A Turn For The Worse

Rune Alchemist Kaori

Disclaimer: I do not own Gravitation

A/N: I apologize in advance if the story seems to go a little... off. My minds not working to its fullest potential because of how damn sick I am. The worst part of it is, is the freakin' doctors! They immediately say that it's my glucose level and when I tell them that my glucose is perfectly fine they say that it's stress! Freakin morons! -cough- I'm done now. Oh yeah, and I also apologize that I'm not going to go "through" the surgery, just to after it. I'm not quite knowledgeable enough on the subject to write through the whole procedure properly. Anyway...ON WITH THE STORY!

Shuichi had indeed came in early the next morning, but was unable to stay very long before he had to go sit in the waiting room once again. He sat there, looking frightened and sad. He couldn't help but burst into tears every time some kind person came and asked him if he was alright. He sat there all day, though soon his stomach began to growl and he went to get food from the vending machine.

"Shuichi Shindou-san..." Came the hesitant voice of a kindly young nurse. Shuichi's head shot up immediately and he looked at her with wide violet eyes. He ran over.

"Is Yuki alright?!" he asked her, tears dripping down from his eyes.

"Umm... yes.. But I came to tell you that Seguchi-san told you to go home... it's very late Shindou-san..." she said.

"But.. I want to see Yuki..." the boy said tearfully. The nurse blinked back tears of her own. He looked like such a sweet boy, normally she wasn't the type to fall for pop-stars, but she had never seen one up close before and Shindou-san looked so very sad..

"I.. I'm sorry!" she cried, covering her face. Shuichi looked very hurt but then he heard a familiar voice.

"Oi! Shuichi!"

"...S...Sakuma-san?!"

Ryuichi Sakuma ran over to the nurse and pointed at her.

"Where's Tohma-kun?" he asked looking quite serious.

"Ah... I... Oh.. I'm sorry... you two can't see them right now.. Come back tomorrow." she said, getting flustered with the two singers. The older vocalist looked at her sadly, but turned to Shuichi.

"Ah.. Shuichi... you need a ride home neh neh?" he asked. The pink-haired boy nodded slowly. Sakuma-san really was quite strange, some people might be frightened if their rival came and began acting like this. Was Ryuichi really his rival? No... he was more like a rival/friend/admirerer(A/N:Reference from my first Gravitation story) or something like that.

"I'll give you ride home no da!" he said, practically dragging the boy out.

"Ah.. Let go Sakuma-san!" Shuichi yelled, trying to wriggle free of his friend.

"Shuichi.." Ryuichi gently touched the boy's face, getting that serious look he normally got in his eyes when he sang,"You look really tired and you should get some rest... Come on, I'll get you some supper too."

The boy bit his lip, there was no way he could resist that. Shuichi nodded his head sadly, looking down the hall where he knew Yuki was. Ryuichi put a comforting arm around the younger singer.

"They'll be ok," he said softly, trying to be reassuring, but the next thing he knew he was practically attacked by a sobbing pink-haired boy. Ryuichi felt bad about the fact that he was tearing Shuichi away from the hospital because Tohma had called him and told him to do so. He gently stroked soft pink hair, whispering soothing words as he ushered Shuichi out to his car. The guilt would get him eventually, but for now he'd do as Tohma had told him. So he took Shuichi away so the boy could get some rest.

Back in the hospital Yuki was just starting to wake up after the operation. He blinked confused golden eyes as he looked around the room. They had moved him into a room now. On the other side of the curtain that went through the room, he could hear Tohma flicking through the television stations. A slight smile quirked the author's lips. It was very much like him to keep his thumb on top of the media.

"T..Tohma?" Yuki said, his voice cracking slightly. He hadn't realized how dry his throat was. He heard the slight grunt of an answer from his brother-in-law.

"Is there a phone here? I want to call Shuichi and make sure he's ok," Yuki said. He leaned back for a moment...He remember before he had blacked out he had thought of the little idiot.

I suppose that means that I really do love him... he thought, Normally in my books if someone thinks they're going to die or some such scenario, they think of the person they love the most...

"There's a phone, but I'm not letting you use it yet," Tohma replied.

"But...!"

"I'm sure Shindou-san is perfectly fine," Tohma said, "I had Ryuichi come and take him home."

"I want to call him," Yuki said a bit more sharply.

"He'll barely be able to hear you with how hoarse your voice is Eiri," Tohma said, slight amusement evident in his voice.

"Fine..." Yuki said, pushing the button that called the nurse. He politely asked her for a glass of water. The nurse got all flustered because of who it was for a moment. Yuki rolled his eyes.

"All I want is some water," he said, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh... yes... of course Yuki-sama..." she said, running to go get him some water.

"Tohma..?" Yuki whispered, wanting to talk to someone, but he wasn't getting a reply. He glanced at the tv. The stations had stopped changing. Tohma was obviously asleep. Yuki silently resolved that he was going to try to get along with the older blond a little better.

Yuki gratefully drank down the water that the nurse had brought him and quietly reached for the phone while Tohma slept. He dialed his number.

Shuichi jumped, nearly choking on the ramen he was eating at the time as the phone rang. Hesitantly he picked up the phone.

"H..Hello?" he said.

"Hey there, Shu," Yuki said, his voice still slightly hoarse.

"YUKI!" Shuichi exclaimed so loudly the author had to hold the phone away from his ear, "Yuki! Yuki! Are you ok? Did it hurt? When are you coming home?!"

Yuki opened his mouth then began to laugh. Shuichi blinked on the other end of the phone.

Oh no! Yuki lost his mind! He thought.

"I'm fine Shuichi," Yuki said, still chuckling, "I'll be home in a few days."

"Yuki... What's so funny?"

"You are... but it's a good thing. No matter, you don't change."

Shuichi beamed, so much that Yuki could practically hear it in his little lover's voice.

"I love you Yuki!" the singer said.

"I love you too," Yuki said.

"I'll come see you in the morning ok?" Shuichi asked the blond.

"Sure... just make sure you come during visiting hours,"

"When do those start?"

"Around 9:00 AM."

"Oooh... then I'll be there at 9:30 ok?"

Yuki chuckled and answered, "Sure Shuichi... I'll see you then."

Yuki had a slight contented smile on his face as he fell asleep that night. It made him feel good, just knowing he had people who loved him so much. He realized suddenly... he hadn't let his sister know anything about this. He wondered if he should call her.

Maybe in the morning.. He thought as he curled up to sleep Besides.. Shouldn't that be Tohma's job?

End Chapter 12

A/N: Wow, that took me way too long to write. -sigh- Sorry for taking so long everyone!