Shiki: Im on a roll here! Hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter and hope you enjoy this one as well!
When Kanda woke up the next day, he saw someone he hadn't expected to see. Anna was fast asleep in his bed, curled up next to him. He smiled softly and stroked her cheek, noticing two things in the process, the first that her skin was burning to the touch and he face was flushed. He sat up quickly and gently tried to wake her up.
"Anna, Angel wake up please!" He said. Anna's eyes opened reluctantly, they were distant and a dull color, not her normal blue green color.
"Kanda…." She croaked out attempting to sit up.
"No, stay laying down…." He pushed her back down gently. "I want to take you to the Head Nurse, but I have a feeling you wont let me…."
"No…. I wont let you…. I'm fine…." She started coughing.
"Angel you aren't fine, you are sick….Can I bring the Head Nurse here?" He asked patting her back, she nodded weakly. "Okay, I'll be right back Angel…." He kissed her cheek and left, locking the door in the process. He ran to the Infirmary and grabbed the Head Nurse. "Anna is sick! Please come and look at her!" He pleaded.
"Alright Kanda calm down I'm sure she's fine!" The Nurse said shaking her head. She followed Kanda and they soon arrived back at Kanda's room, they walked in and upon seeing Anna, the Head Nurse's eyes widened. "Why didn't you say she was this bad!" She yelled kneeling down next to Anna and taking her pulse.
"I didn't know how bad she was!" Kanda defended.
"Alright, just hush please!" She began taking Anna's temperature, blood pressure, and she even drew blood from the feverish girl. After several minutes, the nurse sighed and stood up. "She is really sick, and I'm guessing that her immune system was worn down during the past four years, I don't know what she has yet but it could range from just a case of the flu to tuberculosis…." She said. "I need to get her blood checked out before I can be sure."
"Alright, please just make her better!" Kanda begged.
"For right now all I can do is give her some medicine to help with her fever, you need to keep her warm but also her fever under control. She needs to eat at least twice today and needs to rest!" The Nurse directed.
"Alright….thank you!" Kanda said. The Nurse nodded and left. Kanda sighed softly and got several blankets from his closest, he laid them over her before going and getting a cool washcloth and placing it on her forehead. He placed his hand on her cheek and watched her facial expressions. "You are gonna be okay Angel, I promise…."
The next few hours went by like that, Anna rested and Kanda watched her every move and on occasion would change out the washcloth and make it cooler again, trying anything to make her comfortable while also following the Nurse's orders. When noon was nearing, Anna's eyes opened and she woke up for the first time since Kanda had left to get the Nurse.
"Angel, how are you feeling?" He asked looking at her with worried eyes.
"Kanda…." She smiled half heartedly. "I feel better I guess…."
"Then the medicine is working…."
"Kanda what's wrong with me….?" She asked quietly.
"Don't worry its nothing serious, so don't worry!" He smiled calmly and caressed her face gently, he kissed her burning forehead.
"Are you su-" She froze and started coughing, she put her hand over her mouth and coughed harder, blood seeping between her fingers.
"Anna! Oh god!" Kanda said growing panicked. The Nurse walked in quickly then.
"Kanda this isn't good!" She looked and saw the blood and her eyes widened. "We need to get her into the infirmary!" Kanda nodded and picked Anna up carefully, he followed the Nurse to the Infirmary, once there he set Anna on a bed and stepped back as several other Nurses went to work. They attached her to an I.V., put warm blankets over her, and the Head Nurse was looking through some papers.
"What's wrong with her!" Kanda pleaded to know.
"She has tuberculosis, I was only joking when I said it earlier…. We need to see if any of the medicines we have currently can help her, if not we might have to perform surgery on her Lungs…." The Nurse explained. "TB is currently an epidemic in Russia, she most likely got it there and it spread as her immune system weakened…." Kanda sat in a chair, his mind going blank as he tried to comprehend what was happening.
"Mr. Kanda…." A quiet voice said, a young nurse came up to him. "Don't worry, we won't let Anna suffer, we want her to be healthier as soon as possible…." She smiled softly and sat next to him.
"I heard that most of the people who get tuberculosis end up dead…." Kanda said lifelessly.
"Mr. Kanda please don't worry! That is in Russia, here in the Order we haven't let one person die of an illness yet!" The young girl smiled.
"Yet…." Kanda murmured.
"Mr. Kanda please stop being so pessimistic! Anna will get better and she will live!" The girl said growing angry. Kanda just shook his head and went through his thoughts quietly. Two hours went by and Allen and Lisa ran into the room.
"KANDA! WHERES ANNA!" They screamed.
"She's sick…." Kanda murmured.
"What…." Allen breathed. "Anna has never gotten sick…."
"Well she's really sick! Her immune system is worn down and she has tuberculosis!" Kanda snapped.
"What! How did she get it!" Lisa asked.
"The nurses think she caught it while in Russia, its become an epidemic there…."
"She's gonna be okay….right?" Lisa murmured.
"They are going to give her some medicine and if that doesn't work they are going to perform surgery on her lungs…." Kanda said.
"Her lungs! But if they screw up even the tiniest bit she could die!"
"I know Moyashi so just shut up!" Kanda barked out. The Head Nurse walked up.
"She's awake and is requesting to see Kanda…." She said. Kanda stood up quickly, his eyes saying everything. "This way please, she is weak and needs to be kept calm and relaxed…." She explained before leading him down a hallway and to a door, she opened it and they walked in. Kanda stopped four steps from the doorway, his precious Angel was extremely pale and her breathing was labored.
"Oh my god….this disease did this to her in just that short amount of time….?" He breathed.
"Regrettably yes, we have administered the medicine and we are going to monitor her for the next few days, like I said if they don't work then we will be forced to perform surgery on her lungs." The Nurse explained. Kanda nodded and walked over to Anna, he sat on the edge of the bed and held her cold hands tightly. Anna's eyes opened slowly and she squeezed his hand weakly.
"Hey Angel…." He smiled calmly. "How are you?"
"Kanda…." She smiled softly. "This….is gonna be really random…." She started coughing, once again blood seeped between her fingers and rolled down her chin. Kanda stiffened, grabbed a wet washcloth and cleaned her up.
"Hey take it easy…." He caressed her face gently. "Now what's going to be really random….?"
"Kanda, what's your first name….?" She asked quietly.
"Its Yuu and only you are allowed to call me that Angel…." He smiled lovingly and kissed her forehead.
"I'm going to call you Yuu-Chan then…." She grinned. He took her face in his hands and kissed her nose.
"Alright….please get better soon my Angel, I don't know what I'll do if you vanish from my life again….I love you." He said softly.
"I love you too Yuu-Chan…." Her eyes slipped shut and she went limp as she was pulled back into a state of unconsciousness. The Nurse walked back in.
"She is exhausted, I'm surprised she stayed awake as long as she did…."
"Is she going to be okay….? I've never seen her like this and it scares me!" Kanda said, he was holding her hands, his own hands were shaking and if you looked closely you could see tears in his eyes. The Nurse smiled softly upon seeing Kanda's state.
"You really love her don't you….?" She asked.
"I do, and if she hadn't been taken then I would be married to her right now…." He murmured. "I'll ask you again, will she be okay!"
"Kanda I honestly don't know at this moment, its too soon. Maybe after a few days or weeks I'll know." She sighed. "But you need to take care of yourself, go and get something to eat and get some rest, I'll have someone come get you if her condition changes in anyway…." Kanda nodded reluctantly, he kissed Anna on her cheek and left.
"Mrs., you didn't tell him that he cant come back?" The young girl who had talked to Kanda earlier said.
"No, but he cant come see her until she's been cured, TB is contagious and we don't need it causing an epidemic in the Order." The Head Nurse said. "Yuki my dear don't let him back in this room until I instruct you too."
"Yes ma'am!" The girl named Yuki said smiling, she left the room.
Two months went by, Kanda wasn't allowed to see Anna during that time, he became frustrated and would demand entrance on a daily basis. On New Years he had asked Yuki to give Anna a bouquet of red roses, on Valentines day he asked her to give her a box of chocolates, a teddy bear, and a white lotus. He didn't know if the gifts had been delivered but he wanted to see his Angel. Finally the day came when a nurse came looking for him.
Kanda looked up as a nurse entered the cafeteria.
"Ah Kanda there you are! The Head Nurse needs to speak with you!" The girl said. Kanda stood up quickly and followed her.
"Kanda thank goodness…." The Head Nurse said once Kanda had walked into her office.
"What is it! Is Anna okay!" He asked.
"That's just it, the medicine has taken no affect and we are left with no alternative, me need to perform surgery on her lungs if she's going to have any chance of living!" She said.
"What….?" Kanda breathed. "You mean she's not okay!"
"No, she's not…. We are going to rush her to surgery soon, and I know you want to see her….so we'll allow you to see her seeing as there's a small chance it'll be the last time you do." Kanda stiffened as he listened.
"Please take me to her!" He pleaded. The Nurse nodded and she lead him out of her office and to Anna's room, she opened the door for Kanda and left.
When Kanda walked in, the sight of her shocked him. She was a sickly pale, her breathing was ragged, she had lost weight, and she was sweating. He walked over to her bedside and held her hands.
"Angel…." He murmured, tears rolling down his face.
"Yuu-Chan…." Anna whispered hoarsely, she smiled a truly happy smile. "I've mi-." She started coughing, not having the energy to cover her mouth so blood rolled down her chin. Kanda winced and grabbed a cloth and wiped the blood off.
"Angel you are going to get better, I promised didn't I!" He said caressing her face.
"I know….you've never broken a promise…." She whispered.
"Anna, my beautiful Angel…. I love you…." He kissed her forehead.
"Love you too Yuu-Chan…." She trailed off and fell unconscious yet again. The Nurse walked in.
"We need to ask you to leave now…." She said. Kanda only nodded and left, leaving Anna in the hands of several Nurses and God.
Shiki: Haha, so what do you think….? Anna being sick came as a shocker didn't it! Don't worry she wont die, I cant do that to my precious Yuu-Chan! But the Earl is gonna cause some problems in the near future! Look forward to the next chapter!