Young Shuichi rushed to the hospital hoping and preying that his father was safe and sound. There was no way that Mr. Shindou would die so easily he thought. After all, he had nerves of steel and had endured a lot worse when the teen was younger so there was no way that he could just circum to a mere car accident. But there was still a possibility that he did lead the same fate as his wife and other son before him. He and Hiro ran into the building and zoomed to the desk.
"Where's my dad?" Shuichi asked. The receptionist looked at him with a confused look. At first she didn't know who he was talking about but then she decided maybe she could help him out a bit.
"And what is the last name of the patient?" she asked in her monotone voice.
"Shindou." He answered. Then he saw the expression on her face change. That was when he knew that something was very wrong. But what could have possibly happened to his old man? He prepared himself for the worst. And deep down knew that the worst was coming.
"I'm afraid you can't see him right now." She said. The boys were now getting even more worried than ever.
"W-Why not?" Hiro asked. Oh, no here it comes. He thought. Then he knew it was true when the receptionist pulled his friend aside. He didn't exactly hear what they were saying but judging by the look on the pink haired boy's face, he knew that it was terrible news. He saw Shuichi running out of the hospital. Naturally he went after his friend to see what was wrong.
"Shuichi!" he called. "Shu, what happened?" he then saw the teen up in a tree sobbing.
"Dad's in a coma." He said still sobbing. Then he took hold of a broken branch. "The doctors don't know if he will wake up or not and they also said the only thing keeping him alive is that life support in there." He continued to cry, and then Hiro realized that the worst news was about to be brought.
"They want me decide whether or not to pull the plug on that machine." He finally admitted. It was clear that despite his father marrying a woman who constantly torments him, he still loved his father and would never want something like that happen to him. And now he had a difficult decision to make. Would he keep his dad alive as a vegetable, or set him free and face the Aizawa's alone?
(A/n: heh heh heh. Now I had 2 options here. I could have either ended the chapter there with a cliffie or continued to build up the suspense with a dragged out chapter or just let you know what happens in the end. Luckily for you guys I chose C.)
"First of all come down from that tree." Hiro ordered. Shuichi jumped down and of course fell on his behind. The red haired teen helped him up and they sat on the stoop of the hospital.
"I just want you to know that I've got your back no matter what you decide." He said. "And when it comes to Taki and Ayumi, You're not alone. If either of them gives you any trouble you're welcome to stay with me."
The teen seemed somewhat relived that he at least had his best friend to console him at his time of need. He right now needed a friend to help him. But like many of their other conversations. Hiro would change the subject. And of course it would be something related to Shuichi.
"By the way," he began. "Who's that guy you're always talking to?" Hiro asked. Shuichi then started to get defensive about what his friend asked him.
"Who, Yuki?" he said. "He's a regular costumer in that coffee shop I work in." that was when Hiro began to tease him about Yuki possibly being his boyfriend or something.
"How come you never introduced me?" hiro began to tease. "Am I not good enough to be around you too, or is it that you want to be alone with him?"
"Cut it out, Hiro." He said defensively. "I don't like him like that. Besides he's a jerk and he's always calling me a brat and making fun of me and-"
"Like you care." The red head interrupted. Then he started poking at the other teen.
"I bet you just want to be near him, that's why you decided to work at that coffee shop! I mean you tell me that you might like guys' .look at you already playing the game of love."
Shuichi at that point had enough. He pushed his best friend on to the ground and then pounced on him. He pinned the other boy down and now had him at his mercy.
"I do not and I repeat do not like him that way. And even if I did he wouldn't be interested in me anyway. For all I know he's straight." The pink haired boy said.
"Speak of the devil." Hiro said pointing to a blond guy walking the street. Shuichi looked and saw that it was a certain regular costumer he had. He didn't know what to do or how to react at that point, and the position he was in didn't help much either. They were both approached by the man.
"If you two are going to do that get a room." He said jokingly.
"Ha- ha, real funny, Yuki." Shuichi spat back. He got up from wrestling the other teen to the ground and then went to have yet another round with the college student.
"What are you doing out here, damned brat." He asked. Hearing that made the younger teen angry.
"First of all, my name is Shuichi. Second of all I'm not a brat!" he said. "And why I'm out here is none your damn business!"
Yuki then looked at Hiro who was subconsciously listening to what they were saying. Sure I looked like he wasn't paying them any mind but he might have been listening from a distance. Then he handed what appeared to be an Index card to young Shuichi.
Confused, the pink haired teen asked what he was up to.
"What… is this?" he asked.
"What does it look like," he said coldly. "It's an invitation." Then he continued to read said invitation and saw that there was also a ticket to a masquerade ball set to start a month from that day. The boy was even more confused than ever. Being invited to a party was one thing but being invited by one of his costumer's was an even bigger surprise. Hiro was watching everything going on and he couldn't believe it himself. Was this guy asking Shuichi on a date?
"Let me get this straight. You're inviting me to a masquerade ball as your date?" he clarified.
"Hold on." The blond said. "I never said it was a date! Besides I wouldn't want your boyfriend to get too jealous."
Shuichi then looked back at hiro and knew that he needed to make something clear.
"Hiro is NOT my boyfriend. We're just friends and what you saw was just me messing around with him." Then he thought, well going to a party wouldn't hurt.
"I'll go to your party." he said. "But I have a few things to take care of before I go."
Then he looked and saw the older man walking away.
"Whatever, Just be there." He heard him say. Shuichi then pinched himself to make sure that he wasn't dreaming. He really is about to go on his first date. And surprise it was with another guy. But he didn't have time to think about love. He had other things to worry about like his father's well being.
ONE WEEK LATER.
Back at the hospital, Shuichi was in the ER with a comatose Mr. Shindou. He now had to make the hardest decision that he would ever have to make. As much as he loved his dad and as mad as he was, He knew that he had to do the right thing. And deep in his heart he thought that the right thing would be setting his old man free from being a vegetable.
With one pull of the plug his father was finally free. It was extremely hard to do but now his dad could rest peacefully. And at least he now knew that he was not alone.
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