When You Came

Chapter 5 – No…It Can't Be…

A/N: Thanks to my loyal reviewers and readers! This story focuses on a incident that will hopefully help shape some personalities. Sorry for the late update! Gomennasai! I will also introduce some much needed OCs that will have a big part in the future.

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-NightcoreAwesomeness
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-Miumi-chan

...for letting me know that they like my story!

Azuki's POV:

Meh, I really hate some days every now and again. No, it's not the Host Club. It's just me never being able to sleep as well as most people. I have no idea what's wrong with me at the moment. I don't want to tell anyone; I've gone to see the hospital and they got my blood checked.

Well, going back to the topic of the Host Club, we have just finished our second week with them and it isn't that bad! We got used to Tamaki flirting with us, though he didn't do that anymore; we never had a problem with Honey-senpai, Mori-senpai and Haruhi-chan; Kyoya still harasses us about the debt – something we got over; and the twins are still annoying.

I got ready for my shift at the hospital and grabbed my bag.

"Azuki, don't forget your puffer!"

That was Kimiko's grandmother. She is really nice and I am still in her debt for letting me live with her. The puffer is for my random asthma attacks. I usually don't get them; the last attack was when I was five.

"Oh thank you, Motabuki-san!" I exclaimed, seeing that I HAVE forgotten my puffer.

"How many times have I told you? Sayuri is good enough!" she replied, her old and wise face creasing into a smile.

I nodded, hugged Kimiko (It was more like she glomped me half to death…) and was on my way. The sun was shining really brightly like it should be in summer. I saw a couple of my old friends on the way and hugged them as well.

"Hi Azuki; how have you been?" asked one of them – her name was Satō Madoka.

"Fine, I guess!" I replied. Another one of my old friends came forward. It was Hayashi Kazuki, my rival for a few years back in grade school.

"Well, It's nice to meet you after you ABANDONED us!" he exclaimed as he shoved me in a playful manner.

"Well, that's nice…!" I replied, giving him a slight shove back – it wasn't really shoving, as I was really weak in a way… But then again, when did I care?

"What? No hello for me?"

That was Kimiko's best friend before she met me. They still keep in contact and we are like a gang in a way. His name is Nakamura Ryoko and he is, to say, another Tamaki.

"Right, and who were you, again?" I smirked at his priceless reaction. I still wonder how Kimiko actually became friends with the guy…

"Oh, you have pierced my heart with your heartless comment…oh no…"

Ryoko sometimes acts like an idiot; this is one of those times… He created a huge scene in front of everyone that was in the market at the time.

"Um, I'd better get going otherwise I would be late for my shift – jyā ne!" I yelled as I ran away from my old friends. Hehe, that was funny. I never knew that they would still be so welcoming after I left their school. Oh well, it was still cool to see them again.

I heard a rustle in the stall next to me. I caught a glance of seven familiar faces peeking out from behind a table.

"Boss, I think she saw us!"

"Remind me why we are doing this again…"

"Quiet you guys! She's heading towards us!"

I leaned over that table and saw the host club there.

"Why are you spying on me? And why are you here anyways?" I asked.

"Um...there is no reason?" Tamaki suggested.

"But Tama-chan said that he wanted to spy on Azu-chan because he wanted to see what she was like!" exclaimed Honey-senpai.

"So that's the reason… I have no time for this and I need to go! I'll interrogate you guys later!" I yelled as I rushed into the hospital.

"Azuki-chan – you're late! Quick – go in before Watanabe-senpai yells at you again for your constant tardiness!" exclaimed one of my co-workers and good friends, Yamado Sora-chan.

"Well, I'm only five minutes late; she wouldn't yell at me…and besides, I'm not always late… Don't forget that I'm her prized student!"

"NAMIKAZE AZUKI! GET YOUR FACE DOWN HERE NOW!"

"Um, I could be wrong…bye!"

I rushed to where Watanabe Ayako was. She had a slight smirk on with a piece of paper in her hand. It could go either way. Either:

I would be promoted or

I would be fired

I hoped it was the former…

"Namikaze Azuki-chan, you have displayed brilliant efforts during the year you have been with us. Unfortunately, you WON'T be working with the nurses you are with at the moment after today," she stated. A slight frown appeared on my face. Great, I was fired.

"Okay, I'll take my leave now. Sayonara Watanabe-senpai…" I mumbled.

"Aah…but you didn't listen to the rest of my speech," Watanabe-senpai smirked. My eyes widened. What did she just say?

"You will now be working with me in training the others. Good luck!" she said, handing me the sheet of paper. I blinked. The information was yet to be processed in my brain. When it did…

"Thank you so much!" I exclaimed, pulling my ex-senpai into a huge hug. Watanabe-senpai patted my back. I went back to work with Sora-chan and told her. She was really happy for me, but I swear, I saw a hint of jealousy or hatred. We both enrolled together for the course here and now, I would be her senpai. I know what I would feel if I was in her shoes.

"Hey Watanabe-senpai, would Sora-chan be able to work with us as well?" I asked.

"Oh, so that was the thing I forgot. Yamado Sora-chan, you are also going to be promoted. Ignore the angry looks people are going to give you because they can be scary sometimes; trust me, that happened to me too a couple of years back," replied Watanabe-senpai, "And drop the 'Watanabe-senpai' – just call me Ayako-san."

Sora gave me a death glomp and we finished our shift after a few hours. I grabbed my mug of hot chocolate. Upon reaching for it, the edge of the mug cracked. Hot chocolate leaked out from the crack. Crap, this was a bad omen.

Suddenly, my phone rang. The caller ID said Motabuki Kimiko.

"Moshi-moshi, what's up, Kimi-chan?"

"Azuki-chan… It's Ryoko here. Kimiko-chan's obaa-chan just died…"

"I'm sorry, but this has to be a prank…"

I heard someone's constant sobbing through the phone.

"Are you there? I'm sorry to tell you this but your friend's grandmother has passed away from a car accident. Your friend is alive, but is in a critical condition."

"Excuse me, but who are you?"

"I am Okari Mirai, the head nurse of this specific wing."

Sora sat beside me worried.

"What's wrong, Azuki-chan?" she asked. "Excuse me," I muttered to the nurse through the phone.

"Do you remember Motabuki Kimiko, the friend I told you about? Her g-grandmother j-just d-died…" I sobbed. She was my role model in almost every way. She gave me a home and a place where I could feel safe and loved. Now, she's gone.

"W-where is she n-now?" I asked into the phone, tears still flowing down my face.

"She is in the left wing of the hospital and fifth door on the right. Your other friends are here as well."

"I really need to go," I stated in a shaky voice as I ran from the right wing of the hospital all the way to the left wing. Sora followed me through the hospital.

I didn't care at the moment whether I was going to get fired or told off. Rules and regulations meant nothing at this point in time.

When I arrived in the room, I found Madoka, Kazuki and Ryoko inside the ward. Kazuki gave me a look of sympathy. Kimiko was hooked up to many machines. I opened my mouth but Madoka's tear-streaked face warned me not to yell.

Instead, I collapsed on the floor and broke down into tears. I then felt two arms carry me and laid me on something soft. After that, I cried myself to sleep.

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