Itazura Na Kiss- Eternal Love Story

#8 An Unfortunate Event

(General's POV)

Kotoko went out quietly before the sun rose without breakfast. She went into the places where she had memorable moments with Naoki. She walked into the streets where she walked with him. Finally she went to the place where they had their first date. She stood near the railing. She was feeling so much guilt that it was ripping her from inside. She couldn't think straight and was feeling despaired. 

She didn't want Naoki to know about her situation. But without telling him she didn't know how to start her treatment. She told Naoki she wouldn't ask for his help or bother him during his stay at Kobe. Kotoko didn't want to get in his way. But here she was, as usual, standing in his way. She always thought she was not a good match for Naoki. Although she was sure nobody else would love him as much as she does. Her love for Naoki was the only thing in which she would beat anyone and everyone. 'But my love wouldn't stop me from ruining his future now' she thought bitterly. He wouldn't care if he has to take care of her for the rest of his life. He wouldn't care if they never have a child. But Kotoko did care. She couldn't bear to think that she would be a permanent hindrance in his life. 

No one knows what will happen once she starts her treatment. It could fail and she could die or even worse, she could go into the vegetative state. All these thoughts made her panicked. She felt like she wanted to disappear. She wanted to go somewhere where no one will find her. But there isn't a place on this earth where she can survive on her own without Naoki. The air she breathes always seemed poisonous without Naoki. She started to feel dizzy. She started walking towards the stairs to go down. (ref: The stairs were shown in INK-Love in Tokyo ep 16 when Kin-Chan took Kotoko to her 1st dating spot where they meet Naoki & Sahoko) She couldn't even go down 3 steps before she lost conscious and fell all the way down the stairs. A couple who previously witnessed her crying saw her fall and rushed towards her. But before they could reach her she had already reached the bottom stairs. There were several other people who witnessed her fall and they all rushed towards her. One of them called an ambulance. She was unconscious and was taken to the emergency of the nearest hospital.

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(Kotoko POV)

I... I should leave... I should leave Irie-kun. I'm always an obstacle to him... always... Since the first day he met me. But where should I go? I don't have a place to go. I don't want to go to a place where I can't see him. I thought hard. The feeling of despair was killing me. Suddenly I started to feel dizzy. I needed to go home. I felt so weak. I walked towards the stairs but before I could go down 3 steps I lost my conscious.

I woke up slowly once again in an unfamiliar place. I kept still for a while. I was in an emergency. Why am I lying here? I wondered. Then I remembered what happened earlier. I bit my lip. This is not good. Why do I keep fainting all the time? I tried to move and a pain in my chest erupted. A nurse rushed to me.

"Are you awake? Are you alright? I will call the doctor right away." She rushed out. She came back with three doctors. One of them, to my horror was Dr. Shinju.

"How are you feeling? Do you remember what happened?" One of the doctor asked.

I didn't reply him but kept staring at Dr. Shinju. Why was he here? Seeing me staring at him, he moved closer.

"Are you alright? Can you tell me who you are?" He asked me.

"Yes I think I am alright. I'm Irie Kotoko and I remember everything including that I have Neuroshia. I also remember falling down the stairs and fainting." I sighed.

"Well Irie-san, You are lucky you survived. Your fall was dangerous." Dr. Shinju said.

"Thank you so much doctor." I thanked him genuinely.