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[linefacingforever]

Who: Yu Narukami and everyone that wants to visit him.
Where: Hospital, ICU
When: Starting the morning of the 8th; continuing through out the day.
Summary: Yu finally awakens in the hospital.
Warnings: So many feels and kisses and yeah. There will be one post for the IT to pounce on him, and another for everyone else.

The dream he had of Izanami had long faded off into nothingness, but he was still aware; he could feel the least little twitch of dust that fell on him, feeling like he was trapped in his own uncooperative body. He could hear the feet of nurses walking by him to check his condition, the smell of flowers they were leaving in his room pleasant and something that was appreciated, even though it was something they needed to do. Then there were the doctors, humming and hawing to themselves, and more than once did he hear them mutter about how he should have died.

That really helped his spirits.

They weren't the only words he could hear, though. The doctors, everyone; they were distant, like their voices were coming to him through a thick fog, but they still reached him. Still, being trapped like he was, it was hard to tell who was saying what when, and everything ended up mashing together in his head after awhile.

My fault... all my fault...
Don't sleep too long, okay?
Guy's a lot more responsible than I thought.
I'm sure your big bro is happy you're all right too.
I hope he's all right...
If... we're too sad right now, he'll be sad when he wakes up, too.
Sensei doesn't need to forgive you, because you didn't do anything wrong, Yuki-chan...
...He can hear you, child.

"...forgive me."

He's pretty sure he moved, but he wasn't sure... no, he could move, he was moving... something was in his throat, though; he choked, gagging around... whatever it was, he didn't know. What was going on...?

"Narukami-san?" a dim voice gurgled through the haze of his consciousness. "If you can hear me, please cough as hard as you can."

Was he really hearing this? It sounded like a nurse, but he wasn't sure if it was another dream or not. Still... coughing was a good thing; if he could make his body do that, maybe it would be okay? He tried, but his body was still weak, and the wheeze that came out was rather pitiful, and it did nothing but make the tight feeling in his throat worse. His head swam from the effort and he felt like he was going to throw up despite the thing in his throat. Still, somehow he managed a cough again, a little stronger that time, and the next stronger still, until the pressure in his throat suddenly disappeared as whatever it was was finally removed. His body did not like that though, and despite how much he wanted to open his eyes, he could feel himself drifting off...

...and then he could feel sunlight on his face.

Yu flinched, feeling warm and content and... so weak; that was something that he wasn't used to. He let out a faint noise of protest at that -- the leader wasn't supposed to feel weak like that... though, then again, he did kind of just block a massive blast of magic.

Wait, "just"? That probably wasn't accurate at the moment. He groaned again, shuddering as he forced himself to wake up...

Yu's eyes blinked open slowly, painfully. Every little movement hurt, ached, threatened to send him spiraling back into his prison cell body again, but he stubbornly refused to let that happen. He opened his eyes inch by painful inch until they were finally open, staring up at a sterile white ceiling. He stayed like that for a long moment, before carefully turning his head, seeing the flowers that had been left by the nurse... and some kind of gift basket from Mays? He wondered who left that...

He groaned softly, shifting slowly; his body was stiff and aching, demanding that he stop moving but demanding movement at the same time. Limbs cracked in both protest and relief, and he blew out a pained breath, somehow staying conscious.

It hurt... but he was awake.

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[linefacingforever]

Chances are, you're not lucky enough to get in before his friends from home do; seriously, they're a crowd. Yu's pretty tired by the time they all leave, but maybe you'll be able to get some time with him before visiting hours are over.

[destinedwaters]

Aqua had been visiting every day before visiting hours ended and she needed to go to work (yes, she still went even when she was in a cast). Now that her burns had mostly healed, she didn't really need to come back... yet she did simply to see if a certain sleepyhead had made any progress.

For a long time, she worried that he wouldn't, but when she walked in...

"--I was wondering when a certain lazy bum would wake up." It was her natural response, to tease a friend even when death decided that nope, wasn't even going to bother opening the door. Still, she made her way over so it'd be easier for him to see her. "How are you feeling?"

She knows how much damage magic can do, okay. She's a mage.

[linefacingforever]

Yu looked really tired, like he was about ready to fall asleep any second. Still, he managed a weak smile for her, too stubborn to go to sleep until final call for visitors.

"Okay," he croaked out. Talking still hurt from having the breathing tube down his throat, but he managed.

[destinedwaters]

Oh, Yu. Your stubbornness will be the end of you one day, or maybe not. Who knew? Sure she smiled at that, but... really?

"You don't sound it. Here," she replied, almost motherly as she quietly lifted a hand up into the air as she whispered a healing spell just to take the edge of his pain in a non-pain medication way.

[linefacingforever]

Yu let out a breath, feeling the pain in his throat slowly ebb until it was just a dull, barely noticeable throb. He gave her a nod, grateful.

"...I've been talking all day," he explained, almost sounding a bit sheepish.

[destinedwaters]

Well hopefully it will also speed up the healing process a bit since she'd been doing this every day since she was able to move around more so he could get out of bed sooner and begin working his way back to his usual routine. No doubt it would take a while, considering...

"Mm... It probably takes a lot out of you, huh." Aqua couldn't say she was surprised, considering- "It took my little brother a few days to get used to using his vocal chords again after he was asleep for a while, too."

[linefacingforever]

"The breathing tube didn't help," Yu admitted, a bit of a smirk coming to his face. "Sorry to hear your brother had to go through this too."

This sort of thing was never easy on family. He's pretty sure Nanako was freaking out just about as much as he was when she was in the hospital back home.

[poorlittleblueburdie]

Avitus returned to the hospital now and then, checking up on people as they recovered. Right now, that meant Yu. The gray-haired human didn't look very old to him -- he estimated them to maybe be somewhere not so far apart in age, at least in human terms -- and he'd feel better himself, if he knew Yu had recovered.

So, after the others left, Yu gets another visitor.

Going to step in quietly, and just... look glad to see him, for the most part. "Hello."

[linefacingforever]

Yu blinked in surprise at the new visitor; he did not recall ever seeing this person, but... He glanced at his bedside table, where a long black feather had been moved off of him when they removed his breathing tube.

"You visited me before?"

sorry for the late!

[poorlittleblueburdie]

"I did. I was hoping to see that you'd recovered... I'm glad you have."

He looked down to his hands, briefly, rubbing one of his thumbs' large nails with his other thumb. "There were so many people worried about you, and I...."

...Felt guilty for not being as helpful in either the situation or its aftermath as he knew perhaps nearly anyone else of his clan would've been. Wanted to know that someone else who didn't look to even be fully adult yet would get to live their life still. Thought he might rest a little easier knowing that at one more person would recover to rejoin their friends and family, while thoughts of his own clan were beginning to tug at him. Couldn't help but be concerned about even those humans who were strangers to him. His list went on, but none of his reasons seemed all that appropriate.

He shook his head, instead. "I suppose it's just a bit silly; we haven't met before."

That's okay~

[linefacingforever]

Yu blinked again, before he smiled faintly.

"You were worried too?" he asked. "Thanks... I appreciate it."

Even if this person was a complete stranger, they were all essentially in the same position, right? Heck, if he hadn't ended up in the hospital, he probably would have ended up volunteering to help out.

[poorlittleblueburdie]

He merely gave the other boy a smile in reply to that.

"I think I already gathered your name from the others here... Yu, was it? So I suppose it would only be fair to say that mine is Avitus." He bowed a little, a subtle bob with a nod. "And... I'm... not from this world either."

[linefacingforever]

"I don't think anyone here is," Yu replied with a small chuckle. "It's nice to meet you, Avitus."

He paused a moment, looking him over again.

"Sorry, but... what are you?"

He's trying not to sound rude, but he's really curious.

[fools_journey]

Minato hates hospitals. He really does - and Geneva hadn't really helped that loathing. So, the moment the doctors had said he was okay to leave, he'd said his goodbyes to his roommate, gathered up his things, changed into a set of street clothes his sister had brought and then left without a backwards glance. He ... hadn't meant to come back, but then he hears that Yu had woken up. And after everything that'd happened lately, from the Anoli stuff to the night in Mictlan, it seems... it just seems right to come in for one visit. Just one, given how badly Yu had been doing.

So, Minato slips in near the end of visiting hours, not intending to stay long. Hopefully Yu is awake. If not, he'll wake up to a new card on his bedside table, but if he is, Minato pulls his hand out of his pocket just long enough to give a wave. Quietly, he says, "Hey."

[linefacingforever]

Yu's been stubbornly staying awake, determined to see every single person that wanted to see him that day. He might have been pretty damn tired, but he still managed a happy smile when he saw Minato enter.

"Hey," he returned. "Glad to see you're okay."

[fools_journey]

Seeing Yu awake and with a smile, Minato responds in kind. "Welcome back to the land of the awake."

... not that it's a land Minato tends to live in frequently, but well you know.

[linefacingforever]

Yu let out a laugh. "Good to be back."

[fools_journey]

"... you might need to call off work for another week, though. You don't look up to dancing." Teasing is clearly the most appropriate welcome, though.

[linefacingforever]

Yu chuckled again. "I'd be afraid to even explain that to Nyx. Dunno how she'd react to one of her dancers being beat up like this."

And it begins.

[misogynistic]

Adachi had to wait until all the visitors were gone. From what he'd seen and heard, it was a pretty good idea for him to just chat up the people standing around. He'd picked up bits and pieces about the attack, but what he still hadn't gathered was that the kids knew exactly what he did. Judging from how odd everyone had acted, though, it was safe to assume he should try avoiding the kids for now...save for one.

He'd expected a ton of visitors, but damn. Do you know how boring it is hanging around a hospital for that long? It was bad enough when he had to do it with Nanako and Dojima, but now with Yu? ...There was a joke in there somewhere.

"Oh, good, you're still awake." How lucky for Adachi though, huh? Well, sort of...

Yeeees

[linefacingforever]

Yu had his attention on the window, watching the lights on the street come on in the darkness, while lights in houses winked out. He was pretty sure that last call for visitors would be soon, and he doubted anyone other than Nanako would be around to wish him a good night. A faint sigh escaped from him, letting his eyes drift closed for some much needed sleep...

And then he heard that voice.

Yu's eyes flew open and his head snapped around, his shock making the wave of dizziness at the sudden movement easier to ignore.

"Adachi?!" he exclaimed, unable to keep his surprise from reaching his voice. Why him?!

[misogynistic]

Well, that reaction came as a shocker to Adachi. The kid never acted like that, never shouted like that. How...weird. How come everyone back from Inaba was acting like they'd seen a ghost when he'd come in contact with them? Even little Nanako-chan stumbled around...

"You don't look too happy to see me, partner." But he can disregard that for now as he claims the seat that so many people had sat on earlier in the day. "When Nanako-chan told me you were here in the hospital, I really wanted to visit too."

Luckily for Yu, he'd flipped the chair around and was leaning against the back part, resting his chin against his folded arms. "But, visiting you alone seemed like the best option." As he paused, he quickly looked over Yu. "Since, you know, everybody's been acting so weird around me."

[linefacingforever]

Partner.

The word rang loudly in his ears; it was what Yosuke always called him, and it was their little term of endearment for the two of them. To hear Adachi call him that was like pouring poison in his ears, and he felt his insides twist in disgust.

"Don't call me that," he replied, his voice calmer than he was on the inside. "We're not nearly that close; you should know that."

[misogynistic]

Right, that just makes Adachi's smile drop. Yu was acting weird, too. Had he missed key details about the attack? No, he was a detective. He knew exactly which questions to ask, which buttons to push to get the info he wanted, which buttons to push to get people to do things for him. And here was, spouting stupid shit like that.

"Oh, I'd consider us pretty close considering the stuff you did for me." Another quick glance. Ah, Yu had a bandage wrapped around his head... "Although, I guess your memory is foggy, considering."

The detective reached out to touch it, the chair creaking under the shifting weight. If he weren't so close to the kid, would he be so casually moving to inspect his bandages? "It's no wonder." But his tone was low, not as teasing as before.

[linefacingforever]

Yu froze solid; Adachi was touching him. Why was he touching him?! He was so surprised it took him a moment to move, raising his hand to push his away. Even still, it probably would have been obvious that it took a supreme amount of effort for him just to do that, he was so weak.

"Stuff I did for you?" he asked. "Last I recall, you weren't happy with Izanagi ripping your Persona in half."