A request for BibbieSparks

Chapter 4: Is it or is it?

My stomach is killing me, it's like something's churning around and around like I'm a freaking laundromat machine. What the hell is this? And it smells really bad, almost like the hospital or someone threw up…

Fuji woke groggily to white lights that made his vision blurred and tried to raise his hand to shield them but felt so tired that he could only close his eyes again and sighed.

"Oh, Fuji's awake! I think." Eiji said with a relieved tone that made him smile. He tried opening his eyes again and found Eiji's blue eyes staring into his with curiosity. He grunted softly at him which made Eiji try to hug him but was restrained by Oishi's hand on his collar, making him look like he was taming a kitten.

"I don't think you should hug sick people, Eiji. Leave Fuji to some rest." The soft low voice said to the red head who pouted at him but gave Fuji a shrug. He sat down; Fuji assumes that he had chairs beside him as he heard a loud scrape that hurted his ears.

Turning to him, Fuji tried talking but nothing came out and his throat and mouth felt like sand paper, stuck on his lips that won't have any way to speak. Eiji noticing the way Fuji was trying to talk, handed him a glass of water that looked really clean took it, feeling his hands shake and tried to sit up so he could drink it but needed Oishi's help to take one of his arms to hold him up.

Suddenly, feeling his hand at his other arm at his side, Fuji glanced at the person and found shock that it was just Momo trying to help him who gave him a sheepish look. Nodding at the two when he finally got to sit up, he took a sip of the cold water that went easily through his throat. Having to sigh after putting the glass in his hands, he looked at the bed where he was, finding it's not his.

"…Am I in the hospital?" His voice was raspy and he could almost taste the food that was in his mouth, noticing that he was the one who threw up in his apartment. Looking over at Oishi who seemed to be a little nervous with him, nodded, almost like he was about to be angry with him and about to be scolded at any second. Luckily Eiji decided to say something so he wouldn't feel bad.

"How are you feeling?" A roll of Fuji's eyes told Eiji his answer, making him smile with a sense of relief.

"Good to know. Oh, we bought you some flowers too! The room's too bright and white…" It was completely white and it is bright, but the three that were in the room completely contrasted the room with their vibrant colored shirts and jackets, making the room have some color.

At his left, a table with a vase of golden chrysanthemums, daisies and white carnations, blooms prettily in the room. Looking at his right, there were windows, showing that it was already dark with small flickering street lights, making Fuji wonder what time it was.

"The doctor says that he's going to check in on you soon. Probably when you woke up, about now."

"How long…"

"You didn't get to sleep long. About 2 to 3 hours, but you look better." Eiji said, giving out a small mirror he had in his pocket to check for things in his teeth. Such simple things that can make Fuji wonder about Eiji's cleanliness. He was right though; before Fuji was pale and sweaty but now his face has turned into a normal pink color.

Touching his face, he felt the warm cheeks and his soft skin, reminding him of Inui stroking his face gently before everything else happened. The way he touched his face that time was lovingly, until he had to go further than he wanted to. Sighing loudly, the trio looked at each other with surprise. Fuji never sighed like that before.

Before one of them could say anything, the door was knocked; having Oishi to call out that whoever was at the door could come in. The door squeaked open and the doctor was presented before them, making Oishi stand up and asks him for the details. He looked like he was in his mid forties with the gray and auburn hair and his thin silver glasses on him, along with the black slacks and plain white lab coat; pockets filled with post its, pens, test tubes and a pocket chain watch.

"How are you doing?" He asked the tensai who only seemed to nod, not wanting to speak yet or else he would have to

"Well…It's nothing serious, just a little bit of food poisoning and some stress from our neurological team that was investigating. They're having a project or some sort or survey to whoever comes into the hospital this week. Perhaps you ate something that was too old or something was wrong with the food you brought. But it'll be alright, we gave you antibiotics to fix up what has been wronged. "It sounded weird when he said wronged but it looked like he didn't want to say ill or damaged.

Looking at Fuji with black coal eyes, he smiled at him gruffly. "You could go home in about half hour or so. Just after we check up on you. Please wait for a moment, my nurse will be coming shortly.

Bowing down to them, the doctor left them alone having Eiji waved goodbye with a silly smile on his face when Oishi came back examining at the observation sheets from the doctor after the door closed.

"So then…I can go home soon…" Fuji said quietly. As long as he was okay from the 'incident' he has nothing to worry about.

"By the way Fuji what were you sighing about?" Eiji said, leaning on his cot with elbows bent so he could rest his chin on his hands, staring at Fuji with wide and curious eyes. Fuji grimaced at the question and didn't want to answer him truthfully so he came up with something else.

"I…thought that I had to stay here, and I just wanted to go home…That's all." He said softly, so only Eiji heard him. Eiji looked at him with an expression on his face, 'are you serious' look and couldn't help but stare at the brunette until he breaks down. But Fuji knows better than that. He kept smiling at him, making the acrobatic player frustrated at why his best friend wouldn't tell him anything.

"If so, then there's no problem waiting for the nurse to come by soon, and we'll all be home by then." Oishi said, cutting the intense atmosphere that surrounded the two friends. Eiji took one last look at Fuji and stood up abruptly.

"I'm going to get some juice. Any one wants one?" Eiji felt left out and was a little angry about it but decided to vent out on Oishi later when he goes home with him.

"Oh, I'll take a mango juice then!" Momo said excitedly even though he has only been with them for a couple of hours meeting Eiji at the convenience store.

"I'll have water then please." Oishi smiling at Eiji, thanking him for the distraction to talk to Fuji.

"Ok, Momo you're coming with me."

"Uhh…Okay?" Momo scratched his hair with a weird and confused look, following Eiji out the door. When the two got out the door with Momo asking why he was going with him, Eiji told him to just hurry along. Closing the door gently behind them, Oishi and Fuji were alone again. Without the two people for a distraction to lighten up the atmosphere, Fuji finds it annoying that Oishi wants to talk to him and yet he wants to talk to him about everything. It'll…upsetting and embarrassing if he told him.

"Fuji…"

He needs to make a decision…whether he wants to talk to him or to not say anything at all. If he has to tell him, everyone else would probably know. But if he didn't, no one would know but he would have to carry everything on him and repeat the whole scene over and over without anyone to know what happen. But the most important thing he should focus on was whether or not he could trust Oishi with this. Frustrated at everything, Fuji blew out a sigh that startled Oishi and looked at him with angry yet sad eyes. He was already very persistent and he doesn't like that.

"…I don't think I want to talk to you right now if Eiji and Momo are coming back soon. If you like we'll exchange a date for us to talk." Fuji mumbled. Oishi didn't think it was a bad idea so he nodded and thought that it was better for him so he wouldn't be interrupted. It was probably better to have more privacy than being in the hospital room.

"I agree…Then…what day would you like to talk? There's no pressure if needed or if you want, you can just call me and we'll talk." Oishi said with a gentle psychiatrist like voice. He didn't want to push him but it scared him when Fuji was throwing up back at his apartment and that something else had happened to him but he didn't know what it was. It scares him, Eiji more along with Momo who just came in and found Fuji in that state.

"That would be fine." Fuji said reluctantly, though he felt a little better that he found one person he could confine to. Now all he had to do was tell him…everything from the beginning. Looking up to Oishi, he found confinement and comfort to telling him. He was the only sensible person to understand besiding Tezuka since he went back to Germany to start his college courses. Everyone has broken up to their own paths, making it harder for Fuji to trust most of their teammates when they're all being separated.

"We're back!" Momo said, banging the door loudly that made the nurse outside look at him with a glare along with the nurse that was coming in with the two. Eiji was holding his strawberry juice and Oishi's plain bottle of water with a small pout on his face. Looking over to Oishi who gave him a relieved smile, Eiji grinned a little, knowing he was doing something right for Fuji. Momo bowed to the nurse outside saying sorry while scratching his head with that anxious and guilty expression making the nurses shake their heads.

"Hello, you must be Fuji Syuusuke. I'm going to have a check up on you right now and see if you can be able to go home, alright? If your friends can still wait outside…" Blonde with blue eyes, she was young, younger than the other doctor that came to check on Fuji before, but she has a stern expression with lines on her forehead that seemed to be permanent. In her hands was a cart for check up with supplies and a clip board that she was going to use for taking notes and observation. Gesturing to the door, she turned her head outside to Eiji and Momo and turned back to Oishi.

Oishi only nodded and stood up, patting Fuji's shoulder and left the room with a bow to the nurse. Fuji was left thinking if it was a good idea that he told Oishi that he would be okay to tell him what happened that night, raising his arms for the nurse who told him she was going to check his heartbeat.

"So how did it go?" Eiji said quietly. The three ex players were sitting on a peach colored bench that was settled outside of Fuji's room, drinking the drinks Eiji and Momo bought. Oishi peered over at Momo, finding that he finished with his drink and was staring at the wall, listening to his music with his music player.

"It's fine. I only told him that Fuji's just sick. That's all. " Eiji promises with the determined look on his eyes. Oishi found it comforting and reached his arm over Eiji, making the red head cuddle up against his chest. They didn't care that people were watching, though there weren't much people on the floor they were on.

"If he did, then you can interrogate him." Eiji said with a devious smile, making Oishi chuckle.

"Of course but not too rough." Either Momo was really distracted or he was doing his very best to ignore the two beside him. Twiddling with his thumbs and staring at the painting of a park, filled with snow and blurred cherry blossoms scattering in the air, a small sparrow with wide clear eyes sitting lonely on a tree branch. It's almost sad but a little peaceful.

The three were quiet, waiting for the nurse to finish with Fuji's check up. Oishi was left to think about Fuji and his secret that he couldn't let anyone know. Pondering on what kind of secret Fuji couldn't tell anyone, it had to be big. It wouldn't be small if Fuji didn't want anyone to know, otherwise suffer for it. His stress must be the reason of having to keep it to himself. And…he might have to spill it to Eiji. Having him as his boyfriend, it wasn't going to be easy if it's something Fuji doesn't want him to know while he was going to know about it before him.

The door creaked open, having the two look up to find the nurse with the cart with her. She didn't seem surprised over that Eiji and Oishi were cuddling against one another and just told them that he's ready to leave and is just wearing his normal clothes, telling them to wait for a minute before he could discharge himself. "Just make sure he gets a lot of rest and eat healthy foods." Standing up, Eiji and Oishi made Momo get up just from waving a hand in front of his face, still in a staring contest with the painting.

A minute later, Fuji came out with a somber expression, facing everyone who were careful to help Fuji out of the room but a hand stopped them, able to stand on his own. Staring at the three with tired blue eyes, he flicked his brown hair in place and closed the door behind him.

"Let's go."