QoH: Hey, my 1st Peach Girl fic! ^_^ This is basically what I think could've happened after volume 2 (I haven't read past that yet. That's all they have at the library so far). Warning: Major Kiley angst! Poor guy. I should tell you, this is going to end up being Momo/Toji. *ducks rotten food and various blunt objects* Wah! Don't hurt me! Kiley's my favorite character! *holds up hands* I didn't have a choice! That's just how this idea went! Well, you'll see what I mean... I'm kinda pondering the possibility of a Momo/Kiley fic later on tho! ^_~
Disclaimer: Heck no, I don't own it! Trust me, I aint no rich Japanese genius (aka Miwa Ueda). I'm just a dirt-poor american authoress! So, please don't sue me! I don't think I have anything you'd want, anyway... -_-'
Sacrifice
Chapter 1: You Love Him
Touji's hospital room
"I think we should break up."
Kiley's mouth dropped open when he heard this come out Touji's mouth. He knew he and Momo were having problems, but he thought they were working them out. Kiley's eyes darted to Momo's face; it was obvious she was crushed. Then, she gathered her courage and spoke.
"I don't want to," she answered, standing tall even as her voice wavered, "We can still work this out. I love you, Toji."
Sae snorted rudely, "Yeah, you show it real well, Momo."
Kiley turned furiously on her, "You stay out of this, you heartless little cretin!"
"Touji!" she whined, running to his bedside, "Make him stop!"
"Sae's right." Toji glowered darkly at him as he patted her arm comfortingly. Sae grinned triumphantly at them where Touji couldn't see, "You have no right to talk to her like that, Playboy."
"You think she's sweetness personified, don't you?" Momo whispered, barely holding her tears back, "Well, you're wrong! She's a conniving, back-stabbing traitor, that's what she is! "
"You and Kiley over there seem to think an awful lot alike." Toji observed, anger in every syllable, "Maybe you should go out with him, instead!" A single sob escaped her, before Momo, heartbroken, staggered around and bolted out the door. For a moment, everyone remained where they were, unsure of what to say. Suddenly, Kiley remembered what had happened the last time she'd acted like this. If I hadn't been there... He shuddered to think of the possibilities.
"You're an imbecile!" Kiley's eyes flashed at Toji, then he clamped his hand around Sae's wrist in a vise-like grip and pulled her away from the bed, "Come on! I've got to find her, and I'm not leaving you alone with him!" He dragged her out the door, while Toji looked on, speechless once more.
Oblivious to the shocked stares and Sae's indignant yelling, Kiley raced down the hall, searching for the slightest sign of pale blonde hair. He felt Sae trying to get loose, but at this moment, he really didn't care. He was too worried about Momo to even think about what would happen if the "Two-Faced Tornado" was unleashed again.
That was, of course, before Sae broke free and dashed back the way they'd come. He stopped now, undecided on where he should be. He looked back and forth, wishing he could split himself in two. Sae's, no doubt, headed back to that brainless twit's room. I just can't let her feed him more lies about Momo. I bet that's where she'd want me to be, doing "damage control," or something. But Momo needs me...
"Young man," a voice behind him grabbed his attention, and he turned around to see who it was. From the coat he wore, which was almost as blindingly white as his hair, the guy looked like a doctor of some sort.
"Yeah?" Kiley acknowledged him, anxious to be on his way.
"Are you looking for someone?" he asked, an eyebrow raised, "A girl, perhaps?"
"Yeah, I am! Do you know where she is?" My prayer was answered!
"She's sitting with one of our nurses in the waiting room," he replied, then folded his arms as he eyed him suspiciously, "She was found wandering around outside, looking like she would fall down. Why is she so upset?"
"Long story," Kiley shook his head, "Oh, don't worry, I'm not the reason. I'm her friend," he sighed, running his hands through his hair, "Hopefully, I can fix this..."
"Ah," the doctor nodded knowingly, "I see."
"Could you do me a huge favor, and keep her there while I finish something up?" he looked imploringly at the kindly man, "This sort of thing happened once before, and I really don't think it'd be a good thing for her to on her own right now. I'll come back and get her as soon as I can."
"Of course," he answered seriously, "We would have done so, anyway. She's in no condition to be going anywhere. What is her name, if I may ask? She hasn't done a whole lot besides cry and 'Toji' over and over."
"Momo Adachi," he turned to run back the way he came, but the doctor stopped him.
"And if she asks, who should I say was looking for her?"
He laughed, somewhat bitterly, "I doubt she will, but my name's Kiley Okayasu. Thank you, sir. You can't know how much this means to me!" he smiled and ran as fast as he could back toward Touji's room.
"I think I do, kid," the doctor smiled a little to himself as he headed for the waiting room, "I think I do..."
QoH: So, what did you all think? Not too horrible, was it? *listens to the e-crickets* Dang... Oh, by the way, could somebody tell me if it actually was Toji who said the "break up" thing? I think it was, but I've been getting conflicting reports, so to speak.