Until Your Dying Day

Warning: This fic may contain character death or angst related themes. Use of horrible grammar until I get a beta so I may repost and OOC may be a sad reality. This chapter may become sad and such… sorry!

Until Your Dying Day

Chapter 4

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The day of the second Chemo treatment had arrived, Hideki wasn’t thrilled. Though the week had gone by so slow, he had to admit he felt a lot better than he had before. Shimbo didn’t even mention his ailment, and Chi seemed happy and perky. Though at times he could tell she was really sad, her eyes just lost a lot of the light they used to retain.

But today was different; it was going to be the first time Chi could see what exactly went on within the hospital. She sat calmly, her head resting on Hideki’s shoulder, one arm draped lazily around his waist. Shimbo was the one driving, Hideki could barely recollect any memories of him going to any driving school.

The hospital was a nice one, considering it was a place Hideki now associated with death and a lot of pain. It had a immense walk way, surrounded on both sides by different shades of pink Sakura trees. The walk way itself was laid with a beautiful collection of grey marble stones.

Inside a pudgy female nurse sat patiently, her fingers flying 60 miles per minute over the keyboard until Hideki places his hand gently on the signal bell. She looked up and smiled with mild tenderness before taking Hideki by his arm.

“Don’t worry mister Motosuwa this time won’t hurt as much as last time so you wont even have to probably stay afterwards.” She spoke clear and with confidence, but Shimbo had a terrible pain in the low of his stomach, one brought on upon a instinct of wrong happenings.

Hideki nodded and waved to both Shimbo and Chi, before walking past the enclosed doors. Shimbo sighed and sat heavily on one of the waiting room chairs, Chi followed suit and stared up to Shimbo with large amber orbs, curious and worried.

“Chi wants to know if Hideki will be alright? Chi wants to be with him, Chi wants to be with Hideki always and forever.” Shimbo ran his hand through his obsidian locks, and shook his head a bit. Chi only tilted her head and waited patiently for an answer.

“I do not know Chi, I’m sorry. But Hideki’s strong he should be fine and will probably be just the same afterwards.” Chi smiled and hugged Shimbo, before laying her head on his shoulders.

They had both fallen asleep when a doctor gently patted Shimbo for his attention. When he awoke, the waiting room was fairly empty and the sky outside was dark. Shimbo looked to the doctor, wondering why Hideki wasn’t out yet. The doctor smiled and shifted his weight, re reading his clip board quickly.

“I am assuming you’re here to see Mr. Motosuwa?” Shimbo nodded and the doctor cleared his throat. “Well, You can see him for now, but not for long. He will need to stay with us unfortunately.”

Shimbo looked shocked, turning towards Chi’s still sleeping form. He gently shook her, stirring her from her sleep and bringing her to Hideki’s assigned room. As he passed the floors, he realized sadly that his friend was placed on the ICU floor for the terminally ill. Shimbo’s mind raced with denial as he slowed his passage towards Hideki’s room. ‘They said he had 6 months with the Chemo, not 2 weeks! What happened? Why is this happening…’

The door to Hideki’s room was half open and it was Chi who pushed her way in first. The room was desolate save for the small dull beeping from the heart monitor in the corner. It beeped far too slow and far too far apart for Shimbo’s liking and Hideki was laying on his back, eyes half closed and his breathing pitched again.

Chi settled on the extra chair next to his bed, taking Hideki’s hand in her own. A tear slid down her face but she sucked it in. Hideki needed her now, he did not need her to cry but to be strong so he could be too. Shimbo settled opposite and mouthed an apology over Hideki’s sleeping form to Chi.

Chi kissed Hideki’s hand, feeling the feeble weakness in its limpness and the bones in the arm and hand. He also felt colder than before, almost cold like death. But he was alive and Chi only closed her eyes, praying silently to whatever god Hideki came from for his survival.

“Chi loves you Hideki.”