Keyla was almost startled that he had poured out his heart to her and even now she noticed that he said the 3 words to her that she wished for the most... even if she might have preferred it in a different situation. Now she finally looked at him again, with tear-filled eyes. He sat down next to her as he hesitated but still put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her towards him. He turned her face gently in his direction so that she now had to look into his eyes
*Key, I love you, and have from the first moment*. he whispered to her. *promise me I'll never have to see anything like that again! * she almost begged him. And as a sign of affirmation, he kissed her tenderly on the forehead *I promise*. Even if she couldn't get the pictures out of her head at first, his declaration of love was so beautiful. When she looked past him at the clock, she was almost startled, it was already 2 a.m. and the first game was supposed to be at 3 a.m. *Genzo, I don't want to get rid of you, but the game is in an hour and I want to take a shower again* she gave him a kiss and disappeared into the bathroom. He didn't really want to leave, but he had to, after all he was in goal in the starting XI. He heard the shower start and then closed the door behind him. He hadn't been this relieved in a long time. Keyla was ready and on her way, the stadium was already full and everyone was waiting for the teams, because today Japan is playing Argentina. She sat on the dugout and waited for the two teams to arrive. 15 minutes later the referee whistled the game and Keyla just kept her fingers crossed that everything went well. After 45 minutes Keyla went to the dressing room, 2 minutes would be replayed and she wanted to get an overview of whether everything was ok with the boys. They finally came, signaled to Keyla that nobody was in pain or anything like that and walked past her into the dressing room for a meeting with the trainer, when Genzo passed he gave her a kiss and whispered *I love you* Keyla calmed down and went back upstairs and waited for the 2nd half. After 90 minutes + 4 minutes added time it was done, the Japanese won 2-0 against Argentina. Her work was done for today and she could relax. At dinner everyone analyzed the game, of course, including Genzo, but he couldn't keep his hands off Keyla because he was glad that she had forgiven him.The next few days were difficult because they hardly had any time for each other. The team, winning one game after the other, of course had to give a lot of interviews and in the evening they fell exhausted into bed. But it came as it had to come. 6 days left until the final and 2 more games separating them to play there. It was the quarterfinals and Japan had to play against Spain. The referee whistled and it seemed like things were going as usual. Then it happened in the 57th minute. Japan were leading 2-0 when a Spanish player threw the ball away in frustration. But Keyla couldn't react so quickly when she hit her head. Her eyes went black and she collapsed. Genzo dropped everything and the others ran to the edge of the field.
*an ambulance* Mr. Mikami called. All attempts to regain consciousness failed, and her pulse and heartbeat grew weaker by the minute. When the ambulance arrived to take her to the hospital, Genzo looked at Mr. Mikami *Coach, please, I have to go with you now, I can't leave her alone now* the coach understood this and meanwhile sent Wakashimazu onto the court. They drove to the Charité in an ambulance, and she was immediately wheeled into the emergency room. However, Genzo had to wait outside and hope and fear began. Because he didn't know what was going on. 2 hours later still no sign of a doctor or Keyla. Anger and sadness rose in him. Anger at the player she owed it to and sadness because he didn't know what was going on and he was completely helpless at the moment. His cell phone beeped *how are you Key? Don't worry about us, we won 3-0. taro *I don't know about her, she's still in the ER. Genzo After another 2 hours a doctor finally came and Genzo jumped up *how is she, where is she, can I go to her* the doctor gave him an irritated look because he knew him from television. *Listen, we've done everything in our power. Because of her history, she shouldn't have put it on it. We just have to wait now. She has to wake up on her own, only then will she have survived everything* the doctor put his hand compassionately on Genzo's shoulder *she can do it, she's already done that, she's a fighter* *can I go to her, please* he begged the doctor at, he nodded *but she needs a lot of rest now, so it would be nice if you would remain the only visitor for the time being* The doctor took him to her room, but one thing didn't let him go *her history…she's done it before* he murmured. *Doctor? You just said that she should have been careful because of her history and that she got over it before, what exactly did you mean by that? * The doctor knew from her file that there were no longer any relatives, so he told Genzo, who introduced himself as her boyfriend, the story that had happened 5 years ago. *She was admitted to us 5 years ago because she collapsed after being hit in the head at a volleyball tournament. Her condition was critical, but she struggled and woke up again after one night. The diagnosis I then made to her threw her completely off track. Because her dream of continuing to play volleyball burst shortly before the championships. I told her not to play again because if she gets hit in the head again by a ball or anything, I can't guarantee she'll even get up.* the doctor said nothing and looked at Genzo He stood there with his mouth open, because he was visibly shocked, only now did he remember how shocked Keyla was when Ryo just missed her and understood her reaction. *if you need anything else or if there is anything, ring the bell or speak to me personally* were the doctor's words before he left There he was, standing in front of the door and didn't know what to expect. He slowly opened it and saw her. Cables and monitors everywhere. Tears welled up in his eyes, it hurt him to see her lying there like that. So helpless and there was nothing he could do now but be there for her like she was with him in the hospital that time. He had to go out for a moment to get his thoughts straight again and called Taro in the meantime *hey Taro, ...no, she's not feeling well at all, she's not conscious and the doctor didn't rule out that she couldn't make it, because she has to wake up by herself ... Unfortunately, visitors aren't allowed, but I am Hold you up to date he swallowed before continuing ...can you give me Mr. Mikami? ...Mr. Mikami, I'm sorry but I'll stay with Keyla until she wakes up ...thanks Mr. Mikami ...see you again With all his courage he went back inside and sat down next to her and held her hand. He watched her the whole time and at every beep or noise that sounded different than before, he winced. He had to stay with her, he couldn't play anyway as long as he didn't know what was wrong with her. A nurse came in every 1-2 hours to see if anything had changed or to change infusions. He looked at Keyla and gave her a gentle kiss before even he fell asleep by her bed. The night passed, he woke up, but his Keyla was still asleep. A sister came in *Mr. Wakabayashi? Your friend got a high fever during the night. We try everything to lower it, but that also has something positive, because that means she fights* said the sister He was glad, even if not everything about it sounded positive. The day passed, still no change. *Tomorrow we play against France, hopefully the boys can do it* he thought to himself, because they were worried too. During the night he also woke up briefly when a nurse had checked again whether the fever had dropped and in fact her temperature was normal again. The next day he thought it over carefully again. *why didn't she tell me that* he mused, but other than that she didn't want him to worry, he couldn't find anything. Only now did he realize that she too wanted to protect him. It was already afternoon when his cell phone beeped *You're in our thoughts. France can go home, we scored 4 goals for them. Push key from us. The day after tomorrow we are in the final against Germany, Taro* He was so thankful to the boys that they fought with Keyla and succeeded too, only Keyla was still struggling. It was 5 p.m. and because the nurse had woken him up last night, he fell asleep again. When he opened his eyes around 8 p.m., she smiled at him. She had made it, she had won the fight. Tears welled up in Genzo, tears of relief, he immediately pressed the alarm button, whereupon a nurse came in, but immediately afterwards summoned the doctor. He freed her from the apparatus and turned off the beeping from the monitor *how are you Keyla* asked the doctor *it's been better* came the prompt answer *rest a little, I'll check on you later* with the Words went the doctor Genzo threw his arms around his Keyla to finally kiss her again, now that all the cables were gone, he dared to do it again, before he was afraid that he could break something. *What actually happened* she asked *you were hit by the ball and you only woke up on the 3rd day. key? The doctor told me what happened 5 years ago. I was so afraid for you* and now he let his feelings run free and the first tears rolled down his face. Keyla pulled away from his hand to wipe away his tears, she was so glad that he seemed to be here all the time, she had always felt that and fought for it. *but if you say 3 days ago...what happened to the quarter and half finals? * Genzo took his Keyla's hand again *don't worry, Wakashimazu represented me and we're in the final against Germany* *against Schneider ie* she blurted out *How do you know Schneider* visibly irritated by her statement *I was playing for FC Grünwald at the time, or their volleyball team, Karl and I always got along well. And he was there when the accident happened, he put me here because the best hospital is said to be here when it comes to head injuries, and I also know that you played with Schneider because I did seen a few of your games, I was in the stadium myself* now she winked at him, because of course she knew Genzo beforehand, namely from his games and from Schneider's stories. Genzo tried not to appear too disturbed, because he didn't know any of that. *I'm glad you're back, we can talk about the other things later, you should rest* He gave her a very intense kiss *I'll just get in touch with Taro and I'll be right back for you* with these words he left the room *Key woke up, she's fine so far. If she allows it, I will train tomorrow and play the day after tomorrow, please tell the coach, Genzo* The answer came quickly *send her greetings, the trainer agrees. *Taro When Genzo entered the room again, Keyla was already asleep and he closed his eyes again. When he woke up the next morning, she was already beaming at him because she was sitting in bed and had been watching him the whole time. There was a knock and the doctor entered the room *Keyla I need to speak to you* looking at Genzo *no Doctor, if you don't mind I want him to stay* *well, what I'm about to tell you , you probably won't think it's possible because I didn't either and I checked it 3 times...*he paused. Keyla and Genzo looked at each other in shock, then the doctor continued *the reason I banned them from playing volleyball back then, that's what we found on the CT back then...well how should I put it...it's gone* Keyla and Genzo kept looking at each other because they didn't understand a word *what does that mean now? * Keyla asked cautiously *So either it's healed and her collapse was just a coincidence, or the goal did the trick, which means that if you take it easy, there's nothing standing in the way of your volleyball career. Unfortunately, I can't explain to you how exactly, because I'm a bit at a loss myself. But her head is fine again* Keyla couldn't stop being amazed and the tears were rolling down her face, she heard that right, she can play again... Genzo jumped up to hug his Keyla, because it was good news. *I'm so happy for you* he whispered and kissed her on the lips. *thank you doctor* she just stammered, because she couldn't find the words. The doctor left the room and Keyla still sat there and couldn't believe what she had just heard. *key? I don't want to push and I don't want to leave, but today is the last official practice before tomorrow and I'd like to play tomorrow for you* Keyla put her finger on his lips to stop him talking *and why are you you still here? * She grinned at him *go away, I know how important this is to you* and looked at him understandingly. *I'll visit you tomorrow after the game, my little one* he gave her a long, heartfelt kiss and scurried through the door. As soon as he was gone, Keyla got up because she was doing really well and wanted to talk to the doctor again. In the corridor she asked a nurse where he was *wait here for a moment, I'll get him* and with that she disappeared into a room. When the doctor saw Keyla, he just shook his head at how she was able to get up now. *Herr Doktor, I have a request, much more a request. My boyfriend is playing the final against Germany tomorrow and I'd like to be with him, not just as a friend but as the team doctor, I owe it to him and the lads. I'm also taking it easy all day today, but please let me see him tomorrow! * the doctor smiled *Keyla, I wanted to discuss this with you anyway, because I was planning on dismissing you tomorrow. Since we didn't find anything, but we would still like to have her here for observation that night, nothing stands in the way of our plan to be there tomorrow* Keyla didn't believe what she heard, she went to her room, got out her cell phone, and texted Genzo, who had only been gone for 20 minutes, but she already missed him. *Thank you for being there for me. I love you* KWhen Genzo let that go, he had tears in his eyes again, because she had never told him that before, not even when he had said it to her several times. *Me too, looking forward to tomorrow night*G*if he only knew* Keyla smiled. The day passed very slowly, but when she fell asleep, this was over too. When she woke up it was 8 a.m. and she knew that another light workout was scheduled for 10, that's when she wanted to go. Around 9:00 a.m. the doctor came with her discharge papers and she was allowed to go.*a taxi to the Charité please* after what felt like 2 hours, the taxi finally came. And she let herself be driven to the hotel.It was already 10 o'clock now... when she went to the training ground, she then stood next to Mr. Mikami, who greeted her with a smile and waited for the reactions, which were not long in coming, because when Genzo saw his Keyla, she stopped nothing more in the gate and ran to her. The others were still a little irritated, but when they saw Keyla standing th
All other players greeted her warmly and her Genzo smiled at her. She cleared that hurdle too. Now she had work to do because she had to remember a lot of names again. *Okay guys, then start training and don't be afraid to talk to Keyla if you have any health problems.*The training went great. Keyla was now only looking forward to further work together. And nobody knew yet that she was with Genzo. After training, Kaltz approached her. *hey sweetie, well how do you like it with us? * Kaltz asked *great, otherwise I wouldn't have come back to Grünwald* Keyla remarked and winked at him *tell me, do you have plans for this evening? We could go for a drink together* he wanted to know *Kaltz, I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, but I've got plans tonight* she apologized *how do you have plans, didn't you just land today? *At that moment Genzo tapped him on the shoulder and replied on Keyla's behalf *if you want to know exactly, she has an appointment with me* Genzo couldn't help t
*I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to do that Schneider*Keyla's eyes sparkled with anger, Genzo saw that too, he could now guess who had written to her. But Keyla reacted to his surprise differently than he had thought.*Genzo, can we go home* she spoke calmly and calmly. After all, it was useless if she got upset now.*Yes, of course, let's go* he replied. So they drove home, where Keyla went to take a shower. Genzo decided to do everything for her for the last 3 days so that she didn't overexert herself. He also cooked for her, which he wouldn't normally do. Because normally he would live on ready-made food, because cooking wasn't his thing at all. When Keyla was done, she walked towards the kitchen and leaned against the door to watch her genzo, who looked completely helpless. Keyla smiled because she knew that he actually couldn't cook. She gently pushed him aside, kissed him and did the cooking.*let me do it* were her words and with that she pushed him towards the living room. K
Genzo couldn't believe his eyes, how could that be, yesterday his Keyla was still in intensive care and was still not awake and now he got a text message*Taro? Keyla wrote to me* Taro also looked at him in disbelief. Something couldn't be right, so they set off immediately. Arriving at the hospital, Genzo went straight to the doctor she was treating*Herr Doktor? Yesterday Keyla was still unconscious and today I get a text message from her. How can that be?* he looked at him questioningly*Mr. Wakabayashi, after you left yesterday, Keyla slowly came to, we then observed her overnight and she has been in the normal ward since today. We didn't have a number for them to let us know, but if you want you can go to her* even before the doctor said it, Genzo nodded, because of course he wanted to go to his Keyla. The last few weeks have been torture not knowing what's going on.*she's in room 107, down the hall, on the right* with that the doctor said goodbye and left Genzo alone. He told T
They both went out onto the balcony, after Taro closed the door, Genzo also started talking *so tell me what you want, but Keyla behaves differently. Just as I was in the kitchen she lost her balance, I managed to catch her before she banged her head on the table. And the only thing that came was, it's going again. After that she broke free and carried on as if nothing had happened. Normally there would have been at least a thank you or a kiss, but nothing* Genzo explained and Taro also knew what he meant *Genzo I asked her earlier how you are doing and all she said was that she wouldn't throw something like that off track. I just hope that she doesn't eat it all up and maybe collapse later under all the pressure*Genzo looked visibly shocked. He hoped his Keyla would recover. He didn't know her like that, yes, others were more important to her than she was herself. But she had never reacted like this before. The two went back inside before Keyla was done in the kitchen. She came in
It was already 8am, Genzo was still awake when Keyla slowly woke up and immediately reached for her pills. Genzo got her a glass of water to help her down*thanks darling, sweet of you* and blew him an air kiss.*you get dressed now and then we'll go to the doctor* Genzo asked*if my pain subsides, then gladly. But I need a few more minutes* she replied as she tried to sit down.Genzo was already getting dressed, went into the kitchen, got his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed Taro's number*hey Taro, I really don't know what to do, Keyla has been in excruciating pain since she left the hospital, she told me that yesterday.... yes it's ok, I'll do it, see you laterHe made 2 coffees and waited for his keyla. She just came slurping down the stairs, sat down at the table and sipped her coffee. Genzo looked at her worried.*don't look at me like that* she said sadly*oh before I forget, you unpacked my bag yesterday, did you find a note there* she looked at him questioningly*yes
*for the best woman in the world*Tears welled up in Keyla. This was the first time she got flowers from him and that after he had suffered so much. Sighing and slowly she went to the bathroom to get a glass of water, swallowed another 2 pills and went back to bed, this time snuggling up to her Genzo. And was glad not to have woken him up. She also fell asleep fairly quickly. However, she woke up again at around 6, she was in pain, but it wasn't that intense, she was rather rested. Closing your eyes again wouldn't help. So she tried to get up as quietly as possible, which wasn't easy given the pain. She dragged herself into the kitchen and made coffee and breakfast for her lover. Somehow she had to make herself useful. Keyla needed more time than usual, but point 7 everything was ready. Before taking breakfast upstairs, she took one more of the new pills. Drank her coffee before it took effect and stalked upstairs with the tray. She put it on Genzo's bedside table, crawled into bed, t
Arrived on the field, Genzo changed and Keyla waited as always at the edge of the field. The others came out and warmed up. Kaltz was just handling the ball when Keyla ran onto the pitch and took it off. *oh Kaltz you don't usually let the ball be taken from you so quickly* she joked. Kaltz wanted to get him again, but Keyla dribbled around him and didn't give him a chance. On the contrary, she now asked the others to take the ball from her. Genzo saw this and just shook his head, but still had to grin. One player after the other now blocked Keyla's way, but she outplayed them all until she was in front of Genzo's goal *well then show what you can do* she shouted at him, and then ran towards the goal, a defender came her still in the way, but she also left it and shot on goal. Genzo struggled slightly because he wasn't prepared, but he was still able to save the shot. *You're mean, I thought you'd let me win* Keyla played overly offended, but then she couldn't stop laughing. *so t