"Does this mean they didn't catch him?" Reita asked, tearing up.
"Yeah." Ruki whispered.
"I-I don—" He started crying.
"Reita," Ruki squeezed his friend's hand. "I won't let him hurt you again."
"We won't let him either." Uruha stood up.
"I know. Um, how's Kai?" Reita sniffled as he looked at his sleeping friend.
"He'll be fine. His wrists, ankles and fingers are sliced up though." Aoi said.
"That man didn't do it to him too, did he?"
"He didn't do anything to me." The brunette said sitting up. "But I was there, I should've been able to stop him from hurting you." He clenched his blanket. "I shouldn't have ran after him."
"Don't blame yourself." Reita forced himself to sit up. "You were just trying to protect me."
"But you got hurt more."
"But you're safe, so it's ok."Reita said.
Kai looked at him in shock. "But…"
"I didn't want him to hurt you like he did me." He had stopped crying and smiled. The room was silent, everyone was speechless.
"How are you so strong?" Holland had been in the doorway listening and they all stared at him
"When I was fifteen, my sister and I decided to go to the pool hall with my best friend. Well she brought her uncle with her so we could meet him. After we played, he took us out to eat but he slipped something in our drinks. Next thing I knew I was tied up in a room beside my sister. I looked up and saw my friend being fucked by her uncle. That man raped her and my little sister right in front of me, and I couldn't do a thing. He killed my best friend in front of me and my sister but as he was going to kill us someone knocked on his door. I took that opportunity to get my sister and me free. When I got out of the ropes I picked up my sister and ran and I didn't stop until I got to the hospital. They couldn't charge him because they couldn't my friend's body or any evidence to prosecute him. My sister was a year younger than me and I saw her tear herself apart and she blamed me. One morning we found her dead in the bathroom. She had killed herself. In any case, Reita we need you to sign off on this rape kit." Holland walked to him, handing him a pen.
"I'm sorry." Reita said signing.
"You weren't the one who raped them. So don't be sorry."
"Holland, my friends are the reason I'm strong." The blonde said smiling.
"I can tell." The officer smiled and left.
"Reita lay back down, you need to sleep." Ruki said gently pushing his friend down.
"K." Reita said and laid down. They waited until they were sure he was resting before they started talking again.
"What are we going to do?" Kai turned in his bed. "This man was able to find Reita in one night. What if he finds away to get to him again?"
"He won't." The singer said harshly "I won't let him."
"This man is patient and smart." Aoi said. "Meaning he's waiting for the right time to confront Reita again."
"There is something that has been bothering me." Kai said. "I tied that man up and there was no other way for him to escape except the way we went. How did he get past us?"
"He's not a ghost. He can't walk through walls." Uruha said.
"Are you sure there weren't any more doors?" Ruki asked.
"None that he could get into without a –, Uh! What if he had a master key?" Asked Kai. "He could have stolen one and went into a room while we were distracted."
"This is bad." Uruha said. "If he is able to get something like that, couldn't get in here, too?"
"No, there are cops here, he wouldn't risk it." Aoi said.
"You know that you guys would make great detectives." Doc had walked in on the conversation.
"Doc!" They all said happily.
"I see he's resting nicely." The middle aged doctor said with a smile. "It breaks my heart, but we have to wake him up."
"Reita. Reita wake up." Ruki said, softly shaking his friend.
"Yeah." Reita whispered with a raspy voice.
"Doc needs you up."
"I need to take your temperature." Doc said putting his hand on Reita's forehead and slid it onto his cheek, but then Reita saw a flash of the man.
"Stop. Stop!" Reita screamed slapping Doc away, then grabbed his face and curled up.
"What the hell Reita?" Ruki asked, grabbing his friend's arm.
"No! Get away from me! Help!" The bassist yelled swinging his fists.
"Nurse I need a sedative!" Doc yelled out the door.
"Knock it off!" Ruki said trying to hold Reita's arms down, but he kicked the singer in the stomach, taking his breath away. The blonde screamed as he kicked around in the bed Aoi grabbed his legs, Uruha grabbed his arms as Doc ran past them and poked him in the neck with a needle. Reita's body slowly went limp as he fell asleep. Ruki coughed as he tried to stand up, so Aoi ran over to help him into the chair.
"What the hell was that all about?" Uruha said
"I've seen it before." Doc said. "When someone get's attacked or raped, their state of mind isn't stable. When I touched his face it must have put him back in the situation he was in. They tend hurt someone or themselves." Doc walked over and stuck a thermometer in Reita's mouth.
"Oh dear."
"What?" Ruki asked.
"He has a slight fever. Sukaki would you bring and ice pack for Reita."
"Yes Doctor Hidoshi." Said the nurse leaving the room.
"Will he be ok?" Asked Sakai.
"He needs rest." Doc said. The nurse came back with an ice pack and put it on Reita's forehead.
"Kai I need to check your temperature too." Doc walked over to him. "You not going to freak on me too are you?"
"No." Kai said as he opened his mouth and got his temperature taken.
"You have a slight fever as well." Doc said. "Lay down and rest."
"K." Kai said laying back down.
"Sukaki bring another ice pack. If you excuse me I have to check on my other patients." Doc said while leaving with the nurse. She soon returned with an ice pack and placed it on Kai's head.
"I'm hungry who want something to eat?"Uruha said standing up.
"Yeah, go buy some burgers or something." Ruki said.
"I'll be right back." The honey blonde said and left the room.
"It's too quiet in here." Aoi said grabbing the remote. "You don't mind right?"
"Just keep it down." Ruki whispered.
"Hey I wanna watch cartoons." Kai pouted. The guitarist changed it to cartoons.
"Ah. Akira you felt so good." The man said on top of Reita.
"Get off!" Reita yelled. "Please stop!"
"Oh. Akira. Akira, Akira!" He moved faster and faster.
"No!" Reita yelled popping out of bed.
"Reita calm down! Calm down, you're safe." Ruki said, hugging his friend and letting him cry on the singer's shoulder. The others were sitting up watching them. "Reita." The vocalist whispered, rubbing his friend's head.
"How can we protect him when that man is inside of his head." Kai asked looking down, but nobody answered. The room was silent and finally Reita fell asleep in Ruki's arms. The brunette slowly laid down on the bed with the bassist sleeping on his chest.
Reita awoke with his head moving up and down. He looked up to find Ruki asleep and felt his friend's arm on his hip.
"Ruki." Reita shook him. "Wake up. Ruki?"
"Kai? Kai! Wake up!"
He got up and started shaking everyone up.
"Aoi! Uruha! You guys wake up please!" He ran out the room. "Someone help!" There was no one outside in the halls so he ran back into the room.
"Akira" The man grabbed Reita on from behind.
Reita jolted, then looked up and saw Ruki sleeping.
"Ruki." He whimpered, shaking his friend.
"Mmm." The brunette opened his eyes. "Ah, why are you crying?"
"You're ok." Reita said in his raspy voice as he quickly sat up. "Ugh."
"Don't sit up so fast." Ruki ordered, pulling his friend down gently on his chest. "What's wrong?"
"I had a nightmare."
"Aoi, Uruha, and Kai went down to get some breakfast." He said rubbing the blonde's head. "Are you hungry?
"A little, but I want to stay here for now." Reita said quietly.
"Ok."
"How about you? Are you hungry?"
"I can wait." Ruki said.
"Thanks. Um, could we sit up a little?"The vocalist pushed the button on the remote, lifting the bed up."That's good. Thanks."
"You wanna watch tv?" The brunette asked.
"Sure." Reita said. He turned the tv on to some news and they quietly watched it.
"I see the tv on and they are awake." Aoi said skipping into the room.
"Reita how are you feeling?" Kai asked walking in on crutches.
"I'm ok." Reita said tiredly.
"Doc said your fever went up a little." Uruha sat boxes of cereal beside their bed. "Are you hungry? We brought some milk and bowls up."
"Here," Aoi poured a bowl of cereal and milk for the blonde, then for Ruki. The singer got up and moved a table over Reita so he could eat.
"Thanks" The bassist whispered. He started, eating but he couldn't swallow and started choking.
"Nurse!" The raven yelled out the door.
"Reita hang on." Ruki said, patting his back to try and get him to cough it up.
"Move." Doc pushed the brunette away. "You guys have to get out."
"But—" the vocalist tried to speak, but Aoi and Uruha dragged him out. The nurse shut the curtain, blocking Kai's view. The nurse opened his mouth and shoved a tube down his throat. Reita felt weak and started hallucinate again. He started swing punches at them.
"Reita you have to hold still we need to do this." Doc said. A nurse left and came back with a needle.
"What are you doing. If you give him that, he could suffocate." Doc said pushing her away.
"We need to strap him to the bed, he's losing too much oxygen.
Kai opened the curtain. "Wait Ruki can calm him down. You do that and he might hurt himself."
"Ok bring him in." Doc said. The nurse opened the door.
"We need you to come in and calm him down." The nurse said pulling Ruki in. The brunette ran to Reita's bed side and gripped his hand.
"He's hallucinating again. We can't give him a sedative so we need you to calm him down." Doc said.
"Reita. Reita listen to me. You're ok, I'm here, nothing's going to happen I promise." Ruki rubbed his friend's head calming him down. "You're going to be ok, they need to do this. Just squeeze my hand ok." The singer grabbed his friend's hand.
Doc opened Reita's mouth and re-inserted the tube in his mouth and opened up his throat. Reita took a deep breath and looked around.
"Ru-Ruki." The blonde squeezed his hand.
"It's ok, your fine." Ruki said still rubbing Reita's head.
"We need to take your temperature." Doc grabbed the thermometer and stuck it in his mouth. "Your fever rose again. Sukaki bring me some medicine for him and tell them that they can come back in. Reita I have to feel your glands on your throat ok." Doc said. the bassist shook his head and Doc felt his throat. Aoi and Uruha walked in and sat down by Kai on his bed.
"Your throat is swelled up pretty bad. You just swallowed your food too roughly. You need to eat soft foods for a few days." Doc said.
"You mean like apple sauce and stuff." Reita asked
"Yes."Doc said.
"Oh joy." Reita said sarcastically.
"Here you go" The nurse came in.
"What's that?" The blonde asked as he looked at the big pill looking object. "D-do I have to swallow that?"
"No. Reita this a suppository. You stick up your butt." Doc said. "It works just—"
"No! I don't want anything going in my ass!"
"I know, but it'll lower your fever." Doc said.
"I said no!" Reita yelled.
"Reita listen. You'll get sicker if you don't. Now I'll be gentle, and it'll be quick." Doc walked towards him.
"No! Get away!" The blonde screamed and started coughing.
"Reita stop acting like a little kid and just do it!" Ruki stood up yelling. The room got quiet, everyone was staring at the singer.
"Get out. Everyone get out!" Reita yelled with a cracking voice, no body moved. He coughed a bit more and let out a wheeze.
"Rei." The brunette reached out, but his hand was slapped away.
"I said get out." Reita's voice cracked.
"I'll be back in a little bit to check up on you." Doc said leaving the room with Sukaki.
"Aoi would you help me get outside." Kai started leaving.
"Yeah I need a smoke." Aoi said walking out the door with the drummer.
"I need one too." Uruha followed them out.
"Why are you still here?" Reita asked looking at his hands.
"What's wrong? Why are you acting this way? Doc is trying to help you." Ruki said harshly. The blonde pulled the covers off and stood up. He pushed Ruki to side and headed to the bathroom, but he stumbled.
"Reita!" Ruki yelped catching him.
"Let go of me. I don't need your help." Reita pushed Ruki back and grabbed onto the bathroom door."Just leave me alone." He said before closing the door.
"Reita." The singer whispered putting his head on the door.
"That was weird." Aoi said putting a cigarette in his mouth.
"Hey! You can't smoke in here." A nurse in purple scrubs said yanking Aoi's cigarette out.
"Oh sorry I wasn't thinking." Aoi said taking back the cigarette.
"Well pay more attention to your surroundings." The nurse said and walked off.
"Dumbass." Uruha giggled.
"Shut up!" Aoi said as they walked out.
"Anyways," Kai said. "Do you guys think that they've been acting weird lately?"
"What do you mean?" The raven asked as they sat down.
"Well, ever since Reita fell in the bathroom Ruki is constantly asking if he was ok. When we told him that Reita was taking a shower right afterwards, he freaked out. When Reita was attacked, when they were here, Ruki held his hand the whole time. Then when Reita had that nightmare, Ruki calmed him down and slept in the bed with him. Then stayed there with Reita, with him sleeping on his chest and he was the only one that could calm him down earlier." Kai said looking up at the sky.
"I wonder if Ruki likes Reita in that way." Aoi pondered.
"What do you mean that way?" Uruha asked.
"You know..." The guitarist said, but the honey blonde tilted his head still confused.
"He saying that he wonders of they're gay." Kai interpreted.
"Wha—" Uruha said surprised. "No way."
"It's possible." Aoi said.
"Maybe we should ask."
"Uruha, are you crazy?" Kai looked at him. "Don't do that."
"Why?"
"Because if they're not and you ask that they'll seriously pissed and Reita is already mad at us." Kai said.
"No, he's mad at Ruki and Doc." Aoi said. "Besides I don't think that they've realized themselves that they love each other."
"Aoi!" The drummer popped up on a crutch. "Don't make assumptions like that. They might not be gay."
"What are you jealous?" The raven asked with smile.
"Why would I be?"
"Because Miyavi isn't with you."
"I'm not gay!" Kai yelled.
"Then why are you blushing?" Uruha asked, joining in.
"I-I'm not." The brunette said turning away. "Besides Miyavi is married."
"Yeah he has a good cover." Aoi said. They all started laughing.
Reita opened the door to see an empty room. He slowly walked to the bed and laid down. He put his hands over his face.
"I'm such an idiot."
"Yeah, you tend to be sometimes." Ruki said suddenly, surprising the blonde. He was sitting on the floor by the bathroom door.
"Why are you still in here?"
"I couldn't just leave you here alone, you have a fever." Ruki said getting up. "Why won't you do it?" There was an awkward silence.
"I'm scared." The bassist said bringing his knees up to his chest.
"Reita it's a pill."
"But, I-I'm still hurting there." He whispered.
"Oh, I didn't know. I mean I didn't think you were…still in pain there. I'll help you." Ruki looked up to see him blushing.
"Ok."Reita said quietly."I'm sorry I yelled at you."
"Me too. I'm sorry, I should have asked why you didn't want to do it."
"Don't worry about it. Could you get Doc?"
"Sure, I'll be right back." He said and walked out of the room. He went straight to the desk "Miss, where's Doc?" Ruki asked Sukaki.
"He's on his lunch break. What do you need?" She asked.
"Could ask him to come to Reita's room when he's done."
"Sure." She said. Ruki was walking to the room when he noticed that there wasn't anyone standing by the blonde's door.
"Reita?" Ruki said walking in.
"Yeah?"
Ruki took a deep breath. "He's on his lunch break so he will be in here when he's done."
"Ok." Reita said but noticed that his friend had a worried expression. "What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing I just need a smoke."
"Then go smoke. I'll be fine." He said with a smile.
"I'll be right back." The singer said leaving. When he walked out he called the manager and asked for Holland's number. He went back to the nurse's desk before he called the officer.
"Miss has there been any officers standing by that door." Ruki asked pointing at Reita's door.
"No not since last night but they left about an hour after you guys went to sleep."
"Thanks." He smiled then walked off, dialing Holland's number.
"This is Holland." He answered.
"It's Ruki."
"Hey, What's up."
"Didn't you put two officers outside Reita's door?" He asked walking outside.
"Ruki." Aoi waved. Ruki bobbed his head up and lit a cigarette.
"Yes, why?" Holland asked.
"They're not there. They haven't been since we were asleep last night." He saw the others listening and pointed his index finger at them.
"What? I'm on my way there." The officer said and hung up. Ruki closed his phone.
"What 's up?" Aoi asked.
"The officers that Holland assigned here didn't stick around."
"What? So we—, that man could have came after Reita again and we didn't have anyone there!" Kai sounded pissed.
"Holland's on his way. Don't tell Reita." Ruki dropped his cigarette and headed inside.
"Wait we're coming too." Kai walking as fast as he could with Uruha and Aoi behind him.
"Reita, you still mad?" Uruha asked before they came in.
"No. Sorry I yelled."
"It's ok, you were frustrated, I think." Said Aoi.
"Holland's on his way to check up on us." Ruki said sitting beside his friend. Doc walked through the door.
"Well Reita do you want to take that suppository?"
"Um…" He looked down.
"Hey I know you guys just came back, but could step out for a minute?" Ruki asked
"Sure. I don't want to see this." Aoi said leaving, Uruha and Kai followed him.
"I'll give it to him." Ruki said, sticking his hand out.
"Ok. Be careful and get me when you're done." Doc handed the suppository over and closed the door behind him.
Ruki walked over to Reita and wrapped his arms around him.
"Just relax." Ruki whispered as he slid his hands in Reita's pants. The blonde shook as he felt the other's hand against his skin. The brunette moved carefully and slowly started to push it in. Reita tried to be quiet and squeezed Ruki's shoulders, wincing in pain.
"Almost done hang on." The singer said pushing it in all the way. "There done." He pulled his hands out but Reita didn't let go. "Does it hurt?" The brunette asked and saw his friend shaking his head yes."I'm sorry I didn't mean to hurt you."
"It's ok." Reita let go and wiped his eyes. Ruki went and opened the door then went into the bathroom and washed his hands.
"Ok, it wasn't that bad was it now." Doc said but the blonde gave him a pissed off look.
"Well then I'll be off. Oh yeah, Reita all of the STD tests came up negative so you're clean. However, you need to check every three months for a year to be sure." Doc said leaving. "Oh excuse me." He said as he ran into Holland.
"Where's your partner?" Aoi asked.
"Parking the car. Reita how are you feeling?"
"I'm feeling better thanks. Why did you come?"
"Well I decided it might be better for Reto and me to stay here so we don't take the officers time up." Holland said looking at Ruki.
"Oh, ok."
"I parked it on the first level." Reto said walking in.
"Reita I have to tell you something." Holland said sitting on the edge of the bed. "All of you need to know. Reita this, I don't know how you're going to react to this."
"What do you mean?"
"It's about your stalker." Holland said straight forward and the room got quiet.