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"Sumimasen, you’re not supposed to smoke here. This is a hospital!" the nurse spoke in a snappy way. Die pouted and walked away. The young woman glared at his retreating back, (but couldn’t help thinking he’s so kakkoi!!!) the guitarist sighed and looked at his watch. He was supposed to see Toshiya but where’s the brat?!

"Man I’m getting bored!!!" Die looked around, noticed the no-smoking sign and decided to head back to Shinya’s room. As he walked down the corridor, the familiar feeling swept him, the feeling of how familiar the place was to him. He used to hate hospital, but now…it’s like his third home.

Weird thing happen in life…

Die stopped seeing a nurse standing in front of Shinya’s room. He walked quickly and greeted her, "Is he okay? What-what happened?" he panted. The woman smiled, and he remembered she was the one came with the doc two nights ago, when Shinya got fever.

"Hm. He’s fine. The doctor is doing some checking. It’s the procedure and I don’t think I can let you in" she smiled and looked at him funnily. Die fumed and put up a pleading expression. "Onegai…" the nurse waved an index finger right in front of him,

"Nope!"

"Then tell me what exactly does he do? What’s the doc checking? His back? Is anything wrong with his back?" Die asked not bothering to stop. The woman sighed and shook her head, "He’s FINE. You don’t have to act as if you’re his bodyguard! The doc is just doing some checking, he’s fine and we want him to get better than fine ne?"

Die pouted; she was getting a bit impatient, he thought. The man turned away and leaned on the wall, standing opposite the older woman. "You don’t have to look so hurt!" she laughed but he ignored.

"Die-baka! Why didn’t you wait at the lobby?!" a yell came and the nurse shot a glare at some certain slim pretty looking, long haired young man. Die growled, "Really? Who’s that baka who arrived late?!" the red head raised an eyebrow. Toshiya stopped, thought for a while and smiled sweetly, "Ehe…nani?"

The nurse chuckled. Toshiya turned and bowed to her. She greeted him.

"So what are we doing here?" Toshiya held Die’s arm, "Can we go into his room?" he asked the woman, who shook her head, Die sighed, "You can’t. The doc is examining somethings…and it’s better for you not to be in there…"

"Such a lame excuse!"

"Totchi…"

"Eh…we seriously can’t go in?" Toshiya asked, in a whiny voice and looked at the woman with puppy eyes. He looked like as if he was going to cry. Die covered his face with the big palm of his. The woman narrowed her eyes, "You remind me of my five year old daughter!"

Die laughed, "Nevermind…what time can we visit him?" the nurse looked at her watch, "Well, come back in…I’m not sure. After lunch?" the red head moaned and Toshiya had to drag him away.

"Totchi…I’m used to this you know…" Die shook his head, "Wake up here, walk around, have lunch, sleep…I don’t know how long do I have to wait!" Toshiya threw a sympathetic look and hugged his bandmate, "Soon…you’ll stop waiting!" he patted Die’s back hard and the red head pulled his long hair, "That hurts!!!" Toshiya grinned and slapped the older man’s back even harder.

"Totchi!!!!"

"No shouting please! This is hospital!"

"Stupid nurse…"

"Yeah…old woman *******~~~~!"

"Toshiya…I can’t believe it! Some disgrace vocabulary…did Kaoru teach u those?"

"Uh..n…"

*

The room felt different today…Shinya looked around. Maybe it was because the windows were opened and the air flowed freely in and out, fresh air that he had longed to breathe. And the white curtains moved, dancing in the air…going where the wind blew. And the room didn’t look as dark anymore. And the flowers…roses. The room was full of roses, on the table, the vase, the bedside table…made it looked so fresh!

It felt so good…so …

Clean…

Shinya sighed, maybe it felt different becoz he wasn’t laying on the bed as usual, but was actually standing up beside the bed. The doctor smiled and helped him a little, "Can you try?" Shinya nodded and stepped forward. He heard the doctor sighed in relief as he walked around rather slowly.

"Shinya-kun…I was right! There’s really, nothing to be worried about you!" he smiled gladly and patted Shinya’s shoulder. The drummer looked at him, and smiled back a little. "How does it feel? Are you okay about it? Do you feel any pain?" the younger one walked few steps and nodded, "Hai. Whenever I move, my back…" he whispered.

Yoshida-san nodded, "Yah…but it will heal…"

"My hips too…"

"Hm…it will go away Shinya-kun"

Shinya took few steps and stood near the window, "The room feels so different!" he held one of the curtains and peered a little, and gasped. The young man widened his eyes, without contacts it was a bit blur, but he couldn’t be wrong! The two figures sitting on the grass, smoking…Die and Toshiya.

Shinya stood frozen, his fingers gripping the white cloth tightly. Die laughed, he actually laughed, and Toshiya carelessly leaned on Die’s arm and hugged the red head. The older man puffed smoke out and blew it towards the bassist. Shinya thought he could hear Toshiya’s shriek. But maybe he was wrong…it was the sixth floor…

"Shinya-kun…" came a voice followed by a gentle pat on his arm. The drummer snapped his head up, winced as it hurt but managed to calm himself down. "Hai…"

"Do you want to walk on fresh grass? Maybe we should go down and-" the doctor suggested but Shinya quickly shook his head.

"No! I want to walk just around here…"

The doc nodded.

*

Kyo yawned as he entered the lobby with three carnations in his hand, for Shinya. He hoped Shinya would like it, roses were too much of Die. But then the small man hit his head, "Shinya’s not conscious! How can he know you give him carnations?!" then he remembered what Toshiya told him the other day, Shinya listens to us and he knows what we’re doing! People in comas have sixth sense! So if you give him flowers he can probably smell them!

Kyo nodded to himself, satisfied.

*

"Ouch!" Shinya cried out and the doc managed to catch him before he tripped. "Are you okay?" the older man sighed, "That’s close…" the drummer chuckled, "I’m fine…I was too bust with my mind, didn’t see this bottle" he kicked the bottle out of his way and smiled as the doc pouted, "Shinya-kun…this is hospital"

"Must be Die’s! he’s careless…sometimes" Shinya looked up and casted a dreamy look at the white ceiling. Yoshida-san shook his head, ‘I don’t understand Shinya-kun. Nevermind" he led Shinya to his bed, "Come on…let’s do it again" the drummer nodded but opened his mouth, "You remind me of somebody doctor…"

"Eh? Dare desu ka?"

"Yoshiki-san…"

The doc laughed, "Really? Well, he seems to be a serious person, and he’s knowing. Nice man he is. He cares a lot about you!" Shinya blushed a little.

*

"Kimura-san…we need you!" a nurse ran towards her senior, panted heavily, "Something-something with the patient, she- we can’t handle her! The doctor hasn’t arrived yet! And-" the head nurse nodded, but hesitated for a while. Should she tell the doctor? But she had told the red head to come back after lunch, and with the young boy, they probably went out already. So she walked quickly towards the younger nurse and disappeared to a room.

*

"Eh…where’s Die?" Kyo looked around. It was such a wonder not to find Die near the door. Usually, he would stand up and hiding a cig near the window down the corridor. But now…Kyo looked around, "Hm maybe he’s in the room" Kyo cleared his throat and knocked lightly. But there was no sound, or noise, or anything. So Kyo entered.

*

"Shinya!!!"

Kyo couldn’t believe his eyes! Shinya! the drummer, their Shinya!

"You…" the man in doctor uniform stared at him weirdly. But Kyo couldn’t care less. He was too shocked! To see Shinya, standing up, looking healthy despite the wounds and little cuts…he’s awake?!!! The carnations dropped on the floor, and the small man’s lips parted in wonder.

"Shinya…"

The drummer backed away a little, clutching on the doctor’s clothes tightly, "Kyo…" he whispered shakingly. The vocalist took a step forward, "Shinya…Shinya!" he exclaimed with a wide smile on his face, "Shinya! You’re awake!!!" the doctor joined his eyebrows, wondering where the head nurse was…

"Shinya! I thought, we thought you’re…" Kyo looked at the bed, and gasped. "Wow! I-I brought you flowers!" Kyo nervously held his hand up, but frowned, "I’m so sure I bought flowers! Where…" he looked around, gasped again and smiled sheepishly. "I didn’t know they fell…" he picked them up, "Nah…how do you feel?"

Kyo presented them to Shinya, who looked at them with a weird expression in his face. The drummer took a step backward, "N-no…get out! Get out!!!" he suddenly shouted. The doctor held his arms rather tightly, "Calm down Shinya-kun…" but the drummer kept murmuring things, his body quivered. Kyo watched as the doctor led Shinya to the bed and tried to calm him down.

Kyo lost his words, shock by the reaction. What was Toshiya’s reaction? He unconsciously began to wonder, trying to remember. Toshiya didn’t scream like that, but he did shiver in fear. The bassist woke up from nightmare and his screams filled the whole apartment. When Toshiya looked around he didn’t really recognize Kyo so Toshiya went a bit hysterical. But when he realized where he was, the pretty bassist hugged Kyo tightly, asking him not to go away.

Why am I thinking of Toshiya?! Why am I comparing them?!

"Ano…Kyo-kun?"

Kyo’s eyes widened, "Hai! What did I do? What should I do?!" he asked, confusedly. Kyo looked over and saw Shinya lying on the bed. The doctor smiled shaking his head, "Nothing. I shouldn’t be allowing you, but maybe you want to talk to him? Don’t push okay? Just talk softly…"

Kyo nodded few times, nervous swept his body and soul. The singer walked towards the bed carefully and placed the flowers next to Shinya on the bed, "Shinya…this is Kyo. Do you…remember?"

Shinya stared at the ceiling, didn’t seem to hear Kyo. But he did hear him talking. Kyo’s voice sounded so full of fear.

"This is only Kyo, Shinya! It’s me! Look…" Kyo held the flowers, "I bought you flowers! I hope you like them!" Kyo looked at the doctor, who nodded. So the singer took Shinya’s hand and made him took the flowers. Shinya moved his head, lifted his hand up and stared at the flowers.

"Flowers…for me…?" came a weak voice. Kyo sighed, and the doc was already smiling in relief.

"Hai…for you. do you like them?" Kyo smiled widely, nervously. Shinya turned his head to the right and looked at Kyo, "I like…nobody gives me. What is it?" Shinya asked, in an innocent tone. Kyo bit his lip, "Ah…carnation…I’m so glad you like it" Kyo laughed. Shinya smiled, "Arigato…"

Kyo nodded.

Nobody gives you flowers Shinya…yet this room is so full of roses…beautiful red roses…and I’m already wondering who give you those!

The drummer sat up and Kyo tried to help. Shinya winced as Kyo touched his back, "No! no…not my back…" Yoshida-san walked across the room and helped Shinya stood up, "Shinya-kun do you want to walk around?"

Shinya nodded. He held onto Kyo’s arm and took a step forward, wincing slightly. But after few times walking around the room, Shinya didn’t seem to feel pain anymore, to Kyo. But the doc knew Shinya tried to hold it. The cut wasn’t deep, but it was long…up near his shoulder down to the part near his backside.

"Doctor…" Shinya called out, politely.

"Hai?" the doc replied and Kyo looked up.

"Can I walk around outside?"

The doctor joined his eyebrows and Kyo looked at the older man, waiting. Yoshida-san hesitated for a while, not sure that it would be such a good idea. But seeing Shinya’s pleading face and the fact that Shinya looked alright…he nodded slowly, "Okay, come" but Shinya shook his head.

"Alone…"

The doctor took his glasses off, "Shinya-kun…" but the drummer walked towards him, "I'll be careful! I-I won’t do stupid things! Die is down there, with Toshiya, smoking! And-I'll be right back! I promise!" Shinya held the doc’s arms tightly, with hopes filled his eyes. The doc had no heart to say no.

Nobody could say no…

"Okay…but be right back!"

Shinya smiled a little and opened the door. Kyo, who had lifted an eyebrow hearing the mention of Die’s name, watched as the door was closed and quickly took out his phone. Yoshida-san looked at him quizzically but things seemed clear as Kyo mumbled a name staring at the screen.

"Die…Die…"

"Hold on!!! What are you doing?!" the doc quickly held Kyo’s wrist. The singer blinked, a bit scared. "Ano…calling Die, coz Shinya’s awake! He must be so happy!!!" the younger man exclaimed. Yoshida-san shook his head, took the phone away and turned it off.

"Nani?! What-what are –you- doing?!!!" Kyo shouted. The older man gave him the phone back. "It seems to me we need to talk about this. Notice how Shinya-kun gets weird when he sees you?" Kyo nodded. "Notice how he doesn’t seem to realize the bunches of flowers decorating this room?" Kyo nodded again. "And notice how Shinya seems to ignore you and just walk out the door?"

Kyo blinked.

"Don’t tell Die-kun…I'll tell you…"

*

Ah!!! This part isn’t supposed to end here! Comments please? Onegai…! L7

to be continued

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