The EMTs immediately took Momo into the ambulance and asked who, if anyone was coming with; Ryou said he would go with.
They arrived at the hospital about twenty minutes later and they took Momo back into X-Ray right away; and told Ryou to stay in the waiting room until they called.
When Ichigo, her parents and Kish arrived five or so minutes Ryou had just got on his phone…panicking.
"Hello?" The person on the other end of the phone asked.
"Keiichiro, its Ryou." Ryou said panicked.
"Ryou, what's wrong? Are you ok? You sound upset or something." Keiichiro said right away.
"No, I'm not ok; Momo's in the hospital. She started coughing up blood and then just blacked out for no reason. We were at Ichigo's; her parents called an ambulance for her. And then Ichigo's dad called her parents to let them know what was going on. And you know what they told him? They told them not to call an ambulance; call them back and tell them they weren't needed. So then Mr. Momomiya called the police." Ryou exclaimed over the phone.
"Does he like Momo?" Sakura asked looking at her daughter.
"Yes, very much…" Ichigo responded.
"It's very obvious. Does she like him as well?" Shintaro asked.
"Yes. But it's not very obvious to her; she doesn't really see it. And I don't think he sees that she likes him either…" Ichigo said softly, her eyes red and puffy from crying.
"Wow…I can't believe that happened to her. Do you need me to do anything?" Keiichiro asked on the other end.
"Yes, can you make it to the hospital?" Ryou asked Keiichiro.
"Something you don't want to explain over the phone? There's something you don't want others to hear?" Keiichiro asked.
"Yes, that's correct. Oh, and Keiichiro; bring those papers with…" Ryou replied.
"Ok, I'll be over as soon as I can. Bye." Keiichiro replied.
"Ok. See you soon. Bye." Ryou said hanging up.
"Do you think she'll be ok?" Ichigo asked leaning between her dad and Kish.
"I'm sure she'll be ok." Ryou, Shintaro and Kish all said at the same time. All three meant to comfort Ichigo, but Ryou was just as worried and now Shintaro was glaring at Kish.
Keiichiro arrived fifteen minutes later with the papers Ryou asked him to bring.
"Why did you ask me to bring these?" Keiichiro asked Ryou right away.
"Just a feeling; I have a feeling we're going to need them." Was all Ryou had said.
Two Hours Later:
Ichigo had fallen asleep with her head on Kish's shoulder.
Now normally at this point Kish would be smiling; however, Ichigo's father glaring at him made him nervous.
"Shintaro, knock it off; you're scaring the poor guy. If this is who Ichigo chooses then I support her…as should you. Kish is a really good kid." Sakura said over her book she had brought while they all sat in the waiting room.
There was no sign of Momo's parents; they haven't even called.
"Shirogane, Ryou?" A nurse asked coming through the large doors…waking Ichigo
"Yes, that's me." Ryou said getting up and headed towards her.
Ten Minutes Later:
"Keiichiro, could you come here please? And bring those papers; we need them." Ryou said urgently calling Keiichiro over.
"What do you thinks going on?" Sakura and Ichigo asked looking at Shintaro.
"Why do you ask me? I don't know…" Shintaro said annoyed; it was nearing ten at night and he was getting hungry. He had to work late so he didn't get any dinner yet; so he was becoming a little cranky.
"We were just asking. If you're that hungry, go get something from the vending machine over there." Sakura said handing him some money.
"There's a vending machine here?" Shintaro asked shocked as he got up and walked over to the "promised land."
"Your father…" Sakura sighed.
"Damn…I have to go for now Kitten; Pie's calling." Kish said kissing Ichigo real quick on the cheek before her father saw.
"Ok…" Ichigo said softly as he orbed away.
Just then Momo's parents arrived.
"Where is she? Where is our daughter?" Her parents asked right away; they sounded pissed.
"She just got out of surgery." Ryou said walking back to the waiting area along with Keiichiro, Shintaro; a few cops were waiting by the check-in desk.
"And why was she in surgery? We specifically said we didn't want her coming to a hospital." Her father said enraged while her mother stood there shaking.
"Why don't you tell us why?" Ryou said equally as pissed.
"That's none of your damn business." Her father said still visibly pissed.
"And neither is Momo anymore." Ryou replied calmly.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Her mother asked confused…just as confused as everyone else in the room except for Keiichiro.
"She was removed from your custody via emergency; Keiichiro here now has custody of her." Ryou said calmly.
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Momo's parents screamed.
"Actually, we gave them permission." A doctor and cop said walking up to them.
"And with that…Mr. and Mrs. Mikasa, you two are under arrest for child abuse, neglect and endangerment. You have the right to remain silent; anything you say can be used against you in a court of law…" The police officer said reading off their rights as two other police officers cuffed them and took them out of the building.
"Ryou, what's going on?" Ichigo was the first to ask.
"Turns Momo's parents were severely abusing her. Doctors said she had severe bruising all over her stomach, back and upper arms. There are also signs of sexual abuse and worse of all…why she ended up in the hospital; there were mass amounts of meth and cocaine in her stomach. According to doctors it was all hidden in her food; so she was ingesting drugs without her knowledge." Ryou said frustrated.
"Is she going to be ok?" Ichigo and Sakura asked right away.
"She should be fine. Doctors just got surgery done and got it all out of her; but…some at least two or three of the bags ripped open and got in her system. That being said, that's why she collapsed and had all those problems. Doctors are going to be keeping her for the next few days while she detoxes, to make sure there are no other problems and just to keep an eye on her." Keiichiro explained sighing every now and then.
"Can we see her?" Ichigo asked right away as Kish came back.
"What's going on?" Kish asked right away sensing something was up.
"Momo's parents were drugging her." Ichigo said right away becoming emotional as she just started crying into Kish's shocked embrace while Sakura rubbed her back and Shintaro stood in the background glaring at Kish.
"What did this Pie want?" Shintaro asked getting everyone's attentions.
"Just some moving plans…" Kish said simply as he pushed Ichigo away.
"I think your dad would like it if he could comfort you." Kish said simply as he gently guided Ichigo to her shocked father.
"Anyways, can we see her?" Ichigo asked again as she hugged her father.
"Not tonight. The doctors say that only Keiichiro and I should be there so that we can ease her into the fact that her parents were arrested, what they were arrested for and that she'll be in the care of Keiichiro from now on…" Ryou said looking at Ichigo.
"Plus it's getting really late; and you can always come by tomorrow after everything's calmed down." Keiichiro said politely…as always.
"…Ok…" Ichigo said slowly as she let go of her father.
"You'll tell her I wish her to get better soon?" Ichigo asked looking at Ryou.
"Yes, I will tell her." Ryou said simply.
"And you'll tell her how you really feel about her?" Ichigo asked shocking Ryou.
"Wha-what are you talking about?" Ryou asked shocked.
"Oh come on Ryou; we all know how you feel about her. It's not that hard to figure out." Ichigo said looking at Ryou.
"Is it that obvious?" Ryou asked still shocked.
"Uh duh! Even Tart and the monkey girl can tell." Kish said crossing his arms causing Ryou to blush a little.
"Anyways, come on Ichigo, let's get you home and to bed; we could all use some sleep." Sakura said to her daughter.
"Ok…" Ichigo said softly as she gave Ryou and Keiichiro quick hugs and then gave Kish a long hug before she headed home with her parents.
"So…she really was in trouble?" Kish asked looking at Ryou and Keiichiro.
"Oh yeah…big trouble; severe danger actually." Ryou sighed while Keiichiro stood there shaking his head while running his hand though his hair.
"Well, I'm going to head out I guess. I'll see you around; tell "Mini Kitten" to get well soon." Kish said about to orb away.
"Ok Kish, before you leave…" Ryou said stopping Kish.
"Yeah, what is it?" Kish asked confused; why would Ryou be stopping him.
"When you go to visit Ichigo again tonight…I would highly recommend waiting for her parents to be asleep. Or at least her father." Ryou warned.
"Right…thanks…" Kish said thanking Ryou; he honestly hadn't about Ichigo's father; he just wanted to see Ichigo. However, if he just all of the sudden showed up in the middle of the night while her father was still awake; that could end badly.
Kish then orbed away.
"That was nice of you…to warn him of Ichigo's father. I didn't think you liked him." Keiichiro said as they started to head towards Momo's room.
"I didn't…but he's not that bad of a guy; I've recently come to realize that…" Ryou sighed as they made it to Momo's room…