Chapter 17
Tohru walked into Kisa's door after gaining permission and soon felt a small child embrace her quickly. Looking down, she looked at Kisa and smiled. "Daijobu ka Kisa-chan?" she asked as she hugged Kisa in return. Kisa made no attempt to reply as her forehead felt very hot.
Tohru placed a hand against Kisa's forehead and her eyes widened. "Kisa-chan!" she yelled slightly as she felt Kisa fall suddenly limp, as she did in the electronic store. Holding her there, Tohru began to panic.
Hiro stiffened at hearing Tohru's panicked voice, and then bolted from the room towards the bedroom. Momiji and Yuki both had to dive comically out of the way before they were bowled over by Hiro.
The sheep Juunishi arrived at the door, looking at Kisa and Tohru, and his legs froze in place.
Momiji walked up behind him and looked concerned. "That's not good..."
"W-What do I do?!" Tohru yelped, still panicking as she held Kisa gingerly, as if she would shatter at the slightest movement.
Kisa remained limp against Tohru, eyes closed and facial expressions looking as if she was in terrible pain.
"Hatori will be of no help now. We must get her to the hospital as quickly as we can…" Shigure muttered quickly as if all of his words were slurred together.
Hiro's brain barely comprehended what Shigure had said, he was halfway panicked by now. He didn't know what he should do, until Momiji grabbed him.
"Calm down, Hii-kun... it'll be alright, the hospital will take care of everything," Momiji said reassuringly to his younger cousin, but he couldn't hide the doubt from his voice. He looked sympathetically at the sandy-haired boy that was shaking slightly, and staring wide-eyed at Kisa.
Yuki, naturally, was the calmest. "I don't suppose I should call for an ambulance...?"
Shigure turned to Yuki and managed to smile. "Of course!" he barked with a sheepish grin.
Kyo was standing there, pretending not to panic, but he wasn't very good at that factor.
"H-Hiro-k-kun… W-Would you mind taking Kisa-chan?" Tohru asked Hiro as she intended to get some ice.
Yuki headed towards the phone, and picked it up, dialing the emergency number (I have no idea what it is in Japan...), the operator picked up instantly. Yuki quickly began to explain the situation.
Hiro fought free of Momiji's grasp, and walked shakily over to Kisa and Tohru. He couldn't take his eyes off the young tigress, as his stomach flipped over. He kneeled down to take Kisa from Tohru so she could get the ice.
Tohru gently laid Kisa in Hiro's arms and rushed off to the kitchen.
Kisa lay in Hiro's arms, her breathing broken as she struggled with it.
Yuki walked back over to where everyone had gathered. "They'll be here in but a few minutes..." this time, he didn't even try to hide the worry in his voice.
"She'll be alright, right guys?" Momiji asked timidly, tears in the corners of his eyes. "Right?"
Hiro was already crying. "She better be!! It was my fault that this happened in the first place, and I'll be damned if I let her go now..." He watched through blurry eyes as a few sparkling tears dripped off his nose and landed on her stomach.
Shigure looked sadly at the unconscious Kisa and sighed. "S-She'll be all right…" he muttered in a somewhat choked voice.
Tohru hurried back with a thermometer and ice pack. Taking her temperature first, Tohru's bottom jaw fell open and she looked at the numeric figures on the thermometer. "105…." She muttered softly.
Hiro looked sadly over at Kisa, and shook his head rapidly. "She'll be all right... she'll be all right," he repeated this to himself over and over, trying to believe it.
Momiji turned away from the room, and sniffled, then cried into his elbow. He listened to Hiro's quiet chant, hoping that it would prove true.
Yuki just stared in silence until he heard the distant wail of ambulance sirens. He let out a breath he didn't know he was holding as the sound continued to get louder.
Tohru, Shigure, and Kyo all seemed to sigh at the very same time.
Suddenly, there was a loud, abrupt knocking at the door, and Yuki dashed for the door to open it.
The ambulance team rushed in through the door, a stretcher between them. They moved in a blur, approaching Kisa.
Hiro only reluctantly let go, and Momiji just kept hiding his face in the crook of his elbow.
The ambulance team looked Kisa over quickly, before putting her on the stretcher.
Kisa grimaced as she was placed on the stretcher. It was as if every nerve was bare. She trembled slightly as she released a shaky breath. The ambulance put a thick blanket over her and began to carry her and the stretcher out of the house.
"C-Can one of us go with?" Tohru asked, looking down at Hiro. The ambulance team stood there for a second and nodded. Tohru pushed Hiro towards the door quickly. "Take care of her Hiro-kun…"
Hiro sniffed deeply, then looked up at Tohru, before wiping his face off on his sleeve and jumping in the ambulance. The sirens sounded, and there was a slight pull to one side as the ambulance turned around, and headed back towards the hospital.
One of the paramedics turned to look at Hiro. "So, what's your relation to her? The boyfriend? We usually only let family members in here."
Hiro nodded, before wiping his eyes again, and watching Kisa. "I know."
The paramedic looked at him. "So you're a relative?"
Hiro nodded. "I'm her cousin."
"Ah, so you're not the boyfriend," The paramedic turned back, and began fiddling with the equipment.
"I'm both," Hiro replied softly, his eyes still glued on Kisa.
The paramedic paused for a second in his work before shaking his head, and continuing.
Yuki looked around. "I think we're overdue for a trip to the hospital," He said once the sirens had faded enough for everyone to be able to hear his soft voice. "I'll call Haru, he'll want to know."
"You're going to call the cow?!" Kyo yapped as he looked from side to side.
"Bad idea… but… yes… he deserves to know…" Shigure muttered as he sighed.
Tohru was very close to tears as she stood there.
Yuki shot a sidelong glance at Kyo. "What if he were to come over to the house, wanting to visit Kisa, and we conveniently forgot to tell him she's in the hospital? I think telling him now, would be better than telling him later, when he could get really violent. Stupid cat..." Yuki picked up the phone, and dialed Haru. A moment later, he was speaking with the ox.
Momiji sniffled, and finally withdrew his face from his arm. He looked at Tohru, and desperately wished that he could hug her without transforming.
A second later a scream could be heard from where Yuki was standing, and everyone looked over to where Yuki was holding the phone at arms length away from his ear.
Shigure watched the phone, trying not to laugh. Tohru looked up, tears still watering her eyes. "H-Haru-k-kun is upset?" she asked as she sweat dropped slightly.
Yuki sweat dropped with her. "Just a little."
Momiji smiled, though it wasn't one of his usual big smiles. "Of course he's upset. He only almost thinks of her as his little sister."
Yuki sighed, and put the phone back against his ear, trying to reason with the ox, and calm him down.
Shigure sighed and put a finger to his chin. "How are we going to get to the hospital?" he asked aloud.
Yuki finally managed to hang up the phone, Haru still finishing his rant. "Doesn't anyone in this family have a car? We own massive estates and yet no one has a car..." He stopped, and his mouth dropped open. He clutched a hand to his forehead. "I really am turning into Hiro..."
Momiji laughed softly, and looked around. "I don't know. I wish one of us turned into a giant eagle so we could fly there..."
Hiro continued to watch Kisa, as the ambulance rounded another corner and slowed down. He looked out the back windows and saw the sign for the hospital. The ambulance team worked quickly, and soon enough they were walking quickly down one of the long corridors of the hospital.
Kisa was now wearing an oxygen mask as they rushed her towards the intensive care part of the hospital. One of the nurses placed a hand on Hiro's shoulder. "You must wait in the waiting room…" she ordered him in a soft voice as he pointed towards down the hall.
Shigure sighed. "Do you think we could get a cab to go out of its way to get here?" he asked.
"Cabs go anywhere as long as you're willing to pay the price," Yuki pointed out, looking at Shigure. "And I don't think many of us can afford our own cab fare."
Momiji smiled, a tinge of evility behind it.
Hiro, in the hospital, walked back slowly, and heavily to one of the chairs in the waiting room, and collapsed into it, slumping deeply. He couldn't get rid of the lump in his throat, nor the pain in his chest every time his heart beat. "Why me...?" He questioned softly.
Shigure sighed. "Fine!" he grumbled as he called for a cab. One cab. "We'll just have to squeeze in… and I presume all of you are coming?" he asked. "Hmm… If I got Tohru to hug most of you, you could ride in the trunk!" he said with another queer smile.
Momiji grinned, and ran right into Tohru, disappearing in a cloud of smoke with a loud poof! "I can sit on her lap!"
Yuki sighed. "It's easy to keep a rat hidden... But we'd need a change of clothes for when we got to the hospital. I don't think they'd allow animals inside."
"And the cab driver… Hmmm…" Shigure muttered.
Tohru sweat dropped as she held Momiji.
Kyo sweat dropped largely as he looked at Tohru, who sweat dropped again.
Shigure, being evil, shoved both Yuki and Kyo into Tohru. "You bastard dog!" Grumbled Kyo, now in his cat form.
Momiji giggled, and Yuki looked up at Tohru.
"Do you have a pocket somewhere I could ride in?" the little gray rat asked. "That way there's no chance that I could change back" He turned back to Shigure. "She's going to have to hold them both now. And you better bring along clothes for us to change into!"
Hiro kept staring at the clock, but only five minutes had passed since the time he had first sat down. He placed a hand over his eyes, and sighed softly. Suddenly, his attention was drawn back by a tug on his shirt. He looked down into the light brown eyes of a small child.
"Excuse me mister..." the child said in a voice that had an odd lisp.
He raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Are you waiting for someone, too?"
Hiro rolled his eyes. "No, I just enjoy hanging out in the waiting room of hospitals..."
"Oh, well..." the child took a seat in the chair next to him. "I'm waiting for my sister..."
Hiro looked back. "Really?"
"Yeah, she was crossing the street, and suddenly this big truck came out of nowhere, and the next thing I know, my parents were driving me really fast to this place." The child said, smiling. "She'll be alright, though, she didn't slide very far..."
Hiro felt his stomach do a flip, and he looked away from the child.
Tohru took a gym bag full of clothes and a very large coat. Shigure hurried off and called a cab, which arrived soon enough. He filed into the cab and laughed smugly at Tohru, whose pockets were bulging.
Yuki was about to yell at Shigure to shut up, but remembered that he was not supposed to be there. So instead he nestled himself into one of the pockets, and actually found it to be quite comfortable.
Momiji sighed silently, hoping that everything would be okay when they got there.
Hiro kept staring at the floor, this child had no concept of life or death!
"What's the matter mister?" The child asked softly.
Hiro sighed. "I'm waiting for my g-... my cousin. She got really sick... and she also got pretty badly injured."
Suddenly, a door swung open, and a doctor came out, pulling down on his facemask. It was only then that Hiro noticed the couple sitting in the corner of the waiting room, holding each other. They both looked up hopefully at the doctor. There was a long silence before the doctor finally shook his head. The woman began wailing, and gripped the man tightly, and the man clung to her just as tightly.
The child looked back over at the two adults. "I wonder if that meant onee-san is coming back!"
Hiro felt his throat constrict, and his heart feel even sorer as he thought of the same situation happening to him.
The child hummed merrily, and skipped back to his mother, who scooped him up in her arms, and cried some more.
Hiro didn't know if he could feel any more miserable.
The cab arrived at the hospital and Shigure paid the cab driver in full before turning to Tohru. "Maybe I should take over…" he muttered as she nodded and handed him the trench coat and hurried off with the duffle bag to the bathroom, locking it behind them as he gave the animals their clothes.
Tohru walked over to a counter and was about to ask where Kisa Souma was, but noticed Hiro sitting in a chair a few yards away from her. Quickly, she rushed over to him. "H-Hiro-kun… Are you all right? Will Kisa be alright?"
"I don't know..." He rasped, his throat still feeling tight. "I'm... I'm fine physically..." he covered his eyes with his hand as more tears threatened to spill out. "But it hurts... everywhere else..."
Momiji and Yuki both dressed quickly and slipped out of the room. The receptionist didn't even seem to notice that that bathroom had spawned three new people.
They both walked over to Hiro, about to ask the same question, but he waved them off with a hand. "I don't know... alright? I don't know..."
A few hours passed and Tohru had soon fallen asleep in her chair, for the day was getting later. Finally, a doctor walked out of Kisa's intensive care room and looked at the newcomers.
Hiro sat up straight, his face very, very pale. In doing so, he nearly knocked Momiji out of his chair. The rabbit had been rubbing the sheep's back for the last span of minutes. Yuki had been idly watching the television, but not really paying attention.
"So... wha... what's going on?" Hiro asked nervously, his voice breaking, and he cleared his throat.
"She's…. Going to be fine…"
Everyone seemed to sigh in relief.
"In fact… if you are careful, you may visit her…" he muttered. Tohru smiled thankfully and was about to rush to Kisa's room when she heard a very LOUD crashing of doors, and Haru walked in a quickened pace towards Kisa's door.
Hiro nearly collapsed into the chair, but instead righted himself and looked at Haru. "Hey, Haru! Wait your turn!"
The ox looked back at Hiro with a scowl. "Shut up! I'm going on my own, you just catch up later..."
Hiro growled at the ox, and stalked off after him.
Momiji sighed, and grinned, stretching as he stood up before almost skipping after Hiro.
Yuki sweat dropped. "What room is she in?"
They had, naturally, forgot to ask that one important question.
"The first on your left…" The doctor directed them as he smiled. "She's very strong-willed…" he muttered as he smiled.
Yuki nodded, smiling at the doctor, and muttering quick thanks before turning around to gently awaken Tohru. "Come on, we can go visit her now..."
Haru stalked into the room first, shutting the door behind him. A vein popped out on Hiro's head, but he stopped, knowing that Haru would probably end up hurting something more if they tried to interfere. Great, he would have to wait even longer.
Haru slowly approached the bedside, his anger fading rapidly, and his face softening. "Kisa?"
Kisa's small orange orbs turned to look at Haru, and she forced her weakened state to smile.
Shigure and Kyo sweat dropped at the sight of the slammed door.
Yuki leaned against a wall, and sighed, a large sweat drop at the back of his head.
"So, Kisa... how's it hanging?" Haru asked as calmly as he could, looking her over with concerned eyes.
As much as Kisa wanted, she couldn't talk. She only let on a small smile and closed her eyes weakly.
Haru nodded. "Alright then. You're alright, and you wanna see your lover, I got it," He said, looking away, and trying not to sound hurt. He got up and walked out of the room, nearly hitting Hiro with the door as he walked out. "Your turn..."
Hiro nodded, and gulped down the lump in his throat, before walking into the room. He smiled as he saw her lying there, and tried not to cry again.
Kisa slowly managed to open her eyes to look over at Hiro and managed to smile as well. She wished deeply that she could speak with him; at least tell him that she was okay. She was also glad that she hadn't transformed due to her weakened state.
Hiro smiled back, before leaning over the bed, and very gently kissing Kisa's forehead. He didn't move his face back much when he spoke. "Hurry up and get better, alright? I'll be waiting..." He paused for a second, trying to get rid of the tightness in his throat. "I love you, so you have to come back soon, alright?"
Kisa's eyes became slightly swollen as she nodded. Suddenly a raspy voice was heard. "I'm sorry…" it spoke.
Hiro turned back to the bed, and smiled, tears in the corners of his eyes. "Stop that! Or I'll start apologizing, too!"
He walked out of the room, and nodded to everyone else that he was done, and he leaned against the wall next to the open door to the hospital room.
Tohru hurriedly rushed into Kisa's room and smothered her with hugs, to which Kisa did not mind so much. Tohru was delighted to know that Kisa was all right.
Kyo stood next to Hiro, watching him closely. "You okay runt?" he asked in a semi-polite way.
Hiro sighed. "Let's see... I just watched the..." he paused, but decided that he didn't care who knew anymore. "I just watched the love of my life get stuck in an emergency room, and then watched as a doctor told a family that they wouldn't be getting their daughter back. Now that I'm sure she'll be all right, I'm suffering from the backlash of all the stress laid upon me in the last 24 hours. No, in the last week. I feel like I'm cursed far beyond that of..." he looked around to make sure no one else was around. "You know... the Juunishi."
Kyo seemed to roll his eyes. "Well, lover boy, who is there to blame? If that damn Akito weren't ever born on this planet, life would be a whole lot easier." He grumbled.
Finally, in what seemed like a short time, Tohru and Shigure had bid their good lucks to Kisa in hope she would get better soon. Shigure bent down one last time to whisper into her ear. "You know, this is an awfully mean trick on Hiro, so you get better and I'll give up on the camera." He said with a wink.
Hiro rolled his eyes. "You say the strangest things, Kyo... if Akito wasn't born on this planet, where would he be born? Mars? Jupiter? It would've been the same, he still would've had control over all our souls..."
Momiji nearly dragged Yuki into the room as Tohru and Shigure left. Momiji hugged her, but not as tightly as he usually would have, while Yuki just ruffled her hair.
"Alright! Now that you're here, you'll get all healed up, and then you can come back with us and we can have tons of fun!" Momiji exclaimed.
Yuki smiled. "You know when they plan on releasing you?"
Kisa smiled softly and when she was asked the question, she simply shook her head from side to side.
"When her fever has vanished…" answered a nurse, curious as to why so many people were here to see the girl.
Yuki nodded in understanding. "That shouldn't take too terribly long. And I'm sure her ribs are nice and wrapped up now so she won't aggravate them more..."
Momiji nodded quickly, before looking back down at Kisa. "Right!! We'll be waiting for you! Some more anxiously than others..."
Yuki smiled, and shook his head at the meaning behind that.
Kisa's face held a small tinge of pink as she thought about Momiji's words and sweat dropped. But then she was stricken with the sudden realization of being left alone; other than the doctors and nurses.
Momiji stood up, and headed with Yuki towards the door. "Alright then, we'll see you later!"
He marched out, Yuki following behind him.
Hiro sighed, and stepped away from the wall, looking into the room. He didn't very well want to leave her alone here, especially not after what she'd been through, but he knew the hospital had rules.
He looked out towards the waiting room where everyone had gathered. "I've got an idea... now when are visiting hours over?"
"7:30…" A nurse inquired as she looked at him curiously. "You have a few hours…"
Tohru and Shigure both eyed Hiro suspiciously.
Hiro motioned Haru and Momiji to join him a safe distance away from the main group of people.
"This better be good, lamb chop," Haru said angrily.
Momiji scowled at Haru. "Ach... dummkopf..."
Hiro nodded his head. "Oh it will. I just need someone to distract Kisa's mother while the other one runs to go get her little tiger stuffed animal."
Haru cocked his head. "Her what?"
Momiji giggled. "I get it... but that means... are we going to have to go back to the main compound?"
Hiro nodded. "One of you has to lie to Oba-chan... Kisa's mother, or just stretch the truth and keep her busy while the other gets her tiger."
Haru shook his head, and Momiji was about to burst with happiness. "I'll get the tiger, if Haru'll distract the mother!"
Haru looked confused for a moment, but nodded his head anyway.
The three of them separated, and Momiji and Haru both looked at Shigure.
"We need to get to the main compound," Haru said bluntly.
Shigure sweat dropped. "Am I a money bank?" he asked deliberately as he began to grumble, forking over enough money to get them there and back. "You better not let Akito-sama find you…" he added.
Haru smirked as he took the money. "Kureno's already covering for me leaving in the first place. I'll stay there, I'm supposed to be there right now, anyway."
Momiji smiled. "I'll be the one coming back."
Hiro nodded, looked over the remaining people in the room, and then headed back towards Kisa's room. "I'll keep her company until they come back."
Yuki nodded.
Kisa had fallen asleep after receiving a shot of medicine. She lay there in silence, the only movement being the slight rise and fall of her chest.
Hiro walked in, smiling serenely as he stood there for a moment. He found himself getting lost in memory again. Surprising how calm the hospital could be.
Yuki sweat dropped as he watched Haru and Momiji prance out towards the waiting taxi. Actually, Momiji was the only one prancing, Haru looked like he was dreading his very existence. Though Yuki could hardly blame the ox. Kisa's mother could be very sensitive when it came to her daughter, and any bad news would definitely result in Haru finding himself in a very delicate situation.
Yuki sighed, and sat down in a nearby chair. "So... we're going to wait for Momiji to come back... and then we're going to leave?"
Tohru nodded. "But how will we deal with that? There are people here… too many…"
Yuki shrugged. "I have absolutely no idea... and it's not like we could walk into one of the bathrooms with you..."
Tohru blushed deeply at the thought. "N-Not really… We'd have to make sure that the people are out of the bathroom."
Hiro walked into the room, a slightly wistful smile on his face, before his brain clicked into the problem with the situation. "Tohru, bit of a problem. You can fit a rat, and a rabbit into the pockets of that coat easily enough, and I don't wanna know what you did with Kyo to make him fit. But a sheep... is going to be a problem, and Shigure would be a bigger one."
Yuki laughed at the thought of Tohru trying to fit a sheep that was larger than all of the other creatures into that trench coat.
Tohru sweat dropped again. "Ermmmmm… I'm not sure…." She muttered.
Shigure sweat dropped as well. "We could still go with my plan and stuff them into the trunk…." He muttered as he clasped his hands together merrily.
Hiro and Yuki both shot Shigure a glare.
"In the trunk... is that any place to keep me?" Hiro asked, scoffing.
Yuki smiled. "At least I can still fit in her pocket."
Hiro shot a different glare at Yuki.
Tohru laughed nervously as she sweat dropped.
"And how would we not change back while in the trunk?" Kyo asked, pondering the question.
"And that's the first time I've heard the cat say something intelligent all day," Hiro said, smiling at Kyo in only a half smart-assed manner.
Yuki laughed softly. "And that is one of the greatest questions of the day."
Kyo clenched his fists and grumbled.
"Could Aya give us a ride?" asked Shigure as he grinned.
Yuki looked in horror at Shigure. "Ayame?"
Hiro clenched a hand to his forehead. "It's true the idiot has a car but... honestly now."
"I'll drive!" Shigure yipped as he smiled.
Kyo face planted as Shigure said so and held his head in his hands. "That's even worse!"
Yuki's face got more horrified, if that was possible.
Hiro rolled his eyes. "That is really, and truly even worse. I think the point was that we never wanted to see Ayame in the first place..."
Yuki nodded his head in agreement.
There was a loud "HMPH" from behind all of them as Ayame stood there. He was dressed in his usual attire as he tapped his foot against the ground. "Rude of you…"
"Daagh!" Hiro exclaimed as he face-planted.
Yuki buried his face in his hands as he sweat dropped. "When did you get here?"
"Five minutes ago…" he grumbled slightly. Muttering things again, he barged into Kisa's room.
Hiro got up, looking only a little annoyed. "And he never said anything..."
Yuki's sweat drop got larger. "That's just so like him..."
"I heard that!" Ayame exclaimed from Kisa's room.
Kisa slowly opened her eyes. "Aya-san?" she asked in a small voice, feeling better than before. But he had disturbed her sleep, and the nurse wasn't pleased.
Hiro peeked into the room, and looked at Ayame with the same disapproving look the nurse had. "Good work, Ayame..."
Yuki tried to shrink into his chair. This was a disaster. It had to be when his brother was involved.
"Oh younger brother" called Aya as he exited the room. "Would you care to explain?" he asked.
Kisa looked over at Hiro and attempted to sit up, which only made her grimace as her head began to throb.
Hiro shook his head quickly, and gently tried to push her back down on the bed. "Don't worry about sitting up. It's going to make it worse. Don't do anything that might slow down your recovery..."
Yuki took a deep breath as he stared at his brother. "Kisa got sick when she got locked up, and never really recovered from that. And she's injured because Hiro just happened to have a nightmare while in sheep form. There."
Ayame stared blankly at Yuki and grumbled. "Wait… WHAT?!" he yelled in a booming voice that yet again made Kisa more aware of what was going on around her.
"My head…" she muttered as she held her shaky hands to her forehead.
Yuki continue to stare at his brother. "You heard me, Ayame."
Hiro smiled sympathetically at her. "Want me to go shut him up?" he whispered, moving his face close to her ear so she could hear him.
"I-It's okay Hiro-kun…" she muttered in a dizzy monotone.
Aya sighed and sent a glare towards Shigure, who cowered mentally. "F-Fine…" Shigure muttered as he explained fully what had happened.
"So it's lover boy's fault… hmmm… How did Haru deal with this?"
"Black.." Shigure muttered in one word.
Yuki rolled his eyes. "Were you expecting it to be any other way? It's lover-boy's fault..." Yuki sighed. "You have no idea how hard Hiro's been taking everything. He already had one breakdown."
Hiro smiled back at Kisa, and sighed. "As you wish. He's not yelling anymore anyway..." He pulled up a chair, and sat down next to her bed, sighing as he laid his forehead on the soft cool sheets at the edge of the bed.
Kisa smiled softly again and rested a small hand upon Hiro's hair, ruffling it slightly like Yuki had.
Shigure peeked into the room. "Oh no! Hiro has sex hair!" he yelped as he rolled on the ground full of laughter.
Hiro rolled his eyes; he was getting kind of tired of the teasing. "Shigure... if I was going to do that, first, I'd make sure she WASN'T sick and in the hospital, and second, I would make sure that you were at a very comfortable distance away. Like in the USA or something."
Shigure snickered and Ayame snickered as well. "S-Sorry Hiro-kun…" she muttered as she looked down at im and took her hand away.
Hiro grabbed her hand gently, stopping it, before turning to Ayame and Shigure. "And I'd make sure Ayame was far away as well. Like Paris or something."
Kyo sweat dropped as he stood there with his back against the wall. "When is that damn r-… Momiji going to get back?" he asked.
Kisa looked down at his hand and smiled softly as she lightly gripped his.
Momiji walked past Kyo, with a simple "I'm right here. I've been here for a few minutes."
Hiro perked up hearing Momiji's voice, before standing up, and releasing Kisa's hand. "Present for you, I'll be right back..."
He walked back to Momiji, who quietly handed over the stuffed animal with a giggle. Hiro turned back, and walked into the room with his arms behind his back so she wouldn't see what he had.
"You have turned into Ayame now?" asked Kyo, his stance in that of a surprised one.
Kisa looked at Hiro curiously with eyes ¾ of the way opened.
Momiji sighed as he looked back at Kyo. "No, I just didn't want to interrupt the conversation."
Hiro stroked the tiger's fur from behind his back, before pulling it out slowly, smiling at her. "So, you've already seen it, but..." He hugged it tightly, before handing it to her. "When we have to go back... I thought to give this to you so you wouldn't be lonely..."
Kisa's eyes widened as she looked at the tiger. Smiling softly, "Thank you Hiro-kun…" she muttered as she hugged the tiger tightly.
Shigure looked at a clock on the wall. "We have ten minutes…" he muttered. Looking over at Tohru, he noticed that she was already asleep in her chair again.
Hiro nodded, before hugging Kisa once more. "I guess that means we're going to have to leave."
Momiji smiled, his head tilted to the side. Yuki smiled and shook his head at Tohru. "Yeah, we probably should leave."
Kisa did her best to hug him back as she felt a familiar lump in her throat. She didn't want to be left, but she had her tiger with her to remind her that she wasn't really alone. "G-Good night Hiro-kun…" she muttered softly as she relaxed in her bed, but still watched him.
Shigure looked puzzled. "What are we going to do?" he asked as he looked at Tohru, who was in a fast and peaceful sleep.
"Doesn't Ayame have his car?" Hiro said pointedly, looking at the silver-haired man. "Or are you talking about the stup... about Tohru?"
Yuki tried again to wake Tohru up, shaking her gently.
Tohru was still asleep while Yuki shook her. "I… brought my car…" grumbled Ayame as it seemed most of the eyes were on him.
Kisa finally managed to fall asleep, the stuffed animal tucked tightly against her.
Yuki sighed, defeated. "I wish one of us could pick her up..."
Hiro shrugged. "Honestly now, where's Kagura or Ri-... where's Kagura when you need her?"
Momiji looked kinda sad. "I wish there were more girls in our family..."
Yuki and Hiro stared at the rabbit, a little shocked.
Shigure arched an eyebrow at Momiji.
Ayame did the same.
Shigure, gaining an idea, wandered over to Tohru and began to whisper into her ear.
Tohru's face flushed deeply and she sat up, now fully awake. Shigure grinned.
Yuki looked very agitatedly at Shigure. "What, pray tell, did you just say?"
Momiji giggled, getting all sorts of ideas.
Hiro rolled his eyes at the entire situation.
"Ohhh… nothing…" Shigure lied.
Tohru sat there, face still flushed completely. "Ehhhh…." She muttered.
"Visiting hours are over…" called a nurse.
"All right..." Hiro said, before looking back at Shigure with an eyebrow raised.
A vein popped up on Yuki's clenched fist. "What did he say to you, Tohru?"
"I-I-I can't say..." she muttered, still blushing as Shigure laughed.
"Let's head home shall we?" asked Shigure.
Yuki glared at Shigure. "I WILL know what you said."
Momiji giggled. "I think it involves, you, Yuki... that's why he won't tell..."
Hiro clutched his forehead, grumbling as he walked past them and towards the parking lot.
Kyo rolled his eyes, trying to not lunge forward and impale a large whack to the back of Shigure's head. Shigure merely snickered and walked along as Ayame lead ahead. Tohru followed as well.
Momiji giggled and skipped after Shigure. "Was I right? Hmm?"
Hiro was already leaning against the side of Ayame's car, looking impatient. Impatient and nervous, Yuki noted.
Though the rat could hardly blame Hiro, it was Hiro's love in that hospital after all.
Kyo was trailing behind and looked at the car.
"Well… this will be difficult… How can we ALL fit in here with Tohru?" Shigure asked.
Yuki sighed. "Use your head, Shigure..." He took a deep breath to steady his nerves, but managed to look calm and collected on the surface. He walked over to Tohru, and hugged her. With a loud poof! He was a rat.
Momiji giggled, and practically jumped on Tohru. After the smoke had cleared Momiji smiled. "How's this? Better?"
Tohru looked around, confused due to the fact she was being used as easily as that. Smiling, she sweat dropped and nodded as she helped them into the car.
Kyo rolled his eyes and grumbled as he stood there. Shigure, being an idiot, pushed Kyo into Tohru, making him transform as well. "Much easier…" Shigure muttered as he smiled.