Me: Hey guys!
Zero: Where the fuck were you?
Me: *cowers under table* I was busy...
Ikuto: Busy as in...
Me: I recently got a DeviantArt account,so I've been busy maintaining it and somehow, I lost the motivation to finish this, da yo...
Zero: You call that busy? and what do you mean by lost the motivation *picks up table*
Me: DA YO! RUN LIKE A BOSS RUN LIKE A BOSS RUN LIKE A BOSS!*runs*
Zero: *runs after*
Ikuto: eh heheheh Yuzuki doesn't own Vampire Knight or Shugo Chara, so that means she doesn't own me or Zero...
Me: *from a distance* DAMN RIGHT I DON'T!
Chapter 22. Hospital Flowers
Zero's POV
"Do you think he will be okay?" Tadase asked.
"I hope so.I'm suprised he can even stand up after all that. I swear, he looked like he got hit by a car." Nagihiko said.
"Argh, I'm so bored! There's nothing to do in hospital waiting rooms and we hadn't heard any news about Ikuto for two hours straight!" Hotaru complained.
"Maybe we should call Utau. The nurses can't tell us anything unless we're family members." Rima said.
"Pshh, You call Incest Freak yourself." Hotaru said rudely.
Rima took out her phone and called Utau. Ten minutes later, Utau came running into the waiting room,with Kukai following her.
"Okay, I'm here, now what happened to Ikuto?" She panicked.
"Easter happened, that's what?" Hotaru hissed.
"What did they do to him?" Utau asked.
"Kidnapped him and brutally tortured him." Hotaru replied,"Look, we hadn't gotten any information on Ikuto yet and you're the only living relative he has, so can you let us know what's going on?"
Utau nodded."How bad was he hurt?"
"We would tell you, but you would go hysterical if we did. "
"That's just saying he looks like he got hit by a car with different words." Utau said.
Nagihiko giggled at the coincidence. A nurse with short black hair and blue eyes walked into the room.
"Are you six waiting for news about Ikuto Tsukiyomi?" she asked.
Everyone nodded.
"Are any of you related to him?"
"That's me. I'm Ikuto's little sister." Utau said.
"Well, your brother is in terrible condition. He has several bullets lodged in some parts of his body, his right eyes was damaged a bit, so when we fix that up, he'll be temporarily blind in that one eye, he has a fracture in his right arm, so he'll need a cast for a few weeks, and there are some internal injuries we'll need to stitch up." the nurse explained.
"Oh my God." Utau sobbed. She broke into tears while Kukai hugged her and tried to comfort her.
I choked back a sob and wiped a few stray tears with my sleeve. I really didn't want anyone pitying me. It was my fault Ikuto got hurt and I felt like I didn't deserve any sympathy. I felt someone pat my head. I looked up to see a pair of big brown eyes.
"It's okay, Zero. We know how you really feel. There's no point in hiding it." Nagihiko said.
"Can you please leave me alone? I need some time to think." I said quietly as I pulled away from Nagihiko.
Nagihiko smiled and nodded. I leaned against the wall and tried to listen to what the nurse was saying.
"When can we see him?" I heard Utau ask.
"Well, he's in surgery right now, so you're going to have to wait for about three hours."
Great, way to make me worry more.
Hotaru yawned,"What time is it?"
"Almost midnight." Tadase replied.
"Might as well go home, my parents are probably freaking out right now." Rima said with a yawn. "We can see Ikuto tomorrow."
"So I guess we'll see you later. Oyasumi, minna." Hotaru said before leaving.
Soon after, everybody else left, leaving me alone in the waiting room.
'I'll wait for three hours. I want to see Ikuto as soon as he gets out of surgery.'
*Le timeskip*
Okay...I'm standing in front of Ikuto's room,but I'm not sure if I should go in or not. I want to see Ikuto, but then again, I don't wanna see Ikuto all broken and weak. I sighed.
'Come on, Zero, don't be such a wuss.'
I balled up my fists tightly and walked through the door. I totally wasn't prepared for what I saw. Ikuto was lying on the bed, unconscious and almost completely covered in bandages.
'This is your fault.' the voice in my head said. 'You're so weak, you can't even protect the one you love. You're a pathetic excuse for a guardian angel.'
"Shut up!" I said, clutching my head.
The pain died down and I looked at Ikuto. I ran my fingers through his hair. Still soft as ever. I took a seat on a chair that was next to Ikuto's bed.
'I'm sorry, Ikuto.'
*le timeskip, again...= 3 =*
'Eh? Ah, I must have fallen asleep'
I sat up and stretched, yawning while doing so.
"Ohayo." a voice said.
Ikuto.
I smiled."Ohayo. How do you feel?"
"Like crap." Ikuto answered.
"I can tell." I chuckled.
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For saving me. Did you forget already?" Ikuto said.
"You shouldn't be thanking me. I'm the reason you're in here."
"It wasn't your fault. You're the reason why I'm here, alive." Ikuto said softly. "Just don't worry about it, okay?"
"Okay." I replied."Anyway, how long are you gonna be in here?"
Ikuto shrugged ( or at least he tried to), "I don't know, maybe three weeks. I can take off the bandages in a week, though."
"Ah."
"Although it kinda sucks that I can't play the violin for a while." Ikuto said with a small laugh.
"Hey, Ikuto."
"Yeah, what is it, Zero?"
"How you act like nothing happened?" I asked.
Ikuto smiled. It was the first time I saw him smile for real.
"You're still worried about that? I'm just really happy now that I'm finally free from Easter, thanks to you. Stop worrying so much, please?"
I sighed."Fine, I won't mention it anymore."
"Good." he giggled."You know, I wonder how long it's been since the last time I smiled like this."
"You look really cute when you smile. You should do it more often." I said.
"Yeah, I should. It feels nice to smile." Ikuto agreed.
*Time skip*
Ikuto's POV
It's been about a week and most of the bandages are gone, but I still have the bandage over my eye and the cast. I swear that cast is gonna get annoying after a while. Oh well, that doesn't matter right now. I pretty much walk around on my own, but sometimes Zero has to help me, not that I didn't like it *blush*. It was fun having Zero around to keep me company, but the nurses give me weird looks when I'm talking to him. Hope they don't transfer me to a mental institution *nervous laugh*
"Ikuto, what are you doing?" Zero asked.
I sat on the windowsill with a pile of paper on my lap. I finished folding yet another paper airplane and threw it out the window, watching it get carried away by the wind.
"Playing with paper airplanes" I said as if it was the most obvious thing ever.
"Must be hard to do with one hand."
"No shit, Sherlock, but I got the hang of it and I can throw pretty hard with my left hand." I said, throwing another plane out the window.
"Ahh, the breeze feels so nice!" Zero said calmly.
I looked at Zero and I wished I had a camera right now. Zero's lilac eyes were half closed and the wind was making his shiny sliver hair sway back and forth across his face. Pale pink cherry blossom petals blew in through the window, surrounding Zero and I.
'He looks so pretty.' I thought. I mentally slapped myself. Why am I thinking like a high school girl?
I couldn't resist the temptation and I leaned over to kiss him. Zero was surprised for a second before he started kissing me back.
"What was that for?" he asked.
"Nothing!" I giggled.
*Time skip*
"Here."
I looked up to see Zero holding a small bouquet of flowers in front of my face. He was looking away, but I could tell he was blushing. So cute!
"Thanks." I said, taking the flowers and setting them on a nearby table.
Zero didn't reply.
"What are you so embarrassed about?" I asked.
"Well..uh...I never gave anyone flowers before and I feel awkward giving them to you, since you're a guy."
"You never had dated anyone before? Talk about forever alone." I teased.
"Hey!"
"Just kidding!" I laughed.
"I was in love with a girl, but she ended up with someone else." Zero said sadly.
"Aww, it's okay, you have me."
Zero planted a kiss on my forehead and smiled. "Yeah."
"Zero, can I ask you something?" I asked.
"What?"
"Did you ever regret killing yourself?"
"Uhh...that's a good question." Zero said nervously. "How do I explain this...I didn't at first, but now that I've met you, I actually kind of regret it. If I was given a second chance at life, I would've taken it."
"I see. You know, if I haven't met you, I wouldn't be alive right now."
"Ikuto!" A high pitched voice called out.
"Utau, calm down" another voice said.
"Oh goddamn it." I cursed, rolling my eyes.
"Can't blame her, she's really worried about you." Zero said.
"Ikuto, oh my god, are you okay? Does it still hurt anywhere?" Utau asked.
"Jeez, chill out, I'm fine." I mumbled.
"How's it going, Ikuto? I bet it's pretty boring around here. I mean, everything's so white and dull." Kukai said.
I shook my head."Nope, it's not boring at all actually. I have someone to keep me company."
"Really? Who? Did you manage to pick up one of the nurses here, cause I just saw one down the hall and she's pretty ho-OWW!" Kukai cried as Utau pinched his ear.
I burst out laughing."No, I didn't pick up one of the nurses. It's a secret."
"Anyway, here." Kukai said as he handed me a plastic bag. "You could use a break from that awful food the hospital gives you."
I looked inside the bag. "It's mostly junk food, but thanks anyway."
"You're welcome. Anyway, visiting hours are almost over and we just came to check up on you, so, see you later." Kukai said as he walked out the door.
"So it looks like everything's alright. Call us if you need anything, okay?"
I nodded.
"Hey, my brother's invisible friend, I'm not sure if you're listening, but because of you, Ikuto's back to his old self again, thank you." Utau said, before leaving.
"Eh?"
"How did she knew I was there?" Zero asked.
I shrugged and put a stick of pocky in my mouth."Who knows?"
I looked up to see Zero with a seductive smirk on his face. 'He's not planning something is he?'
Zero leaned over and bit the other end of the pocky. He kept on chewing it until his lips met mine. I quickly pushed him off. "What was that for?"
"It's the pocky game, wanna play?"
"Fine." I sighed, putting another stick of pocky in between my lips.
*Time skip*
I sat on the edge of the bed while the doctor unwraps the bandages around my eye. Zero sat next to me, holding my hand.
"Okay, Ikuto-kun, try opening your eye." the doctor said.
I slowly opened my right eye and blinked a few times.
"How's your vision?"
"It's fine. I can see everything clearly." I replied.
The doctor smiled."That's good. You're recovering quickly. We just need to do some tests and we'll be able to let you go."
"How long will that take?" I asked.
"About three days." the doctor answered.
"Can I go outside? I've been cooped up in here for a while now."
The doctor nodded."You can go if you want, just don't go out too long."
*outside*
"Ahh, it's so nice outside!" I exclaimed excitedly.
I felt Zero put something on my head. I reached up to touch it. "A flower crown? Really? I'm not a girl, you know."
Zero smiled."It looks really cute on you, though."
I picked a few flowers, made them into a ring, and place it onto Zero's head."There, now we're even."
Zero smirked."You're gonna pay for that."
It took me a second for my brain to get what he meant. Before I could react, Zero pushed me against a tree and mashed our lips together. I moaned softly as Zero wrapped his arms around me and deepened the kiss.
"Hey, can you promise me something?" I asked.
"Anything for you, Ikuto." Zero replied.
"Will you stay by my side, no matter what?"
"That sounds kinda like a proposal."
"Just answer me." I said impatiently.
Zero smiled."Of course."
Me: Survived another chapter, da yo...
Ikuto: Why do you say 'da yo' at the end of your sentences?
Me: *shrugs* It became a habit, you know, like how China says 'aru' at the end of his sentences. same thing. ANYWAY, hehe the chapter title is named after an Owl City song and the last few lines they say, I stole from Takumi-kun XD
I drew some fanart for this, but they're really really shitty. OTL, but if you want to see it anyway, it's on my deviant art.
amaiyuzuki564 . deviantart gallery/36989223#/d4ymedl
amaiyuzuki564 . deviantart gallery/36989223#/d4ymfrs
ARGH stupid fanfiction won't let me put links! *rage* just add dot com and / in between deviantart and gallery.
Zero: shamlessly advertising your deviantart, huh?
Me: I'm desparate, nobody like the artwork I work hard on... ^ ;
Review and I'll give you a cyber cookie! and if you have a dA, go ahead and say hi to me C: