Whoo! Here's the highly anticipated fourth chapter! YAY! I won't say much since I don't wanna spoil anything.

As usual, it saddens me to say that I do not own Love Stage.


Weeks had gone by since Izumi was admitted into the hospital. At the end of the first week, Izumi had recovered from the hypothermia. At the end of the second week, most of the pneumonia was beaten and the ventilator was taken out. Rei, Shugo, and Ryouma were relieved that the youngest of them was getting better.

Now if only he'd wake up.

The three were told by the doctors that Izumi did have brain function. He reacted to stimulation. Something was just preventing him from waking. They thought it was something mentally that was preventing the blonde from waking. The three men were torn between relief and worry. Relief that Izumi was getting better and worried that he wasn't waking up. Ryouma sat with him most of the time.

He would talk to Izumi about anything and everything. He spoke of the things he did as a child, the trouble he would get in. Things that seem small to others. He spoke of what he would do for him once the blonde woke. How he wouldn't let him out of his sight, take him to his favorite places. He even said the next time they make love, he'd let Izumi top. He would speak to the unconscious teen with so much love and hope that people didn't see how distraught and sick with worry he was. They day would bring love, little kisses and hope for him to wake. At night, when visiting hours closed, he would lie alone in his hotel and cry.

On the days Rei made Ryouma stay at the hotel, Shugo would sit with his brother. He would speak of how he would be a better brother. How he would support his relationship, how he would let them go on a date by themselves. Mostly he spoke of how bad he felt. From not being in his life much, for being too protective. There were times he didn't speak at all, just held Izumi's hand and rubbed it. Shugo hid his pain from everyone, but Rei still managed to see it.

The wait was killing them. The not knowing when their Izumi would wait was hurting them beyond imagine. Not knowing what to do was agony. Yet, all they could do was hope, and pray for him to wake. Ryouma and Shugo felt completely useless. They didn't know what to do with themselves. They felt so lost, so afraid. So very much not like themselves. They had no energy. It was like the sun had vanished and left them cold and hollow.

Its dark. All I see is darkness around me. Its cold and I'm alone. I'm scared. So scared. I don't like being alone. Not any more. I don't know where I am, or why I'm here. It's so quiet, I feel as though I'm going to lose my mind. I'm so cold. So numb. I can't move. Its like I'm frozen in place. I want to get up and find my way out of this place, but I can't with the inability to move. I try to call out to someone, anyone who could possible hear me, but no sound comes out. I'm frozen in place and I can't speak. Its scary, and I don't like it. The only thing I have to keep me sane is my thoughts and memories. For some reason, some of my memories are fuzzy. Most of the time, I'm trying to clear my memories.

I've been here a long time. At least it feels like a long time. I have no idea how long I've actually been here, but I'm sure its a long time. Time has passed since I first came to this dark abyss. I'm no longer numb. Still cold, but not numb. I no longer feel like I'm frozen in place so I walk around a little. My joints for some reason feel sore. I walk for what feels like hours, but its like I'm walking in circles. I feel like I have something in my throat that won't let me speak, so I'm still speechless. This silence is going to kill me. I know it is. As long as it is silent, I'm going to lose my mind. Some of my memories have become clear. The tall blonde man is clear in all of them. I remember him. My big brother. Shugo. He's a musician, a singer in a popular band. I hope he's ok, where ever he is.

Recently, I've started to hear things. Things so faint, I can barely make out what the words are. I try to find the source of the sound, but of course I can't find it. It sounds likes its coming from all around me. There's more than one voice. One know is Shugo. I can't hear his words, but for some reason it sounds like he's sad. I don't think he's sad. He's not the type to be. He's a happy go lucky guy who get me my Lala Lulu merch. The second voice though, I don't remember. He speaks more than Shugo though. Like Shugo, I can't hear the words. He sounds... heartbroken. Why's he hurt? Does he know me? Do I know him? I probably do. Gosh I wish I could remember who he is. Slowly though, I've been noticing the voices are getting louder.

He said I love you just now. It was so loud, the loudest thing I've heard in a long time. I love you. But, who loves me? Do I love as you as well? I feel so bad that I just can't remember. Deep down I know, I know that voice. Its someone close to me. It has to be. But, not family. Someone outside of the family. But who is he? I thought I liked girls. But I feel like I love him. Who is he? Why does he make me feel like this? Suddenly it comes back to me.

The man who loves me is Ryouma. I met him first as a child, but I never knew his name. We met again ten years later, for a wedding commercial where I wore a wedding dress. He thought I was a girl, and when he found out I was boy he freaked. But, he still loves me. We were working a scene for a show. He was nervous and that jerk hypnotised him and Ryouma forgot about me. He was standing of the cliff edge after shooting when I said I love you Ryouma. He was about to fall off the edge when I pulled him to safety and fell myself.

I need to go. Get out of this darkness. I need to get back to Ryouma. I need to get back to the one I love. I need to get back to my brother. I need to move on with my life. I need to live my life. But first I need to get the heck out of this abyss. I run for a long time. I yell out Ryouma's name, putting all my emotion into it. That must have been the key because a white light appeared in front of me. I'm anxious now. You always here about the light at the end of the tunnel. Will this take me back to Ryouma, or will it take me to a world beyond? I don't know. I will just have to hope that it takes me to him. I walk into the light, with thoughts of Ryouma clear in my mind.


Well there we are.

Sorry it seems short. I just feel bad about keeping all you lovely readers waiting. I know you guys don't like waiting a super long time. But of course, I don't want to have these chapters be super short. Cause that's no fun at all. Am I right? hehe.

So I'm sure you've all figured it out that the last portion was in Izumi's point of view. Who would have thought his mind was so dark? Or maybe its from pneumonia and the medicines and the shock to his poor wittle body that he's got blank. If you guys didn't get it... well oopsies. bad Niris.

Does Izumi go back to Ryouma? Or did the light betray him and take him to the afterlife? Find out next time on Emergency Love!

Bye! 3