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The phone had been ringing for the past few seconds and as he was more determined to let it ring it still didn’t give up. Toshiya growled, moved a little and tried to reach out for it. It was funny how he couldn’t really sleep that night. And Kaoru was already snoring. But what time was it?

Toshiya got up slowly and turned the bedside lamp on. He winced and quickly squeezed his eyes shut. He glanced at his watch, yawning. Almost one. Then he picked the phone up,

"Moshi moshi…" though he was really tired, Toshiya still tried to be polite. It wasn’t his apartment, his

"Kaoru…" came a weak voice.

"No, Im not Ka-"

"Help ne…"

Toshiya joined his eyebrows, trying to figure out who it was. It sounded so familiar…but…who was it? Sounded like, but then from the other side, Toshiya could hear some inaudible noises, and somebody was talking. He never heard that voice before…

"Moshi-moshi, is that Kaoru-kun?" the other voice spoke. Toshiya scratched his head in confusion. This person sounded polite.

"Iie, em, hold on" Toshiya pouted and turned around to wake Kaoru up, "Kaoru! wake up! You got phone!!!" he shook the older man’s body few times, and finally Kaoru moved a little, moaning.

"Sumimasen…ah! Is he there? This is quite important" came the same polite voice. Toshiya bit his lip, kicking Kaoru’s legs, "He is! Hold on! He’s sleeping…" the bassist wished he never said that. That man could be anyone! Maybe Kaoru’s dad or…oh no! what should he say?

"This is doctor!"

Toshiya’s heart skipped a beat. He straightened himself and sat on the bed, "Hai! This is Toshiya" he pulled Kaoru’s arm up, "Kaoru!!! wake up!!!" he hissed. The doctor sighed, "Something weird happen to Die-kun. I think he need somebody to talk to…he seems weird. This is because Shinya-kun has been moved to the ICU again!"

Kaoru opened his eyes, looking up at Toshiya who looked paler and paler. The guitarist, sensing something might be wrong got up quickly and Toshiya gave him the phone,

"This is Kaoru! hai!!! Doctor? Nani?!!!" Kaoru looked at Toshiya, "Okay, I'll be there!" he hung up, "Toshiya! Something happens with Shinya and-" Toshiya nodded quickly, "I know I Know!!! You go!" he pushed Kaoru and the older man rushed to the bathroom. He got changed but then Toshiya was still sitting on the bed.

"Aren’t you coming?"

Toshiya thought for few short seconds before shaking his head, "Iie…"

Kaoru sighed, threw a sympathetic look and gave him a kiss before rushing out the room. Toshiya bit his lip, watching, listening to the sound of footsteps and how the door was banged quite loudly. He fell back to the bed, biting his finger nails, and scolded himself. But no matter what happened…he couldn’t go.

*

It was almost one thirty but the hospital area was still quite crowded. He could hear some ambulance’s siren as he paced down the corridor, to the ICU area. Some nurses looked at him weirdly as he walked pass them but he couldn’t care less. When he reached there, some more people turned to glance at him. It was a bit noisier than the other areas of the hospital.

Kaoru stopped at the place where Kubota had brought him to, that night. Now looking everywhere for Die…

Die’s not here…he looked around more, narrowing his eyes for a better view but he couldn’t see any red head. Biting his lips, Kaoru decided to rush up to third floor, where Shinya’s room was. He took the elevator up and…

"Come on Die…where are you?" Kaoru mumbled nervously. The pink (or purple) head gasped as he caught a glimpse of some certain red haired person, sitting next to the bench, not on it, but settling down on the floor. He looked like as if he was hugging his knees. When Kaoru reached to the red head’s side, Die was hugging his knees and didn’t seem to notice his presence.

"Die!" he exclaimed, sighing.

There was no response but Die slowly lifted his head up, and Kaoru gasped seeing what he couldn’t believe. Die must have been crying or something! He looked so…shit! How could…must be Shinya…

"Die…what happened?" Kaoru crouched in front of him and slowly reached out to cup Die’s face. The younger man looked at him, but Kaoru felt that Die wasn’t looking at him. His stare went through his eyes… he couldn’t figure it out!

"Shinya…" Die’s voice came low, deep and cracked. The older one joined his eyebrows, "Die? Shinya what?" he was getting really worried. "He was awake…" Die suddenly replied, to Kaoru’s shock. Normally he would stay quiet, "And he saw me, he called my name…" Kaoru thought he saw a faint smile painted on Die’s lips, "But then he …asked for water, and suddenly just choked out blood!"

Kaoru’s eyes bulged out, right in front of his eyes?! Die shifted a little and leaned back on the wall. He brushed his hair slowly and moaned, "The doctor took care of him quickly…he said something about inner bleeding…and…" Die shook his head from side to side, "I don’t know…he rushed Shinya to ICU and…I don’t think I'll ever see him again…and…" the red head whispered frantically.

Kaoru looked at him weirdly, with a really fine trace of worry on his face mix with something else. "Die… did the doc say anything else? Like…" Die was shaking his head vigorously, almost in a really stranger manner that Kaoru had to hold his face strongly.

"Die! Listen to me!" Kaoru hissed before he heard some footsteps and felt a tap on his shoulder. When he looked up, it was the doctor. The pink head stood up, bowed. The older man bowed back and crouched in front of Die. There was no reaction from the red head.

"Die-kun" the man called, holding his shoulders. Die blinked and looked at him.

"Shinya-kun is fine…" Kaoru watched how Die’s eyes lit up in seconds, the doc smiled, "Hai, there’s some inner bleeding but he’s fine! It was quite common for us to deal with, and he wasn’t supposed to-" the oldest stopped instantly. Kaoru narrowed his eyes, why? He thought.

"Well, in two days Shinya-kun will be moved to one of those rooms sixth floor, so he’ll be fine. Okay?" Kaoru watched how the doctor tightened his hold on Die’s shoulders. And he watched too how Die slowly came back to reality and nodded weakly. This man had the charm…he really had it all!

"And I'll ask the nurse to put an extra bed or if it’s too big for the room, I'll ask them to put a couch, anything so you can stay there…" Die’s eyes widened and he straightened his back abruptly. Kaoru watched mesmerized. But wasn’t Shinya having some inner bleeding and it was sounding really serious? And the doc looked so calm? Even…

Die moved his arms, holding the doc’s. He was staring into the older man’s eyes, surprised.

"You…you mean…I can…?" Die stuttered in disbelief and smiled in relief as the doc smiled and nodded slowly, "I’ve told you so…he’s fine…" the red head laughed, "But, Die-kun. You haven’t had proper sleep these few days! Tonight, go back and have good sleep! You have to listen to me becoz there’s no way I’m gonna allow you in that ICU room!"

Die stopped and gazed down. Realising what happened, Kaoru cleared his throat, "Die…listen to the doc okay? If he says Shinya’ll be fine then he will!" the doc smiled to the other guitarist and turned as somebody called for him.

"Guess I have to go! What a long shift I have tonight!" he got up and Kaoru bowed again while Die didn’t even seem to realize it. Kaoru watched the retreating back and quickly pulled Die up, "Come on! You can’t stay here tonight! Let me get you to bathroom okay? And…gosh! Die! What’s this?" Kaoru almost screamed. Why didn’t he realize it? That spot on Die’s cheek. He quickly looked at his palm. There was a faint spot too. A red spot, and it looked like…blood.

Die sighed, blinked then touched his cheek before brining it down to have a look. He chuckled and Kaoru could only watch in surprise. "Nah…Shinya’s blood…sweet Shin-chan…" Die licked his palm and eyed it dreamingly. Kaoru stared with eyes bulging out; then he moved his eyes to his palm and gulped.

Oh God…not Die…

Kaoru shook his head mentally and pushed himself to focus on the other guitarist. Though that guy was getting weird, though he was getting a bit freaky…he needed help!

"Let’s go to bathroom!" Kaoru pushed, half dragging the other man and looked around for bathroom. Die walked weakly beside him, with that palm touching his cheek, the one with the spot. And Kaoru tired really hard to kick that thought of how that smell, that smell of cry blood…oh, gosh! He had it on his palm too!

*

Kaoru leaned on the wall, staring at his palm. It was clean and had the nice smell of the hand soap. He took his mobile out and dialed a number. The pink head waited for a while before somebody picked it up, "Hai…" a really tired voice and Kaoru smiled, "Totchi…"

"Kaoru?! What-what happened?" Toshiya sounded nervous. The guitarist took his time explaining and Toshiya sighed louder and louder as hi lover went on about things.

"SO Die? How’s he? Is he with you now?" Toshiya bit his fingernail. The older man fell silent, and that was when Toshiya could hear some weird noises from the other side.

"Kaoru…what’s that noisy?"

Kaoru turned his head and looked at the mirror. It had a reflection of somebody kneeling in front of the toilet bowl, and Kaoru closed his eyes, smiling sadly, "Totchi…do you mind if I bring Die home?"

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