when edo got a call from jaden, he expected it to be just jaden checking up on him. since they’d gotten back from the dimension world, edo needed a shoulder to lean on, and so did jaden, even if neither of them would admit it. they relied on each other in what ways they could without saying so out loud. however, it wasn’t just that; it was something he couldn’t have ever been prepared to hear. ryo is alive.
edo forced himself to believe ryo was gone, that he wasn’t coming back like the rest of them, that he was dead. but without any explanation, he’d literally washed up on the beach. somehow, he was alive. he wasn’t out of the woods yet, but he was alive. edo repeated it over and over, a mantra to keep him going as he immediately called a helicopter to get him to duel academy’s infirmary as soon as possible. ryo is alive. ryo is alive. ryo is alive.
when he arrived, he all but burst inside, demanding to know where ryo was. they didn’t give him a hard time ( his name had some merits after all ), and after being told ryo’s room number, edo ran down the hall to get to him. he had all the time in the world to see ryo now, he had no need to rush, but he couldn’t stand another second away from ryo. he had to see him.
edo forced himself to stop and take a breath as he reached the door. it was cracked slightly; edo took that as a sign he was welcome to enter, but he knocked on the door regardless. “ ryo …? ” he whispered, peeking his head in. he didn’t want to disturb him, especially if he was resting, but he couldn’t help himself, especially after coming all the way here. // @cyberhearted
ryo was still adjusting to everything. he didn’t think he would come back. he had died, and that was it. yet here he was, alive, and in the duel academy infirmary wing. it took him a few days to fully wake up, finding himself waking up somewhat then falling back asleep. he could have sworn he saw edo beside him (was that possible?). even when he woke up fully, he mistook jaden as edo for a few moments. it was so natural to expect edo to be there. they were together for months in the dimension world, always by each other’s side.
naturally, the first thing he asked about was edo. he was so, so happy to hear that edo was okay--that he was alive--along with everyone else. more than anything, he wanted to see him. but jaden told him that edo was busy, that ryo needed to focus on recovering more. while ryo understood what jaden was saying, he didn’t like it. he didn’t want to be apart from edo any longer.
still, he reluctantly gave in. though it wasn’t like he had much of a choice. he couldn’t get anywhere on his own and his phone had been taken from him for the time being. he sort of felt like a child. he didn’t like it. he didn’t like having to spend his days in this hospital room. he felt confined here.
he had been reading a book when he heard someone running down the hall, the noise drawing closer and closer and abruptly stopping at his door. “jaden?” he set the book aside. it wouldn’t have been the first time jaden ran here, but something seemed different. it was even more apparent when the person knocked. ryo opened his mouth to speak again, but his words got caught in his throat when he heard edo’s voice and saw his face. “edo...” he barely spoke above a whisper, stunned in disbelief. he knew edo was alive, but hearing him--seeing him--was completely different. “you’re...really here, aren’t you?” he wasn’t half asleep again, was he? “is it really you?”
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