When a Healer Loves a Killer

Chapter 49

"Leaving so soon, Rei?" A voice behind us chimed.

Esme.

Juuzou stopped and turned us around. I probably would've said something, but the moment I knew I was safe my body kind of just shut down, leaving me in a warm yet painful haze surrounded by Juuzou's arms.

"E-Esme? Why are you- are you a ghoul?"

"Oh Juju, don't look so spiteful! It's not like I'm the one that tortured your precious toy. I mean, I may have roughed her up a bit, but I didn't kill her, did I?"

"I'm going to kill you."

"Oh, I wouldn't be so hasty, I mean, humans are quite weak, so shouldn't you get your lover to a hospital? She's lost a lot of blood."

I felt Juuzou's grip on my body tighten and saw his jaw clench through hazy eyes. "I'm coming back for you. And when I do, you'll be sorry you even looked at (y/n)."

"Don't say such things Rei, you would never hurt me."

I heard Juuzou scoff as I slowly drifted off to sleep.

Why am I so tired? Could it be that drug? Or because I've lost too much blood?

. . .

I woke up to the feeling of cold sheets and the smell of medicine.

I'm in a hospital.

My eyes opened and I groaned in pain as I sat up, taking the thin sheets off of me and freezing as I looked down at myself. When I tell you I was basically mummified in bandages, I'm hardly over exaggerating. "(Y/n)?"

I turned my head to see Angela, but something must have been wrong, because she was crying. "Angela? What's up? Hey, don't cry, what happened?"

She ran over to me and covered me back up in sheets before hugging me softly. "You were in a vegetative state, we didn't know when or if you were ever going to wake up!"

A, vegetative state? Like Mr. Shinohara? Oh.

Oh shit.

"How long was I out?! Where's Juuzou?!" I questioned, beginning to panic.

Oh god I- I was all he had I-

"(Y/n), please calm down. You've only been asleep for a little over two weeks. Juuzou is usually here during visiting hours, but it's late now."

"Call him."

"(Y/n), it's after midnight."

"Angela, please."

"...You should really get rest, but I dare go against your orders, even if I'm not working for you anymore."

I laughed as she walked to a wall mounted phone. I must've been in the new infirmary house that the CCG had just built.

How convenient for me.

Angela got off the phone and gave me a reassuring smile before leaving the room, giving me a chance to really take in my surroundings. It looked like a normal hospital room to be quite honest. I mean, it had a bit of a homey vibe to it, but it had all the medical gear a normal hospital would have. Pretty soon the door opened again and I saw my beloved Juuzou, except he looked like a train wreck.

His eyes were puffy and he had dark circles under them, not to mention his hair was messy and he was still wearing pyjamas. "Oh bubba, what happened to you? You look like you were hit by a truck." I murmured, letting out a breath of amusement at my own joke.

He stood at the door and stared at me for a few more moments before tears grew in his eyes, streaming down the sides of his face and onto his shirt. He brought his hands up to his face and fell to the floor, sobbing into his palms. Tears began to form in my own eyes as I saw him on his knees, fully taking in the pain that my lover had gone through while I was gone.

I got out of the bed and stumbled over to him, hugging his head to my stomach before falling to the ground and embracing him. He held me just as tight as he did when he rescued me that day, and I held him just as tightly back. Eventually he stood up and picked me up once more, staying silent as he brought me back to the hospital bed and laid me down gently, climbing in the bed right next to me. He wrapped his arms around me once more and began kissing the top of my head softly, running his hands gently along my skin.

After a bit of time, I heard his voice pipe up to a whisper. "I thought you were going to leave me. I tried to prepare myself I- I tried to go through the motions and picture my life without you but I- (y/n), without you my life would be nothing."

I heard more sniffles from the boy and rolled to my stomach, resting my head on Juuzou's chest and drawing lazy circles on him. "I'm never going to leave you. I love you too much for that."

Author's note: Yet another short chappie as we near the end of the book! I'm already starting on my next book and I'm hyped as hell for it. (It's a Hunter x Hunter fic)