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Never Thought it was You
Chapter 7: How could you?...
"Somebody go call Ren," instructed Yoh in a low voice.
Pilika stood up abruptly and headed to the nearest phone…
Everybody stared at each other, not knowing really what to do or say…they all seated themselves on the benches lining the corridor, except for Horohoro, who got up and started pacing the hallway…his hands crossed and not saying a word…
He just couldn't shake that image out of his mind…him walking into her room, wanting to surprise her and act the hero, comforting her from whatever had bothered that time…then seeing her, like that…
wait a minute…
He suddenly turned to his friends.
"Hey, do any of you know where Tamao-chan went today?"
They all shook their heads…
"She was holding a small basket, and when I asked her where she was going, she looked nervous and said she was just visiting a friend" popped in Manta, tears starting to form in his eyes.
Suddenly Yoh spoke, his eyes hidden underneath his hair, his head low.
"I…I bumped into her today" she informed them. They all stared at him.
"And?" they all urged.
"She…was crying…hard" his voice shook as he spoke, not helping to feel that what was happening was partly his fault…or maybe mainly his fault…
"Why? Did you ask her?" demanded Horohoro.
"She wouldn't tell me" and he rested his face in his hands. "I wish I stopped her when she ran away"
Meanwhile, Pilika was dialling Ren's home number…
"Come on, Ren, answer. Please be home"
She hit the "redial" button. She waited…
He was in his room, lost in thought. He heard the phone ring, but he didn't feel like getting up. He was sure he'd sound depressed if he used his voice, so he preferred not to let anyone hear him like that. It's probably that stupid Yoh just wanting to bug me like he always does, he thought, he'll give up soon.
But the phone kept on ringing. Again and again until it got on his nerves.
"Ksso," he muttered angrily. He reached the phone in the living room.
"Yes?" he said irritably into the speaker.
"REN? Oh my god Ren, thank god you answered" it was Pilika, she sounded frantic.
"What's up?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It's Tamao-chan, Ren…she-" but he cut her off.
"Tamao? What's wrong with Tamao?" his other eyebrow shot upwards as his face contorted into fear.
"She's…hurt" she replied.
His mouth got dry…
"HURT? What do you mean, hurt? You mean badly? Where is she?" he yelled frantically.
"We're at the Central Hospital. She's undergoing surgery-" she heard a door slam shut at the other end of the phone.
"Ren? Ren? Are you still there? Ren?" but he was long gone and on his way to the hospital…his receiver dangling down the counter with Pilika's voice shouting his name coming through it…
He was running…running as fast as his legs would go…his mind fogged with panicked questions…
What happened to her? Who did it to her? Was she ok?
He suddenly froze in his tracks…he just saw her only about an hour ago…she was perfectly ok then…but that's before I hurt her with my words and she ran out of my house crying…
Oh no…could she have been crying so hard, didn't pay attention to where she was going and was hit by a car? Or a bus?… Or? -His insides clenched at the thought- could she have been attacked, and raped?
No…no I'm being stupid…she's ok…she's ok…he begged himself to believe that.
He then noticed that he was standing still and that god damned hospital was still quit a bit far…so he started running again, clearing his mind of all thoughts except for one…Tamao…his beloved Tamao-chan…
A.N: I bet you're all asking: why the hell doesn't he take a cab or something? It'd be much faster than running… I know that, but usually in these situations one doesn't think clearly, he's just too panicked to think straight and consider a ride…especially if the one in danger is a loved one, (in this casehis Tamao-chan), and besides…I think running is a lot more dramatic than riding a taxi, don't u agree?
Now on with the story
He arrived at the hospital. Everybody there stared at him. He was panting, taking sharp intakes of breath as if he has never breathed before. He asked the receptionist about Tamao, and ran to where everybody sat in that depressing hallway.
They looked up when he arrived, but didn't say a word. Before he could even ask, they all pointed at the operating room.
He sighed, and began pacing the hallway, coming across Horohoro occasionally, and giving him a glare, as though saying: I'm much more worried about her than you are, you bastard, so sit down.
Fifteen minutes later, those huge double doors opened and a group of nurses pushed a hospital bed out of the operating room, the bed that Tamao was lying in, unconscious.
They all rushed to her, and they saw that her wrists were heavily bandaged. Ren stared at them…he didn't like what that looked like at all…
But almost instantly, they were pushed away by the nurses, who told them that visiting her at this moment was prohibited.
"But we need to see her" Pilika protested. One of the nurses stopped and turned to Pilika.
"She's ok" she said, smiling reassuringly at her.
"We still want to see her" Ren let out angrily.
"Well I'm sorry, but you can't right now," and when he was starting to argue back, she lost her temper.
"Look, she'll come round in an hour or two ok? So just keep quiet." and with that she caught up with the other nurses.
"Looks like we're gonna have to wait" said Yoh in defeat.
"I CAN'T DO THAT" both Ren and Horohoro yelled at the same time, then looked at each other. In spite of himself, Yoh smiled.
They waited there for almost over an hour, when a nurse came and told them that it was ok to go see Tamao-chan.
Their faces lightened as they walked to where her room was, it wasn't very far from where they have been waiting. As they entered the room, they noticed that she was already sitting up straight in her bed and staring out the open window in her room. She didn't even look at them when they arrived.
"Tamao!" they all exclaimed happily when they saw that she indeed was ok.
Still, no reaction.
"Tamao? Are you ok? How do you feel?" Ryu asked her in a comforting voice.
Even still. No reaction. She just stared out that window, her face expressionless.
"What-" they were starting to ask when they heard a sudden movement, and without warning Ren had walked to the other side of the bed, and slapped her on the face.
Everybody froze.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, REN?" they asked in bewilderment. But Yoh didn't say anything. In truth, he felt that she deserved it.
When he slapped her, all that happened was that her eyes widened in shock. But she felt outraged.
"REN! WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT WAS THAT F-" she shut up when she looked at him.
"How could you?…"
His hands were shaking, actually his whole body was shaking, yet he spoke in barely more than a whisper. His face was hidden in shadow, but the tears shining on his face were very clear. And they were still running down his eyes.
"How could you?…"
AN: wow...this is turning into a drama.. i should change the rating...but don't worry guys..if you're waiting for fluffs(hehe..perverted laugh) then they're on their way, REALLY soon...so keep reviewing ok?