Title: Missing Piece
Authors:
setsuna_31and
love_akira Chapter: 4/?
Pairing: ShigePi || NishiKato || More to come
Rating: PG-13
“Shige~”
“Tomohisa?” That voice definitely sounded like Tomohisa’s.
“Yeah, it’s me. Sorry, I’ve made you wait.”
Shige smiled as he turned to the direction where the voice was from. There stood his lover, his everything, Yamashita Tomohisa wearing his usual goofy grin and waving at him. Shige reached out to his boyfriend who was in his usual casual clothes-those clothes he wore on the day he confessed to Shige- instead of White duty coat. Tomohisa did the same thing and their hands met halfway, and Tomohisa held on to it softly but firmly.
“I miss you so much.” Shige spoke up.
That caused Tomohisa to pull Shige into a loving embrace. They stayed like that with Tomohisa rubbing Shige’s back in a soothing way while his other hand rested on Shige’s waist. Shige’s hands were wrapped around Tomohisa’s waist.
“I’m sorry Shige. But I have to do that.” Tomohisa whispered.
Shige couldn’t help but felt his tears falling and he tightened his grip on Tomohisa’s shirt.
“Shh~ don’t cry.”
“I…I…Tomohisa, I…” Shige didn’t know what he should say or what he wanted to say.
Tomohisa moved back a bit so he could see Shige’s face, “It’s for your good, Shige. My heart is in you.”
Shige’s face crumpled at that and he shouted “I don’t want that damned heart. I want you. You, Tomohisa, I only want you…Please don’t leave me.” But his voice got lower as he spoke and in the end it was barely a voice between sob and whimper.
Tomohisa wiped away the tears streaming down on Shige’s face with his thumbs and he leant in, “I won’t. I promise. I’ll be with you all the time, Shige. I love you so much to leave you.” He then kissed the younger boy.
“Shige~ Oi, Shige~ Kato, it’s time for your medicine.”
Shige’s eyes cracked open really fast and he stared at the face hovering right above his. That face’s owner smiled and he opened his mouth to speak again. “You are up. It’s time….oww, what the~” That person stumbled back, rubbing his forehead.
Shige suddenly jerked up, resulting in his forehead bumping into the other’s really hard.
“What’s what that for?”
“I…I’m sorry Ryo-kun. It’s just I was…your face was so…”
Ryo glared at the boy on bed. “Ok, I understand you got shocked to see my face so close to yours as you opened your eyes…but seriously people would kill to see my face the first thing when they open their eyes, this gorgeous face…but then again you are not like other people, you are a strange case…but did you have to knock our foreheads really hard. I have a date tonight, and if I get a big bruise on my forehead, you are so gonna pay for it.”
“I am sorry.” Shige could only say that.
Ryo sighed. “You were dreaming, weren’t you?”
“Hmm? How did…?”
“I heard you mumbling my brother’s name.” Ryo wasn’t happy to talk about his brother so he quickly changed the subject by, “Here take this and rest a while. Later, I’ll take you for a stroll.”
Shige took the glass of water and three small pills Ryo handed to him. He gulped them down in one second and handed the glass back to Ryo. Ryo had taken up his brother’s duties-all the duties of taking care of Shige. He would always take him out to the garden for a walk or just to get fresh air as Tomohisa always did. And if Shige pestered enough, Ryo would give in and take him to the roof top once in a while.
“This is gonna be my last stroll at the garden.” Shige muttered.
“Huh?” Ryo asked, not quite catching what the younger one said.
Shige repeated and Ryo looked at him for a while before coming near to sit beside Shige on the bed. “You can come back here whenever you wish…but of course, not in a life threatening way…what I mean it, if you wanna visit, you can always do that. I’ll be here.”
Shige nodded. During the short time after the operation and till now, Ryo’s and Shige’s relationship was surprisingly good. Maybe they were connected in a way that both of them lost the same person they treasured. Although Ryo might be mean and shouted every now and then at Shige, he really cared about the latter. It was not just because of the promise he’d made to his brother, it was more than that. He really felt something for the young patient.
“Now, smile and brighten up a bit, will ya? It’s not good when people see that the patient I’m taking care of is wearing a grim face. It’ll be bad for my reputation as a nurse.”
Shige mustered up a smile.
“Hmm~ that’s better. Now, I’ve to go. You rest and I’ll come back in half an hour, then we will go our usual strolling date.” Ryo stood up before ruffling Shige’s hair. He then headed towards the door.
“Ne, Ryo-kun.”
Ryo turned back to Shige. “What?”
“Thank you. Thanks for taking care of me all the while and being a shoulder to lean on. If it’s not for you, I won’t be here right now and Tomohisa’s donation would be point less.” Shige knew there were tears welling up in his eyes. “Like you said, I’ll live on and be strong. I’ll live to the fullness for both Tomohisa and me.”
Ryo showed his rare smile and with a nod of his head, he was gone.
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It was really overwhelming. Shige had stayed too long in this hospital that it was strange for him to leave this place, alive and in a better health and form. This place held lots of memories for Shige. He stood before his father’s car as he bid farewell to those doctors and nurses he had known during his stay. Ryo was not there. He was on his duty and couldn’t come to say goodbye. Shige, for the last time, wanted to see him. He wasn’t sure whether they would meet again. Being with Ryo was almost like being with Tomohisa…Almost…Ryo was no Tomohisa, but still being with Ryo made Shige feels good.
He finally stepped into the car and with a last wave of hand; his father started the engine and drove away. Shige let out a sigh…so he didn’t get to see Ryo for the last time after all. He would surely miss that black haired nurse.
Shige, for the one last time, turned back to look at the hospital from his backseat and that when he spotted someone running after their car, waving hysterically.
“Oto-san, stop the car.” Shige said his eyes still on the running figure.
“What?”
“Stop the car, dad, please. I forgot something.” Shige said again and his father complied.
As soon as the car came to a stop, Shige jumped out of the seat and the car, and ran back to the other one.
Ryo doubled over, his hands on his knees as he tried to even his breathing out. “Damn, I haven’t run like that in a while.” He then looked up at Shige who was standing before him, grinning. Shige didn’t know why, but he was really overjoyed to see Ryo running after his father’s car.
“What’re you grinning for, you idiot? I could have tripped and injured my pretty face while running after your damn car, what took you so long to stop the car?” Ryo was definitely not like Tomohisa. Tomohisa wasn’t a very conceited person, but Ryo sure took great pride on his handsome look.
“I thought you are on your duty.” Shige asked, a grin still plastered on his face.
“Well, I left it with my colleague for a while so I could come and bid farewell to you.” Ryo had now evened out his breathing and he was standing straight now.
They were silent before Shige spoke up.
“My dad is waiting, so…”
Shige wasn’t expecting for Ryo to hug him tight. “It was nice getting to know you and having you here.”
“Thanks, I’m glad I got to know you too.” Shige just stood awkwardly. He didn’t hug Ryo back though.
Ryo let go as soon as Shige finished saying and then he smiled at the latter.
“There is something I want you to have.” Ryo fished something out of his pocket.
“Here, it’s the first…well I think, at least…thing Tomohisa and I bought with our pocket money combined together. Since it is only one, we both don’t wear it but just keep it. Now, I think you should have it.”
Shige stared at the necklace with three stars locket…
“It’s Polaris.” Ryo said, tracing the stars.
“Can I really take it?”
“Yeah, and don’t forget me, Ok…since you won’t be coming back to hospital so soon.”
This time Shige was the one to hug Ryo while saying “Thank you, Ryo-kun. And I won’t forget you.”
When they pulled back, Ryo put the necklace on Shige’s neck and he studied the boy,
“It suits you.”
“It’s beautiful.”
“Well, I guess you should go now.”
Shige turned to look at the car and he looked back at Ryo. “Yeah, bye Ryo-kun. Hope we will meet again.”
“Yeah, I hope but not in a way where you have to be dragged into emergency room almost dying. Stay healthy, ok.”
“Sure.” Shige waved as he ran back to the car.
Ryo didn’t stop waving his hand till the car disappeared out of his sight.
“I’ll be missing you, Shige.” He made his way back to the hospital. “You had a good taste in guys, not bad, Tomohisa.” He said to the thin air.