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Chapter II- Shocking Revelation
"Takeru-Takeru! Sora fast! Sprinkle some water on him."
Takeru regained consciousness in a few minutes.
"Takeru, are you fine?"
"Dunno, my head feels sort of… heavy."
"You are coming with me tomorrow to the doc… you get that?"
"Yup ok…looks like I really need to visit one now."
"Yeah… Goodnight".
"Goodnight Yamato, Goodnight Sora". And an exhausted Takeru went up to his room and instantly fell asleep.
.….
The next morning they went to a renowned doctor in their locality and a good friend of theirs, Jyou Kedo.
"Hi Jyou… good morning".
"Hi… Whazzamatter… how did you remember me so suddenly in the morning?"
"Actually Takeru here is not well, he will tell you his ailments and I'll wail outside. Call me when you are done with him". Yamato left Takeru in Jyou's chamber and waited outside.
"So what's your ailment like?"
"You see Jyou … since this last week I've been having an unbearable head-splitting pain. I ignored it first but yesterday just after the headache I had a complete blackout and and fainted right on spot. So what do you make of it?"
"Hmm… I can't say just now, you might have fainted because of low blood pressure and it might be migraine pain but I'm not sure. I suggest you better get a scan done."
"Scan!"
"Don't be afraid, I just want to be sure, that's all. Better safe than sorry right."
"Yeah … that's true. Ok see you then. Yamato will give you the report of the scan." He came out.
The two blondes walked out of Jyou's chamber and ran across Taichi on the street.
"Heya buddy wassup? How come you two are here?"
"Oh! hello Yamato, hello Takeru. I did not go to work, so I come for a morning walk. What about you two?"
"I was having a bit of a headache so I came to Jyou's." said Takeru.
"Anyways you are going out with Hikari tomorrow aren't you? Make sure she is not harmed in anyway. And see to it that that she does not talk to strangers or does not do anything reckless and-"
"Taichi you jerk! Give it a break will you? She is not your baby sister anymore…she is mature and grown up and perfectly capable of taking care of herself. So stop being the overprotective brother otherwise I am sure you will end up giving her instructions even on her wedding night!"
"Asshole!" he spat angrily at Yamato.
"And you better keep your cock in your pants tomorrow if you know what's good for you" he warned Takeru but then he gave him a brief friendly smile and departed.
"So there goes the overprotective brother" chuckled Yamato.
"Yeah but honestly you too were overprotective about me when we were small…c'mon now don't deny it, I knew you were"
"Okay…I was but I am not anymore now so what's the deal!"
"Good thing that you aren't anymore otherwise I would have locked you up with Sora in the house!" He grinned.
…
The night was dark and cold. Yamato went to Jyou anxiously and gave him Takeru's reports.
"Hey Jyou, I am here…I have got Takeru's reports with me"
"Come inside. Wait a while and let me check it out"
Jyou came out half an hour later. His face was very grave. Yamato understood that something was wrong.
"What is it Jyou? Are the reports not good?"
Jyou handed him his diagnosis and said "I know it will be hard for you but-"
"Say it…I have to know the truth"
"All his headaches and blackouts were due to a tumor in his brain…and it's malignant"
"You are kidding me right! I mean Takeru is just a kid and it just can't be!"
"No, I am sorry Yamato but the report clearly shows it…he has at most a month's time. Take care of him. Let this 1 month be the best time of his life…and please do not break this news to him unless it is absolutely necessary for him to know. He is better off not knowing"
Yamato stood there stunned in shock and disbelief. Jyou asked worriedly "Yamato-Yamato are you fine?"
"How can I be?" he said blankly and went his way.
…
The night was pitch dark without a trace of a single star in the sky. It was a sort of a reflection of Yamato's sorrow. He walked down an alley, came to an abrupt halt, looked up and burst out
"What kind of a fucking hell of a god are you? You did it on purpose. You were jealous of his happiness, his life had just begun…he was about to have everything in life and you took his very life away from him in a flash! Why him you stonehearted! There are hundreds of people out there, committing sins day after day; you sit and watch them simply but you don't mete them out their punishment…then why Takeru? Why did you choose to inflict this cursed disease on him? What harm has he done to anyone that he should suffer?"
He had been shouting for quite a while. People walking by thought he had cracked out but he didn't care. All that he cared for at that moment was that his little brother's life was drawing to a close…
…
Yamato finally reached home. Sora opened the door and found Yamato standing at the doorstep; all pale and ghostly.
"Yama! What's the matter?"
But he chose not to reply, walked mechanically to his room and collapsed on his bed. Sora ran to him in alarm.
"Yama what is it?"
"Sor…Takeru…Sor…"
"Takeru! What's wrong with him?"
He handed him Jyou's diagnosis. Sora looked up at him, tears streaming down her eyes.
"Tell me it's not true yama…tell me we won't loose him…"
"We must not let him know" said Yamato in a blank voice.
"Let me know what?" came Takeru's voice suddenly through the door.
A/N: - Please review this chapter. I dunno if it was up to the mark!