Alright, since I didn't update this one yesterday, I'll do it tonight. Ugh, I had a very long night last night, and an even longer day. Relationships suck, that's all I have to say. Oh well, enjoy!
Kodoku Wolf: Heh, I didn't really think that part out very well. I'm saying around the 1900's. I know that's historically screwed up in many cases, but I don't suppose you could just work with it? I know, it bugs me, too, and I wish I had planned it out better. I think I might go back and eliminate the whole tv thing, so maybe that will help. Like I said, this place (wherever the hell they are) is a little behind the times, so that's why I said that cars were relatively new to them. As for the whole slavery thing, I know it was abolished a while ago, but this is fiction, I can stretch the truth a bit, right? Glad you like it, other than that one bit of confusion, thanks for reviewing! If you have a real problem with it, I guess I could switch some things around to make it more accurate, but I hope it's not a major problem!
alpha2nd: There's a psychology teacher at my school name Dr. Bauer, so that's where I got the name from. Heh, no pain, no gain! Yep, Ayumu will be reappearing in this chapter. It'll be one big party (at the hospital, of course)! You're welcome for the update, thanks for reviewing!
CeTe: I think I'm going to have Jack play a bigger role a little late on, I'm just not sure what he's going to do quite yet. Any suggestions?
Freya Kurenai: Sorry to hear about your ankle, I hate hurting my feet/ankles. I do it all the time, too. One time, I was running down my hallway, tripped over my pants, and dislocated my big toe. It all started when I broke my ankle when I was three, ever since then I've had horrible luck with my feet. So, it's no problem; I completely undertstand! Glad you liked the chappy. Thanks for reviewing, and I hope your ankle is better now!
Kazuya Arsashi: Aww, you're just being nice. Addictive, eh? Perhaps I could mass produce my fics and sell them on E-Bay...hmmmm. Thanks for all the praise, and I don't plan on stopping Trapped or Trust any time soon, so don't worry about that! As for your fics, what kind are you planning on writing? Will it be spiral? If so, what pairings are you thinking of? If you want, you can email me about it, or just stick it in your review. Either way, thanks for reviewing!
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"Here?" The question came from Jack after almost 20 minutes of silence. Kanone didn't know why, but the silence seemed very uncomfortable, and wondered why he felt uneasy around Jack; he seemed like such a good guy.
Kanone nodded, "Yeah." Kanone glanced over to see the amazed look everyone had on their face the first time they saw his place. After stopping in front of the door, Kanone turned to Jack, the uneasiness from a moment ago had completely disappeared, "Would you like to come in?"
Jack considered this, "I don't want to get in the way..."
Kanone smiled, now wondering why he had ever been uneasy, "That's ridiculous, you wouldn't be in the way at all. I just want to let a few people know that I'll be gone for the night." He explained, opening the door.
Jack smiled back, "Do you need a ride back to the hospital?"
Kanone thought about it for a second, "No, I have a friend that lives next door that can take me. He'll want to know what's happened anyway." Kanone thought out loud.
Jack nodded, "Well, if it's all the same to you, I'd rather try and get some sleep, but I will stop by the hospital tomorrow to visit and see how things went."
"Alright. Good night, Jack." Kanone said, getting out of the car.
"Good night." Jack replied, then drove off after Kanone had shut the door.
Walking up the steps to his house, Kanone sighed, thinking back to the drive over. It seemed odd that Jack didn't talk the entire time except to ask for directions, "Perhaps he was just tired." Kanone told himself, "I'm sure I'm overreacting." The whole night had been a bit surreal, and Kanone was a bit tired himself.Kanone shook off all those thoughts as he opened his front door. He walked into his living room to see a figure sleeping on the couch, "Jeremy?" Kanone asked, slightly amused.
The small boy woke up at the sound of Kanone's voice, "Kanone?" He asked, sleepily.
Kanone sat down beside him, and brushed some hair out of his face, "Why are you down here, instead of up in bed?"
"I was trying to wait up for you." Jeremy confessed, "I got worried when you weren't here for dinner. Eyes, too."
Kanone smiled at the boy, "I'm sorry, I should have told someone we were going out. Callia knew, but I never told her to tell you all. What did you do for dinner?"
"Callia made dinner tonight, she's a great cook." Jeremy informed Kanone.
"Really?" He asked, interested; he might have to pursue this at a later date.
Jeremy nodded, "So...where have you been, and where is Eyes?" He asked, looking around to make sure he hadn't the silver haried boy.
Kanone sighed, "It's nothing that you need to worry yourself with. Eyes will be fine, but I do have to leave for tonight. I'll be back in the morning."
Jeremy nodded, a bit sadly, "Okay. Well, tell Eyes I hope he feels better."
Kanone nodded, then paused, "How did you know he was sick?"
"Well, you said he would be fine, which means he isn't fine right now. Usually, when people say that someone will be alright, it means they're sick." Jeremy explained.
Kanone smiled at the younger one, "I'm very impressed that you figured that out from what I said." Kanone said. He didn't think it was all that amazing for someone like him to figure it out, but for Jeremy to get that; Kanone was definitely amazed.
"Really?" Jeremy asked, confused, "It was kind of easy to figure out..."
Kanone laughed, which immediately brightened Jeremy's face, he loved to hear the older boy laugh, "Perhaps I haven't been giving you enough credit." Kanone told him, picking him up bridal style, "You ready for bed?"
Jeremy nodded, and swung his arms around Kanone's neck, resting his head on the available shoulder. Soon enough, Kanone was laying Jeremy down into one of the empty beds in the almost-crowded room. The former tried to be quiet as he opened the door, and walked across the floor, so he didn't wake anyone up, "Good night." He whispered as Kanone pulled the covers over him.
Kanone smiled as he gently kissed Jeremy's forehead, "Good night." He whispered back before exiting the large room, and heading towards the spare bedrooms. He knocked on the one that he knew as Callia's, and entered when she said to.
When Callia saw Kanone enter the room, she jumped out of bed, "Where's Eyes?" She asked, worried that the boy was alone.
"I had to take him to the hospital earlier." Kanone explained.
"He had another attack?" Callia concluded, looking to the boy.
Kanone nodded, "There's something else, too..." He trailed off. He really didn't want to be the one to tell her what had happened to the boy, but didn't think that Eyes should be left up to the job.
"What?" She asked, sensing that her son being in the hospital wasn't the worst news Kanone had to give her. Seeing that the boy wasn't going to be forthcoming with the information, she tried to change the subject a little, "What triggered it?"
Of course, that something else was what triggered it, so Kanone was screwed. He'd known he'd have to tell her eventually, but that was so easier said than done. Kanone sighed, might as well get it over with, "Eyes was raped." He told her, his voice barely a whisper.
"What? But...how?" She asked, dumbfounded. then, realizing that was a stupid question, she rephrased it, "Where were you? You were supposed to be with him!" She yelled, her fear and concern for Eyes turning into hatred aimed at Kanone.
"I know." He said, looking away from the betrayed face of the boy's mother, "He just went to the bathroom for a couple minutes. I wanted to go with him, but he convinced me that he'd be fine."
"Don't you dare try to pin the blame on him!" Callia said, glaring daggers at the boy in front of her.
"I'm not." Kanone said weakly, his own guilt getting the best of him. He had promsied Eyes many times that nothing could hurt him while Kanone was there, that he'd be safe. Tonight had proved that statement wrong, and Kanone had failed Eyes miserably. He looked up to Callia, "I'm heading back to the hospital, I take it you want to come?"
Callia nodded, "I obviously can't trust him with you, of course I'm coming." Her words were harsh, and they hurt, but Kanone knew that he deserved them.
He simply nodded, "I'm going to ask Ayumu to take us." He informed her, then turned to leave. Callia followed shortly after, walking with him over to Ayumu and Kiyotaka's place.
Kanone was a bit hesitant about waking the older brother up in trying to get the younger one, but really had no choice. If he couldn't get Ayumu, then his only other alternative would be to walk to the hospital. That would take way too long, seeing as how it was a 20 minute drive. That didn't sound like a lot, but Kanone knew from experience that it was a very long distance. Finally knocking on the door, Kanone waited until it opened. On the other side, a very tired Ayumu glared at him, "Kanone? Do you have any idea what time it is? I have to be up in 5 hours, and I just got to bed."
Kanone smirked, Ayumu was always cranky when he got tired, "I'm sorry, but this is a bit of an emergency. I need you to take us somewhere."
Ayumu sighed, "Kanone, why in the world won't you buy your own car? I know you've got the money, so what's the problem?"
"No problem, I just haven't gotten around to it. That's not the point, anyway. Get dressed, we have to get there as soon as possible."
"Get where, exactly?" Ayumu questioned him, only wanting to go back to bed.
"The hospital." Kanone informed him.
"Huh? Who's in the hospital?" Ayumu asked, completely oblivious of everything that had been going on.
Kanone then realized that he hadn't told Ayumu about anything going on with Eyes, "It's Eyes." This got Ayumu's attention, "I'll explain on the way." Kanone told him, and waited for Ayumu to do something.
Realizing that he still needed to at least put on a shirt, Ayumu raced back inside. The brown haired boy returned a moment later, fully clothed, "Alright, let's go." The three got in the car, and Ayumu turned his attention to Callia, "Who is this, Kanone?"
Said boy smirked, Ayumu was really out of the loop, "This is Callia, she's Eyes' mother."
Ayumu's eyes widened a bit at this information, but kept his cool for the most part, "It's nice to meet you, Callia. I'm Ayumu Narumi."
"Hello." She said, not interested in meeting any of Kanone's friends right now. Then the name regitered, "Wait...Narumi? Kiyotaka's brother?" She looked to Ayumu from the backseat.
Ayumu nodded, "Yeah, he's my older brother. Do you know him?"
Callia glared, "Kanone told me about him." She said. Of course, Kanone had told her about Kiyotaka when she liked Kanone, and had a bad impression of Kiyotaka from the beginning since she viewed him as someone trying to take away Eyes' happiness, which he was.
Ayumu nodded, understandingly, then glanced to Kanone, who was sitting next to him in the passanger's seat, "So, what happened to Eyes?"
Kanone sighed, he didn't feel like explaining the whole thing, but figured Ayumu deserved to know at least that much, "Eyes is sick." He began, smirking at how much of an understatement that was, "Have you ever heard of mesothelioma?"
Ayumu nodded, "Yeah, I've been on a couple of crime scenes where that was a problem with some of the workers. It's pretty common around here because of all the construction that's been going on. Wait, so Eyes has it?"
Kanone nodded, "That's what his doctor said. She said that we could more than likely stop it from spreading through surgery. He has these attacks of a sort, which is how I found out about it. He had another one earlier tonight, and I had to take him to the hospital."
"How did you get there earlier?" Ayumu asked, confused.
"We were at that new club, and someone there gave us a ride." Kanone explained.
"You just got in a car with a stranger?" Callia asked, sounding very motherly, and very pissed at Kanone's ignorance.
"It wasn't like he could have tried anything while I was there with him." Kanone shot back, "And I didn't have much of a choice; we walked there, and I couldn't just ignore it."
Callia sighed, and Ayumu glanced to Kanone again, "So this guy gave you a ride here and then left?"
Kanone nodded, "He offered to stay, but he said he was tired, so I let him go. He told me he would stop by tomorrow sometime to see how the surgery went."
"Surgery?" Callia asked, "He's in surgery now?"
Kanone nodded, "Yes. I didn't want to wait until tomorrow morning in case something happened, so I told them I wanted it done tonight. We'll be there before he gets out, it'll probably take a while." Callia sighed again, this time in defeat. She probably shouldn't be so hard on Kanone, he had done so much for both her and Eyes, and it wasn't like he wanted for this to happen or let it happen. He didn't know, and it wasn't really his fault. Sure, he let Eyes go off alone, but it was only to the bathroom. Still, she couldn't help but be angry, though she was beginning to think it was mostly at herself for not being there.
A few minutes later, Ayumu pulled into the hospital's parking lot, and parked the car. Callia was out first, but had to wait for Kanone since he was the only one who knew where Eyes' room was. The three hurried into the large building, and right past the receptionist's desk. The girl recognized Kanone from earlier, and simply smiled at the three as they passed. They made their way into Eyes' room, where Dr. Bauer was waiting, "Where's Eyes?" Kanone asked, seeing the look on the doctor's face. He didn't have a good feeling about this.
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Yay, I'm back to my long chapter writing self! At least I think this is long enough, I hope so! Anyway, it only took me about 5 hours. I had a lot of interruptions, though, so maybe only 2 1/2 or 3 hours. I really don't know what takes me so long...it's ridiculous, does it take everyone else this long to type their chapters up? Sorry I didn't update this yesterday, but Trust just seemed more interesting. Hopefully, on Monday and Tuesday I'll be able to devote some actual time to my fics. Ugh...I have to say it again, relationships suck! What do you do when you're in love with your best friend, and know they will never feel the same way? Absolutely nothing! At least, that's what I'm doing. Sorry, I had to rant a little about that, this problem has been bugging me more and more every day, I really need to do something about it. Anyway, reivew!
