1146 words. Un-proofed. Sorry for the delay in this chapter. Also, not even sure what inspired me to write it at all. pfft. None of it was in the original - as this is a re-write, however I don't expect anyone to have actually read the original (not very proud of it xD). Though I think this twist is for the better. Thank you all for reading!
Hyuu felt his heart had stopped, however the pain rising in his chest, quickly followed by anger reminded him of the hard truth that he was still alive. He had just gotten out of a call with Kyouhei, who, didn't even try to call the other.
The Brunette had been screaming at Mei, tears rushing down his face, and because of the position of the wrist-watch call system, Hyuu had gotten only the smallest glimpses of something going on. It was late, a little past one in the morning, when his Xtransceiver had started ringing. An annoyingly shrill tone which Kyouhei had recorded himself, and sent to everyone in his contacts, so they could set it for when ever he called.
At first, it was only the sound of the tone which had irked him so, but now... Hyuu knew something horrible had happened, and it wasn't long before he was pulling his jacket on over his bare chest, sliding into his sister's Teddiursa slippers, and was out the door in his boxer briefs.
Living in a small town really did have its perks sometimes, and Hyuu was practically knocking down the door to Kyouhei and Mei's house in a matter of minutes.
"Get the door Kyouhei!" Their mother, sounded distraught through the wood, however Kyouhei's reply was nearly incomprehensible from the amount of sobbing, combined with high pitched terror. For once, being close to the idiot was a good thing. He was yelling how he wasn't leaving Mei's side.
"I know where the key is!" Hyuu shouts, realizing neither of them were about to get the door, plus there was probably an ambulance on the way by now.
Fumbling with trying to dig the key out of the dirt in the potted plant, Hyuu pulled the muddy object wiping it on his jacket so it wouldn't jam the lock when he opened the door.
"Hyuu-" Kyouhei had turned to the bluenette, tears streaked his face, and he looked even worse than in the call. "-she... She's not waking up." He's choking on every word, and the intruder of their home needs to force himself to look at the girl he loved so dearly. Nearly all color had drained from her face, and her head was tipped back a bit too far for his liking. Kyouhei was clutching his sister's body in his arms as he rocked back and forth, his mother in the next room over trying to explain the situation between sobs which were most likely shaking her body t the point she couldn't stand. It's not every day someone's child won't wake up after being completely fine just hours before.
The world around Hyuu seemed to slow, all too much so, as sirens screeched in the distance continually getting closer. Hyuu had tried to get closer, as if he needed to be right there for his mind to allow him to think something negative could ever happen to Mei.
The next day. Mei was pronounced dead. No visitors, nothing. Just that, apparently she had woken up briefly and was able to put through a few requests with a doctor.
One of them, tell Kyouhei, Hyuu, and Curtis, that she was sorry. What for? None of them knew.
The other, that she wished to have a closed casket ceremony for her funeral. This had shocked everyone, they were all still optimistic, that she would pull through, but after wards, when they were briefly allowed to visit her, everyone was in shock when all the monitors began to ring out - the screen monitoring her ever faintly beating heart, had gone into a straight line.
It was brought to their attention, a short time later, she was dead.
Her mother was allowed to go in, and talk about the potential for organ donation, however refused all of the questions. She didn't care if Mei had wanted a closed Casket, she was at least going to be whole when inside of the box.
"A mother isn't supposed to outlive her child." She had muttered when leaving the room to fetch Kyouhei and Hyuu. Both of them still in their pajamas of choice, not from the night she collapsed but the night before. They had stayed in the hospital.
The entire situation seemed very . . . unconventional. And Hyuu knew it. He had excused himself to the vending machines before they left, and made a call to Curtis.
"Curtis-" He ignored the fact that the tired boy on the other side of the wrist screen looked much more like the TV Idol. Hyuu had known for a while, but the way the last few days had turned out, he also hadn't cared, in the slightest, who saw him, in either appearance.
"How is she doing?" And suddenly, Hyuu choked, why the hell was this kid so damn hopeful? How the hell was he suppose to tell him their friend was dead. It had been obvious to both of them how they were both attracted to the brunette, but they never really argued over it. Hyuu looked away, a hand in his hair as he sighed out.
"She's... dead." Hyuu doesn't believe the words coming out of his mouth, and he swore for a moment Curtus would hang up on him. However when the green haired male came back into view, he was obviously shaking.
"Look," Hyuu needed to finish this call before it became too obvious he wasn't just getting some soda pop. "something is going on here, I think you know it as well as I." Some would say the bluenette was simply letting the pain speak for him, that he wanted someone to tell him this wasn't just a sickness which didn't yet have a cure. That there was someone to actually blame for this tragedy.
"Yeah, what about it?" Curtis' voice had lost any amount of hope he had before hand.
"I know you've got money, and I can even help out some, but I want to look into getting a private investigator." Hyuu lowered his voice, looking around the hallway as though someone could jump him any moment.
"It's not like Mei, she wouldn't have wanted to tell us sorry without a reason, and we all know she wouldn't want a closed casket." He continues, speculation in his tone and Curtis sighs deeply.
"Sure Hyuu," it's one of those 'sure I'll do this to humor you' kind of 'sure's and it pissed Hyuu off to the point he was ready to hang up."I know you have your reasons, but this is going kind of far."
"Fine, then you just find someone credible, and I'll pay the person." This time, Hyuu does hang up.