Chapter 21 - Support
Author : me
Rating : pg-13
Disclaimer : just the story. .
Summary : Sometimes what you call ordinary is extraordinary
Author's note : Gomen for the my stupidity ! the internet just hate me i guess. .
Chapter 21 - Support
*FLASHBACK*
“What’s wrong Ryuu-chan ?” the 10 years old Ryosuke approached the girl who is crying beside the pool.
The girl turned and showed her puffy eyes to him. “Ryo-chan !” she hugged the boy. “Shiro-chan just died this morning !” she whined.
Ryosuke gently hugged her back. “Daijobu. I’m still here ne ?” he consoled her.
Ryuuki slowly released her hug and her cry slowly turned into a mere hiccupping. “My parents never home. I had no friends because papa wouldn’t let me entered a public school. And now Shiro-chan left me. He was my only friend. Though he couldn’t answered me back, but he was always be there with me. Now I’m alone again.” She buried her face under her hands.
“Ryuu-chan…” Ryosuke looked at the girl sadly. “Hey, don’t be sad. I’m still here for you. And I promise you that I will never leave you no matter what happen so you won’t be alone anymore.”
“Hontou ?” Ryuuki stared him with a bright eyes.
“Un.” Ryosuke nodded and smiled warmly to the girl.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
“Ryuuki !” Ryosuke shout.
The next thing he do shocked the others. He harshly pull his infusion’s out and hurriedly running to where his partner just left.
“Ryuuki, wait !” he shouts again as loud as his weak voice can.
But the girl seemed to ignore him as she keeps on walking away. Just when Ryuuki’s about to reach the corner, he finally managed to catch her up. He wraps his hands around her waist to stop her from going any further.
“Please, don’t say that. Don’t leave me like that.” Ryosuke beg her weakly.
Ryuuki doesn’t say anything as she start to trembling and the tears she’d been holding begin to streaming down her face uncontrollably.
Ryosuke turn her body around and see her crying. “Hey, don’t cry.” He consoles the girl.
But then Ryuuki hug him tightly as the cry continue. “Why, Ryosuke ? Why won’t you tell me ? Am I not trustworthy for you ? Am I a bad partner for you ?” she sobs.
Ryosuke was startled but he immediately snap it out as he slowly hug the girl back. “Gomen. I didn’t meant to make you felt that way. It’s just, I don’t want you to feel troubled over this. I don’t want you to worry or thinking too much over things which are not your concern.”
Suddenly, Ryuuki pull apart harshly. “Don’t you know that I was so worried because you won’t let me know your problems ? Don’t you know how much I felt troubled because you won’t let me care about your concern ? We’re not just a partner, Ryo ! We’re family, aren’t we ?” she cries.
“Gomen. Really. I shoud’ve realized that before.” Ryosuke apologized quietly.
Ryuuki look up to watch her cousin’s face more carefully. His face is extremely pale, and his breaths are also so rough and short. His eyes show tiredness, but indeed, he forces to form a smile.
“Ryosuke, daijobu ?” she asks worriedly.
But Ryosuke ignore her as he continues, “I should’ve realized that the reason of why I, why I did that, is because of I, I…” but then, he start to fall before he could finished his words.
Ryuuki quickly grab his body to avoid him from falling to the floor.
“Ryosuke ! Hey, Ryosuke ! Wake up !” but the boy won’t move. “Kota-kun !” she screams. Tears forming in her eyes once again.
Soon, the called boy came with the others 4 tailing him. Not so long after, the other teens from the living room are also come upon Ryuuki’s scream. They’re all surprised with the view in front of them.
Without saying anything, Kota lift the unconscious boy and rushed him back to his room. There, he lays Ryosuke back on his bed and smoothly re-attached the infusion to his left arm after changing the needle and clean the wound from Ryosuke’s hand. The other join him as they see Ryosuke is laying there, breathing hard and sweating a lot.
Kota then injecting Ryosuke’s medicines to his infusion and cover his face with the masker connected to the oxygen tube. He takes a bowl and a hand towel from Ryosuke’s drawer after feeling the younger’s temperature is quite warm. He runs to the bathroom to fill the bowl with hot water before wipe his sweats and compress his head.
He then release a deep breath before putting the bowl on the drawer and sit on the bed, aside from the boy who is now breathing normally and seemed relaxed more.
“G-gomen, I didn’t m-meant to…” Ryuuki speak between her sobs. Chi start rubbing her back soothingly.
“No one is blaming you Ryuu-chan. And I believe that Ryo-chan doesn’t either.” Kota speak softly.
“W-what happened ?” Ryutaro ask confusedly.
Kota paused for a while. “I can’t tell you. It’s Ryo-chan’s right to tell you. All I can say is that, Ryo-chan is now so fragile. Too fragile for a strong boy like him.” Kota’s eyes don’t move an inch from the boy’s figure.
“Is he, is he going to be alright ?” Yuto ask nervously.
“Of course.” Kota start caressing the boy’s hair. “He’s a strong boy after all. He’d faced even worse that this before, and he could survived. All he needed is, support.”
All teens, even the harsh Keito and the fool Hikaru form a bright eyes to prove that they will support Ryosuke.
Kota finally turn to face them. “Sumimasen, but I guess visiting hours is done. I guess it’s best for you to leave Ryo-chan his space and time. Beside, it seems like his parents are going home. I believe you don’t want them to see you with Ryo-chan like this. If it is about Ryo-chan, they can be ridiculous.” He smiles.
“Saa, I guess we’re leaving. We’re sorry for the troubles. Excuse us.” Inoo speak for the other’s stead.
“I’m sorry I can’t accompany you out.” Kota bow.
“Iie. We understand that.” Inoo reply as he too bow, as well as the other teens.
“Anou…” Daiki’s sister speak hesitantly.
“It’s okay Arioka. You may leave. I will take over from now.” Kota inform the girl.
She nods before Inoo lead all of them out and close the door behind them.
After everyone left, Kota returned to the unconscious boy and stare at him tenderly. “A lot of things happened in a day, ne, Ryo-chan ?”
~~~~~~~~~~tbc
.once again, hontou ni gomenasai !!
hope u won't kill me. .
*being negative*
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