A/N: I passed my exams and enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: SDK is not mine, just this story.

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Scene Three – The Nurse

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Yuya removed her sunglasses as she neared Akira's house. She grabbed her trench coat from the passenger's seat and wore it over her shoulders as she grabbed her bag and stashed her sunglasses into it. She fixed her appearance before she turned the engines off and pulled the keys out of the ignition and stashed it into the same bag. She got out of her car and observed her surroundings. Somehow, it was definitely more settling that before. To know that one of your friends is close by…that was enough to calm you down. Even just a bit.

The place was surrounded with a lot of trees that seemed to engulf you into a calming yet disturbing chokehold. The small house belonging to her friend looked cozy enough; it was built for a family. Family…something she wished she still had. Fighting the urge to cry, she tightened her fist and proceeded to the house.

She stopped in front of the front door and took a deep breath. She needed to calm down! It was really weird that she felt so nervous. It was like she was going to meet her boyfriend's mother or something. Yuya decided it was just because she was going to meet Akira, her old friend. She gulped down the vile taste in her throat and knocked the door thrice.

Yuya frowned, waiting for the door to be opened. After what seemed to be a year, the door was finally opened, revealing a man whose eyes were closed. Yuya blinked, not knowing who it was.

"Uh…Akira-san?" she addressed him, unsure.

The man gave a small smile and nodded. He gave her space to go into the house and closed the door behind. Yuya doubted it was her friend, but either way, the man looked nice enough. She turned to face him again, offering a hand. Her hand was not welcomed with a shake though.

"Excuse me? Hi, I'm Shiina Yuya, I'm looking for Akira-san?" she said, withdrawing her hand and just smiled.

The man just smirked. "I am Akira, Yuya-san. I am blind now, sadly. Anyway, I hope I am not making you uncomfortable or anything…do come to the living room. Follow me."

Yuya's eyes widened at the revelation. How could she be so crass? Of course the man was blind. She blushed, knowing that he would not see it. She removed her coat and hanged it on the coat hanger by the door. She removed her shoes and placed it in one of the boxes under the main door's entryway. She then proceeded to wear the house slippers before following after her friend.

The house was indeed cozy inside. The walls were littered with numerous frames with pictures of Akira and their classmates. There was one of her too, with her dorky glasses and Cheshire cat grin. She used to be close with all her friends but in the end, drifted off with their own lives. She used to constantly email Akira too, until they lost contact for a few years. Maybe during that time, he has lost the ability to see. Yuya sighed. Was she sorry for not bothering him sooner!

One of the pictures had Akira with a beautiful woman in a nurse uniform, holding onto his wheelchair. In this picture too, Akira had bandages covering his eyes. Could this be the time he lost his vision? The woman looked youthful and did not smile. She had light blond shoulder length hair and a dazed look in her eyes. Akira was smiling.

"Yuya-san?"

Yuya quickly turned around to face a worried Akira.

"What's wrong?"

Yuya shook her head, bowing slightly. "Oh, I was just admiring the pictures. Who's this beautiful woman?"

"I hope you're not referring to the dorky girl who is you…" he said, chuckling.

Yuya blushed yet again.

"No! I meant this woman with short hair!" Yuya emphasized by pointing to the picture.

Akira paused for a while before answering, "Tokito."

"Who's she?" came an annoyed voice from within the kitchen.

Yuya whipped around to see the woman in the picture in the flesh. She had an apron on her and looked very annoyed. Yuya quickly backed away when she saw a glimpse of a paring knife held by the other woman.

"…ah, Tokito. This is Yuya, the one who I told was coming." Akira turned to where he felt Tokito was and approached her.

Tokito looked at Yuya apprehensively before she placed the paring knife on the small table next to her. She reluctantly gave a small smile before offering her hand to Yuya, who shook it quickly.

"It is nice to meet you, Yuya-san."

"You too, Tokito-san…" Yuya said softly.

Akira separated the two women by pulling Tokito back by her shoulders. He stood in front of her, securing her behind him. Tokito looked down dejectedly.

"Yuya-san, Tokito is my nurse and was also the cause of my blindness."

Yuya could only drop her jaw.

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A/N: not much development, sorry. I find Akira's character very ambiguous here (this chapter too!). I dunno why I've lost interest in SDK. I have to reignite the interest soon or I'll never be able to update all my stories before I go to Japan!