Chapter 4 (Tsukiko's POV)

Mystic-sensei: Thank you so much again! You've made a great beta once again .

Emarista the Torturer: Tsukiko is proven to be human, and I promise you she won't die in the end.

I looked at the doctor as he entered. The first thing I noticed was his shaggy hair; I couldn't understand it. He appeared joyful, unlike myself…I felt as if my own heart had betrayed me. He glanced up at me, just what I had expected. It was him. "So, I see your heart is still doing it." I turned to the door, I could sense they were eavesdropping behind it.

"So what? I'm not able to support myself to your standard? The one who once tried to date me out of pure luck?" My voice carried venom, this had been the doctor who informed me of my condition, and ever since then he'd been trying to date me; that was pretty strange.

"Tsukiko…I'm not speaking about that. Why can't you just calm yourself down enough to listen to me?"

"Listen to you! Listen to the man who is attempting to hurt me in the end?"

"That time was an accident, I didn't…know."

"Didn't know that was my student asking me for an assignment?" That silenced him, it was as if he had been a clam straining to remain open. Within my voice, poison was directed to this doctor.

"I…"

"You thought what?"

"I thought he was…hurting you!" He crossed his arms protectively, still this did not prevent me from making my next action to my choosing. I cast an all-out punch, which barely left a bruise on his cheekbone. I wanted it to break his jaw but that would have been risky. I was the one on top, my chest situated above his abdomen slightly; I had toppled from the punch I had given him. This provoked the listeners outside to come in, my face burnt with so much hate that it troubled them to see it. Quickly Uotani, alongside Kyou and Yuki restrained me from attacking him again. The boys just weakly held me, it appeared as if they would never push their bodies against me. I stopped thrashing, they wouldn't let go. Uotani's anger flashed in her eyes as she turned towards the doctor.

"What did you say to senpai?"

"Nothing. I didn't say anything to Ms. Yasu-san."

"You were arguing with her!" I could feel her anger rising at a constant pace; it wasn't good.

"Arisa-san, it is all right. We were just disagreeing on some issues, please leave and cool off." It felt as if I was pushing her away, not that I wanted to. She scanned my face for reassurance that I would remain in this room even after she left. Finally she exited and he sat back up.

"So…Toki, any doctor-like suggestions?" The venom had vanished, this time I simply offered him a slight winning expression. This created the first time, in the visit, I had mentioned his name. It was only to stop hate rising and it needed to be easier than his last comment.

"Only that you relax, you really do worry too much." He stood, rubbing the bruise as if it were a love mark. "You don't have to pay for this visit." He left the room and once the door of my apartment closed, Uotani entered once

"Senpai?"

"Uotani-san…you don't have to call me that anymore. I would rather you call me Tsukiko."

"Okay…Tsukiko-chan?" I hated the sound of 'chan', but I would bear it if that was what Uotani wanted.

"That's also okay." Uotani never left my side as the night ploughed on. In the other room Tohru Honda wouldn't leave...that only allowed for the two Sohma's to be beside her. I have disbelief that any called their guardians to ask about this.

The next morning…

Ow!…My body ached, but that was usual with my heart condition. To my left, Uotani half sat, half slept in her chair. Someone had changed my attire last night since I didn't remember being in my grayish-aquamarine nightgown. I walked quietly to change. Stepping outside of the room I found the other students, all had acted with such kindness. I would repay them for this, I would cook breakfast.

TBC…