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I felt like I was asleep for so long. I started to feel everything around me bit by bit. The cold atmosphere, the blinding light, and also a beeping sound. I gently opened my eyes and little by little and heard a few people having a conversation.

"Don't worry, she will be fine. It's a good thing that you're the same blood type as her. She just lost a lot of blood but she'll survive. Anyway, it won't take long for her to recover and be discharged. She's been unconscious for 2 days now, so I'm sure she'll be up any minute now. Well, I still have to attend to my other patients. I'll be checking out on her later."

I was just looking at the people who were talking. My eyes widened as I recognized the two who stayed inside the room as the unfamiliar person left. I opened my mouth, trying to say something but it came out rather incoherent… I think. As they heard me call out to them, the two turned their backs swiftly to look at me. They ran to my side and were both looking happy to see me.

"Tsu…bomi!"

"You're awake!"

I smiled at them and realized that I was wearing an oxygen mask. I tried to touch the area where I was shot and I felt a bandage wrapped around my body. I looked at them again and smiled slightly. I still felt weak from what happened so I really don't have the strength to do anything.

"What happened to you? Why were you shot? Why can't we contact you? Are you okay? Are you in pain?"

The person who bombarded me with questions was Shuuya. For the first time in my life, I saw him really worried about me. His face was telling me that he was freaking out. Kousuke was the other person who I recognized and he was just standing there, trying to calm Shuuya down.

"Now, now… Shuuya, don't stress her too much… She needs her rest…

Kousuke was holding him down but I know that he was also worried. We were the Trio, after all. I just smiled at them and told them I'm okay. My voice was soft and they almost didn't hear me but I guess I was wrong because Shuuya calmed down and Kousuke gave a somewhat awkward smile. I removed the oxygen mask, which made them hold out their hands, and staying still in that position. I asked Kousuke if I could borrow his phone and he gladly took it from his pocket.

They didn't ask me why I needed his phone. They must have figured out that I need to contact someone as soon as possible. I typed a mail address on his phone and selected the call function. A number that can be called appeared on the screen and I knew immediately that it was the number attached to the recipient's mail. It started to ring and I put the phone by my ear.

"Hello? Tsudo Company Human Resource Department, how may I help you?"

I told the person on the other line that it was me, Kido Tsubomi. She was getting anxious, judging by her sudden change in voice and tone. I told her that I'm currently at the hospital and someone shot me so I was absent for two days.

"What?! My goodness... It's a good thing you're alive, ma'am… Please just rest. We have everything under control. By the way, I just want to report that Mr. Hizashi Mikoto has resigned and since you weren't here, the department heads decided to take a vote in approving his resignation. Your secretary took note of the meeting and Mr. Hizashi said something that made us approve of it."

I asked her instantaneously what he said. I didn't want to sound like I knew something so I acted like I was surprised to know that he resigned.

"He said that he's going to accept a job offer in a different company. We were also wondering why he decided to do so… Considering that—"

I interrupted her and prevented her from finishing her sentence. I just told her that he has the right to decide for himself. They just needed to work hard and wait for my return. Even though we were only talking through the phone, I felt her nodding to my order before we both hung up. I gave Kousuke back his phone and thanked him. I don't plan on telling anyone about what really happened. But I see that these two won't let me go without explaining.

"Tsubomi, what's going on? Are you involved in something illegal?"

What is this idiot saying? Do I look like someone who would do something like that? This guy really makes me mad. Of course not, you Bakano!

"O-oh… sorry… I sort of overreacted."

He scratched his head and I think I saw a sweat drop on his head. I told them that it was typical for a company owner to get targeted sometimes.

"COMPANY OWNER?!"

They shouted at me in unison. Yeah, yeah. I'm a company owner, you dolts. I was already sitting up on the bed and had both my hands on my waist. These two are really a handful. I nodded at them and told them that I worked hard to get where I am right now. They both got excited and asked me things.

"What is it like to own a company? And what company do you own?"

"Can I apply in your company, please?"

I told Kousuke that it's a little hard to own a company since every decision you make is a great impact and I also told him that the name of my company was Tsudo Company. I was about to answer Shuuya but they were both staring at me, mouth hanging, eyes popping. Did I say something—

"Tsudo Company?! The biggest company of restaurants in Japan?!"

My blond and raven-haired friends were still in awe and were waiting for the information to sink in. I nodded again and told them that things happened and that I strived to achieve something. I asked them what they were doing these days before they could ask me countless questions.

It turned out that Kousuke and Marry owned a small flower shop at the shopping district and Shuuya was a call center agent at a local company. They both live in an average priced apartment since their earnings are a bit too low. They live separately and the only reason they were together that night was because Shuuya asked Kousuke to have a little drink with him. Good thing these two didn't get drunk. They haven't told anyone about the incident I got in, specifically about them finding me at the park. They kept it a secret since they wanted to consult me first. I remembered to tell them that I lost my phone and that's the reason why they couldn't contact me. I told Shuuya that I'm not sure if I can find a job for him but I thought of hooking him up as the new senior accountant. Oh wait… That's not a good idea… I'm revoking that thought…

We talked about things like missing each other and all. I advised them not to tell anyone that they talked to me, let alone saw me. They both agreed and I do hope they keep their promise of not telling. I also told them that they shouldn't worry about me and just return to their lives as much as possible. Besides, I wanted to handle this on my own. I don't want to involve them. The next day, the doctor discharged us but he didn't allow me to do anything that requires a lot of movement. I gave them my mail address so they could contact me before we went our separate ways.

As I reached the entrance to my house, the receptionist called my attention and told me that he will be calling the police to ask me what happened. He asked me if it was okay to interview me and I said yes. I went up the stairs since my unit is located at the 3rd floor and I'm fine with walking anyway. I walked through the hallway, going to my unit. The pool of blood in front of my door must have been mopped by the cleaners because I don't see even a drop of blood. I turned the door, only to find it locked. It's a good thing I have a key on my pocket. The nurses gave me everything I have with me when I was admitted and I was so glad I had a key with me.

I opened the door and saw that the whole room was the same as that night. I went through all my things and I sighed in relief since nothing was taken. A few blood stains on the floor that have dried up were visible so I took a piece of cloth to remove it. I'm happy that I didn't have a carpet. It would've been hard removing the stain off a carpet. As I wiped the floor, I suddenly remembered something very important.

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SHUUYA'S BIRTHDAY HAS PASSED! My eyes widened and I was dumbfounded. I took my phone from my room but then I recalled that they have my new mail address but I don't have theirs! How stupid could I get? I sighed again and continued cleaning the blood-stained floorboards.

and that's chapter 5! 500 words longer than usual XD Thank you for all your follow~ it's my first time having more than 10 followers in one story! Thank you guys! Look forward to chapter 6! I must say though, this might be a short fic because I still have an ongoing fic and having to create this one, it's really tiring XD Having to think about plots and whatnots XDDD R&R if you want to~