Entering hospitals has always been hard for Kai. It reminds him of the day he lost his parents in a car crash. Though his father died on impact, his mother was brought to the hospital. He can remember the sliver of hope he had for his mom's life while his Aunt brought him to see her. He can also remember that hope being crushed by two simple words: brain dead. That same day his Uncle ordered for the plug to be pulled. But this time was different. He never blamed himself for his parent's death but he does blame himself for Aichi being here. If he had only stayed and walked Aichi home…
"I think this is the room," Ren says, snapping Kai out of his reverie. As they arrive the doctor is leaving the room. Despite the protests of "family only right now," Kai enters the room.
Upon entering he sees Emi desperately attempting to get Aichi to hold a conversation with her, but all she gets are one worded answers. As soon as Kai looks over to Aichi himself his heart hurts. In front of him the blue haired boy stares absentmindedly out the window, his fragile body covered in bandages. His right arm is in a cast, an icepack placed on his ribs, his left eye is black and blue and on his left cheek has stitches. Kai also notes how his left leg is propped up underneath the blankets. What upsets Kai the most, though, are the tears in his eyes. It's easy to tell by anyone who knows Aichi that he wasn't just physically hurt but emotionally too.
"Aichi." Instead of getting a happy "Kai-kun!" or even a simple smile Aichi isn't even glancing at him.
"Please don't look at me," the blue haired boy requests. How could Kai ever not look at Aichi? But more importantly why is he in so much pain and who put him in this pain? The brunette felt an urge to kill. Kai can't remember ever truly being an angry person. Antisocial? Yes. Easily annoyed? Of course. But angry? Rarely. Not until recently when Aichi first started getting hurt again. Now he sees red but he knows Aichi's feelings are more important right now than his petty anger.
Kai rushes to Aichi's bed and, without really thinking, goes to grab his hand. He wants to hold him, tell him it's all okay now, but instead Aichi flinches away.
"Toshiki," he hears Shizuka call to him, "may I speak with you outside?" The brunette only responds with a simple nod, but still swiftly follows her out of the room.
"What happened?" He asks Shizuka and even though he tries to keep calm even he can hear the shake in his voice. The mother leans in closer to Kai attempting to keep her voice as hushed as possible. Kai can see the tears form in her eyes before she speaks again.
"He was raped."
How to help rape victims Kai quickly types on his computer as soon as he gets home. What he wants to type is how to get away with murder but thinks better of it. The last thing he needs is the police on his case now.
Remind them it's not their fault.
Keep in mind what they've been through.
Suggest counseling and go with them if they request.
Keep distance if they request it.
He'll ask Emi in the morning if Aichi seems to want space or not. For now all he can do is stop himself from walking back to the hospital and sitting outside Aichi's room making sure no one else would touch him.