Chapter 10: Hanging
Her fingers trembled, struggling to get up back in the stretcher bed. Himeno looked like she was about to cry; she was scared for Hayate and scared for herself.
Besides that... where was her dad this whole time?
Probably going to get something to eat, he was in there for awhile with her, keeping her in check.
'What am I gonna do? Should I keep this a secret... no I should tell them. I trust them, they're my only hope, but if I tell them, they would be more worried.'
Still shaking she kept dropping to the floor, as if the feeling in her legs have left her. 'No I can't tell them.'
Eyes wide open, she stayed on the floor in such deep thought.
'Lier...'
'Michiko?'
'You wanna tell them, but your just..'
'NO, I don't want to hear from you! I don't even know if I should call you as my friend anymore.. were we even friends?'
'Himeno I..'
'No, just go away!'
'...fine.'
And with that, she kept quiet and never spoke.
"Now I have to get back on the bed."
She grabbed the handlebar and struggled as her legs tried to stand, but failed when she fell to the floor.
The door opened with Hayate backing in the room with a tray full of food. The others stepped in also having food for Himeno and gasped from seeing Himeno struggling to get up off the floor.
"Himeno!" Hayate ran to her side and set the tray to the side.
He wrapped his arms around her and lifted her up onto the bed. "We need the nurse in here, Kei!"
"No, I'm alright. I only fell off the bed."
"Are you sure your alright?"
"Yeah," Himeno smiled nervously,"yeah, I'm okay."
Hayate's tensed face broke down in to a calm expression. He picked up the tray off of the floor and gave it to Himeno on her lap.
"You bought food for me?"
"No, your step-mom did. We brought your food over."
"Oh, thanks, I am hungry now that you mention it."
She picked up the apple, having all intentions to bite into it's juicy texture... but something stopped her as she felt a burning touch go across her back. Then a heavy black aura arose circling the air around Himeno; suffocating her and only her. She fell forward and all her limbs went numb from not getting any oxygen.
"Himeno!" Hayate twirled Himeno around only to find a transport demon on her back.
"A transport demon!"
"What," Mannen yelled. "How could there be one here," Sasame gasped.
With quick thinking, he built a ball of air in his hands and threw it at the fluttering demon, slamming it against the wall.
"Hurry, Goh! Burn it!" Just realizing what was going on, he built up his flames and burned the existence of the demon to ruins.
By the fluid of the air, Hayate directed the ashes out the window along with the wind, by pushing the air towards it.
Shin ran up to Himeno, almost weeping. "Hayate, she's not breathing!"
"We need to get some air in her lungs, quickly..." Hayate sat down on the bed and held Himeno up so that her back was leaning on his chest. He hovered his hand over her neck, circulating the air and forcing it into her lungs.
"Haaaah," Himeno's lungs grasped the air and she inhaled deeply and loudly.
Breathing very roughly, her vision came back clearly and she could move her body again.
"Himeno!"
Coming back to her senses, Himeno's face only expressed fear. "She wasn't joking..." She held her hand to her chest.
"Who wasn't joking," Hayate questioned.
"She is trying to kill me..."
"Himeno, who are you talking about," Goh yelled.
Himeno perked up, realizing she was still with the knights. "You didn't just hear that... did you?"
Everyone's expressions were filled with fear and anger. "Himeno, who are you talking about just now," Hayate asked from behind.
'Hayate...'
She looked down to the floor, only seeing tearing building up fighting their way out.
"Kei," Hayate broke the silence.
"Take the others to the lobby. Let me speak with Himeno alone."
"What, why can't we hear it too Hayate," Mannen yelled.
"Don't argue with me Mannen. She's too scared to speak more right now with you and the others around."
Mannen backed down and just clicked his tongue. "Let's go Mannen," Kei called out.
Goh held the door open as everyone followed out to the elevator, leaving Hayate and Himeno the only one's in the room.
Realizing that she was in Hayate's lap, her heart rate rose up from it's normal level and she tried to get off of him quickly as possible.
Hayate only wanted her to do the opposite. He tugged on her arm and she landed back to where she was before.
He laid his head on her shoulder and wrapped his arms around her waist. All Himeno could do was react in any normal person would do... when the one she loves is holding her close. She blushed and surprisingly didn't jump away.
"You act so big sometimes, but talk so little." He held her even closer.
"I worry about you so much, you don't know how much... When I see you in so much pain, all you do is look away."
"But," Himeno whispered.
"I can't stand seeing you like this."
'It's not the best time, but I can't take so much more,' Hayate thought with so much feeling.
"Hayate, it's not that I don't want to speak.."
"Then what is it...?"
Himeno was silent, she sat there and hung her head and Hayate cringed his teeth and it almost popped his jaw.
"I can't stand it Himeno. You're hiding something, I know you are... Don't you trust me anymore?"
She cupped her hand on his, she didn't respond, she couldn't say anything.. she didn't want to hurt him... so she wouldn't hurt even more. If she ever died, she wouldn't want Hayate to be filled with despair; but she didn't know why he even would.
"Himeno, I miss... I miss your real smile."
She frowned,"I still smile sometimes."
He lifted his head and loosened his arms away from her. The pinkette felt her heart sinking even lower as she turned to see Hayate's face.
His face only shown saddness and fear, which is what he felt after all.
"Hayate.. I-" He cut her off.
"Where's the smile I fell in love with?"
She could feel her heart racing again, "Hayate you...-" And he cut her off again.
This time he didn't speak, because his lips were already entangled with hers.
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