DGM

More Than This

Chapter 14

Coma And Kanda'a Depression

Matron walked into the infirmary and checked on all of the patients. She frowned when she got to a door to another room. It was a room for people in a coma Only one person was in a coma. She had been for awhile. She had completely healed, but it was trauma that was keeping her down. Matron knew that. She knew Kumari would not wake until her mind is ready to reset and start again, but there was something she feared if she did wake up. Matron took a deep breath and walked into the room. Her frown deepened. Kumari is still down. She walked towards her and made sure everything was normal and suddenly shivered. Matron went to the window and looked at the ground. Then the sky.

It was snowing. Snow laid on the ground. On the trees. On everything. Winter had arrived. If she didn't wake up soon, she'll miss Christmas. Her favorite holiday. It was almost November. She closed the window and shut the curtains. Matron looked at Kumari and left with a sad face. The day was just beginning and she felt like going back to bed. Not many people were checked in and if they were, they just had a bug or the flu. Somethng contagious. They just took some cold medicine and they would be fine. "She is stil out? Everyone is so worried. Even Kanda is showing how hard he is taking it. You know how hard that is." Lavi said.

"Afraid so Lavi." Matron replied.

"It's been months. She has healed and she is normal. No one may know what happened in there, but it couldn't of been that traumatic. Isn't there something else that is possibly keeping her in this state?" Lavi responded.

"I've double check everything. It may not be trauma. It may be shock. Whatever it is, it has to do with what she experienced. Maybe. Lavi, this is a normal thing. Some people can go into a coma if they were shot and came close to death. That's just one example. You know as much as I do that there is a chance she may never wake up." Matron said.

Lavi sat down, hand on his head. A frown on his face. That's not something you see everyday. "You're right. Perhaps she may not wake up, but I know she will. I just know it. When? That's unpredictable. The only way to know that is if Mei Ling's innocence was not destroyed and she was here. I'm am concerned for Kumari. That's all. She is like my sister ya know? I can't help but worry. Lenalee is going through the same thing. Kanda, Lenalee, and I, we all grew up with her for a bit. I may not have been around as much, but we're close. I just can't think of her not waking up." Lavi told her.

"I understand. We all feel the same. Here, we're all family. It's early and you should go do something. Don't make yourself suffer." Matron ordered, but did not have her usual strong voice.

Lavi left and walked down the hall. Kumari was exactly like a sister to him. She was so sisterly. He loved her and would do anything to protect her. Just like he would Lenalee and Allen. His little sister and brother. He would do the same with Kanda too. He loved all of them. "Lavi, are you alright?" Allen asked.

Lavi stared at Allen's silver-gray eyes. He masked his sadness and put his goofy grin on. "Of course beansprout! Why would you think that?" Lavi responded.

"You look kinda down." Allen said, showing his concern.

Lavi threw away his smile. "She is still out cold."

Allen gave him a sad smile. "Give her time to heal. You saw her face. She was frightened to death. She didn't believe in ghosts and going in there alone, it wasn't the best thing for her. What happened is all of our faults. We should've done something. I couldn't unforunately. My innocence. The point is, she will wake up in due time. You just have to be patient." Allen comforted.

"Thanks Allen." Lavi thanked.

Lavi and Allen walked into the longue. All heads turned towards them and Lavi nodded his head. The two sat down and no one spoke. No sound was made in any way, shape, or form. "Kumari will be fine. I'm sure of it. She is always okay. She'll pull through again. I'm postive." Lenalee said, trying to lighten the mood.

Lavi put his feet on the table and sat back on the couch. Arms folded. "She always did, but as the years go by every situation she gets into gets worse." Lavi retorted.

Kanda stopped staring out the window and turned his head to look at the people gathered in a circle. He had just gotten ack from another failed mission. No innocence. He didn't care though. He didn't want to see innocence. Innocence is what got Kumari in this problem. It's not going to get her out of the hole this time though. This was all up to her this time. "I still remember the first day she had arrived at the Order. It was fun and it was hilarious how she got Kanda to chill down. They were so close so fast. They didn't even have a chance to fight their love for each other." Komui reminsced.

"It was also about a week or two after Reever came to headquarters and became section leader. He was so nervous because he didn't know what to do. Kumari warmed up to him after some time and gave him some tips." Lenalee added.

"She was a nice little girl. She sure has gone far over the years. Her anger gets to her easily now. That's her only problem. She has gotten better though." Yeager said.

"She loved training under you Kevin. You were her mentor and you taught everything. I think she saw you as her grandfather." Tiedoll told him.

"She missed her birthday. She missed spring. She missed everything. It's been almost a year and she is not waking up any time soon either." Kanda muttered.

"You have to have faith in her. Just like she does with you Yuu. Give her a little more time." Tiedoll told him.

Kanda left the room. "He didn't say anything about his name. He has not gotten into any fights. He does not call anyone by their given nicknames. Kanda is even calling people by their names now. He is taking it worse than when we thought she died. He has never acted like this. Lavi can't even get under his nerves. I'm very worried General." Marie said aloud.

"Give him some space." Komui told him, leaving.

Matron signed some papers andd wrote a report. All the nurses went to bed and it was getting really late. She fell asleep and didn't even know it. It was a really good thing all the patients were released last night. When she woke up she put all of the papers away. She cleaned every mess up and fixed the beds. Cleaned the floor and all reusable supplies. She got rid of the garbage and she did this for hours until there was nothing else to do. So she sat at her desk and pulled out a photo. Her thumbed moved across the old thing. It was of the whole Black Order headquarters eight years ago. Exactly eight years ago today. "Everyone has grown so much. It's hard to believe eight years have passed." Matron uttered.

A loud noise was heard from Kumari's room and Matron ran there. The door flew open and Matron looked at Kumari. The bed was empty. The machines had fallen down. The bed was a mess. The candles were blown out and on the floor. The stand was tipped over. It was really cold and Matron thinks she knows why. She looked at the window and someone stood there, staring at the snow. The person turned their head and Matron wanted to believe it was Kumari, but she didn't. There was doubt. It vanished when the person looked at her. "Kumari?" Matron muttered.

Kumari blinked and looked emotionless. "Matron? Is everythng okay? Matron?" Lenalee asked, her and her brother walking towards her.

Lavi and Allen walked into the hospital and saw a crowd near Kumari's door. Kanda, who had been dragged there, looked at the crowd. They all looked at one another and hurried inside. They all fell on the floor and looked up, smiling. Kumari was awake. She was standing. It had only been a minute too. Matron kept everyone back and walked towards Kumari, but looked at the bed. If she just woke up she shouldn't of been able to walk. She must've been up for hours. "Kumari, how do you feel?" Matron asked.

Kumari didn't reply and stared at the snow again. It was quiet and all you could hear was Matron's footsteps. She stood beside Kumari who was holding onto the window sill for support. How could she stand the cold? "Kumari?"

"Where am I?" Kumari inquired.

"At the Order. In the infirmary." Matron responded, confused.

"Order?" Kumari repeated.

"Kumari, why do you have the window open?" Matron asked, closing it.

"Is that my name?" Kumari asked.

"Pardon me?"

"My name? Is that my name?" Kumari repeated.

"You don't remember your name?" Matron replied.

"No. I don't remember anything." Kumari said.

Everyone couldn't believe their ears. Kanda scowled and Kumari stared at him when he took a step. Her mouth opened a little and her eyes were half closed. She looked him over, nonchalant. She had some sort of reconiztion in her eyes, but said nothing. She walked over to him and stopped right in front of him. Her hand caressed his cheek as she tipped her head from right to left. "Y. . . .You look so familiar." Kumari mumbled.

Kanda's hand moved up and landed on hers. She almost said his name. She stopped for some reason. "What were you about to say?" Kanda asked.

"Is your name. . . are. . . . Yuu. Is that your name? Yuu?" Kumari responded.

Kanda's lips started to turn up, but then stopped. He frowned and refused to smile. She still didn't remember him. "Yes."

"Yuu. . . . . ." Kumari paused as memories of him flashed before her eyes, but only glimpses. She couldn't figure anything out. She looked down and saw his sword. Her eyes widened and she backed up, frightened. Kanda looked at Mugen and back at her. Matron tried to clam her down, but Kumari was scared to death. "Get that away from me!" Kumari shouted, running back to the window.

"Everyone leave now. I need to talk to her." Matron ordered, ushering everyone out.

Matron put a light in Kumari's eyes and sighed. She found nothing wrong. Kumari just had amnesia. As simple as that. Who knows when she'll get her memory back or if she will. "Kumari, you should lay down. Get some sleep. You can walk around tomorrow." Matron said.

"Why do they have weapons? Shouldn't I be afraid of them? Or cautious?" Kumari asked.

"Everything will be clear to you in time. I promise. You do not need to fear these people. They're all good friends of yours. Almost family. There are only a few people you need to be worried about, but they are not here as of this moment. Now, is there anything you do remember?" Matron queried.

"My parents. Iceland. There was a war and everyone died. I lost my family. Then a storm. . .blood. A lot of blood. I was in a castle. I left. A boat with a kid. I. . I came somewhere. It's all unclear to me miss. Can't you just tell me everything?" Kumari rejoindered.

"I'm afraid not. I can only tell you a few things. Other than that, it's best for everything to come to you naturally. Now sleep." Matron said.

Kumari laid down in bed and Matron turned off the light. Matron stared at everyone who was waiting. "It's just amnesia. It's unpredicatable if it'll stay long or if it's for just a little bit. We just have to let everything come to her. That means, do not tell her about you dating her Kanda. Only simple things can be told to her. Think before you say anything. NO matter what she says either. Alright?" Matron said.

"We can spend time with her right? Get her back on track? Watch her behavior and stuff like that?" Lenalee asked.

"Tomorrow." Matron answered.