My Beta is Alara Moonrunner
Hazards through the sand
Chapter Three: In the stars of dreams
Takato had never been very tall, but surrounded by the sterile white sheets, he seemed smaller. His heart shaped face was paler then usual, his eyelids didn't flutter as if he was in Rem sleep. But in his state he wouldn't, after all he was comatose.
It had been two hours since Takato had fallen comatose, one hour and forty-five minutes since the ambulance had brought them to the hospital.
Mie Mitsuki sat fearfully at her son's side, stress and worry painting furrows on her forehead. Tears streaked silently down her cheeks, her hands shakily held Takato's still ones.
"Have you found anything doctor, please tell me what's wrong with my son." She begged. The Mitsuki's had only had Takato for a few years; they loved him with all their hearts… They didn't want to loose him after so little time.
"I wish I could, but we can't figure out what is wrong. We're still waiting for the blood test results, until then we can only hope." the doctor told her, Mie burst into tears and her husband tried to comfort her.
'Takato,' She thought. 'please don't give up, we love you too much.'
Until then, she only had hope.
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He was falling; darkness surrounding him… Far away he saw what might be stars. He continued to fall.
Black, Blacker… Blackest….
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When Rika arrived at school the next day, she was enraged. Her violet eyes flashed with anger, everyone quickly got out of her way.
After all, they didn't want to end up in the hospital.
"Where the hell is he!" Rika demanded, as she made her way to the other tamers. They looked at her bewildered, she growled realizing she would have to clarify herself.
"Who?" Kenta asked, he blinked behind his glasses.
"Gogglehead… where is he!" She growled angrily, Kenta quickly stepped away from her.
"We haven't seen him yet Rika…" Kenta said nervously.
"Grr… when I get hold of him," Rika said, she had called Takato multiple times yet got no answer. He had promised to arrange a tutoring session over the phone; he had broken a promise… he would pay.
"Everyone, bad news!" a voice suddenly shouted, the fact that it was familiar and filled with worry caused them to turn. Running towards them was Henry, his face was white.
At that moment, Rika had a sinking feeling in her stomach… something bad had happened.
"Dude, what's wrong?" Kazu asked.
"I just got word, Takato's in the hospital… Comatose," Henry said, at those words the group went dead silent. Shock went through them, this they didn't expect.
"Dear god." Kenta whispered.
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By the time class started, word had gone through the school. Everyone knew he was in a coma, but how he had gotten to that state… No one knew.
As class went on, Duo Maxwell frowned. He didn't know why, but he had a feeling that it was no accident Takato was comatose.
He then shook his head; a sad smile came to his face briefly.
'I'm too paranoid, there is no way Takato's coma and the tamers could be connected.' he thought, at least he hoped not… He rather liked the other boy from the time they had talked.
'Not to mention, he and Rika make a cute couple.' He thought with a smirk.
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"Hello… is anyone here!" Takato called, earlier he had found himself in a dessert… Thankfully it was night. He had been wandering for who knows how long, he didn't even know how he had gotten here.
'The last thing he remembered, was getting home. Then darkness, falling and stars?' He thought confused, he sighed and looked at the dark sky. A few stars twinkled in the sky, but the most-bright thing in the sky was the full moon itself.
"Better start walking, hopefully I can find shelter before morning comes along with the heat and the sun." He said to himself.
With that, Takato began to walk.
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At the school everything passed in a boring way, nothing to talk about really.
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The sun was high overhead, Takato was hot and wished he was home in bed. For what seemed like eternity, he had been trudging through the sandy dessert.
He ran a hand through some of his hair, it was gritty from bits of flying sand the wind had blown into it.
"Where am I?" He whispered confused, all he wanted was to go home.
'Rika.' He thought.
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Rika came right from school, it had been a long bus ride but well worth it. Now, she sat silently at Takato's side, it would only be time till the other tamers arrived.
"It was very kind of you to visit Rika." A female voice said softly, Rika blinked and looked up.
It was Takato's mother; she looked exhausted with dark circles around her eyes. She had heard from a doctor, that Takato's parents had been there all night. His father had to go back to pick some things up from the bakery, that was why he wasn't here at the moment.
"He's my friend." She said softly. "And he would have done the same for me," she said truthfully.
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Duo sighed as he dug through old newspapers, it was quite boring… But he hoped to find something. So far he hadn't had any luck, not even a paragraph on the monsters or the tamers.
He scratched the back of his head in frustration, he knew there should be at least something about them… Yet, there wasn't.
'Could someone have gotten everyone to hide all proof of the monsters...' He thought suddenly, he hoped not… it was starting to look like this mission would be annoying.
Two hours more, more frustration and anger later Duo was quite ready to give up on newspapers. And another thing: why was Japan still using newspapers in this time.
"Enough for today." He said with a sigh, hopefully the others would have more luck.
He got up and picked up all the newspapers. Since he had taken them, he had to put them away after all.
"Shit!" He cried as someone crashed into him, the newspapers scattered across the area around him.
"Idiot," He said at the persons back as they turned down another area, then with a sigh he began to pick the papers up.
'Today, is not going well.' He thought, first he found out Takato his newest friend was comatose in the hospital and no one knew why. Then a fruitless boring day at the school; no one answering his carefully inserted questions.
"Let some clues pop up soon.' He thought, for so far none of the pilots had found much information.
It was at that moment he picked up a page that had separated from the rest of the paper it had come from.
'AMNESIC BOY FOUND.'
Duo read the headline silently; then he swore as he saw the boy's picture.
He then ran from the library, the article still in hand, leaving the rest on the ground.
He continued running till he got to the safe house, for the picture of the amnesic boy was no other then Quatre.
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By the time visiting hours ended, all the tamers (minus Ryo who was still away) had visited Takato. Getwell cards and flowers were everywhere; their vibrant colours making Takato seem even paler.
Rika hadn't left once… She had stayed in the seat next to the bed.
"Rika, visiting hours are over." Takato's mother finally told her, she sighed and got up.
"I'll see you tomorrow then," she said picking up her backpack, to her surprise the woman stopped her.
"Dear... Would you be able to look after Guilmon at your place, with visiting Takato at the hospital and running the bakery, we'll have no time to look after him." Takato's mother asked kindly.
Rika was startled at first, but realized that with Takato in the hospital there really wasn't anyone to look after Guilmon.
"I'll have to clear it with my Grandma first." She said, the woman smiled.
"Thank you." Mrs. Mitsuki said as she took out her cell phone.
TBC
Sighs in relief, you don't know how hard it took to get this chapter out… actually I had to written for a few weeks but my notes were hidden by my younger sibling…
Anyway… sorry bout the long delay… this should have been out at least a week or so ago.
Ja Ne