Kaito watched as the color dropped from Meiko's cheeks. She ran out to Miku's room. Kaito worked hard to not feel guilty that he could not protect his friend.
      30 minutes later, the alarm died down. The doctor came back looking worried but calm. Kaito braced himself for the worst, and the doctor said, " the stab punctured her liver. We're going to keep trying to stitch it but a transplant may be ideal."
      "I can donate my liver."  Kaito said.
"You may not be able to dance for a while." The next words choked him. "Go ahead."
      Krypton stood in the doorway. He said, "you may disagree with many things I say, but as your legal guardian, I refuse to sign the consent form. You are still just 17, not 18."
       "So you just agree to let her die?"
"Of course not. I will donate a part of my liver. I'll be in a wheelchair for a year and then I'll be fine. And if the liver can be saved we'll all be fine."
         Kaito asked, "will she be able to dance." "After a few months, yes."
        Krypton gave Kaito a small smile. You're lucky. You'll be able to dance after a month and can walk now.
    His face darkened. "You can perform this Saturday."
    The performance seemed to be a very touchy subject. He had begun practicing and the words did unnerve him, but it never destroyed him or bring back memories." Then again, he would only do the dance the day of the performance. He had no idea what to expect.
      As he thought about this, the doctor came back smiling. "There is no need for a transplant now. Kaito can return home without crutches but he needs to come back after school for hip therapy. Miku will use a wheelchair for 6 months before she can dance again." Krypton bows his head and nodded. Meiko helped Kaito get up. "This hurts," he grumbled, but he let her pull him up. "the doctor will give you pain killers so shut up and let's go." They signed the check out sheet, and Kaito found a hand on his shoulder. It was Len. "Kaito can I talk to you?"
       Kaito got nervous. Len was never not serious. "Yeah, Len what's wrong?"
       He fidgeted. "Could you please talk to Miku?" Kaito looked at Len. Was that jealousy and worry in his face? "What?"   
      Len said, "Miku is saying that there is no life for her without you. Please..." He looked away. "Tell her that I love her."