A New Petal (A Your Lie in April Fanfiction)

Chapter 17

"Run the tests."

"She's B positive."

"Is she connected?"

"Already on the line, doctor."

BEEP

BEEP

BEEP

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"Restart her heart!"

"It's coming along sir."

"Is she seizing?"

"She can't be, her heart is still restarting."

"Call the nurse, I need to check her papers."

"On it."

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"Let's drop down to see Kaori." Tsubaki suggested

"Sure." Watari said while throwing a bouncy ball in the air

"I don't know." Kousei said looking down "This reminds me of last time."

"Oh. Bad memories." Tsubaki said "But we'll at least drop by. I mean, she's probably feeling so scared, and needs our company! Who cares what we're feeling, she's going through much worse."

Kousei just stared at her

Tsubaki blushed "That was the wrong thing to say, I'm sorry."

"No, it's true." Kousei said looking ahead

"Uh, so yeah. How about we go right now?" Watari said

"What do you mean 'How about we go right now' when did you think we were gonna go." Tsubaki replied scathingly

"Looks like someone's in a bad mood." Watari muttered

"I'm sorry, I'm just... worried about her." Tsubaki said looking down

"I know." Kousei said "We all are."

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*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*

"Come in." A weak voice said

"Hey Kaori. How're you feeling?" Tsubaki said faintly

"I'm fine. Just kinda tired, that's all." Kaori said

"Do you want us to come another time?" Tsubaki asked

"No! I've been kinda lonely actually. They had to run some more tests on me today. Apparently my heart stopped." She said

"WHAT." the three said together

"But don't worry!" Kaori said, waving her hands in a dismissing manner "It went okay. My heart is fine."

"Do you have heart problems?" Kousei asked, shaken by the sudden news

"No! Well, I'm not sure. It just.. stopped. But I'll be fine. The doctors fixed me up." She trailed off "This isn't like last time Kousei." She said in a low voice

"I'm gonna be okay."