Disclaimer: P-p-pu-put away those guns and handcuffs officers. I confess! I don't own Hot Gimmick! wails Miki Aihara does! But the plot's mine. M-I-N-E! Nah nah nahnanan- What? Nooo don't take me away! cries I'm sorry! I'm sorry…
I finally got released and prompted to write this chapter up. Enjoy. Now would be a good time to get the Kleenex next to you or in your left hand, or the right, or whichever hand you don't use when you're reading this.
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Chapter Fourteen: Fading Away
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"Ok… if you insist. I'm sorry to tell you this... but…" The nurse sadly spoke.
"But what?" Mr. Narita asked.
"I'm afraid he's dying." The nurse gently announced.
"WHAT?" Mrs. Narita cried.
"No!" Akane bawled. She turned to Subaru and he consoled her with a hug.
"Why!" Hatsumi cried in agony.
"I'm sorry sir. He's breathing on his own, but soon he may need life support and it's up to you. We're not sure how long he could be in this coma for. He could be in it for maybe weeks or even months. The doctor isn't sure. I'm sorry again." The nurse sadly spoke.
After what seemed like hours, the family stood there, over Shinogu, holding his hand. He was pale, his skin a sheet of white. He still had some color to his face, but it looked like it was fading away. Finally, Mr. & Mrs. Narita had to go because of work tomorrow and the next day, but Hatsumi and Akane chose to stay there on their own will. Subaru decided to stay too.
"Call me if you hear any news." Mrs. Narita told them, giving her the numbers.
"Thanks mom." Akane sniffled.
"Try to get some rest and please don't stay for too long." Mr. Narita asked them.
"We will." Hatsumi answered to her father. Finally they left, leaving the teenagers alone.
"Hatsumi-chan. You look tired, go get some coffee… we'll stay." Akane pushed her sister.
"No, I'm fine. You should go, look at you." Hatsumi pointed to Akane.
"So what? I don't care." Akane answered back.
"Actually I think I am going to go take a small break. Want to join me Akane?" Subaru asked.
"Well… I do need to go to the bathroom, but I'd rather stay here for a few more minutes ok? Why don't you go and I'll meet you in the cafeteria?" Akane suggested.
"Alright, but don't take too long." Subaru reminded her.
"Okay." Akane replied. Subaru walked out of the room.
"Hatsumi…" Akane asked her sister. She was looking at Shinogu.
"Yeah?" Hatsumi replied, still keeping her eyes focused on Shinogu.
"Are you okay?" Akane asked her sister.
"Yeah. I'm alright." Hatsumi sniffled.
"Okay, I'm going to go, but I'll be back in a while. I'm going to go to the bathroom and then grab a bite with Subaru in the cafeteria. You want anything?" Akane suggested.
"Could you get me a ginger ale please?" Hatsumi asked.
"Sure." Akane replied and then walked out.
Hatsumi grabbed Shinogu's hand and held it tight. "Shinogu…" Hatsumi whispered, just below her breath. It was shaky, but nonetheless, she was going to be strong for Shinogu's sake.
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A/N: I know it's short, but it's exactly what I planned… trust me eh? It's better to experiment with different things, that way I get different results… either that or I'm just writing my stuff out the way I feel like it.