing that bordered half the length of her bed. She smiled as she recognized her visitor. "You shouldn't be here you know."
"I know, but I had to see for myself that you were alright."
"Thats,...." She coughed and then continued. "Thats so kind of you. Your such a good friend." She smiled at her friend.
"Would you mind if I stayed the night with you, Naru?"
She smiled. "No, I wouldn't mind at all. I just hope that you don't catch what I have."
"I'll be alright Naru. I just want to be here for you." The little boy smiled at her.
She smiled in return and moved over in her bed. "Here, climb in." The little boy literally had to climb into bed. Naru lifted up the covers so he could climb under them and then tucked them around him. His clothes were soaked with rain and the boy had been shivering; until he had climbed into bed with Naru. She smiled at him, thinking about how kind and caring he was to walk through the rain just to see that she was doing alright. She sunk back down under the covers and wrapped her arms around the boy. He in turn, wrapped his arms around her. They laid there, comfortable in each other's embrace, their heads bent towards each other. The two; one nine years old and the other eleven, looked so adorable cuddled together in that hospital bed. "You really shouldn't have walked through the rain just to see me. You could catch a cold you know?"
"I know, but you matter that much to me."
"Oh Keitaro, ......." They fell asleep in each other's arms. Night-time in the hospital didn't seem so scary anymore to Naru when she was being held in the arms of a little boy whom she cared for deeply.
"No! You can't make me go away!!!" Naru awoke that morning to hear her friend screaming at the top of his lungs. She opened her eyes to see that the doctor was pulling him by the arm, trying to get him off the bed. "NOOO!!! I will not leave her!!!! Now, let me go!!"
"You cannot stay in the same bed as her. You could catch sick." The doctor tried once more to get him away from Naru.
"I want him to stay!" She sat up and took hold of Keitaro's free arm. Keitaro looked at her with surprise. "He's my friend-the only friend of mine that bothered to visit me!! Plus, I'm the one thats sick, so....He Stays!!!"
The doctor released Keitaro. "As you wish." He left the room.
"Wow, was that true Naru? I am the only one of your friends that visited you?"
"Oh! Shut-up!" ***
All the sudden Naru sat bolt upright in bed, breathing hard and staring straight in front of herself. She gripped the blanket in her fists. "Now, thats weird. Why all the sudden would I dream about that?" She looked around herself and realized that she was in a hospital setting. She felt her forehead, hot, very hot. She rolled her eyes. "So, I guess I'm sick, again. I never did have much luck when it came to good health."
A knock sounded at the door. "Miss Naru-san, are you awake?"
"Yes, you can come in."
A tall handsome male doctor walked into the room. He had thick short black hair with long bangs that hung slightly in his eyes. His eyes were of Asian heritage and ebony in color and full of life. His skin was smooth and he sported a nice tan which made him almost exotic looking. His figure was slim and strong, muscular and gentle at the same time. His looks were something to die for. He wore a white doctor's coat and held a medical chart in his left hand. Naru stared at him, lost in his beauty. "It says here that you are Naru Narusegawa, is that right?"
She nodded.
"I am Dr. Kenta Katsuhiro, but you can just call me Katsu." He smiled. "I will be treating you for a couple of days. It seems that you have a bad case of the flu."
Naru nodded. "I guessed as much."
"On you chart, it says that you had a terrible case of the flu when you were nine years old."
She nodded. 'I remember that all too well.' "Yes, I did." She laid back down in bed, resting her head upon her propped up pillows.
"It seems that you had a childhood of ill health." She nodded. "Hopefully, things will start to look brighter for you." He smiled. 'Oh, he looks so adorable when he smiles. But, then again, so does Keitaro.'
"Thank you, Dr. Kenta."
"Please, I really do hate such formalities. Please just call me Katsu."
"Alright, .....Katsu." She mentally repeated his name. "Your Japanese, aren't you?"
He nodded as he smiled. "Yes, I sure am."
"What part of Japan are you from?"
"I'm from Osaka. Do you know of it?"
She nodded. "Yes, I lived there for awhile."
"Wow, what section?"
"On the east side of town."
"Oh, I lived on the north side." 'The rich part of town' She thought to herself. "Did you ever go to Shiori's?"
"Yes, they have the best salmon sushi! At least I think so."
"No, I agree. They do!"
"Oh, I'm so impolite, I forgot to ask. What part of Japan are you from? Currently, Narusegawa-san."
"Please, I don't care for formalities all that much either, just call me Naru. I'm currently staying at the Hinata House. Do you know of it?"
"Yes, I sure do! Does someone by the name Tomoki Sayaka still reside there?"
"No, sorry. She just moved out a couple of months though. How do you know her?"
"Oh, she's my sister."
She stared at him. "My step-sister." He said to clarify for Naru.
"Oh, hehehe."
"Hm, you thought she was my lover?"
Naru blushed as he was being so open about the matter. "At first, yes."
He laughed and winked. "I'm currently available." 'Did he just hit on me?'
"Well, thats good to know."
"Are you all set, Keitaro?"
"I just have to finish packing my CD's, Xueluan." Keitaro Urashima stood by his hotel bed. He threw in the last of his music CD's and his CD player and headphones. He zipped up his duffel bag, took one last look at Tokyo University from his window, and left the room. He met Xueluan half way down the hall and they left the hotel together. They walked a couple blocks to the south until they came upon a brick apartment house. It appeared big for a metropolitan house. It wasn't until later that he found out that his new room-mate was very well-to-do.
"Well, this is the place. I hope you'll like it here." They walked up the steps of 13-67 Sobakasu Ln.
"I can't believe all this is yours."
Xueluan opened the front door and walked through, she held the door open for Keitaro and locked it behind him. "Just leave your stuff there for now and I'll give you a tour of the place." Keitaro dropped his single suit case on the floor and followed her. "....and this here is the kitchen."
Twenty-five minuets later. "And your room is on the 3rd floor , down the hall left from the staircase and on the door is on your right."
"This is a pretty impressive place you've got here Xueluan."
"Thanks Keitaro and your pronunciation of my name has gotten much better."
"Thanks."
"Are you hungry?"
"Starved."
"Then lets go out to eat. I'll take you to my favorite restaurant in town."
"And whats the name of this place?"
"The Yuniko."
"Oh, I've heard of that place! Its supposed to be very high class and famous. Are you sure its a restaurant you want to take me to?"
"And why wouldn't I want to take you there?"
"I have a tendency to be clumsy." He blushed, embaressed.
"Don't worry about it. You'll be fine."
"And I tend to fall into awkward situations with women."
"Oh, I'll make sure that doesn't happen." She smiled and winked at him.
Sorry that the chapter may be short, I may revise this chapter in the future. Thank you for reading and please review. I would also like to thank all the readers who have reviewed regularly, Thank You. Your reviews were appreciated. Bye, ^_^