Yo peps'! Sorry it took so long! I had a lot of test. In a week, I'm gonna have the biggest TEST of my life!
Seriously, if I don't pass my dad says he'll leave me here while the rest of my family move away. I was like, what the heck! I have emergency money to run away! I'm not afraid, buster! I have an aunt living 2 hours from here and a lovely cousin and bigger family members 7 hours from here! I could just hop on a bus and go there!
Anyway, after this big test, I can update all I want!
Also running away doesn't sound so bad, teehee ^^
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Just like that, all the Echizens' (well most of them) were running around the house, getting prepared to go to the hospital.
Mr. Nanjiro Echizen was franticly rummaging around the bowl sitting near the door, looking for his car keys.
Mrs. Rinko Echizen was in the kitchen trying to mix up a 'get well present', Sakuno may have been awake but that doesn't mean she had recovered from the broken bones and healed from the stitches. So she mainly packed fruits cause they had a lot of vitamins and small treats like cookies and biscuits.
Ryoga on the other hand was going through his messy closet, finding a nice, clean, wrinkle free T-Shirt.
Ryoma was still in shock, sitting on the dinning pillow-chair while staring into space until Ryoga came clumsily stumbling down the stairs then swatted the back of his little brother's head, waking Ryoma from his daze. Ryoga then grabbed Ryoma by the arm, flung his dear little brother over his shoulder like a flimsy book bag, making Ryoma go "Opfff!". Though the youngest Echizen squirmed and struggled, the older Echizen payed no attention and stumbled out the front door while slipping on his sneakers then he kicked Ryoma's sneakers into the car like a ball scoring for a winning net.
"Hey!" Ryoma protested. "Those were new!"
"No time to protest. Just hop in and put your damn sneakers on in th car." Ryoga ordered throwing his brother in the back seat as all of them pilled into the SUV.
They bucket in as Nanjiro reversed and zoomed out into the drive way. Mr. Echizen then speed out to the hospital like a maniac who had been in a water-drinking-and-coffee-flake-eating-contest with explosive diarrhea as if that was the only available, clean bathroom in miles.
"You're going over the limit!" Mrs. Echizen frowned as she informed her husband while clutching to the arm rest.
"Who cares! The brat's little girlfriend is finally awake! Maybe he'll finally have an interest in the opposite sex!" Nanjiro replied, eyes still on the road.
"You perverted old man!" Ryoma hissed.
"Damn it, Oyaji, if an accident doesn't kill me, then I'll probably die early from an extreme heart attack!" Ryoga confessed sinking into his seat. "Yuka still needs me! Her sister will curse my grave if I ever make her cry, it was very hard convincing that devil to let me date her younger sister! I am not dying today after working so hard to get Yuka's love!"
"Listen to him, Nanjiro, you'd go this far for Sakuno-Chan but you'd risk your family for it? For the love of God, slow down!" Rinko plead.
Hearing his family's whining, Nanjiro slowed down and drove at a not so normal speed, it was fast but not too fast. When they reached the hospital, they ran up the elevator, Ryoga waved and Ryoma nodded to the nurse behind the counter, since they'd been visiting on a daily basis at the same time, they kinda befriended the nurse, Chiyoko Yamasaki. The Echizens ran down the hall into room 109. Ryuzaki-Sensei, most of the Regulars, Tomoka and the trio were already there.
"Echizen!" they all chorus, calling out to either of the Echizens' though most of them referred to Ryoma.
Ryoma raised his hand coolly, signaling them 'hi' as he saw Ryoga rolled his yellow orbs. Ryoma ignored his aniki's eyes action. Though Ryoma acted cool on the outside, on the inside, he was anxious about Sakuno. He eyed her bed suspiciously, his heart beating madly in his chest. The guilt was still there, it never faded. He'd never know what she'd do to him. It was mainly his fault Sakuno landed in the hospital and had to undergo surgery and stitching.
"Was she okay? Is she suffering from anything like extreme headaches from the fall? Is she mad at me?" He launched in his head. Though Ryoma wanted to start asking questions about Sakuno, he just kept his poker face on as he sat in the seat next to Ryuzaki-Sensei. Relieved washed over him when he saw Sakuno still sleeping. Her heartbeat was fine, it was smooth, not smooth as in a straight line smooth, that would be extremely bad, that'll mean she was dead, no, it was smooth as if it was beating more actively than her previous long slumber.
Sakuno was physically fine. Ryoma eyed her stitches, they were almost gone, she was a fast healer. Well what else would you expect her body to do for the past 3 months other than heal her wounds, tap dance? There was a few cuts here and there but he was guessing by the time school started, it'll probably be hardly noticeable.
Next Ryoma glanced at her long chocolate-brown hair that he always teased her about. Sure, it may sound mean at the beginning but he liked her childish hairstyle though he wouldn't dare to admit it out loud to anyone in particular. It once reached her knees but now they were uneven thanks to that psycho maniac's scissor working, it now was in between her thigh and the middle of her back, the first thing she'd probably do after recovering was to get a hair cut, maybe Ryoma would even consider teasing her less.
Her skin was pale as paper but it'll go back to a normal peach colour in no time. If not she'd freak out a lot of people not that she didn't already, considering she actually lived from the fall while another girl died.
"So how's Ryuzaki … Chan?" he added awkwardly since he was talking formally to his sensei about her granddaughter for the first time.
"Sakuno's fine. She woke up but then fell asleep again. Doctor says she's just resting. She's in deep sleep. She'll wake up soon." Ryuzaki-Sensei answered, eyeing her granddaughter as she squeezed her dear sibling's hand.
There was a moment of silence in the room. No one talked. Just the beeping of Sakuno's breathing machine echoed.
"Miss Echizen," Ryuzaki sensei spoke.
"Yes?" Rinko answered.
"Maybe you, your family, the regulars and Osakada would like to eat those snacks outside while I have a little talk with Ryoma." Ryuzaki-Sensei continued.
"A-Alright, come boys and Osaka-Chan."
Soon everyone left the room leaving Ryuzaki-Senpai, Ryoma and Sakuno in the room.
"Is something the matter, Sensei?" Ryoma questioned worried.
"No," she replied. "it's just, I was thinking, maybe … maybe I should move Sakuno to Fudomine."
"What?" Ryoma practically exploded, his eyes widen at the comment. "Why?"
"Because … I don't want her to go back through the pain." She continued. "Earlier today, when Sakuno woke up, she … she couldn't remember a thing. She had amnesia. She didn't know I was or herself."
Ryoma clench then unclench his fists. He needs to know more before shouting. This is a hospital, he wouldn't want to add anymore drama into this building.
"I think this is what's best for her." Ryuzaki-Sensei told. "But, I need to know your opinion too, Ryoma. What do you think I should do? Should I send Sakuno to Fudomine and start a new life or keep her in Seigaku and see if those hard times bring any bad back stories and flashback. I don't want her to go through anymore pain. It may bring her into shock." The old Ryuzaki took a big breath in. "I love her, Ryoma. She's the only thing I have left."
Ryoma was in deep funk. The balance of someone's new life was in his hands. He had to pick. And it was a hard choice. Should he let Sakuno go to another school and forget the drama she's gone through or let her stay and see if you'll be okay? The second one was risky since people with amnesia can do some crazy stuff when they go through bad flashbacks. The first one was safer, besides, they had a good, stable friendship with Fudomine, Ann would probably be a good friend towards Sakuno and the Fudomine Tennis gang would treat Sakuno like their little sister.
It was hard. But he'd had to think this through carefully. Ryoma couldn't be selfish … he knew what he had to do. And it was going to be hard on everyone … especially him
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Cliff hanger! See ya later suckers! Review!
