Fate Shall Hand Me Roses

chapter 3:Naïvety

A/N: Sorry guys I haven't updated as fast as i did chapter 2 but school is a drag and tends to create a wall between me and the computer. -.-;

Osaka: A real wall?

Itena: No, of course not.

Osaka: Well, why not?

Itena: -.-; Oh lordy.

The paramedic shook his head sadly as the ambulance drove away from the large mansion and through the large, dark green gates. He turned to the patient, wincing as she writhed in pain, clutching onto the sheet. No matter how many times he's seen it, which meant about at least fifteen times now, he would feel great sympathy every time. Nevertheless, he always tried to cheer them up. He said, "Don't worry, I'm sure everything's gonna be fine." Not expecting an answer, he nearly jumped when the patient smiled and replied.

"I'm not that naïve you know. You have no idea about this illness."

The paramedic looked down guiltily. His eyes showed the want to help, but the helplessness could be seen as well.

Yomi nodded in understanding, yet she knew that assuring her wasn't going to help. For some reason though, she wasn't scared of death, even though she knew she should be. Instead, Yomi was scared of something else. Something that she had a taste of a few minutes ago. For when the ambulance drove off, she had heard sobbing. But new pain made her mind stop thinking and she turned to the darkness in her head.

Chiyo-chan clung onto Sakaki, sobbing hard, who stroked her head while holding her on her lap, comforting her even as beads of salty tears sprung from her own eyes. Tomo just stood there in the direction the ambulance drove off, too shocked to think. Yukari seemed to be confused, wondering how she should react to this, with Nyamo covering her mouth with her hand, sobbing quietly to herself. Kagura vwas sobbing almost as much as Chiyo-chan was. Even Osaka seemed to show strong emotions, rather than her usual blank face.

Mamoru stood there, hair covering his eyes. He then dropped to the ground and did the manly ritual of punching the ground with his fist, cursing as tears sprung from his eyes. He didn't know why those words hurt him so easily, breaking him so easily, making him act irrationally. He was acting like a child and he knew it, but at that time he really didn't care.

When everyone seemed to calm down a bit, they subconciously walked slowly towards the cars and drove towards the hospital. Each had a solemn face, looking as if no one has seen the light of day.

Yomi woke up to find herself in a white room with pale, blue curtains around the white comfy bed she was laying in, with everyone looking anxiously at her. Mamoru held her hand, looking especially anxious. She didn't notice the many scratches on his right fist. Yomi smiled, squeezing back his hand in comfort. "Mamoru-kun," was all she could say.

Mamoru smiled in relief, only for his eyes to widen, scared, horrified as red liquid seeped through the white sheets, soaking the white bed. It was only when Yomi saw her own blood that she realized the pain, and howled, snatching her back. Several other screams could be heard throughout the rooms of the hospital. Mamoru quickly looked at Yomi's back and saw in horror four large cuts cuts on her back, as if a giant saber tooth tiger had attacked her with full force.

Kagura, who had been closest to the wall, quickly pulled off the nurse-call from the wall(A/N:I don't know what the name for that button is nn;;) and pressed it, but they found that it was unnecessary. Doctors and nurses came quickly into the room. Yomi's bed was at the back left corner of the room, so they expected it to take a little longer for them to thelp her, but a nurse came swiftly to her, closing the curtains so that everyone had to wait outside, but Mamoru refused to leave.

"You'll not only be in the way, but you're also a guy," argued the young nurse while she tended her patient.

"I'm her boyfriend!" he argued.

"You need to be her husband."

"Well...I was going to be...if she accepts..."

Yomi's eyes widened, ignoring the pain as she reacted to what Mamoru just said. 'He, he was gonna?...'

Mamoru couldn't hold it. He had been keeping it in for a while, but no longer would he wait for the right moment.

"I know this is the worst time and place, but Yomi, I need you...

...and so I ask you to accept me...

...and stay by my side...

...for all eternity."

Yomi's eyes widened further than she thought possible. She replied softly, tears of sheer joy rolling down her face," You don't know how long I was waiting for that." Mamoru took out a small black box and opened it to where Yomi could see a beautifully simple gold ring, and engraved on it were the words, "My Rose". Carefully he slid it on her finger. Yomi couldn't hold the overwhelming emotions rolling through her. She reacted in wrapping her arms around him and locking lips with a force that most sick could not manage. It was the force of her emotions, rolling, crashing on those lips, for Mamoru to swallow. He could feel her love, her joy, her sadness, her fatigue. All in one sweeping kiss that he couldn't pull away from. He didn't want to pull away from it. Yet he did, for he knew Yomi wouldn't be able to take the position longer.

The whole time the nurse looked flabbergasted with her face burning at the scene before her, gawking. When she wasn't so shocked, she coughed once and started to tend to Yomi's wounds again, muttering to herself about how she's seen everything. Everybody stared at the curtains, blinking at what they had just heard. They would have been congratulating Yomi and Mamoru, if it had been the right time and place. But as Mamoru had said, this was the worst situation for something like that.

The clock showed 5:00 pm, and a nurse came to them. "It's 5:00. Visiting hours are over."

Everybody turned to Yomi. "Is it fine for us to leave?" said Mamoru.

Yomi nodded, smiling warmly. "Don't worry Mamoru-kun, I'll be fine. You guys can go home and rest. I'm sure you guys want to enjoy the rest of the day, right?"

Everyone nodded, though they truly just wanted to stay. Mamoru wished he could stay by her side for as long as he lives, but he knew he couldn't. Instead he nodded as well. "Okay then, I'll come tomorrow too." Everyone nodded in agreement.

"You take care of yourself alright Koyomi?" said Nyamo.

"Yeah sleep and get better Yomi-chan," said Kagura energetically.

Yomi nodded, a tired look on her face. Kagura was right, she needed sleep. And so as everyone parted, sleep immediately took over her, and her eyes closed.

Yomi stood there, pitch black wrapping around her. She could hear the screams of several people, but she didn't see them. A dark presence surrounded her. Engulfing her, choking her. She tried to scream but no words came out. Nothing. She felt helpless, lost.

The dark presence formed into a more solid being, a man in a black cloak, a hood covering his face. Claw like fingers wrapped around her neck. A shiver ran down her spine as she tried to pull away from his grasp, but instead she felt a quick, sharp pain as he sliced a small cut on her left cheek. "It is futile. You cannot escape. I. Will. Kill. You. And there's nothing you can do about it." A smirk rose on his face.

Her voice started working. A shrill scream could be heard throughout the black void.

Yomi's eyes fluttered open. She felt a new bandage on her left cheek and realized that it hurt. A nurse stood before her, frowning as she wrote something on her clipboard. The nurse turned towards her, realizing she was awake, and therefore smiled. "Hello there, did you have a nice rest?"

Yomi looked at the nurse, asking, "How long have I been asleep?"

"About two days."she said," What happened when you were sleeping? You have a cut on your cheek."

Yomi frowned. "It was...dark...pitch black. There was a dark figure, it told me I couldn't escape. It slashed at me on the cheek." The nurse frowned and wrote more on the clipboard.

"That's what the other patients said as well."

Yomi heard familiar footsteps. She smiled as Tomo and Mamoru-kun came to her. Tomo came with a wide and energetic grin. "Oi Yomi you're finally awake! We were worried you had, like, a coma or somethin'!" she said loudly, though not as loud as normal, since she didn't want the nurse mad at her.

Mamoru looked a bit tired from worrying these past few days, but smiled cheerfully saying, "Good morning, thank goodness you're awake." And kissing her on the cheek, only to notice the bandage. His brow furrowed. " How did this happen?"

Yomi shook her head. "Nothing happened, Mamoru-kun." The nurse frowned. She then informed Mamoru of the situation, ignoring Yomi, who kept insisting that she didn't need to worry him. 'I don't want to see that frown,' she thought, 'I want to see him smile.'

Mamoru and Tomo-chan's visit was a very quiet one. They merely stayed by her side, since no words could be found. Not even Tomo could think of anything, which was unlike her mischevious nature. They ended up bidding farewell with hardly a word, for Yomi had come with a fever once again. Mamoru looked at her one last time, then waved goodbye, telling her to get better soon. As he exited the large building, he made an oath to him self, fist's clenched.

" No matter what, I will find the cure...

...and protect her...

...for all eternity...

...and beyond."

A/N: hey ppls, i just noticed that there is a Mamoru in Sailor Moon. Let's be sure that the Mamoru in here is NOT the sailor moon one. (though the descriptions are similair) And, if you look closely in episode 6, when they're square dancing, you can see Yomi dancing with someone with slightly spiked, black, and short hair. I was watching that and I realized that could be him!

Talking Corner:

Yomi: What are you doing? Making me suffer. You'll hear from my lawyer for this.

Itena: You don't have one.

Yomi: And what makes you so sure?

Itena: I control you. So, if you sue me, I'll make you fat.

Yomi: You wouldn't!

Itena: Oh yes I would.

Yomi: Wait, aren't I fat already?

Itena: Your standards are WAY too high.

Yomi: Not really.

Itena: Pretty soon you'll be anorexic.

Yomi: ...