When you open your eyes you notice how bright everything seems. You squint at the light above and turn your head to the side. Your eyes widen when you see your mother tapping her foot wildly. You shift and watch her head turn. She stands up quickly and all of a sudden looks very afraid. She bites her lip and takes a deep breath.

"Are you fully awake, (y/n)?" she asks softly.

You nod, "What are you doing here?"

Your mother looks away, "We heard about what happened and came here as quickly as possible…"

"Really? I wouldn't think you'd care about your mistake," you reply bitterly.

She looks shocked and says, "I-I will always worry about you (y/n) you're my child for God's sake…"

You squeeze your eyes tight, "Well it never felt like it."

You hear your mother come closer and look up. Your mother looks absolutely broken and hurt. You feel a part of you caring and wondering what was wrong but shove it down. You swallow thickly and look away.

"I'm sorry."

You turn back and see her looking at her feet, "I am so sorry…"

You watch as her shoulders shake and tears stream down her cheeks, "I'm so sorry! How could I have done this to my own child! I'm the worst parent ever!"

She sobs into her hands and backs away. You watch helplessly as your mother cries and repeatedly says, 'I'm sorry' over and over.

"I- I always thought I was doing the right thing making sure you get a job that pays well, but then all of this happened and we said such horrible things and you- Oh God how could I do that to you!? I'm supposed to protect you!" She rambles on.

You try to intervene, "Mom-"

"I hit you! Oh my God! And then you had a panic attack and I couldn't even help! Then I told your father you were sleeping with them and I didn't even know the whole story how could I do something so terrible? Why couldn't I have been a better parent why!? Oh God I'm so sorry I'll do anything to make up for all of this-"

"MOM!" You yell loudly.

She stops and looks to you with tearful eyes. You sigh and look to the ceiling.

"I don't know what set you off to realize your mistakes, but I won't be able to forgive you so easily…" you tell her.

Your mother nods, "I understand…"

You continue, "Hopefully I can forgive you but for now it won't be easy."

Your mother manages a small smile and says, "I know. Hopefully little by little we can earn your trust back. Starting with this."

You squint your eyes in confusion when she brings out your medical bill. It's high and it won't be easy to pay for it all…

"Your father and I have paid the whole thing full," your mother tells you firmly.

"What?" you ask surprised, "you paid off everything?"

Your mother nods, "It's the least we can do… I um… I'll head out and tell those boys you're awake…"

She gets up to leave when you grasp her hand, "Thank you mom."

You feel her shake and watch as she quickly escapes the room. You smile gently wondering what on earth changed. You look up and see the boys crowding at the door when it opens and all of them come tumbling out. They look up to you with big eyes and you smile. They all shoot up and surround you relief on their faces.

"You scared us (y/n)!" Todomatsu exclaims.

"Don't you ever do something so stupid again!" Choromatsu reprimands you.

"Yea that's my job remember?" Osomatsu jokes.

"We're just glad you're safe (y/n)," Karamatsu says.

"If you do something like that again I'll lock you in the cafe…" Ichimatsu threatens half heartedly.

"I'll protect you next time (y/n)!" Jyushimatsu exclaims.

You smile weakly, "Sorry for worrying you. I have no idea what came over me I just knew I had to protect you…"

They nod and Todomatsu wraps his arms around your neck, "I'm just glad you're still here…"

The others nod and all of them give you a warm smile that you gladly return. They all pull up chairs and sit with you just talking and distracting you from the stuffy hospital room. Once lunch comes around Osomatsu helps sit you up gently, but you notice that he also is hugging you lightly. You rest your head on his shoulder and smile. He smiles back and kisses your forehead.

You dread eating the nasty food, but decide to stomach it. You lift your arm and feel your stomach protest angrily. You hiss and touch it as the boys all stand up worried.

"I-I'm ok, my stomach still hurts I guess…" you tell them softly.

They all look at you sadly before Jyushimatsu grabs your spoon. They gave you soup, so he gets gets a spoonful and blows. He then holds it out to you and you take it into your mouth embarrassed. Jyushimatsu continues feeding you until you're sick of the stale and plain food.

Ichimatsu then reaches under his hoodie for something and brings out ESP kitty. He sets him in your lap and you stroke his fur happily. Ichimatsu smiles and squeezes your hand tightly. You glance over at him and see the bags under his eyes seem much worse. You pull him close and kiss his nose.

"I'm ok Ichi," you tell him, "I'm not going anywhere, anytime soon."

He nods and seems much more relaxed after this. You continue petting ESP kitty when Karamatsu pulls out a bouquet of roses and a balloon saying 'get well'. The brothers snort and shake their head, but you smile and gladly accept them. You kiss Karamatsu on the cheek showing your thanks which gets him excited and flustered.

You watch tv for a little while and start to get bored. Choromatsu hands you his phone and earbuds.

"I bought the new Nyaa Chan album… I was hoping to listen to it with you…" he mutters embarrassed.

You smile and kiss his ear which causes him to pop! You giggle plugging the earbuds in and placing them in your ears. You hit play and just listen to the music. You find it relaxing and soothing as it distracts you from everything. However you don't notice the happy green matsu's expression after seeing your joy…

As evening comes around a nurse and doctor comes to check on you. They tell you in the next few days you should be getting out pretty quickly, and you are very relieved to hear it. The boys are thrilled as well that you will be able to come home soon.

"Wait, where's Angel?" you ask suddenly.

The boys look to each other and then to you.

"She's still here…" Choromatsu tells you.

Osomatsu says, "She's been outside talking with Kiyoshi's parents…"

The others stay silent and you ask, "What is she talking to them about?"

"I heard her telling them she was sorry, and that she wants to go to the funeral…" Karamatsu says bitterly.

You sigh, "She's blaming herself… When is the funeral?"

Jyushimatsu pipes up, "Angel told me this weekend."

You nod, "I'll make sure to be better by then."

The others nod and you take a deep breath, "Bring her to me please…"

They nod before getting up and leaving. You wait for a few minutes before hearing the door open. You look up and see Angel shuffling in awkwardly. She looks broken and upset, but you just pat the edge of the bed softly. She walks over and plops down refusing to look at you.

"Angel," you try getting her attention.

She just curls in on herself even more so you repeat, "Angel."

Finally she peeks over at you. You sigh before grabbing her hand. You squeeze it tightly, and watch as her shoulders shake.

"He's dead," she whispers brokenly.

You nod and squeeze tighter, "I know. I know baby I'm so sorry…"

She starts to cry and buries her face in her hands, "Why did it have to be him? Why!?"

You don't know what to say so you just rub her back.

"I couldn't protect him! He needed me, and I couldn't help…" she says shaking.

"You can't fix everything sweetheart," you tell her softly.

She looks up at you with tears streaming down her face and she whispers, "It's not fair."

You nod, "I know sweety I know."

She starts to sob and you scoot over as she crawls closer. She buries her head into the pillow and sobs. She cries and cries, and you have no idea on what to do so you just rub her shoulder. You tell her it's gonna be ok and that Kiyoshi would want her to be happy and smile again. She sobs for hours until finally it dies down. She sniffles a few times before rolling onto her back.

"I wanted Kiyoshi to be my friend…" she says tiredly.

You nod, "I'm sure he would've wanted that too…"

Angel looks over at you and then nods before curling into a tight ball. You stroke her hair and close your eyes humming a little tune. Angel seems to fall asleep and you tighten your hold before closing your eyes and falling asleep once more.

'Watch over her Kiyoshi.'