░『Zephyr』░(KNY OC STORY/ KNY OC X KNY-OLD/DISCONTINUED)

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟸: 𝚄𝚗𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚛 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜

Two whole months.

That's how long she had been unconscious for, so far.

Sanemi had brought the girl to the Butterfly Mansion, running as fast as he possibly could. He still could hear the faint thumping of her heartbeat. Of course, it completely baffled him how long she stayed conscious for, even if she had just passed out. She had to withstand so many injures to such a degree that it was extremely impressive. All those facts and observations had made Sanemi's curiosity increase.

Shinobu had not expected for Sanemi to be so insistent on treating the girl as soon as possible, but she had gotten used to his tough and aggressive personality. Because of her condition, Shinobu had recognized the importance of helping Fukurō, and complied to Sanemi's brash requests.

* * *

"Kiyo-chan? Sumi-chan? Naho-chan?" Aoi had said as she knocked on the door of the mysterious patient. She knew the girls were in there, and had been deliberately visiting the girl for a couple days. She opens the door, peeking inside. She sighs at the sight.

"We promise we aren't bothering her, Aoi-chan! We just came to see if she was awake!" The three girls state, all three of them sitting comfortably but cautiously on the edge of the bed. Their heads turn at the sound of Aoi's voice.

"I know, I know.. That's why I brought some tamagoyaki* for you. I assumed you would want to stay here longer." Aoi says, placing a tray of tamagoyaki on the nightstand.

"Yay! Arigatō, Aoi-chan!"

Aoi smiles, before looking at the bandaged face of the girl. She overheard the conversation between Shinobu and Sanemi not long after Shinobu finished up treating the patient Sanemi brought with him. She almost dropped the tray in her hands as she heard them speak. 

An attack on the Nisshokku village, by one of the Twelve Kizuki. Estimated that almost the entire population was wiped out. Buildings collapsed. 

One definite survivor. And it was the girl who was just admitted.

'... Please recover soon, miss.'

* * *

Shinobu walks past the opened door of the young girl's room, her feet making no sound against the floorboards. She hears the faint rustling and shuffling of the bed covers as well as the faint murmuring of a soft voice. Could it be from the girl?

The girl tosses and turns in the bed, eyes squeezed closed. The bandages coated the majority of her body, and it was certain that there would be multiple deep scars left, as an unfortunate reminder. It was a miracle that she managed to survive.

Shinobu walks into the room and stands beside her, placing her hand on the girl's forehead comfortingly. Even when the girl had stopped squirming, she kept her hand there. Shinobu felt pity for the poor soul. She seems Aoi and Kanao's age, under all those bandages, and she witnessed all that suffering?

Shinobu's eyes soften, watching the girl's breathing slow back down.

'What an unfortunate child. If only life hadn't treated her this way.'

* * *

"Come on, Fukurō-chan..! It won't take long! Can't you come outside for atleast a little while?"

Sekiei whined, looking at Fukurō with a pleading expression. ".. I still have chores to do, Sekiei-kun. You know how Haha* will react if she finds out I'm out of the house again." She says, dusting the broom along the floor as she looks back at him. "I have to clean the house, give Isamu-chan her medicine, and a lot of other things. I would go, I really would. But I don't have the same amount of freedom you do." She crosses her arms over her chest, sighing.