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Chapter 5 is here…
Hope you enjoy it and thanks to Urchin Power to proof read it.
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"My love for the sky never ends."
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"I knew I would find you here."
A deep, rich, familiar voice was coming from behind Fuji. He flinched a little bit because of the unexpected visit. As Fuji turned around to face the man, he stared into his deep hazel eyes.
"You're supposed to stay in your room, not come to the rooftop on such a cold day." Tezuka said as he walked closer to Fuji. Still staring at his hazel eyes, Fuji stayed silent.
Sighing softly, Tezuka took off his white coat and covered Fuji with it. "How's your head?" Asked Tezuka while he softly touched the bandage that protected Fuji's wound.
"It's fine." Fuji answered coldly as he removed Tezuka's hand from his head, not wanting him to touch it. He then clutched Tezuka's jacket hard to keep his body warm from the cold wind. Feeling the discomfort between them, Tezuka decided to sit down and watch the dark, cold sky.
It was almost noon, but the grey sky still hasn't cleared up. Even the sun is having a hard time passing these thick grey clouds. Not only was the atmosphere gloomy, the air was cold because the lack of heat from the sun and chilling wind blew violently. It's going to rain soon… thought Tezuka, still looking at the dull sky.
No one said a thing. There was silence between them as Fuji stared at Tezuka with his blue eyes, allowing the other's facial structure to guide his eyes from the lips, to glasses and lastly, the sharp piercing deep hazel eyes. Fuji felt lost as the doctor's eyes mesmerized him. He hadn't even heard Tezuka when a question was suddenly directed at him. Snapping back to reality, Fuji asked him to repeat his question because he wasn't listening.
"I'm asking you, why do you like the sky so much?"
Switching his gaze from Tezuka to the floor, Fuji silently walked closer to where the other was sitting and sat down beside him, leaving some space between them. Smiling softly to himself, Fuji then asked the question back to Tezuka, "And why do you like it too? Te-zu-ka-kun." Teased Fuji.
Annoyed at Fuji's childish behaviour, Tezuka decided to stay quiet and stare into the horizon.
"Mou Tezuka… I'm just kidding." Fuji apologized but kept his eyes on the other who kept on ignoring him. Fuji smiled and decided that it's time to let something out; a little bit from the past won't hurt him.
"My mother loved the sky when she was still alive." Fuji said suddenly, shocking Tezuka.
Surprised that Fuji was actually answering him, Tezuka pretended that he was not paying attention to the other and kept his gaze on the horizon where Il Mare could be seen not far away. Glancing at the cool pretended Tezuka, Fuji gave a small laugh and continued with his story.
"My mother taught me the beauty of the sky, the endless boundary, the freedom that it has." Fuji paused and watched the horizon, taking his time to ease his aching heart. Noticing Fuji was hesitant, Tezuka gave the patient a small pat on his head for reassurance, encouragement, and safety.
Moved by Tezuka's way of comforting, Fuji grasped the white coat tighter for support and comfort. He then continued, "Then one day, she told me that we are all connected under the same sky. And if I miss her, I just have to remember that we all live under the same sky and one day we…." Fuji paused lifting up his head to stare at the dull sky.
We will be able to meet again somewhere in this planet, where the blue sky watches and exists. We all live under the same sky anyway.
"Mother is such a fool-" Sighed Fuji. "We live under the same sky, huh?" Fuji pouted as he watched the dull clouds float away. Aware of the sadness and disappointment in his tone, Tezuka glanced at Fuji and decided to stay quiet and let him be. He then watched the passing grey cloud hovering above them.
A few minutes passed and neither of them had said anything while the temperature was getting colder. As Tezuka opened his mouth to suggest going back inside, Fuji leaned his head on Tezuka's shoulder. Surprised by the action, Tezuka closed his mouth and decided to stay quiet.
Several minutes passed, but none of them has said anything. The only sound that can be heard was the wind rustling against the window and the black fence. Tezuka was getting cold and he could feel Fuji's shivering a little bit even though he didn't show it. Tezuka could feel water dropping on his hand. But at the same time, he could smell Fuji's hair and the softness of it and somehow he didn't mind being in the cold if he could have Fuji sitting next beside him, leaning on his shoulder.
"You know…" Fuji spoke suddenly, making Tezuka flinch a little bit for the sudden break in silence. "I was such a fool that I didn't realize my mother had an incurable disease, until my dad told me after her death. Actually, deep down in my heart I knew that there was something wrong with her, but I just…didn't want to accept it." Fuji sighed. "I'm such a fool aren't I, Tezuka?"
As Fuji finished his thoughts, they both stayed silenced for what seemed like an eternity to Fuji. None of them said a word and silence was between them again, until…
"That's normal for us humans to think like that. At one point, there will be times where your mind doesn't want to accept it. It's not your fault that your mother had an incurable disease and it's not your fault that you didn't want to accept it." Tezuka explained calmly, making Fuji to stop leaning on his shoulder to look at him with eyes full of surprise. "So you should stop blaming yourself for not accepting your mother's sickness. There is no one in this world that can accept someone's misfortune that easily. You're not alone you know." As Tezuka finished his sentence, he stood up and offered Fuji his hand, "Let's go back, it's getting cold here."
"Umm…" Fuji replied, accepting his hand.
But Tezuka… if I told you that I killed her, would you still have said that?
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Just as Tezuka had predicted, it rained really hard that afternoon complete with the thunder and brutal winds. The thunder was so loud that at one point a patient started to run around the hallways, screaming as if the world was coming to an end. When the other patients saw this, they too joined in the screaming and running. The hospital was forced to give drugs to calm the patients to force them to go to sleep, rather than running around the hospital.
After that incident, only a few patients were allowed to be awake, including Fuji.
Fuji sat quietly beside the window, watching the rain with his deep blue eyes. Meanwhile, Tezuka was resting in his office, drinking his warm coffee when suddenly a loud screeching noise was heard outside the hospital.
"Tezuka come here quick! There's an accident outside the hospital." Screamed Dr. Takada.
Just outside the hospital, there was collision between a tourist bus filled with people and a family car. Many were injured and some even lost their lives. The streets were covered in a red mixture of blood and rainwater. There were cries heard of those less injured over their loved ones either littered on the road or trapped within the metallic cage of the vehicle.
The staff of the mental hospital had already called the nearest hospital for help, but the heavy rain made it incapable for them to reach the location fast enough. Therefore the staff at the Byoin Hospital decided to treat them inside the infirmary until helps arrive.
While Tezuka was busy helping with the injured in the rain, he didn't notice that Fuji was watching the bloody scene from inside the hospital, not far from the exit door. Even though the nurse had tried to ask him to move, Fuji remained motionless and as he saw the wounded being brought inside the building, his eyes filled with horror.
"Yuuta… Yuuta… YUUTA!"
"Fuji-san!" Snapped the nurse, "Please return to your room immediately!"
Snapping back to reality, he stayed quiet and decided to leave until he saw a bloody figure entering the hospital on a stretcher. Recognising that face, Fuji ran to approach him ignoring the nurse's shouting.
"Saeki!"
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Yah.. that's about it.
I'm still busy with school and there's assignment everywhere. Hate it…
Anyway I hope you enjoy it but if you don't… just go to hell.
Love and Peace
