Silently in love - Sanegiyuu

8 / Giyuu awake

Giyuu POV

I waited patiently for my big sister to come home from the market. She promised me she'd get me a new yukata in time for summer weather. It was so exciting!!!

The door opened, and I came running, thinking Tsutako was home. But i froze in shock when I saw an unfamiliar face, around 6 feet tall towering over me. The woman had extended pupils like a cat and looked, un-human. I gasped for air while she backed me into the corner of the house. I screamed. The demon was about to attack me when Tsutako appeared from nowhere and got slashed right in her chest. She screamed and fell to the floor.
"NEE-SAN!"
I tried to reach her but the demon was in front of me. Nee san continued screaming. I put my hand in front of my face and trembled in fear.

Then, my vision went blurry, my ears hot and bleeding, a pain id never felt before. My ears felt like they were pressing in and my sister's scream was no longer heard...
and

GASP. I leaped up from whatever bed I must have ended up on and I grab my ears. 'oh, It was a nightmare.' At first I was panicked that I couldn't hear anything, but now I remembered. I'm still panting for air.

"KYAA! Giyuu-san! Are you ok?" Kanroji seems to be shouting, but I could only see it visually.
Mui is there too. "Nii-chan, are you ok?"

But i'm overwhelmed by the nightmare I just had. My ears felt exactly how they did that night. Like they were pressing in, or was I just imagining it? I grabbed them again and tried to hit them a few times , like that is going to do anything.

"Nii-chan, what's wrong with your ears?"
"Giyuu-san, are you deaf like Shinobu-chan said?"

I fucking hated being deaf so much I didn't know how much longer I can take. All the nightmares of that night... i haven't been able to sleep in years.
"Ears...hurt" I said, still trying to fiddle with my ears.
I felt everyone staring at me now, but I was looking down at the blanket on the bed. I can't dodge their questions, so I look up, but Kocho is already next to me , inspecting me like I was a dead corpse. I feel hot and sweaty and nervous. She is the person I really didn't want to see right now. She must have said something to them because Kanroji and Mui left the butterfly estate. Now i was alone with her...

She turned to me.
"Tomioka-san, I'm sorry for my actions. But I felt like it was important to bring up."

I stare at her angrily to let her know i'm angry. But she doesn't smile this time, so she must be serious.

"Tomioka, I'm worried about you. Really."
-- Yeah right..

And with that, she places something on my forhead and tells me to try to rest. I didn't like that idea but maybe I could finally try to sleep a little. I just had to hope I didn't have any more nightmares.

----Sanemi POV
I guess I was thinking it over too much. I got so pissed that I misunderstood Tomioka and now I even fought him . I didn't think all this time that he probably wasn't being ignorant, he couldn't understand us when he wasn't looking at us. I feel shitty.

And to think I called him all those horrible things without understanding him first, I'm such an idiot. And I even tossed away his Ohagi. I love Ohagi..

What was i supposed to do now? Just start acting different to Tomioka?  Id look like a fool, first being angry at him and then suddenly being nice. He'd think I'd be taking the piss out of him for being deaf. Himejima said I was not to go near him and start more trouble, but I was sure he had a mission right now with Tengen. He wouldn't know if I just tried to talk to him, right?
What the hell was I supposed to say though?

'Sorry for treating you like shit for the past couple years?'

'Didn't know you were deaf i thought you were ignoring us!..'

'Sorry.'

None of these ideas were good enough. I was gonna embarrass myself by suddenly apologising. But I had to think of something. Something.