Chapter 7: Sadness

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Reivin slowly opened her eyes and looked around. The room she was in was completely white and she knew where she was. The hospital. She sat up in the white bed and looked at her lap. Her right arm hurt a lot and her back was killing her. The door opened and she looked towards it.

"Reivin!" Tara said as she walked towards where Reivin was on the hospital bed. Rei was behind came in after her and so did Kai and Katana. "How are you feeling?"

"Bad." Reivin answered as she groaned and layed back down on the bed. She gripped onto the blankets and looked at Tara. "Where's Tala? How is he?"

"Um?" Tara said as she looked at the ground.

"Tara…how is he?" Reivin asked, fearing the answer.

"Well, you see?" Tara hesitated once more. She couldn't find the exact words to tell her.

"He's in intensive surgery." Kai said, seeing as how no one else was going to tell her. "It's already been six hours."

Reivin buried her face in her hand and started to cry out loud. Tara went and hugged Reivin as she tried to calm her down. Katana crossed her arms and glared at Kai for being so blunt about it and he just shrugged.

"It's ironic…you know." Reivin said in between sobs. "When we were at the water park…he said he'd never leave me…he said "cross my heart and hope to die" that he'd never leave me…" Reivin then started to cry again.

"Don't say that Reivin!" Tara said. "Tala is not dead and he won't die! If Tala heard you right now, he'd be mad at you for not believing that he can pull through!"

"Tara…I bet he hates me now! It's all my fault!" Reivin cried and she hugged Tara and Tara hugged her back.

The door opened and caused everyone to look over there. A lady about at her mid thirties walked in. She was wearing a doctor coat, so they assumed she was.

"Hello, I'm Doctor Kate Mizunagi." The lady said. "Are you the one's that came with Mr. Valkov?"

"How is he?" Reivin asked as she wiped away the tears.

"Are you related to Mr. Valkov?" Kate asked as she walked forward.

"I'm his girlfriend." Reivin said.

The doctor nodded. "We just finished the surgery. His left leg was pretty damaged but he should be able to walk when it's better. He had a small head injury but it wasn't enough for him to lose any memory. And he needed forty five stitches on his right arm."

Reivin started to cry again and Tara hugged her.

"Is he going to be okay?" Katana asked.

"Yes, he'll live. He's in the recovery room right now. But…" Kate tailed off.

"But what?" Tara asked.

"If he doesn't wake up in about a week…he's in a coma." Kate said.

Reivin's cries got harder and the rest looked down.

"Can I please see him?" Reivin asked and Kate nodded. Reivin stood up and followed the doctor out the door.

They walked down some hallway and into a room where it said "RECOVERY" on the top. They went in and there were a lot of smaller rooms like the one Reivin had been on before. The doctor stopped in a door with the name plate "Valkov, Tala" on it and "Room 206-B" right over it. The doctor opened the door and let Reivin walk.

Reivin approached the sleeping form of Tala. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at him. He was wearing an oxygen mask and had a lot of bandages almost everywhere. (AN: You know how Tala looked after he battled Garland and was put in the hospital in a coma? All the bandages and the oxygen mask? He looks like that.) There was that red light thing on his finger and the thing that tells if you're alive or not on his chest. The beeping from the machine was the only thing that could be heard inside the quiet room.

Reivin walked towards and stood over him. Watching him.

"I'm so sorry Tala?" Reivin said as tears fell down her cheeks. "It's all my fault this happened to you. If I hadn't been so stupid, you wouldn't be like this."

She cried once again as Tala didn't even move. She stayed by him for what felt like an eternity, but she didn't plan on leaving. The door opened but Reivin didn't bother in looking at who it was, she just looked at him as tears still stained her cheeks.

"Reivin, are you staying here?" Tara asked, her voice soft and concerned.

Reivin nodded without looking at her. "Well, we're leaving because visiting hours are over and they're only letting you stay. We'll come back tomorrow, okay?"

Once again Reivin nodded but said nothing.

"Try to calm down, okay? Tala's going to be fine."

"I hope so." Reivin said in a soft voice. "If he dies, I'll die with him."

Tara looked at her friend. She knew Reivin would do it. When she was determined, she would go to extremes just to get what she really wants.

Tara knew she couldn't argue with her, so she just left.

"Please don't leave me Tala…" Reivin said quietly as she continued to watch him.

(-Exactly One Week Later-)

"How is he?" Rei asked as Tara came back out from the recovery room.

"He's still asleep. The doctors say that Reivin hasn't left his side since she got in there." She answered.

"You think he's in a coma like Doctor Mizunagi said?" Katana asked from where she was seated.

"I hope not." Tara answered. "Reivin would die."

"Literally." Rei said.

(Room 206-B)

Reivin sat in a chair next to Tala's bed. She hadn't left his side ever since he got in there. She had been there for a week, and she truly looked terrible. Her hair was a mess and her eyes were red from all the crying. Her skin was paler than usual since she didn't eat much.

"What if he doesn't wake up?" she thought. "What if he goes into a coma like the doctor said? It's been a week already, his wounds are getting better but he's not waking up…"

Reivin buried her face in her hands and started crying again. She kept having the worst thoughts about what could happen, and it just made her cry.

"I was so happy when you smiled…" Reivin's head shot up and stared at

Tala. She thought she'd heard him sing something, a song he always sung to her when she was sad.

"You're smile breaks through the clouds of grey…" Reivin gasped as Tala's eyes slowly opened. He was awake. He was okay now. She felt relieved as tears of happiness fell down her cheeks.

"Far from the sunny days that lie in sleep.

Waiting with patience for the spring

When the flowers will bloom renewed again

Knowing there's more beyond the pain of today

Although the scars of yesterday remain,

You can go on living as much as your heart believes

You can't be born again although you can change

Let's stay together always…" (1)

Tala softly sang as he looked at Reivin. She instantly hugged him around the neck happily.

"Tala! I was so worried! I'm so glad you're okay!" Reivin said as he laughed softly.

"I'm okay now Reivin." He said as she pulled back.

"I'm sorry Tala." Reivin said as she looked down. "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have been hurt."

"Don't be sorry. I could have let you get run over, but I didn't because I love you. If I didn't push you away I would have never forgave myself."

"I love you too Tala." Reivin said as she smiled.

"I missed seeing your pretty face smile like that." Tala said as he closed his eyes but then opened them.

"Are you making fun of me?" Reivin asked as she put her hands on her hips.

"I look hideous."

"Nah, you'll always look cute through my eyes."

Reivin smiled and he smiled back. For the first time in a week, she was perfectly happy again.