Just a warning I am Dyslexic so my stories will not be perfect but I now have one Beta reader to help me along the way :D

Thank you so much to Roshelle Diall for offering to work with me :D

Hello my sweeties,

Well guys this is another new branch out from my normal fandoms :D

I'm not sure how many people who read my normal work will even know this manga,

but I would recommend anyone who likes my Kyoko's baby bother story to

give it a go its a wonderful manga even if the updates are sporadic!

When posting this fic their will be only 12! fics on this fandom!

Which I think is such a shame so does a writer called CelestialBlaze

in her multi chapter fic 'I will support you' she asked this...

"HI GUYS! I WANT TO RALLY THE TROOPS! ANY WRITERS WHO ARE READING THIS, I WANT YOU TO HELP ME! Okay, so, I'd love to read some other Love so Life fanfics, and so I thought I'd try this. Even if it's just a oneshot, give it a go :) I'll be sure to review."

….and as always if you ask with me I will try to deliver :)

so this story is for you CelestialBlaze.

Enjoy.

Neh xxx

I do not own Love so Life.

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Akane and Aoi sat watching Shiharu. She seemed to be acting oddly as she folded the clothes she had just fetched off the drying rack. Neither twin spoke as their babysitter swayed slightly were she stood. She had already commented to the twins she had a headache when she had asked them kindly to turn the TV down while they were watching Cosmic Rangers. Aoi had pouted a little while Akane had agreed immediately as Shiharu smiled at the two children before turning the volume down. Now something seemed wrong with the normally happy and cheerful girl who cared for them.

"Shiharu-tan?" Akane asked as Shiharu grasped the table before her to steady herself. Shiharu smiled weakly at the twins.

"It's OK …." but Shiharu got no further as her eyes rolled and her body collapsed to the floor, Akane immediately started crying as both twins ran over to the prone figure.

"Shiharu-tan!...Shiharu-tan!" Aoi called as he shook the unconscious girl laying before them.

Aoi looked across at Akane who was crying loudly while trying to get Shiharu to wake up. Aoi looked back at Shiharu then back to Akane. He knew enough about the world to know they needed help, Shiharu needed help. Grabbing Akane's hand he pulled her to himself.

"Watch Shiharu-tan, I get helwp." Aoi said calmly as he sat Akane down beside Shiharu and walked out into the hallway.

Looking at the front door Aoi realised his first problem as he looked at how high the lock on the door was. Looking around he spotted Shiharu's bag on the floor near the small table. Aoi knew he was not supposed to look through Shiharu's or anyone's bags for that matter, but he supposed this would be OK as he walked forwards and pulled out Shiharu's mobile phone. Aoi had no idea how to use the item, but he did know he had spoken with Shiharu on Sei-tan's phone when Shiharu had been away with her school for a trip. He had also heard Sei-tan talking to Shiharu on the object before so by mashing the buttons of the phone he hoped he could get in touch with Sei-tan in the same way. Aoi was in luck as within a few minutes he clearly heard a voice through the phone, but it wasn't Sei-tan.

"Hello? Shiharu? Shiharu... are you there Shiharu?" Aoi looked at the phone for a moment before answering the calling voice.

"Shiharu-tan fell down." Aoi said quietly as he put the phone next to his ear as Sei-tan had taught him.

"Shiharu fell down?" Rio asked as she tried to understand what she was being told by the small voice.

"Is that Aoi-kun?" she ask now worried. Why would Aoi be using Shiharu's phone, and why would she let him call her alone?

"Aoi-kun, it's Rio-chan. Can I speak to Shiharu-tan please?" she asked softly not wanting to worry or upset the child.

"Shiharu-tan won't wake up."

Rio gasped. She knew now something was very, very wrong. "Aoi-kun where is Shiharu-tan?" Rio asked now getting scared herself as she heard Aoi now sobbing through the phone.

"Fwoor, won't wake up...fell down..." Aoi repeated. He knew his fear was taking control as Rio forced herself to calm down. She needed to think.

"You're such a good boy Aoi-kun. Can you walk to Shiharu-tan? Is she still sleeping?" Rio asked as she placed her phone on loudspeaker and sent a swift email to her boyfriend Takaru.

'GET TO MATSUNAGA'S HOUSE NOW! AOI CALLED ON SHIHARU'S PHONE. SOMETHING'S WRONG!'

She sent the email instantly and listened as Aoi spoke to Akane. She could hear Aoi's sister also crying as she called Shiharu's name, but she couldn't hear what they said as it seemed Aoi was holding the phone down.

"AOI-KUN...AOI-KUN?" Rio called hoping to get the child's attention, as she swiftly pulled her arms into her coat.

"Rio-chan...Shiharu asweep still." she heard Aoi say as he returned the phone to his ear.

"Is she moving Aoi-kun? Has she been sick?" Rio asked trying to think of reasons for why Shiharu would suddenly collapse.

"OT!" she heard Aoi exclaim through the phone.

"Wery OT! Like when cookin. No touch OT, OT." Rio tried to understand the 3 year old's wording and asked him to explain it again to her as she finally realised what he was trying to say.

"Shiharu-tan is hot?" Rio asked slowly

"Yosh, OT OT." Aoi replied, Rio was glad he was no longer crying again, though she could still hear Akane sobbing.

"Good boy Aoi-kun! You are being a very brave boy. I'm coming over right away, OK Aoi-kun? I'm coming over and so is Takeru-kun."

"Taka-kun comin?" Aoi asked and Rio smiled at the way she said his name.

"Yes Aoi-kun, Takeru-kun is on his way over." at that moment Rio's home phone rang, she ran to grab the phone.

"Hello?" she asked as she grabbed the receiver praying it was who she hoped it would be.

"Rio-san! What's happened! What's wrong? I got your message I'm off around Seiji's now." Rio sighed as she held her finger over the microphone on her mobile while still keeping it near her ear in case Aoi needed her.

"Aoi's just called my phone telling me that Shiharu has fallen down and she wont wake up! He says she's very hot!" Rio exclaimed her calm façade fell.

"Please Takeru hurry!" she could hear that Takeru was already out of breath but at her words she heard him grunt as he increased his pace.

"OK I can see the house. Can you see if Aoi can open a door or a window, anything!" Rio uncovered the mic on her phone.

"Aoi-kun...Aoi-kun are you still there?" she called through the phone.

"Yosh Rio-tan." came Aoi's voice back through the phone. He was crying again she could tell as she tried to hold her own overwhelmed emotions together.

"Aoi-kun, Takeru is outside. Can you open the door for him?" she asked hoping the answer would be yes.

"No too far, not reach." Aoi answered and Rio's heart fell. Then she thought again about what Shiharu had told her about Matsunaga's house.

"What about the back door?" she asked suddenly remembering how Shiharu had told them about lighting fireworks on the back porch for Children's Day. She heard the running footsteps and then the happy squeal.

"Door open! Door open." Aoi exclaimed as, Rio almost cried out in relief.

"The back door is unlocked Takeru!" she called down the house phone as Takeru dropped the call.

"Good boy! Aoi you are such a clever clever boy." she repeated over and over before the loud voice of her boyfriend could be heard through the phone.

"AOI! WHERE IS SHIHARU?" she heard Takeru exclaim as Rio dropped the call and raced out of her own front door and to her bike. Matsunaga's house was on the other side of town, but she just had to get there. As she jumped onto her bike and raced away through town, her mind whirled at the possible causes for her best friend's condition.

"Please be OK Shiharu!" she pleaded out loud as she raced towards her.

Matsunaga Seiji was having a good day. The special report he had been asked to do had gone off without a hitch and even ended sooner than expected. He was happy, the staff was happy and most importantly, his boss was happy as it meant quite a few of them could go home now and spend the weekend with family and friends or even get some much needed rest. Seiji was just speaking with his boss when the phone call came through. He looked down at his phone and his heart leapt to his mouth. Shiharu never used the house phone, he had asked, told her to even. But she never did, yet here was his home number calling him and he knew in that moment something was wrong. Looking at his boss who could tell from his face something was wrong, he just nodded silently telling him to answer the phone. Seiji didn't need a second bidding.

"Hello?" he was amazed his voice wasn't shaking. His body felt tense with fear as a voice he wasn't expecting answered him.

"SEIJI! God I'm glad I caught you.." Seiji's anger was almost immediate as he cut through whatever Takeru was saying.

"Takeru! Why the hell are you calling from my house phone!" he almost cried back as his boss looked on confused.

"Hell Seiji, if you would let me speak I'd tell you!" Takeru shouted back. That made Seiji pay attention. It just wasn't like Takeru to raise his voice for anything, not even to shout at Mana. Seiji's anger died immediately as his fear returned.

"What's wrong?" he asked his voice quiet, "Are the twins OK?" it was his first thought of course, even though he new Shiharu was an amazing caregiver the twins could be a bit of a handful.

"The twins are fine, but Shiharu collapsed Seiji. The ambulance is on the way to take her to the hospital."

Seiji's heart stopped in one moment and in the next it seemed to beat uncontrollably and erratically. "Is she OK? What happened?" his voice was breathless and full of fear even to his own ears as he watched his boss call over one of the assistants and sent them to retrieve Seiji's personal items.

"She's still unconscious, Rio is with her now. She's burning up with a really high fever and Aoi said she had a head ouchie, so I'm guessing she had a headache. Your little Aoi is amazing Seij. He found Shiharu's phone and managed to call Rio to get help. God knows when we would have found out otherwise." Seiji took his coat and briefcase from the assistant and nodded to his boss who asked Seiji to let him know before he was out of the door and on his way to his car.

"I gotta go. The ambulance is here. Meet us at the general hospital." with that the call was dropped and Seiji literally ran to his car. It would be a 30 minute journey to the hospital for him and the ambulance would get there first. If anything happens to her I will never forgive myself Seiji thought as he raced through the streets towards the hospital.

"Takeru!" Rio called as she ran through the open front door into the house.

"Rio-tan!" Aoi answered her as he dashed out of the side door, Akane in tow. Both the toddlers eyes were red and swollen as Rio scooped both children into a tight hug.

"Shhhh Shhhh...its OK now. You are such good children...such a good little boy and girl." she cooed just as she had seen and heard Shiharu do before as she held the two frightened children tight.

"Shiharu...-tan...sick." Akane sobbed as Rio held her tighter.

"It's OK Akane-chan. We are here now. We will make Shiharu better." she told the children as she dearly hoped she could uphold her word.

"Can you show me where Takeru is with Shiharu?" she asked as Aoi nodded. Grabbing one hand while Akane grabbed the other she followed the small boy into what must be the sitting room. Takeru was on the phone as he moved Shiharu's prone form as instructed by whoever he was talking to. Rio watched realising he was placing Shiharu in the recovery position. Noticing her Takeru nodded solemnly as he answered the person's questions.

"No she is really hot, it looks like a very high fever." He stopped and seemed to be listening to the reply before he turned back to her and the children "Rio can you find some blankets please we need to keep her warm." Rio nodded as she turned back to Aoi. She knew Akane was far too upset at the moment to be much help as she picked up the little girl. Resting her on one hip, she asked Aoi if he knew where the blankets were kept or even where they slept so they could use the blankets off the futons. Aoi guided her to the airing cupboard and then showed her to Sei-tan's room and his and Akane's where they gathered together all of the blankets which Akane and Aoi helped carry as they brought them back to the sitting room.

Together they covered Shiharu with the blankets while Takeru went to call Matsunaga to inform him of the situation. When the ambulance crew arrived Rio took the children back into their room and waited for the ambulance crew to do their jobs while she packed a few things for the tots.

"Will Shiharu-tan be better soon?" Akane asked as she held tightly to Rio's leg. She had not wanted to leave Rio's side since she had arrived and in some ways it made Rio feel better. At least looking after the twins she didn't feel so helpless. She watched on as her best friend struggled with what ever ailed her.

"Now the ambulance men are here. I'm sure they will make her better soon." she replied with a kind smile she hoped looked confident. She wasn't feeling confident at that moment in time. Seeing Shiharu unconscious shook her more than she wanted to admit as Takeru re-entered the room.

"Rio, I'm going in the ambulance with Shiharu-chan. My dad is on his way to drive you and the twins to the hospital." Rio nodded as Takeru kissed her forehead softly. She needed the reassurance and so did he. Takeru had always been the happy go lucky sort, but this had scared him. The hot, limp body of the girl he thought of now as a friend was something he doubted he would ever forget.

"Hello, I'm here looking for Nakamura Shiharu. She was brought in here by ambulance." Seiji asked the front desk. His heart was still pounding as the receptionist looked down at the computer screen.

"Can I ask your relationship please?" she asked looking at Seiji.

"She was looking after the children when she collapsed." was all he could think of as the receptionist called for a nurse to take him through to the waiting room, where she told him his friends and children were waiting. As Seiji walked away following the nurse he registered the nurses words,

"Why are all the good looking guys taken?" she asked the second receptionist who giggled and made a noise of agreement.

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Well I'm not sure how well that went or how confused it has

made you, but I hope you can understand what's happening :P

Thank you for reading :)

Neh xxx

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