Yuki on his bed playing a and held video game as the men talked about whatever they usually did. Hatori phone then went off, he then saw who it was. "Hello?"
Hello Grandpa Hatori, it's Kisa." The little voice said over the phone. Hatori gave a kind smile.
"Hello Kisa, is everything OK? I hope nothing is wrong." Hatori said still smiling.
"Oh- no, no, not at all. I was wondering how cousin Yuki was, I called and he didn't pick up…."
"Oh I'm Kisa, he didn't have your home phone. Would you like to talk to Yuki now?" OK, here he is." Hatori handed Yuki the phone.
"Hello, Kisa?" Yuki said. Everyone knew out of cousins, Yuki was her favorite, and Kisa's was Yuki's. They were really close and when Kisa herd that Yuki wasn't doing well, she had to call to see how he was.
"Hi Yuki. I herd you weren't feeling well, and got worried about you. Can I come by and say hi and talk?" Kisa's voice was so cute and full of worry. Yuki wanted to see her really badly, and knew Hatori wouldn't allow visitors, so Yuki had a plain and smiled.
"I'm fine with it Kisa, I would love to see you. But you must get Hatori's permission. The other two Zodiacs looked at Hatori, hearing his name being used in the phrase "needing permission." Oh and you need Shigure's and Ayame's permission, and of course your mother. She has a big say in this matter.
"Can I ask Hatori?" Yuki's face became shocked on how Kisa kept pushing to try to see him.
"Ok here he is." Yuki handed the phone back to Hatori.
"So what's this about needing my permission Kisa?" Already knowing what she wanted to do.
"Can I come see Yuki and you guys? I promise I wont tell anybody! Please, please, please?! Kisa said in her little girl voice.
Hatori put his to fingers to the upper put of his nose were his eyebrows met. Hatori sighed. "It's alright with me Kisa I-" But Hatori was cut off.
"What about Shigure and Ayame?" she said in a worried tone. Hatori looked over, and the two men nodded.
"They said yes Kisa, now could I talk to your mother?"
Kisa searched and Hatori heard her run through the house looking for her mother. Hatori left the room and talked to her mother outside the door.
Nice move Yuki." Ayame said, with his hand on his chin.
"Indeed, I too wish to see my little Kisa. It will be fun!." Shigure said smiling.
Hatori came in and nodded the OK. The two so called men cheered and huge Yuki. Yuki just sat there in there hugging embrace. "Now Yuki, What we need for you is to walk, for real. And hopefully the bladder tub could come out before Kisa comes." Hatori said in his all out professional tone. Yuki groaned loudly and his body fall back on his upright bed. "Lets start now, come on now." He said clapping his hands. Yuki again groaned and let his cousins help him to the edge of the bed. Yuki felt strong hands on his shoulders and low back by Shigure, and Ayame. Yuki's IV and bladder tube were disconnected before Yuki had a chance to stand.
Yuki stood fully on his two feet, legs shaking weakly. Yuki had managed to take some steps so he was now facing Hatori. "Shove me." Yuki said gritting his teeth.
"Shove you!?" Ayame said shocked.
"Yes, trust me OK?" Yuki said in a voice that he just truly wanted to get this done.
The two men still holding on too Yuki, gave him a shove and Yuki responded with his right leg instinctively stepping out to support him self. "Good, again." Yuki's voice was now determined to walk. The two men shoved him again, and Yuki's left leg moved to support himself yet again.
"I see Yuki, good strategy to move yourself" Hatori said in a great tone.
Yuki gasped loudly as one of zodiacs shoved him, causing him to hunch over in pain. "OH Yuki! You OK!?" Shigure said worried that Yuki's plain was causing him more pain.
"I'm fine, now please….. Keep going…" Hatori watched Yuki's face scrunch up in pain. He knew wouldn't tell them to stop, he knew Yuki had a plain, a plain that would cause great pain, but maybe peace as well. Hatori then sighed, tired of Yuki's suffering.
"OK Yuki, You can stop now." Hatori said in pleased voice."
"No, I want to get to the counter and back to the bed walking. I will get that far." Hatori not wanting to interfere, continued to watch with arms crossed; watching Yuki suffer as he walked. As Yuki reaching out touching the counter. The two men let Yuki hang onto the counter watching to see if they needed to catch him.
Yuki felt his chest burning. He felt his stomach cramp and tighten, witch caused his breathing to be uneven. Yuki wanted the help of his family back to the bed, but pushed the thought back. "I have to do this on my own." Yuki thought. He forced himself to stand up straight and found a great pain in his chest, like it was hard to breath. Yuki had been standing there for six minutes before Hatori was by his side, placing a kind hand on the boys shoulders. "Yuki, You have done a lot today, come and let us help you get back to your bed." He said understandingly.
"No, I will get back to the bed- even if I have to crawl there." Yuki said in a pained whisper.
"Yuki listen to me. You-" Yuki's body fell; and Hatori caught the worn out Yuki in his arms and sighed. "Yuki…." He picked up Yuki's body and gently placed him on the bed. At this Yuki looked over and grabbed the breathing mask turning it up high, placing it on his face. Yuki franticly sign language to Hatori. Hatori ran in the bathroom bringing out a soaking cold wet towel and opening Yuki's shirt - placing the towel on Yuki's chest. Yuki sign language to Hatori thank you, and closed his eyes falling asleep.
"Well that escalated quickly….. what happened Har'i?" Shigure asked.
"He over worked himself, I imagined his chest was burning and in pain, so he wanted the wet cloth. He over worked himself. But I think this is a good starting point for walking. We'll have him walk a little bit of the time in the morning and other times of the day. He'll be fine." Hatori said ruffling the sleeping Yuki's hair.
"What about us? Did we do this?" Ayame said quietly so not to wake Yuki.
"No, I don't believe so Aya. He's just worn out that's all." Hatori said understanding.
Yuki slept for along time till diner was ready. Yuki ate his meal in silence and lowered his bed and covered himself with two blankets, and went into fetal position to sleep. And let out a long deep sigh before falling into a another deep sleep.
"Wow, not much to say." Shigure said in a whisper.
"He must feel so much pain." Aya said also in whisper.
"Depression and revenge." Hatori said as well in a quiet voice. "Happens to all of us." He said taking off his glasses.
He called some nurses and they came in quietly, and carefully took Yuki to get yet again, another sponge bath; before Kisa would come to visit. Yuki slept through the whole sponge bath; and was gently put back in his bed still asleep. After Yuki was in bed, he started to moan in his sleep. Which intrigued Ayame and Shigure very much. "Do you guys really have nothing better to do, other than listening to Yuki moan?" Hatori said annoyed with the to animals.
"Shhhh, he's staring to get louder." Shigure said with a smug look on his face. At this Hatori hit Shure and Ayame on the head.
"You were thinking the same thing Ayame. So whining." Ayame just sat there pouting, not saying a thing. The two men rubbed there heads and gave a sad puppy look with big eyes. But Hatori wasn't looking at them what so ever.
"H-Ha-t-or- AHHHHHHHHH" Yuki was now screaming in his sleep, and was projecting it loudly in the room. Hatori ran to Yuki but didn't wake him, he watched with wide eyes, watching Yuki's face show so much expression for someone who was asleep. Yuki, still dreaming, reached his arm out and latched his hand to Hatori's sleeve; like he knew he was close to him. I-Il-I'll leave- Please don't hurt them- th-Please!"
"Yuki, You don't have to leave. I wont Hurt them. Now think of something happy and what makes you smile. Shhhhhhhhhh." Yuki relaxed his griped oh Hatori's sleeve and let his arm dangle. Yuki's breath evened and he was calmly sound asleep.
"What was that all about?" Ayame asked.
"Could be when I had to erase his friends minds, but it seems different than that… A nightmare, it's over now." Hatori picked up Yuk's arm and rested it on his stomach. Yuki turned on his side facing Ayame's bed and snuggled tightly into the many blankets.
"Awwwww look at my little brother." Ayame said in a happy whisper.
"Shhhhh Aya. He's worn out." But as Hatori said this. He couldn't help but give a smile, Aya seamed not only to be acting like a happy big brother, but an older guardian figure as well for the lost broken Yuki.
Yuki woke up twenty minutes latter reaching for his glass of water, not opening his eyes. He felt the glass and trying to grab it, it landed on the floor splashing water everywhere. Yuki sat up fast eyes wide opening seeing the water all over the side table and dripping water all over the floor. Shigure, who was in the bathroom- came out tying his robe fast, seeing Yuki looking at the floor and then looking at Shigure.
"What happened Yuki?" Shigure said, his hands on his hips; and his head turned to the side with a confused look on his face. Yuki trying not to make it look like he did it on purpose looked down.
"I was just trying to get a drink and it slipped from my grasp…."
"Oh is that all? Don't look so sad jezz, It's just water. I'll get you some fresh water. Shigure got a tale and wiping up the water and got a new cup and filled it up with fresh water. Shigure handed the cup to Yuki with a smile. Yuki took it realizing Shigure didn't blame him for spilling the glass. Yuki took the glass and drank the water.
"Sleep well Yuki?" Shigure asked putting the wet tale in the cloths basket.
"Yep, it was ok….. wired but ok." Yuki said adjusting the bed to sit upright.
"How so?" Shigure said, hoping to get the story of why Yuki was talking in his sleep from before.
"I was at school, and then I realized I was in a huge field. All of a sudden I saw a blurry black figure and it walked and sat with me not saying a thing…. Ummmm yea…" Yuki said hoping to stop the story of what he dreamed.
"Is that all?" Shigure said obviously knowing something; and anxiously wanting to know more.
"That's all…" Yuki said not wanting to say more.
Shigure looked at Yuki feeling pain hit his heart. Yuki might be a middle aged teen, but he still had the heart of a scared child, or animal. Not able to show, or tell his feelings. If then showing to much, would cause his world to crumble and fall. This Shigure did not like, and hoped to break the wall that held Yuki from his family. Once and for all.
I thought this chapter was very heart warming. It was much much fun! RxR