OMG I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY GUYS
I THINK THIS IS THE LONGEST GAP BETWEEN MY CHAPTERS
I got stuck in severe writer's block again... OTL
Plus i had a bunch of tests in school...
Still not that happy with this chapter nothing is really happening...
sigh...
It was originally supposed to be longer but then I realised I wanted to separate the parts
so now its kinda short...
SPECIAL THANKS TO GWEN1STACY WITH HELPING ME WITH ALL THE SICKNESS AND STUFF
But for what its worth
Enjoy chapter 12~~~
The same black clothed high school students were back the next day, but this time in the morning, to visit Kageyama again. They stood out as much as ever, their black shadows piercing through the bright white. And of course, they earned themselves a fair share of stares that could probably last them quite a while.
But what was different however, was the rather tense atmosphere that hung uncomfortably in the air, causing a few wandering glances from other visitors to quickly turn away to watch something else. After all, no one could forget Daichi's words from yesterday, ringing loud and clear in their eardrums.
"He's in a very bad condition."
All of Karasuno placed themselves around the waiting room, lips pursed and fists clenched. Not a word was exchanged amongst them.
When at last a nurse came to lead them to the room, they followed in silent pursuit, holding their breaths and crossing their fingers in their pockets and behind their backs.
"What's Kageyama's current status!?" Tanaka growled at Dr. Saito with a murderous flash in his eyes, all trace of the previous terse feeling gone without a trace. Nishinoya had the same expression while Sugawara and Daichi tried their best to calm them down with the rest of the team behind them, sitting on the edges of their seats. Dr. Saito however, seemed rather unfazed by this. After all, he had plenty of experience as a doctor and Tanaka most certainly was not the first to react in this manner.
He did look rather conflicted by something else though, and an unreadable expression crossed his face. Everyone's faces in the room instantly fell because that certainly didn't seem like a good thing.
"I think your coach had better tell you," Dr. Saito sighed. "You would probably feel more comfortable that way."
All heads turned toward Ukai, hoping for some good news (which they hoped, wished so hard they would get) who only gave Daichi a simple nod.
Daichi nodded back and cleared his throat, preparing himself for what he was about to say.
"Well, luckily for us, Kageyama will be making a full recovery," he began.
He was met with a room of blank faces and open jaws. Daichi chuckled, pulling the trigger and sending the room into utter chaos.
The room filled with cheers and whoops of joy as everyone celebrated their (short lived) victory until Daichi coughed loudly, signalling the need for silence once again.
"However, if he doesn't wake up in the next couple of days, he will likely undergo surgery which means he will be in hospital for at least another month or two. Only if he doesn't wake up." Daichi particularly strained the word 'if'.
Naturally, the two hotheads, Tanaka and Nishinoya immediately went into a state of panic, devising random plans to get Kageyama to wake up at rapid fire, none of which were likely to work.
Asahi began blubbering, coming up with a whole string of possible ways things might turn wrong while Sugawara sternly told him to shut his mouth and stop being so pessimistic.
The rest of the team went into a stunned silence, with the exception of Tsukishima who had already tuned out, concerned only with the fact that Kageyama wouldn't die.
As the prospect of being no longer able to see the freak quick for quite some time slowly settled in, the commotion in the room faded out, leaving behind only grim looks and sour faces.
"Don't worry," Daichi grinned. "Dr. Saito here says that there will be a good chance he will wake up today or tomorrow."
Grim looks and sour faces were replaced with ones of a mix between relief and scepticism.
"He's right," Dr. Saito chipped in.
"B-but didn't you say that he was in a bad condition?" Tanaka stumbled over his words.
"Hmm… well I still can't deny that Kageyama-san was indeed in a bad condition. He seems to be a rather remarkable case," Dr. Saito mused, deep in thought.
Tanaka raised his eyebrow in confusion.
"Well I've seen cases like Kageyama-san's a few times before, ones that our medical instruments were unable to really figure out the source of the problem," Dr. Saito continued. "All of them thus far have resulted in surgeries because we needed to look inside in order to figure out what was really happening."
"Wait… d-don't tell me…" Nishinoya murmured.
"Oh no don't worry," Dr. Saito said quickly. "I still believe that Kageyama-san has a high chance of regaining consciousness before surgery is necessary, and that is why I said that his case seems to be different from those I have experienced before."
When blank looks crossed the team's faces rather than understanding, Dr. Saito decided to elaborate further.
"What we've discovered is that many of these cases are related to mental and emotional issues, in other words, people who have recently been experiencing severe mental or emotional strain. Do any of you know whether or not this is true for Kageyama-san?"
A few slow nods answered his question.
"Right. So what happens is that once the severity of the problem reaches a certain point, it causes their immune systems to shut down and can put them into a coma. This is most likely what happened to Kageyama-san. In the end, we have to manually get the immune system up and running again and that is why we need the surgery. Are you still with me?"
More nods.
"However, with Kageyama-san, the unusual thing is that it seems his status had improved greatly just overnight and the only explanation I can come up with was that he was able to experience a lifting of his mental stress, even if it was subconsciously. Did any of you happen to stop by last night before visiting hours ended?"
A silent agreement of Hinata rang through the minds of all the members of Karasuno before they shook their heads. Only Sugawara smiled thoughtfully though, which went unnoticed by anyone but Daichi who decided to keep quiet.
"Well that's rather odd. Anyway, hopefully Kageyama-san will be waking up soon, it may very well even be today. If he does, I would like you guys to inform me immediately. There should be a button near the bed that will alert a nurse. I'm sure you won't miss it."
After hearing such contrasting news from yesterday, the boys in the room could not do anything except nod their heads excitedly.
"Enjoy your visit," Dr. Saito smiled.
Daichi split the team up into the same groups as yesterday the only change being Tsukishima, who had decided not to go in at all.
The first group, now consisting of only Yamaguchi, Narita and Kinoshita, stayed a little longer than last time. Yamaguchi ran out first, calling "Tsukki!" multiple times while running down the corridor, earning him some dirty looks from some other visitors and a "Tch, shut up Yamaguchi," from Tsukishima who was actually waiting for him. He replied with the same "Sorry Tsukki!" and they left the hospital. Narita and Kinoshita followed soon after.
Tanaka and Nishinoya came tumbling in through the entrance yelling "Kageyama! Are you awake yet!?" with a flustered Ennoshita scrambling after them trying to get them to shut up.
"But Chikara, if we're loud enough then maybe he'll get disturbed and wake up!" Nishinoya chirped after Ennoshita tried to tell them why they shouldn't be shouting in a hospital.
Ennoshita groaned. "That's not how it works!" he cried in exasperation.
"Sure it is! Being unconscious just basically means he's asleep right? So loud noises should wake him up!" Tanaka reasoned.
"No! Listen to me!" Ennoshita grumbled, trying to think of something to say that would make them stop. "If you keep shouting, he'll get headaches and be even less likely to wake up!"
They quietened down immediately. Ennoshita mentally patted himself on the back for thinking of that dumb excuse.
But even though Tanaka and Nishinoya weren't making any noise, they were still restless, anxiously pacing up and down the clamped space. After about forty five minutes, they were still fidgeting around.
Ennoshita heaved a sigh. "C'mon let's go, we have to let Sugawara-senpai and the others come in too."
"But what if Kageyama wakes up while we're not here?" Tanaka asks with Nishinoya nodding his head vigorously in agreement.
"What? So you don't trust the third years to take care of him?" Ennoshita huffed. "I thought you would be better than that. I'm disappointed." Ennoshita shook his head in disdain.
Tanaka and Nishinoya took the bait and said that of course they trusted their senpai and how could they ever not? They decided to still remain at the hospital though, so they waited outside the room for their 'trustworthy' senpai to finish up.
"So, Suga," Daichi said, once the third group had filed into the room. "What was that smile earlier all about?"
Sugawara laughed sheepishly. "I guess nothing slips past you."
"Yup so tell me."
"Yesterday I had to go back to the hospital to get my drink bottle that I'd left behind—"
"Wait so are you telling me that you were the stress reliever?" Daichi said astounded. Sure Sugawara was an angel but he didn't think that he and Kageyama were that close.
"No let me finish," Sugawara said, a playful smile forming on his lips and a glint in his eyes. "And guess who I saw there?"
And then it dawned on Daichi. "Wait… don't tell me…?"
"I bumped into Hinata and you should've seen the look on his face! He was red and everything!" Sugawara burst into a fit of giggles. "Even though he said he didn't want to come, Daichi they're practically a match made in heaven!"
"And a troublesome one at that…" Daichi grumbled.
"Eh?" Asahi began. "But aren't you two like that t—" Asahi began before Ukai inconspicuously kicked him in the shin.
Almost in response to the new lively atmosphere, a ruffling of sheets and a soft airy breath sounded from the corner of the room.
Everyone froze. Was that just their imagination?
More rustling and airy breaths confirmed their suspicions. Sugawara didn't hesitate to slam down the button beside the bed.
Soon Dr. Saito and a couple of nurses were rushing into the room along with Tanaka, Nishinoya and Ennoshita and were crowding around the bed.
The hand holding the letter was sluggishly brought upward and wiped a pair of bleary eyes.
"W…where am I?"
A/N: Still really sorry guys TnT
I probably will get slower and slower at updating ugh...
But please comment your thoughts and opinions on this chapter cuz i still think its not that great...
I dont think people wake up from a coma like this... oh well :P
There was a little bit of DaiSuga in here (if you squinted)
See you guys next chapter~~~