Fly (Keishin Ukai) - COMPLETED

41 - Truth

"She's awake."

Keishin was unsure he heard Fujio correctly.

"S-She's awake?"

"Yes a-"

Keishin pulled the phone away from his ear, the side of his lips tugging into a grin. He looked to his friends, a spark in his brown eyes that were filled with darkness only a few seconds before.

"She's awake," he repeated, though his voice was only just above a whisper, struggling to believe his own words. "She's awake!" he pipped up, his hands reaching up to Yúsuke's shoulders. "SHE'S AWAKE!" He shook him roughly. It was as if he had a sudden sugar rush; he did not know what to do with the energy coursing through his body. "I've got to go see her!"

"Go, I'll close the store, don't you worry!" Keishin's mother said. He pulled her into a tight hug, unable to hold down his smile.

"I'll be there soon," he quickly said into the mic of his phone before hanging up. He gave a final glance to his friends before sprinting out of the door and to his car. The journey had never felt so long, the traffic lights seem to take years before changing to green and felt as though an elderly person was driving every car he got stuck behind. His finger impatiently tapped the steering wheel, his knee bouncing - he was like a child on his way to a sweet shop; he could not control his emotions.

He was finally getting his girl back.

Keishin mumbled many 'sorry' as he entered the hospital, weaving through different people. He did not bother to sign in at the reception, knowing the adrenaline would not allow his body to do such a calm task.

"Hey, you've got to sign in!" A younger man yelled as Keishin ran past, the receptionist went to contact security, but the lady next to him placed a hand on his shoulder. The same lady who had gotten to know Keishin over the last few weeks, seeing him nearly every day come in to stay by his girlfriend. She heard the news that Yuki had woken up, and she was happy for the couple, knowing Keishin would run in at one point.

"Don't worry, he's fine. I'll sign in for him." She smiled softly.

Keishin slowed at a corner where a group of patients and visitors crowded the elevator. His finger tapped his leg, and he nibbled on his bottom lip. His eyes looked at the number's lighting up as the elevator made it's way down. However, he turned on his heels and went back into a sprint. He could not just wait; even for a few seconds, his body would not let him.

He burst the door open to the staircase, mumbling another apology to a gentleman he startled before he ran up the steps, skipping two at a time. After four weeks, he knew the hospital like the back of his hand. He knew exactly where to go. He burst through another door, running down the familiar halls that lead to Yuki's room. Many patients and hospital staff greeted him as he went by; he tried his best to be polite despite being breathless.

"Is everything okay?" One of the older ladies from the cafeteria asked as he went by.

"SHE'S AWAKE!" Was all that needed to be said for the women not to hold him up, though even if they wanted to ask more they could not, he was gone in an instant.

Keishin's run did not slow as he approached her room. His mind was racing with thoughts. Thoughts on how he would hold her, kiss her, tell her he loved her. She was back. He needed to tell the boys, though he was sure Nishinoya had beaten him to it.

He stopped outside her room, and without hesitation, opened the door.

Yuki was sat up in the hospital bed, speaking to Noya that sat beside her. Keishin wondered if he was dreaming again. That in a moment's notice she would disappear, and a gravestone would replace her just like his nightmare the last few weeks. But there she stayed. She turned to look at him. Her eyes bored into his, her expression unchanging.