Fight Me

Memory

"Hey, Yuu?"

Mika called to me as we were riding on a swing. The two of us were at a park that had been across a pretty church. There were flower petals everywhere in the air, and church bells were singing joyfully.

A man in a suit had gone out of the building as he carried his bride. People were clapping their hands with smiles on their faces.

"It's beautiful, right?" Mika sighed in a dreamy state. His voice was low but he sounded pleased. I looked at his face. His eyes had gone soft, and his lips curved a smile. Mika had been staring at the wedding happening in front of us. I gave out a shrug, "I guess."

It didn't really cross my mind. The whole thing was something normal. So I didn't find it special. Mika, on the other hand, was always the type to appreciate even the most ordinary things in life. The way he talked about how beautiful this and that was had amazed me. He always transformed the simplest of things into something incredible.

It was one of the things I loved about him.

"But isn't it amazing how people bind themselves to each other because of how much they want to be together?"

"Mm.." I gave out a dirty look at Mika, "Isn't that kind of like chaining each other down??"

Mika must have been humored with my words because he started laughing, "Really Yuu? Chaining down? Are you that scared of girls??" My cheeks grew a bright scarlet, and I gritted my teeth, "S-shut up! I am not! I just don't like the thought of being chained down to someone!"

"Haha..." Mika's laughter died out to take a deep breath. He looked at me with a smile on his face, "Then would you hate it if I said I wanted to be with you forever?"

"Eh?" I blinked. Before I could make another reaction, my vision had become blurry. Mika was still in front of with a smile on his face, but everything was getting unclear. It grew more and more obscure until I saw nothing but a pitch black color.

Ting

Ting

Ting

I woke up to the calm sounds of chimes swinging back and forth as the wind blew through the window of my hospital room. Everything I saw earlier had just been a dream about Mika. It had been a memory long ago when we were children. To think he already developed thoughts like that despite our age.

"Us? Together forever, huh?" I calmly stated out aloud as if Mika was in front of me, "Don't be silly... we're family after all. Of course, we'd be together."

I tilted my head to look at the table beside the bed. There were a few things on it: the tray which had my medicine and my breakfast on it, a vase filled with sunflowers, and something wrapped in red gift paper.

Using whatever strength I had left, I sat up to check out the mysterious present. I picked it up and opened it. Inside was a white teacup that had golden vines on its top edges. It looked simple yet classic at the same time. It was something that wouldn't suit me since I'm usually impulsive... haha...

I looked around the wrapper some more and found a small pink note inside. Written on it was, "Fight me? 927-865-8762"

Huh?

W-wait.... what?

The words had confused me the first time I had read them.

Fight... me?

Then I had remembered that I kept saying that to a certain hellish nurse. Remembering him made me chuckle. I didn't expect him to go along my stupidity. I guess he isn't that bad of a guy after all.... err, as long as he isn't shoving hard things in my mouth!

I stared at the note again, this time, with a smile on my face. "Heh... I'll fight you alright."

Suddenly, I had just noticed something in the note. Below the written words was a cell phone number. This made my eyes open wide.

W-what? Wait... is this... his number?

A warm yet cozy feeling grew on my cheeks. H-huh? What exactly is this for?

Somehow, the feeling on my face had traveled towards my chest. At first, I thought it was a heartburn, but it didn't really hurt so it basically wasn't one.

What a weird feeling...

I felt myself smile, though. Somehow, this little act made me happy. In fact, for the first time in forever, I was actually excited to see a certain someone.

Mikaela.

As if the universe had it all planned out, the doorknob clicked. This instantly made me gaze at the door to anticipate a certain someone's arrival. My chest was pounding loudly brimming with hope. He was coming. I was going to see my family, Mika.

Creaaaaak

The door open wide and so did my eyes. I was filled with so much excitement that I had completely forgotten the thought that anyone could be the one coming in at this moment.

"Yuu-saaaaaan!" It was the little girl named Shinoa. She hopped towards my bed as I stared at her with disappointment. I expected too much. She gave a cheeky grin at me, "What's with that look? Were you expecting someone else?"

Shinoa's childish tease had unexpectedly made my cheeks go hot. I instantly denied her though, "No. What do you want?"

"Well, no one was visiting poor Yuu-san so I thought you might have been lonely." Her words, though true, made me laugh. I gave a proud smirk at her, "Psssh. Why would I be lonely?"

My pride must have been amusing for her. A mischievous smile came across her face as she inspected what I was holding "Ah? What's this? Someone gave Yuu-san their number?" She became more playful from what she had discovered. Embarrassment grew inside me. My cheeks were burning to fifty degrees.

"So? Who gave it to you?" She grinned at me.

"T-that is none of your business!" I scowled.

Her eyes brightened as she pointed at me with her index finger, "Ah! Could it be... could it be that angelic nurse who has been taking care of you??"

When she had finally mentioned the one person that had exactly given this little present, the temperature on my cheeks blasted to boiling point. If this was a cartoon, steam would probably be blowing from my ears.

"BINGO!" She grinned widely and giggled, "My my Yuu-san~ I never knew you were so charming even the angel adored by everyone would go head over heels for you~"

I stayed silent. Embarrassment was still washed all over me, and I just didn't know how to react to Shinoa's statements. But head over heels? I thought she was being silly.

"Oi! Stop messing around. We are both GUYS." I protested. Shinoa tilted her head in response, "So? There's no rule that guys can't like each other."

I gave her a dirty look. Her grinned toned down to a smile, "He is obviously interested in you. So? What about Yuu-san? How do you feel about the angelic nurse named Mikaela?"

The wind blew suddenly, making our hairs dance. Shinoa still had the smile on her face while I stared at her dumbfounded. Her question had caught me off guard. When I think about it, despite having my chest pound or feeling embarrassed, I had no clue as to what I exactly felt about him.

Was I just excited because I had found my family alive and well after all these years? I mean there was that... but... could there have possibly been something else?

And Mika... he loved me in that way? Since when? How? I never actually thought of the possibility because I had only thought of us being family. Was it really the case? But if I remember correctly, when he acted differently the other day, Mika was about to kiss me.... r-right? I mean... Our faces were so CLOSE!

Could his feelings have developed due to not seeing each other for so many years? It's totally normal. I mean, even I could feel that way after experiencing so many days missing him...

My chest jumped.

Wait... what? Does that mean I also-...

Creak

"Good afternoon, it's time for lunch" a familiar voice greeted from the door. Shinoa and I instantly looked to see who it was. Just as scheduled, it was Mika who had come by to deliver my food. Shinoa grinned at me, "Uhuhu, speak of the angel~"

Mika saw Shinoa and apologized profusely, "Please excuse me. I didn't know there were any visitors." Shinoa approached him and smiled, "It's okay~ I was about to go. Please take care of Yuu-san!" With a cackle, Shinoa had left the two of us.

I felt my throat run dry. It was just him and me in the room. Mika headed near me as usual, placing the meal tray on the table. We were both silent and none of us had any plans at eye contact. After everything I had realized from Shinoa's words, I couldn't face him like I usually did.

"U-uhm..." Mika spoke. It was obvious in his voice that he was nervous. Well, I sure knew why I felt that way, but I didn't know why he did though. "So..." he stalled once more before saying what he wanted to tell me.

"S-so?" I repeated what he said to let him know I was curious. "I-I heard from the other nurses that you would be discharged tomorrow." He timidly said.

This made me look at him with a shocked expression, "What? Tomorrow?" My reaction must have made his timid thoughts fade because he was able to direct his eyes to me, "Yes. Tomorrow."

"No way..." A grim air came to me, and all the energy I had earlier died out. "But tomorrow is too soon... h-how come I was only told today??"

"Actually, it was only decided this morning. Even the doctors were shocked at how fast you recovered." Mika's brows furrowed. "It is too soon... but..." He forced out a smile, "Isn't a good thing? You're finally okay. Weren't you in a hurry to get out of this place?"

"What? No I-..." then I had suddenly remembered the first day I was in this hospital. I had tried to force my way out of here. "Yeah... I was."

For some reason, Mika had decided to sit by the edge of my bed. I guess he had become a bit comfy with me. "Just a question... is there something you needed to do so badly that you wanted to get out?"

I nodded with a serious look on my face, "I do. Every day, I am always on the lookout for anyone who would do harm to people... especially those who abduct children. I don't care who it is, how big they are, or if they are a man or woman..." I clenched my fist tight as I looked at the room in front me. My area of vision didn't include Mika.

"I will stop them no matter what!" I let out a deep breath, "Afterall... that's what I promised him. My only family." I moved my head to face Mr. Nurse, "Mi-..."

I was interrupted by the sight of Mika who was looking so intently at me with tears flowing rolling down his cheeks. His face was red for some reason too.

"H-hey, what's wrong?" I spoke out of impulse. He had realized that I was looking at him. Hurriedly, he wiped his tears with his hands and tried his best to give a smile, "Sorry... There was something about the way you spoke just now that made me remember someone."

"Someone?" I instantly brought it up. The last time this guy tried to talk about himself, we got cut off. There was no way I could let this slide. I wanted to do what I can to make him remember that he was Hyakuya Mikaela... no just that. I wanted him to remember that he was my Mika.

He bit his lip, "I don't know who he is exactly. But I... I feel that there was someone in my past that was very important..." his hand gripped on the sheets tightly, "I don't remember his name or what he looks like but I... I really loved him. So very much."

Mika's words had sent my heart racing aggressively. It was pounding so fiercely that I think I was going to die of a heart attack. There was more than enough proof that this guy was the Mikaela that I had lost about ten years ago. It wasn't just that... he had confirmed Shinoa's assumption awhile ago. Mika had loved me. He was in love with me.

I stayed silent. All these thoughts were running so fast in my head.

"Before, I actually felt empty and alone. I was always looking for him. I thought that maybe if I saw him, I could feel whole." Mika had suddenly held onto my hand and looked at me with his eyes shining. It was the water left from the tears. His eyes seemed like sapphires as they glistened.

"When I look at you... when I hear you... and when I talk to you... the loneliness I felt all these years fade away just like how I thought with the person I held close in my heart." His face poured out so many emotions at once. It was as if he was a glass filled with too much water, ready to spill any second.

The water in his Mika's eyes grew as he grabbed onto my hand tighter. He leaned towards me. His voice was now trembling, "W-why is that? Just who are you, Hyakuya Yuu?"

My eyes shot wide open as I witnessed Mika breaking down. Images of him from the past flashed in my mind. He was always so calm, so reserved. Mika would always do his best to be the strong one. I felt tears develop in my own eyes. It hurt me so much to see him like this. I had never thought of how fragile he really was. Mika had been holding on to this loneliness for so long.

I pulled him towards me, wrapping my arms around him and letting his chin rest on my shoulder. He let out a gasp but quickly changed into a pained cry. He started to shed his tears. I felt them drop on my shirt one after the other.

As I heard him weep, I held him close to me, doing my best not to make a sound. I wanted to be strong for him, even if it was just that moment. But the discovery of finally seeing him after all this time made my tears run down. I couldn't stop them. I was just so overwhelmed with what was happening.

Mika...

I'm Hyakuya Yuu, the boy you spent your childhood with, the one who was kidnapped with you ten years ago, and your family.

And this time, I promise you, Mika...

We'll be together forever.