Disclaimer: I (sadly) do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or Kingdom Hearts. I do, however, own all of my original characters. I borrowed names from Ayashi no Ceres, DN Angel, Fushigi Yuugi, and Full Moon wo Sagashite for some of them, though.

Chapter 9- Illness

When Riku arrived, Mrs. Mikage, Mrs. Harada, Kurama, and the workers from the ambulance were anxiously standing in a tight group. When Mrs. Mikage saw Riku, she ran over to him.

"Riku! Thank goodness, you're finally here! You took a little longer than I'd like. Hurry up, let's take her to the ambulance. It's waiting outside." She led Riku and everyone else quickly out of the school and towards the parking lot.

The workers opened the back doors of the ambulance and gently hoisted Rose up onto the stretcher inside. Two of them quickly got into the back with her, while one ran around to the driver's seat at the front.

"Let me go with them." Kurama stepped forward, talking to the workers.

"Me too." Riku turned to Mrs. Harada and Mrs. Mikage.

The workers looked at each other, and then nodded their heads. Mrs. Mikage smiled and nodded her head as well. That was all that needed to be done. Kurama and Riku jumped up into the back, and Mrs. Harada signaled to the driver that he could go.

Kurama pulled the doors shut as the ambulance drove off, its siren screaming. The whole drive to the hospital, Kurama and Riku held Rose's hands. Rose did not move. The only thing that changed was that her breathing got even shallower. Her temperature increased, too.

"This isn't good…" one of the workers whispered to the other. Kurama and Riku tensed up as they heard this.

"Please… Let her be alright…" Kurama and Riku silently thought to themselves. Both of them were oblivious to the other about their feelings for Rose.

A few minutes later, the ambulanced pulled up in front of the hospital. The workers quickly picked up Rose on her stretcher and took her into the building. Kurama and Riku followed behind them silently.

Rose was taken to a small, clean hospital room. The workers gently lifted her off her stretcher and onto the bed. Kurama and Riku pulled up chairs next to the bed, and sat down. One of the workers walked over to Kurama and told him, "We'll send in a doctor as soon as possible. Please watch her until then."

Kurama nodded his head. "Of course."

The worker smiled, as he quickly walked out of the room. A few minutes passed, and Kurama and Riku sat in silence. Suddenly, a tall man with long black hair and black eyes, wearing a white doctor's outfit, walked in. He smiled at them.

"Hello," he greeted, "my name is Doctor Mikami. You two must be…?"

"Kurama," Kurama stated, "and this is Riku." he motioned to Riku.

Dr. Mikami nodded. "Of course, of course. This is Miss. Rose, am I correct?"

The doctor walked over to Rose and placed his hand on her forehead. She moved her head, shifting her bangs, which were soaked with sweat.

"Do you know what's wrong with her? Why wasn't she rushed to the emergency room?" Riku questioned Dr. Mikami.

Dr. Mikami smiled. "You needn't worry. All she has is the flu. A very severe case of it, I might add. That's why it seemed so serious when you found her. And, the fact that it's only the flu is why she was not rushed to the emergency room."

Riku grinned. "So that's all. I was worried it was much worse. That's a relief, right Kurama?"

Kurama smiled and nodded. "Yes, it sure is…"

Dr. Mikami sighed. "Alright, I think it'd be best if you boys went back to school. Rose will have to stay here until her illness is gone, but since she'll be receiving treatment, it should only take about a week."

Kurama and Riku stood up. "Alright, but can we visit her after school for that time? Today was her first day at our school, and we need to bring her the work. She's far enough behind as it is."

Dr. Mikami opened the door for them. "I see. Yes, that would be very good. I guess I'll see you boys at the end of the day, then."

"Yes, thank you, Doctor. Goodbye." Kurama answered as he and Riku bowed. They then left the room, and got a ride from one of the ambulance workers back to school.

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RedRoseKitsune: So, how was that? I've got writer's block, so I won't be posting for awhile. Any ideas for my fic are greatly appreciated. See ya next chappie!