I wasn't sure what was going on... where I was... I knew I was supposed to be in pain but I wasn't... Maybe i was dead... but what about the boys... Mori... I still needed him... I wasn't... nothing was making sense...
"Rikku," Someone was calling out to me. "Everyone really needs you to come back to us. Tamaki can't even pretend to host. Kyoya can't be himself. The twins are impossible. Mitskuni can't eat cake... And I... I can barely breathe. I feel like my arm has been chopped off... Please... come back."
His hand twitched tighter around mine.
I heard someone come in.
"Look!" It was Honey. He seemed thrilled about something. "It kinda looks like Usa - chan! I thought that Rikku might like it."
Honey placed the object in my hand. I had to wake up. I didn't like hearing Takeshi sound so pained.
Honey put the thing between me and my arm, like i was holding it.
"Maybe this will make her better faster," he said."Do you think so Takeshi?"
"Maybe."
He didn't believe it. He was... in pain... because me... because I wouldn't wake up.
I just had to open my eyes. I wanted to look at Takeshi and tell him I was okay.
"Mori," I rasped out. "Mori."
"Rikku?" They said together. "Rikku are you awake?"
"Yeah. And you're kinda loud Honey - sempai," I said pushing him away.
"I'm going to get a doctor," Honey proclaimed before bolting right out of the door.
"How are you feeling?" Mori asked as I stared down at the bunny that Honey had gave me.
"I'm sorry If I scared you," I told him. "I really am. How long was I asleep?"
"A week and a half," he said. He reached out and took my hand. With his free hand he turned my face to face his.
"Please," he said with sincerity in eyes and voice. He was practically pleading. "Don't do something like that again. I know it wasn't on purpose but there are times when you do need help. You should've told us. Me especially... I would've done everything in my power. -"
He was interrupted by the doctors rushing in. He was shooed away. After the doctors explained everything that was wrong with me and checked to make sure that I was sort of okay, they let him and the rest of the Host Club back in.
"Are you in any pain?" Kyoya asked.
"They've got me on a lot of morphine. I can't feel anything right now," I reassured him.
"Do you remember what happened?"
Of course, he's the one who asked. I wonder if he's using the Ootori Police to find out who did this. I hope not.
"Um," I said, looking down at the bunny, Honey had name it Hime (princess) - chan. "I... I'd just left the building. I told Boss that I'd quit. I knew I'd paid off my debt. I was going home..." The memory flashed in my head. 'No. I wasn't going home... I wasn't going... anywhere. I was just walking. A van pulled up beside me... The grabbed me and put a bag over my head... I woke up on a table..."
The memories were painful. It scared me. Tears welled up in my eyes and I started shaking a little. I could remember the feeling of the knife slicing my skin open. The blood. Them hitting me. It was all rushing in on me at once.
"That's enough," Mori said forcefully.
I wanted to curl up in a little ball but the doctors told me to lay flat. I didn't want to rip open any stitches. I felt Mori take my hand.
"We know what will cheer you up!" the twins declared in unison, standing up. "Let's play a game."
I was definitely interested. Nothing was ever boring with the twins.
"Alright," I agreed, a smirk tugging on the edge of my lips.
They put hats on, hiding their parts. They spun in rapid circles, trying to confuse me. It might have worked because of the morphine. I wasn't sure. The morphine made my head fuzzy anyway.
"Guess which one is Hikaru," the told me.
I smiled. Honestly I did. I'd seen them play this game with their guests in the host club and no one could ever win. But I knew I could.
"That one," I said pointing to the twin on the left. "Is Kaoru and that one is Hikaru."
Their faces were priceless. They were so shocked. So was the rest of the Host Club when they realized I was right.
"How did you know?" Hikaru asked, his voice showing how shocked he was.
I shrugged. "You two are different people. I don't know how, I just could tell you apart."
"I wish we could hug you!" Kaoru cried.
"You're so cute!" Hikaru agreed.
"Please don't hug me," I said flatly. Then I yawned. It was amazing how much being asleep in a coma for a week and a half could take out of you.
"Come along everybody," Kyoya said, attempting to hustle every one out. "Rikku needs her rest. We'll come back tomorrow."
Everyone but Mori and Honey left.
"Honey - sempai, Mori - sempai," I said confused. "Aren't you going home?"
"No. It's our turn to stay the night," Honey explained. "We didn't want you to have to be alone."
I smiled. I loved my friends. "So you've done this for over a week. Just taking turns?"
"Uh huh," he nodded. Then he leaned close to me. "Takeshi never wanted to leave."
I fought a smile and glanced at the mysterious older boy in the chair beside my bed. He raised an eyebrow at me, probably wondering what his cousin had just said.
Another week went by before they let me leave the hospital under super strict instructions. I wasn't to move around a whole lot. Someone needed to be with me at all times. I had to make sure to take my medicine.
Mori carried me into my apartment like I was a baby. He was pretty used to carrying Honey around so I probably wasn't anything for him to carry.
"Welcome home, Rikku - san," my landlady said. "I was so worried about you."
"Thank you," I told her. "The doctors said I'll make a full recovery but it's going to take a while."
The woman leaned closer to me. "I doubt you have to worry about anything with all of these nice young men here with you. They seem to be really worried about you."
She doesn't realize that they're more of a hindrance than a help usually. "They are but they're idiots."
"Well, I wish I had friends like these growing up," she said her faces lit with a smile. "Especially the tall one with the dark hair. He looks like he's in love with you."
My face turned red and I became interested with my toes.
"Well, I hope you get better soon. If you need anything just call."
She left. My landlady was out of her mind.