"your alive" SabiGiyuu

chapter 5 // aftermath and a problem

Giyuu's Pov:

"So when is he supposed to wake up?"

"I'm not exactly sure, but it should be soon. We closed all his wounds and evaluated his bruises and broken bones. All clean breaks by the way. So expect him awake within three days time."

"Okay, thank you."

"If you don't mind me asking, who are you and what are your correlations to Tomioka?"

A pause.

"I-I'm an . . . Old friend."

The two voices kept talking back and forth for what felt like an hour, but with the soothing touch rubbing up and down his arm. He didn't mind. It was calming.

In his half-conscious state, he heard them say their farewells. But he felt lonely again as the touch on his arm disappeared.

'W-what happened?'

Tomioka thought quietly, he was still waking up. So it was difficult to form full thoughts.

As he laid still in what he figured was the butterfly estate, He tried to take a deep breath to encourage his body to wake up. But instead, he was hit with a sharp pain in his ribs. Tomioka could feel his body visibly wince when he did so.

'Right, broken ribs.'

He thought with a deep sigh.

"Hey! Yuu, are ya finally waking up?"

He grunted quietly in response to the familiar nickname.

"Good, cuz you've been out for a day and a half."

There was another pause.

"Also I need to ask you a few questions because everyone seems to act weird around me. Especially when I said I was a friend of yours?"

Tomioka grunted again as he tried to open his eyes.

"Hey, it's okay. Take your time getting up. You were pretty battered when I found you. I'm surprised you didn't die on me."

The person joked again with a small chuckle.

The water Hashira could almost feel the sunshine seeping from this person's smile. He didn't know why exactly, but this person gave him comfort, even if he still didn't know who he was yet.

But Tomioka had an idea, even if it was impossible. Though he relished at the thought.

"Yuu, I'm gonna go get you some water. I'l be back in a couple of minutes, kay?"

Tomioka nodded his head slightly, gesturing acknowledgment of his words.

"Alright, I'l be right back, don't run off on me, got it?"

The raven-haired boy nodded again.

As Tomioka listened to the other man walk away, he sat in silence. His mind blanking out each time he thought of the possibilities.

'So, he's not dead? But everyone said he was, someone even witnessed it.' 'Yeah someone witnessed it. Not me.' 'Then why didn't he come back?'

His thoughts continued to spiral as he slowly began to open his eyes and sit up in the bed he was previously laying in.

'It doesn't matter, it still might not be him, and even if it is. Il worry about this later.'

The water Hashira concluded before taking a thorough scan of his body.

He has a large puncture wound all over his body from the needly demon, and his head was bandaged up to help with his ongoing concussion. He had a broken arm, his legs were in some sort of splint, probably sprained or something. But worst of all had to be the bruises.