Alright, Chapter 6, hopefully the wait was worth it ;D I hope you guys like it, let me know what you think by reviewing :) I love it when you guys do!

Hikari's POV

I awoke with a start to a large bang. My head hurt and my clothes were still wet, where am I? I blinked twice and looked around the white room: the clinic.

"Oh I know," I heard Owen say, "Look how guilty he is!" I looked up and saw Kathy, facing Owen, I couldn't quite read the look on her face, but she was definitely distressed.

"What is going on?" The doctor said, standing the bottom of the stairs. The tone of his voice scared me, he sounded just as distressed as Kathy looked. What were they looking at anyway? My eyes wondered over to Owen once more. I now realized he was pinning someone against the wall. My eyesight was blurry; I knew I must have had a bad fever because of it. I squinted to see who it was,

"Why don't you ask Gillian here?" Owen roared. Gillian? Gill. Owen was holding him so his feet weren't touching the floor; I could make out his white-blonde hair. His clothes were just as wet as mine were. Owen had Gills shoulders jammed firmly against the wall, holding him with his right forearm. His left arm was pushing against the wall, keeping himself upright. Gill wasn't struggling at all. He just hung there. Was he dead? Suddenly my heart started beating faster, Gill… I didn't want him to get hurt… All the thoughts of what he had said to me earlier that day rushed into my mind, but I couldn't help but push them aside. I reached a heavy arm towards them,

"Owen…" I managed to breathe, "Please…" Kathy turned to face me and Jin rushed to the side of my bed, Gill looked up, and the look in his Ice Blue eyes made me want to cry. He was in pain, but not because of Owen,

"Please beat the crap out of him? Or please kill him?" Owen asked, his cold gaze staying on Gill,

"Please… don't hurt him," My head felt heavy and my eyes burned, they begged me for sleep. I was breathing deeply and it hurt to speak… but I couldn't give in yet. Owen finally looked over at me, incredulous.

"Didn't he do this to you?" He sounded genuinely concerned. I shook my head,

"No… well yes… but no." It was hard to say what I wanted to. Owen loosened his grip on Gill and I heard his feet hit the floor. I sighed in relief, but Owen was still holding him.

"Owen! Let him go damn it! You're hurting Hikari even more right now." Kathy advanced on Owen, tearing his arms off of Gill, "Let her sleep, beat him up later when she's awake to see it, okay?" Kathy was now holding Owen's arm affectionately. I smiled up at her, I was really glad I had a friend like her around.

"Owen, if you can't calm down I'm going to have to ask you to leave," Jin finally spoke, as he brought a cup of thick liquid to my mouth, "Hikari needs to sleep and you're causing her unneeded stress. Her fever is worsening," he looked concerned. I swallowed the medicine and cringed a little, I always hated the taste of it.

"Fine," Owen breathed, staring down at Gill, "But one word from anyone, and you're toast," He moved forward aggressively but Gill didn't even flinch, he was still staring down at me, the hurt expression never leaving his eyes.

"Okay," Gill said flatly, Owen looked disappointed,

"I'm going to go bring Hikari dry clothes," Kathy looked up at Owen, obviously trying to change the subject,

"That's wonderful, thank you Kathy, I was just about to call Anissa to see if she would but if you can that would be much more convenient," Jin smiled at Kathy, visibly happy she was here to calm Owen down,

"No problem, Hikari's my friend, I don't' want her to die," She winked at me and then turned to Owen, "Come with me?" It was silent for a moment before Owen looked down at the little blonde cowgirl and smiled his big goofy smile,

"Yeah, okay," He wiggled his arm out of Kathy's and offered her his hand. She blushed but shyly took it anyway. I smiled as they walked out,

"I'll be right back Hikari!" I smiled knowing everything would be alright and let myself sleep once again.

I rolled over in my warm bed, letting myself cuddle deeper into the soft, fluffy covers. I sighed and tossed again: something was off. A light draft blew across me and I shivered. I reached around for another blanket and my hand caught something fabric. I tugged on it, trying to bring it closer to me: it was a lot heavier than I expected so instead I moved towards the fabric. I nuzzled my face into it: It was so warm, and smelt amazing. I breathed it in deeply and reached out again, I wasn't expecting the soft chuckle I heard. My eyes shot open and I realized my face was buried in someone's chest, who was sitting beside my bed; my hand was knotted in a slightly unbuttoned dress shirt. I let go quickly and tried to pull myself backwards, but slipped and almost fell,

"Careful!" Gill said, catching me and gently lifting me back into my warm covers, "Wow Jin's medicine really does work fast…" he was talking to himself.

"What are you doing in my house?" I sat up, staring at him. He pursed his lips and gazed at me, as if waiting for me to realize something. I glanced around the room,

"What the… this isn't my house…" I said, puzzled, "And these aren't my clothes!" I picked at the warm, flannel, pink PJs I was wearing.

"Kathy," Gill said, smiling slightly, "Your other clothes were soaked," His smile was replaced with a grim expression. Then it all came back: The storm, the clinic, Owen, Gill, "Gill?" I said a little louder then I meant to. He jumped and then stood up,

"What? Do you want something?" He started walking towards the kitchen area of the room. I stared after him,

"Your clothes are dry too!"

"Yeah," he said exasperated, "I went home quickly and changed," he was walking towards the kitchen again,

"Do you want something or not?"

"No," I said, watching him suspiciously, "Why are you here?" He froze mid-step and I saw his hands ball up into tight fists, he lowered his head. It was a few moments before he spoke.

"I need to make sure you're alright," I could almost hear his blush from the tone of his voice. We were silent for a few moments before he turned to me again, "Are you? I mean… Are you alright?" His eyes were filled with the same pain I had seen earlier… What happened… it seems like a dream now… It came back to me in bits and pieces,

"Owen!" I shouted. Gill jumped, obviously not expecting my sudden outburst. He looked around, I assumed for Owen, seeing as I had just yelled his name, "Are you okay?" I said, pulling the blankets off of me,

"My name is Gill actually…" he teased lightly,

"Shut up, I'm caring about you, you should care that I care okay?" I swung my legs out of bed and tried to stand, but wobbled and started to collapse. Gill darted back and caught me, gracefully lifting me back into bed,

"Would you stop that?" he asked, a familiar frustration back in his voice. I reached up and brushed Gills cheek with the ends of my fingertips, what am I doing? I hate this guy… I think…

"Are you okay?" I asked again, not able to help myself. He blushed deeply and moved away from my hand, staring intently at the floor,

"W-why are you worried about me…" Gill stammered, "I'm not weak you know…"

"Sorry," I said, biting my lip. The room spun a little and I lay back down in bed, closing my eyes tightly, "Ugh," I moaned. I felt a warm hand on my forehead and opened my eyes to see Gill frowning down at me,

"You should get some sleep, it's pretty late, and your fever is still pretty high," He still had a slight blush to his cheeks and I couldn't help but smile. He sat down on the chair placed next to my bed and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Wait," I suddenly realized, "Where is Jin? What time is it?"

"Jin went home, to bed. I told him I'd stay and make sure you were okay," He looked away again, "It's two in the morning," he said quietly.

"Two?" I gaped, "You don't have to stay! Wait… why did you stay?" My eyes narrowed as I looked at the boy who had earlier broken me into a thousand pieces. The boy who made me remember everything I wished I didn't. The boy who knew my secret, the only one who knew my past: he was silent.

"I'm sorry," he breathed, still not looking up at me, "I'm so sorry." He hunched over, his body shaking slightly, one hand covered his face while the other rested gently on the bed is he crying? I wondered. I watched him for a long time, deciding what do to. I sat up slowly, kneeling now, and took his free hand in mine. He looked up at me, his face only inches away from mine; his icy eyes were glossy and brimming with tears making them all the more striking. "I'm sorry," He said again. I couldn't help it; I threw my arms around him and hugged him tightly. Stupid, stupid, stupid, I thought to myself, you hate this boy, you hate him! Who cares if he cries… who cares if he's sorry… I found myself hugging him tighter, and when I felt his arms wrap around me, I couldn't help but smile.

"It's okay," I soothed, "I'm okay."

He pushed me back and looked at my face, ensuring I wasn't lying. His eyes were back to normal, sceptical, frustrated.

"How is that even possible," he pushed me gently back until I was sitting on my bed, looking at him again. He pulled the blankets back over me,

"Your parents…" he stood up and turned away from me. Now it was my turn, I felt the hot tears start to pour out of my eyes,

"Yeah," was all I managed to say. Gill turned around and slowly took my head in his hands, wiping away my tears with his thumbs,

"My mom…" he breathed, "She died when I was little," He looked ashamed, and let go of me, sitting back down into the chair, resting his elbows on his knees and staring down at the floor, "I know this is a stupid thing to say, but… I know how you feel. And I know I was an ass, and I know you have every right to not forgive me… but…" he looked up at me, "A part of me really, really hopes you will."

I smiled through my tears and nodded. Gill smiled up at me, "Now," he said walking over to another hospital bed, "It's really time for you to go to sleep."

"Yeah," I smiled, "Oh… and… sorry for head-butting your chest earlier…" I blushed, but he blushed back before looking down at the floor again,

"Oh… that's okay," he said, "It was… kinda nice… anyway! Goodnight!" He flushed again and then flicked off the lights.

"Goodnight," I giggled, which made my head spin, so I lay down, welcoming sleep once more.

Yeah I thought to myself, it was kinda nice.

Ohhh GillxHikari moments, so full of drama and angst. Working on next chapter, don't forget to review: let me know what you thought :)