Try Understanding without Words
Chapter Nine: Mute Love
Part Two
By KellyQ
Junpei walked down the hallway to the "Get well Room" with a bouquet of flowers in his hands. He came early so he can visit his "Angel". It had been a week since Izumi came back. Junpei stopped at the door. After he calmed his nerves down, He opened the door to see that Izumi was sleeping. He slowly walked up, and placed the flowers on the nightstand. Junpei looked her over. Izumi looked so soft and beautiful laying there resting. Junpei sat next her, moving a few strands of hair from her peaceful face.
Junpei watched her until her expression started change from peaceful to painful, as she moaned slightly."Izumi, wake up!" Junpei panicked, gently shaking her, "please ..." She slowly opened her eyes that clouded over then they changed when she saw that it was Junpei looking fearfully at her. "Don't worry .. I'm here now ... I won't let bad dreams haunt you anymore ..." He said leaning close, holding her hand.
"You're so sweet," she responded. Izumi turned her head to see the flowers from the corner of her eye. "That's nice of you to bring me flowers, but how did you know what was my favorite kind?"
"Oh ... let's just a little birdie told me," Junpei said with a hint of a smile on his face.
Izumi couldn't help but smile knowing whom Junpei was referring to.
"Well, I better get to the front desk. Mrs. Right has to take Takuya to the hospital for an ear-surgery and they're going to need someone to be there in case someone came and want info."
"Oh," was all Izumi could say. She watched him walk out. "Thanks for the flowers."
"Any time, Angel," he said softly, closing the door behind him.
Takuya was nervous, nervous beyond belief. He tried not showing it in front of Kouji, but it was hard. Shortly after the "T" tube came out of Takuya's ear, the nurse at the Orphanage said that his ear needed to be patched up.
Kouji sat next to him, rubbing his back until a nurse came up, wheeling a hospital bed in front of them. She patted the bed. Kouji got up and helped Takuya stand. It took a moment for the nervous boy to climb on the rolling bed.
Mrs. Right watched for a moment and smiled. It was nice to see a new side of Kouji, and she had a feeling that he cared about Takuya. It was good that they met and became close. It changed them a great deal.
"You really care about Takuya, don't you?" Mrs. Right asked, after the nurse wheeled Takuya to the O.R.
"Yea, even if I was. I wouldn't tell you," Kouji said in a mocking tone.
"Oh come on, Kouji. It's all right to have these feelings -"
"I would appreciate it if you didn't lie to me."
Mrs. Right sighed. She had hoped that maybe someday Kouji didn't have to act this way. She really did care about the dark-haired boy and all the other orphans, as if they were her own children. Mrs. Right didn't have any children; just her and her Persian cat named 'Snow Flake'. She longed to have a child though. Adopting one would be perfect, someone like Takuya or Izumi.
Kouji walked in the room to see Takuya dressed in a hospital gown, IV's taped to his wrist, and a male nurse checking him over. The dark-haired boy walked up as Takuya's face light up, and their hands joined. By this point, the nurse walked out, leaving the two alone. A shaky sigh came from the back of Takuya's throat as he moved his hands, nervously. Kouji couldn't help but smile. He turned his head and saw the stethoscope that was left behind. Kouji snatched them and glanced at Takuya, asking in signing language if he could listen to his heart. Takuya blushed, nodding his head. Kouji moved the top part of the gown to the side. Kouji put the round piece on Takuya's chest. At first, he didn't hear anything, so he moved it slowly to the right, listening really hard for the thump. Kouji moved it a little more faintly hearing a heart beat ... he moved more inches and ... thump, thump, thump.
"Playing Doctor?" Came Mrs. Right as she walked up. She placed her hand on Kouji's shoulder's. "it's time to go."
"What? But I thought ..."
"I know but the nurse is going to come any minute to take Takuya to the O.R."
Kouji sighed, put the Stethoscope down, turned slightly and was about to take a step when Takuya took hold of his hand, shaking his head. Kouji leaned and kissed the other boy passionately. Mrs. Right couldn't help but smile seeing how the kiss was very meaningful when their expressions soften when their lips met.
T.B.C.
