I hoped you liked my last chapter! Poor Cicada…and I expected every perverted man on the site going "NO! SHE HAD A HEART ATTACK? DON'T LET HER DIE! SHE'S TOO HOTT TO DIE!" :) LOL. Poor Delphine and Cicada…Kitami as well. :( Here's chapter 5 "The Home"
Chapter 5
The Home
Cicada automatically appointed himself Delphine's personal caretaker. He stayed with her that entire night. Only when he felt her breathing into his chest did he sleep peacefully. When he didn't, he'd lay awake until she began to breathe again. He didn't know how to react in a situation like this. The next morning, he got up and went down to the cafeteria to get her something to eat. He faced a waiting Sparkie when he got there. Coming to the table were the other three girls. They did NOT look happy. Except for that Kisara girl. She was spacey. "Hello, Cicada." Alvis said angrily. "We thought you were kidnapped. You scared us. I mean, we got up at midnight wondering where you were. Where WERE you?" Holly scolded. Kisara turned to Cicada. For the sake of the group, she nodded briskly. There something unsettling about the way that girl acted. Kisara stood up. For the first time Cicada remembered, Kisara spoke. "Miss Ayakida took him to the one he loves. Is that so wrong? She is very hurt. Do you understand?" She picked up her briefcase and left. "Strange kid. Nice, but strange. We're sorry. You just scared us." "It's OK." He went up and got Delphine an apple juice carton and a grapefruit. He brought it up to her. She woke up and looked around. Her eyes fell on Cicada. "Oh, hello. Where am I?" "You're in the hospital. You had a heart attack." "Oh. Who are you? Oh, now I remember, but you're a real person, not just a feeling. I apologize." Cicada's face fell. Don't get your hopes up. Kitami wouldn't tell you anything bad if it wasn't true. She still doesn't remember me…Cicada shook it off. "So." Delphine's eyes narrowed. "What?" "Does my "feeling" have a name?" Cicada noticed how much she was acting like Dio. Delphine laughed. "My name is Cicada." "Why did you do that last night?" Cicada wasn't going to tell her. I have to see if she really loves me. She'll remember over time if she does. I can't tell her... "I tried to calm you down." "OK." At that moment, Ms. Kisarami came in to check on her. She smiled. "I see you look much better than you did yesterday." "I feel like I got hit by a truck." Ms Kisarami laughed. "Well, that's how most patients feel. May I talk to you for a moment, Cicada?" Cicada stood up. "Sure." They walked outside of the room.
"Cicada, we can't keep her in the hospital for very long; I can tell by seeing your financial records. The problem with that is that her health isn't stable enough to send her to your home. I heard you ran all the way down here." "Yeah, my car broke down." "Which means that if she had a more serious heart attack, she might not make it." "What are you saying?" "I would like you to come to my home to stay." Cicada was blown away. "What about our possessions?" "You may bring them with you. I will drive you. It's no problem." "I really don't want to trouble you." "No. I don't want to trouble you. She may look better now, but if this happens again, she might die. That was just a scare. The next one will be serious." Cicada swallowed hard. A chill ran through him. "Very well."
That night, since Ms. Kisarami's shift would end and she'd get a 2 week vacation, the girls packed up and Cicada carried Delphine, who was very much acting like Dio, trying to get down, to the car. "I don't like you touching me!" Cicada laughed. "It needed to be done." Then the girls, except Kisara, argued over who got sit with Cicada, AKA: Mr. Dude, a little nickname for him. Al ended up doing so, with Sparkie sitting in the back with Kisara and Holly. On the other side of Cicada was Delphine. Sleep quickly overtook her and she leaned on Cicada's shoulder. Cicada caressed her upper arm. It was about an hour drive to Cicada and Delphine's house. Cicada grabbed his CDs, his CD player, his guitar, Delphine's "Lemon Love" by Aslyn CD, her guitar, and clothes for the two of them. He also called Dio and Lucciola to tell them that something happened and that they would be out for a few weeks. "What happened?" "It's private." "What's wrong, are you and Delphine getting married?" Dio joked. "If you must know, your dear sister had a heart attack." "What?" "It wasn't bad, but we have to live in the head surgeon's house until she's completely cured." "Oh, darn." Lucciola laughed. "I'm being serious." "Fine, Cicada, go be serious. WE are the sort of people who think serious is a foreign language. Isn't that right, Lucciola?" "Aye, aye, sir!" He saluted Dio. "Bye, then." "See you." Cicada hung up, grabbed the bag, and ran out to the car. "Is everything alright?" Al asked. "I'm fine." "OK."
After another 45 minutes, they made it to Ms. Kisarami's house. Kisara got out and went straight up to her room. Al, Holly, and Sparkie went on their bikes for a while. Ms. Kisarami showed Cicada where he would be sleeping, and she showed her the room where Delphine would be sleeping. "Miss Ayakida also lives here. Her room is down the hall. Good night." She left. Cicada put Delphine on her bed. He kissed her forehead. "I'm so sorry, Delphine."
Ok, that's done. Chapter 6 is coming soon!