First Sight

57: But Maybe

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"She will need to continue resting, but other than that, her fever will break soon since she's taken medicine now, sir." Sirius said.

"Good..." 

Katsuki continued to stare at the sleeping greenette. 

"Thank you for coming all the way here to take care of Miss. It was strange for us when she told me and the rest of the staff who work here at the mansion that we don't need to come this past weekend. I was worried something bad happened to her and that was why I came here, and I ended up meeting the two of you. So thank you for doing this much for her." Mrs. Flora said. 

"Of course, Miss Toshinori is a very caring young lady." Sirius said.

"Mn... Miss has been having a hard time ever since Mr. Toshinori passed away, and it was harder when her mother was hospitalized. Miss had tried to tell me and the rest of the staff that we didn't need to keep working at the mansion, but when we heard someone had been wanting to buy this place from her, we wanted to step up and help her." Katsuki froze. 

"Before her father's passing, we all assumed she'd be as successful as her father, but after she retired from boxing, she surprised us all when she said she wanted to be a writer. She ended up writing and completing her first novel in 14 weeks, which none of us expected. But we were all happy for Miss when the views on her novel were through the roof, and we were happy to see her smiling again." Mrs. Flora said.

"Was Miss Toshinori upset about something before?" Sirius asked. 

"Mn. She'd been upset for quite a while, especially after she graduated high school. We tried to ask her what was wrong, but she would always shut herself away and she tried to force herself to push through college. We don't know if she was doing well on her own at college since she was living on the campus, but then after Mr. Toshinori's passing, she came back home to live here and quit college all together." Mrs. Flora said. 

'Wait- why does that line up with-'

"We were all surprised when she told us she decided to change her name all of a sudden too, as it seemed like she hated hearing her old name and wanted to be a completely different person. And she did... after her father's passing... it was like she was a completely different person from the past. She would try and help the staff as much as she could, but it seemed like we could never make her happy. She was constantly trying to find a new job, and though she did have an office job for a short time, she hated it and quit after working there for a month. So she stuck to working at her mother's library and that seemed to be the only thing that made her at peace. I was surprised when she told me she decided to take an offer for an office job a month ago, but it seems she's been a lot more lively this past month." Mrs. Flora said.

"Is that so?" 

"Mn. And though she still has her struggles from the past, she's changed in some way. It might be because you two gentlemen have helped and cared for her." Mrs. Flora said, Katsuki froze. 

"This house has been so important to Miss since it's the place her father brought her and her mother too right after he got married to Miss' mother. Miss and her mother were having a hard time before Mr. Toshinori came into their lives, but he was willing to make sure they were happy and safe, and this place is no exception." Mrs. Flora said, as she smiled and looked around the empty mansion.

"This place used to always be lively on the weekends, and it was always sad when Miss wasn't here. It didn't help that her parents were always overseas, so she had to live with her cousin when those times happened, but we were always happy when she was here at home. I'm sure she's still headstrong on not selling this house, but I do hope this place isn't the one thing that's stopping her from doing what she wants and loves to do. Miss is a talented writer, and I know that more than anyone in this mansion. I just hope her writing isn't the one thing that's stopping her from finding love and having a better future. Miss is very different, but in a special way." Mrs. Flora said with a warm smile.