Try Understanding without words

Chapter Seven: Pain Mixed with Love

By KellyQ

Kouji woke to the sound of moaning and crying. He opened his eyes to see Takuya leaning on his side, pressing his palm to his left ear, and his head slightly tilted. Once Kouji sat up all the way he noticed that tears were coming down the boy's face.

"Takuya ... what's wrong? Hang on; I'll go get Miss Right!"

The dark-haired boy got out of bed and ran out. Kouji skitted to a stop when he came in front of Miss Right's door. He rose his fist and knocked hard.

"I'm coming! Hold on." There was a scuffle from the other side. After waiting for a few moments, the door opened and Miss Right stood there, looking a little startled. "Kouji? Wh.... what's wrong?"

"It's Takuya! I don't know what's wrong, but he's in a lot of pain!" he explained in a rush.

"Now calm down," Miss Right said, putting her hand on his shoulder. "Go to get the nurse, and I'll go check on Takuya."


Takuya laid on his side as Kouji held his hand. The nurse moved the Otoscope around in Takuya's ear and shook her head.

"Just as I thought," she said moving the utensil out of the way. "Takuya has a bad ear infection."

"Do you still have those ear-drops?" Miss Right asked.

"I think so. But they might be expired." The nurse fished in her bag and pulled out a box that had a bunch of writing on it. "Good. They're okay to use."

The nurse opened the box and pulled out a bottle and started to shake it; once it was shaken well, she squeezed the lid twice. The nurse twisted the top open, and pulled the bottle up to see that there was a tube attached to the end of the lid. Miss Right flopped down next to Takuya. Kouji rubbed his thumb along the boy's shoulder blade. After the drops were put in Takuya's ear, the nurse pulled out a cotton-ball and rolled into a ball and gently put in Takuya's ear.

"Kouji, can you get me some water?" The nurse asked kindly, reaching in the bag and pulled out what looked like Aspirin pills.

Takuya whimpered as he watched Kouji make his way out of the room. Mrss Right stared down at Takuya and took his hand. Kouji walked in one moment later with a glass of water in his hand. He handed it to the nurse and went over to sit next to Takuya.

"I need you to drink this," the nurse said handing the class of water and two pills to Takuya.

Without hesitation, he swallowed them and laid to back down. Miss Right and the nurse walked out as Kouji laid next to Takuya, and he ran his fingertips through Takuya's hair. The pain in his left ear has increased, making Takuya whimper every so often. Some of the other kids who tried to sleep were starting to get a little annoyed.

One of them couldn't take it any more. "Will someone make him shut up!"

"Leave Takuya alone, Zake! He's in a lot of pain right now, and he doesn't need you to make it worse!" Kouji scowled.

"Yea. Like the useless dumbass knows what's going on."

Zake laid back down and pulled the covers up. He closed his eyes, not even realizing that Kouji got out of bed and walked calmly over the blonde boy. Kouji took hold of Zake and lifted him up and slammed him to wall. The blonde-haired boy opened one eye and the first thing he saw was Kouji's eyes full of hate.

"If I ever hear you call Takuya that again ... I'll swear that you'll feel the same pain he's feeling right now. Do we understand each other?"

Kouji waited for a response, but Zake was to scared too answer at first. Kouji tightened his grip around Zake's neck, thinking that he was being thick headed.

"Well! Do we?"

"Ya ... yeah ..." Zake stuttered.


The pain turned from dull to sharp and Takuya's head hurt. The ear-drops and the pills did help but not by much. Kouji was feeling pain too ... the pain knowing that there wasn't much he could but comfort Takuya.

"I know it hurts, Takuya," Kouji whispered, running his fingers through brown hair. "You'll be okay .... it will pass ..."

Kouji looked at the clock. It was 2:50AM. Takuya had finally fallen sleep. Kouji down the brown-haired boy. He looked more at peace now. Did they finally take affect? Or was Takuya use to the pain, that he didn't feel it anymore? Kouji hoped that was not the case. He didn't want the one person - no - the one person he loved, to be in pain.

Kouji gently slipped his hand under Takuya's arm and gently arched him so that Takuya was laying on his side. The dark-haired boy pulled Takuya closer to his body and closed his eyes

T.B.C.

Sorry that was a weird chapter. This chapter is based on when I woke up one morning to a nasty shock - my right ear was really hurting me. That wasn't the only time. I went to the pool and my ear hurt me then too.