A Heart That Belongs to Him

10: Tsumiki

Luckily for Kosuke the train station wasn't a horrible walk from Utahime's apartment. The older woman apologized several times for not being able to drive Kosuke (she had been drinking), but the younger girl shrugged her off and apologized for ruining their girl's night.

The next train was leaving in less than half an hour and the train station was more than a kilometer away, so Kosuke was rushing to catch the next one. Not knowing how long she would be back in Tokyo for, she made sure to pack a little heavy which slowed her down.

But just before the last train left, Kosuke made it. She took her seat and tried to get comfortable, preparing to try and get at least a little sleep before she got to Tokyo and deal with whatever was happening.

She closed her eyes but sleep never came. A ball of nerves formed in her stomach. Kosuke grabbed a strand of hair and began to braid it, when she was done with it, she took it out and started over. Her eyes were glued to the seat in front of her. She wondered if she should try calling Megumi, to find out more. He might have been stressed right now and dealing with a lot, so Kosuke let the idea go.

It still ate at her. She had millions of questions, and no one could answer her. After braiding her hair for the tenth time she forced herself to actually be productive and try to figure this out. She clearly wasn't going to be getting any sleep.

Kosuke pulled her phone out and dialed a number, the phone rang and rang but finally he picked up.

"What's up Kosuke? Are you going to ask me for more money?"

She rolled her eyes. "Satoru, I need to talk to you about something serious."

"Can we talk about this when I get home? I'm supposed to be watching over my students at the moment."

"I'm in Kyoto."

There was a long pause before Gojo spoke. "Oh."

Kosuke pinched the bridge of her nose and tried not to sound annoyed when she spoke again. "What's going on with Tsumiki?"

"I don't know."

"Megumi hasn't tried to get a hold of you?"

"No. Was he trying to?"

"I guess not." Kosuke chewed on her bottom lip. "I'm sure it's not a big deal. Sorry to bother you, I'll let you go."

"See you later, let me know when you're back in Tokyo."

"I'm heading back now."

"At this time?"

"Goodbye Satoru." Kosuke hung the phone up. She let out a sigh and sunk further into her seat. She stared out the window while hitting her head against the back of the seat. Tokyo was still over an hour away. Something was wrong with Tsumiki. But the craziest thing of them all was that Megumi wanted Kosuke. She didn't know what, for help? She wasn't sure. The only thing that mattered was that it seemed Megumi needed her so she would be there.

The last of the train ride went by incredibly slow. Sometimes the two hours went by fast, other times it was so slow, but it was never this slow. With every minute that went by, every second that she spent on this train instead of finding out what's happening with Tsumiki was eating her alive. Her heart beat fast, and her stomach twisted and turned, threatening Kosuke to retaste her dinner.

As soon as the train stopped Kosuke was out of her seat and on her feet. Her backpack was on her shoulders and her feet were moving faster than they ever had. She had texted Megumi, asking where they should meet. She typed the address into her phone. Kosuke went still as her fingers hovered above the phone. It was the address to a hospital. Her feet picked up their speed. The hospital was too far away, she needed a driver.