Arrow And Experiments

Chapter 21

Hiro's

   As we waited outside the emergency room doors, a doctor came out holding a clip board.

"Relatives of Hana Hamada?" He asked, looking at us.

We blinked in surprise at her name. Hamada?

  "Oh-uh, yeah. He is. We're her friends." Wasabi  was the first to snap out.

"Come with me, please." He nodded.

  We all glanced at eachother before following him inside, where we saw Tadashi sitting beside her bed.

  "What? How are you allowed inside?"

  "I'm her brother, they let me in." He smiled with a sly wink.

I face palmed as I realized he was the one who probably told the doctors her name.

  "Right then, Everyone. I have news about ms. Hana." The nurse cleared her throat once she saw us.

  "Good or bad?" I asked.

"Well, She has lost alot of blood, so she'd probably be in a coma for about a week or two. Her bruises are not serious, but they were pretty bad. We have already stitched up the wound on her stomach and we advise her, once she wakes up, to not eat any hard to chew food for the moment. Other than that, she's fine and healthy." She smiled.

  Okay, so it's good news with a hint of bad news.

"Oh thank god.." Tadashi sighed in relief.

"Yes, and we will also move her to a private room where you can visit her freely during visiting hours." She smiled.

  "Alright. Thank you nurse." Honey lemon smiled back at her politely.

 She nodded and excused her self.

Everyone was quiet as she left, just staring at the sleeping girl.

  "Guys, I think we should leave you three for now. We'll come back later." Hone smiled.

"What? No, that's fine." Tadashi frowned.

  "Don't  worry, Tadashi. You guys look like you need to talk." Wasabi chuckled.

"I'm with them on this one, man." Said Fred.

   Gogo nodded, popping her gum.

He gave in and bade them goodbye once they left.

  I pulled up a seat and sat across from him, on the other side of Hana's bed, staring sadly at her.

"Hey Tadashi. You know too, don't you?"

"Yeah. I was the first one to know, actually.." He spoke after a few seconds of silence.

  "If everyone knows, then how come I wasn't able to notice it, Damn it.."

  I sighed, twirling a lock of her soft brown hair.

 "You have a girlfriend, Hiro. It's normal to not notice other girls' feelings for you. That, and the fact Hana's really good at hiding her emotions." He grinned.

  "Yeah, but she could've just told me, you know?"

"Sure, if she did tell you, would you have been able to answer her? Would you be able to return her feelings while you're dating Jenna? Are you even sure that you feel the same way?"

  I was speechless as his words dug into me. He's right, why was I acting like this?

If she did tell me, I wouldn't even be able to answer her. I'd just reject her for the mere fact that I was dating Jenna. But even I don't know if I do feel the same.

  "This is why she didn't tell you.." Tadashi smiled.-" She knows you'll just get confused the more you think about it."

  "Well I won't say I'm not, but..I wanted to know why. I mean, why now, when we've been together for nine years- Why fall in love with me now?"

  "Are you saying that if she did love you even before, would you be able to love her back?"

"I-I don't know. I guess? Maybe. Just..I haven't even thought of us being that way, you know."

  "Well if you said you could, or even maybe..-" He gave a small smile as he faced me.-" What's stopping you from loving her back now ? She's still the girl you've been best friends with since freshman year, she's still Hana. So what's stopping you?"

   "Nothing..! I just..don't think I can see her that way. I'm too busy protecting her to even have time.." I sighed.

  Suddenly, I heard him laughing as he shook his head.

  "Hiro, what do you think is the reason you want to protect her? We all know she can clearly take care of herself, she knows every matrial arts possible, she can hold a knife, and uses a bow. She's  clearly stronger than you and you know it. So what is the reason behind that?"

  It's true. Why am I trying so hard to protect a girl who can protect herself literally while protecting others.

  "I..I don't know. It's because I made a promise, I think..?"

"Hiro, you've been keeping the promise all along. There has to be something else. If it's just the promise, you won't be trying this hard to keep her safe.."He sighed.- "Now I'm not in the positon to say this, but I don't think you do see what she is to you. You know what she is to you, you just chose to push it aside because you think that the two of you can't be that way, because of the friendship you two have already built."

   "I don't-"

"Excuse me sir, but we are going to move her to her room now." A nurse cut me off.

  "Okay, We'll just come back later in the afternoon." My brother smiled.

 We both left the hospital in silence, walking back to the cafe.

  "Think about what I just said, Hiro. Maybe it would help you ease your confussion, and finally clear your mind." He smiled.

  I hummed absentmindedly as I followed behind him, thoughts roaming my brain.

What is Hana to me? Do I just really see her as a bestfriend..? Or something more than just a bestfriend?