Title: Collide
Chapter One: A Midnight Phone Call
Pairings: Tatsuki/Kotarou
Summary: When Tatsuki is involved in a car accident, a concussion alters his powers to the point where he sees five minutes into the future. How will this new power change his outlook on life and his feelings toward Kotarou?
The sun had set an hour ago, leaving the once bright blue sky covered in a thick raven blanket of a starry night. Oohira Tatsuki had been driving along the cliff side of the Momina mountain when the accident happened.
Kotarou let out a refreshed breath as he stepped out of the upstairs bathroom clad in his new emerald green pajama bottoms and matching forest green, short-sleeved shirt. 'Man, do I feel great,' he thought as he stretched out his body, toes curling as a wonderful wave of cool air washed over his shower heated body.
With a slight bounce to his step, he made his way down the hall and towards his bedroom, stopping just a few feet before it. His bright eyes glanced back down the hall at the closed door of Tatsuki's room. 'Grandpa said Tatsuki would becoming home today, but still...' a frown briefly grazed his lips before he shook his head in an effort to be rid of his troubling thoughts. Without a second way-ward thought he entered his room, closing the door behind him.
It was around midnight when Kotarou shot up in bed, silent tears pouring down his reddened cheeks. He clutched at his chest as he felt his rapidly beating heart pumping his nightmare heated blood through his body. His gaze shifted across the room, wildly and unseeing. In his mind, Tatsuki's pained voice whimpered his childhood nickname, before fading into an eerily quiet silence.
'...Kota'
Kotarou gave a sigh of defeat as he sat up in bed. He'd tried going back to sleep but every time he dozed off Tatsuki's voice would call for him and he would be forced back into reality.
With a sigh of resignation, he left his bed, moving across the room and slowly opened the door. Taking a careful look down the hall, he slipped out the door and headed towards Tatsuki's room.
'Why am I doing this?' He placed a hesitant hand on the cool metal of the door knob.
"This is stupid." Releasing the knob he turned to make his way back, only to stop dead as the loud ring of the downstairs hall phone made him 'eep' and jump about three feet in surprise.
Plastering himself against the wall near the stairs, he heard a soft shuffle as Grandpa Oohira moved to answer the phone. 'I swear if its Yuuto, I'll kill the insensitive bastard for waking grandpa.'
"Oohira residence," answered Grandpa Oohira.
"I'm sorry to disturb you at such a late hour, sir, but I'm calling from the Momina County Hospital. I regret to inform you that your grandson - Tatsuki Oohira, has been involved in a car accident." The monotone voice of the hospital desk clerk was loud in the quiet household.