YOU MATTER ღ

III

he woke up with blinding walls surrounding him, thinner sheets then usual. machines hooked to him with the occasional short sound coming from them, wires and tubes twisted around and attached themselves to his veins. he was alone, no one sat at the edge of his bed and had fallen asleep waiting for him to make a movement. not even his parents.
he sighed, ripping the iv out of his skin. his head hurt, but atleast his heart was going. he shifted in bed, curling up and getting a view at the heart rate monitor. it moved, yes, but slowly. so slowly that yuichiro would be frustrated when it didn't go by quicker. suddenly, his door swung open.
"krul?!" someone said, peering into the room. the "someone" instantly got yuichiro's attention. he leaned in the doorframe, soft ringlets of blond hair flyway everywhere. his skin was awfully pale, but not the ill kind of pale, the waxen kind. he wore a oversized peacoat that wasn't button, revealing a crimson red sweater. he had sapphire eyes, very, very blue. he looked frantic. "oh, god, you're not krul, sorry!"
yuichiro wondered about this krul, but he sat upright in bed. it took him awhile to find his words. "d-did you get the wrong room?"
the guy ran a hand through his hair. "yeah, sorry. but, uhm, hey, my girlfriend can wait. what happened to you?!" he motioned to the heart rate monitor, where the heartbeat rate was going by very fast.
fast! yuichiro hadnt even felt it himself until he saw the heart rate, he pressed his hand to his chest and sure enough, felt a thud. he felt a surge of adrenaline. why was this guy making his heart beat so fast? the guy sat down at the edge of his bed. this guy couldnt be anyone yuichiro liked in the least, he said this krul girl was his girlfriend.
  "um...er, i have this heart detect..." he started off slowly, testing the sureness of his voice. "i wound up unconcious and now that i've woken up, no ones here to greet me. i havent even seen a nurse yet..or my friends." the man's eyes focused on him, which made yuichiro a bit uncomfortable. he had the feeling to stare into them, but that was weird, there was no excuse he could use if he did. "i'm yu amane, by the way."

"mika shindo. i'm here to find my girlfriend, she-"

a nurse ran in, the same one yuichiro used to always see as a child. her name was akane. she brushed back her frazzled hair and looked at the two boys. "are you family or a friend?" she asked, looking at mika. mika looked at the ceiling. "neither. ran into the wrong room and stirred up a chat. do you know where krul tepes's room is?"
akane clipped a peice of paper to her clipboard. "i do not, you'll have to ask the front desk. yu, you have people waiting in the lobby to see you..." she noticed how quickly the monitor was going. "yuichiro! whats this?!"
mika didn't leave, instead he sat upright. "huh?" akane made sure the monitor was working correctly, a smile on her lips. "yuichiro here has bradycardia, where his heart beats incredibly slow, and as of now, his heart is beating 60 times per minute. thats actually the normal heartrate!" she beams. "whats going on?" yuichrio and mika shared a look, mika's lips curling into a smile. "maybe its because i'm here, m'am."
akane laughed. "that might be the case. we might have to call you back in one of these days. whats your name?"
  "mika shindo. i'm in the records here. now, if you'll excuse me," he got up, warmth leaving yuichiro's bed. "i need to find my girlfriend. nice meeting you, yu. heres to hoping we'll see eachother again."
it took a second, but after he left, his heartbeat slowly went down again. akane was giddy, giggling and squealing and beaming. "it sure seems like he increases your heartrate, its certainly possible."
yuichiro tried to hold his breath, hoping that would make the tinge of pink of his cheeks go away. "right." he cleared his throat. "so, those visitors?"
"oh, yeah!" akane twirled a bit of hair around her finger. "i'll let them in."
  soon enough, they all filed in. yoichi tackled him in a hug, kimizuki shook his hand. shinoa kissed his cheek, mitsuba patted him on the back. he was allowed to go home, but he waited until everyone had left. he told his parents to wait in the lobby, and he made himself look presentable in the bathroom mirror and peered into every room and looked for mika. at room 489, he found him and another girl. She had long and silky pink hair, mesmorizing red eyes, and instead of a hospital nightgown she wore an actual nightgown, matching with a lace collar and cuffs. yuichiro wondered why. she was sickly pale with bloodshot eyes. nestled up in bed with her head against mika's chest. this must have been krul. her eyes fluttered to yuichiro, but she didnt say anything. mika looked behind his shoulder and strained his neck to see him.
  mika smiled. "just the guy i wanted to see. they letting you go?" yuichiro nodded, almost in a sulking manner. "glad you stopped by." he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. "can i get your number? i mean, after that nurse said and all."
  krul cocked her head. "who are you?"
yuichiro blushed, mika hadnt told her the story. not only that, but he wanted yuichiro's phone number. the heart monitor wasnt connected to him, but he felt his heartbeat in his ears. someone who was actually pretty good-looking wanted to be kept in contact with him!
mika softly kissed her forehead. "i'll explain later, krul. promise." yuichiro didn't feel anything from that action, so he hurriedly typed in his number and set up a contact and told them to have a good night. and in the car ride home, he leaned his head against the cold window and thought to himself; when could he see him again?

[longer chapter than the others! this was quite fun to write, hope you enjoyed. thanks for reading loves !! -g ]