Ahh it has been a very very long time since I've last updated this. I guess you could say I went through a period of lack. I started to think maybe I should stop writing and abandon everything. But then I thought I would give it one more chance. But I know. I'm having a lot of regrets and after hearing about Kumi's graduation that really shook me up. But now I'm back and I have more updates for everyone to enjoy. But for now, I hope you like this one. This one is dedicated to Kumi.
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Chapter 12
"Doctor the patient's heart rate is declining. You have to do something!"
"But we can't. If we use the drug we could lose the patient altogether!"
"Doctor the patient's blood vessel has ruptured."
"Quickly hand me the forceps and gauze."
"Doctor we're losing her!"
"Oh no you don't! Quick bring me the defibulators!"
The nurse walked over with a machine and handed the young doctor two pads.
"Everyone step back. Clear!"
The doctor shocked the patient's body and watched as it jerked up. However it was not enough to bring them back.
"Set it to level 4. Clear!"
Once again the doctor tried but still nothing came.
"Level 6!"
"Doctor just give up! She's gone."
"No I refuse!"
The doctor set the pads down and started to pump the young girl's heart desperately trying to bring her back.
"Come on live!"
"Kumi!
Kumi looked over and saw a fellow doctor pulling off his surgical mask.
"It's over. She's dead..."
"Nooo!"
Yagami Kumi woke up with her body covered in sweat and body trembling. Her heart was racing and her mind rushing. She had no idea what was happening but she wanted it to stop. She got up and tried to open the door but found it locked. She tried twisting and pounding the door but it still wouldn't open. Suddenly a flash if images raced through her mind. Images of people being rolled away in truck loads. Doctors and nurses were running all over the place trying to get to every patient. There were so many that they some had to use the floor to be treated. There were so many that you couldn't even walk without almost stepping on a body. But what scared Kumi the most was the blood. All the blood from the patients who were severely injured and had not been treated yet.
"Kya!!!!"
Kumi fell to the ground and started shaking uncontrollably. Her body shook with every image that flashed through her mind. Images of dead people, crying children, people screaming in pain, the sound of heart monitors going blank and the cries of family members. All of it was over powering Kumi's senses and was slowly consuming her mind and body. But just as when it seemed like all was lost, Kumi felt a light touch on her shoulder. She looked over and saw Non-chan and Sally staring at her with concerned eyes.
"Kumi are you ok?"
Weakly, Kumi opened her mouth and said,
"I don't know...."
When Mariko walked in, there was a crowd gathered around one of the rooms. When she walked over she saw it was Kumi's room. Mariko was about to walk in but then Takamina pulled her back.
"Hey what's going on?"
"We don't know." Takamina said.
"How do you not know?"
"When we walked in, Kumi freaked out and threw a chair at me. When Sayaka tried to detain her she almost cut her throat! We think she's having a psychotic break down but we're not sure."
"Have you called Churi?" Mariko asked.
"Yeah and she should be arriving soon. But for now, Non-chan is in there with her and we can't leave those two so we have to watch them."
"Then why is everyone gathered around the room?"
"I don't know but."
"Well make them leave. They're not helping."
Mariko walked over and pushed everyone back. Then Mariko herself went into the room and shut the door behind. When she walked in, she saw the room was a mess and everything was thrown about. And there sitting in the middle was Kumi curled into a little ball resting on Kanon's lap. Mariko started to walk closer but then Kumi held out her hand. Mariko understood and knew she couldn't get any closer. So she set a chair back up and sat on it. She watched as she saw Kumi twitch every ten seconds and body still shaking. Although she was asleep, Mariko could see the tight grip she had on Kanon's arm.
Suddenly Kanon raised Sally up and spoke.
"Kumi must have had a flash back of her old past."
"Is that why she acted all crazy?" Mariko asked.
"Yes and based on her reaction looks like it was the accident again."
"What accident?"
"Remember that great earthquake we had followed by the giant tsunami?"
"Yes I heard it was bad. Why?"
"Well Kumi was there that day and one of the few doctors that survived the aftermath of it all. That day her hospital was flooded with patients and there were so many that it was impossible to get to. Not to mention the fact that some of the doctors were either hurt of killed in the earthquake as well. Kumi was alone with over a hundred patients and only five doctors and three nurses."
"Jesus Christ."
"And to make things worse they couldn't send life support because of the tsunami that came after. Kumi had to live through that as well and over all the whole experience was so traumatizing that Kumi's brain just shut down. Then when she woke up she was like the idiot we all know. That incident was one of the worst and Kumi had to live through it all. God knows the things she saw."
"It must have been hard..."
"Right now she's probably going through a patch of her past life."
"How long will she be like this?"
"Who knows? Last time it was a couple hours. But this could be a couple days maybe even weeks."
"Man just what is going on inside Kumi's head?"
"Would you like to see?"
Mariko turned around and suddenly saw Churi and Airin standing at the door. They walked over to Mariko and Kanon. Churi took one good look and then turned to Mariko.
"Would you like to see what's going on in Kumi's mind?" she asked.
"I don't know why?"
"Because Kumi is lost in her shattered past and we need to get her out. So Airin here is going to send you or Kanon into her mind and get her out."
"I'll do it."
Kanon was looking at Churi with a dead serious glare.
"Alright then we'll send you in. Are you ready?"
Kanon nodded her head.
"Very well then. Airin."
Airin walked over and placed her hand on Kanon's head and then Kumi's. Then she closed her eyes and did something strange. Mariko saw a strange glow surrounding Kanon's body leave her and go into Kumi's. Then Kanon's body fell but Airin caught it.
"We're sending you in as well just in case Kanon needs help."
"What?"
Before Mariko could object everything went blank and she felt her spirit leave and go somewhere else. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a hospital. Everything looked normal and fine. The doctors and nurses were doing their jobs and patients were coming and going. It looked like a typical normal hospital. She looked over and couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the person behind her. Standing behind Mariko was Kumi only it wasn't the Kumi she knew. It was the famous doctor Yagami Kumi. The totally sane and not stupid one.
Mariko couldn't believe how normal Kumi looked. She watched as Kumi walked right past her and over to a patient who Mariko recognized as well. It was Kanon only she didn't have Sally with her and she looked normal as well. Except Kanon was in a hospital gown and an IV in her arm. Mariko watched as Kumi walked over and started to talking to Kanon.
"How are you doing Kanon?"
"Good thanks to you doctor Kumi!"
That was the first time Mariko had heard Kanon speak without the help of Sally. It was very strange hearing her voice for the first time because it didn't sound right to her.
"In a couple days you'll be able to leave. Aren't you happy?"
"Yes I am but I'll miss this place a lot. I really enjoyed my time here with you Kumi." Kanon said.
"It was no problem and I enjoyed our time together. But you have a life to live so I want you to go out there and enjoy it."
"But being here with you is the first time I've ever enjoyed my life so much!"
"Kanon, you're only saying that so you have to leave. But you and I both know that your parents are at home worried sick about you."
"They don't care about me. Not like the way you do Kumi. They don't treat me like you do."
"Mou Kanon quit sweet talking and just take your medicine."
"Hai~"
The two continued talking and Mariko stood there listening. But then suddenly the lights began to flicks and the objects started to shake. The shaking became more and more vicious and things started to fall. It was then someone shouted,
"Earthquake!"
The first thing Mariko thought was take cover. However when she was about to move, she saw a person phase right through her. It was then she realized she wasn't real in this world. This was all Kumi's dream and Mariko didn't know her back then. All Mariko could do was stand and watch and the building started to come down. She saw people trying to get to cover and protect themselves. Everything was shaking violently and pieces of the building were starting to come down. She saw the floor crack and glass break. The whole scene was truly frightening.
"Kumi!"
"Kanon!"
Mariko looked over and saw Kumi and Kanon huddled in the corner desperately trying to avoid being crushed by falling debris. But then suddenly Mariko heard the cry of a child. She looked over and saw a little girl crying in the middle of the room with her mother lying dead next to her. SHe had been crushed by a piece of floor. Now she was alone and Mariko saw another piece of the floor starting to come down.
"Kanon no!"
Mariko saw Kanon run past Mariko and grab the little girl before the floor could collapse. She got out of the way in time but then more debris fell and both the girl and Kanon was buried under debris.
"Kanon!"
More debris fell and Mariko lost complete sight of Kumi. After a couple minutes the shaking died down and everything was still. Slowly, people started to come out from under all the rubble. Some were badly injured and needed medical attention immediately. Mariko looked around for anyone who could help them but there was no one. Then out of the rubble, Kumi came out. She had a couple of scratches but otherwise she was ok. She quickly ran over to the spot where she lost saw Kanon and started digging.
"Kanon.... Kanon!"
She desperately tried to move rubble out of the way but then someone grabbed her and pulled her away.
"No! I have to look for Kumi!"
"Now is not the time Yagami! We got other people to treat and there are others on their way so we need to move now!"
"Kanon!"
"Move Kumi!"
Mariko watched as soon more and more patients started piling in in truck loads. It was frightening at how many. But to make things worse there were only five doctors who managed to survive. Everything was chaotic as people were screaming in pain and people were crying. Mariko couldn't last a day in a type of situation like this. She was surprised to see how well Kumi was handling the whole situation. Speaking of which where was Kumi?
Mariko searched among the injured and saw her in the very back still searching through all the rubble. She was searching for Kanon was still under there. But then that same guy came by and tried to pull her out. However this time Kumi punched the guy and then went back to searching. It took all four doctors to pull her back and get her back to work. However Kumi would look back every so often to see if any sign of Kanon was still there.
But the sight off all the blood and all the patients was hard to take in and Mariko herself was starting to get sick. But then something happened. There was a bright flash and the scene changed. Now there wasn't as many people and outside you could see bodies being covered and loaded into trucks. Things looked like they had calmed down then what she saw before. Mariko looked around looking for any signs of Kumi. Then she saw hew out of the corner of her eye. Kumi was still searching under the same pile of rubble looking for Kanon. She had been searching through so much sharb rubble that she had cut her hands and was bleeding.
"Kanon where are you?!"
No matter how hard Kumi searched she still couldn't find Kanon. Mariko thought Kanon must have escaped somewhere else but she couldn't tell where. While thinking Mariko heard screams coming from outside. She looked out and saw a huge wave heading right their way. People were running for their lives trying to escape the wave but it was obvious they weren't going to get anywhere. The wave swopped them up and the people became lost in the water. Kumi herself was lost in the water and rushed out the building.
Mariko however didn't feel a thing and the water just passed her. She still stood in the exact same spot and could still breathe even though she was under twenty feet of water. Then suddenly she saw something rush past her. She turned around and saw the body of Kanon being flushed out of an open window. Mariko was shocked to see it and decided to follow Kanon. She thought Kanon was dead but then Kanon started to move. She watched as Kanon managed to find a floating piece of trash and hold onto it for dear life while being swept away by the water.
"Kanon!"
Coming from behind her was Kumi who was also floating on a piece of wood. Kumi had saw Kanon and was now trying to paddle to her. However the current was strong and was pushing Kumi away. Water was splashing in her face making it hard to see yet she still kept paddling. Kanon on the other hand looked knocked out and was barely holding on. Her body started to slip off and was almost in the water. But then her body was pushed onto a roof of a home and she rolled on it. The house was being carried away further and further. Meanwhile Kumi was still trying to hang on however, a car came out of nowhere and crashed into Kumi.
Everything went blank again. When Mariko opened her eyes, she saw everything had calmed down now. The water was calm and now there was nothing left but floating pieces of trash. Mariko looked around and found herself standing on the water. She started looking around and then suddenly she heard a loud scream. She looked over and saw Kumi holding Kanon. It looked like she was giving her CPR trying to bring her back to life.
"Kanon! Come on live!"
Kumi switched between pumping her heart and CPR. However her efforts seemed useless for Kanon was not coming up. But Kumi didn't give up and still held onto her friend's body. Kumi let out a cry that screamed sadness and pain. She sat there clutching to the only thing she held dear to her as her tears fell onto the cold body. Mariko felt like she should do something but then there was the loud sound of a helicopter propeller. She looked up and saw a rescue team who seems to have found Kumi.
They sent a man down to pic Kumi up but she wouldn't let go of Kanon. They had to basically restrain Kumi to get her to let go and onto the helicopter. Then she was taken somewhere else. Meanwhile a short while after they left, Kanon suddenly came back to life. She looked around and saw where she was. Then she gathered her strength to start moving again. Mariko had no idea how Kanon managed to survive but it must have been Kumi's technique. Before Mariko could see what happend next, the scene changed again.
Mariko was now in some sort of hospital. She looked around and saw doctors and nurses running around acting as if everything was normal. Then there was a loud scream followed by something crashing. Mariko ran to the source and saw Kumi only this time she was wrapped in a straigh jacket. Her eyes were crazy and couldn't stop moving. Then lying in front of her was a nurse who was desperately trying to call for her.
Shortly after men arrived and sedated Kumi putting her to rest.
"Give her back... Give Kanon back... Kanon..."
Somehow, someone had hit fast forward on the dream because Mariko watched at least months worth of Kumi's life. She watched her go from a completely insane person to the idiodic person she knew today. Turns out the drugs the hospital was giving her was killing her brain cells turing her into something no one could understand. She had turned from scratching Kanon's name in the walls, to pounding her head into the door and then finally blankly staring at the light.
Kumi was just randomly sitting there when the door suddenly opened. Then in came the once lost but now found Kanon. When she saw Kanon, Kumi just smiled and went back to staring at the light. Kanon however had a look of sadness and pain. Who wouldn't after seeing one of your closest friends completely insane and now clueless. Kanon rushed over and hugged Kumi. She held onto her tightly and cried as she embraced her. Kumi justed looked at her with a confused look and said,
"Who are you?"
Kanon cried even more now knowing Kumi didn't know who she was. Mariko herself felt her heart break a little. Seeing the whole scene almost made her start crying. But then Kanon let get and wiped away her tears. She smiled and then pulled out her puppet Sally. When Kumi saw it, her eyes widened and a smile stretched across her face.
"Ooo a puppet! Nice to meet you!"
"Hello Kumi. My name is Sally and this is my partner Kanon."
"Kanon?"
Kumi looked long at Kanon feeling like she knew her. The gears in her head started turning but then suddenly stopped.
"Don't know you! But nice to meet you Kanon. From now on I'm going to call you Non-chan ok?"
Kanon only smiled a sad smile and hugged Kumi again. Then another figure came into the room and turns out it was Churi. Churi walked over and unlocked the straight jacket on Kumi. Kumi stood up and looked at Churi. Churi just smiled and said,
"Hello Yagami-san. If you would please come with me and Kanon, we'll take you somewhere safe and fun."
"Yay!"
"Are you happy now Kanon. We finally found her."
Kanon nodded her head and then faced Kumi. Tears were still running down her face and Kumi just stared at them with that same empty expression. Kanon hugged her again and this time she let it all out and sobbed. Kumi's expression changed from from her usual self to a serious look. She looked confused at the strange girl hugging her. Why was she crying? Who was she? Kumi didn't know but something in her heart started to cry making her cry as well. Kumi slowly wrapped her arms around the figure and lightly touched Kanon.
"I don't know who you are but for some reason you make me sad. Don't be sad anymore ok? Be happy!"
Kanon only smiled and then took Kumi's hand and walked out of the room. Once again everything went blank and this time when Mariko woke up she found herself back with the others in the facility. She knew she was back because when she looked up, she saw a Gachapin staring right at her and was a little too close for comfort.
"What the heck Gachapin!"
Mariko sat up and pushed Miichan away. Then she stood up and fixed her clothes. She looked over and saw Kanon awake but Kumi still sleeping. She had calmed down but was now crying for some reason. Mariko looked over at Churi who was smiling and said,
"Congrats you brought her back. Now she's just happily dreaming about whatever it is that girl dreams about. Our work here is done."
Churi and Airin left along with Miichan. Now it was just her and Kanon. Mariko was silent for a while but then she finally asked.
"So Kumi doesn't remember you?"
Kanon shook her head no and went back to looking at Kumi.
"Isn't it painful?"
Kanon shook her head no and smiled. Mariko looked down and saw Kumi was starting to wake up. When she saw Kanon she smiled and sat up.
"Non-chan!"
She hugged Kanon and was patting her head.
"I had the weirdest dream. You and I were in it and we were on the moon fighting cat people!"
Kanon slipped Sally back on and said,
"That's great Kumi. Let's go to the break room and talk more about it."
"Ok!"
Kanon and Kumi left leaving Mariko stitting there. Mariko was a little shocked at what happened. You would think after seeing all of that Kumi would remember who Kanon was. But she didn't which was a little sad to Mariko. It must be painful being around the one you love but they don't remember you. Oh how painful it must be...
==================================================================================Well there is my chapter dedicated to Kumi. I will miss her not being in SKE. But we can only support her and her choice and just keep loving her and SKE.
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