HV-Hospital visit Revisit 2

<< the year 2019 Yokohama General Hospital>>

A few weeks after the scandal, Asuna improved her relationship with her family, and his family was provided with a thank you from the Yuuki family even if Asuna wanted to speak more with her savior, he was gone as quickly as he came.

But one day, she just has to wait to finally get to know her savior. So she reaches her hand on the firm glass window and looks out the window to see a reflection of a bit of herself, thinking that she wants to repay him in some way.

It was currently raining this Monday, and Nobu was going to visit his grandma in the hospital, he never had a real family, so seeing his grandma was the first time when he was younger, he always came to visit with his mother. But she always somehow makes it weird whenever they go, guessing that her gyaru persona is acting up.

Nobu was walking through the corridor down her fleet when one certain name caught his attention. Konno Yuuki. 

She was a doorstep away from his grandma. As he started to walk in he saw his Grandma, Dr. Kurahasi, and Konno staring at him, when he entered.

Grandma smiled at her grandchild as she said with a lovely low voice, "Good morning, Nobu...", her pale white wrinkled skin was attached to a machine, and her pale white wrinkled skin, smiled at him as he always brought a little bit of sunshine in her last few years.

"Good morning, grandma. Morning doctor and morning young lady…" Although the weather was rainy, still dark, and the sun was yet to come Konno felt a weird feeling when she saw Nobu, his sunkissed skin under the light, his dark messy black hair. It was unfamiliar to her. He almost looked like a prince, but the way he presented himself, almost like a butler kind of attitude the one her sister came over and read for her.

"H-...HI! My name is Konno Yuuki, you can call me Yuuki." she said a little too loudly as everyone in the room smiled at her nervousness.

"My name is Nobu Hayato...please call me Nobu…"

She nodded nervously and excitedly. Grandma smiled the whole time. Oh to be young again. She felt like it was just yesterday. Her husband was still here, Genji…

"Oh..? What do you have there?" she asked, noticing he was holding onto something.

Nobu brought the basket. "J-just something I wanted to give to you…" Nobu felt his cheeks grow slightly red as he took the step forward and placed it on the desk, yet his poker face remained almost stoic.

Grandma remembered some precious memories while looking at how he averted his gaze from her.

// She hung out with Genji under the tree and because it was hot, they stopped playing. She felt slightly sore in her throat. She was dehydrated and built up some sweat that ran down her cheeks, as her eyes were slightly unfocused and she was lost in her thoughts. Genji saw it and, not looking at her, handed her, his water bottle out for her to reach.

"Don't get me wrong…it's just I won't be cool if I let a girl not have some water when she needs it…" Jumi smiled at her friend's antics. She took the bottle and…

Planting a kiss on his cheek, smiling weirdly at Jumi. Genji touched his cheeks before blushing heavenly. "w-whaa…". \\

Grandma lifted her cold hands onto Nobu's cheeks. Nobu felt cold from her touch, but wouldn't pull away from her. Grandma planted a kiss on his cheek and looked at Genji and Nobu's similarities.

Nobu was maybe cold, distant but she felt he cared, just he was afraid of something. While Genji was just a tsundere, he tried his best to hide it, but his face told it all. She laughed.

"Uhm…" Konno said fidgeting. "Will you visit often?" Nobu stared at her. 

He hated that someone like her, lived such a sheltered life, caged…far away from people…that she couldn't see what lies in the days that await…that other people just throw away their life when you only live once.

she put on a mask and tried to live every single day to the fullest…which he can't help but deeply admire.

that is why Nobu wishes he could help her despite being locked away and not knowing what it is outside the hospital window. 

"Yeah, once a week, if that's alright?" What more could he say? it didn't feel he needed to say much more than tell her he was visiting her from now on.

Konno smiled like never before, she had never had a friend before, so he was delighted to find someone to talk to. Her loneliness and isolation had made her feel alone, but finally getting to know someone apart from her sister and the doctors…

It made her feel like she could now have a friendship. It's not that Ms. Jumi wasn't pleasant company. It's just that she wanted to make friends her age.

"That would be nice…Nobu…" Ending with a smile.

The \\year 2022 May 21//-sunny day

3 years have passed since, and the news about the virtual game Sword Art Online is spreading across the globe. The public has turned wild that Kayaba Akihiko has developed a revolutionary technology and introduced the NerveGear. This is the biggest talk in the world.

When it was released on the market many bought it before it got sold out. It will be held as a beta test for a few lucky people in Japan only and Nobu was not especially keen on trying it out despite the interesting idea when he first heard about Sword art online from some otaku.

Three years, and they spent almost a day never too far away or on those days he could visit Konno and Grandma. he was standing outside the door when I heard them talking to Dr. Kurosashi and others.

"This is an opportunity we are happy to present to you. We collected some donations and spent money on the hot topic, this nerve gear right here."

Besides the doctor, an assistant perhaps said to reassure her. "Maybe you heard, but it allows you to take all 5 senses from your body and transfer it all in a data network special for Nervegear only, the data bus allows it to transfer to the main computer, without any interference or any disturbance among other million users, it's a very large scale and we don't know how he did it, but it's will help you experience something we can't help with example running, jumping, talking to other people."

And then Dr. Kurosashi finished by saying. "So what do you think, Yuuki?"

Nobu was still outside with his back to the wall listening through. it was not something he would like to walk in on, so he waited.

"Can...can I have some moments?" Yuuki said. Nobu thought she would be happy, but it seemed like something was stopping her.

"Of course…" the doctor said. They moved to the door and left. As they left I walked inside.

I saw her looking down. Grandma comforted her by rubbing her back. And she was surprised when I came.

"N-Nobu?"

"That's one troublesome expression you make...Mi'lady…" I planted Peony flowers on Yuuki's desk and sat across. "Tell me what's wrong…"

"N-nothing...nothing is wrong!" she laughs it off while trying to maintain her usual happy persona.

"Yuuki…I know when you lie…"

Yuuki sat silently on her bed. I sat silently in my chair looking at her. It was only a matter of time before Yuuki spoke up.

"You know when time is running out for you…I'm afraid I will get too attached knowing I will leave a sad memory to those who are all behind me. I don't see a point in trying so much anymore...I'm afraid to die…"

A tear ran down her cheek as Grandma hugged her tightly. That wasn't the way Yuuki behaved according to what I usually hear from the others...

Time…

 Nobu gave her some time to calm down and asked her what she wanted from him. "What do you want me to do?"

Yuuki sniffled, then looked up." Yuuki wiped away the tears, looking nervous. "Stay by my side till the end. I…I know it's selfish, but I want you to remain beside me…please…?" her teary eyes began to leak, and her stuffy hair hid mostly from her face to avoid looking directly at him.

Nobu rubbed the back of his head…not looking at her, as he closed his eyes for a moment before kneeling and making an oath.

"I, Nobu Hayato, swear I will stay by your side till the end…"

Yuuki muttered thankful gratitude even if it was selfish to even for her. "Thank you…Nobu…"