Warmth

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The white haired guy was slowly opening his eyes. When he slowly blinked a few times he realized he was indoors.

He didn't quite recognize the room. He felt warm like if he was covered with millions of covers. He tried to stand up but failed.

' shit... ' he thought when he remember about his major injuries. He didn't know where he was.

But he realized that he wasn't bleeding and that his injuries didn't hurt. He noticed they were treated.

His body felt numb. The only thing he could remember was that he was fighting a very strong creature. But he doesn't remember when he fought it.

' just how many days have I been sleeping ? '

He tried so many times to stand up but failed. He heard footsteps from outside the room. By the sound of the footsteps there's two human beings, one being a child.

He felt the presence of someone coming inside the room. He tried to hold his sword that he carries but to only realize he doesn't have it. He saw it on the other side of the room, perfectly placed.

He heard the door slide open but couldn't really see who it was. The room was dark, he knew it was night time.

" good thing you had woken up. I'm glad to see you awake " he heard a female voice.

She was holding a candle and a tray in each hand. She was wearing a green kimono and her hair was tied up in a messy ponytail.

She came closer and he recognized her face from somewhere. He then realized that it was the girl he protected in the restaurant a few weeks ago. No wonder he recognized her voice.

He saw her sit next to him and change the cloth that was in his forehead, that he didn't knew he had. He tried to speak but he couldn't for some reason.

He felt warm.

He never felt this way before. Like if she was his mother. The same kindness and warmness she would send, just like his mother.

" I brought you some tea. Please be careful it's still hot " she said. She carefully helped him to say down and held the cup for him to drink.

For some reason he was thirsty. When he felt the nice and warm tea fall down his throat he felt like he had never tasted it before. It felt nice.

" calm down please, you might choke if you keep drinking that fast. And please slow down you just woke up " she giggled.

" by the way I never knew your name since that night. Thanks again, my name is [ your name ]. How about yours ? " she asked. She put the cup down and laid the white haired guy again.

" shinazugawa sanemi " he finally said after trying hard to speak.

" thank you shinazugawa-san " she slightly bowed and smiled at him.

" how long was a asleep for " he said. It didn't sound like a question but [ your name ] still thought of it as one.

" don't worry it wasn't a lot. You were asleep for two in a half days. If you didn't wake up today, it would have been the third day you have been asleep "

Sanemi sighed and closed his eyes. " where am I ? How did you find me in the first place "

" well I was coming back home from work and I saw you laying down in the snow and since there was a snowstorm I dragged you to my house " she said with a smile. " are you hungry ? " she asked.

Sanemi shook his head. he finally was able to stand up and he was grabbing his things to leave.

" w-wait ! There's still a snowstorm outside ! Please stay here where it's safe " she stopped him.