Sorry for the late update and if this chapter isn't as good as the others!
I actually wrote this chapter about...3-4 times...
but my computer has been crazy lately and randomly goes back a page and since I write these stream-of-conscious in one sitting, I repeatedly lost my work (WHY YU NO SAVE, PAST ME?!)
So, I got frustrated and stepped away for a couple days...but I'm still tired of writing the same chapter over again...merp...I just want to move on to the next oneeeeeeeeee
whheeee
(you can also expect many more errors in this one~ probably...)
Anyway, thanks for hanging in there!
This was just Haizaki's luck. Everything that could possibly ever go wrong at the worst possible moment was all collapsing around him. First, he had accidentally stabbed Kuroko, giving him another mark in the 'asshole' column. Then he had walked out the gym holding a battered and bleeding Kuroko and had to some how get him to the hospital without causing too much pain. And if the situation couldn't possibly get worse, Haizaki's old teammates and the Generation of Miracles had just arrived on seen looking as though they'd rip the very flesh off of Haizaki's bones.
Talk about bad days.
Haizaki brought Kuroko closer to his chest and felt a rush of guilt when he felt Kuroko wince. "You've...just got the worst luck..." Kuroko mumbled softly. Haziaki couldn't help but agree.
"Haizaki...what did you do?" Kagami yelled the second he saw Kuroko.
"You son of a..." Aomine started as he attempted to rush Haizaki, only to have Kagami grab him by the collar. "Let me go! Tetsu, are you alive?! Let. GO!" Aomine barked as he fought Kagami's grip.
"Shut up, kid. We don't know what the situation is yet. He might have a knife, he might hurt Kuroko more, we just don't know. So, calm the hell down and take a step back!" Kagami growled, shoving Aomine behind him. Aomine couldn't help but feel sheepish, despite his anger. He looked at Kagami's back and absolutely hated how much the ex-basketball player seemed like such an adult.
"Fine" He mumbled and moved to stand with the other GOM.
"Back off! I need to get Kuroko to the hospital!" Haziaki yelled.
"Just give him back to us and we'll take him!" Kagami retorted.
"I did this, I should be the one to finish the job!" Haziaki replied.
"Phrasing..." Kuroko muttered.
"Ah..I mean I should be the one to...clean up the mess!" Haizaki corrected himself.
"...better" Kuroko coughed.
"Just give us Kuroko, Haizaki. That's all we want. If you give him back right now, we won't chase after you. You can just leave. I swear" Kagami said, balling his fists into tight balls.
"What!? Bakagami, you can't be serious!? He needs to be punished" Kise yelled in shock.
"Shut up, brat! Our priority is Kuroko." Kagami bit back, "I went through negotiation training, I got this"
"Yeah, he went through it ...eight times. He kept failing..." Kuroko mumbled loud enough for everyone to hear.
"IS THIS THE TIME FOR THAT?!" Kagami blushed red while he shouted back to Kuroko, who chuckled and winced."If you don't give Kuroko back, we'll take him back!" Kagami said after he composed himself.
"Why don't you-" Haizaki started but was interrupted by Kuroko.
"As fun as this is..." Kuroko coughed, "...I would really love to get to a doctor"
"He's losing a lot of blood...we need to get him back, now!" Riko yelled.
"I don't care who takes me...not even a little bit...but...a scuffle would probably...hurt..." Kuroko mumbled as he began to drift in and out of consciousness. The last thing Kuroko saw was Haizaki running while the others followed.
Kuroko twitched as he slowly began to regain consciousness. A sharp pain shot through his body as he forced himself to sit up. His head throbbed as the dull ache radiated through his cranium. He groaned in pain when he heard yelling from outside his door; probably Hazaki and the teams arguing.
He sighed and plopped back down on the bed with a painful grunt. He decided he deserved a few minutes away from the chaos, especially after getting stabbed in the name of friendship.
He sighed once more and leaned back against his pillows, comfortably propping himself up. He let his eyes wander the room...
...and then he felt as though his world had frozen over. He couldn't believe his eyes. Kuroko was almost...afraid to blink...as though the figure he was seeing was just a figment of his imagination and the instant he closed his eyes...it would disappear. He felt the tears begin to pool in his eyes but he was much too tired and much to relieved to fight them back.
"...O...Ogiwara-kun?" Kuroko whispered softly. Ogiwara smiled and walked over to the side of Kuroko's bed.
"Long time, no see" Ogiwara smiled as tears began to form in his eyes.
They hugged for a moment and both instinctively flinched when they heard rather explicit curses coming from the other side of the door.
"Why are they still arguing?" Kuroko asked as he composed himself.
"Its my fault..." Ogiwara sighed as he took on Kuroko's bed.
"They don't know you're here?"
"Nope. But they also don't know I'm the one that brought Haizaki back."
"...you what?"
"You should just leave, Haizaki" Hyuuga growled as he blocked Kuroko's door.
"Like hell I'm leaving! I ain't goin' no where until I know Kuroko's going to be O.K" Haizaki barked back.
"Youre the one that hurt him, you moron! You should leave before I have you arrested!" Kagami replied.
"Yeah? Why don't you do that then?!" Haizaki yelled.
"Because then you'd be in custody...and that would make it much more troublesome to murder you" Akashi interjected, brandishing a pair of rather rusty scissors.
Haizaki flinched, but refused to move away from Kuroko's door. "I don't care. Kill me if you want. But I'm staying!"
"Where all the witnesses are. My, I guess you aren't such a stupid, ugly monkey after all" Akashi smirked.
"What'd you call me, grade schooler?!" Hazaki took a step towards Akashi, who gladly accepted the challenge and also took a step towards Haizaki, leaving only a small gap between the two.
"I think you heard me, monkey"
"I just wanted to see if you had the balls to call me that twice" Haizaki growled.
"G-guys! Stop! Kuroko needs to rest peacefully and we might be bothering him!" Kise tried to come between the two.
"Kuroko is unconscious because of this guy" Midorima chimed in.
"No...Ryouta's right" Akashi narrowed his eyes at Haizaki, "Besides, I'm sure all this noise is bothering the other patients"
"Tch" Haizaki muttered before turning around.
"Oh they've quieted down" Ogiwara looked towards the door.
"Please don't change the subject, Ogiwara-kun"
"Huh?...Ah...right. I'm sorry, Kuroko. I didn't know he'd go this far. He always regretted how he hurt you. I thought he might forgive himself if he actually talked to you."
"You've been in contact with Haziaki all this time?" Kuroko asked.
"Jealous?"
"No."
"Ouch..." Ogiwara gave a breathy laugh, "But yes. He gave me his contact information before I left for the states. He came to live with me for a while, actually. He helped me through rehab and even got a job as a waiter. He told me everything he did. I'm sorry I wasn't there to clear the air"
"I shouldn't have doubted him"
"You're human, Kuroko"
"You know that and I know that..."
"Right. Haizaki has always idolized you..guess it was more of a blow than anyone would have thought.."
"Why didn't you call or write? It would have fixed everything"
"He asked me not to"
"Why?"
"He has his reasons. Haizaki is a weird guy"
"Indeed" Kuroko sighed and looked at Ogiwara.
It had only been a couple years, but Ogiwara looked...different. He looked more mature than Kuroko remembered...
Ogiwara smiled at Kuroko when he noticed him staring, "What?"
"It's good to have you back, Ogiwara-kun"
"It's damn good to be back. Now, how about we end this whole Haizaki-is-a-bad-guy crap?"
"I believe its long overdue"
Ogiwara casually walked towards the door and flung it open with a loud bang. "This is a hospital" he said calmly, "The noise is a bit much, isn't it?"
The group turned to stare at the man standing before them. Ogiwara gave a small smile when his old teammates' eyes widened in shock.
"OGIWARA?" Kagami shouted and pointed a finger at his orange haired friend. Ogiwara shoved his hands into his pockets and nodded.
"How did...why are you..." Hyuuga stuttered, unable to find the words.
"Who cares!" Riko yelled as she quickly wrapped Ogiwara in a tight hug. But before the team could join in on the hug, Riko maneuvered Ogiwara into a crab hold. "You didn't call, write, or contact us all these years and the first words out of your mouth aren't an APOLOGY?!" Riko barked as she tightened her grip.
"Riko! Please, my injuries..." Ogiwara chocked out.
"You seem JUST DANDY TO ME!" Riko retorted immediately.
Eventually, the Teppei was able to pull Riko off of Ogiwara, despite her grumbling and biting. Kagami took a step forward and offered Ogiwara a hand. Ogiwara rubbed his neck and gladly took the help. "Its good to see you" Kagami smiled as he pulled Ogiwara up from the ground.
"You too" Ogiwara said, giving Kagami a toothy grin.
"That was quite a scene" Kuroko sighed as he leaned against the door frame. The group collectively shouted their versions of Kuroko's name in shock.
"When did you get up, Kurokocchi?!" Kise asked.
"I've been up for a while. I tried to come to Ogiwara-kun's aid, but it took me a while to walk over here"
"Speaking of which, you shouldn't be up and about! What if your stitches open?!" Midorima barked as he adjusted his glasses. "He's right, Tetsuya. Let me help you back into bed" Akashi smiled and gently took Kuroko's hand.
Ogiwara whistled, "Kuroko's popular as always" he muttered softly to himself. "What was that, Ogiwara?" Kagami asked with a raised eyebrow. "And you're as obstinate as always" Ogiwara sighed.
"What did you say?!" Kagami barked in response.
"Where do you think you're going, Haizaki?" Ogiwara snapped his head in the silver haired man's direction, completely ignoring Kagami's outburst.
"No...no where?" Haizaki sweat dropped.
"Good. Now get in here and lets all have a nice chat, shall we?" Ogiwara smiled and pointed a thumb in Kuroko's room.
"Ri...right" Haizaki mumbled.
"You should've let him walk away" Kagami mumbled to Ogiwara after Haizaki had passed them and entered the room.
"Shh now, Kagami, or else you'll feel like more of an ass" Ogiwara sighed. Kagami muttered a quiet "doubt it" under his breath and took a seat in Kuroko's room.
"You children too" Ogiwara nodded to the rest of the GOM.
"Eh, us?" Kise pointed at himself.
"You're close to Kuroko, right? You can come listen in. Unless you'd rather your leader get all the time with Kuroko..." Ogiwara smiled.
"Like you could stop me" Aomine quickly passed Ogiwara, glaring down at him as he passed.
"It doesn't look like I have a choice" Midorima shrugged.
"I brought snacks, Kurochin" Murasakibara hummed as he, too, entered the room.
"Come on, blondie" Ogiwara said to Kise as he held the door open.
"R-right!" Kise quickly followed his teammates. Ogiwara smiled and slowly closed the door shut.
ANNNNDDDDDD...done. UGH
I actually had it thought out that Ogiwara wouldn't appear until the end of the chapter (complete with flashbacks of Ogiwara and Haizaki in America)...but I was so tired of rewriting this chapter I thought I'd expedite the process a bit...I'm pretty OK with how it turned out even though it wasn't exactly what I wanted...AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thanks for all the reviews! I love reading them!
I felt so bad for keeping you guys waiting! :( I'll try to be more timely, ehe