Citrus Present : My irreplaceable treasure ( Yuzu x Mei )

A chance of Love

~ Fwwosshh...~ Oh my! It is getting colder... It was hot in the afternoon though. Somehow it seems like summer is already over. And that makes me feel a little lonely.

The blonde thought to herself. She was sitting on one of the bench at the rooftop holding a cup of steaming coffee. It was already nightfall and the hospital was busy all day.

Yuzu stretch her body, she groaned as her eyes fluttered open. Sleep had eluded her for a while now and the dreams she had this few weeks about the past, about a time where she struggled to find herself, struggled to let go of someone she loved.

It was stupid. She wasn't in high school anymore. She was an adult, her own person. Sighing, the blonde grabbed her labcoat. Yuzu glance at her watch. It was 5:53 P.M. She had another half hour before her break is over, but she couldn't sleep. Tousling her blonde hair, Yuzu combed through her hair briefly before tying it up into a long ponytail.

With all stress of her job and personal life, the young woman was struggling to find some way to make sense of everything. She just finished her internship and starting to build her own career now. Despite how often her mother and friends chided her to grow up and put real priorities in place, Yuzu ignore them.

After all, she did have real priorities.

She saved lives.

"Aihara-san."

Yuzu was jolted out of her thoughts. One of the nurses called her. A new patient was been admitted and there are no available doctor to attend the newcomer. It was getting more crowded tonight, the stretchers spilling out into the hallways.

"Move aside, please. I'm a doctor." Yuzu clear the space, rolling up her sleeves as she approached the woman. Once the people cleared away, the blonde almost froze, seeing long black hair, a pale skin-

It was a eerie coincidence.

The woman was much thinner than Yuzu remembered, but it was unmistakable.

The pause lasted less than a second and the doctor was back.

"Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?" Yuzu gently shook the girl's shoulders. with no response. With numb finger, Yuzu put her hand to the girl's neck, feeling for a pulse. The blonde paled at lack of one. The girl lying in front of her was unresponsive, with no pulse.

"Shit" the young physician swore under her breath, feeling the adrenaline seep into her bones.

"Nurse, get me an AED now" without looking up, Yuzu interlocked her hands together and place them on the center of the girl's breast bone. She pushed deeply, feeling an unpleasant crack, but continued, counting then compression in her head.

"1,2,3..."

Once she got to 30, Yuzu tilted the dark haired girl's head back, opening her airway as she pressed her lips to hers, giving two breaths. Yuzu was trying to breathe life back into the girl. Yuzu continued on, her hands shaking.

This time was different from all the others. The woman wasn't just one of her patients.

The pale girl on the stretcher incited a deep desperation in Yuzu, a desperation that only one person ever made her feel.

Aihara Mei.

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~ Present day ~

A few seconds passed. Mikan whispered "Mommy said it's cuz you're still mad at her. Cuz she leaves you a long time ago. Is that true mama? Would you leave us because mommy made you angry?" The little girl sniffed.