Searching for a New Heart 2/? ( Magic Knight Rayearth)

[Sissi]

A/N : Youy know what I've just noticed? I haven't said the summary of this story -_-;; Sorry! Anyway, so here it goes : Ferio goes to the hospital to visit his sister. He meets a young girl there, but she's seriously ill. Will love blossom between them or will it be too late?

Disclaimer : I don’t own Magic Knight Rayearth, so please do not sue me. I am penniless.

Chapter Two



Someone, help me!

As if God had listened to my silent pray, another girl entered the room. Well, at first, I got nervous and thought she was going to start crying just as the red-headed one. But, fortunately, she just sighed, gave us an apologetic look and grabbed the other girl by her arm.

“Hikaru, Fuu is not in this room. She was transfered to room 264.”

The girl looked up into her friend’s eyes, traying to see of she was telling her the truth. Seeing nothing, she stopped crying and hugged her friend, almost killing her with this bear hug as I have never seen in my entire life.

“Oh Umi-chan, I am so glad to hear this!” she cried out.

“Okay Hikary, now could you step back? Or else, this other friend is seriously going to die.”

“Oh, sorry Umi-chan!” Hikaru quickly loosened her arms, letting her blue-headed friend breathe.

“Hikaru, shouldn’t you say something?”

Hikaru looked quizzically at her, and when Umi sighed and pointed at us, she flushed a crimson red and started bowing and apologizing profusely. I am sure I must have made a dumbfounded face.

“Err, no problem, girls, really.” I told them. They seemed to relax and smiled to me. Okay, to me and to Emerauld, I cannot forget she was there and had also watched the entire scene.

“I am Hikaru. This is Umi-chan. What are your names?”

“I am Ferio, and this is my sister Emerauld.” I pointed at my sister and she gave them a faint smile. I think she was having a hard time digesting this whole thing.

“Nice to meet you.” I nodded to them and they apologized once more and left. Hmm, the blue-headed one, Umi, she was hot. Long legs, fair skin, beautiful heart-shaped face, long silky blue hair...man, I would bet she was a model. Hikaru wasn’t bad, but I can’t say she was as beautiful as Umi. Hikaru is more...how can I put this...she is adorably cute. There is no other form to describe her except for cute. Heck, I shouldn’t be checking out girls here! What am I doing?!?!

Well, they are gone now, it is time to pay attention to my sister here.

“So, how are you?”

She blinked in my direction and after clearing her throat, probably trying to concentrate, she answered my question telling me that everything was fine, as usual.

“ Where is Zagato?”

“He’s in his house. He needs to study for a test.”

“Oh, I see.” I turned my head to the window and stared for a few minutes at the blue sky that covered Tokyo. No clouds, hopefully no rain.

Emerauld turned off the TV and settled the glass on the silver tray that was laid on a table near her bed. Smoothing her blonde hair with her right hand, she sighed and closed her eyes, as she rested her head on the wall behind her.

“Isn’t it strange that we can’t have a normal conversation as we used to have when we were younger?” she asked me, though I think she was asking this question more to herself than to me.

“Yeah, but that’s because we grew up.” I reply.

She nodded her head and sighed once more. “It is a pity” was all she replied.

I know what she meant. I also felt this distance growing between us as the time passed. When we were small, we used to play together, talk till late at night, eat ice-cream till our stomachs would explode...ah, those times...I miss them.

But, as the time passed, we met new people, we started to feel the hormones acting in our organisms and finally, Emerauld started dating Zagato. I think this was the moment that we finally distanced ourselves from each other. It wasn’t intentional, it just happened.

“Do you miss those times?” I asked her, watching carefully her face. My, my...and I thought this was going to be a brief visit. I guess I was wrong.

“Yeah, I do. You?”

“The same here.” This time, it is my turn to sigh.

“Hey, I know you hate hospitals, why don’t you go home, relax and study a little?”

“Sounds nice. So, see ya!” I go to the door, not before giving her a small smile. She smiled in return.

I opened the door and left the room. Man, this afternoon was really strange. First, I met those two girls. Now, Emerauld and I had a deep conversation that we hadn’t taken for a long time.

Hmm, now that I think about those girls...they were visiting a friend, if I am not mistaken. What was her name? Oh, it was Fuu-chan. Hmm, I am curious to see what she looks like. If Hikaru was able to believe her friend had died, I presume she must be really sick.

Should I visit her? Man, she will probably think I am a freak. But, her friends did the same to me and Emerauld today, so I think she must be used to it. Unless she is as strange as her friends. And, hopefully, as beautiful and cute as them. Oh no, here come my hormones again.

Ok, let’s see how she looks like. What was the room she was transfered to? It was two hundred and something... I think I’ve got a memory of a sieve because it seems like I can’t keep anything in my head. Only when pressured will my head work, and that is when the tests come in handy. Well, not exactly for I don’t know why we have to take tests.

Anyway, let me see, should I ask Emerauld if she remembers the number? Better not, she will start asking me questions to which I don’t have answers. Not good answers, I mean, do you think answering that I want to see a girl because I’m curios is good enough? Yeah, right.

264! Ah-ha! This is the number! Ferio, you’re the best. Hmm, I think I will have to turn right. Strange, there aren’t many people here, at least, not as many as there were near Emerauld’s room. This is spooky.

“May I help you?” a gentle voice from behind me asked. I nearly jumped three feet high and my heart started beating frantically.

“Er...no, thank you. I am only...trying to find my friend’s room”

The nurse smiled to me, a benigne smile. “ Ok, please feel comfortable”. She quickly turned and went away. Feel comfortable?! This is a hospital for God’s sake! It is impossible to feel well here with all the medicine, knives, scissors, drugs...

Quit thinking about this, Ferio. On with the mission. Ha! I knew I was in the right direction! The door is right in front of me, all I have to do is open it a little and peek inside the room.

Okay, here we go. Ahn? The door is openening by itself?? Oh man, where do I hide? There is no where I can go! Ok, think, Ferio, think. Oh, I will pretend I am passing by this corridor so no one will notice I have been trying to sneak in and...oh shit, it’s the girl, Hikaru!

Hey, this is the janitor’s room, right? Hell, it doesn’t matter, I will hide in there and wait till they are gone. Why do I always end up in this kind of situation?

I can hear footsteps outside the door, along with girlish voices. Yup, it’s Hikaru and Umi. What are they talking about?

`Ferio, Ferio, you’re turning out to be a maniac, sneaking in rooms, eavesdropping private conversations, hiding from people...what’s happening to me? I wasn’t like this.

Finally! They are far from here, I guess this is my cue to leave. Damn, but I still want to meet this girl. I don’t know, my body is telling me that, if I don’t enter this room, I’m going to lose something very special, very important and that I’ll regret it.

Should I follow my instincts or simply go away? The latter one sounds like the best choice, but I’ve never been a rule follower.

Just a little peek, I won’t even open completely the door, I will only try to see this girl and then leave. Yup, that’s all. So, here we go. Turn the doorknob very quietly, Ferio, you don’t want to startle anyone...

Oh my, an angel is sitting on the bed. This is all I can say. I can feel my stomach giving knots inside of me and my throat is strangely dry, probably from shock. She’s got golden wavy hair, emerauld green eyes and white flawless skin, probably as smooth as silk. Remember when I thought Umi was beautiful? Well, this one is absolutely gorgeous, probably she’s a goddess from Heaven.

She is reading a book, paying all her concentration on the thick book she is holding with her slender fingers. I can’t see the title, but the cover of the book is somewhat rusty and old, and the leaves are already yellow due to time’s work.

I think I should go, I’ve already did what I intended to do , I already saw how this girl looks like and that was all. As I move my foot in front of the other, I didn’t realise that the floor was so shiny and slippery and my right foot gave in; I can see the wall I was looking at suddenly pass by and now, I am quickly looking at the pristine white ceiling. Oh no, this will he a Hell of a falling.

Thump.

Argh, my butt is killing me! Thankfully, nothing worse happened, but my arse’s sending jolts pf pain through my entire body.

“Is someone out there?”

It’s Fuu’s voice, she heard me falling. Oh good, what else did I expect?

“Are you okay?” Man, this girl is really sweet, she’s asking a total stranger if he is alright. If I were her, I would have ignored the sound and kept reading that book of hers, but she’s not like me, she cares about people she doesn’t even know.

“Err, yeah, I am okay, thanks anyway.”

“Do you want to come in?”

Hmm, well, she has invited me, shall I comply to her wish? Well, it is not exactly her wish, she is just being kind, but...

I swiftly open the door, slowly stepping inside the hospital room, watching the girl look at me with curiousity reflecting in her eyes. Nothing at all reveals to me her disease, maybe her pale complexion and the transparent tube that is inserted in her nostrils, sending her oxygen, this so needed gas essencial for any being to stay alive.

“Hi” she tried talking to me, somewhat shy about this whole situation. I’ll try to ease this whole thing by leaving. Yeah, maybe I should.

“Hey. So...how are you?” And here it goes, my great plan of going away. Something inside of me is telling me that I’m going to stay here for a long time.

“I’m fine, thank you. I don’t think we’ve met; I am Fuu Houoji. It is a pleasure meeting you.” She bows her head while she is sitting on her bed, her white hospital gown shifting with the action.

“I’m Ferio. Yeah, nice to meet ya, too.”

The door right behind me which I had purposedly closed is quickly snapped open and a middle-aged woman entered carrying a silver tray containing some bronze bottles containing pills for whatever disease. She blinks when she sees me, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly open with confusion. She didn’t even notice that she has been staring at me for a while, so I kindly move aside so she can have a better access to her patient.

Finally noticing what she has been doing, she smiles apologettically in my direction, before she settles the tray on a nearby table and takes out the right quantity of pills for Fuu.

One, two, three, the nurse makes a cocktail with them, and after placing them in a small plastic glass, she hands Fuu a glass of water which she thankfully accept. Swallowing her medicine quickly, she drowns the water, even though I am sure they are tasteless, just as the food offered in any hospital. Well, I mean, have you guys never eaten that jelly with no flavour at all?!

Anyway, the nurse, after seeing her task fulfilled, leaves the room, not before winking in Fuu’s direction, making her blush furiously. Feh, I guess this nurse liked me after all...

“Hey, what are those pills for? Are you very sick?” I didn’t expect her reaction. Her beautiful eyes stare away from me, gazing outside the window, a sigh escaping her lips. Did I say something wrong?

“Yes, I am very sick...”she doesn’t end her sentence, which makes me even more curious and nervous. It couldn’t be that bad, could it? The worst I can think of at this moment is cancer, but she looks too healthy to be a cancer patient. Usually, cancer patients are weak with no shine in their eyes, the gestures they show by their body language betraying their exhaustion. But Fuu doesn’t look like this. What could be troubling her?

“I...I need a new heart.”

It seemed like a bucket full of freezing water has been thrown on me and my head suddenly feels extremely light. I stare at her for a moment, not believeing what my ears have just heard from this girl.

She needs a new heart. Not a liver or a kidney but a heart, this magnificent organ that pumps blood, this essencial liquid, through our arteries and capillaries, sending life to every cell of our living body.

Heart, this organ people started to call the abode of people’s feeling and that represents one of the most important feelings human beings have ever developed for each other : love.

And she needs a new one.

[miyuchan]

*sighs contentedly* I'm such a sucker for romance...and I just love Ferio and Fuu. They are so PERFECT for each other. And having it set all in the "real" world (not Cephiro) is a nice touch. Makes it all the more perfect...*another sigh* This is a wonderful story so far and I can't wait to read more. Please update soon.