Karin POV
I woke up to the blinding sunlight. I guess I forgot to close the curtains. I walked to my suitcase and grabbed some clothes, and walked towards the bathroom stopping to view what time it was. It was 6:30 am. I stepped out completely dressed, I was wearing a blue plaid button down shirt and dark wash skinny jeans and stopped by the mirror to brush my hair and picked it up in a high ponytail. I walked out into the living room and grabbed my converse and socks and sat on the chair in order to put them on. When I finished I walked into my room and put the slippers in my suitcase closing it. I looked at the time and saw that it was 7:30 am; I looked at Toshiro's door and wanted to ask him what flavor of coffee he wanted. I walked up to the door and knocked on it three times.
"Hey Toshiro, do you want some coffee?" I asked before knocking again. "Toshiro?" I asked again before the door opened a bit. I opened it completely and saw that he was lying on the bed face down. I walked up to him and poked his right shoulder playfully, but he didn't react.
"Toshiro? Come on." I said as I started to shove his right shoulder a bit more forcibly. "Toshiro?" I said this time pushing his shoulder full force and seeing that there was no reaction. I grabbed him and flipped him over and saw that he was as still as a wax figure, pale, and his eyes were bruised. "Toshiro! Wake-up! This isn't funny!" I said as I shook him more forcibly. I put my index and middle finger on his wrist and felt that his pulse was weak. What had he done? I looked up on his dresser and saw that there was whisky and sleeping pills. Fuck. I ran towards the kitchen and put a cup of water in the microwave and grabbed the salt shaker. I knew that I had to pump his stomach, but I had to find a tube. I looked at the sink and saw that the faucet had a removable head I pulled the head out completely, grabbed the hot water, poured the salt in the water and ran towards Toshiro. I pushed him towards the floor, face-up, opened his mouth, and placed the tube into his esophagus and poured the hot salty water into the tube. I pulled out the tube and Toshiro immediately puked out everything that was in his stomach. He started to cough feverishly, but his color returned to his face.
"Crap." I said as I saw that he had fainted after puking everything. His body must've absorbed most of it. I gave his face a light tap and he managed to open his eyes a bit. "Stay awake…" I said in a caring tone. He tried to nod and failed miserably. "Don't force yourself." I said as I stood up and walked towards the phone.
"Hello, this is 911, what's the emergency?"
"Hello, one of my friends mixed sleeping pills with alcohol. His pulse is slowing down very fast. How long will it take for an ambulance to pick him up?"
"How old is the individual?"
"He's 28."
"He's still got a pulse?"
"Yes, but it's very faint."
"Alright, an ambulance will be will you in a couple of minutes."
"Please hurry up. I don't want to lose him…" I said pleading to the operator.
"Don't worry mam; the ambulance will be there ASAP."
"Thank you." I said before hanging up. I walked towards Toshiro's limp body and knelt beside it, grabbing his right hand, which was quite cold.
"The ambulance is coming." I said in a calm tone, his blood-shot and bruised eyes only looked at me in contemplation and closed. I slapped his face lightly, making his wake up and look at me with anger. "I need you to stay awake, at least until they arrive. I can't risk you going into a coma after mixing pills with alcohol." I said seriously as I tightened my grip on his right hand. I knew I would have to call Sandra but only after they had taken him to the hospital.
Sandra POV
It was strange, it was already 8:30 a.m. and Karin-sama hadn't even arrived. She was never late…maybe I should call her…
Ring…Ring…Ring…
As if my cell phone heard me, on cue, I was being called by Karin-sama. I clicked on the yes button and answered quickly.
"Sandra?"
"Yes Karin-sama, what's wrong?"
"I'm at the hospital, and-"
"ARE YOU OKAY?!" I asked immediately startled.
"Calm down Sandra, I'm fine. It's Toshiro. He mixed alcohol with sleeping pills. I'm going to be here probably the whole day. I'm gonna need you to-"
"Don't worry Karin-sama; I've got your back here at the office."
"Thanks Sandra…Oh and when you're done can you please stop by Memorial West Hospital?"
"Of course Karin-sama." I said before I hung up and began to reschedule all the consultations both Dr's had today.
Karin POV
I had lost track of time, as well as the count of how many cups of coffee I had taken throughout the time I was waiting in the Hospital's waiting room. After pacing for what seemed like two hours, I was sitting on one of the leather chairs that faced the plasma screen TV that was hanging on the wall towards the right side of the room. But I ceased to pay attention to the rambling of the reporters, and was now leaning forward, my arms on my knees, and my head in my hands. I heard a door open, and I immediately looked up at breakneck speed to find the walking towards me. I stood up quickly and closed the distance between the two of us.
"How's he doing Dr?" I asked franticly.
"Calm down Karin, he's fine. It's a good thing you pumped his stomach or the results could've been worse." He said as he looked at me with a small smile. "He's lucky to have you as a friend."
"Yea…I get that a lot." I said as I smiled shyly and remembered the conversation with Byakuya.
"Don't stop taking care of him."
"So when can he leave?" I asked, trying not to think of the fact that if I would've pushed the door open when the pizza came, maybe I could've prevented this.
"He can leave tomorrow. We are still running some tests on him, just to make sure that when he leaves he's at 100%." Ukitake said as he smiled. I couldn't look at him without feeling at least a bit guilty at what happened.
"Hey," Ukitake said as he touched my chin and pulled my face up so that I would look him in the eyes, "stop being so hard on yourself it's your fault. Most probably it's all the stress that made him do this. I heard that that porn star that committed suicide was his fiancée. Don't stress yourself over something that's done." He said as he gave me a kiss on the forehead.
"Thanks." I said as I smiled a bit.
"Now go out to lunch, I'll make sure that he's awake when your back." Ukitake said with a smile.
"I owe you one." I said as I turned around and began to walk towards the emergency doors, which opened to a running Sandra.
"Sandra?"
"I came here as fast as I could Karin-sama," she said before she bowed, "forgive me if I'm late."
"it's fine don't worry about it." I said as I watched Sandra straighten up.
"Wanna catch some lunch?" I asked trying to sound as happy as I wasn't. I looked at the watch and saw that it was 1:30 pm. Who knew?
"I'm not really hungry; I'll just stay here and eat something out of the vending machine just in case if 's Dr comes out with some news." She said as she gave me a hug, pulled away, and walked towards the leather seat that I was previously sitting in. I waved good-bye and left towards my car…I really needed to get this out of my head and fast.
Renji POV
I had just gotten back from Cali, and was really hungry so I decided to stop by Carraba's for some lunch. I opened the door and told the waitress that it was just going to be a table for one. Once I sat down I noticed Karin was sitting two tables away from me. She looked phenomenal…I wonder if she's single?
"What do you want to order Sir?" The waiter said when he stopped by my table.
"I'll have the Chicken Marsala with spring vegetables."
"To drink?"
"Just give me water." I said as I folded the menu and gave it to the waiter. "Hey, do you think you can do me a favor?" I asked the waiter, and he nodded in compliance. "Give that lady over there a bottle of your finest wine and say it's from Renji." I said as I pulled out a $50 and placed in the waiters' pocket. He nodded happily and walked towards the kitchen. I hoped that he was going to do what I had asked and not run away with that $50.
Karin POV
I was spreading butter on a loaf of toasted bread that was placed on the table by the waiter. After driving for a couple of minutes, I had decided I felt like having Italian today, since going to get some sushi would most probably give me memories of the last time I went to BenniHana with Toshiro.
"Here you are Miss," The waiter said as he served some wine in a glass and placed both the glass and the bottle in front of me.
"I'm sorry, but I didn't order this." I said as I tried to grab the bottle and glass and give it back to the waiter. But all he did was raise his hand, making me stop.
"The wine is courtesy of Renji." He said before he bowed, turned and left towards the kitchen. Renji? He was here? I quickly looked around the restaurant and saw that he was drinking a glass of water and smiling at me. His hair was tied back as always, and he was wearing a black tank top that revealed all his muscles and tattoos, all I could see from under the table was that he was wearing black straight legged jeans and black converse. I smiled back and grabbed the wine glass, having a small taste. It was delicious. I looked at him, and all he did was hold his glass of water high in the air as if signaling a toast. I did the same and continued to drink sips of the delicious wine.
Renji POV
I made sure I finished my meal quickly and paid the waiter. As soon as I receive my receipt, I walked towards Karin's table, due to the fact that she hadn't finished eating her pasta dish.
"May I sit here?" I asked once I reached the table. She had a mouth full of spaghetti, making her cheeks swell; she swallowed quickly, wiped her mouth, and smiled.
"Yea, of course." She said as she pointed towards the empty seat in front of her. "When did you get back?" She asked as soon as I sat down.
"Today," I said as I looked at her and analyzed what she was wearing and all her mannerisms. She was wearing her hair in a high ponytail, and a blue plaid button down shirt that was fitted and made her breasts look amazing, "I originally went for the opening of my new hotel." I said as I noticed that I had caught her interest.
"So I'm guessing you're an architect?"
"Not really. I'm an entrepreneur. I mostly look over most things and give them the ok." I said as I looked at her eyes and noticed that they were dark grey in colour. "What do you do?" I asked curiously as I smirked and arched my right brow.
"I'm a plastic surgeon. I own a practice with my fellow friend near the beach." She said before she took another bite of her spaghetti, chewed and swallowed it.
"Surgeon, huh?" I said as I observed her. I liked this girl, and the detail of being a Dr just made her gains lots of points on my invisible score board. "I'm not good with blood; I'm very squeamish when it comes to stuff like that.' I said as I imagined what it would be liked for me, and shook a bit, making her laugh.
"Don't worry there are lots of people like that." She said before reaching for the wine glass. "Which is why you're an entrepreneur. So what other hotels have you opened?" She asked before taking a long gulp from her wine.
"I have opened a lot, but in this area I have opened: The Fountain Bleu, Tao, The Ritz Carlton…and a few others." I said when I couldn't remember the last few.
"That's impressive." She said before she took another bite, "I wouldn't be able to do what you do, that's for sure. I never was so good with business and economics." She said before she took the bite, chewed and swallowed it. "I mean I was good at math and all, but I don't have the ambition, you know? That desire to make myself bigger and better. I rather do that to other people, and help people feel better about themselves. Which is why I choose the medical field." She said before grabbing the wine glass and taking another gulp of the wine.
"I see, but that's why I choose to be an entrepreneur. I didn't want to work for others, and I wanted to make a name for myself. You know, in order to make my family proud." I said smiling a bit when I thought about how my family in heaven would feel about my career.
"That's good." She said when she smiled back. "I know my mom is proud. I mean I did follow my father's footsteps, as well as my older brothers'."
"Miss would you like your check?" The waiter asked once he stopped by her table and interrupted our conversion like it's all good.
"Yes please." She said as she gave the waiter her plates, which were finished.
"Well it was nice talking to you, but I really got to go now." She said as she stood up and brushed off any crumbs that were on her clothing. That was when I noticed that she was wearing dark wash skinny jeans and converse.
"Hey…I was wondering…that is if you're not busy or anything…if you would like to go on a date with me Saturday?" I asked as I stood up.
"Sure I'd love too." She said as she smiled at me, turned around, and walked towards the cashier in order to pay her check. That was when I noticed that her ass was HUGE; she had the whole Beyonce thing going on. The girl was gorgeous, smart, and a sweetheart. I really picked this one out perfectly. I walked towards the door and opened it waiting for her to pass through it.
"Thanks." She said as she walked passed me, and towards her car. "I guess you'll call me?" She asked with a pause.
"Yea." I said as I scratched the back of my head and smiled stupidly.
"Well it was nice seeing you again, thank you for the wine." She said before getting into her car and driving out of the parking lot.
Karin POV
I arrived at the hospital to find Sandra asleep in the chair. I walked up to her and tapped her should lightly, she woke up and was startled to see me. She then proceeded to look at the time on her phone.
"Karin-sama, I thought you were going to eat lunch." She said as she rubbed her eyes and looked up at me.
"I did."
"In half-an-hour?" She said questioningly.
"Well, I was worried." I said honestly. She smiled back at me apologetically and stood up giving me a quick hug.
"It's alright Karin-sama." Sandra said to me.
"You can go Sandra; you don't have to stay here." I said as we pulled out of our hug.
"Thanks Karin-sama, send my regards to Toshiro once he is awake." Sandra said as she smiled and walked towards the emergency doors.
I turned around to see walking out towards me.
"He's awake." He said as he smiled and turned around with me following him. "Here you are." He said as he opened the door to Toshiro's room and winked at me before closing it behind me. Toshiro was lying in bed, and was in a hospital gown. He had three I.V's on his right arm, and was just laying there.
"Are you going to just stand there or come near me?" He asked from the bed as he opened his eyes and turned his head in order to stare at me. The bruising around his eyes had gotten lighter some were a dingy yellow, while some were completely gone. I walked up to his bed and pulled a chair so that I would sit close to him.
"How are you feeling?" I asked as I looked at him.
"I'm feeling alright, though my stomach burns like a bitch." He said as he stretched his left arm and cupped my right cheek. "Thanks for the pump." He said as he smiled at me.
"Maybe if you wouldn't have been such an idiot we wouldn't be here in the first place." I said getting aggravated. "What's with you? What were you thinking?" I asked as I looked at his eyes. He sighed and closed his eyes, letting go of my cheek and returning his left arm to side.
"When I said a lot of shit happened when you were gone…I meant it." He said before opening his eyes again, and turning his head in order to stare at me. "Since you cried yesterday after hearing about Matsumoto dying, I'm guessing you knew her."
"She was my best friend…like an older sister." I said as I answered his assumption.
"Well you're gonna hate me after I tell you this."
"Why?" I asked as I glared at him questioningly and leaned back as to prepare myself for what was coming.
"I'm the reason for the deaths of those two." He said as he looked at me seriously.
"Don't say that you can't have-" I stopped speaking because I was interrupted by his intent stare.
"When I said a lot of shit happened I meant it…" He said as he looked from me to the ceiling and closed his eyes.
"It all started when Kim broke up with me…I needed a rebound girl so I called up Matsumoto, and went out on a date with her that night. One thing lead to another and I slept with her. Then I woke up in the middle of the night after having a nightmare of my father, so I went to your apartment to speak with you, but you didn't answer. It wasn't until the next day that I found out that you were in Japan, and it wasn't until that same day that Matsumoto told me that she was pregnant, and that she was keeping the baby. I agreed and said that I was going to pay for everything…then a few days later Kim came back to me after breaking up with her fiancée. I just thought it was a short get-back-together thing but the morning you came back, before I arrived at the office, Kim proposed to me…and the only reason why I said yes was to make her shut up in order to continue our fifth round of sex. I guess Kim must've found out that Matsumoto was pregnant with my child and went berserk…which lead to both their deaths last night…" He said, once he was done he turned to look at me…but I couldn't keep my eyes off the floor. I couldn't look at him. So much anger I felt towards him…I just couldn't…sure Toshiro had done a lot of crap back then…but this topped everything I thought he was capable of destroying…
"I'm sorry..." He said to me seriously, but with my angry thoughts I couldn't hear him.
"What?" I asked in almost a whisper not bringing up my eyes to see him.
"I'm sorry…I know it's all my fault and I'm sorry…" He said as he reached for my right cheek with his left arm, but when he neared me I just backed away.
"I knew you would react that way after hearing the whole story…" He said as he returned his left arm to his side. I couldn't be in the same room as him anymore. I stood up, turned around, and walked towards the door gripping the handle and turning it, ignoring the gaze that Toshiro was giving me.
"Are you going to visit me tomorrow?" He asked me quietly almost in a whisper.
"I don't know Toshiro…" I said seriously. "I don't know if I ever want to see your face again…as of today, I'm officially taking a break from our partnership…" I said as I pushed the door open and walked out of the hospital.
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