Another chapter. There may be A LOT of spelling mistakes, because I wrote the whole thing the same day I posted chapter 17. Please, let me know if you find mistakes! I like the help. I'm no good at editing my own writing. I don't own the song in the beginning, either.
Yamato
You're mad at the fact that your dad is an addict.
Your friend takes pills, thinks it cures sadness.
Music? What for? It's distant and I don't remember anything. I know I should be dead. That's all.
And your friend will stab you just to fuck some girl,
put your hands in the air and scream 'Fuck the world!'
I groan and try to move. My eyes won't open. I'm sore. I try to place what happened, but can't. The song continues, but the words mean nothing. Distant laughter. Something warm and wet against my cheek. I move away from it. My wrists hurt. I have a dim memory of being tied to...something. My eyes snap open and I sit up with a gasp and a strong feeling of fear, although I'm not sure why. And regret it terribly. I hiss in pain as my a throb goes through my body. I look up at the ceiling, stickers of stars and moons. A dog barks right next to my ear and I jerk away from the noise. There is silence from below, then hurried steps. I stare blankly at the two boys who made it to my room first. They are familiar, but not. I try to place the blue and brown. Then emerald green joins. And that's when it hits me.
"T.K?" I manage to choke out. The blonde boy rushes to me as my memories do. I hold the boy against me. He is safe. He wraps his arms around my waist and hugs me. Not as tight as I have him, but tight enough that it causes me to gasp. He doesn't let go, just looks up at me.
"Mom said she couldn't take you to the hospital until Vincent got back.." He mumbled.
"Vincent?" I ask.
"Sherria's here, too." Billy chips in. My brother buries his face against my chest. Billy sits on the edge of my bed, and Taichi comes closer too. I'm glad he's safe. He stands by my side and gently touches my shoulder.
"How long have I been here?" I direct at Billy.
"Three days. Almost."
"Almost?"
"You didn't show up till about midnight, and it's only 11 now, but.." I roll my eyes at Billy.
"Billy's a good doctor." T.K mumbles against me. I don't know if he notices, but his grip on my tightens and I bite my lip in pain. I gently loosen his hands. He looks up at me with pain in his eyes. He's scared to let me go.
"I'm sore," I mumble. He wraps his arms back around me, but not tightly. Billy looks at me funny, and then moves my shirt sleeve to look at part of my chest. His eyes widen.
"Oh.." He mumbles.
"What?"
"I don't think we can wait for Vincent."
"What? Why?" Panic fills me. He moves T.K's head and shows me the black bruise covering the area near my heart.
"That, my dear, is the first sign of internal bleeding. And if that's the case..." I chew on my lip. I'm not stupid, I know what that means.
"I'll go get your mom." He mumbles as he gets up.
"What's the matter?" T.K and Taichi ask me at the same time.
"Nothing," I try to reassure them both, but they notice the false tone.
"Yamato..." T.K starts.
"I have to be checked by the hospital, that's all."
"Why?"
"Just..because." I say avoiding his eyes. Taichi stands quietly. Billy and my mom appear in my doorway. My mom rushes to me, and runs her fingers through my hair.
"Oh, Yamato! I was so worried. Don't ever do that again." She scolds me.
"Sorry." There's no real apology in the word.
"We called an ambulance. T.K, you need to let him go now."
"Bu-" Natsuko takes my brothers arm and leads him out of the room. I can hear him fight with her about wanting to be with me. I look at Billy, then Taichi. I offer my hands to him, which he takes.
"Matt, don't you da-" Billy starts to say. Using Taichi as help, I pull myself onto my feet. If it wasn't for Taichi, I would've fallen right back down again. Taichi watches me silently but with wide eyes.
"Why did my mom call an ambulance?" I ask Billy as I try to walk using Taichi's hand as help.
"Your dad has their car, I guess. He's at work...That's why she can't go with you, because T.K, and I can't cause I don't speak Japanese..." I panic and forget about my sore body, and if it wasn't for Taichi's arms wrapping around my waist and holding me up, I would've fallen.
"I think your foots broken," Billy informs me.
"I don't care about that. I have to go to the hospital alone!" I snap. Billy flinches away from my anger.
"Well..."
"I never even had to do that when I lived with him!" I spit. I push Taichi away from me, and he let's me go. Except for one hand, which he holds onto. Billy sighs and ignores me. I drag Taichi with me down the steps. Billy follows us.
"You know, once you're there you wouldn't be mad at me, because I'm right. I'd just be more trouble the necessary." I shoot him a glare over Taichi's shoulder. I can hear the sirens as I reach the last step. I limp my way to the front door. My mother appears then, and Vincent and Sherria are just getting out of Vincent's car. I ignore them both. Everything is then blurry as I'm rushed by people and put on a stretcher. The only thing I can remember is being asked if I was taking anyone in the back with me.
"I am," I heard softly from my left. And then we're off. I don't remember who sat with me, or why.
When I regain consciousness, I know I'm in the hospital. I remember that part. I can hear the beeping and I want to hit something. Both my hands are busy with someone else. My eyes open. My right side consists off Billy, Taichi and Vincent. Taichi is the one holding my had. He runs his thumb in circles over the back of my hand. At the foot of my bed is Natusko, Hiroaki and Takeru. All six of them are watching my left, with fear in their eyes. And to my left? Hikari and Sherria, the younger brunette is painting my nails.
"Why do you do this to me?" I ask. Kari freezes and her eyes lock with mine. She's terrified.
"Because I love you!" Sherria says in Japanese. I move my hand and look at my nails. They're just shiny. She has two nails left, so I place my hand back in Kari's. As soon as I spoke Taichi had dropped my hand, so I move my free hand to my stomach.
"How're you feeling?" Hiroaki asks.
"Sick," I shift and something grey falls on me. My wolf from the first time I was in the hospital. I cradle the stuffed animal against my chest. Almost instantly Sherria's trying to take him from me.
"Don't." I snap at her. She glares at me, then turns and leaves. I glare after her, allowing my hand to fall back to it's place beside Taichi, which he retakes. Then a nurse appears.
"Visiting hours are over, I'm sorry." She looks at me. Then at Tai's hand wrapped around mine. Taichi lets me go, and gets up. Kari touches my arm.
"We'll be back," She mumbles. T.K gives me a hug, as does my mother. Hiroaki barely even looks at me. And Vincent vanished at some point. As the door slips shut behind T.K, I take a deep breath. Alone again.
