Dissociation

Chapter Ten

-Oopsie-

The next morning Akito woke up at six thirty sharp, getting out of bed to get ready for work. As he fixed himself breakfast, he couldn't help but smile as he was reminded of yesterday. He and Natsumi had spent all day making love, and it was incredible. And when they weren't making love, they just hung out and talked, catching up, reminiscing. Basically, falling in love all over again, though they had never fallen out of it.

Once he finished eating breakfast, he picked up his briefcase and got in his car, starting it and beginning the drive to work. Today he would be pretty busy, putting together a case to get Ziggy sent to jail. But, since he wasn't at work yet, he would just continue to think of his amazing lover, as he preferred to think of Natsumi that way instead of as his ex-wife.

They had even talked about her sending him to jail, and he was glad that everything was good between them. He had been so angry that she'd done that to him…he didn't know what he was thinking. It was a good thing that Toshiro had talked him out of killing Natsumi.

His eyes widened and he slammed on the breaks, causing people behind him to honk furiously. Shit. True, he hadn't killed Natsumi, but his revenge was going to happen today. And if it happened successfully, then he was going to be put right back in the doghouse.

Not wanting that to happen, he sped up, trying to get to the hospital as quickly as possible so that he could call the whole thing off. He just hoped he wasn't too late.

Two officers stopped at the front desk of the hospital, causing the receptionist to go wide eyed. "Can I help you officers?" the old woman asked.

"We need to speak with Dr. Uchiha. Can you tell us where she is?" one of the men asked.

"She is with a patient right now, but I will page her and have her come right down when she's done."

Both men nodded. "You do that." They said, walking over to the side of the waiting area so that they weren't in the way.

After a while Natsumi came from the emergency room hall and looked around the area. She walked over to the receptionist and gave her an odd look. "What's the emergency?"

"Those two officers have requested to speak with you." She pointed at the two men, who walked up to her.

"Dr. Uchiha?" one of them asked.

"Yes?" she blinked, looking between them. "Can I help you officers?" she asked, panic seizing her. "Did something happen to my kids?"

"No, your children are fine. May we please see your office? Or locker?" the other one asked.

Her confusion only grew. "Um sure? Can I ask what this is about?"

"We got a tip that you may be keeping illegal drugs there, and we just want to check."

Her eyes widened and a couple of the other doctors and patients came out to watch the scene. "Excuse me? Are you sure? I've never done any illegal substances my whole life. Please check, I'll show you that this is a mistake." She gestured for them to follow her into the common area where all the residents had lockers.

When they got back there they stopped in front of Natsumi's locker and she opened it for them. One of the officers stepped up and put on a pair of gloves, beginning to search through its contents. The other officer looked at her. "We're sorry to trouble you, but it's just standard procedure." He explained.

"It's fine. I just don't under-" he eyes widened when she saw the officer that was searching her locker pull out a plastic Ziploc bag filled with a powdery white substance. "That is not mine. Someone must have placed it there. You're making a huge mistake!" she yelled, becoming slightly hysterical as the other officer cuffed her.

"I'm sorry Doctor, but you are under arrest for possession of cocaine. We got a call from your ex-husband, saying he was worried about the kids well being and he thought you were taking something. I'm sorry to see he was right." he shook his head, pulling Natsumi forward.

Her whole body went cold and her vision actually blanked with all the rage that suddenly flashed through her body. The officers led her out, humiliatingly, in front of all her coworkers, who whispered as she passed. But the only thing she could think of was how much she was going to kill Akito for ripping out her heart again and betraying her.

Later that morning, Akito pulled into the parking lot of the police station, slowly, and almost reluctantly getting out of the car. He had hurried over to the hospital, but when he arrived, Natsumi had already been arrested. Cursing his luck, he called the station and told them that he would pay for her bail, and that he was on his way.

Sighing, he walked inside and went up to the front desk. "I'm Uchiha Akito, and I'm here to pick up my wife." He said.

"Thank goodness you're here sir. She is freaking out the other cell mates." The woman said, shaking her head as she took the check from him. "She's in the back, I'll have an officer let her out." She motioned with her head.

Akito followed one of the officers back to the row of cells, stopping in front of the one Natsumi was in. It was odd, because the same people were in there that had been with him, only they were all on the other side of the cell. Then he looked at Natsumi, and could see why. She looked livid. The officer took out the key and unlocked the door, opening it for her.

"Now honey, let me explain before you freak out." Akito said, holding his hands up in front of him.

"You freaking asshole!" Natsumi screamed, lunging at him and gripping onto his hair, trying to rip out his dark locks and hitting him with all her might. The police officers were up instantly trying to pull Natsumi off of him. And when they finally did, Akito had a nice yellow bruise on his jaw. "I'm going to kill you! How dare you do this to me!" she shrieked, tears streaming down her face, trying to get at him still even though the officers were successfully holding her back. "You betrayed me! Was this all part of your sick plan? Are you happy now? I hate you! I. Hate. You! I am taking my children and you will never see them again! After I am proven innocent I'm leaving! I knew you hadn't changed you-!" she screeched into the officer's hand that was now clasped over her mouth.

Akito looked absolutely broken. "Natsumi, I didn't mean for this to happen. It had all been previously arranged and stuff after you put me in jail. I wasn't in my right mind, I swear." He held his hands up once more and walked towards her slowly. "Now, let me just take you home, and take some time to cool off before talking about this like rational adults. We don't need to do anything drastic."

"You get away from me!" she jerked her face from the officers hold. "Do not take one step closer or you will regret it." she seethed.

"Natsumi, can I at least take you home? You can kick my ass there." He said, stopping in his tracks.

"NO! Get out! I don't want to be anywhere near you! I will walk home!" she glared, the only visible emotion in her eyes hatred.

His eyes hardened, knowing that she wouldn't budge on this. "Fine." He said, turning and leaving the station. He got in his car and drove behind the station, wanting her to think that he had left. Getting out of his car, he snuck to the side of the building and hid, waiting for her to come out. If she wouldn't let him take her home, then he was going to follow her home to make sure she was safe.

It was much later when she finally came out of the station, since she'd probably been read what she had to abide by until her court date. And probably threatened that she'd be thrown back in a cell if she acted out again like she had earlier. She took to the sidewalk and started towards the direction of her house, looking more than pissed. The people on the sidewalk with her seemed to move away, not wanting to be near the psychotic woman.

Discreetly, Akito followed her, putting on his aviators and making sure to keep about ten feet behind her so that he wouldn't be suspected. They continued down the sidewalk for about five minutes, until the hair on the back of his neck rose in awareness. He looked around, his eyes zeroing in on a punk looking kid who was following Natsumi at a leisurely pace on the other side of the street. It was then that he noticed the bright orange bandana just barely peeking from his jacket, marking him to be a member of Ziggy's gang.

Akito picked up his pace, wanting to be closer to Natsumi. Then, he saw the boy pull out a gun and aim it at the pink haired woman. Adrenaline filled Akito as he ran forward. "Natsumi!" he yelled in a panic, causing her to turn slightly and see him as the gun went off. Akito pushed her out of the way, causing her to hit the pavement as a searing pain lanced through his right shoulder. He grit his teeth, stumbling a bit from the impact and landing on his knees, gripping his now bleeding shoulder. As all this was happening, Akito had kept his eyes on the boy, and saw people panic and the boy run off, not wanting to be caught in all of the commotion.

Natsumi sat up, trying to clear her jumbled head and focus her dizzy vision. She'd hit her head and was trying to grasp what was going on. She'd heard her name and then heard a gunshot after Akito shoved her to the ground. She looked around and saw Akito, her raw rage filling her once more and bubbling over. How dare he follow her! She opened her mouth to scream at him and then froze, seeing his hand pressed against his shoulder and then he fell forward and hit the pavement. "Akito!" she crawled over to him, turning him over and seeing the wound. "Oh my God." Her eyes widened.

"Someone! Call 911! We need an ambulance!" she cried out, leaning over him and placing her hand over the bleeding wound. "No Akito! Please! Why did you follow me, I told you not to!" she sobbed, her tears hitting his unconscious face.

She pressed harder into his shoulder, making sure she stayed at least sane enough to help him. It wasn't too much longer that she heard the sound of sirens and knew that help was coming. She cried over him, not letting go as the paramedics tried to work around her. "Please don't leave me." She whispered, moving away when they needed room. They wrapped his wound and lifted him onto a stretcher. They went into the ambulance then and sped off towards the hospital.

Natsumi sat beside Akito, staring into his paling face. "Akito please, stop this. You can't leave. I'm not strong like you." She cried, resting her forehead on his, all her previous fury gone. All she wanted now was for him to be alright.