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Disclaimer: I have no rights/do not own Full Moon (w)o Sagashite the manga, anime or dub. They are all owned by various companies, though the manga was created by Arina Tanemura.

Chapter 9: Recovery

It was nurse Kura's first day on the job. She was assigned those trivial things, like delivering meals and taking foot x-rays. Bored and half-asleep she was sharply brought from her thoughts by a beautiful song. Why, that was…

She peeked in the nearest room and was shocked at what she saw. Full Moon was awake! And at that moment, she became famous within the hospital (and with the reporters) for being the first to hear Full Moon sing after the accident.

"She wasn't supposed to live…" the doctors said to eager reporters. "We didn't think she'd make it even one more day…"

The reporters, desperately trying to fight their way into the door, wanted to know when Full Moon would be able to perform again. The doctors replied, "We have no idea, it all depends on how strained her vocal chords are…

Meanwhile, Mitsuki watched the chaos from her hospital room. Takuto was earning some well deserved rest, and the only noise in the room came from the TV, where she had the news playing.

"Mitsuki!" said a voice from behind her. Mitsuki turned to see Miss Oshige balancing a large cardboard box as she asked, "How are you feeling?"

Mitsuki smiled. "I'm ok," she stared out the window again. "Everyone sure seems worried about me…" Oshige placed the box on the bed, wiping her brow. "You bet they are! You should see all the flowers people sent!"

She sat in the chair where Takuto had been sitting earlier (he was sleeping in a different chair). "You know, I saw the letter you dropped the other day." Oshige continued. Mitsuki looked at the ceiling. "Oh…."

"And I was wondering….did you read any of the other letters?"

Mitsuki thought for a moment. "Now that I think about it….I guess I didn't." Miss Oshige sighed. "Well then, I can see why you were so upset. I really think you should really read some of the others, and you might especially be interested in this one." She placed a tan envelope on top of the box. "It's one of the new ones." She left the room.

Mitsuki stared at the box a moment, unsure whether she should read them or not. Deciding nothing could be worse than the other letter; she reached in and grabbed a letter at random from the side of the box. It read:

Full Moon,

"Myself" is such a great song! I bought the album right away, and I listen to it daily. Please, keep singing! I hope you do a concert sometime soon and I can't wait for your next song!

-Maron

Mitsuki smiled and carefully placed the letter on the small side table by her bed. She then opened another letter, and then another. Each one mad her smile even more and soon the side table was piled high with letters.

Her gaze fell upon the brown envelope that Miss Oshige said might interest her. Opening it she read:

Full Moon,

Well I guess I should apologize. I'm the one who wrote the note from earlier, you know the one that said 'give up now' and all that stuff. Well I decided that if I'm going to beat you, I'm going to do it fair and square. Get better soon so we can compete again!

-Madoka

On the bottom of the letter was a pig paw print, by which Madoka had written "Gutchan."

"Mitsuki?" asked a quiet voice. Mitsuki laid the letter down and looked up. It was Meroko! "Hi Meroko!" she greeted her with her usual smile.

Meroko smiled weakly back. "Hi Mitsuki. I'm sorry….for disappearing." She looked at her feet.

Mitsuki shook her head. "It's ok, I mean I'm alright aren't I? Plus, Takuto was there. It all turned out ok."

"But, the word was in the handbook, and if I had just checked it earlier…." Meroko insisted. "It's fine." Mitsuki said firmly. Meroko looked over at Takuto. "Speaking of Takuto…is he mad at me?"

Mitsuki tilted her head in a confused sort of way. "Mad at you? I don't think so. Why would he?" Meroko quickly looked away from him. "Oh, no reason."

She sat down on the bed and in a minute was her old cheery herself again. Mitsuki was glad, she was beginning to get worried.

But after a while Takuto woke up, and the awkwardness returned. Meroko stood up and looked as if she was about to leave.

But Takuto stood in front of her and held out his hand to stop her. "Wait, Meroko, don't go…." Meroko smiled weakly. "Oh, but I should, I never should have said what I did to you…."

Takuto shook his head. "No, it's fine, really." Meroko's eyes shone. "Really?" Takuto nodded. "Really!" Meroko started grinning and started hugging Takuto. "Oh Takuto….I love you!" she exclaimed.

Takuto grinned sheepishly and looked at the ceiling. "I've heard..."

Mitsuki meanwhile, had no idea what was going on. But she smiled anyway.

Meanwhile

A blonde haired shinigami, hidden in the shadows of a tree watched the scene through the window with interest. "Izzzuuummmmii-kun…." muttered a ghost in an annoying voice. "What are you doing?"

Izumi, seeming annoyed but not reacting replied, "Well, Jonathon, it's about time we paid Me-chan a visit…." Jonathon, not replying, continued to fly around Izumi's hat (which conveniently fit around his dog ears) in a continuous circle.

Authors Note: Don't you just love my cliffhangers (ha ha). Anyway, please review. How do you feel that Izumi's in the story now? Let me know!