Out of nowhere strong hands grasped Kyoko's shoulders. She looked up from her position on the floor and saw Yashiro's questioning face looking back. "Yashiro!" Kyoko exclaimed, "I'm so glad to see you! You are just the guy I was looking for!" On the floor?Yashiro thought but what he said was, "Same here." Then with out further ado, he firmly dragged her through the girls, he was glad to see his power to get a pathway made had returned.
Once they got inside the office, Kyoko said, "Oh Yashiro! Are you okay?" That confused Yashiro for a moment, "Uh, Kyoko, you were the one practically being trampled." Kyoko waved him off, and said, "I'm talking about the car wreck! I heard-" She stopped and sank to the floor, doom encroached lowering the temperature of the small room dramatically.
Yashiro squatted by Kyoko, "Kyoko! What is the matter?" Kyoko stared into the distance, and replied as if she were talking to a ghost. "Is Tsuruga san terribly mad?" Yashiro was confused, "No, Kyoko, Ren is fine, why would he be mad? I mean it was an accident, he didn't try to get in a wreck." Yashiro looked at Kyoko hopefully, wishing his words would lighten her mood. She just shook her head, "No. How mad is Tsuruga san at me?" what? Yashiro thought, "Why would Ren be mad at you?" Kyoko shuddered and said, "Because he is my senpai! I didn't know that he had gotten in a wreck! I should have come earlier to see how he was doing! I… I am such a disappointment!" By the end of her rant Kyoko was wailing.
"Oh dear, are you okay?" Kyoko whipped around and saw the nurse had returned water in hand, "Yes, I'm fine," Kyoko sniffled, "I'm just terribly worried about Tsuruga san." The nurse patted Kyoko's shoulder kindly, "If you want.." She was supplied with Kyoko's name from Yashiro, "Kyoko, you could visit Mr. Tsuruga, he is a sleep now though, so if you would be quiet while you are in there it would be alright."
Kyoko looked gratefully up at the nice lady, "Thank you so much!" the woman smiled and led Kyoko down the hall. "Umm, excuse me, but how is Tsuruga san?" Kyoko shyly asked the question that had been bugging her since she knew Yashiro san and Tsuruga san had been in an accident. The nurse stopped outside of a door and replied, "He has a small concussion and some scrapes, but he is going to be fine." She opened the door and motioned for Kyoko to go inside, "I'll leave you alone for a minute, please, try not to wake him." Kyoko nodded and stepped in the room, closing the door softly behind her.
Ren was stretched out on an unusually long bed, his feet reaching the very end of it. Kyoko walked up to his bed, and sat in a green chair next to it. She looked at his face and almost gasped. He looked years younger as he slept, his face didn't hide anything, it was sweet and gentle. Even though it was a bit battered up at the moment, his expression and face reminded her of how he sometimes looked at her. Those looks were what made her think he really didn't dislike her, they to her were the looks of a best friend.
Kanae's face never looks at you like he does, a small voice said, Kyoko just disregarded it, Well Kanae isn't my senpai. The other side of her, the one in the back of her head practically rolled its eyes, Whatever, since when does a senpai look at his student as if she was a precious gem? Kyoko ignored that and focused again on poor Tsuruga san.
There was another thing that looked familiar on his face though, that one took Kyoko longer to place, when she did she softly laughed at the silliness. To think Ren looked sort of like Corn!
Kyoko sighed and watched her breath gently pull at Ren's hair, making it swirl. A piece of hair landed across his face, Kyoko bit her lip, a bit conflicted, then gently brushed his hair away from his face. Her hand lingered on his hair, so soft, without thinking she stroked it once. "Kyoko." Ren breathed, Kyoko drew back her hand at a lightning speed. Ren had never called her Kyoko before but for a moment she thought he was awake. Carefully she peered at his face and saw his eyes closed and breath coming in evenly.
Sighing again Kyoko sat back in her chair, shaking her head , Tsuruga san was just dreaming. Relief filled her and she relaxed. Suddenly Kyoko stood up making the chair rock on its wooden legs. Ren had been dreaming about her! He had said Kyoko! What? Kyoko looked down on the sweetly dreaming Ren and this time was pierced by his holy rays. Kyoko held back a shriek for fear of waking Ren and ran for the door. She was glad she could still move, her grudge Kyoko's had taken the main force of Ren's unconscious attack. Panic almost overcame Kyoko as for a moment she struggled with the door thinking it was locked.
The door opened easily in a moment though and Yashiro stood behind it, watching shocked as Kyoko bolted from the room. She didn't even acknowledge Yashiro had been there. "Kyoko!" Yashiro yelled, but Kyoko just kept on running hiding in a nearby bathroom, shivering with fear.
Ren drowsily looked around the room, he woke up at the sound of wood slapping tile and for a moment he thought he had seen Kyoko. Mogami san! He corrected himself firmly, all of his strange dreams had gotten him calling her Kyoko in his mind. That must have been why he imagined her, just after effects of the dreams. But he wouldn't tolerate that, he willed himself to behave, no calling her Kyoko! If he started letting himself do that who knew what else he would cave into. Shaking his head he tried to sit up, but he was too weak. "Aaah" he groaned as sore muscles complained. Stubbornly he pushed himself up, inch by inch, until he was levered enough he could relax again.
He breathed heavily, disgusted at how hard it was for him even to sit up. Its probably just the after effects of the meds he thought, making his tense shoulders loosen up. Feeling rested, and restless he stretched his legs as far as they would go, enjoying the way they felt better almost immediately, he stretched his arms out too feeling small bruises complaining.
Ren rolled his eyes, he was physically fit and had been through lots of things tougher than a little car wreck. Stop being such a baby he ordered himself. As soon as he got out of here he would have to go work out or something, he felt too weak and fragile for his liking.
Turning his head he saw Yashiro standing at the door, an absurd expression on his face.
