Chapter 1

Yoshino-san had rested for almost a week, and now unexpectedly called Yumi's house.

Well, a telephone call was surprising but, Yoshino-san had never telephoned before so it was a little, no very, surprising.

It was slightly past 8 PM.

``Yuuumi. Phone.''

Her brother, who rarely shouted, shouted to her.

``Hurry up. I think it's a public phone.''

``Public phone?''

While tilting her head, she took the phone receiver and from it heard Yoshino-san's voice.

``Younger brother?''

``Yup. He's a pain.''

``He sounds like reliable.''

``What do you mean?''

As her brother thought, it sounded like the phone was outside. In the back of Yoshino-san's voice, you could obviously tell the clamor there was not from her house. In the lamor, Yoshino-san's voice could barely be heard.

``It's alright. Because I'm an only child, I've always envied brothers and sisters.''

But because of her souer relationship with Rei-sama, she really wasn't alone, was she. Yumi thought this, but she didn't even hear Rei-sama's name from Yoshino-san.

Surprisingly, Yoshino-san shined on the phone. She had took off just that Yellow Rose Revolution thing started, so why wasn't she worried about it? Her excited voice didn't at all seem worried, even though both Rosa Foetida and Rei-sama walked around as if they were sick.

Well then, did Yoshino-san not know about the awful thing that had happened in school? Then, if Yumi told her, what would hse think?

``What did you do while you were resting?''

Of course she didn't sleep in her bed, but it sounded like she seemed happy. It would be hard for her to listen to what had happened to Rei-sama.

``Well, I had a checkup at the hospital.''

``A checkup?''

``Yup. They wanted to check my blood, and they gave me an electric cardiogram, and they checked for my heart echo.''

``Does it sound bad ......?''

``Not really. If it was bad, then they wouldn't do a checkup.''

After saying this, Yoshino-san fell silent.

``I called on the phone because I well, wanted to ask you something. Well, I, really, I want you to come see me Yumi-san.'' (Me: I tried to capture the tone of the Japanese but probably failed. Yoshino had a very nervous, pleading tone.)

``Me?''

If that was why she called, she probably wasn't planning on going to school yet. As usual she said ``I'm sorry for asking you.'' and she told Yumi when and where to go.

``Eh?''

Quickly writing it down on a memo-pad, Yumi asked Yoshino-san again. If Yoshino-san wanted her to come, she would've thought that Yoshino-san would've invited Yumi to her house.

``But Yoshino-san, aren't you getting treatment at the hospital?''

Just as she said this, she heard an odd announcement over the phone.

Doctor in charge of Room 1100, please come to the Nurse's Station immediately.

Something was happening to Yoshino-san at the hospital.