"Yuki? Yuki?"
Yuki blinked. His vision was unfocused. Where was he? Was someone talking to him? What the hell had just happened?
"Hatori, I think he's waking up!"
Whose was that voice, so excited to see him awake? Why didn't he recognise it? The only one who cared about him like that had been Tohru… oh Tohru…
Everything came rushing back like a tidal wave of unpleasant memories.
Missing among those memories was the identity of that voice…
Yuki sat up quickly, only to collapse again when he was overcome by dizziness.
"Stay lying down Yuki. You're still very unwell." Hatori said plainly.
"What… what happened?" Yuki said hoarsely, his voice barely capable of being heard.
"You transformed out in the woods. Kyo found you and carried you back to Shigure's house, but he was unable to prevent you from having an asthma attack." he explained. "You are currently in the hospital."
"Where is he?" Yuki whispered.
"Kyo? He's here." Hatori answered.
"Yeah, I am."
That voice again. That couldn't be Kyo, so eager, so…
"How do you feel Yuki?"
So concerned…
Those were his last thoughts before slipping out of consciousness again.
Kyo sat by Yuki's bed. He had just passed out again, after a brief amount of time of being conscious. Hatori was looking over the charts on the bottom of his bed.
"Is he going to be okay?"
Hatori looked at Kyo. His eyes hadn't left his cousin since they had arrived. Did he feel responsible? Or was this just what everyone had been expecting?
"He'll be fine. He just needs some rest, and he'll have to take medication for a few weeks after we let him out of the hospital."
Kyo sighed. "Good."
Hatori smiled a little as Kyo took Yuki's hand in his.
"I'll leave you two alone."
Either Kyo ignored Hatori's comment or he didn't hear it.
Hatori closed the door behind him. He'd have to call on Shigure and make sure he didn't ruin what those two boys had in each other.
Kyo sighed with relief as Hatori closed the door. He just wanted to watch Yuki, no interruptions, no talking, just the cat and the rat, his… his what? Enemy? That term didn't fit anymore… Friend?
He couldn't help but chuckle sadly. That was more than pushing it.
Yuki mumbled and moved a little, and Kyo dropped his hand like a shoplifter caught red handed.
"Yuki? Are you awake again?"
More mumbling.
"Don't force yourself to wake up, Hatori says you need your rest."
"Kyo…"
"Yes?"
"I… have to…"
"Don't talk if it hurts, you're a little low on air at the moment."
"I have to… tell you…"
"Yuki, it can wait until you feel better…"
"No… Kyo…"
"Yes, Yuki?"
Yuki's eyes half-opened, and he made eye contact with Kyo.
"Thank you."
He blinked slowly a few times before closing his eyes.
Kyo had turned fourteen shades of red.
Hatori sat in Shigure's office.
"So, Ha'ri, how is our Yuki doing?"
Hatori took a drag from his cigarette before answering.
"He'll be fine as long a he takes the medication I prescribed, but keep an eye on him, don't let him go out when it's cold or raining without a coat and scarf, his bronchial tubes are still weak."
There was a relatively long pause.
"Have you noticed?" Hatori asked.
"Noticed what?"
"Yuki and Kyo."
Shigure leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
"Aahh, that." He opened his eyes and looked over at Hatori. "Yes, I have."
"How long?"
"Since the funeral."
"Have you…?"
Shigure laughed.
"Told Akito? No, no. Funny isn't it? You spend more time with him, and everyone looks at me if there's a secret to be kept." He closed his eyes again. "Of course, there is good reason…"
"Do you plan on telling him?"
"…perhaps… We'll see what happens between Yuki and Kyo first."
"You are aware of how much they'll hate you for this."
"None of us can go against Akito."
Hatori was quiet for a minute.
"You have before."
"That was different. It seemed that Tohru was the only one who could break the curse then. I had to stop Akito hurting her."
"…I didn't mean then. You held Akito back when I asked for permission to marry Kana."
Shigure laughed.
"I couldn't perfectly well let him kill my best friend and his girlfriend!"
Hatori smiled a bit.
"Of course, you stood up to him too, Hatori." Shigure continued. "When Akito ordered you to erase Tohru's memories, you didn't."
"That was out of fear. I wanted the curse broken just as much as you. I still do."
"And right now, all we can do is watch and wait. Our fate and the fate of the Juunishi is in their hands now."
Hi!
I had most of this written, but I lost it, and I finally found it again. Anyway, please review, I know you're sick of hearing that, but it makes me feel loved when you review my trash.
Thanks for caring!
Thinking of you,
Sammy