A/N: DUN DUN DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! We finally find out what is exactly wrong with Kaito today! Are you prepared?!

Chapter Fourteen

"…Shion…Shion-kun?"

Kaito almost jumped from his seat, turning to his doctor who was watching him with a concerned expression. His mind must have wandered off somewhere, since he hadn't heard anything in the last few minutes. "I'm sorry, I have a lot on my mind."

"I can imagine," the doctor replied, sitting back in her seat. "I was telling you what the results were from the last tests…" she watched him for a moment. "You didn't hear a thing I said, did you?"

"Sorry," Kaito apologized. "Can you repeat what you said?"

She gave him a look he could describe before she pulled out the x-rays on her desk. He could tell instantly the news was bad. "There appears to be another tumour," she said carefully. "See this?" she pointed at a particular spot on the x-ray. "This is where the tumour is, but without further testing, I can't tell you how far along it is."

"That means more surgery…"

She shook her head briefly. "Depending on how far long it is…" she went quiet. "Shion-kun, this keeps reoccurring. That's not a good thing." She studied him. "We can do surgery, but if it comes back again-"

"My leg will have to be amputated." Yeah, he knew that. "We're going to try surgery again, right?"

"Yes, but I want to have another x-ray done, to make sure how much it's growing. Then, we will book in for surgery." She placed the x-ray down on her table, crossed her arms and said; "I suggested last time, however, that it should be amputated. I know it's not a easy decision, but this is the fifth time it's returned. Surgery might be useless." She sighed sadly. "Osteosarcoma is not something you should dismiss Shion-kun. This is cancer we're talking about. It could potentially become worse, or begin to affect other areas of the body. It doesn't matter what type of cancer it is, if it gets into the brain-"

"I get it," Kaito looked away, clenching his hands. "I just…"

She watched him before sighing, closing her folder and standing up. "Let's get you booked in for another x-ray. For now, this is the only thing we can do."

"Can we go to the amusement park again sometime?" Rin asked cheerfully as she swung between Gakupo's and Len's hands. They'd sprung it on her this morning that Gakupo had gotten tickets to go, just like they'd promised. Neither Len nor Rin had been, and the day had been full of surprises and tones of toys they'd won on games. Thankfully Gakupo had been smart to bring his backpack so everything had been stuffed in there. They'd just come to the lifts when Len phone rang. It had been Hibiki's idea last week, and before Len had known what was happening, they'd brought a mobile phone for him. From time he got random messages from the crew, but this was the first time it'd actually rung. While Rin babbled to Gakupo, Len pulled it out and checked who was calling.

Aiko-san's name was flashing across his screen. This was odd, so he stepped aside to answer. "Hello?"

"Len! No one can find Kaito! He had something important to do at the hospital and hasn't returned home! His parents are freaking! Have you seen him?"

"No…I haven't," Len replied stepping into the lift as it arrived. He tried to shut Rin's babbling out while he talked with Aiko. "What happened?"

"I don't know. His parents don't either. He just upped and vanished. They didn't hear from him at lunch time, and he didn't meet up with Hibiki like they planned. Hibiki tired calling him several times but didn't answer. Ryu and Katsurou are checking all the usual spots, but they still haven't found him!"

Len felt sick. What the hell was going on?! He was about to tell Gakupo he had to go when the lift doors open and something caught his eye. He paled, then calmly told Aiko, "I know where he is."

"What?! Where?!"

Len looked at Gakupo who ushered Rin into his apartment before the two walked over to Len's apartment. Slanted against the door, curled up in a tight ball was Shion-kun.

"Len!"

"He's here," Len replied quietly before bending down to Shion-senpai. "He smells like alcohol… where the hell would he have gotten alcohol? He isn't even of legal age to get stuff like that."

"…Maybe he did go back home. His father has heaps of beer and stuff in the basement…"

"Aiko-san. Let his parents know he's at my place. I don't think he'll be going anywhere fast."

"…Len…are you sure?" Was she asking for his sake or for Shion-senpai's?

"I have Gakupo with me. We'll see what we can do." He hung up on her then looked at Gakupo. "What do you think we should do?"

"I don't know," Gakupo said quietly. "How did he find out where you lived?"

"I told him before the holidays," Len admitted, then looked at Shion-senpai. His face was covered by his knees, so he couldn't tell if he was unconscious or not. "I can't let him in my apartment. I have nowhere for him to rest."

Gakupo sighed, ushered him out the way and picked up Shion-senpai into his arms. "Go open my door. He can crash in my apartment."

His head hurt like a bitch.

He smelt too. He smelt bad. Like puke and alcohol. Definitely alcohol. He recognised to smell when his father drank too much.

Yet, Kaito wasn't sure why he smelt so bad.

Opening his eyes, he squinted at the light. It wasn't particularly bright, though it certainly felt like it. He could hear talking, but they didn't sound like his parents. One voice was too young… almost child-like. The other was more mature, a deep, rather husky voice.

"Shion-senpai?"

That voice, however, was unmistakable. The only question was, why here?

"Shion-senpai?"

Kaito turned his head, looking at Kagamine-kun who'd pulled a chair up, and was sitting rather close. He looked tired and sunburned. Kaito couldn't, however, work out why. "…Where…?" his throat ached when he spoke. Was it from dehydration? Or was it from crying? He'd never heard his voice sound so hoarse before.

"We're at Kamui-san's place. We found you outside my apartment," Kagamine-kun said gently. Kaito didn't lie, he liked how soft spoken Kagamine-kun was. It was almost angelic. Almost, but not quite. His voice always hid something, something that bother Kaito greatly. Like there was a huge secret that he couldn't let people in on. Something he'd locked away to keep himself safe.

Kaito wished Kagamine-kun would open up. "…Why…?"

Kagamine-kun smiled. "My apartment isn't clean, so Kamui-san said you could stay here."

Was that so? Did that mean Kamui-senpai lived near Kagamine-kun's place? He'd gathered that they didn't share the place considering his last statement. Kaito tried to sit up, but his stomach gurgled and he flopped back down on the sofa he was resting on. He was sure if he tried to move again, he'd throw up.

"What happened?" Kagamine-kun asked, he voice sweet and young. "Did something bad happen? You can't tell me that nothing bad did happen, otherwise you wouldn't be sobering up after drinking a six-pack."

A six-pack? Was that how much he'd taken from the basement? He hadn't realised until now. "…I don't wanna talk about it…" Kaito managed to choke out. His throat ached. He was about to ask for some water when Kagamine-kun held out a glass to him, as if he'd predicted it. Water had never tasted so good, and slowly, but surely, his throat felt a little better. "Is… that someone else here?"

"Besides Kamui-san and I? Yes, my little sister is here."

Well damn, a little girl had seen him drunk. What kind of impression did that leave? "…I'm sorry…"

"It's ok," Kagamine-kun replied, smiling softly. "Do you wanna sit up and try and eat something?"

He wasn't sure he could. His stomach jumped at the thought, so he shook his head and settled down.

"If you want something to eat, then let me know."

When Kaito woke up the next time, it was already the next morning. He felt better, but to what Kamui-senpai said, Kagamine-kun was at work, and wouldn't be back until late. He spent time with Kagamine-chan, getting to know the little girl that was Kagamine-kun's little sister, but by lunch time, he made the decision he shouldn't remain here and went home.

The conversations that followed with his parents were heated. They clearly didn't understand how he felt. They could never understand how he felt.

A/N: :'( Poor Kaito! Five times! In some cases, sereve Osteosarcoma can only be removed via amputation. Unfortantuely for Kaito, he's running out of options. You can read up about if you wanna know more, but here's a brief description:

Osteosarcoma is a type of cancer that produces immature bone. It is the most common type of cancer that arises in bones, and it is usually found at the end of long bones, often around the knee. Most people diagnosed with osteosarcoma are under the age of 25, and it is thought to occur more often in males than females. [source: sarcomahelp]

This will be the last chapter for a while. I'm running out of material to upload xD I'm working on 17 right now, but I like to be ahead by a few chapters hehe.