Hot and Cold Bunny The day was nearly over. Misaki's Aunt was on her way to pick Misaki up from Kotarou's and Hatoko's house/dojo, as the rain was still pouring. Hatoko was with Misaki in her guest room once again, this time they were less energetic then before as they had learned that Misaki would soon leave. They sat on the edge of the bed, holding there own hands between their knees, faces looking down at the cold wooden floor. Their lips held a sad expression. Hatoko spoke up. "It'll be ok Misaki-chan... I'll see you as soon as I can." whispered Hatoko to Misaki, trying to comfort her. Misaki didn't say anything. A pain expression suddenly filled her face and she collapsed onto the bed nearly crying. Hatoko didn't know what to think, but she scooted closer to Misaki and took her hand into her own. "Misaki-chan, don't cry... It's the way things are..." said Hatoko. Misaki looked at Hatoko. "I know..." she mumbled. She got up from the bed and went to pickup her suitcase. Hatoko caught the back of her shirt however. Misaki turned around. "Stop worrying," said Hatoko. Misaki's eyes grew wide. Hatoko smiled, she knew Misaki was worried. Hatoko went to embrace Misaki one last time as Misaki recovered from the slight shock of Hatoko knowing her thoughts. "Until next time Misaki-chan," Hatoko said and she left the room. Misaki gazed after her, but soon heard her Aunt's voice. She wiped the tears from her face and grabbed her suitcase. She went to meet her Aunt, walking slowly along. "There you are Misaki-chan. Did you have a good time?" asked Shoko, Misaki's Aunt. Misaki nodded with a false smile on her face. "Well, we should be going, thanks for having her Kotarou-san," said Shoko. "Anytime," replied Kotarou. With that Misaki left with her Aunt. She glanced back to find Hatoko watching her leave with a sad expression on her face, but she smiled when she noticed Misaki looking and she waved goodbye. Misaki tried to smile back, but Hatoko was already hidden behind a wall. Misaki and Shoko got into the car and they drove home. Upon arriving Shoko cooked dinner for Misaki for a change, as she could tell that Misaki wasn't prepared to do anything. They ate a quiet dinner and Misaki went to her room. Shoko didn't stop her or ask her what was wrong either. She knew that it was Misaki's problem, not her's. The sun set, and the clouds above became darker before blended into the darkness of night. The rain came down outside as Misaki lay on her bed staring at the ceiling. An expression of self-torture appeared on her face as thoughts of Hatoko swam through her mind. She cried, first lightly, then as the night progressed she cried harder. "Why am I crying..." whispered Misaki to herself. Images of Hatoko passed through her mind. Deep within her thoughts she knew why, but couldn't comprehend how to solve the problem. "Hatoko-chan... I'm such a pain, aren't I..." she mumbled. She blamed herself for things that were no ones wrong doing. She was at fault, only her. "Kotarou-kun and Oujirou-san..." she continued to herself. She was angry at them still, deep within her heart, she was angry. They had hurt her, and they shunned her soul with their hearts. Hatoko had done nothing to her, and Misaki had only given her something to worry about. It wasn't fair to Hatoko. "I don't deserve Hatoko-chan..." she said. She became weak, her arms dropped lifeless to her sides, her muscles relaxed and her body became limp. Her eyes closed and she feel into a tortured sleep. Morning came. The rain poured outside. Misaki was still facing upwards to the ceiling. Her arms and legs were numb with intense cold. Her head felt like exploding. She tried to open her mouth. She couldn't. All she could do was lay there, and it became late. Shoko came in, worried about Misaki as she had not gotten out of bed that morning, something that Misaki rarely did. Shoko saw Misaki's uncovered body and rushed to her. She felt Misaki's hand. It was ice cold. She felt Misaki's forehead. It was burning up. Shoko's eyes grew wide. "Misaki-chan, I don't want you to go to school today. You have a fever and the rest of your body is ice cold because you didn't cover up last night. How you slept I don't know, because you would have been woken up by the cold. It doesn't really matter how though, I guess." said Shoko. She pulled the covers from underneath Misaki and placed them on her. "You stay in bed today. I have to go though, there is an important meeting today that I can't miss. Ja ne." said Shoko as she left the room quickly. She would already be late to work now. Misaki heard her Aunt drive away. The rain poured down outside. She was alone yet again, but her body and mind were weak, and she couldn't even think. She just lay there. --- "Tamayo-chan, have you seen Misaki-chan?" asked Kotarou during lunch. Tamayo said she hadn't. "She's not here today then," assumed Kotarou, "after school we'll pick up Hatoko and see if she's sick at home." --- Kotarou and Tamayo walked under one umbrella and Hatoko walked under another as they made their way to Misaki's house. Hatoko was seriously worried about Misaki yet again, and it showed on her face. Kotarou and Tamayo were also worried, but not as much as Hatoko, and they grew curious as to why Hatoko seemed as though the world was endanger of being destroyed by a space rock. But, they kept their mouth's closed and arrived at Misaki's. They knocked on the door, but there was no answer. Kotarou tried the door, at it was open. He poked his head in. "Suzuhara-san?" shouted Kotarou. No answer. "She must be sick," said Tamayo. Hatoko walked in through the crack and ran to Misaki's room. "Hatoko-chan!" yelled Tamayo after her, but it was no use. They cautiously went inside and closed the door. They walked over to Misaki's room. Hatoko was already inside when she heard them. She saw them coming and rushed to the door. Hatoko closed and locked it. "Please stay out Kotarou-kun and Tamayo-chan, I want to talk to Misaki-chan alone," she said. Kotarou and Tamayo had wild expressions on their faces now, but they listened, and they went into the kitchen and sat down to wait for Hatoko. --- Hatoko approached Misaki, who looked at Hatoko's pained expression. "Misaki-chan... are you ok?" questioned Hatoko. "I'm ok Hatoko-chan," she mumbled quietly. She had recovered her ability to speak over the course of the day, and her legs and arms felt better, but they were still weak. Hatoko noticed that Misaki was weak. "No you aren't..." she replied. She felt Misaki's forehead to find that it was still warm. Misaki turned her head away from Hatoko. Hatoko didn't know what was wrong yet. She sat down on Misaki's bed. "How did you get like this Misaki-chan?" asked Hatoko. Misaki looked at Hatoko. "Because I don't deserve you Hatoko-chan..." she replied. Tears started to form in Misaki's eyes. "Don't say that... Just because I always take care of you and I worry about you doesn't mean I'm only doing this for you. I do it because I want to, and I want to because I love you." Hatoko explained quietly. Misaki managed a small smile on her face as tears continued to flow. "You always seem to know what I feel Hatoko-chan... But still, I haven't given anything in return... you should hate me." replied Misaki. "You've given me your love and your support. You make me happy. Even when I take care of you, I'm happy. I'm happy to be with you." said Hatoko. Misaki leaned forward to hug Hatoko, and she wrapped her arms around Hatoko, but she was fatigued and dizzy. "Hatoko-chan..." whispered Misaki. She began to fall back towards the bed, but Hatoko caught her and supported her. Misaki's head came to rest on Hatoko's shoulder. She desparetly tried to wrap her arms around Hatoko, but they fell to the bed. They were to weak. Misaki as a whole was too weak. Hatoko gently laid Misaki back down on her bed. "Always remember, I will always love you. Don't doubt yourself, and don't doubt our love." instructed Hatoko. Misaki smiled. "Thanks, Hatoko-chan..." she replied. Hatoko kissed Misaki softly on the cheek. "I'll let Nii-chan and Tamayo-chan in... They're also worried about you." informed Hatoko. Misaki nodded in agreement. Hatoko unlocked the door and went to get Kotarou and Tamayo. "I'm glad to report that Misaki-chan will be ok. Dr. Hatoko has fixed her." said Hatoko. Kotarou and Tamayo looked up and gave Hatoko a wierd look, but they followed her back to Misaki's room. "Misakachi, are you going to be ok now that Dr. Hatoko-chan has fixed you?" asked Tamayo. Misaki smiled back. "Yes." replied Misaki simply. Kotarou noticed the dried tears on Misaki's face. "Why were you crying Suzuhara-san?" asked Kotarou innocently. Misaki looked away as she developed a deep red blush. Hatoko on the other side of the room also was red in the face. "Umm... I don't think I can tell you Kotarou-kun, sorry..." said Misaki. Kotarou and Tamayo didn't understand of course, but they just kept quiet, until Tamayo broke the silence with an assumption. "Oh, I know... Misakachi likes someone..." jeered Tamayo. Misaki didn't say anything, but the redness in her face intensified. "So I was right! Will you tell me Misakachi? Please?" asked Tamayo, half interogating. Misaki turned her head back to her friends and looked passed Tamayo and Kotarou to Hatoko who was on the far side of the room. Hatoko was smiling semi-evily. Misaki grinned. "No, you can't know. Only Hatoko-chan can know. So there." replied Misaki. Kotarou and Tamayo looked at Hatoko. "Will you te..." Tamayo and Kotarou started, but Misaki and Hatoko answered back quickly. "Never!" they said. They both laughed. "The Bunnies don't share secrets, ever, until it is decided that are not to be secrets no more," added Misaki. Hatoko understood, but Tamayo and Kotarou were still trying to figure out how they came up with calling themselves bunnies. To him they were just ordinary human beings. He was mostly wrong though... in no way were they ordinary, and that's the way Misaki and Hatoko liked it. ----- * A note to my readers: Thanks for reading this Chapter! Please write those reviews! Me like them! Chapter 4 coming soon with another odd title. And anyone that doesn't like my fiction can go and write their own. ^_^ * Notes: Chapter 3 Revised and Edited for Errors and Inconsistancies
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