Speechless. 4
Title: Speechless
Author: hotfruits
Prompt: 13. Fear at 30emotions
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Keito-centric. HSJ. Keito/Hikaru. Yabu/Takaki.
Disclaimer: Nope
Summary: It was a day like any other day, and the thought that maybe I should be worried never struck me.
AN: Hospital!Keito
x-posted to jent_fanfics, hikatorabu, heysay_fanfic and hsj_fics
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There's that loud beep again, a single tone that shrilly echoes throughout my head. I hear frantic yelling and frightened crying, and Hikaru's hand is ripped from my own. I feel a cold gel on my chest and suddenly, a large shock is going through me. Over and over again, I am shocked til suddenly a bright light floods my senses, and all I can feel is intense pain.
"He's awake, he's awake!" a woman screams and I look around, even though the bright light burns I take it all in because it means I am here, I am finally out of the darkness and I can come back to the ones I love.
"Keito, I need you to cough so we can remove the tube from your throat."
I do as he says, and it feels like I'm vomiting a solid mass and it brings tears to my eyes, but then it's gone and I am only left with a stinging sensation.
"Keito, can you hear me?"
I nod, and he asks me another question, "Can you speak?"
I open my mouth and say, 'Yes, I can,' but no sound comes out. I try again and the doctor's expression turns grim, so I keep trying, 'Hikaru, I love you', 'Yuto, I missed you!' 'Kota, I am back, please rest now' but none of the words come out of my mouth and I try to scream but I can't. I end up sobbing instead and Hikaru runs to me, hopping onto the bed and holding me close, gently swaying me.
What happened? Why can't I talk? The machine connected to my heart beat begins to beep frantically but I don't care, I can't calm down until someone tells me why there are no words, or even sounds as I listen to my silent crying, coming from my mouth.
"Keito," Hikaru kisses my shoulder, "Keito, you can't speak. We're gonna try therapy but," I cling to him tighter, one hand gripping his hair, "Keito, you might be mute. Permanently."
"Keito," the doctor speaks again, "About a month ago when you were walking home, you were attacked with a baseball bat, suffering two serious blows to the head. We diagnosed you when you were brought in with Subdural Hematoma, a type of brain damage. It left you in a coma but we couldn't tell what other problems would occur, most common are paralyzing of the limbs, blindness, severe head pain and speech disorders."
I shake my head, trying to block him out but I can't, I'm stuck in this harsh reality where I may never speak again.
"I love you, Keito," Hikaru says and that's it, I can't say the words back to him and that hurts, and for the first time in my life, I just want to die.
Author: hotfruits
Prompt: 13. Fear at 30emotions
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Keito-centric. HSJ. Keito/Hikaru. Yabu/Takaki.
Disclaimer: Nope
Summary: It was a day like any other day, and the thought that maybe I should be worried never struck me.
AN: Hospital!Keito
x-posted to jent_fanfics, hikatorabu, heysay_fanfic and hsj_fics
One
Two
Three
There's that loud beep again, a single tone that shrilly echoes throughout my head. I hear frantic yelling and frightened crying, and Hikaru's hand is ripped from my own. I feel a cold gel on my chest and suddenly, a large shock is going through me. Over and over again, I am shocked til suddenly a bright light floods my senses, and all I can feel is intense pain.
"He's awake, he's awake!" a woman screams and I look around, even though the bright light burns I take it all in because it means I am here, I am finally out of the darkness and I can come back to the ones I love.
"Keito, I need you to cough so we can remove the tube from your throat."
I do as he says, and it feels like I'm vomiting a solid mass and it brings tears to my eyes, but then it's gone and I am only left with a stinging sensation.
"Keito, can you hear me?"
I nod, and he asks me another question, "Can you speak?"
I open my mouth and say, 'Yes, I can,' but no sound comes out. I try again and the doctor's expression turns grim, so I keep trying, 'Hikaru, I love you', 'Yuto, I missed you!' 'Kota, I am back, please rest now' but none of the words come out of my mouth and I try to scream but I can't. I end up sobbing instead and Hikaru runs to me, hopping onto the bed and holding me close, gently swaying me.
What happened? Why can't I talk? The machine connected to my heart beat begins to beep frantically but I don't care, I can't calm down until someone tells me why there are no words, or even sounds as I listen to my silent crying, coming from my mouth.
"Keito," Hikaru kisses my shoulder, "Keito, you can't speak. We're gonna try therapy but," I cling to him tighter, one hand gripping his hair, "Keito, you might be mute. Permanently."
"Keito," the doctor speaks again, "About a month ago when you were walking home, you were attacked with a baseball bat, suffering two serious blows to the head. We diagnosed you when you were brought in with Subdural Hematoma, a type of brain damage. It left you in a coma but we couldn't tell what other problems would occur, most common are paralyzing of the limbs, blindness, severe head pain and speech disorders."
I shake my head, trying to block him out but I can't, I'm stuck in this harsh reality where I may never speak again.
"I love you, Keito," Hikaru says and that's it, I can't say the words back to him and that hurts, and for the first time in my life, I just want to die.