Bonten's Advisor

Eighteen

You were awoken by the light shaking by a strong pair of arms, and the occasional light flashing over your eyes. You rubbed your eyes, and sat up carefully, moving the arm that crossed over your waist with caution. 

"Y/N, it's 6 am," Mochi announced, sitting back onto his stool. 

"Ahh, thank you Mochi," You replied sleepily, sitting upright on the hospital bed, leaning against the wall. You glanced over to your right and watched Sanzu breathing comfortably and at a slow, relaxed pace. He hasn't moved an inch from earlier this morning. It must be his wounds taking a toll on his body. Your eyes moved up his body that was covered in a thin white sheet before smiling at his calm face, before looking back to Mochi. "I'm supposed to call Mikey right?"

Mochi nodded his head slowly. "Maybe not right now though, he'll be annoyed if you wake him up."

"Why do I need to call either way? Didn't Ran and Rindou tell him the situation or something?"

"He wants to know what happened exactly from you, including Sanzu's health situation."

You looked at your hands in your lap before twiddling your thumbs a little. "Mmm, okay," You replied quietly, leaning your head back against the wall. 

"I'm going to go now, I have a job to attend," Mochi stated, standing up from the stool. He threw you the gun as you caught it. 

"Is someone coming here later on?" You asked, removing the bullets in the gun, before reloading them again yourself.

"Not that I know of. Want me to ask Kakucho to come?" 

"Yeah, that'll be great. I need to change clothes. Sanzu's blood is probably still on my clothes and on my back all dried. Feels gross."

"Sounds gross," Mochi replied, chuckling slightly. "Yeah, I'll let him know. I hope you know that this hospital room has a shower and a bathroom since it's a private room." He pointed to the door next to the hospital bed. 

"Oh, I didn't notice." You stated quickly, glancing over in the direction of the bathroom. "All the more for me to stay here then." Mochi sighed, shaking his head.

"You worry too much," Mochi uttered heading towards the door. "Make sure to call Mikey later on." With that, sliding the door open he left the room, closing it behind him. You sighed deeply and glanced in the direction of the bathroom. You got off the hospital bed and adjusted Sanzu's body carefully, as he groaned and whined in a soft voice. You headed over to the bathroom and opened the door and peeked inside. There was no one on the inside. A toilet resided on the wall and a shower in the corner as the floor was angled towards one of the walls. A nurse call button was located near the handrails of the toilet and the shower. Towels hung from the handrails and a bar of soap in the corner. The mirror and sink were next to the toilet where another smaller towel resided. You closed the bathroom door and turned back to face Sanzu, who was still sleeping. You walked around the bed and sat down on the stool and continued to stare at Sanzu.

About 5 hours later, Kakucho entered the door carrying a small bag with your clothes and some fruits. 

"Thanks, Kaku," You gave him a smile, to which he replied with a small nod of the head. Sanzu was awake and seated against the wall, leaning into it for support. He placed the fruits on the bedside table and handed you your clothes. You took them and removed them from the bag. "Can you watch him while I shower?"

"Sure," He responded while you took the clothes and left Sanzu in Kakucho's care. You closed the bathroom door behind you and placed your clothes on the closed toilet lid along with the larger bath towel. You ran the water as hot water instantly came pouring out. You peeled off your clothes, as they had somewhat stuck at your back. Discarding them onto the floor away from the water's reach, you stepped underneath the warm water, feeling the flaking of Sanzu's dried blood wear away and down the drain turning the water pouring off you a rose pink. You used the bar soap to wash and scrub at your body, and softly wash your hair with it. Once you rinsed out the soap, you turned off the water and reached for the towel on the hand rails. Drying your body quickly, you stepped into the clothes that Kakucho brought with him. He had brought you one of your suits. Drying your hair quickly to get rid of as much moisture with the same towel, you stepped out of the bathroom wearing a pair of disposable slippers.