Chapter four…note: what Shigure is telling to the medical professional is commonly called a lie! P He's coming up with a back-up story for Hatori so as to try and avoid family suspicion. Hatori is unconscious in the beginning…the story is broken up cause it's from his point of view.

"Aya, he's not waking up! What should we do?"

"We can't get him to the hospital, neither of us can drive, and we don't want Akito to find out about all this…"

"We'll have to risk it, call an ambulance!"

"But Gure-San…!"

"Do it Aya! Now! … Dammit, Hatori, you said you'd hang it there for me. You promised, dammit, you promised!"

I'm so dizzy…I can hear yelling around me, but nothing is comprehensible. What's going on? Is that…sirens in the background?

"All right, so what happened? You said your name was Shigure, right?"
"Yes, I'm Shigure, the one who called you is Ayame, and the man who needs the medical help is Hatori."

"So, what exactly happened?"

"Well, from what I know, he slipped and fell in the shower yesterday and got cut in the arms by the razors in there. He's been pretty ill lately…"

Is…that…Shigure's voice?

"You said he's a doctor, right?"

"Yes, and that's why it disturbs me that he's so sick…he should take better care of himself, but he cares only for his patients."

"Well, don't worry, we'll try our best to change that. I take it you'll be riding in the ambulance with him? What relationship do you have?"

"Uh…we're," Shigure glances at Ayame and gulps, "we're lovers."

"Ah…I…see…"

Slowly my eyes open and I look to see Shigure looking down on me in concern, tears slowly filling his eyes. "Shi…"

"Shh…don't talk, save the strength. You gave me quite the scare you know."

"Ah, so the patient's awake."

"Wh…Where am I?" I ask, my voice raspy.

"Nakagawa Hospital"

"H…Hospital?"

"Yes, I was just about to insert an IV too."

"An IV, is that necessary?" I ask. "And who are you?"
"Oh dear, excuse me for not introducing myself…you may call me Ryo-Sensei."

"Ryo, as in dragon?" Shigure asks.

"Well, yes, it can mean that," Ryo-Sensei responds, "but I write my name with the kanji for clean. As for whether the IV is necessary…yes, it is. You arms are severely infected and you have a nasty case of the flu. Your lover here has explained to me that you haven't been feeling well in quite some time. Why didn't you seek medical assistance?"

"M…My lover?" I ask, blushing violently.

"Ha, ha" Shigure chuckles, turning to Ryo-Sensei, "you see, our love is a secret." he winks.

"I'm confused." Ryo-Sensei admits.

"As long as you're clear enough to treat my darling Ha-San, that's perfectly fine." Shigure tells him, kissing me on the forehead.

"Uh-huh… Um, I'm going to set up that IV." He turns to me, "take it easy, you have a fever of 101.7 Fahrenheit, and that's after it's gone down by quite a bit."

What happened to me? How did I become so ill so quickly?

Augh, this chapter was all over the place, wasn't it? This should teach me not to write when exhausted and ill. Yeah, in Japan they would measure temperatures in Celsius, not Fahrenheit, I didn't want to convert it…sorry…so sue me, why don'tcha?