(a/n) Wow, that was quite a cliff hanger I left it at, huh? Hey, I like suspense, k? So don't jump on me if you're mad or anything…anyway…here's the next chapter as promised…The title name was inspired by one of my fav songs, from A Walk to Remember…..Anyway……ENJOY!
Chapter 15 – Only hope
Xiao was being pushed into the ICU, she had had a major heart attack……would she live or die was the question doctors were pondering on…
Sadly all her friends watched from outside, Miharu the most affected, lashed out at Julia and kicked her out of the hospital…… all were staring at Xiao's condition as the doctors prepared to give her CPR.
"Shit man……that must've been painful……" said Hwoarang under his breath as he stared at Ling in the bed while the doctors prepared...……
Miharu was in tears, "I knew I never should've left them alone together! Panda! You should've watched them!"
Panda held her head in shame… she should've done something at least…what could she have done? She was just a bear after all…… maybe she should've called Miharu… wait there was now a familiar scent in the room…
Eagerly she sniffed the air…
A young man in his twenties burst through the hospital doors, his whole being a mess, sweating, his tie crumpled and coat discarded…… his brown hair disheveled…
"WHAT HAPPENED?" yelled Ethan angrily.
He attempted to make his way through the doors, but Christie stopped him, "I'm sorry Ethan you can't go in there…" she said.
"What're you doing here? I thought I told you-…… never mind…… Where's Ling? How is she?" he said breathlessly.
"She's in the ICU now…just calm down…I'll get you a glass of water…"she said worriedly.
Steve looked at the two of them suspiciously; he pulled Christie aside for a moment but she shrugged his arms off her, "You two know each other?" asked Steve dejected.
"That's for me to know and you to never find out…" Christie said coldly.
Another person burst through the hospital doors…… wearing a baby blue tank top, jean jacket and jean pants with a few holes in them…her face tinged with worry…
"I just heard……where's Ling?" asked a worried Asuka.
"Nothing for you to know Mishima!" yelled Ethan angrily, "Go back to that son of a bitch brother of yours!"
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?" she yelled back angrily and grabbed Ethan by the collar preparing to give him her demon slayer move.
"STOP IT YOU TWO!" yelled Miharu exasperated.
Steve pulled Ethan away and Hwoarang pulled Asuka away before the two of them could start fighting. "So you really are Kazama's sister, eh?" Hwoarang whispered into her ear.
Asuka pushed him off her before giving him a death glare as she walked past him, "Look, I didn't come here to fight, ok? I just wanted to see Xiao!" she said to Ethan.
Before Ethan could say anything, the nurse came out, "We're ready now……"
"CLEAR!" as soon as the CPR came into contact with Ling's body it gave a jerk as the electric current passed through her body……her limp body went down again…
Once more they tried ……
"CLEAR!"
Once more…
"CLEAR!"
Once more…
"CLEAR!"
The last one……if this one didn't work …then……
"CLEAR!"
Ling's body gave a violent jerk……and then fell down again……
Just then………
Ling's eyes fluttered open, and she coughed violently……holding her throat as she did so……
She'd been given another chance at life…
The doctors heaved sighs echoed through the room……
Miharu and everyone else were cheering outside……………
Panda gave a huge roar in happiness……
Ethan heaved a sigh of relief…… she was alive now…but for how long? It wouldn't be long before Jin showed up again…maybe she should move in with him for the time being… --- Yes… I think that's what I should do…--- he thought.
At least for now she was okay…
Ling Xiaoyu's room 45 minutes past midnight…
The whole hospital area was deserted except for Ethan who had been by Ling's side the whole time…stroking her hair……the next day she'd be coming home with him… where she would finally find happiness…
He fell asleep slowly……gazing into Ling's tired eyes……
…What he failed to notice was a shadowy figure making his way to Ling's bed… his hair still pointed ……his skin still the same tan color…… his face expressionless… he walked over to where the limp Ling was, and gazed at her lovingly……and then shifted his vision to the person lying next to her… Ethan…
He gritted his teeth at the sound of his name… how dare he try to take his one true love away from him?
He placed his hand on the side of her cheek, half of her cheek covered thanks to the oxygen mask she was wearing…
He attempted to lift his love's body and carry her away with him…but that arm that was snaked around her waist prevented him from doing so… he tried pushing it away…which was not the right thing to do…
Ethan's eyes fluttered open and he stared at the dark figure that was glaring at him from above ……wait……one of the person's eyes were a crimson red… RED? The other was normal color…he could tell…it didn't glow like this one did…
He stumbled while trying to make his way to the lights in an attempt to switch the lights on…
……But no one was there…… he must've been dreaming…
Wait……
There was something on the floor…
He walked over to the side of Ling's bed and saw something there……
It was black in color, the tip of it a pure white color…… it was bigger than a vultures feather…
Whatever bird left this feather must've had a large wing span…
Yes…it was a feather… a black one…the tip of it was truly white…it glowed like it was something made of white gold……
Ethan held it up and examined it…
What he didn't know was that Xiaoyu was the only way to stop the devil from growing inside Jin…
To stop the monster which was feeding off Jin's depression and growing ……
…And growing……
(a/n) Well…that was pretty… pretty weird… no it was eerie and mysterious…I love that in any fiction... Anyway, the next chapter Ling will be up and at 'em… I hate sticking to these hospital scenes, they're so gloomy like… And what's this? Christie and Ethan know each other? Ooooh….and I will be using xj master's idea on the two of them asking Ling out… LOL Now that will be interesting… REVIEWS PLEASE! Don't just read this chapter and forget to review!