Katana, after 48 hours of her and her twin being confined to the hospital, finally opens her eyes. The first thing she thought the moment she opened her eyes, was 'where is my twin?' but the first thing that greeted her was the blinding white light on the room where she was in, that made her let out a groan and cover her eyes with her arms.
"Katana?" She heard someone call out her name. Slowly and gently, she uncovered her eyes and met one of her brother's eyes, covered in those prescribed glasses, Kleo.
"Big..brother" she uttered.
Kleo smiled at her, and helped her to sit up. He also helped her to drink some water. "Hey, princess. Are you hungry?" He asked.
Instead of answering him, she asked him back "where is Kanata, nii-chan?" Kleo smiles widely, of course, she's going to look for her other half.
Kleo looked at the other side of Katana, and she followed her brother's eyes and found another single bed beside hers and there, her twin sleeping peacefully.
"You should rest again, Princess" Katana just shook her head and looked at her linked fingers on her lap. "Does she know?" Kleo smiled again, knowing what his only sister meant. "She does" all he said.
If she knew, then...why she isn't here and taking care of her and her twin? Is she mad at them? Does she not care for them?
"Before you think anything, Princess. Let me feed you first, hmm?" Kleo said, bringing Katana out of her thoughts. Katana just nodded and let her brother feed her.
Another hour had passed and finally Kanata opened his eyes as well. Like Katana, he also asked for his twin first thing he opened his eyes and when he saw her sleeping already after eating, he then let his big brother Kleo to feed him up.
A knock on the twins' hospital room breaks the comforting silence between Kleo and Kanata who are now reading a children's story. The door opens and heads pop out from it.
"Hi. I'm Dr. Kim, I'm a psychiatrist and a psychologist as well. Can I come in?" She asked. Dr. Kim, is a pretty woman, every man's dream they say.
Kleo sends her a smile and invites her inside. The moment she sat at the stool between the twins' bed, Katana woke up feeling another's presence than her brothers. She met the doctor's eyes but said nothing. Dr. Kim, on the other hand, seems taken aback because of Katana's eyes, how those cold and almost lifeless eyes stared back at her.
"So..Uhm, I'm here to talk about something..let's say about your dearest babysitter?" Dr. Kim said cautiously, they call it testing the waters, she doesn't have any clue on how the twins will react about the topic. After she talked to the twins' eldest brother, Kasumi, she now has an idea that it might be their babysitter who triggered their brain to shut down, or might be as well their own parents or both.
"Is Ray-chan here?" Kanata asked. He badly wants to see her, he badly wants to hear Ray-chan's voice, he badly wants to have a conversation with her again.
"Well, if Ray-chan is the reason why you're here? Then, no. She isn't here" Dr. Kim said flatly, wanting to get something from the twins' reaction. She's wondering, asking herself what might be the reason for them to get attached to her this much.
"It wasn't her fault" the first thing Katana said. She got the whole undivided attention of the doctor because of this. While, Kleo remains silent, listening attentively to his youngest siblings. Wanting to understand them, and somehow...get to know more about Ray.
"How did you say that?" Dr. Kim asked.
She felt chills down her spine when Katana met her gaze.
"The only thing she did wrong was to love us. She should not care for us, if she should just leave us alone every time she goes to her other works, if she only...didn't show that she cared for us" and Katana started to tear up, she let her tears damp her cheeks, crying silently.
Those moments they shared with their babysitter flashed back in her mind, how Ray would wake them up, how she let them do things they want, how she involve them in everything she did, the time that the three of them clean the house; their room and how she let them help her cooked their food, the times that she play with them, watch movies with them and talk to them about her daily lives, the times that she always update them about her life in school, her life as a worker and other things. The first time that they went to the mall because of her and the time that she bought them their teddy bears. Every time she tells them what they thought was wrong but turns out to be the truth, when she talks to them about their limitations and how to enjoy the life they have.
"Ray-chan..what kind of person is she?" Dr. Kim asked. This time Kanata was the one who answered her.
"She's crazy. Especially when she let her imaginations take over. But despite her craziness, she makes us happy. She makes us feel included. She's also kind and caring, and she's fun to be with. She completes us. " Kanata said.
Kleo raised an eyebrow. "She completed you?" Dr. Kim inquired. For a child to talk like this? It is different.
The twins nod in unison. "Hmm. Do you know how it felt to be in that house? Without anyone but ourselves? Yes, we have our babysitter's occasionally. But, those babysitters don't care for us. All they wanted was our elder brother's attention, they would leave us even if we plead them not to. When your parents always leave, and your other brothers rarely visit...it's different to have other people around us. We feel like we are intruding on our own house. We don't feel that we belong there." Katana stated.
Kleo's heart beat so hard against his ribs that it almost hurt. He didn't know, that his youngest twins felt this way. None of them did.
"But, when Ray-chan came, things changed. She never left us alone, we don't have to plead for her attention. She always asked us what we want and what we need. She's not like mama-chan who always tells us what we want and what we need. Ray-chan, let us do and experience things that make us happy. She also let us meet and play with our friends, because of her..I and Kata, knew that we should talk to everyone or anyone despite their life status with respect, we have known that we should respect others if we want to be respected, she also taught us that we can do things what we want, but we should know our limitation first. Ray-chan, with her..we feel our house became our home" Kanata emotionally stated.
"She's our best friend and our sister who will always put us first before anything else," Katana added.
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After Dr. Kim had the talk with the twins, she requested for the other Furuichi to follow her in her office. She also saw Ray next to one of the Furuichi.
"So...what are you trying to say?" Kasumi asked. Dr. Kim tells them what the twins told her, Kleo remains silent still reflecting the twins reaction.
"What I'm trying to say here is...because of the sudden separation of Ray, the twins were left in Oblivion" Dr. Kim said metaphorically. "The twins felt loved and cared for by Ray and because you separated them with her, they once again felt alone and outcast. So, what I'm trying to say here is, because of the separation they got traumatized. And a certain part of their heart experiences physical distress. It might feel like someone was clenching your heart so tight. And because they can't take the pain any longer, their brain takes actions which lead it to shut down, for the twins not to feel the pain" Dr. Kim explained.
The brothers got more confused except Klaren and Ray.
"Can I visit them, Doc?" Ray asked her.
Dr. Kim eyed her up. "Of course, Miss Lee. I am also hoping that you help them recover"
Kleo looks at Ray intensely without him knowing that his twin is watching him. Kleo saw a sad smile form in Ray's beautiful face. "I don't know, doc. Excuse me"