Shuichi: *Shows no outward anything* So, Daisuke, where should we go?
Kazuhiko: My house is good.
Kazuhiko: The basement's soundproof, so we can be up all night and my parents won't give a damn.
Daisuke: Excellent!
Kazuhiko: We can practice some more, too.
Tohru: *Laughs* All about the practice.
Daisuke: *chibi facefault* Don't you EVER do anything else, Kazu-kun?
Tohru: *To Kazu, teasing* Shouldn't we invite some fangirls so they can fall for you?
Kazuhiko: ^.^;;; No, thanks.
Tomo: *has mysteriously disappeared, as often happens*
Tohru: *So as not to wake up Yoshi* Looks like you already have one. ^_____^
Kazuhiko: *blushes* Hey, she just fell asleep on me. That's all.
Tohru: Sure. Sure.
Tohru: ^_____^
Kazuhiko: *blush*
Shuichi: *Chuckles*
Richi: I have to call my parents and say where I'll be...
Shuichi: We'll still be here, go ahead.
Daisuke: Yeah, Tohru-kun, we better call my mom, too.
Tohru: Kay, you go do that.
Daisuke: Yo. *goes off to find a phone*
Shuichi: I need to make a call too, actually.
Richi: *follows to do same*
Shuichi: *Follows*
Tohru: *Starts taking off makeup, then thinks better of it* So, isn't Yoshi cute?
Kazuhiko: o!.!o What are you talking about?
Tohru: *Touches up her makeup, not looking at the two*
Tohru: She likes you. A lot.
Kazuhiko: *blush* Isn't that a little bit fast?
Tohru: *Shrugs*
Tohru: Just saying she likes you.
Kazuhiko: Er - right.
Tohru: She's a female Richi, basically. She likes anyone who pays attention to her.
Tohru: Except she's obviously not as innocent. Wiser.
Tohru: Knows the good from the bad.
Kazuhiko: ^.^;;; Richi is just a teensy bit sheltered, isn't he.
Tohru: Yeah, kinda. Rich parents. J-rock is the only other experience he has, and he doesn't understand the true meaning of half of it.
Kazuhiko: Damn, but that's a good thing.
Tohru: Yeah.
Tohru: *Crosses her arms and leans back against the wall, watching the two*
Kazuhiko: *looks down at Yoshi, feeling kinda protective*
Yoshi: *Makes a small miaow noise and puts her other arm around Kazu's neck, nuzzles his shoulder with her nose*
Kazuhiko: *pets the top of her head*
Tohru: *Can't help herself* Awwww... D'you think she was a kitten in her past life?
Yoshi: Miaow...
Kazuhiko: *smiles a little bit* Maybe.
Tohru: I love kittens. And really small puppies. Especially when they're still nursing, and they have milk breath. It's so sweet...
Kazuhiko: *strokes Yoshi's hair*
Daisuke: *comes back in*
Daisuke: Mom said it'd be fine as long as we were back sometime before dinner tomorrow...
Tohru: Cool.
Kazuhiko: That's good.
Daisuke: *looks over at Yoshi* Say, doesn't she need to call her parents, too?
Tohru: Kittens feel nice on your neck. *Doesn't explain this comment to Daisuke*
Kazuhiko: *blush*
Tohru: Zzzzz...
Daisuke: *shrugs*
Tohru: Okay, since neither of you are going to do it.
Tohru: *Walks over and gently shakes Yoshi* Wake up, dear. Come on, we need to ask you something.
Kazuhiko: *tries to get Yoshi to stand on her own*
Yoshi: Nyaoooooooo... *Wakes up slightly, rubbing her eyes, but doesn't bother to move* Nya...? e.e
Tohru: Do you need to call your parents to go party?
Kazuhiko: We're going to stay at my place.
Yoshi: *Shakes her head slightly* Nyaooo... *Snuggles back into his shoulder and falls back asleep*
Kazuhiko: I guess that settles that, then.
Richi: *bounces back in* My parents said it was okay! I have to be back by noon, though...
Tohru: *Giggles* She obviously thinks you're comfortable.
Kazuhiko: ^.^;;;
Shuichi: I'm good too.
Richi: *notices scene, blushes slightly*
Daisuke: Well then, what we waitin' for?
Shuichi: *Just appeared*
Kazuhiko: I'll lead... *tries to get Yoshi to walk with him*
Yoshi: *Is too asleep to walk*
Shuichi: Do you need me to carry her?
Kazuhiko: No, I can get her.
Shuichi: Kay.
Kazuhiko: *does his heroic best*
Yoshi: *Is pretty light, because she's short and athletic*
Kazuhiko: *no kind of athlete, but manages anyway; used to slinging his keyboard around*
Kazuhiko: *leads the way out of Blood Dove and to his house*
Tohru: *Awwwww's*
Daisuke: *takes Tohru's hand and walks with her, following Kazu*
Tohru: *Wonders if he's just holding her hand because he doesn't want to really touch her*
Daisuke: *doesn't have an inkling of these dark thoughts, just walks and whistles By the Roadside*
Richi: *following, almost buried under both his guitars again*
Shuichi: Hey, Richi, do you need help?
Richi: U-un... n_n;;;
Shuichi: *Takes the electric guitar* No prob.
Richi: n_n Arigatou gozaimasu, Shuichi-dono... I'm sorry if I'm a bother...
Shuichi: Don't you dare think you're a bother. I could lift you with both guitars if I had to. *Is boasting, but trying to show that he is being helpful because he likes Richi*
Richi: on_no Thank you, Shuichi-dono.
Kazuhiko: *reaches his house, leads them down into the basement and puts Yoshi on a couch* So, who's up for refreshments? I could drink the ocean right about now.
Yoshi: *Was reluctant to let go, almost dug her nails in*
Daisuke: *flops on the floor* The ocean sounds good. You take Atlantic, I'll take Pacific.
Tohru: Water is good.
Tohru: I want Indian.
Kazuhiko: Water good for everyone, then?
Shuichi: Guess I get Arctic, then.
Richi: Un! *puts guitar down, is pika pika bouncy again* Can I help?
Tohru: *Sits on the floor, feeling even more ill than before*
Kazuhiko: Uh - sure. Extra pair of hands is always useful.
Kazuhiko: *goes upstairs with Richi to fetch much water and some snacks*
Daisuke: *snuggles up with Tohru*
Shuichi: *Is starving, but doesn't mention it*
Tohru: *Snuggles back, her fears beaten back for a little while longer*
Tohru: *Is ravenous, but probably won't eat anything*
Daisuke: So. While Richi's out of the room...
Daisuke: Who has an opinion of Tomo?
Tohru: Jackass.
Shuichi: I will rip him to shreds.
Daisuke: Ah, good, it's unanimous, then.
Yoshi: *Is slightly awake, but not enough to be listening*
Tohru: Very pretty jackass, at least...
Daisuke: *sighs* With the notable exception of Richi...
Shuichi: Especially if he touches Richi.
Daisuke: Yeah.
Daisuke: I think I could make some pretty earrings out of his eyes.
Shuichi: Castration sounds like a good idea.
Daisuke: And yet.
Tohru: I call dibs on his hair.
Tohru: I could make a necklace.
Daisuke: It would look really cute on you.
Daisuke: *heaves a huge sigh* Now, if only Richi would clue in.
Shuichi: And rip out his tongue.
Shuichi: If only...
Daisuke: Well, until that happy day comes, we'll just have to grin and bear as little of Tomo's presence as we can arrange.
Shuichi: Which won't be very little.
Daisuke: Alas...
Shuichi: *Is still planning to spy on him*
Shuichi: *Which means looking at him a lot*
Kazuhiko: *comes back down with Richi in tow, carrying an armful of ice-cold water bottles*
Tohru: *Sighs, feels like she's going to be sick*
Richi: *has bags of chips and boxes of pocky*
Kazuhiko: Best I could do at short notice...
Shuichi: Looks great.
Shuichi: *Grabs a bag of chips and a box of pocky*
Daisuke: *.* POCKY! *tackles Richi* Gimmegimmegimmegimme!!
Richi: *knocked down* o!.!o
Tohru: *Takes a water bottle, stands up* Kazu, where's the bathroom?
Kazuhiko: *points*
Daisuke: *grabs two or three boxes, bounces back to place he was sitting and chows down*
Tohru: *Heads for it, is ready to throw up*
Daisuke: *sadly is clueless*
Richi: *still knocked down* @.@;;;
Shuichi: *Helps Richi up and dusts him off*
Richi: on_no Arigatou gozaimasu, Shuichi-dono...
Shuichi: S'okay, man.
Richi: *beams, sits down beside Shuichi with a bottle of water and a little tiny bag of chips*
Tohru: *Doesn't actually throw up anything, since she hasn't eaten in days, just retches a couple times, then faints, luckily on a nice soft bath mat and not the hard tiles*
Daisuke: *hears the thump, gets worried* Tohru-kun? You fall in the toilet again?
Shuichi: ?.?
Richi: ?.?
Yoshi: *Stirs slightly*
Kazuhiko: ?.?
Daisuke: Tohru-kun?
Daisuke: *gets up, abandoning pocky* Tohru-kun!
Tohru: *Dropped water bottle in sink*
Yoshi: e.e?
Daisuke: *knocks on the door* Tohru-kun!
Tohru: *Of course, doesn't answer*
Daisuke: *opens the door* Tohru-kun?! Doushitanda?
Tohru: *Still unconscious*
Daisuke: *sees her unconscious, freaks and tries to shake her awake* Tohru-kun! Tohru-kun!
Yoshi: *Wakes* Wazza?
Tohru: *Is shaken, starts to come to* Eh...
Kazuhiko: *puts his hand on Yoshi's head quickly* Nothing, Yoshi-kun. *goes to the bathroom* Tohru? You okay?
Richi: Tohru-dono?
Shuichi: Tohru?
Daisuke: *glomps Tohru* Geez, Tohru-kun, you scared the living daylights outta me...
Tohru: *Opens her eyes, finds herself on the floor* Oh... What happened?
Daisuke: We were gonna ask YOU that. We just heard a thump and then you didn't answer...
Richi: Tohru-dono? Daijoubu desu ka?
Tohru: I was... I felt sick, so I was going to throw up...
Tohru: And then nothing happened... And then it's now...
Daisuke: *kinda relieved* It must've been stress after the concert...
Daisuke: Come on and have some water and pocky, you'll feel better once you have something solid in ya...
Shuichi: *Slightly disturbed, but doesn't say anything* Yeah.
Tohru: M'not hungry...
Daisuke: Well, have some water, anyway. *pulls out the water bottle and gives it to her*
Shuichi: *Decides to be blunt* Tohru, when was the last time you ate?
Tohru: Uh...
Tohru: I think... Wednesday...
Daisuke: !.!
Shuichi: !.!
Richi: !.!
Kazuhiko: O.O
Kazuhiko: That's - not good...
Shuichi: Kazu, call 119.
Kazuhiko: Yup. *on his way to the phone already*
Tohru: S'okay, I'm fine...
Daisuke: The HELL you are!
Yoshi: What's wrong? *Follows Kazu to the phone*
Daisuke: Tohru-kun, why - why - the HELL?!
Tohru: No, really, I think I can stand...
Kazuhiko: Seems that Tohru hasn't eaten since Wednesday and just fainted in the bathroom. *dialing*
Yoshi: !.!
Yoshi: Holy crap!
Richi: *scared* Tohru-dono, you really should go to the hospital...
Daisuke: If I have to break your arm to make you go.
Tohru: Okay, well... I'm kinda tired, so I'll just sit here...
Tohru: *Is obviously very out of it*
Daisuke: And then you'll go with the nice nurses, and you'll stay with them for a while, and then you'll be okay. *hopes this with all his heart*
Tohru: *Leans into Daisuke's chest, closing her eyes* You smell nice...
Tohru: I'm tired...
Daisuke: Thanks, babe...
Kazuhiko: *pokes head back in* Can any of you drive?
Yoshi: *Appears in the doorway* Don't let her fall asleep, or she'll go into shock.
Shuichi: I learned, but I never actually got a license, 'cause of no car.
Daisuke: Got it. *shakes Tohru* You stay awake on me, hear?
Richi: 6.6 No...
Tohru: Hmm?
Kazuhiko: Kay, they'll send an ambulance then. Shouldn't take long.
Tohru: But I'm so tired...
Daisuke: Don't go to sleep, Tohru-kun. You have to stay awake.
Kazuhiko: *goes and waits by the phone*
Tohru: But you're so warm... and nice...
Richi: Sing a song for us, Tohru-dono...
Shuichi: Hell of a way to end a concert...
Yoshi: Yeah, sing By the Roadside, okay? Tohru?
Daisuke: Yeah. You're telling me.
Richi: Onegai, Tohru-dono?
Tohru: Okay, one song, then I'm going to sleep...
Richi: *listens*
Daisuke: Come on, Tohru-kun. One, two, one two three four...
Tohru: *Sings with a husky voice* Wind weaves through my hair...
Ambulance: *pulls up outside, and some paramedics jump out, heading for the bathroom*
Kazuhiko: *shows way*
Kazu’s Mother: *Wakes up, sees ambulance* Oh my God, what's going on?!
Daisuke: *sees, gets up and pulls Tohru up with him* Come on, Tohru-kun, upsy-daisy...
Tohru: I'm not done singing...
Daisuke: That's okay. You have to go with the nice paramedics now...
Kazuhiko: Mom, it's okay, Tohru just had a - fainting spell. It'll be okay.
Tohru: *Becomes frightened for no reason* Don't leave me!
Kazu’s Mother: Are you sure?
Paramedic: *take Tohru's arms and lead her into the ambulance*
Kazuhiko: Yeah.
Tohru: *Screams* DAISUKE!
Daisuke: I won't, Tohru-kun! *follows* See, I'm right here, I'll get into the ambulance with you...
Tohru: *Calms down, starts crying* I'm sorry...
Daisuke: Sssh, sssh, Tohru-kun, it's okay - it's okay - don't worry, it's all cool, ssssh...
Daisuke: *hugs her*
Paramedic: Will you come with us to help fill out her medical records?
Daisuke: Dur - hey! Duh.
Paramedic: -.-
Kazuhiko: Go on, Daisuke. I'll call your mom for you.
Tohru: *Is more sane now, fear woke her up* I'm sorry that I worried you and that you always have to go looking for me and that I'm so bad and that you can't have fun with your fangirls and... and...
Daisuke: *glomps* Hush, hush, I couldn't care less about the stupid fangirls... what the hell are you tryin' ta prove, huh?
Daisuke: Ssssh...
Daisuke: *to Kazuhiko* Thanks, man. I owe ya.
Kazuhiko: *nods*
Tohru: I thought you wouldn't like me if I wasn't one of your fangirls...
Yoshi: Get better Tohru!!! We all love you very much!
Daisuke: Dude, Tohru-kun, dontcha know you're my number-1 fan?
Richi: Hai! *sniffle* Please feel better soon!
Kazuhiko: Good luck, both of you.
Paramedic: 9.9 Can we go now?
Shuichi: We'll take care of things here, Daisuke. See ya.
Daisuke: -.- Yeah. *gets into the back of the ambulance with Tohru* Ja, yo.
Paramedic: *closes the doors with rather poor temper and drives off*
Tohru: *Cries the entire ride and tells him everything*
Daisuke: *snuggles and huggles and feels basically like a little pile of dog crap*
Tohru: *Apologizes numerous times for being so stupid*
Daisuke: *repeatedly tells her it's not her fault, she's not stupid at all*
Richi: *watching ambulance drive off* 6.6
Shuichi: Man...
Richi: 6.6 *feels precisely as bad now as he felt pika pika before*
Kazuhiko: *practical as ever* Let's go back in before we catch colds.
Yoshi: Okay! Tohru will be okay, Daisuke is with her and they're going to the hospital, and everything will be fine!
Yoshi: And that's a good idea.
Richi: H-hai...
Richi: *as if by magic, ended up standing right next to Shuichi again - my, what a coinky-dink*
Shuichi: *Puts his arm around Richi* It'll be okay.
Richi: *looks up at him* Hontou?
Shuichi: She will be fine. I had a friend who did that.
Richi: !.! Gomen nasai, Shuichi-dono...
Kazuhiko: *wanders back inside with Yoshi, content to let Shuichi deal with Richi*
Shuichi: It was okay. I read a manga like that once too.
Richi: *listens, fascinated*
Shuichi: *Heads inside also, steering Richi with him*
Richi: *steered*
Richi: What happened?
Shuichi: There was this girl who didn't show outward emotion. My friend, like Tohru, just acted happy all the time. When she got unhappy in any way, she'd just stop eating. My friend did that after she broke up with her boyfriend.
Richi: O.O
Shuichi: And I suspect Tohru was feeling worried about something with Daisuke, so she just stopped eating instead of talking to him about it.
Richi: Oh... 6.6
Richi: I thought - I thought they were such good friends, they could talk about anything...
Shuichi: Something's wrong with Tohru. I don't know what it is, but she needs therapy.
Richi: 6.6
Shuichi: They are. If she had said anything, he would have been happy to talk to her, I'm sure.
Richi: Maybe it was because - because of her mother...
Shuichi: I'm very worried now.
Richi: 6.6 Boku mo...
Shuichi: Wow... That's a good idea. Tohru's mother killed herself because her husband didn't love her, wasn't that it?
Richi: Un...
Richi: Maybe...
Shuichi: Yeah... God, I hope Tohru doesn't do anything else stupid.
Richi: Tohru-dono really loved her mother, didn't she?
Shuichi: That was the impression I got, yeah...
Richi: Maybe she thinks - deep down - that if she looks like a little kid again, her mother will come back...
Shuichi: Maybe... I don't know... I feel so bad for her.
Richi: 6.6 Un...
Richi: *looks like a sad little floppy puppy now*
Shuichi: Someone I knew once told me that I'm amazingly well-adjusted. Sometimes I wonder if I'm just in denial, and any day I could snap.
Kazuhiko: *down in the basement, has crashed at last and is snoozing on a couch*
Shuichi: Then I think, if it hasn't already happened, then it probably won't.
Yoshi: *Is sitting next to him, has his head in her lap, playing with his hair*
Richi: *looks up* I think - I think - *starts blushing* I don't think you'd snap...
Kazuhiko: *doesn't snore, not even cutely*
Shuichi: *Smiles down at Richi and gives him a one-armed hug* Thanks.
Richi: *superblushes, beams* It's just true...
Yoshi: *Murmurs things to herself* I wish you liked me, Kazu. I really wish you did. It would be wonderful if you did...
Kazuhiko: *sleep...sleep...sleep...mumble* Yoshi... *sleep*
Yoshi: Hmm?
Kazuhiko: *sleep*
Richi: *sits down by his guitars, and in no time at all is asleep himself, spread out and looking as innocent and floppy as a little kitten*
Yoshi: *Convinces herself it was just a fluke, continues talking* You're wonderful, Kazu. You're handsome, and talented, so talented it isn't even funny. You're probably really loving, too... I envy the girl who you marry...
Shuichi: *Sits next to him, stroking his hair*
Kazuhiko: *sleeptalks no more; just sleeps*
Yoshi: *Gently lifts his head, gets up and puts a pillow under it, strokes his hair a couple times*
Richi: *purrs, just a teensy bit, in his sleep*
Shuichi: *Breaks into a grin*
Kazuhiko: Mmf... *sleepsleep*
Yoshi: *Traces her finger down his cheek, then kisses his cheek, forgetting about her bright blue lipstick, which leaves a very visible mark, gets up, nods goodbye to Shuichi and leaves*
Kazuhiko: *shifts a little* Yshm...? *sleep*
Shuichi: *Decides sleep would be a good idea, does one thing beforehand. Takes a scrap piece of paper and a pencil and writes Kazu a short note, then settles down curled up next to Richi and falls asleep*
Note: "Hey, Kazu, you might wanna check your reflection in the mirror when you wake up... Someone left their mark."
Narrator: *Awwwwwing uncontrollably* Fade Out.
Credits:
Narrator: KisekinoTenshi
Yoshi: KisekinoTenshi
Kazuhiko: ShirouHokuto
Daisuke: ShirouHokuto
Tohru: KisekinoTenshi
Richi: ShirouHokuto
Shuichi: KisekinoTenshi
Shuichi’s Boss: ShirouHokuto
Time: KisekinoTenshi
Tomo: ShirouHokuto
Audience: ShirouHokuto
Fangirls: ShirouHokuto
Ken Fangirls: ShirouHokuto
Ambulance: ShirouHokuto
Kazu’s Mother: KisekinoTenshi
Paramedic: ShirouHokuto
Note: KisekinoTenshi
