Ryouma's POV:

Last night, after I left Izumi's house, a rush of intense guilt fell upon me. How could I have done that to him? Poor Izumi.. He must've been horrified. And disgusted. He'll probably never speak to me again. I'll just spend the rest of my life alone!

I pulled out my phone. No new messages. Idiot, I silently scolded myself. Of course he wouldn't message you... Well, I guess I thought that maybe Shoni-san would have tried to call. However, work has been a bit slow lately. I haven't had a job offer in ages. But that meant I had a lot of free time. Free time I was going to spend with Izumi. God, I'm so stupid.

Bzzzz... Bzzzz... The screen of my phone suddenly lit up. Sagara-san?! Immediately, I thought that he must be calling to scold me. To tell me what a terrible person I am, and that I'm banned from seeing Izumi ever again. With slight trepidation, I picked uo the phone and held it to my ear. "H-Hello?" I stuttered nervously to the other line. I listened to Rei for awhile. "Eh? Izumi did? How?" I shoved my phone into my pocket and ran to the front door. Barely taking the time to put on my shoes, and ran out the door.

Normally, I would've called Shoni-san to bring the car around, but there was no time. I needed to get to the hospital fast! I was still registering what just happened in my head. Izumi almost drowned! I needed to get there. I needed to be there for him. No matter what he, or his family thinks of me, I still love him with all my heart. I need to know that he'll be okay.

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Shougo's POV:

I stood in the hospital waiting room, pacing back in forth. My kawaii little brother was hurt, and it was all my fault! If only I hadn't let him tale a bath. This never would've happened.

"Shougo, babe," Rei said in a gentle and calm voice. "We have to be patient. Everything'll be okay... I promise." Even though Rei was speaking to me with the sweetest voice, I couldn't calm down. I was panicking. I couldn't stop imagining the worst.

"Ugh.. I've had it!" I yelled. "If this tales any longer, I'm going to run in there, and force the doctor to let me see Izumi!"

"Shougo," Rei said, his voice a bit more stern than last time. "You're being annoying. Just sit down and be patient." I pouted at Rei's words. How does he expect me to behave in a situation like this? Rei sighed, fixing his glasses. "How about, if you behave now, I'll give you a reward later." Reward?! I knew what that meant. Yay! We'll get to have sex later! I sat down, and behaved the rest of the time.

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~~~~TIME SKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY RYOUMA'S DREAMY EYES~~~~

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Ryouma's POV:

"I'm here!" I ran into the waiting room, completely out of breath. "S-Sorry I took so long." I rested my hand on the wall, trying to catch my breath. I'm so glad I finally got here. And without being recognized once. Thank, God. Then again, people don't typically expect extremely popular and attractive actors to be running full speed down the street. But I have to admit, I can run really fast.

"What's he doing here?" Shougo raised from his seat, only to be sat back down by Sagara-san. "Re~i. It's his fault Izumi is hurt in the first place. I don't want him here." Shougo's voice was whiny and annoying as usual.

"Relax, Shougo," said Rei. "I called him here. I thought he should know. After all, I know how it feels to worry about someone you love." Shougo blushed, and gave up on complaining. It's a good thing too. I'm too stressed to handle much more of that.

"W-Where is he?" I asked. "Is he okay?!"

"He's still unconscious," Rei explained. "The doctor said he should wake up soon. So you can talk to him then. That is, if he even wants to see you." My heart lurched. Of course he won't want to see me. Not after what he did. I'll still wait, I thought. Maybe he'll forgive me, and we can just be friends. Yeah, just being friends with Izumi would be enough.

I heard a door open, and footsteps walking into the room. The doctor sttod there, a neutral expression on his face. "He's awake," he said in monotone. "He can have visitors now if you'd like." I looked over at Shougo and Sagara-san. Shougo's eyes lit up with delight, and Sagara-san sighed with relief. I looked Sagara-san in the eyes, asking if it was alright for me to see Izumi. Sargara's expression pretty much said; "I don't really care, just don't cause trouble." I nodded in response, and quickly turned around. I could feel both excitement and terror fill my gut. What was going to happen? Will he turn me away at the door? Will he not except my apology? Or maybe he will forgive me, and we'll just hang out.. There were so many different possibilities. And I was so scared of which one would actually happen.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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I know this chapter was super short. Especially compared to the last one. But I'm writing this at school, so I was trying to finish it before this class ended. As well as I wanted to leave some suspense :3.