Searching for a New Heart 3/? ( MKR )

[Sissi]

Searching for a New Heart By : Sissi

A/N : Sorry if this chapter was out after such a long time. Also, I think it is pretty short O.O And, I don’t know if you guys will consider the ending as a cliffhanger, but if you do, it is not those ones that just can’t leave us in peace till we can kill our curiosity with the next chapter. It is somewhat...tame. Err...anyway, I hope you’ll enjoy it and have a nice time there!

Disclaimer : As much as I wish I did, I do not own Magic Knight Rayearth.

Chapter Three



I can feel my body paralyzed, not moving at all due to the shock. Well, of course I’m shocked! How couldn’t I be?

C’mon Ferio, move. Start breathing normally, close your mouth, do something!

As much as I wish I would comply to my own orders, I didn’t. I just kept staring at her, her sad face. Hey, you can’t take this seriously, she must be kidding! Yeah, that must be it!

I laugh nervously, trying to break the tension, but it just seems to worse the situation. She is avoiding my eyes, and I try desperately to call her attention to me.

“Hey, you’ve got a great sense of humor, ya know?”

She stare at me surprised, her mouth slightly open. Ouch. Bad move...

“Err...I-“

I was cut off when the door was abruptly opened and in came Hikaru and Umi, bpth arguing heatedly before noticing me. Hikaru doesn’t mind my presence, she simply smiles in my direction and sits on the edge of Fuu’s bed, hugging her and initiating a conversation, finally breaking the ice.

“What are you doing here?” Umi asks me blatantly, her eyes suspiscious and serious. She slowly puts her bag down, and sits on a nearby chair, waiting for my anwer.

I am speechless, no words are formed in my mind. I open my mouth but then I quickly close it, unsure of myself. I look around, trying to escape from her gaze but it is impossible.

“Umi, he’s a friend of mine.” Fuu answers her from the bed. Oh God, this girl is wonderful!

“Fuu...” Umi starts but is quickly silenced by the reassuring look sent to her. The blue-headed girl sighs in defeat and turns her full attention to her friend. Good, I was already freaking out with the way she was watching me. As if I were some pervert...

“We just came here because I forgot a book on the table.” Saying so, she goes to the spot she mentioned and picks up a green covered book, the silver letters shining and showing me the title : “Fellowship of the Ring”.

“Anyway, we’d better go. Right, Hikaru?” Hikaru turns her head, looking at Umi and then nodding vigorously, before standing up and straightening the blanket on which she was sitting. She leaned and kissed Fuu on the cheek, shoved some of her golden locks away from her face and grinned.

“I’ll see you tomorrow, okay?”

Fuu nods her head, a faint smile gracing her lips. Umi hugs her friend and both say goodbye to me.

This left us alone. Again.

“So, how long you’ve known each other?” I asked. The intimacy they showed in front of me pretty much told me they were childhood friends, being together for years.

“One year, I guess.”

I gape. No, seriously, only one year and they act as if they were sisters by blood? Impossible.

“But, it’s a too short time!” I exclaim. She looks at me with blank eyes and then giggles. I don’t know why but the sould of her laughter warms my heart. Probably, after meeting her today, I’ve built this wrong concept that she was a sad girl, but now I know I am wrong.

“They are awesome people. Once you meet them, it is impossible to stop the friendship that starts to form.”

“I...May I ask you a question?” She asks me sheepishly.

“Go ahead” I reply, giving her my best confident smile.

“ Why are you here? Are you sick?”

“Oh, I’m here ‘cause my sister got sick, not me.”

“Is it very serious?”

“Nah, not really. She’ll stay here for a week and then go home.”

“Oh, I see. It’s good to hear this.”

She sounds somewhat sad at my news, but I don’t get it. Why? Suddenly, she clutches her white shirt, her hand right on the place her heart is supposed to be. Oh my God, what should I do?! I run to her side, afraid to touch her as if doing that I could break her. Her forehead is already damp with sweat and I can hear her hard intakes of breath. There’s a small red button near the bed and I press it quickly.

“Fuu! Are you okay?” Stupid question, but once you are awfully nervous, your mind simply doesn’t work the way it should. I am sure my tax of adrenaline has already doubled by now.

“I...I can’t...breathe...”

The door is torn open by a fat old lady who’s got this scary face. She pushed me aside and yanks Fuu’s arm out, cleaning a spot with cotton impregnated with alcohol and injecting a good amount of a transparent liquid in her veins. After this, the nurse presses the spot with the same cotton, stopping the flow of blood, which at first wasn’t that big.

“Is she okay?” I ask her, averting my eyes from Fuu’s arm. I was already feeling nauseaus.

Fuu seems to have fallen asleep, and I feel relieved when I notice her normal breathing and heartbeat.

“For now she is. She needs a heart soon.”

I gulp and this and the nurse quickly leaves. I stay there, watching this strange girl that has somehow invaded my life in one simple afternoon. How long have I been here? Two hours? I am not sure, but it seems to me as if I know this girl for all eternity. Sounds like crap, but I am saying what is coming to my mind right now.

I touch her hand and hold it for sometime. At first, there’s no reaction from Fuu, but some seconds later, I feel a light pressure. She’s holding my hand.

I pull the chair Umi had previously sat on and sit by Fuu’s side, watching her. I do the same thing Hikaru did : I push away some of her locks, which this time, are wet with her sweat. She’s a little too hot for my taste as I touch her rosy cheek. Better cool her down.

I stand up and go to the bathroom. I take the towel that was on the wall and put it under the tap. I open it and the water starts to dampen the cloth. Quickly, I turn it off and remove the water in excess. I return to the room and put the towel in a the form of a rectangular on her forehead. She seems to enjoy the cool material for she sighs in satisfaction.

Once again, I reach for the chair and wait there till she wakes up. I won’t leave her alone, when I am sure she wants someone by her side. Her friends aren’t here, so I’ll do my best to fill their places for now.

* * * * * * *

I dozed off. I just woke up when I felt a light tap on my right shoulder and I groggily opened my eyes to glare at the person who had dared to wake me up. To my surprise, it is not a nurse not Umi and Hikaru. It’s a young man with light hair and soft brown-red eyes. I blink in surprise.

“You can go home now. I’ll watch over her.”

I don’t know who this person is, but he gives me a sense of security. Maybe he’s Fuu’s older brother. Yeah, that must be it.

I yawn and rub my eyes before complying to what he said. My shoulders are sore, not used to sleeping on a chair. After some minutes, I turn my head and watch this guy.

“Thank you for looking after her.”

“Nah, no problem here.” I answer.

He nods and turns his attention back to Fuu. I also decide to see how she was doing when I caught my breath. The towel had alreeady been discarded by someone, probably because her body temperature was back to normal, but her cheeks still had that rosy healthy colour that could be mistaken by make-up if not by the fact that it didn’t mar her pale skin. Some few drops of sweat still remained on her face, some on her forehead near her bangs and some other on her neck. The moonlight that entered the room by the window made them look like small diamonds covering her face. It was a sight I had never thought possible to exist, but I am here to witness this and tell everybody that it is real.

Wait a minute. Did I say moonlight? I look at the window and my eyes wide up. Yup, there it was, the pale moon hanging in the sky among millions of stars. I never thought it was that late, so I think I should be happy that mom and dad aren’t in Japan and Emerauld is in another hospital room, not knowing about all this ordeal.

“Uh, I’ve gotta go. You’re gonna look after her now, right?” I ask this guy, wanting to be reassured that he’d take care of this new found friend.

“Sure. Go home and once again, thank you.”

I shift slightly, not used to be thanked so many times and open the door. After glancing over my shoulder I remember to ask his name.

“My name’s Ferio, by the way. What’s yours?”

“Eagle.”

I return and shake hands with him. Okay, now it is time to go. As if on cue, my stomach grumbles in annoyance. I stiff an embarassed laugh, scratching my back of my head and leave the room.

* * * * * * * *

I am finally home. Tossing the keys on the dinner table, I move as a zombie to my bedroom, collapsing on my soft bed.

Hmm....

So good....

You only miss the ordinary things once you are deprived of them, and right now, I am experiencing this. Ohhh, if my bed could only hear me, I’d be screaming out loud to the whole world that I love my dear cozy little bed. But, unfortunately or fortunately, it can’t so I kept my mouth shut.

My eyelids are already heavy and I can feel my body go numb. My stomach has stopped grumbling for some time now, so I won’t bother preparing dinner. Besides, it is really depressing eating a meal all alone. Hmm, maybe tomorrow I’ll go to Ascot’s home.

Before the darkness can claim me, I promise myself that I’d visit Fuu tomorrow after school. Maybe I could bring Ascot with me, he’s such a funny guy that I’m sure he’ll cheer her up.

Fuu...

Hmm, this reminds me, this Eagle guy had a very soft expression when he was staring at her. Why? They are just siblings, right?

Right?

[miyuchan]

GAK! *whaps self on the head* I totally missed out on this part before responding to part 2. Gomen nasai! *bows* Another wonderful part. Ferio is just so sweet. *sniff* And what is Eagle's relationship to Fuu? *sigh* Guess I'll have to wait till the next part to find out...