"I don't like the tests" Hana whines as she hugs her father after being poked and prodded all day for tests
"Oh I know sweetheart" Eijirou coos to the 4 year old, feeling terrible that this was his only daughter's life. It'd become a regular occurrence for their family. Ever since she was a newborn she'd been in and out of hospitals with little to no explanation
"Mommy's back with surprises" Becca says hoping to cheer her up after a rough day of getting testing done
"Prizes?" She furrows her eyebrows. "That's right my little minnow" Kirishima smiles warmly at the frail girl with jet black hair and olive green eyes
"Yup I have new coloring books and new markers for you babydoll" Becca sits on the edge of the hospital bed and hands her daughter the three new cooking books as well as the new pack of markers to keep her occupied for the time being
As the couple watched their daughter color they noticed the small smile that formed on her face. It was the first time she'd genuinely smiled that day
As Kirishima and his wife meet eyes he catches the glimpse of sadness that washes through them. In response, he joins their hands together for reassurance. He wants her to know that it's ok to feel sad and that she doesn't have to always put up a front
She gives him a small smile in return before they hear a knock on the door. The two female nurses walk in and Hana smiled upon seeing her favorite nurse
"Chimmy!" The girl grins as the woman in her late 20's with short auburn hair hugs her to which Hana gladly hugs back
"What's the news Akio?" Becca asks the nurse they're familiar with as she looks sympathetic and motions for them to step outside
"Mommy and Daddy are gonna go talk to nurse Akio" Kirishima tells his daughter "Behave my little minnow" he kisses her forehead
"She always does" Chimmy smiles
"So how is my favorite patient today?" The couple hears before the door is shut and they're led into the familiar hallway of the pediatric ward
"Just rip the bandaid off" Becca sighs as she's seen this look on doctor's and nurses faces before when they've gotten Hana's tests for flu or strep throat, thinking she wouldn't survive with her weak immune system
Despite all odds... she always fought it
"This isn't like anything you've heard before" the tall blonde nurse winces while clutching the test results in her hands
"You might wanna sit down..." she says leading the couple over to a set of chairs in the hallway
"What's going on?" Kirishima questions, obviously and rightfully very worried about his daughter. What was wrong with her now?
"Our machine picked up traces of..." she pauses before taking a breath and continuing "traces of Leukemia..." she heavily sighs.
Akio and Chimmy have taken care of Hana since she was a baby. This was hard on her more then anything
Becca and Kirishima stiffen and are just frozen out of shock. "L-...Leukemia" Becca breathes out in pure disbelief
"Luckily we've caught it at stage one... it can be easy to treat if done within a timely manner" The nurse explains as she sadly watches the shocked couple
"I'll give you two a moment" she says, going to get them some water
"My baby...has cancer.." Kirishima's voice cracks with the tears that are forming in his eyes. "Ei...I-...I'm so sorry" Becca sobs as she leans into her husbands side
"Babe it's not your fault you-"
"But it is...cancer runs in my family" Becca explains while sobbing into her hands "It should be me instead! She doesn't deserve to suffer" the raven haired woman cries
"No babe...No" Kirishima says as he pulls her into his lap. "We'll figure this out ok? We can do this" he reassures her
"We've gotta be there for her. As much as I wish there was... there's no guarantee with these types of things" he explains his thoughts out loud
