NOTES:
Myca: No, I mean the tight leather pants…always the tight leather pants…:DDDDDDDDD
Chapter Three: More Losing of Kei's Sanity
As Kei wheeled Sho into the hospital in one of the hospital wheelchairs, the stern nurse was sitting behind the emergency desk. Her hair wasn't pulled back, but flowing freely, barely touching her shoulders…and, Kei noticed, it had changed to a reddish color.
"Back so soon, I see," she said as Kei approached with the unconscious Sho. She had her hospital nametag on, which read: 'Kurisutina'.
"I'm sorry, but who—" Kei began, but the nurse just smiled sweetly.
Oh I slept in a derelict
And I ate off the floor
I was wrapped in a blanket
As a knock came on the door
"I'm the one who ran your physical…well, not your physical, but—ah…" She glanced at the computer screen. Kei could hear the scrolling of the mouse. "—Sho's— physical."
"Well, you look like another nurse that works in here, but your hair's a different color and—"
"That's my sister," Kurisutina said politely. "Although she's not as nice as I am." She smiled sweetly again. Kei smiled faintly and nodded his head slightly, quite aware of the fact that she was flirting with him and not taking care of Sho, whom he was afraid he was losing with every second that passed.
"Well, anyway," Kei said, clapping his hands together softly. "Sho," he added an emphasis on Sho's name. "Is clearly unconscious, as you can see." His temper was rising slightly, but Kurisutina was now paying attention to Sho, carefully looking at the slumped figure.
"You can tell me more later, but right now—" Kurisutina said, strolling out from behind the tall desk. "We need to get him into a room. And now." Kurisutina began to walk quickly down a deserted hallway. "Follow me, and bring…uhhh…Shu with you."
"You can get out of here"
Said a man in a raincoat
So I moved in with you and you loved me
Kei obeyed but muttered under his breath, easily catching up with the woman, "It's Sho, you moron. Sho. Learn it. 'Cause you're not getting me. Sho's already got me hooked on him! And I'd never give him up for anybody that's anything like you!!"
Ten minutes later, Sho was hooked up to an IV once more. The man was laying in a white hospital bed; the window was open, moonlight flooding onto the bed, making Sho look angelic. His head was tilted limply to the side…Kei was sitting in the same chair…in the same room as well, which further more creeped him out. Luckily for him, Kurisutina had left him alone in the room, to her dislike. And to furthermore disgust her, he made sure that she put up a sign that said knock first before entering…(plus, he had been sitting there for hours upon end, losing track of time, but Kurisutina kept coming in at random points so he wasn't bored, just annoyed.)
Took a trip down the highway
And I spoke with my folks
It's a serious business
And there's no time for jokes
Kei pushed his uncomfortable chair next to Sho's white hospital bed and gently took Sho's limp hand within his own. He stared at Sho's illuminated face, realizing that Sho had aged on the inside, but always looked exactly the same on the outside. Kei smiled, thinking how much Sho wanted to stay with him forever…but at the rate that he was being put in the hospital, it wouldn't happen. However, staring at Sho's serene face was making things worse in his mind. A tear trickled down his cheek as someone knocked on the door. Quickly wiping away the tear with his free hand, he merely mumbled, "Come in."
A head poked around the side of the door. It was Kurisutina. As she closed the door behind her, she began to talk. "Is everything okay?" she asked quietly. Kei was furious. She hadn't asked 'Is everything okay with Sho?' or 'How is he doing?', but had simply asked if everything was okay with him. Kei merely shrugged, afraid that if he was to say something, he would simply scream his anger at her.
"Do you—" Kei began, his voice catching in his throat. Kurisutina's eyes widened, wondering what he was asking…a date, perhaps? "—d'you have the time?" he finished lamely.
"Oh…" she paused and glanced at her wrist. "It's six in the morning."
"You can get out of here"
Said a middle aged lady
So I moved in with you, and you loved me
"Thanks." Kei stood up and glanced out the window, noticing that the sky was beginning to turn a pale pink. Quickly, he closed the blinds tightly and sat back down, taking Sho's hand within his once more. Kurisutina gave him a quizzical look. "He hates the sunlight. It makes him feverish."
"Glad you know that." Kurisutina said, brushing a strand of hair out of her face. "My shift's over at eight, if you wanted to know. And then my sister will be taking over for me."
"Wonderful," Kei said stiffly.
"I wish I could stay longer so you wouldn't have to put up with her, but we can't work overtime…it's a new rule."
"That's quite alright." Kei replied simply, turning his attention to Sho, whose fingers had just moved slightly within his grasp.
"Has he done anything at all?" she asked, poking her head over Kei's shoulder to stare at Sho.
Yes you loved, you loved me
There was so much at stake
Too much confusion
I'd had all I could take
"What do—no, he hasn't." Kei said, cutting off his sentence 'WHAT DO YOU THINK?!'
"Are you two related at all?" Kurisutina asked, moving to sit on the cot that was for Kei (which he hadn't even touched).
Kei smiled slightly. "You could say that." He flashed a small smile at her, careful not to reveal his pointed canines. She gave him another quizzical look. "Oh, we're brothers." He lied quickly. "But we've always acted like best friends. We don't even look alike! He looks like our mother, but I look like our father. They both died when we were about six and left us alone in this world with no one else to look after us but the orphanage. We met some friends there and we ran away, starting our own…business. I guess…we never really realized that we're actually brothers…we always act like best friends."
"Aren't brothers supposed to act like that?"
Kei laughed, realizing how much fun it was to recount the false life of him and Sho…and some of it was true…he thought. "Not always. Some I've met act like they don't even have a brother. But all of that's in the past." He had to skip over the fact that he had killed the person's brother just for their blood.
"What happened to him, do you know?"
"Well, we live together, above our business…and he was convulsing…a lot and he stopped and didn't respond, so I figured I should bring him here."
"Smart move," Kurisutina said, smiling. Kei felt Sho's fingers begin to move. A sudden shout came from out in the hall.
"WHERE IS THAT DAMN NURSE??"
"Oh shit." Kurisutina breathed. "I'm supposed to be at the front desk!!" With that, she took off, slamming the door behind her.
No more get out of heres
From a man in a raincoat
Cause I moved in with you, and you loved me
"Thank goodness!!" Kei exclaimed, breathing deeply. "Eh, Sho?" he asked the unconscious man. His fingers had stopped twitching and were now calmed down…Kei looked closely at Sho's face again, which was now concealed in darkness. He could have sworn that he had seen his eyelids flutter. He stood up and leaned over Sho's face, gently moving Sho's head so he was staring directly at Sho's closed eyelids. They fluttered. Kei leaned down farther, their noses only a few inches away.
Sho's eyes shot open as he gasped for breath. The breath sounded like 'Kei', but he wasn't quite sure. "Sho??" Kei whispered, brushing Sho's bangs out of his eyes. His forehead was beginning to become covered in sweat. His breathing was heavy and labored…like four months ago. "Sho." Kei said sternly. It caught the man's attention. His eyes that had been hazy and out of focused were now focused on him. The haziness was beginning to seep away. "Sho?"
"God…god, Kei…" Sho breathed, trying to sit up, but Kei pushed him back down rather than supporting him in his efforts. "It was so—real…it felt so real—"
Why not lie here in my arms
And listen to the night
You must know you have certain charm
And I feel the time is right
"New dream?" Kei asked. Sho shook his head.
"The one—where I get shot and you get—hit—by sunlight…" Sho mumbled.
"Wait…" Kei said, pondering what had happened. "I was gone for five minutes…how did you fall asleep in five minutes?!"
"I—didn't fall asleep…it was like—a trance or something…" Sho said, trying desperately to sit up. Kei finally sighed, pulling Sho into his waiting arms. He gently kissed Sho's cheek (which was covered in sweat) in comfort, letting the exhausted man cuddle up underneath his neck so Kei's head was resting on Sho's head. "It felt so real. I could—I could feel the bullets…hitting me…and you were holding me…leaning over me…" Kei hugged Sho, sniffing slightly to stop the tears from coming. "And then…everything went black…until I woke up…" Sho shuddered, causing Kei to hug him tighter in comfort, sniffing more obviously than before.
"It's okay, Sho-chan…" Kei whispered, moving his head to such an angle that he could kiss Sho. "Everything'll be sorted out. Trust me." He kissed Sho lightly. Sho whimpered as the kiss stopped.
"You don't know how much I needed that kiss…" Sho whispered, smiling weakly.
"What? Kisses comfort you?" Kei asked. Sho nodded. "You're weird." He added jokingly. Sho laughed quietly (and muttering, "It's only your kisses that comfort me!!") as someone knocked on the door. Kei quickly laid Sho back down on the bed and sat back in his chair as the door opened.
So spare me a little (just a little bit)
Spare me a little (just a little bit)
Spare me a little of your love (of your love)
"Ah, good, he's awake." It was Kurisutina. She had come in with a tray of food. She set it on the roll-table/tray next to Sho's bed and spun it so it was over Sho's lap. "Sho, right?" she asked, smiling sweetly. Sho nodded, not knowing what to say. "Your brother here—" Sho shot a look at Kei, since Kurisutina had looked away from him. Kei made a motion that let Sho know what she meant. "—was telling me that you two are like best friends."
Sho simply smiled and grabbed the spoon next to the bowl of…what looked like a glob of grey junk…which seemed to satisfy Kurisutina, so she smiled and left, hesitating to close the door behind her. Sho set down the spoon and stared at Kei (rather than the grey glob). "We're brothers?" Kei grinned.
"It was the best I could think of on such short notice…" he replied, smiling.
"So…what we've been doing in the bedroom…isn't that—illegal or something?" Sho asked. "And it's totally disgu—"
"Okay, that's enough right there." Kei said sternly, standing up. He grabbed the bowl of grey stuff and the spoon. "Now eat this grey crap!" He took a chunk of it out and jammed it into Sho's mouth, who immediately began to choke. He spit it out quickly, cursing under his breath. Kei threw the rest of the contents into the trash bin.
"God damn, Kei!!" He shot at Kei, who was laughing hysterically. "That was inappropriate and disgusting to do!!"
Now I know that I feel much more
Oh in every single way
And it's not the same as before
It gets stronger everyday
"It's the same—as you thinking that we're really—brothers…" Kei said through his hysterical laughs.
"Why don't you just—"
"Sho." Kei said warningly. "Hold that thought." He leaned down and crashed his mouth into Sho's, even though he was still shaking with laughter. Kei was taken by surprise when Sho pushed his tongue into his mouth (since it was usually vice-versa), but he didn't care…as long as Sho was satisfied.
Minutes (yes, minutes) passed and the passion-filled kiss stopped. "Oh……" Sho mumbled disappointedly.
"Hey, be lucky you're still alive, Sho-chan." Kei replied, licking his lips.
"Why wouldn't I be alive?"
"Because I seriously didn't want to bring you here."
"But wouldn't I have woken up anyway?" Sho retaliated back.
"Probably not…"
"How d'you know??"
So spare me a little (just a little bit)
Spare me a little (just a little bit)
Spare me a little of your love (of your love)
"I just do."
"No you don't."
"Yes I do."
"No, I don't think you do."
"Well I do…"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"No." Kei said, trying to confuse Sho.
"Yes." It worked.
"See? Even you agree with me!!" Kei said, smiling brightly. Sho huffed, crossing his arms over his chest. "Aw…don't be a crybaby about it, Sho-chan." Kei leaned over and hugged Sho tightly for comfort. "I'm the one that's losing my sanity…playing little child games…" He was, of course, referring to their 'No/Yes' match, but Sho was still confused, Kei could tell. "And you're getting stupider every day…" He said, smiling, trying not to burst out laughing since he knew what was coming…
Now I know how the sun must feel
Every time it shines
And now I know this is real
And I want you to be mine
"AM NOT!!"
"Are too."
"I AM NOT!!" Kei sighed.
"Don't start it again…"
"Start what?" Sho asked, turning to his carton of orange juice. "And how are you still here if it's—" He glanced at his watch. "—seven in the morning?" He took a swig of the orange juice. "Hmm. Tastes normal." Kei gestured to the closed blinds. "That makes sense…?"
'Yes it does, you idiot." Kei said. "And how'd you get a hold of that orange juice if I'm still hugging you and you can't see what you're doing??"
So spare me a little (just a little bit)
Spare me a little (just a little bit)
Spare me a little of your love (of your love)
"The training you gave me years ago…" Sho said, looking up into Kei's eyes and smiling.
"You truly are a—moron." Kei said, leaning down.
"I know it…" Sho mumbled, leaning up into Kei's waiting kiss…………………
Just a little bit……………………
Kurisutina is actually me…but not really…she has the hair I want…(wants red hair for some reason) but I do have brown with blonde highlights…like Sho's!!!! But no blue eyes…and my hair isn't as long or as pretty as his…(sighs) How preeeety he is…and how cutely innocent he is in the movies…and that's also not like me because…HOWCANANYONETRYTOEVENBREAKUPKEIANDSHO??? It's not possible to…
And yes if you ask, the hospitals will put up a sign that tells them to knock…my dad did that when he was in for his surgery…although it took them about two days to put it up…or maybe that was a 'keep door closed' sign…whatever…
Lyrics are the Derelict by Fleetwood Mac and Spare Me A Little of Your Love by Fleetwood Mac…my brother is completely obsessed with FM…(and a closet J-Rocker…so much evidence that points to it)
Kristal gave me the idea for a woman that's really annoying, like Kurisutina. So, all credit goes to her…because she'd kill me if I didn't give her credit…and I must treat her nice…she's getting me the greatest present ever for my birthday (which is five months away)…
This chapter is seven pages long, so be happy about it. And remember, Gackt's (Sho's) sweat is pure Platinum Egoist Cologne...:DDDDDDDDDDDDD