Aftermath 2
On the day that Gray had informed Sato's parents, the husband and wife rushed down on his private jet to see their son. When they arrived, Geraldine could not help but cry in this situation. Mahiro was standing by her side, quietly watching over his son who was bedridden.
"Mr and Mrs Takahashi, I am sorry for not taking care of your son properly." Gray apologised while bowing in a ninety-degree angle. There was deep remorse in Gray's tone. Even when Mahiro was fuming deep in his heart, he could not bear to vent his anger on Sato's boyfriend. After all, there was not much that Gray could do during that situation. His son was an adult and he had made the decision on his own accord.
Mahiro walked forward to the still bowing Gray. With a firm hand, he patted the General's back. "If you must, go ahead and leave my son to carry on living your life."
"No." Gray declined firmly. There was not a trace of doubt in his word.
"You would not mind taking care of my son, even if it meant that his chances of recovery was in the 1 percents?" Mahiro questioned doubtingly. He had asked the doctors from before about the possibility of Sato recovering and from the looks of it, it was slim.
"Yes. In this life, I will only take your son, Sato Takahashi as my lover." Gray proclaimed in front of Sato's parents. When Mahiro and Geraldine saw what kind of person their son had gotten as a boyfriend, the both of them smiled mellowly.
Such love between two people was truly hard to come by and now, life was playing tricks on them. Sato was bedridden possibly for life, while Gray was forced to painfully watch his lover be in this state.
"If one day, your word does not hold true. I will not blame you, Gray Tobion. Two-way Love is strong, but a one sided love is a torture in itself." Regardless, Mahiro gave the General a way out of this situation. After all, the only one that was truly liable to Sato's situation was his parents. Even though they did not want to give up on hope, their heads were already set on having to take care of their son until the day he recovers.
"It was never a one sided love and it never will be." Gray declined Sato's fathers notion as his gaze fell on the sleeping young man on the hospital bed. "The fact that Sato is still alive at this juncture, means that he himself has been holding on for dear life. He wants to recover and he will do it not only for me, but for the both of you. All we have to do is give him time…"
For two weeks, Sato stayed in the hospital in Country Y. Luckily enough, after the antibiotics were administered into Sato, no STDs were found in the young man's body. It was then the family had received permission from the doctors that Sato could finally head back to Country Z. Mahiro and Geraldine were reluctant to part with the two boys, but they knew that Sato would get better treatment if he followed Gray. Regardless, they could visit their son at any point in time without prior notice.
The day that Sato reached back to the mansion, the room that was used before by Gray and Sato had been fully refurbished and changed into what seemed to be an upgraded hospital ward. While there are life support equipments, the room still resembled and gave off a homely vibe. The modern day design remain, yet the room's walls gave off warm vibes. In addition, Gray had teared down the back wall that separate his and Sato's room. This meant that now there was even more moving space. A sitting area was created to accommodate guests and even an additional bed was placed for Gray to sleep on. The bathroom was also expanded and remodelled so as to allow Sato to be easily transported to and fro.
Overall, the treatment care was topnotch. So now all they had to do was get Sato to recover back to normal. That weight and pressure naturally fell on Gray's shoulder. Rather, he wanted to be the one that holds responsibility in taking care of Sato. Ever since that day when Gray had rescued Sato from Yroth, there was a psychological change in the Major General. His protective instincts had heightened and so now, if possible, he would never want to leave Sato's side. Even when it came to work, Gray would carry out work calls and meetings from home. At this point, he had made it clear in the army that if anyone were unhappy with his decisions of working from home, the man would resign from his position in the military. There was nothing in the world that could stop him, not even a natural disaster that could tear down this house.
The only people that are allowed to take care of Sato were naturally the oldest caretakers and butlers in the house. Newcomers were not allowed to even come close to the second floor of the mansion. Any gossips about Sato was prohibited. Although, most of the time it was Gray that would take care of the young man. Gray would wipe the boy's body clean every night before bedtime. He would take care of his bodily wastes and help replenish his nutrients bag.
He made sure to have a 24 hour doctor on call everyday so as to facilitate any problem they may face along the way. If there were none and Gray was free from work, the General would take the time to show some stimulus that could potentially trigger something in Sato. Usually he would talk to him about stories that they had experienced together, especially when it came to their most recent holiday in country J.