A/N: Hey, I'm back with a new chapter!!! Wow, it's been months since I last updated, huh? Well, I'm sorry, alot has happened and...well, the point is, I'm able to write now. So, please enjoy this new chapter. -smile-

The last chapter! -gasp!-

Disclaimer: I have no right to any characters to Marmalade Boy. But I OWN THE PLOT! HA!

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Marmalade Boy

Tragic Love: Miki Could Be Gone

A doctor slowly aproached a large group a few feet away from the door to the emergencey room, crowded around a bench. "Mr. and Mrs. Koishikawa?"

"Yes?" Rumi and Jin instantly answered. "Is it Miki? What happened? You said she'd be okay!" Rumi started yelling. Youji wrapped his arms around her to calm her. "How is she?" He asked.

The doctor shifted uncomfortably. "First, I must apologize. I understand one of the doctors had given information about Ms. Koishikawa's condition to someone earlier today. I'm sorry but he had given you the information before we could do a proper x-ray scan..."

Rumi still had angry tears in her eyes, she felt like yelling at the doctor more. What kind of doctors do they have around here?

"What kind of doctors do you have around here?" Ginta yelled. "Wouldn't a good doctor wait so he could give the proper information? You had us all thinking that Miki would be ok!" Arimi grabbed his arm again. "Ginta, stop." She tired to make him sit down again. Still glaring at the doctor, Ginta sat, but looked like he was ready to jump back up any second.

"What happened to her?" Meiko asked the doctor in a quiet voice. She was still shaking after Miki's near death. Everyone listened quietly, even Ginta

The doctor sighed. "Ms. Koishikawa had an...attack with her lungs, as I was told. Apparently, the crash took more out of her then we were let on. I'm very sorry, I..." He trailed off when he heard a voice break him off and ask him.

"Miki...is she alright?" Yuu stood by his mother. He looked empty. He waited for the doctor's answer. Eveyone was silent.

The doctor shifted again. "Yes, oddly enough, she will make a full recovery..."

"'Oddly enough?'" Yuu's voice sounded weak.

Another shift. "I'll tell you the truth, sir. Ms. Koishikawa was...supposed to die. She wasn't getting any air circulation, and there wasn't anything we could do. It almost seemed as if she wasn't hurting physically...but emotionally."

For a moment, Yuu himself stopped breathing. Miki...out of all the possible things that could have happened...why this? Out of all the people in the world who could have hurt you this way...why me?

The moment past, Yuu started to breathe. He listened as the doctor continued.

"And there isn't anything any doctor in the world can do about emotional suffering...Most of our patients are willing to try and live, but it was like she had already given up."

Yuu shut his eyes. How can I stand to hear this? All the pain I've caused her. But he listened with his eyes squeezed shut as the doctor continued.

"But as I said before, Ms. Koishikawa survived. We were all surprised." The doctor paused, then continued. "Right when we all lost hope, she pulled through with the most amazing will to live I've ever seen in my entire life as a doctor. She must have realized that there was something, or someone to live for."

Yuu opened his eyes slowly.

Meiko thought it would be safe to talk. "What you're saying is...Miki survived because of someone she loves?" She quickly glanced at Yuu.

The doctor nodded.

Yuu understood Meiko without having to catch her glance. Miki, I...

"Can we see her?" Meiko asked again, this time, looking at the doctor.

The doctor thought about it. "I suppose so, but please, one at a time, she's very tired right now. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that she's in the emergency room." He nodded his head, and left.

It took a while for it to all sink in...

"Miki...Oh, she's going to be fine!" Rumi was the first to break the silence as she wiped away her tears and held Youji tightly. Youji himself embraced Rumi and smiled.

"Thank goodness..." Chiyako smiled. "Right, Jin?" Jin sighed with relief and nodded, smiling.

Ginta sank back into his seat and sighed, closing his eyes. "What a pain she is..." He muttered. Arimi sat beside him. "You're happy, aren't you?" Ginta opened his eyes and looked up at her. "Yes." He smiled. Arimi smiled with him, and rested her head on his shoulder.

Kei stared at the floor. Okay, Yuu. You win. I thought I might try to win Miki back one last time...but it seems that she's chosen you. I know that someone she decided to live for isn't me. I'm glad that you're okay, Miki. You be good to her, Yuu. Kei smiled, slightly.

Michael exhaled deeply, and shut his eyes. Well, Miki, it looks like you'll be happy from now on, right? It was Yuu who helped you live, right? Despite how shaken up he was by all this, he managed to smile.

Meiko collasped on her knees, wiping her tears away. She clasped her hands together and smiled. I'm so glad, Miki. Meiko glanced around for Yuu, but he was no where in sight. Meiko smiled for him. Go for it, Yuu.

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The door to the emergency room opened slowly. Yuu could hear the short beeps indicating her heart beat was normal. He closed the door behind him and approached the bed, carefully. He could see her, lying on the hospital bed, her light brown hair sprawled over the pillow, her eyes closed. The tubes on either side of her head were taken off, but the tubes on her wrists were still there.

"Miki...?" His voice was barely a whisper.

But Miki heard, and she opened her eyes halfway. "Yuu...?" Her voice was raspy, quiet, more like a whisper. She turned her head to face him. Her expression looked sad. She turned her head away. "I'm sorry," She whispered.

Gaining more courage, Yuu pulled a chair next to her. He wanted to ask why, but he couldn't find his voice. But he didn't need to ask, Miki continued. "It was stupid of me. The car."

Now he understood. But he still couldn't find his voice. There was silence between them.

"Yuu...?" Miki's voice shattered the siclence.

And Yuu, who still couldn't find his voice, looked up at her, and met her eyes.

"Why did you tell me 'I love you?'"

Yuu couldn't find his voice to answer. All he could manage was answer it inside his head. Because, I did.

Disappointed with no response, Miki shut her eyes, and turned over to her side so Yuu was facing her back. She asked, "Yuu, answer me. Do you even care about me?"

Yuu shut his eyes, tightly, thankful that she had her head turned away from him. His voice, still lost, answered her in his head. Of course I do!

When hearing no response coming from Yuu, Miki continued. "Because...if you don't...that's fine, nothing I can do, right? I don't know what caused you to feel this way, but if you feel nothing for me, that's that. It's ok, Yuu."

Yuu opened his eyes, pain was clearly etched into them. No! You're getting it all wrong!

Tears started to flow down Miki's cheeks, but she kept quiet until she was able to talk without giving off signs that she was crying. "Yuu, answer me! If you don't care about me, then why are you here?" Miki's body started to tremble, without Miki wanting it to. Stop shaking...! She thought to herself.

Yuu looked away, he couldn't stand to see her like this, shaking with anger and misery. No, I do care! I came here because I...

Miki was started to get annoyed by his silence. "If you came here to set me straight, then considered me set. You can leave now."

Yuu's eyes held more pain in them than before. I won't leave! Damn, Miki, don't you understand?

Miki, still shaking, couldn't control herself anymore. "What are you waiting for? I understand that you feel nothing for me, so you can go!" Fresh tears rolled down her cheeks twice as hard and soaked the covers. She couldn't stay quiet anymore, and yelled, "JUST GET OUT! YOU CAN LEAVE SO GO!"

Miki didn't hear the abrupt scratching and soft crash of the chair as it fell to the floor, or the creaking of the bed as something heavy climbed on it. She only felt the tugging on her waist as she was turned around to her other side and kissed softly on the lips.

After hearing Miki cries, and seeing her in so much pain, Yuu's heavy barriers were mercilessly ripped apart. He wanted so badly to ease her pain, so he did the only thing that could possibly heal her, even just a little. He climbed on her bed, rested his body softly on hers, and kissed her.

It was a short kiss. It had to be, Miki barely had enough oxygen to breathe. But it was long enough to stop her trembling, and to stop the heavy flow of tears.

When Yuu broke apart, he took her hand in his, and used the voice he had finally found to speak. "Miki, I love you. Don't tell me to leave. If I do, I might not ever come back. I'm sorry for all the pain and suffering I've caused you. I tried to break us apart, but now I realize that it's much too late for that now...Miki, if you're willing to take me back, I'll stay with you." He watched her expression, and waited for her to respond.

Miki was still so stunned by the way Yuu has kissed her, she almost didn't hear him speak. But she did, and she looked straight into his eyes for the first time since the day they broke up. What she saw in his eyes caused her to respond to him. She smiled slightly, and said,

"Forever?"

Yuu, smiled with her, and leaned down to kiss her once more.

Once they separated, Yuu replied,

"Forever."

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Yuu picked up the fallen chair and sat next to Miki's bed. Miki smiled at him and closed her eyes, then sighed. "I'm tired now...you'll explain to me when I wake up."

Yuu laughed at that. "I understand. Goodnight, Miki."

Miki's hand reach for him, and smiled when she felt him take her hand into his. "Goodnight."

The two of them both wished this moment could last the rest of their lives, but as fate would have it, the door to the emegency room opened, and a nurse stepped in, causing Yuu to take back his hand.

"Yes?" He asked the nurse. He deserved to know why this person decided to interrupt.

"It's time to move Ms. Koishikawa to a different room, sir, so if you wouldn't mind stepping into the waiting room." The nurse replied.

Yuu did mind. But there wasn't much he could do. He turned his head to Miki to see that she had her eyes open. She looked at him, and smiled, weakly. "Go on, Yuu."

Yuu smiled in return and nodded. He stood from his chair and left the emergency room. But he didn't worry. Even though he had left the room, like Miki had wanted him to, he knew that he would be back. Afterall, she would have to stay in this hospital for at least another day, so he would have another day off from school, even if it was Tuesday.

But as he walked out of the emegency room and into the waiting room where his friends and family was, he knew this wasn't over. He would still have to explain to Miki about how they are siblings, and then they would have to work everything out. It was far from over. But even so, he knew he would alway keep his promise to her.

"Promise to stay by me? Forever?"

"Forever."

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A/N: -sighs- Well, this chapter is done! Yes! I'm done! I put months of effort into this chapter! Well, okay, it was only about two or three months, but still!

I want to thank all my wonderful reviewers for sticking with this story. Arigato gozaimasu!! Thank you very much!! The next chapter will be the last. -smile- Yup, one more chapter! How many of you believed me when I said "The last chapter!" at the first A/N at the top of the page? Hmm...? I'll have to tell you though...I have no idea when it will be up! But do not fear! It will not take as long as this chapter, that much I can promise...and if I do, please tell me, and I'll get started.

I'm very worried on how this chapter turned out...I mean, at first, I was worried that I was making Yuu too emotional. But then I thought, "Of course not! If the one and only person you love deeply were to die, of course you'd be very emotional!" So I didn't worry. Besides, you all got to see a side of Yuu we rarely saw in the anime! But if you all like this chapter, then I love it! And if you loved it, then I loved it more!

But I'm also very worried about the grammar mistakes in this chapter. I don't have Mircosoft Word right now. I used WordPad for this chapter, so there was no spell check or anything... but I fixed as many as I could, not that there were many...but if I skipped one, I'm very sorry, I know how grammar mistakes can annoy some people, but you try typing a story without a spell check and see how hard it is! I was going to wait until I got Word back, but when I checked to see how the story was doing and saw all of your reviews, I got started right away! So again, thank you! -smile- -smile-

Well, that's enough of me talking, right? I think I covered everything, please review!

Ja-ne!

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