Haruhi

"Well you're two for two Lucki!" Liv joked. Everyone laughed. "Shut up." She chuckled with a smirk. "Just be lucky it wasn't worse than it was." Aiko commented. Hikaru tensed. The thought that something worse could've happened scared him. A lot.

We sat there talking and joking for a few hours now. Aiko and Kaoru have little to no memory of what happened last night, so I can't say they're still innocent. "So you'll be out of here tomorrow right?" Hikaru asked. Lucki nodded with a smile. "And I can't wait!" She sighed.

"Hey where's Benji?" Liv asked noticing her absence.

I blinked. "I thought she and Kyouya were here." I looked around the room. "I guess they went outside."

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Benji

"Doc, is this really necessary?" I asked with a smirk. Tarzan and I were sitting on the examining bed of Doctor Norris' office.

He sighed and turned toward his little tray of 'death weapons' or so I call them.

"You say you've been experiencing fatigue and unnatural weight loss right?" He asked, almost resembling Kyouya's voice. I coughed uncomfortably. "Well yes, but that's not anything serious right?"

In all honestly, I've been worried. I haven't been this way long; it's only been a few weeks. I suggested that we drank last night to escape any fear of what might be wrong. "Just listen to the man." Kyouya smiled. I chewed the inside of my cheek and nodded. Kyouya turned back toward the doctor. "Could this be anything serious?" He questioned. Doctor Norris made a thoughtful face. "The fatigue isn't so uncommon, but it's the weight loss I'm worried about."

I sighed shakily. "So, what could be wrong?"

He sighed again. "I'm going to have to take blood." This was enough to make me jump from the bed. "Nope! I don't do needles or anything pointy for that matter!" I stated with a nervous chuckle. "Benji, please calm down. This is standard procedure. Just sit down please; something could be seriously wrong here Benji." He tried to settle me as I headed toward the door.

Though, that last sentence worried me a lot.

Something could be seriously wrong here Benji.

I sighed and plopped back onto the bed. "Hold my hand." I held my hand out to Kyouya. He smiled and took it. "Thank you." I pouted like a two year old. Doctor Norris grinned at us and took the needle from the table… six…inch…needle…

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Liv

I walked down the hallways searching for Benji and Kyoko. They've been missing for half an hour; everyone was getting worried.

My heels clicked (I was still in my prom dress and shoes for some reason) as I walked through the near silent hallway.

A sudden deafening scream pierced through the quiet. I knew that scream anywhere…

"Benji!" I shouted. I busted into full sprint down the hallway. There was a snap from my shoe but I didn't bother to look down, knowing it was my heel falling off. There was another scream from the room I paused beside. I kicked the door open.

"Liv!"

"Benji!"

"Doctor Norris?"

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Benji

"So you're just getting blood tests right?" Liv asked me nervously. I nodded. "I'm hoping." I smiled ruefully. Kyouya squeezed my hand slightly. I squeezed back. Liv also looked upset. "Listen, Lucki's the one who's sick, so if something's wrong with you, I'm gonna kick your ass." She smirked and walked out of the room.

Kyouya and I smirked. "So, do you think something's wrong?" I whispered, avoiding eye contact with him. I could tell he was smiling, "No…I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with you." At this I smiled. He knew how to fix me when my confidence was breaking.

"It's been ten minutes…What's taking so long?" I yelled, hoping Doctor Norris would hear me. "Calm down, it's not gonna be much longer. Do you want to go check on Lucki?" Kyouya tried to calm me again. I nodded. We rose to our feet and headed towards Lucki's room.

"Hey guys." Haruhi beamed at us. I nodded uneasily. "Is everything okay?" Liv questioned with a lift of her eyebrows. Obviously she hadn't said anything.

I shrugged. "I don't know yet."

Tamaki and Lucki looked at me with concern. "What's going on?" Lucki questioned. Everyone's head snapped toward me. Hikaru was closest to me so I punched his arm playfully.

"It's nothing, just a blood test or two." I chuckled nervously. Hikaru just looked at me. "Are you sure?" Haruhi asked. I looked over at her. "Yeah…Definitely." I sounded extremely unconvincing but I didn't care.

We sat and waited for someone to break the awkward air. "Excuse me, Miss Rowland?" I turned toward the doorway. "You're test results are in." I nodded and Kyouya followed me out.

"So what's up Doc?" I asked curiously. He looked less than amused. "Well…You're white blood cell count is very low. To simplify things, you're at a very exposed state. You're almost as vulnerable as a four year old child. You see, white blood cells fight off sicknesses such as the common cold or cancer, if you will. And…As it seems, you've got what is called Acute Leukemia." He looked at me sympathetically.

I looked at him with confusion. "Acute Leukemia…?"

He sighed. "AcuteLeukemia is a cancer that starts in the bone marrow and spreads through to blood…"

He continued to explain but I couldn't hear him…

Cancer….?

Me…?

The situation took its effect and I ran.

I ran as fast as my feet would take me.

"Benji!" I heard everyone yell as I passed their room. Several footsteps fell into stride behind me.

No…

I ran faster. Tears formed in the corners of my eyes. When I made it outside I collapsed to my knees.

How did this happen? Why did this happen? Why me?

I began to sob with wide eyes. "No…"

"Benji!" I heard the voices yell again.

"What happened?" Several of them yelled. I looked up and shook my head. "Liv…WHERE'S LIV?" I sobbed. I felt someone hug me. "It's gonna be fine. Tell me what's going on." It was Liv.

I shook my head. "I'm gonna die… I'm really gonna die…"

I felt Liv tense. "Don't talk that way, come on tell us what happened." I looked up to see everyone but Lucki standing there watching me nervously. I cried harder. "It's…I have cancer!" I shouted.

Time warped as we sat there. All I could think of was dying. It stole my every thought. Until…

"Get up."

I looked up to see Kyouya standing there angrily.

"Wha…?"

Before I could finish, he grabbed my hand and hoisted me to my feet. "Kyouya, stop." Tamaki ordered.

Kyouya turned fiercely toward his friend. "You think I'm going to sit there and watch this happen? Well, I'm not. I'm taking her to an emergency Hospice to get any treatment for this possible. There isn't time to waste." He nearly growled.

"No." I shook. He looked at me. "No… I don't want any fancy crap that'll make me bloated and drowsy. Stuff like that never works anyway." I closed my eyes. "God, I can't do this!" My legs began to run again.

"Benji!" More yelling.

I can't be bothered with them right now…

I didn't bother to spell check. -_- I'm slightly depressed right now.

I'm ~*AAWAFDD*~ And I'm too lazy to finish.