Love Stalks In
Delirious
"It is not wise for you to be making yourself sick stressing over this!" A firm voice cried for the lone figure kneeling a hospital bed, its occupant comatose.
"I will stay here until she wakes up, now go home if you don't care for her!" A strong voice shouted back, enticing a nurse to stand at the doorway to ensure no harm.
"But…she won't wake up…"
Natsuki rose from her spot on the cold tiled floor, dazed. She shook her head, disgusted as she remembered the event before she passed out. Cleaning herself as best she could, a pain coursed her head. She placed two fingers to her temple, rubbing it softly as she exited the restroom.
Mai, who was waiting against the wall, grasped Natsuki's arm and looked straight into emerald pools. "Are you okay? You think you can work today?" Worried lavender eyes scanned evergreen irises.
The question seemed funny, and so Natsuki laughed, a loud ringing laugh that Mai hadn't heard since…six years ago. Since the fabric of their lives were forever ripped. Back then, Natsuki, in all her eighteen years, was a very happy person. Not anymore.
"Mai, what're you thinking about?" An energetic voice shook the lavender eyed girl from her reverie, and she looked up at her blue haired friend. "Just…when we were younger."
Natsuki stepped out of her house with Mai, refreshed and without memory of the whole incident of her blackouts. "The car is low on gas, so we'll be able to stop into Nao's to say hello." Mai announced, and Natsuki paused in doing her seatbelt.
Cobalt brows came together as memories forgotten rose up. "Yeah, let's go to Nao's, I need to ask her something." Natsuki spoke, looking out of the window of the old truck, and briefly noted remembering fixing it up and giving it to Mai for her birthday.
"Uh oh, did you guys mix words again?" Mai asked as she started up the truck, guiltily as she remembered Natsuki pouring herself into fixing it six years ago, giving it to her.
Natsuki smirked and shook her head, and Mai, though skeptic, dropped the subject as they drove, rain beginning to pelt road.
"What? Sorry Natsuki, but the last time you were in here was two days ago, but in the morning, not night. You bought some cigs and left." Nao spoke, watching Natsuki with confused lime eyes. "I remember coming in here, I asked you for the keys to the garage! I never gave them back." Natsuki was adamant about this it seemed.
Nao gestured to the key ring, and the keys were right there, tinkling in the wind as the door opened. "Welcome." Nao spoke absent-mindedly, turning to Natsuki who looked confused. Mai looked with pity in her eyes to Natsuki, and suggested she go to her office.
With Natsuki gone, though furious about it, Mai leaned over the counter to Nao. "It's been six years." Nao tiredly affirmed, and Mai nodded slightly.
"How is she?" Nao asked, looking to the tower-like spa. "Sometimes she will remember…but most times she doesn't. I don't know which is worse." Mai raised her hand to her eyes, wiping away some tears.
Nao nodded, and gave Mai a pat on the shoulder. "You should get to work, and let Mikoto and everyone know Natsuki's alright." With that Mai was off.
"Happy eighteenth birthday, Natsuki."
Natsuki shook off the strange feeling that someone had spoken to her, though her office was empty except the raven haired woman herself. She leaned back into her chair, sticking her tongue out childishly at the stack of paper before her, swearing she heard a soft, melodic laugh.
Looking to her calender, she affirmed the date. December nineteenth.
"Ara, now Natsuki is only a year younger than me, but she is still taller, mou~"
Natsuki felt a shiver run down her spine, staring uneasily at the date. She couldn't remember why that date was so important for her, or why she felt like she should be somewhere else.
"Oh Nat-su-ki."
The raven haired girl wheeled around in her chair, coming face to face with a crimson eyed goddess. "You're…" Natsuki was stunned, memories coming back, painfully one by one. Her eyes had almost closed, but the wine eyed girl placed her index finger onto Natsuki's forehead, preventing her blackout.
"You won't forget about me, will you?" Natsuki felt crystalline tears roll down her face as the pain in her head synchronized with the spreading memories.
"It is not wise for you to be making yourself sick stressing over this!" A firm voice cried for the lone figure kneeling a hospital bed, its occupant comatose.
"I will stay here until she wakes up, now go home if you don't care for her!" A strong voice shouted back, enticing a nurse to stand at the doorway to ensure no harm.
"But…she won't wake up…"
"Don't say that! Just…don't say it." Fierce green eyes pierced lavender as the nurse left the doorway, tears in her eyes.
Mai looked down upon Natsuki, the strong lone wolf she had known for years, who was shaking and crying at the side of the hospital bed, in which held Natsuki's most precious friend.
Well…hope you liked it. Please don't throw rocks at me for the short chappie!