I grab his hand with both of mine, but manage to force my hands to be gentle, when all I want to do is to haul him into my lap and take care of him forever.

I tell the Tsunugget to go find Gen-chan, to bring the Medical Switch with him, then I look back at Kengo-kun. He's wobbling because my eyes are full of tears, but I'm not about to reach up to wipe them. Not about to lose contact with him.

"Kengo-kun, help's on the way," I tell him, gulping, trying to smile. "What happened?"