Narumi stepped into Natsume's hospital room and smiled when he saw Subaru sit in the chair next to Natsume's bed. He greeted him and sat down on the other chair. They didn't say much. Just silently watched over Natsume as he slept.
"Has he woken up yet?" Narumi asked breaking the silence.
"He woke up a couple of hours ago." Subaru answered.
Narumi looked relieved and asked, "How was he?"
"He was exhausted, having trouble breathing, fever, in pain, coughing, the list could go on. I suspect he coughed up blood before I got here. I took care of his wounds and then let him sleep. I can't believe-"
The words stopped when Subaru heard Natsume groaning from the bed. He immediately jumped up from his chair and grabbed hold of Natsume's shoulder.
"Natsume?"
Natsume eyes jerked open and he grabbed hold of Subaru's wrist pulling it away from him. Subaru just stood there dumbfounded.
As soon as Natsume saw that it was Subaru he let go of his wrist. His heart was racing inside his chest and he was breathing quickly. I took him a moment to calm down.
"Are you okay?" Subaru asked quietly.
Natsume nodded impassively and glanced over at Narumi.
"Are you really okay, Natsume?" Subaru asked again knowing that he was anything but okay.
Natsume just ignored him and went back to sleep.
The next when Subaru went to check on Natsume he found the room empty. The window was open leaving the wind to freely roam the room. Subaru sighed, so he had left already…