Chapter 2- 144C
"Will he be alright?" Kira asked the paramedic who was hurriedly putting Rei in the back of the ambulance. The man did not answer but rushed inside and shut the door. In a second the ambulance was speeding down the street, leaving kira in the road alone.
The next thing she could remember was Harumi driving her to the hospital. She must have called her. They rushed into the hospital and asked to see Rei.
"I'm sorry," the nurse said, "I don't know who you're talking about."
"He was just rushed in!" Harumi shouted and slammed her fist an inch away from the nurse's nose, "blonde hair…kinda long. JUST HIT BY A CAR!?"
"Well that young man is in surgery right now. I can't let you see him." The nurse responded, a bit shaken.
"Don't tell me we can't see…!" Harumi began to shout, but stopped to hear Kira sobbing.
"No Harumi! We'll wait here…Rei will come out…he'll be okay…he will…HE WILL!" Kira cried.
"Okay Kira, it's okay. He will be okay." Harumi said softly. Tears were forming in her own eyes.
"You can sit in the lobby if you want, but his surgery will take hours."
"We know where we can sit." Harumi growled at the nurse as she walked Kira to a chair and sat down beside her.
They must have fallen asleep, for when they woke up the sun was shining and they were both on a separate bed in the same white room. There was a small bathroom, a sink, and one nightstand, beside that were tubes and different types of bags and gloves.
"Ugh." Harumi moaned, "where are we?"
Kira just lay there looking out the window.
A doctor walked in. He had brown hair with a streak of white. He was rather tall and had calming hazel eyes. Kira turned to look at him. He was sweating a bit, she observed. And his hands looked soft and white, like they were just inside a plastic glove. Then she noticed his ID tag; he was a surgeon.
"I'm doctor Matloft." He said as he crossed the room to Kira, "we had to close the lobby so I brought you to this room.
"I don't remember this." Harumi mentioned.
"No I imagine not. We carried you. You both must have been in a very deep sleep."
"Where's Rei." Kira asked weakly.
"He's actually going to be okay, amazingly. That car must have hit him at high speeds. That man is lucky to be alive." Dr. Matloft turned to Kira, "And you must be Hakari. He said your name a few times."
"No, I'm Kira. We don't know a Hakari."
"oh, So you are Kira. I believe he called out your name once. He was beaten up but surprisingly he could still talk after the surgery. I think you can see him now." Dr. Maloft paused, "Who…who is Rei…The young man mentioned him also quite often in a very bitter, yet, somewhat longing manner. I was just wondering if maybe he would want to see him."
"HE is Rei." Harumi said.
"Oh, then our records must be wrong.'' He said distantly.
"Well what did your records say?" Kira asked.
"They said his first name was Sei."
"Where would they get that?" Harumi asked angrily.
"His blood records…and medical history…I'm sure they were wrong."
"Damn right they were wrong." Harumi said.
"He's in room 144C." Matloft said gently as he left.
" Why would Rei call for a HakarI?" Harumi asked.
"That's the same name he called the girl at the ice cream shop…"Kira answered, deep in thought.
"Oh…"
Harumi and Kira went to the room. Rei was hooked up to machines and bandaged almost everywhere.
"Rei?" Kira whimpered.
"Kira?" Rei asked softly.
"Rei!" She ran to him an hugged him, "where did you go? I was so worried!" She cried.
"You are so much like me. Yet so different now." He said more to himself.
"Rei?" Kira asked again.
"He may still be deluded from the drugs." Harumi reminded her.
"He was so beautiful. They said we looked a like but he was so much more beautiful. They just couldn't see that." Rei continued.
"Sei?" kira asked.
"No, Sei was not beautiful. He was too soft; too confused; too different things living inside one. Trying to merge but…they couldn't…"
"Rei. Stop now, okay? You're okay. We can go home soon." Kira said comfortingly.
"Rei is dead…yet, he's right here…Go figure." Rei let out a soft laugh. Then winced in pain. "haha, Rei…go figure."
