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She blinked twice. There was an awkward silence around the hospital room. The pair of them could hear the ticking of the clock. Train's heartbeat was getting louder and louder (or so he thought). He could not take it; he has to tell her something. He lips became so dry; he could not utter a word. He breathed deeply and looked directly into her beautiful light green eyes. She held her head and sat down, still waiting for Train to say something. "Saya – I – I was – well I – was – so worriedaboutyou," Train's words got all caught up. He could not say it. Could he say, I kissed you because I really love you and I was so afraid to do it because you might push me away? No, that sounded absurd. He should just accept how Saya should react if he would kiss her.
"That was odd." Saya said silently. She touched her lips and felt it. "I felt someone kissed me awhile ago. Or was it just a dream?"
"Ah, yes, I guess it's just a dream." Train said awkwardly.
Saya went into a thinking pose. Then, her large, cheerful eyes met Train's. She pointed her finger at him with an astonished expression on her face. "You kissed me? Or was it just a dream? I found you staring back at me when I woke up. What're you doing in here, Train-kun?"
"I – well – yeah, what if I did? Is there something wrong about it? Is it wrong to be here and worried sick about you? Is it wrong not to stop thinking of you?" Train had to let all the words out. He could not hold it any longer. His heart would burst.
Saya seemed to have taken this seriously. Her expression did not change. She touched the white pillow beside her and threw it at Train's face. Train did not catch it; instead he gave her a weird grin. "Ha, ha, ha. Well, it is wrong to kiss your best friend like that. But I don't think there's something wrong with you worrying about me."
She finally recalled. Train thought blissfully but then, his heart suddenly felt crushed. Best friend? Was it the only relationship they really had?
"You still don't remember?"
"Remember what?"
"Well, h – how I really feel about you!"
"How you feel for me? Well, of course I do! I am your best friend and you have always cared for me no matter what happens."
That was not the response he was waiting to hear. He moved away from the bed and stood gloomily by the window. It was so difficult. How could he make her understand that he just do not want to stick on 'being friends'? What he wants was for them to be 'more than friends', but it did not seem to work out. "Saya, if you must know... I've always cared for you... I've always admired you... and I will always..." Train veered at where Saya was sitting, "love you." Then he jumped off the window and disappeared from her sight. He could not wait for Saya's response. He just wanted her to know how he really felt. He was keeping it inside him for a long time.
Train did not care where he was going. He just scampered away from the hospital, away from the pitiful look he was going to receive from Saya.
"OUFF!!"
Train came to a halt; it was the child whom he had seen with Saya at the hospital. "Oh, sorry kid, I didn't see you." He gave his hand and reached for the child's hand. She stood up and fixed her small orange skirt. She looked at Train with her large red eyes. "No, it's alright, Mister. Wait a minute! What are you doing in here? You are supposed to watch over Saya-chan! Does she have other visitors so you decided to let them have a private conversation?"
Train seemed puzzled. For a child like her, he could not believe she would say those things. "Ah," Train began. He could not tell her what really happened when Saya woke up. He looked away from the child with his face slightly flushed. "S – She just woke up – and I think she needs to be alone for awhile."
"Oh, she would be lonely if you leave her. She doesn't have any friends in this city, well, besides me of course." The child reached for Train's hands and dragged him towards the hospital. "Come, let's buy her some milk and visit her again. I'm sure she will be pleased if you bring her something."
Saya was left at the room. She noticed that she was holding the stuff toy on her other hand. She could remember how she got it but she was confused on what she was feeling at the moment. She knew deep inside that the two of them were just a best of friends but Train's words keep echoing in her mind. "Was it really something else?" She asked herself out loud, touching the two stuffed toy neko. The pair of cats represents them both.
Then, there was a knock at the door. "Come in." Saya said in her cheerful voice. She placed the toy on her lap and wondered who her visitor might be. A small, girly voice replied happily. "It's us, Saya-chan!" A little girl and a young man appeared before the door. Saya grinned at Train but he could not grin back. The little girl removed her mint beret cap and fixed her short black hair. She jumped at Saya's bed to see how she was doing. Train just placed the bag he was carrying at the table beside Saya's bed, where there were 3 bottles of milk inside it. He did not say anything and left the room in silence.
"Wait, mister!" the little girl said but Saya stopped her. She shook her head and gave the child a weak smile.
A refreshing morning welcomed Train as he opened his sleepy cat-like eyes. He had not realized that he had fallen asleep at a bench nearby the hospital. It was a good thing no one dared to ask him to leave or else it would really be an awful night for him. He yawned widely and looked at the people staring at him. He laughed timidly and then, stood up and left. His stomach was growling madly. Slowly, he started to crawl like a worm. He was really hungry and had no strength of moving his feet any longer. Then, a concerned person suddenly carried him like a child and threw him inside a diner. Train ate hungrily as the girl stared at him in amazement. "Man, aren't you eating anything at all? You do look thin to me."
"Sobby bor de drouble Omi." Train said with his mouth full of food.
"Don't talk when your mouth is full." Omi laughed hysterically. She wiped Train's lips and looked at him seriously. She sighed and then, held his hands. "Is she giving you a hard time?"
Train could not swallow the food he was chewing as he heard it. He almost choked if Omi had not given him something to drink. "Well? Is she?"
"W – What are you talking about?" Train asked as he looked away.
"You do know what the heck I am talking about. Spill it out." Omi touched his hands.
"Get going then." Rin pushed Saya forward.
Saya turned around and gave her a weird look. She had just gotten out of the hospital after a week and now she had been told to wear something she was not used to. She was wearing a v – neckline, white dress and black high-heeled shoes. "I'm – not really – u – used in wearing these things. Where is my yukata, anyway?"
"It's still wet I guess. Instead of wearing a patient's clothing, you should at least wear something else and I guess it suits you." Rin winked. "Now, go on. Find him. I'm sure he's still around the city."
"How could you say that? He's not even visiting me after – after, he had said those words." Saya's voice drained away as she walked farther together with Eve.
Eve noticed that tears were falling uncontrollably from Saya's eyes. She gave her a handkerchief and said, "Don't worry, I'm sure he's just out there, waiting for you as he always does."
Saya's tears stopped falling upon hearing this.
