Do You Like Blue? Chapter 5

Chapter 5

(Jay's POV)

This waiting.

I don't think I can take it.

It has only been a eleven minutes since those nurses took Nya away, but it feels more like hours.  We had all moved from the entrance to the hospital to the waiting room next to it.  

Kai had taken to pacing back and forth muttering to himself, while Zane leaned against the wall with his arms crossed surveying his surroundings.  I simply stood there, glancing at the door Nya was taken through, ever few seconds.
  
Neither of us spoke.  

What was there to say?

We all wanted to hear the same thing.

That Nya was alright.

But, where was Cole?

Soon after I think this, I hear rapid footfalls coming from the entrance.  We all turn our heads to see Cole looking around anxiously.  He spots us and runs to us, stopping in front of Zane.  

"Where's Nya?  Is she okay?" He asks breathlessly.

"We are still waiting for the update of her condition." Zane says quietly.

Cole turns to Kai and I, the guilt and worry written clearly on his face as he walks towards us.

"Kai…Jay, I'm so sorry," he starts with his head hung low "I worked so hard on that casserole and I still screwed up."

Kai just looks at him.

"If anything happens to Nya I…" he stops, unable to complete his sentence and shakes his head as if to dispel the thought.

It not your fault Cole, you didn't know she was allergic to wheat.

None of us did.

I was just about to say this when Kai steps up to Cole and places a hand on his shoulder.
"No Cole, you're not to blame for any of this."

Cole's head snaps up as Kai's hand slides from his shoulder.

"If anything, I am."

"What?" All three of us ask in unison.

"Of course I know she's allergic to wheat, I'm her brother!" He retorts angrily, turning away from us.

"It's just…well, I guess it's been so long and neither of us mentioned it, but we never ate wheat or anything else that had wheat in it even before we found out she was allergic to it growing up."

"And after we all meet, all the meals we ate together, even if there was bread on the table we never touched it.  It became…natural I guess." He concluded thoughtfully.

We all were speechless for a moment as we absorbed this new information.

"Kai, do you also share Nya's allergen?" Zane asked softly.

"No, I'm fine if I eat the stuff." The fire ninja said stonily.

"But, regardless, I should have said SOMETHING," Kai shouted while punching the wall in front of him, "now because of my negligence Nya might---

"Excuse me, are you all the ones who brought the young lady in?" a male voice asked behind us.

We all whirl around to see an older man with glasses and a white coat holding a clipboard.  No doubt, he's the doctor who has been treating Nya.

"Y-Yes!" I exclaim anxiously while running up to him, the others following closely behind.

"Is Nya okay?" Kai asks worriedly.

"Are any of you blood relatives of the patient?" The doctor asks calmly.

"YES, YES, YES I'M HER BROTHER!!!" Kai yells impatiently.  "Is my sister okay?!" Kai asks again with growing intolerance of the doctor's attitude.

Hell, we all were.

The man just slowly raised an eyebrow and adjusted his frames.

"Yes, your sister is fine thanks to-"but Kai cuts him off.

"THAT'S ALL YOU HAD TO SAY IN THE FIRST PLACE DICK-"we all hurriedly cover his mouth with our hands, but we can still hear him mumbling in rage.

"Thank you doctor," Zane says politely.

"Yeah, heh, please continue" Cole says with a smile.

"Yes, as I was saying, your sister is fine thanks to the antihistamine that was already in her blood stream.  After she was stabilized, we only had to flush her system of the harmful toxins." He replied curtly while giving Kai a stern glare, which Kai returned times a million.

I swear the guy should have burst into flames by now.

"That's awesome!!" I exclaim joyfully.

I was ecstatic, elated, relieved, and so many other emotions it was just too much.
Nya was going to be alright.

"Is okay if we see her now?" I ask, struggling not to just push past the guy.

The doctor straightens up even more if possible and replies,

"Yes, that's fine.  She is conscious and has been asking if they were four ninjas outside, and judging from your less than dignified attire I'd say she's expecting you." He finishes tonelessly while writing something down on his clipboard.

Okay, I just about had it with this guy.

We release Kai wordlessly, each of us sending our own glare in the jerk's direction and run past him.

But, Kai turns and flips him the bird then follows us inside Nya's room.

"Nya!!!" We all shout happily.

The moon was shining through her window, casting an ethereal glow around the room.  Nya was now dressed in a white hospital gown; sitting under the covers in her bed. She turns her head when she hears us and gives us a happy smile.

"Guys!!" She exclaims.

We crowd around her bedside and each give her big hug.

When I feel her arms encircle around me and pull me close, I never wanted to let her go.  
I pulled back reluctantly and sat down beside her.

"Nya, I'm sorry," I hear Cole say, "if I had known you were allergic to wheat, I never would have made that casserole, I would have made pork chops and rice instead." He lamented.

"Yeah, then we all would be in the hospital." Kai says with mirth.

We all share a good laugh at this.

"No Cole," Nya says while shaking her head, "I'm the one to blame for this, I should have told you all a week ago when I mentioned I was allergic to perfume."

"I don't know why I didn't; if I had all of this could have been avoided." She concludes sadly.

I place my hand on top of hers.

"It's okay, you're okay, and that's all that matters," I say curling my fingers around hers gently.

She blushes, but holds my gaze with her own.

"I'm sorry gentlemen, but visiting hours are over."

We turn our heads to see a nurse standing in the door way.

"Wait, she can't come home with us!?" Kai asks incredulously looking at the nurse.

"I'm very sorry, but regulations state she must be kept overnight for observation." The nurse replies nicely.

"If all goes well, then will she be discharged?" Zane asks.

"Yes she will."

"Okay, well I guess we better go guys," Cole says heading for the door.

"We'll come get you tomorrow morning sis," Kai says while hugging her again then following Cole.

"Yes, please rest well tonight," Zane says following the others.

I move to get up, but Nya holds my hand tightly.  I glance down at her, but she's facing the nurse.

"Can you give us just a few minutes please?" She asks pleasantly.

The nurse nods and closes the door behind her.

I sit back down beside her; my heart was pounding in my ears as I struggled to find my voice.

"Nya, what is it?" I ask tentatively.

She turns back to me and looks me dead in the eye.

"Did you mean it?" She asks softly.

My mind goes blank for a moment, before realization dawns on me.

She heard me.

"While I was unconscious, I kept hearing your voice Jay."Nya says as she raises her right hand and cups my face, her thumb stroking my cheek tenderly.

"Can you repeat those words to me now, I want to hear and see you say them." She pleads quietly.

I can't move.

I'm not even sure I'm breathing, all I feel is her hand on my face as her soft chocolate eyes searches mine for answers.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath.

I know if I pour my heart out to her now there would be no going back.

She could complete me or shatter me.

I open my eyes, raise my left hand, and place it over the one touching my face.

I say…

"Nya, you can't leave me yet, there is still so much I have to tell you, to show you, to express to you.

You are everything to me, my beginning and also my end.

There is no one in this world who has captivated me as you have, so you can't go.

Because if you do, I'll simply follow, and that way we'll be together for all eternity.

I love you."

By the time I finish, crystalline tears are pouring down Nya's face.

"Jay I-"

"I know you don't feel that strongly for me," I say despondently, "after all, we haven't been seeing each other for that long," I take a deep breath shakily, "but I can't help how I feel."

"I meant every word then and I mean every word now, I don't-"she places a finger to my lips to silence me.

"Jay," she says leaning in, "I love blue, it's my favorite color." She whispers.

Our lips meet and everything else doesn't matter.