The Phoenix's Clipped Wings | Kaedehara Kazuha

One-shot Chapter 0

art credits: AlvaRichie1 on Twitter

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this two part one shot will have SPOILERS based off a quest in Inazuma so please don't read if you don't want to be spoiled!

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" To be stripped of one's vision is be stripped of one's ambition

as one who is thrown into the sea

though he fights back desperately against his predicament

it does nothing to prevent his descent into the depths

it's a fate worse than death "

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Kazuha had witness both of his friends face the Shogan, while one faced his divine judgement, the other jumped in front to shield him.

Now, he sat in a quiet room, his friend laying in the futon as his back faced Kazuha. He was quiet although it's been a week since then, he refused to eat and only ate when [Y/n] fed him.

"Tomo...." Kazuha called out his friend's name but Tomo made no movement to acknowledge his presence.

"You have to eat something, you can't keep waiting for [Y/n] to come and fed you when she's injured." He said as he looked down, he was angry at himself. Angry that he couldn't save Tomo's vision.

Although he saved Tomo and [Y/n], they're weren't able to save his vision as well since they needed to flee the area.

Tomo sat up without Kazuha realizing until he looked back up to see him staring at him.

Kazuha smiles in relief, "T-Tomo, are you finally feeling better?"

Tomo gives him a blank look, his usual, bright purple eyes no longer shined the same.

"Who are you?"

Kazuha froze up hearing this, his smile drops as he stares at Tomo. (The inspiration for this part came from a comic that an artist on Twitter drew, kurolee97.)

A loud crash came outside the room, making him snap his head to the door. He watches as Tomo stands on his feet and makes his way outside the room.

He hears a grunt and immediately recognizes it as [Y/n] and he quickly ran out of the room to see her with a tray of spilled food on the floor.

She was struggling to get up as Tomo stood there mindlessly, watching her struggle.

"[Y/N], are you alright!?" Kazuha yelled as he quickly ran away Tomo and to the female who tried to get up.

Helping her up, she looks at him with a pain expression. "Kazuha....I'm sorry I ended up messing up Tomo's dinner."

She pulls away form his hold and begins to walk away. "... I'll go get another plate for him and then I'll clean this up."

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[Y/n] sits on the floor next to the futon that Tomo was laying on as she just sits there, watching him before the door behind her slides open.

Glanced behind her, she sees Kazuha standing there before he walks in and sits next to her.

"He feels different...." She whispers as she looks at him. "he asked me who I was this morning."

Kazuha frowns as she starts to tear up and immediately hides her face and he carefully brings an arm around her, trying to comfort her as she refuses to cry in front of him.

A small meow is heard from behind them and she looks up to see Tomo's small, white cat named Sora. Picking him up, she brings him into her arms.

"Sora, I'm sorry. I forgot you outside, do you want to be with Tomo?"

Sora meows as [Y/n] leaves Kazuha's side and carefully goes to where Tomo was looking at.

Tomo looks up at her, as she kneels down and shows him Sora. "Tomo, look, it's Sora. He missed you so he decided to pay you a visit."

Letting the cat down, Sora makes his way to Tomo and snuggles into him while Tomo almost brings a hand up and pets him softly.

"Kazuha," [Y/n] calls out as Tomo grabs a hold of her hand, "I'll see Tomo to sleep, you can go ahead and get ready to sleep." She smiles but Kazuha looks hesitant, "don't worry, I'll meet you in your room once I'm done here."

He nods and stands up, before he says goodbye to Tomo who clearly wasn't paying attention to him.

He leaves, leaving the female alone with Tomo who begins to caresse her cheek as [Y/n] bitterly smiles.

"I know you can't remember me but my name is [Y/n], Kazuha and I are you friends." She says as Sora jumps in her arms.

Tomo looks at her blankly before laying down on the futon. "I'm sorry we couldn't save your vision, Tomo."

She sighs before Tomo grabs her wrist and pulls her forward, being careful of her injury on her back. Feeling her face heat up a bit, as her face is close to his as she stares at him.

"Tomo? What's wrong?"

He looks at her, before closing his eyes as she relaxes.

"I don't know who you are....but you feel familiar." He says as the female looks at him a bit shocked.

She sits up, hissing a bit in pain but ignores it. "T -then I'll stay by your side until you can at least remember me and Kazuha. Sure you might not have your remembers of our past but that doesn't mean we can't make new ones."

She smiles as Tomo slowly nods, he brings a hand to her cheek and runs a finger on it softly.

"...you....feel familiar and so does him, but why can't I remember?" He says slowly as [Y/n] looks at him before laying beside him since he hasn't let go of her.

"Kazuha was the one who introduced us and we hit it off right away." She explains, "we would train together and you would often take me out to dinner when Kazuha was off on his travels."

Tomo looks at her before closing his eyes, "I feel like a part of me is missing."

"Well, I'll stay by your side no matter what so we can take things slow." [Y/n] says before they both fall asleep, Tomo's arm still wrapped around her.