Thurs. cont.
"What's wrong?" Maiman walks in about half an hour later in her human form, noticing Takeshi is staring out of the window.
"Mhh?" He snaps back into reality and turns to look at her. "Oh… nothing."
"Doesn't seem like it," she raises an eyebrow as she sits in the chair next to the bed.
"Well, Eclipse admitted that she likes me and I'm not sure what to do. She wants to talk to Ember about her and I becoming official official. Sis, we haven't even actually kissed. I'm honestly freaking out," Takeshi looks back out of the window.
"Really?" Maiman lets out a small laugh, almost as if in disbelief.
"Yeah. I… I don't know what to do Ren. I… I'm scared to be honest. I don't want to hurt her but, I just… I don't think I'm ready," he lets out a long sigh.
"Are you… are you sure you're not ready or is something else holding you back?" Maiman studies him.
"I don't know. I mean. Ren admitted that she liked me and I admitted it back. But, she has Nathan and, I think she's actually happy with him. I don't want to ruin that. I don't want to ruin her happiness, again," he bites his lip as he stares at the blankets.
"Oh Takeshi," Maiman runs a hand through her hair.
"I know Maiman, I know. I just wish that none of this happened. I wish I could go back and slap myself back into actual reality. Go back and change it so I didn't get so close to her. It's been beating me up ever since she remembered. Well. It's been bothering me since we met but…" Takeshi gets quiet.
"Depressed. You've been depressed. That's why you've been so reckless, right?" Maiman moves and sits on the bed next to him and takes his hand in hers.
"Yeah, I guess," he replies quietly.
"Takeshi, I know this has been hard on you, but… you have to follow your heart. If you really do like Ren, and you want to have a future with her, then you need to talk to her, one on one, and tell her how you feel. But, if you don't, or you just don't want to, then you need to move on and leave her be. It's the same thing for Eclipse. The one thing you don't want to do is to keep leading them on, especially if you don't like them or see a future with them," she carefully rubs his hand with her thumb.
"You're right, but, I guess I'm just scared. I… I don't want to hurt anyone anymore," he glances at her.
"If you lead someone on who you don't actually like, then you're just going to hurt them in the end, regardless of whether you're trying to or not," Maiman lets out a small sigh.
"True… I just don't know what to do. I mean, I like Eclipse. She's a nice woman and all, but… I feel like she's too close to Ember for me, if that makes any sense. I just… I don't know if I want, or see, a long future for us," Takeshi runs a hand through his hair.
"Why don't you tell her that then? Or maybe even talk to Ember about it," Maiman gives him a small smile. "But, everything's going to be ok, I know it is."
"Could I have some energy? Ember wants me to exercise but…" Takeshi sighs and looks at her.
"Yeah, I guess. Just don't be too harsh," Maiman lets out a long sigh and leans over, pulling her hair away from her neck. Takeshi leans in and bites her neck. Once he's done, he leans back and wipes his mouth and Maiman tries to fix her hair to cover the spot.
"Hey," May lightly knocks on the door.
"Come on in," Maiman smiles and May walks in.
"Ember Rose sent me to make sure you exercised today," May gives Takeshi a smile.
"Oh, no I haven't gotten up at all, well, except to use the bathroom but a nurse usually helps me over there, whether I'm walking or in a wheelchair," Takeshi shrugs lightly.
"Well that's better than nothing," Maiman laughs.
"Yeah I guess," Takeshi looks at May as she stands near the bed.
"How've you been?" May asks him.
"Better, how about you? How've you been?" He smiles at her.
"I've been good," she smiles back as Maiman start to stand up.
"I'm going to go get something to eat, you hungry?" Maiman looks at her brother.
"Eh… not right now. Thanks though," Takeshi shrugs and replies.
"If I get him to, we might meet you over there," May laughs.
"How far is it? I don't want to be worn out," Takeshi laughs in response.
"It's not that far, no worries," May smiles at him.
"Ok fine," Takeshi sighs.
"Meet you over there," Maiman smiles before leaving the room, closing the door behind her.
"Thanks," Takeshi laughs, followed by a small yawn.
"Thanks for what?" May looks at him with confusion.
"Now she's going to be expecting us," he chuckles.
"Oh you'll be fine," May smiles.
"Will I?" Takeshi replies with slight sarcasm in his voice.
"Yes, you'll be fine now come on. Get up," May laughs, rolling her eyes in response to Takeshi.
"Ugh. Fine I guess," he groans with a laugh before moving towards the edge of the bed, his feet hanging off of the edge. She moves closer to him to offer her help as he begins to slowly stand up. His legs tremble as he tries to steady himself, the back of his legs partially against the bed.
"You got it?" May asks, her voice full of concern.
"Yeah… yeah I think so," he nods before starting to take a step forward. After a taking a few steps, he carefully moves towards the wall and leans on it with his side, his head starting to spin.
"Takeshi, what's wrong? Do you need to lay down?" May follows him, softly putting a hand on his back.
"I'm fine… just… it's going to take me a minute," he laughs lightly with a long sigh before he starts to walk towards the door again.
"Well, take your time, ok?" She studies him as she stays by his side.
"Thanks," he smiles, still trying to focus on reaching the door.
"Liar. This was a lot farther than you said. Plus, I'm still in just a tank top and shorts, it's cold in here," Takeshi whines as he and May step into the dining hall.
"Oh stop your whining! You're fine. It's nearly 80 degrees in here!" May grumbles at him with a small laugh.
"Hmph. Where is my sister anyways?" He grumbles back as he looks around the room.
"She… over there. She's over there, come on," May starts to walk towards Maiman who's sitting at a table in her human form with Ren and Eclipse.
"May!" Takeshi quietly calls with a long sigh before slowly following.
"Oh! Sorry! I forgot," May quickly walks back over to him and starts to walk by his side.
"It's fine little strawberry," he smiles with a small laugh.
"Hey you two," Maiman looks up at them as they approach their table.
"Hey," Takeshi smiles.
"Nice to see you up and around," Ren looks up at him with a small smile.
"I'm glad to be up and around," he gives her a small smile back before sitting next to Maiman.
"I'll go grab you something to eat, ok?" May looks at Takeshi who nods.
"Thank you," he smiles at her before she walks off.
"So, how'd you sleep?" Eclipse lightly bites her lip as Ren asks Takeshi.
"I slept ok. How about you?" He replies with a small yawn.
"Same here," Ren shrugs with a sigh. Takeshi glances at Eclipse and notices that she's staring at the table, lightly biting her lip in silence.
"Eat," May walks up to them again and puts a tray of food in front of Takeshi who nods and starts eating before she even sits down.