Divide and Conquer (A Higurashi When They Cry FanFic)

Epilogue

Three days later...

Mion sat in Rika's hospital room with Keiichi close to her. Hanyuu sat on the hospital bed, making sure Rika was eating properly.

The past couple of days had been rough. Both Keiichi and Rika had been brought into ICU due to being both shot in the lung. They had to perform surgery, and both needed blood transfusions, especially Keiichi. His body still hadn't recovered properly from the blood loss, and Keiichi had aggravated his body from fighting with Takano and being shot.

But now he was better, and he was sitting in the chair next to Mion, holding her hand tightly. Mion was still bashful, in a way. She never believed she would be able to hold hands with Keiichi like this, but here they were. He'd taken her hand like it was the most natural thing in the world.

Maybe Rena was right. Maybe they did belong together. It just felt... right... being next to him.

Mion looked at Keiichi and a feeling of sadness overcame her. He'd gone through so much, just to protect her. He'd risked his life so many times, and he'd paid dearly for it.

She vowed right then to stick by his side always, and make sure he lived a stress-free life. He honestly deserved it.

"Hey," Keiichi said, feeling her uneasy gaze. He squeezed her hand. "You okay?"

She smiled. "Yeah, just thinking."

"Can you lovebirds just get a room already?" Rika said, her true persona showing through. She smiled at her friends. "I swear the love is so thick in this room I could cut it with my spoon." She waved her plastic spoon in the air for emphasis.

Hanyuu whined as soup flew from the spoon. "Rika! You're getting soup everywhere! Auauau~"

"Am I now?" Rika said, an evil glint in her eye. She dipped her spoon back in the soup, and flung the food at her friend, who quickly hid behind the bed frame.

"Why are you so evil?" Hanyuu cried. "You seem so sweet most of the time!"

"Looks can be deceiving." Rika said with a wink. "You know this better than most people."

"Auauau~" she whined, as everyone else laughed.

Rika winced in pain.

Keiichi cringed. "Take it easy, Rika. That's a serious injury right there. Trust me. It's no fun, and I'm still recovering from it! Besides," He looked over at Mion. "It's not like this old man over here is going to be letting me do anything on my own anytime soon."

"Damn right." Mion said, looking pointedly. "If you even think about doing anything stupid, you're gonna regret it. I'll make the past couple of days look like a walk in the park!"

Keiichi gulped. "I swear, sometimes you're scarier than Takano."

His girlfriend grinned. "I think I'll take that as a compliment."

"It wasn't."

Mion acted like she was going to hit Keiichi, but decided against it. "I swear, why do I even put up with you?"

"Because you loooove me." Keiichi winked at her teasingly.

Mion blushed hard and looked away, suddenly self conscious. "I- well- I- uh..."

He pulled her close, and kissed her head. "I'm sorry, Mion. I couldn't help it." He said, patting her on the head affectionately.

She blushed, and looked at him sheepishly. "At least warn me next time you do that." She said, trying to sound angry.