Three Weeks Later:
Last Night:
"Tohru—get well soon."
"I love you. Wake up soon."
"What happened to you?"
"Why did this happen you?"
"Who would want to hurt you, of all people?"
"God—why does she drive me crazy like this?"
"Why am I crazy in love with her?"
"Tohru, I love you; I want to be with you."
"That's impossible."
"I'm way too old for her."
"Even if I weren't too old for her, she just got out of a bad relationship."
"Damnit! Damnit all to hell!"
That's how the last three weeks have been for Hatori.
And as hard as it has been, he had to tear himself away from Tohru to check on his other patients—and Akito.
Still, he always made sure to check on Tohru in between patients—and he often skipped lunch.
She still wasn't great, but she was healing—and is considered to be "out of the woods," as most would say.
Now:
After being in a coma for three weeks, Tohru was finally starting to wake up.
"Hatori?" Tohru weakly asked, trying to sit up.
"Hey. No, no, no. Just relax. You're in no condition to be moving around just yet." Hatori sternly said.
"Right…" Tohru agreed, remembering what she went through; she shuddered at the memories.
"Can you tell me what happened?" Hatori asked right away.
"I was attacked and beaten in a park." Tohru answered in a small voice, trying to remember.
"Can you tell me by who?" Hatori asked as calmly as he could.
"I can't remember; I'm sorry." Tohru replied, tears starting to run down her face.
"Hey, it's ok; just try to relax. Don't push yourself. Nobody will blame or be mad at you for not remembering right now. But if you do remember, let someone know right away so it can be taken care of. Ok?" Hatori calmly explained, sympathetic.
"Ok." Tohru softly replied, thinking about everything.
"There are some very worried people waiting to see you. They have been here every day, waiting for you to wake up—some all day; others are only here when they can get off of work or school. Are you up for visitors?" Hatori asked, watching her face and body language.
"Yeah." Tohru replied, looking down.
"Ok, you can all come in—slowly. And only for a little bit." Hatori sternly offered, opening the door.
"Tohru, are you ok?" Everyone asked, concerned; she was still really pale.
"I'm in a lot of pain." Tohru sadly admitted with a sad, painful smile.
"Are you going to be ok?" Kisa asked, scared.
"Yeah, I'll be ok. Hatori is taking very good care of me." Tohru happily said.
"Thank you, Hatori." Kisa cried, hugging Hatori.
"Can we hug Tohru?" Momiji asked right away.
"I wouldn't recommend it; she's still in too much pain." Hatori sternly said.
"Awww! Ok." Momiji complained.
"Kyo isn't here, is he?" Tohru asked, slightly scared.
"No, he's not. Why? Is the one who did this to you?" Yuki asked right away.
"No, he's not. I don't remember who it was, but it wasn't him." Tohru softly but seriously answered.
"Ok." Yuki replied, backing off.
"Well, if he had, I'd have to kick his ass." Haru said, beating his fist into his hand.
"You and me, both. But Tohru doesn't need this right now we're so glad that you're starting to feel better." Rin stated, calming Haru down a little.
"Where is Kyo anyways?" Momiji asked, looking at Tohru.
"Probably with his whore." Hiro responded, annoyed; he may not have liked Tohru all that much, but she didn't deserve any of this. Nor did she deserve to be cheated on.
"Hiro!" Everyone exclaimed, shocked.
"What? It's the truth. That damn cat cheated on her with some whore. Even if she isn't a whore—she's a whore. Tohru may be stupid, but she's a good person, who didn't deserve anything she recently got." Hiro shot, defending Tohru for the first time.
"You shouldn't be using that language though." Hatori sighed, running his hand through his hair.
"Tohru, anything you need, it's all yours." Akito noted, concerned; she and Tohru had become pretty good friends.
"Thank you." Tohru softly thanked.
"That guy is extremely lucky you don't remember who he is—or what he looks like! But I'll figure it out; you can count on that!" Uo threatened, smacking her hand into her fist.
"Don't worry, Tohru; we'll avenge you." Hana stated, scaring just about everyone in the room.
"Ok everyone—I think it's time for you to head out; Tohru needs her rest." Hatori sternly repeated.
"Ok." Everyone mumbled as they said their goodbyes and left.
Once everyone was gone—and he shut the door, Hatori went to his desk to look over some files and other important paperwork.
"Hatori?" Tohru asked after a few minutes.
"Yes, what is it?" Hatori asked, looking over some paperwork.
"Why did you take care of me instead of sending me to the hospital?" Tohru asked, confused.
"Because I take care of family; you're family—regardless of whether you're with Kyo or not." Hatori sincerely answered; he then he noticed her face.
"What is it; what's wrong?" Hatori asked right away.
"I had a dream—about you." Tohru slowly answered.
"About me?" Hatori asked, confused.
"Yes…" Tohru admitted, blushing.
"Are you ok?" Hatori asked right away.
"Yes." Tohru replied.
"What was the dream about?" Hatori asked, interested.
"I love you." Tohru blurted out, very red in the face.
"Wh-what?" Hatori asked, somewhat shocked.
"I-I'm sorry. You can send me to a regular hospital if you want." Tohru stuttered out, tears threatening to flow freely down her cheeks.
"Tohru…" Hatori started but couldn't continue.
Instead, he walked over to her and kissed her with all the passion he could muster.
"Tohru—I'm ten years older than you." Hatori stated, looking directly into her eyes, trying to reason with not only Tohru, but himself as he pulled away from her.
"I don't care. My mom and dad were nine years apart. Age doesn't matter to me." Tohru softly said.
"Tohru, I love you too. It may be risky, but we can give this a try, if you'd like. But for now, let's keep it a secret." Hatori seriously instructed.
"Ok." Tohru agreed, looking up at him; she would've done anything he asked to be with him.
"Ok." Hatori calmly said with a smile before leaning down to kiss her again.
This time, however…