Chapter 29: Involuntary
It's been three days now. Ryuu has been keeping an eye on Sasuke to make sure nothing changes. Sasuke slowly opened his eyes. Everything was fuzzy. From what he could tell it was some point in the early morning.
"I see you're finally awake." Ryuu greeted walking over to the side of the bed.
"How long have I been out?" He asked placing a hand on his forehead.
"Three days if you believe it. I'm not surprised though; seeing as how you two took heavy hits and the rate of your connection is rapidly increasing." He muttered the last part under his breath.
"What was that last part I didn't quite catch it Ryuu?" Sasuke said frustrated.
"Nothing; it was nothing." Ryuu went to the other side of the room.
"Seriously Ryuu I know you said something about mine and Takuya's connection rate." Sasuke sighed sitting up in the bed.
Ryuu didn't look at Sasuke he just started writing something down on a sheet of paper.
"Takuya's resting right now. You know it would be better for him to hear it from me and not Koji or you." Sasuke mentioned.
"I know…it's just you two are connecting at an unstable rate that's why we ended up back here. With this rate if Koji and I don't come up with a solution no one knows the result that will occur if we fail." He clenched his pencil.
Sasuke looked down at the blankets. "I see…" He muttered.
*Knock* *Knock* "its Zoë my I come in?" She said from the other side of the door.
"Yea of course." Ryuu said twisting the knob.
"You're awake." She said looking at Sasuke.
"Yea sorry about worrying you again." He smiled.
She jumped on him. "Don't scare me like that." She ordered.
"I said I was sorry." He blushed madly. 'Oh god my hearts pounding again. This could be bad.'
The heart rate meter started going crazy. This made Sasuke blush even more.
"Okay Zoë I have to run some tests now I going to have to ask you to leave." Ryuu said abruptly.
"Fine." She pouted getting off the bed and went to the door. "I'll see you later." She chirped closing the door behind her.
"You alright?" Ryuu asked looking at the machine as it slowed down.
"I think so." his voice cracked and change to Takuya's for the last word. He grabbed his throat. "What's going on?" His voice kept going back and forth.
Ryuu placed a hand on Sasuke's forehead. "It'll be alright. Just hold on."
Sasuke's heart stopped for a second and his body pulsed.
"SASUKE! TAKUYA!" Ryuu shouted.
There bodies switched and Takuya fell on the pillow. There heartbeat started again.
"What the hell was that?" Sasuke's voice came out as he looked at the ceiling.
"An involuntary switch of bodies." Ryuu muttered.
"I don't understand Takuya's still sleeping so how did I get in his body?" Sasuke asked.
Ryuu removed the IV from Takuya's arm and placed a bandage over the small whole. Then he removed the wires to the heart meter.
"What are you…doing?" He wondered.
Ryuu changed back into Koji "For some reason I can control the change and go into Koji's body at free will." Ryuu stated grabbing a change of clothes out of the bag he brought with him. "Come on you need some fresh air." He smiled.
"Does that mean that it's happening to you too?" Sasuke questioned putting the new shirt on.
"Koji and I have a lot in common." They walked out of the room. "I'm going to take Takuya out for some fresh air June." Ryuu stated in Koji's voice perfectly.
"Just make sure he doesn't leave your sight Koji. We don't need the academy knowing that Ryuu is here as well." She smiled sweetly.
"I won't, don't worry." He grabbed "Takuya's" wrist and pulled him out the door.
"So…I'm guessing you didn't tell her that you can do that." Sasuke stated putting his hand behind his head.
"I suggest that you don't tell anyone either about that you can do it as well." Ryuu muttered as a couple of people passed them.
"I'm still not to happy that you can do that Ryuu." Koji grumbled in Ryuu's head.
"What ever you can do it too so stop complaining; It'll come in handy when you need it the most." Ryuu sighed looking up at the sky.
"What did Koji say?" Sasuke questioned.
"That he's not too pleased that I can take his form any time I want."
"Did you go through the same thing I just did?"
"I don't think so; it actually happened while everyone was sleeping. I remember Koji was sitting by the window three days ago. Then Koichi walked into the room and said hi to me."
~Flashback~
"Hey Ryuu. I thought that you were going to let Koji have the rest of the night?" Koichi stated closing the door.
"What are you talking about Koichi?" Koji sighed not looking at his brother.
"Why are you talking like Koji?" He asked.
Koji got up and looked in the mirror he was in Ryuu's body and he didn't know how. He turned around and smiled at Koichi.
"I was just seeing if you were paying attention." He said in Ryuu's voice.
"Right… well, I guess I'm going to go to bed." Koichi said walking out of the room.
Koji snapped back to the mirror. "What the hell is going on?" He gripped his hair.
"That was an involuntary switch."
Koji switched back to himself and Ryuu's image remained in the mirror. "I'm not sure what's happening, but I think it's the connection between us." Ryuu put his hand up to his mouth.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Koji was getting frustrated now.
"You and I are a lot a like. That means that we're quite possible connecting at the same rate that Takuya and Sasuke are connecting."
"I don't understand." He whispered like someone could here him.
"Our hearts are connected I feel what you feel. It's the same for you. Like if I mention Noelle in about three seconds your heart will start pounding."
He was right Koji's heart started beating harder and a blush formed on his face.
"Stop that." He snapped.
"And Wait for it…" They switched places now Koji was in the mirror.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST DO?" Koji shouted.
"Your heart started pounding so fast that you changed into me. But luck for me I can handle that gene of yours so it won't do you any good to try the same trick on me." Ryuu laughed walking away from the mirror. "Now the question is…" He cracked his knuckles "…If I can do the same thing." Ryuu said looking around to see that no one was watching. He closed his eyes and his body shifted. "I wonder if that worked." He asked himself and went back to the mirror. "It works, it's actually works." He touched his face.
"Great what if we switch back home and my father or step mother sees it?"
"Well there could be many possibilities happen if they find out. But that just means you have to be careful is all." Ryuu snickered walking away from the mirror.
"You can be so cruel Ryuu. This is not fair."
"Stop complaining." He walked towards the door.
"What are you doing?"
"Going out for some air."
"They'll see you don't do it."
"Calm down I'm just trying it out." He walked down the stairs and headed towards the door.
"What cha' ding Koji?" Noelle asked looking up from her book.
"Oh I'm just going to go out for some air. I'm getting tired of sitting in my room." He blushed then walked out of the house.
"Sooo…You can control it better than I can; can you?" Koji laughed leaning against the wall out the house.
"SHUT UP. She caught me off guard."
"Right." He sighed looking up at the stars.
~End Flashback~
"This just means that we float in the same boat." Sasuke stated metaphorically.
"I guess you could say it like that." Ryuu laughed.
"Takuya told me that once before." Sasuke smiled.
"I don't think we ever hung out like this when we went here." Ryuu mentioned.
"No, actually we didn't. We had our own groups that we hung out with." Sasuke pondered.
"That's why I said it."
"Shut up." Sasuke punched Ryuu in the arm.
"That was unnecessary." Ryuu pouted rubbing his arm.
"What are we supposed to do now?" he asked looking around.
Ryuu looked over at the soccer field. That's something that they haven't done in a while why don't we give it a try." He said pointing at the field.
"That sounds good to me." They walked to the field.
"Sasuke what are you doing? Someone's going to see you." Takuya yelled in his head.
'Don't worry about it we'll be fine.'
"What are you talking about?"
"Sasuke this balls good."
"Is that Ryuu? But how is he in Koji's body?"
'That's why I said not to worry. I'm actually in your body right now.'
"WHAT?!"
'Koji, Ryuu, you, and me all are in the same situation.'
"What does that mean?"
'I'll tell you later. Now tell me how to play this game.'
They just passed the ball back and forth then started to shoot on the net. The two did this for two hours. The two sat on the ground laughing.
Ryuu looked at his watch. "We should head back."
Sasuke lied down and watched to clouds rolled by. "I don't think I've had this much fun."
"I know we have to get back though." Ryuu held out his hand.
Sasuke took it and they went back to the hospital. There was someone in the main part of the wing so the two went back into Sasuke's room.
"So how do we change back to ourselves?" Sasuke asked walking around the room.
"Sit down Sasuke I need to take a blood sample." Ryuu sighed changing back into himself.
Sasuke sat down and held out his arm. "Come on just tell me how to do it." He pouted.
"Think about it. That's all it takes." Ryuu answered rubbing the iodine on Sasuke's skin.
"Will everyone else reach this level?" Sasuke asked switching back to his own body.
"I don't know. Maybe. The girls are lucky though they haven't met there wizards." Ryuu laughed a little finishing up with the blood work.
"I think I could talk to June and see if you two can come back to the dorm."
"It would be nice to be some where different for once." Sasuke mentioned looking around the white room.
He shifted again. "I'll be back." Ryuu closed the door to the room and bumped into Noelle.
"Sorry." They said in unison.
'Control yourself. You see her everyday don't change.'
"Change, change."
'Shut up you're not helping the situation Koji.'
"I didn't mean to bump into you Noelle." He blushed. 'My voice wants to crack this isn't good.'
"Come on Ryuu you know she looks great today."
Noelle was wearing a dark blue skirt that went to her knees and a black and white three quarter sleeve shirt.
'You're not helping.' His heart was racing. "Y-you look nice today Noelle." He stated rubbing the back of his head.
"Thank you. I actually came here to tell you that Riuuk wants to see you and Takuya. He knows that they're awake." She bowed slightly.
'Ha I knew you couldn't do it.'
"Shut up Koji."
"Alright I was just going to see if Takuya could come back to the dorms after we're done so I think that we'll see you soon." Koji stated.
"Okay sounds good." She waved good bye and ran out of the hospital.
Koji looked back in the room and Takuya was lying on the bed.
"I wanted out for a while. So I'm guessing we have to go and see Riuuk then?" Takuya said looking at Koji.
"Yea."
