𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘉𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘓𝘌𝘋 𝘓𝘌𝘎𝘈𝘊𝘠 | ⁿᵃʳᵘᵗᵒ

Wounds That Have Not Healed

WOUNDS THAT HAVE NOT HEALED

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Asami appeared right where she had performed the jutsu just as Tomomi said she would. She stood in the grassy yard just off her bedroom, the sun low in the sky. It was late afternoon when she first left, so she must have been gone for some time without even realizing it.

"Forgive me, but I won't be sleeping indoors," said Mayu as Asami stepped up onto the deck off her bedroom.

"That's perfectly fine." Reassured Asami, laughing softly at the crow. "I can leave the door open for now so you can get some fresh air. Does that sound alright for you?"

Mayu hummed. "Sounds wonderful."

Asami quirked a brow at the sight of the closed shoji door to her bedroom. She didn't remember shutting it, but it was slid shut, so either she had closed it and didn't remember, or someone had come into her room looking for her and closed it. Hopefully she hadn't freaked anyone out with her absence when they came to talk to her.

Asami reached to slide the door open and step inside, but before she could it was forcefully yanked open. It slid open and hit the wall with a bam! the strength blowing the hair back from her face and leaving her standing with a dumbstruck expression. Mayu squawked and flapped her wings, also frightened by the sudden action.

Asami blinked, Izuna staring at her with a flat expression from inside her room. They both stared at each other in silence, Asami unsure what she was supposed to say to him. How had he just known to stand there waiting for her? Unless he heard her and came to her room to scold her again... but still, it was kind of freaky.

He stood expectantly, arms folded as though he was disciplining a small child. He was wanting something from her, but she still didn't know what that was.

"...Hi?" Asami offered, cringing and waving a hand at him.

"Where the hell have you been!" She was met with an angry Izuna, eyes sharp and face pinched into a glare. "You disappear for hours without saying anything to anyone and then just come home casually and say hi?! Both Madara and I went looking for you. We couldn't find you anywhere! No one had seen you in the compound either. It's as though you up and disappeared!"

It seemed 'Hi' was not the correct response after all.

Izuna threw his hand up, the other still tucked underneath his elbow as he looked her up and down. "What is going on with your appearance? You look like you got into a fight with a tree! Did you walk through the compound like that?"

Asami looked down at herself, having temporarily forgotten that she was attacked by a bunch of trees when she fell through the sky after using the summoning jutsu. Her yukata was practically torn to shreds, and she knew her cheek was bleeding earlier, but maybe she looked a lot worse than she thought.

He gestured to the bird perched on her shoulder, pointing a finger at it. "What the hell is that?"

Mayu made a noise of irritation. "I have a name, thank you. I'm Mayu, which you would have known if you asked nicely from the beginning. It's very rude to not ask for someone's name."

Izuna stared at the bird, dumbfounded. "What."

Asami gave a sheepish smile, holding up her arm for Mayu to perch herself on. The crow obliged, crawling down from her shoulder and hanging onto her forearm. The bird was heavy, but she could support it with ease. Asami gestured to Mayu, before looking back at Izuna. "I made some friends. This is one of them that came back with me. She's my main summon."