Kazuto laid back in the bed, his arms wrapped tightly around his stomach. The pain was like nothing he could've imagined. He felt weak and he could feel that his fever spiked again. Midori sat in the chair beside his bed. She stroked his dark hair softly.

"Take it easy, the doctor should be here soon,hopefully they'll be able to bring you something to help with the pain and fever. it's going to be okay."

Suguha stood in the corridor, her concern for her brother visible in her eyes. The past three days had been difficult in their house, their mother had confined Kazuto to bed at the first sign of illness, leaving Suguha to look after him while she was at work.

She was somewhat relieved when the doctor finally found his way to Kazuto's examination room. She listened to her brother and mother explain the situation, her heart shattered, hearing the pained groan escape him as the doctor applied pressure to his abdomen.

A soft buzz from her pocket reminded her that she had grabbed his phone as their mother rushed them out the door earlier that evening. She glanced at the display.

"Asuna." She whispered, wondering whether or not to read the text and inform her of Kazuto's condition.

On one hand, She is his girlfriend and has a right to know, she seems to have a way of helping him through things. She sighed heavily.

She opened the message, reading it carefully.

Hey, I haven't heard from you in a while, I just want to make sure you're okay. I love you. Asuna.

she groaned but began to type a response

"I'll have someone bring in the ultrasound machine, and I'll get you some medicine to get things started,you just take it easy." The doctor said, exiting the room and walking toward the nurse's station.

Suguha clicked the green button and hurried to her brother's side.

"Is everything okay, what did he say?" She asked.

"They want to do some tests, but it looks like he'll be staying tonight. Depending on the results, he could need surgery."

"What's-"

"It's no big deal." Kazuto assured,forcing himself to try to keep his tone as close to normal as possible. *I'll be fine and back home before you know it." Sugu bowed her head.

"Yeah." She replied. "I guess it's a good thing I grabbed this then." She placed the phone and charger on the over bed table.

"Thanks." The pale teen said softly. "I'm sorry I won't be able to-"

"It's not like you got sick on purpose, just get better. You can make it up to me when you're home."

"We'll probably be here for a while waiting for for the tests and getting Kazuto into a room, why don't you go and call one of your friends to take you home, you have school in the morning. We'll visit him tomorrow, he needs to rest as much as possible."

"I understand. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, I'll be here when you come back." With nod, Sugu did as she was told, knowing she wouldn't sleep that night,not until her beloved brother was home where he belonged.