Long Sleeves Chapter 6, a sekaiichi hatsukoi fanfic

Hey all~! Chapter five! One more I think. Maybe a lemon I'm not sure. Also if any readers are Hetalia fans I'll have a BTT story out within the week. So watch out for this. I have no more announcements other then shout out disclaimer song chapter and then sleep, for me at least. Thanks to MaddMaxx, Sunset siren curse, and Samayori. Song is all that I'm Living for by Evanescence
DISCLAIMER I OWN ONLY THE PLOT AND DOCTOR FELKER.
All that I'm living for,
All that I'm dying for,
All that I can't ignore alone at night.

I can feel the night beginning.
Separate me from the living.
Understanding me,
After all I've seen.
Piecing every thought together,
Find the words to make me better.
If I only knew how to pull myself apart.

All that I'm living for,
All that I'm dying for,
All that I can't ignore alone at night.
All that I'm wanted for,
Although I wanted more.
Lock the last open door, my ghosts are gaining on me.

I believe that dreams are sacred.
Take my darkest fears and play them
Like a lullaby,
Like a reason why,
Like a play of my obsessions,
Make me understand the lesson,
So I'll find myself,
So I won't be lost again.

Guess I thought I'd have to change the world to make you see me,
To be the one.
I could have run forever,
But how far would I have come
Without mourning your love?

Should it hurt to love you?
Should I feel like I do?
Should I lock the last open door,
My ghosts are gaining on me.

Takano sat with his hands steepled and his brow furrowed. Since Ritsu's heart nearly stopped he had hardly left the hospital room only making phone calls for updates on Ritsu's condition and work. After all he still had to work even if he couldn't be there in person he could always yell at the authors to hurry up and once they were done have someone else pick up the manuscript.
The doctors were still trying to figure out what stopped his heart. Doctor Felker was determined to find the cause so she kept coming in and running tests. Even though her shift had ended at eleven and it was now twelve. She had pulled a double shift and now she was still working, she had told Takano that she was doing this because; "Its my job to figure out why people are sick, and I still owe you from high school. Plus, I can tell he's important to you."
She had said that fifteen minutes ago. Apparently the only one who couldn't tell the sincerity behind his confession was Ritsu himself. Yokozawa saw it he just decided to ignore it. There was a small moan from the bed next to him. He looked at the bed to see if was his imagination. Another groan.
He watched Ritsu's eyes carefully. They were still closed but moments later they fluttered open and suddenly closed. He guessed it was from the lights. Takano got up and dimmed the lights. There was only enough light in the room for them to see each others faces. Ritsu opened his eyes again. This time more carefully than the last time.
Takano let out a sigh of relief when he saw the emerald orbs look at him, confusion and disbelief dancing in them.
"Takano?" Ritsu asked quietly.
"Yeah." He nodded.
Ritsu rolled on to his back. "So it wasn't a dream."
Takano raised a confused eyebrow at the statement. "What?"
"Its nothing really." Ritsu said.
Takano shrugged. "I should probably tell them your awake and talking."
Ritsu said nothing as Takano got up and called out into the hallway. Walking back to his seat by the bed they waited in companionable silence. It was probably the first time the silence wasn't strained.
A few minutes passed and Doctor Felker walked in reading her notes. She looked at Ritsu. "You are a very strange patient. First your comatose, then your heart stops, then you wake up like nothing happened."
Ritsu stared at her like she grew a second head. "Comatose? I was in a coma?" He said in shock.
"Yeah. A short one, but still a coma. Luckily you woke up soon enough I don't have to worry about brain damage due to asphyxiation." She continued.
"So, when do you think I can leave?" Ritsu asked, not really fond of hospitals.
"Tomorrow morning if everything goes well. I want to make sure you're all right. Also I'm putting you on a forty-eight hour observation."
"Forty eight- What? Why?" Ritsu complained.
The doctor sighed. "Forty eight, because One: You were in a coma, Two: Standard practice is a twenty four hour observations, unless the patient is deemed with poor judgement. Three because you nearly died!" She put stress on the last word.
He mumbled quietly. "Do I get to say who I want to watch me or is that already decided for me?"
"It was decided for you. Takano-san will be watching you. It is the easiest since you are neighbors and work at the same place." She answered.
Ritsu once again gave her a disbelieving look. She appeared not to notice. She was busy checking his vitals and making notes. Then without another word she left the room, but sent a sly wink at Takano's direction then she was gone.
Ritsu saw the wink. "What was that? Did you plan this?" He asked Takano.
"Not really." He was impressed with the sly manner that the Doctor had returned the favor she evidentially owed him.
"Damn. I'm going to have to make up a lot of work!" Ritsu complained.
Takano only nodded. Not saying anything letting Ritsu have his moment. He was purely relieved that the other was fine and awake.
Ritsu noticed that Takano really wasn't listening. His ranting slowed to a stop. Wondering whether he would get off the hook or not.
"Ritsu, why?" Takano asked suddenly.
He's not getting off the hook. "Why? Isn't it evident?"
"No, frankly I'm confused." Takano said.
Ritsu sighed sitting up straight he rolled up his sleeves and stuck his arms out for Takano's inspection. "Ten years of physically abusing myself. I got over the break up not to long ago and I thought I could stop but it became a habit then with you showing up out of nowhere threw me off balance, I started doing it more frequently."
Staring at the thin lines that littered his love's arms they were beautiful in a way. They each told a small part in the story of the ten year absence. He traced one of the longer ones with his finger.
Ritsu shuddered at the contact. It was an odd feeling. Wherever Takano touched there was a warm feeling like all the pain he had when he made the scar suddenly vanished. It was irritating. He couldn't believe that someone would have the nerve to do this even if they are the one that caused.
It might have been the side effect of some of the medications they had him on or just the pure stress of the situation he found him yelling at Takano. "Who the hell do you think you are? You're the one that caused it and now you think that by sitting here you think you are making up for what you did to me ten years ago?" He shot Takano a harsh look.
Takano sat there in stunned silence. Ritsu had yelled at him but he had never sounded truly angry like he did now. "Onodera calm down.
Ritsu stared at him. "You're telling me to calm down?"
"Yes, it isn't good for your health." Takano said.
"Oh right." He said sarcastically.
"Ritsu." He tried.
"What?" He said.
"Sorry. I swear had I known I would've never left your side. " He said willing Ritsu to believe him.
"You didn't know?" Ritsu asked.
He shook his head no.
"How, we've slept together? You didn't see them then?" Ritsu asked.
"No. I wasn't really concerned with your arms." He admitted.
Ritsu flushed a deep red. He let out an "Humph," and laid back down.
Takano chuckled. Ritsu was acting a little more normal now. He also had him for the next to days, to himself alone, thanks to the brilliance that was Doctor Felker.

Morning rolled around to fast for Ritsu's liking. After he was discharged he would be under Takano's watch for the next two days. There was a new doctor he was average looking and he said that he could go home after he gave Takano a list of directions and what to do and what not to do's and a quarter after nine had them out of the door and towards the car. It was going to be a long two days.
They reached the car and he could already tell that Takano was babying him. Takano had opened the door and was walking beside him. Of course it could be that he was making sure he didn't overexert himself. But Ritsu knew better. It was interesting having Takano be so blatantly caring and not doing it in his odd little way like usual.
Wait, why did he care that takano was being caring. Because he didn't care either way.
The car ride was in silence and Ritsu used the time to fall asleep on something other than a hospital bed.
When he woke up he saw that he was in a bed that was so much bigger than his own. He was also in a room that wasn't he own. He could only figure that it was Takano's. he got up and padded softly into the living room there Takano sat on the couch editing a manuscript.
He looked up when Ritsu entered the room. "You're up." He grunted.
"Yeah." He mumbled.
Takano finished the manuscript. "Hungry?"
"Yes." Ritsu said as his stomach growled.
Takano got up and went into the kitchen. Ten minutes later there was a a decent home cooked meal on the table. The two sat down to eat.
"How do you feel?" Takano asked.
"I feel fine." Ritsu answered.
Takano nodded. The pair ate in silence. Takano kept glancing at the other man. Ritsu noticed and finally asked him. "What?"
"I can't look at the man I love?" Takano asked.
Ritsu flushed and stuttered until he finally gave up on trying to for the correct words. He sat across from Takano blushing severely. Trying to look threatening. But only causing Takano to be hiding a smile. Instead of looking threatening he looked rather cute and Takano couldn't control himself. Leaned over and captured the other boy's mouth with his.
There was a surprised gasp and Takano took it and dove his tongue into the familiar cavern. He felt the other's tongue fight back weakly but the fight was there. He smirked into this kiss. He felt the smaller man's resolve crumble. He reluctantly broke away from air licking the silva strand that still connected the two together. Ritsu was beat red, he hadn't even tried to fight back, instead he deepened the kiss himself.
Ritsu looked at him. "W-w-what the hell was that for?" He yelled.
"You looked to cute not to kiss." Takano answered. He had walked around the table behind Ritsu and turned him around. Leaning back in for another passionate kiss, he wrapped his hands around the petite waste of his beloved. Slowly Ritsu wrapped his arms around Takano's neck.
He knew he wouldn't be able to lie anymore.
I end the chapter with a make out session because I can. No more lying for Ritsu! Anyway I'm uploading this and then I'm crawling across the floor to my bed. I have been up for thirty six hours trying to work with school and my fanfictons. *Slowly dies once on bed.* See you when I'm awake!~IF