From Another World

37. Being Protected By...?

"I'll take her."

"Alright."

Reborn watched them take her away and turned his attention back to the fight.

"She'll be safe with him." He thought.

-

I opened my eyes to see the night sky above me. I blinked, last remembering Tsuna and Enma's clash. A fire flickered a few feet away and I got up, feeling something slide down my torso. It was a long coat with the committee band pinned on the sleeve. My eyes widened and I looked around, my gaze landing on a familiar sleeping figure. He was sitting right next to me, leaning against a tree.

"Kyoya..." I mutter.

His eyes fluttered open, seeing that I was awake. He brought a hand to my forehead, feeling for any signs of a fever.

"I'm fine..." I muttered, shuffling closer to him and putting my head on his chest. "What happened?"

"You started hyperventilating and that triggered an asthma attack; you fainted after and I took you."

"Oh..."

We were silent for a few minutes, staring at the fire. My stomach growled and I heard a rumble in Kyoya's chest as he chuckled.

"Are you hungry?"

"How could you tell?" I reply sarcastically.

I could see his smile as he leaned to the side, grabbing a pouch that sat on the side and pulling it to his lap. He pulled out two apples and two water bottles, handing me one of each. I muttered a 'thank you' and grabbed them, taking a bite of the apple.

As we ate, the atmosphere made me think about telling him about her memories; about Sarah. I don't know why I was so afraid of telling him... maybe it was something Sarah felt back then... the fear of rejection. It really was becoming harder to remember everything... I never thought I could forget it so fast but... they were never my memories, after all. They're the memories of someone whose time has passed. I mourned her death and have long since accepted her death, thanks to Tsuna. That may be a factor as to why I have been slowly forgetting her memories... It terrifies me.

I prided myself on Sarah's memories; it was thanks to that, that I was able to join this group and truly got to know them. I remembered Reborn's words from when Ryohei and Koyo were taken.

"You think you know your pride, but you'll learn what it truly is during this battle."

Reborn thinks otherwise. It made me curious to what he believes is my true pride. I don't know how I would feel after completely forgetting everything that kept everyone protected - or at least having the knowledge that everyone would be okay after all the trials shown...

"Satsuki." 

I blinked, turning to Kyoya. "Yes?"

"Is there something you want to tell me?" He asked, his face slightly turned to me. "I feel like you've had something to tell me for a while now. I told myself that I would wait until you were ready to tell me but... you look very... sad."

I pause, chuckling after a few seconds. Right as I was thinking about it.

"It's a long story; are you sure?"

He smirked, kissing the top of my head. "Try me."

-

Kyoya was silent for a few moments after I finished telling my story. My head was nestled into the crook of his neck and I was relaxed through the silence.