Tsuna had a doctor's appointment that day. Reborn picked him up before lunch ended and the two left. Tsuna was vibrating with excitement as this was the appointment where he would be told if he could talk again. He missed talking. It was probably not that vital but he was lazy and the act of learning sign language was exhausting to him. He could talk well with it but he would rather just use his voice.

The appointment itself was straight to the point. They did some tests and a general checkup before he was finally given a verdict. The doctor was monotone and apathetic, giving Tsuna the good news that, with some vocal therapy, he'd be able to regain a majority of his vocal range back. Tsuna was ecstatic and even Reborn seemed mildly happy at this fact. He didn't do much except smirk but Tsuna didn't care, he knew that Reborn would say something later.

Everybody was mulling about when the two walked back on campus. A lot of people stopped Reborn to talk. Tsuna just wanted to go back to their dorm so he stepped through the crowd after signing that he was going ahead. Reborn nodded, slightly disappointed. He was hoping Tsuna would stick around so it was an excuse to leave but he was now trapped to talk to these people without somebody to suffer with him.

Tsuna walked through the halls on his own after that. Yamamoto was still in a class probably. They had a test. Tsuna didn't have to do it though since he was going to the doctors. He'd just have an assignment to complete instead of doing the test. He tried to ignore the weight in his chest. He felt lonely walking through the halls. It reminded him of the years he had nobody to walk with or talk to. Everybody steered clear so that they wouldn't get caught being bullied too or just had no interest in talking to him. He couldn't blame them as he wasn't that interesting.

Back in his dorm, Tsuna flopped onto his bed. He was so tired. He didn't get why he was tired though as he slept almost the entire night. He was hoping he could take a nap but he only managed to doze off and on. By the time he had almost gotten into a deeper sleep, he woke up from somebody talking.

It was Reborn's voice. Tsuna sat up, rubbing his eye. He meant to go out and greet Reborn but he realized that Reborn was speaking heatedly. He wasn't speaking Japanese, Tsuna knew that. He was on the phone most likely since Tsuna couldn't hear any reponse to what Reborn was saying.

Tsuna sighed, pulling his phone towards him. He had a habit of poking around different wikipedia articles when he was board. He wasn't sure how he picked it up but he started doing it when he was stuck on bed rest. He tapped along the case of his phone as he kept reading, liking the idle noise to make up for the silence. Reborn had stopped talking and seemed to be pacing. Tsuna was kind of concerned about what he was even talking about.

He rubbed at his chest a little as he shifted, moving down farther underneath his blanket. He tried to ignore the painful knot he had. He wasn't sure if that was the pain he always had or if it was something different.

Reborn swept into his room a little bit later. He was so silent that when he started saying something, Tsuna jerk in surprise and almost dropped his phone. It bounced harmlessly onto the bed next to him and Tsuna shot up, looking at Reborn questioningly.

"You haven't eaten all day." Reborn said. He was in the doorway, looking in at Tsuna piercingly. "Eat something now before I force it down your throat."

Tsuna made a face at Reborn, getting up, and walking towards the kitchen. He forgot he hadn't had anything and felt embarrassed he actually didn't realize how hungry he was. He started pulling out some stuff to make a sandwich immediately, wanting to make the sandwich as fast as possible. Reborn watched critically, making sure Tsuna didn't knock anything over or trip over nothing like he usually did.

Reborn looked away, towards the hall with the door, when he heard somebody knocking. He left to answer it, Tsuna glancing over curiously. He coughed again into his shoulder and continued making his food. He rubbed over his heart to ease the pain flaring but it was like that small action caused the floodgates to open as his entire chest convulsed.

Before he knew it, the tightness was back; and it was worse than before. His breathing came in gasps, pins and needles running down the length of his arms. He tried to breathe out and calm down but it made everything worse; everything burned and even trying to breathe less hurt as everything constricted more. He felt like he was drowning in air.

His lungs seized up again, worse this time, and he slipped to the ground. He caught himself on the counter, trying to holding himself steady as he wheezed but his vision got fuzzy around the edges, making him feel dizzy. He clenched a hand into the fabric of his shirt as his chest tightened again. He coughed into his hand and it came out harsher than what should be natural or good for his throat. He remembered idly wondering if this was going to affect his throat in any way.

He felt somebody prying his hand off of the edge of the counter but he was too dazed to focus. He was pulled against somebody's chest, breathing in the scent of grass and the manufactured 'outdoors' scent detergent had. He had no idea who was holding him up, holding his back straight and getting him to breathe in his inhaler. He just griped whatever he could as he tried to remember how he had to breathe.

Somebody was rubbing his back slowly, and it was something he could concentrate on. His breathing came clearer and he realized it was Reborn holding him up. He wasn't sure who else he had expected, really. But the small relief didn't last as he was wheezing and coughing again. It felt worse, more intense, this time though. He tried to move his arms to sign something but they were like blocks of concrete. Too heavy and hard to move.

Tsuna wasn't sure how long the cycle of relief then pain worse than he could explain went on. But he felt himself becoming light headed and he knew he was going to pass out soon. He had heard Reborn talking to somebody but only later did he realize it was staff. He was just confused as he was being put onto a bed and rolled down the hall.

He had no idea where he was, what was happening, or why it was happening. Tsuna was pretty sure he had passed out a couple times, waking up to something being poked into his arm, something being strapped to his face. He couldn't keep up with what was happening. All he could really feel was how much pain he was in as it felt like his chest was trying to cave in on itself. Everytime he breathed in, it felt like drinking fire. Breathing out was slightly better as there was less burning and it felt more like he had pins poking his esophagus.

There was always somebody beside him too. They were wiping his forehead, pushing his hair back, talking to him in a syrupy voice that just made him feel like he was five. He didn't like whoever was doing it. They were too condescending, like they were trying too hard to be nice.

Soon, all the doctors left him, mild sedation kicking in as he felt his limbs grow heavy and his eyes itch in their attempt to stay open. The nurse beside him, a friendly-faced younger woman, gave one final wipe off of his forehead before she too left.

Then it was just him. He wasn't sure why he wanted to stay awake but he wanted to have somebody he knew walk in. His dad, Reborn, even Yamamoto would be welcomed. He didn't want to fall asleep alone because he was always scared that's how he would wake up too.

Just as he had resolved to sleep, the door opened and a flurry of footsteps came into the room. Tsuna felt his head flop over uselessly as Reborn came into sight. He looked blank-faced as always but his eyes portrayed how panicked he actually felt. They were too wide and he was out of breath. Tsuna knew for a fact that Reborn never got winded easily and the fact he was out of breath seemed weird.

"Good to know you made it through." Reborn said. His voice was as breathless as Tsuna thought.

"I['m] fine." Tsuna signed sloppily.

He lifted his hand and managed to pat Reborn's face before he couldn't stay awake anymore. His eyes burned too much to stay open. Reborn tucked Tsuna's arm at his side and got comfortable in the provided chair, not even arguing when Tsuna sleepily took Reborn's hand in his.

There was a lot of ambient noise. There wasn't any private room for the infirmary the school had. All private hospital rooms were for students that needed extra care and help from a medical staff. There were a few curtains that sanctioned off everybody else's bed and Tsuna's were pulled after Reborn had walked in. They were a gaudy fluorescent green in the blue tinged light that hurt to look at. Reborn had tried to get here quicker but he had to iron out everything.

Tsuna would have to miss class if he wasn't released tomorrow and he had to excuse him. Then he had to tell Luce that there wasn't going to be anybody in his apartment because of how they were both at the hospital.

Reborn wasn't too happy to be here with Tsuna as Reborn hated hospitals. They smelled of death and sickness and too much antibacterial soap. There were too many things in hospitals that were nightmare fuel and reminded Reborn of too much. He tried to get comfortable though as he was there and there was no leaving. Tsuna probably wouldn't want to wake up alone anyways.

Reborn kicked his feet up onto the end of the bed and slouched into the chair. He tipped his head back and closed his eyes. He wasn't sure if he was trying to fall asleep or block out everything around him but it was better then nothing.

The constant beeps, moans, and sighs of the people and machines around him helped him tune everything out. It was a constant that was easily ignored by his thoughts as he slowly got used to them. He started thinking about random things. small flashes of thoughts and ideas that were there briefly before another thought replaced the previous. Some lasted, others didn't, and it was enough to distract Reborn for a majority of the night. He was able to sleep fitfully in his chair but it wasn't very well.

He heard doctors and nurses walking by, their footsteps echoing in the eerily silent ambience. Somebody walked into the small room Tsuna and he were in and she gave a small dip of her head towards Reborn before checking on Tsuna. He was still sedated so he wouldn't be stirring for another few hours and the nurse let him know that if he did wake up sooner to get a nurse to check on him. Like he didn't know that before.

Tsuna didn't wake up though; only shifting and moving so his hand was thrown onto Reborn's wrist. It looked like he was about to wake up but when he felt somebody next to him, he sighed lightly and his eyes fluttered shut again. In no time his eyes were working underneath his eyelids in dreams only he knew.

Reborn didn't let go and let Tsuna hold his hand. It must have been easier on Tsuna, knowing somebody was there.

Edited: 01/31/17