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Isuzu followed Addy, Adam, and Jesse as they raced to Senshirou's room. He hadn't been told what was going on at all. He'd been discussing treatments for various diseases when the Duras had come bursting into the room demanding both of them and before anything could be explained they were all racing to their destination. He watched in muted horror as the descended upon the room. Zweilts surrounded it and Jesse had to yell at them to move as they ran into Senshirou's room. There in the bed was an unconscious Senshirou looking deathly pale. Isuzu stepped forward pulling the bottle out of his hands and looking at the label.
"Where did he get Lexapro (1)?" he asked looking around the room, "he'll need to have his stomach drained."
"We have the equipment to do that here but we'll have to move him," Addy said, "We should give him a dose of activated charcoal as well. Adam do you think we could get a stretcher past all these people?"
"That won't be a problem," Nikki said, "well clear them."
"Good," Adam said, "Isuzu come help me."
They both lifted the boy as Nikki cleared a path in the hall. They rushed him out, Kuroto following close on their heels as they went to the medical wing.
Kuroto was stopped as he rushed past doors.
"We need a sterile area," Addy explained softly, "You're going to have to wait out here."
Kuroto nervously waited pacing back and forth unable to stop the fear struck into his heart as he waited to see if his love was going to live through such a tragic event. When the doors opened, he was the first one there followed by the rest of the Japanese Zweilts as well as a few from other groups.
Standing there was Isuzu, for once not smiling and looking pained.
"He's going to be alright?" Kuroto asked pitifully fearing the answer.
"He's not looking so good," Isuzu said, "we removed the poisons but it looks like they already had done damage to both his lungs and liver. He's connected to oxygen right now to help him breathe since he can't on his own but we don't know if his body is going to recover from it with all of the emotional stress put on him. He might not make it this time."
"No," Kuroto said dropping his head into his hands, "No."
"He might make it through though right?" Yuki asked looking at Isuzu.
"There's always a chance he will," Isuzu said hoping not to crush the Zweilts anymore than they already were. They'd already lost one member.
"Then the only thing to do is wait it out," Shusei said.
"Then we wait," Yuki said and they did, hoping for the best but expecting the worst.
A few days had passed and Kuroto refused to leave the room where Senshirou had been taken convinced that if this was the last time he saw him, he wouldn't miss a single moment. He'd been half asleep when a dry voice awoke him.
"K-Ku-Kuroto?" Senshirou croaked looking up at him confused and then groaned in pain.
"Senshirou," Kuroto whispered, "Isuzu! Senshirou's awake!"
Isuzu rushed in to see the awake Senshirou and Kuroto.
"You need to step out of the way so we can run some test," he told him.
"Can't I-?" Kuroto started.
"Kuroto go," Senshirou said.
Kuroto's eyes softened and he sat outside, waiting on news on Senshirou with the rest of the Zweilts. When Isuzu came out everyone was in front of him waiting for the news.
"He's not out of the woods yet," Isuzu started, "but it looks like he's going to be fine physically. Mentally he might be a little shaky for a while."
"We'll have to take him off of duty," Takashiro said, "and consequently Kuroto too."
"That'll take us down two Zweilts," Tsukumo said, "there's only 4 others that will be able to fight."
"His recovery is more important," Kuroto said.
"But that doesn't mean you can't keep fighting," Takashiro said, "I'm sure we could find you another partner."
Kuroto glared at him.
"I have already had to switch partners, I refuse to do it again!" he hissed at Takashiro.
"Just until Senshirou gets better," Takashiro said.
"I won't!" Kuroto insisted.
"You don't have a choice," Takashiro said sternly, "Either you get a new partner or you will no longer be a Japanese Zweilt."
"Y-y-you can't be serious!" Kuroto yelled.
"You have two days to decide," Takashiro said and turned away, "Now go ahead and check on Senshirou."
Kuroto stood there numbly letting the news sink in. Then he turned and went to face Senshirou.
He walked into Senshirou's room looking at him. Instead of his usual calm demeanor he seemed edgy and unhappy. He wasn't looking at Kuroto and his fists were clenched.
"Senshirou?" he asked gently looking at him.
"I'm sorry," Senshirou said quietly.
The heart monitor was the only sound in the room.
"Why?" Kuroto asked finally.
"I couldn't face it," Senshirou said, "after losing my grandfather to one of them."
"You didn't have to do that though," Kuroto said, "Everyone was there to help you. You just had to ask."
"I thought I could do it by myself," Senshirou said, "and then when I couldn't I was too far in."
"I will always be here no matter how deep you're in," Kuroto said, "J-j-just tell me for god's sake! I'll stand behind you no matter what! You need to trust me! I'd do anything to protect you."
He watched a single tear fell down Senshirou's face.
"I know," he said, "I'm so sorry Kuroto."
Kuroto went over and sat on the edge of the bed. He took Senshirou's hand.
"Don't worry," Kuroto said, "we're both going to be okay."
"Yeah," Senshirou said and took another deep breath, "yeah we are aren't we?"
(1)- Lexapro is an anti-depressant used to treat anxiety, depression, and sometimes bipolar disorder.