Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The Bedridden Princess is a Hero: Chapter 2.5: The Meeting


Chapter 2.5

The Meeting



Where am I? “ Akemi asked to his self while trying to stand up. After the crash he woke up in an unfamiliar room. He’s body is still aching and almost half of it were bandaged. He was about to leave the bed when the door opened.

Hey boy!” A man wearing a white robe said. “You shouldn’t move yet,”

The man helped Akemi to sit on the bed.

Who are you?” Akemi asked. “Where am I?”

You’re at the hospital right now,” He answered. “I’m Doctor Nakazawa. I’m an intern at this hospital. We found you 2 days ago at a park near this area. You’re body was badly hurt and almost half of your legs was burned. Though until now we don’t reason for those wounds and what really happened to you.”

What hospital? Where is this? I should tell my father as soon as possible or else...” Akemi blurted in panicked.

You’re here at Clairemont Hospital. I’m sorry we’ve tried to look for information about you but we all failed.” The doctor explained in an anxious voice. “We couldn’t find your parents whereabouts either.”

What do you mean?” Akemi asked. “My father is the 4C Lover’s CEO so it’s easier to find him. And my name Kuroh Akemi, from the Kuroh Family.”

Yeah, we tried to find for information about that company too. Look...” The doctor said while handing something to the boy.”

We saw that inside your bag. It was your identification card, right? We used that to locate your family’s whereabouts but we found out that there isn’t anyone named Kuroh Akemi here in Japan. And what’s more confusing is the fact that you’re born on year 3088.”

What’s wrong with being born on that year, Doctor?” Akemi exclaimed.

Look at here...” The doctor demanded while pointing on to the calendar beside Akemi’s bed. “You know it’s only year 2997 now. So it’s really impossible for you to be born on that year. We tried looking for someone named as your father but we didn’t find anyone.”

Eh? It’s impossible. Its year 3100 already... Why? I’m confused...” he said holding he’s head who’s in pain. “This is impossible...”

I think you have to calm down first. You’re body is still unstable so you must not force your body yet. Let’s talk about yourself after your body recovered,” The doctor suggested. “We’ll never stop looking for someone who knows you, so please be a good boy and rest for now.

The doctor calmly said to the little boy. He then helped the boy so he could lie on the bed. The boy kept silent the whole time so the doctor decided to leave him alone so he could rest.

What’s happening? I’m confused... What happened to me?” He muttered to his self, tears beside his eyes came out. He wiped it with his hands.

Please don’t cry...” a familiar voice whispered.

As he heard the voiced he hurriedly removed his hands from his eyes. His eyes widened to see Aiyuu standing in front of him. So he hurriedly sat to see the girl properly making his leg ache.

Oucchh!” he exclaimed. Aiyuu then gave him a hand in sitting which Akemi snap back.

Don’t touch me! What are you?” He exclaimed. “You’re the reason that I’m here, right?”

I’m sorry, D...Akemi but I didn’t mean for this to happen.” The girl said with a very anxious yet sad voice. “I didn’t mean to hurt you. You’re the only one who can help me so I had no choice,”

What do you mean?” he yelled. “What do you want from me?”

I think it’s time for me to explain everything,” Aiyuu calmly said. The boy just waited for the girl’s explanation.

It was true that I’m the one who’ve sent you here but I didn’t mean to make your body suffer. My power is slowly fading and soon I’ll completely fade, as well as my body and my memories if the thing affecting my future continued. So I need your help to stop the person affecting it!” The girl explained.

What do you mean? Why me?” Akemi exclaimed. “I’m just a normal boy. I don’t have power with me.” His eyes widened again when he saw the girl’s body starting to fade.

You can do something because you’re my... Please trust me, Akemi. Please find Sonata and change her future. She mustn’t dwell on with the life she has now. She must find a reason to live because she’s the holder of our time. She’s the only one who can help you go back to your time. So please find her...” The young girl said with tears on her eyes before she fades completely.

Damn! What’s happening to me?” Akemi hissed. He closed his eyes because of tiredness and before he noticed he already slept in to slumber.

I’m tired,” the girl who was sitting at the bench said while looking at the night sky. The girl was blankly staring at the stars when a tear started dwell out of her eyes. She started crying hard with a loud moan that shook my heart.

As I saw her tears my foot moved on its own somehow my body acted weird. I was standing beside her already but she didn’t notice me. So I decided to get her attention by talking to her.

Are you hurting somewhere?” I asked surprising the girl. She suddenly jerked away from me.

Who are you?” the girl asked. “Why are you here?”

I’m Akemi, I saw you crying so I thought of asking you,” I explained. “Are you okay?”

Yeah, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to yell at you.” She apologized. “I was just surprised because this is my dream.”

Your dream? So I’m inside your dream then.” I said. Somehow I felt weird because I can’t help talking to the girl nicely. “Can you tell me the reason for those tears?” The girl then looked at me with a confuse face before she opened her mouth to speak.

Today, I lie to everyone again.” She answered.

Lie? What do you mean?” I asked out of curiosity.

To tell you the truth, in real world I’m a bedridden because of an unknown illness. For 10 years I was kept inside that room waiting for the day of my death.” She explained with a husky voice.

So what lie did you make again?” I asked to know her reason for crying.

Because I don’t want to them to worry so I kept lying to them that I’m having fun, that I’m happy yet the truth I’m very lonely, I’m scared, I’m exhausted and I hated my life!” The girl exclaimed. After saying those words her tears exploded out. She cried like a small helpless child. She looks more fragile than the first time I saw her.

Somehow inside me felt pain for her sufferings so I held her inside my arms? Her body was so fragile that I’m feeling scared of holding her tight because she might break any moment. She smelled really good and her body felt cold yet warm inside my heart. And somehow my tears started dwelling out as well.

Are you crying?” the girl asked. “Do you pity me?”

No, but somehow I could understand how you feel. And it hurts me as well...” I answered.

Thank you.” The girl stopped from crying and faced me. She then wiped the tears on my face after that she stood up and acted to leave.

I have to go now, Akemi but I’m glad I met you....” she whispered to my ears. “Let’s meet on the real world,”

Wait! what’s your name?” The boy shouted to the leaving girl. The girl looked back and muttered a few words Akemi couldn’t hear before vanishing at the darkness of the night without a trace.

When Akemi opened his eyes he was inside the hospital room again.

A dream...,” he muttered. He touched his face to notice that there were real tears dwelling out of his eyes. He wiped them off as fast as he can.

He then stared blankly at the wall in front of him, he was thinking about the dream he just had.

Who is that girl? Why am I feeling her pain as well?” He muttered before closing his eyes again and returning to his sleep.




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