Ayameko comes to her senses as she begins to wake up, blinking a bit as her eyes adjusted to the ceiling light. "Augh…" She winced a bit, rubbing her temple, her head was wrapped in bandages as she was hooked up to several monitors.
This…doesn't look like the medical room…
She sits up as she looks at the side of her bed, she noticed a person sleeping on the edge of her bed as it was Naoki who was taking a nap. She saw the flowers he brought as they were pink Berrybloom flowers. Pink…at least it's not hotpink…but still…pink… she groaned a bit.
Despite her initial distaste for it, she leaned over a bit to sneakily grab one of the flowers out of his hand. She held it as she noticed how heavy he was sleeping; she couldn't help herself but let out a small giggle.
"Dork…"
Ayameko lightly teases while Naoki was asleep, although he's not the ideal person, it's still something she needs to start getting used to. Meanwhile, Asuka sat beside Kimura's bed as she didn't have too many bad injuries. Kimura had several bandages wrapped around his forehead as he also had some going diagonally across his chest underneath his patient garb.
His knuckles were wrapped in thick bandages as his right arm was in a cast, the sling wrapped around his neck on the other side of his trapezoid. A nurse came over to check on Kimura's wellbeing for a second on the monitor as she tapped it down on a tablet before leaving as fast as she walked in.
This worried Asuka more as she got up and walked out of the room to get some fresh air. Asuka took an elevator to ground floor as she entered the cafeteria, putting a dollar into a vending machine as she taps on a few buttons. She watches it fall as she puts another dollar in the vending machine.
Bzzz…Clang!
The drink fell to the bottom as she crouched down and took both drinks out, an orange soda and a green tea drink. She looks at them both as she stares over at the orange drink, remembering the drink Kimura had when they first sat beside each other in Haven's Garden.
She took a deep breath and exhaled as she walked back to the elevator, standing in it as she went up to the second floor. After it opens she walks out and heads to Kimuras room, walking in as she sets his soda on a small table beside him.
Click!
She popped open her green tea drink as she took a sip and sighed in relief, sitting in the chair as she looked at him, her eyebrows furrowed into a worried look. Asuka twiddled with her thumbs a bit on the top of the green tea drink as she waited, her mind giving time to think.
Why am I starting to like him…
She pondered, she has nothing in common with him and yet she seems to enjoy his company whenever it's needed. She sits there as time seems to move on without her, she begins to lose herself in her own thoughts as she sat there looking over at Kimura while she waited. Her immersion was broken when she felt someones hand touch her shoulder. Asuka looked over and there was a nurse standing beside her.
"Ma'am, visiting hours is coming to a close, we're going to have to ask for you to leave."
The nurse asked her politely as she blinks a bit and nods slightly, "A-Alright, thank you." She politely replies as Asuka stood up, looking at the clock as it was already 7:48 pm. 7:48…? Already…? It was 6:15 wasn't it…? She was confused that time passed so quickly as it felt like she'd only been there for only 10 minutes.
Asuka gets ready to leave as she walks into the hallway and sees Naoki also exit nearly at the same time. Naoki yawns a little as he rubs the back of his head. He looks up and notices Asuka as he waves at her a bit tiredly though.
"Hey, need a lift down?"
"H-huh? Oh sure…"
Asuka nods politely as she walks over to Naoki, getting into the elevator with him as he taps the ground floor on the elevator buttons. As they descend downwards, they both were quiet as they didn't know what to talk about nor did they seem to show any interest at least.
"So…"
"H-Huh?" Asuka looks over.
"How's Kimura…?" he asks.
"O-Oh…uhm…" She stutters a bit.
"H-He's doing fine, I'm not sure when h-he'll wake up."
"I see, I guess I'll visit him tomorrow." Naoki sighs a bit.
"W-What about A-Ayameko…?"
"She's awake already, doesn't seem like she remembers what happened, all she remembered was that she blacked during the fight out and woke up in the hospital." Naoki responds.
"O-Oh…" Asuka looks away a bit.
The elevator dings as it opens and both walk out of it, heading towards the exit at the same time. They both had a cab ready for them outside in the roundabout as Asuka looks at Naoki already walking to his cab.
"H-Hey!" she shouts a little.
"Hm?" Naoki stops to look as it catches his attention.
"U-Uhm…" She forgot for a second what she was going to say but she remembers just as fast, "What's your name!"
"Just call me Naoki." He responds as he gets in his cab.
Naoki's cab leaves first as she sighs a bit since that didn't really give her much to go on. She enters her cab and leaves as well, the driver driving off towards her destination.
***
Kimura begins to wake up as he opens his eyes a bit, the dimly lit room lets his eyes adjust as he tries to sit up. Upon trying he feels a stinging pain in his abdomen as he grasps his abdomen with his left arm, wincing in pain.
"Agh, shit…"
Kimura looks at his arm cast with a slight shocked look on his face. He's never had to have his arm in a cast before as he shrugs a bit and looks over at a table not too far from him. On top of the table was a book, it was quite a decently thick book from all the pages in it but didn't seem to bother Kimura.