June 9, 2011

Forecast… Cloudy/Rain

Wednesday

I woke upon hearing a very quiet sobbing, I couldn't recognize who it was. I couldn't open my eyes, I was way too tired. When I felt a drop of liquid hit my face I mustered up the strength to open my eyes, I noticed a few things. First, I was back in Junes, next my head was elevated, and finally that my head was on Chie's lap as she sobbed above me. "Why did you do that… YOU STUPID IDIOT!"

Tears streamed from Chie's face. Looking up at her, I couldn't stop myself from starting to cry to. "I'm sorry."

Her eyes snapped open to see me looking up at her with tears in my eyes too. She quickly wrapped her arms around me in the awkward position. Hugging her back I did my best to rub her back as she sobbed into my chest. "Don't you ever scare me like that again!"

"Never." I was finally was able to sit up, and Chie moved when she noticed what I was trying to do. She let me sit up, and just as she went to say something… I cut her off with a kiss. "You saved me again Chie. I owe you more than just my life now."

"W-what!?" I know it was shocking, but she had saved my life at least five times now. She stayed and went beyond when others stayed away. I put my forehead against hers and grabbed her hands. We stayed like that silent for a moment, then I remembered why I had even jumped in the TV in the first place!

"TAKESHI!" I went to quickly look around for the prick I had saved, Chie put her hands on my shoulders in an attempt to calm me down.

"He's fine," Chie smiled at me seeing that I was worried for someone that I had shown anger towards before. "Teddie helped my care you two to the exit. He woke up not to long ago in a daze, I told him to leave."

"What about the blue haired guy?"

"What blue haired guy?" Chie tilted her head in confusion. "When I found you guys, I say you on the ground and your Persona was fighting off all the Shadows, I don't know how you did that, but I'm glad you did."

"There was no other guy?" I put my hand on my face, how was that possible, I didn't have the strength to stay awake and yet Chie said it was my Persona that was fighting. What happened in there? I wanted to know, but that's when the last words I heard him say came to mind. Live enough for both of us, because I can't. Remembering the words made me sad, as if I had just told my friends that I was leaving and was never coming back. Yet it gave me relief, I was alive. But that still brought up the question of who the guy had been. I wanted to know… "I-it doesn't matter, I'm back. Chie, do you think you can help me up?"

Location Change: Junes to Chie's house

Time Change: After School to evening

POV Change: Kreed to Chie

My mom had let Kreed stay over for the night after we sort of explained what happened, my dad was out again, which seemed to make Kreed sigh in relief. I was so scared earlier today, I had thought I had lost him, but the fact he was acting normal already put me a little bit at ease. Kreed was one of the few people who had seen my Shadow, but I got to see his as well. We both knew what the other was hiding, I guess that's what made the trust we had as strong as it was.

"Hey Chie," I turned to look at him, the world had broken him once, to the point that most never returned. He even tried to leave it multiple times, and yet here he was holding up a manga he was able to grab off my bookshelf. "Do you think Takeshi remembers anything from the TV world?"

"No, he mentioned something about a strange dream though." He had grown since we met, and thinking about the new transfer student who had shown up at our school one day and who he was now seemed like night and day to me.

He slowly set the book down and moved closer to me, slowly so he wouldn't strain himself. Soon his legs were on either side of me and his arms around my waist. His chin on my shoulder. I didn't know why he chose me, but he did. Even after seeing of what part of me thought about my best friend. "Stop that."

I did my best to look at him from the position that we were in, but it was easier said than done. "Stop what?"

"Thinking about your Shadow." How did he know? "In your case, your Shadow was a very over exaggerated version of how you felt. You love Yukiko like a sister, I can see it. You two have been and will be friends for a long time."

My eyes started to water, I went to rub the tears out of my eyes, but Kreed's hands stopped my own. I started to sob again, and Kreed held me so close I could feel his heart beating in his chest, he was calm at the moment. I don't think he could ridicule me for this, especially after I almost lost him today. "Th-that's not what I'm worried about!"

"Then what you worried about?"

"Losing you!" His grip loosened around me and then tightened again. "I was so scared that I lost you today… I couldn't handle it if I lost you."

"Yet you didn't," His voice was quiet and calming to me now, even though I was still sobbing. "I don't wanna die anymore now that I found you and everyone. I have a reason to live, and nothing is going to stop me from living now. I'm also not going to lose you."

I was still sobbing but he slowly brought us both to our feet, after turning me so I could see him, he kissed me quickly on the lips put his head against mine, my face was already red from crying, but know it was even worse. "I'm not losing the person I love."

I froze, the words had came out of his mouth so effortlessly. H-he loved me. Me, Chie Satonaka… I just look into his eyes. I finally found the right words to say. "I love you too!"

I threw my arms around him and didn't want to let go. We stayed like that for a long time too. The world seemed to stop for me at that moment, and I didn't care if it ever moved again.

"Doctor!" A nurse ran up to the doctor that was on duty at the moment. "Doctor hurry!"

"What is it?" Doctor was puzzled at the sudden look on his assistants face. She had been a nurse at this hospital almost as long as he had been a doctor here. He had never seen her act the way she was now. "What's wrong?"

"It's him!" The two words made the Doctor's eyes snap up all the way. "He just had an immense amount of brain activity! Then it just went dead again!"

"How… he's supposed to be so far gone. Wasn't it the Kirijo Group that said to keep him alive in the first place?"

"Yes, but even so, with the state he was in, he should have had as much brain activity as that!" The Doctor looked at the medical chart of the patient that him and the nurse where just talking about: Yuki Makoto.

How's that, not 1, not 2, but 3 bombshells in one chapter! Sorry for it being so short, I promise the next one will be normal...ish length. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed your feedback is welcome and see you next time!