The 3rd Meets the Five (Quintessential Quintuplets Story)

Chapter 6

Miku POV

[We are sitting in a hospital. Third is being operated on right now as we sit. The knife wound was pretty serious and he already had lost lots of blood. We called his brothers and they came running. Nino explained everything. Third was a hero. Each one of my sisters went to their "favorite" boy. I wished I had someone to comfort me. Unfortunately, I don't have one. The doctor walks out of the operation room. I stand up]

Miku: How is he?

Doctor: We were able to patch him up in time. He'll live.

[We all sigh a sigh of relief]

Doctor: But he's asleep right now. He needs rest. He's already been moved to a room.

Brothers: Can we see him?

Doctor: No. He can't have any visitors. He needs rest.

[I wasn't going to back down. I was going to see him. I walk over to the Doctor]

Miku: Please let me see him.

Doctor: I already said no. That's final.

[I bow my head]

Miku: Please. Let me see him. I begging you.

Doctor: Why should I let you? Are you his girlfriend or something?

[I freeze. How do I answer that? I look around the room and see the others waiting for an answer]

Miku: Yes I am. I want to be there so he won't be alone when he wakes up.

[Everyone gasps at me. The Doctor sighs]

Doctor: Fine. Only you. Everyone else stays out!

[The doctor leads me to his room. I walk in and shut the door behind me. I see him sleeping in his bed. I can't believe what I just said. Did I really mean it or was I just caught up in the moment? I just stare at him. I sit at his bedside. I place my hand on his. Do I like him? I'm not sure. I just stare at him wishing he would wake up. I am happy though to know that I will be the first person he sees when he wakes up. I lean over him]

Miku: Hurry up and get better okay, JP? You're a hero. I like heroes. I like...you.

[I kiss his cheek. I then sit back in my chair. I honestly don't know what's going on with me but I like it]

Ichika POV

[I sit next to First. He just sits silently. I have to say something]

Ichika: I'm sorry about your brother.

First: He's a tough guy. He'll make it. He's the toughest out of us five.

Ichika: Really?

First. Yeah. While us four are kind of a handful, he deals with the pressure of holding us together. That's why our parents want him to be heir of the family.

Ichika: Heir?

First: Yeah. Since us four aren't heir matieral, he fits the criteria. I'm not surprised that he's the one they want. I'm happy for him. I couldn't handle that responsilbility. I know he doesn't want it but he puts on a strong face and keeps going. He's trying to live everyday as if it's his last because he knows that he won't be having those days ever again.

Ichika: Wow. I never knew he had that much pressure on him.

[The mood was sad. I had to change it]

Ichika: Want to run those lines again? I really enjoyed it the first time we did it.

[I said this with a smile. It started to fade when I saw a drop of sweat fall down from his face. Was he nervous? We ran through the lines. It just didn't feel the same. I guess he's just tired. I decide against bringing it up. Something tells me though that something's wrong. Why do I have a feeling that it wasn't First who auditioned with me?]