OK, I know this took me quite some time to get out, and I'm sorry about that. I'm kind of overloaded with 22 credits in school, plus I had the week from hell (last week) in work. So I barely had time to sleep let alone write anything. So, I was able to find a little bit of time between classes to do some writing in my notebook and I just finished typing it up. So I do hope you all like it. I know the chapter's a little bit shorter than the others, but I know you won't mind.

Without You
Chapter 6

"I don't understand it at all. Haruka you were showing absolutely no signs of any brain activity when I checked on you two hours ago."

I stared at him while I gripped Haruka's hand tightly. "So she'll be able to go home tomorrow?" The doctor nodded before leaving the room.

I felt Setsuna's eyes on us before she stood and spoke. "Hey Rune, let's go and get some lunch, my treat." My eyes followed them out of the room.

"I do remember telling you that I'd never leave you and Rune." I couldn't hide it anymore. I couldn't control my tears as they ran from my eyes. "Michi don't cry. Come on now, worse has happened to me before and we both know that."

"I just..." I sniffled slightly. "I just thought I'd lost you forever. I almost lost you before…but nothing like this. The four of us wouldn't have been able to handle it."

"Four?" She frowned and looked at me.

"I'm pregnant honey. I was going to tell you the night after the race but-"

"You're what!?" she nearly screamed. "How dare you run around behind my back!?"

I cringed when she pushed me away from her. "Honey what's wrong? We talked about this, you knew I was trying to get pregnant."

Her eyes turned cold and full of hate. "I have no idea what you're talking about Michiru. If I wasn't good enough for you, you should have just told me that from the beginning instead of leading me on for the past five years."

"Ruka…we've been together for eight years now; married for six." I frowned as I watched her expression. "You really don't remember do you?"

"Remember what? That I have an 11 year old son and a whore for a wife?"

I stood from my seat. "Rune is 14 Haruka, and I'm the furthest thing from a whore. Do you even remember what happened to you to get you here?"

This time she frowned and looked down. "No…no I don't."

"Mamoru shot you. It was four days ago, after you won your race. The doctor's didn't think you'd wake up at all." I sighed before walking away from her. I wiped at my eyes as I walked past Setsuna and Rune, neither of them bothering to stop me, thankfully.

-In the room-

"Mom, what's going on? Why was Michiru-mama crying?" Rune sat where Michiru was sitting.

Haruka stared at him blankly. "Tell me how old you are…"

"14…mom, are you alright?"

The blonde rubbed her forehead before frowning. "And Michiru's pregnant…with my consent?" He nodded his answer to her. "I…I don't remember…"

"Doctor…I need to talk to you."

He turned his attention to me. "Are you alright Mrs. Tenou?"

I sighed and shook my head. "No…and neither is Haruka." He put down the file he was holding to focus on me. "She doesn't remember anything from the last three years. She didn't even remember how old Rune was. He's 14 and she thought he was 11."

He sighed. "It seems that the coma affected some of her memory capacity. It's very rare. But when it does happen, it's very hard to recover from it. The only thing I'd be able to suggest is to show her pictures and take her places she's seen in the last three years. It will be a slow process that will take a lot of patience. Just be thankful that she remembers you at all."

"Should I take her to the track?"

"I highly discourage going directly to the scene of the gunshot, its libel to send her into shock. Try small steps first and wait until she's ready to see the location before you take her there."

I nodded and thanked him before going back into the room. "Haruka…The doctor said it sounds like the coma affected your memory." I sighed and sat down on the edge of her bed. "He told me that it will take a lot of time to help you remember…if you can even remember."

I jumped when the door opened and the doctor came into the room. "I just wanted to ask you some questions Haruka, if that's alright." He glanced at me and I moved away from the bed. "Alright…today's June 27th…do you know what year it is?"

Haruka frowned and looked at him a little strange before throwing out her answer. "2004."

I bit my lip as I listened to her. "Haruka it's 2007…You were shot four days ago…on the 23rd, do you know what day of the week it is?"

She hesitated, doing the math in her head. "…Sunday?" She turned to look at me. "Why is he asking me all these questions?"

I shook my head and wiped away a stray tear. "It would be Sunday if it were 2004." He pulled out his PDA to show Haruka the screen with the current date on it.

She read it softly, almost as if in disbelief. "Wednesday…June 27…2007…" Her voice trailed off as she read the year. She sighed as she let herself fall back onto the bed. "How is that possible?"

I stood up and walked out of the room. I couldn't listen to him explain it again. My only wish was that Haruka would snap out of this. That she would come back to being the loving and accepting wife that she had become.

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