PART 29: THE LIGHT IN MY DARKNESS

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It was the next morning.

Sanemi could barely sleep that night, yet he still woke up early.

He hurried out of bed, splashing water over his face as he quickly had his breakfast.

Tomioka... Tomioka... Is he okay?
He wondered, walking out.

He quickly went to the Butterfly Mansion.

"Oh my! Shinazugawa-San, good morning!"
Shinobu smiled at Sanemi.

"Morning... How are you?"
He asked.

"All good!"
Shinobu smiled wider.

"How is Giyuu?"
He asked, restlessly.

She scratched the back of her neck.
"He's fine... Just sleeping now..."

"Did he have breakfast?"
Sanemi asked.

"No... Not yet..."
Shinobu replied, sighing softly.

"Can I see him?"

"Why, of course!"
She led him to the room where Giyuu was.

He walked up to Giyuu, who was sleeping quietly, his chest rising and falling as he breathed softly.

Sanemi caressed Giyuu's cheek, smiling warmly at him.

"How has he been?"

"He's been alright... Just..."

Sanemi turned back.
"Just...?"

"He's been talking about you in his sleep since last night..."
She muttered.

Sanemi blushed slightly, looking at Giyuu.
"What was he saying...?"

Shinobu chuckled softly.
"Let's go to the other room, I don't want to make him mad!"

"Huh?"
Sanemi followed her.

"So what did he say?"

Shinobu smiled warmly.
"He was continuously apologising to you, while saying your name. He kept saying- please, I'll try to change, for you!"

She chuckled softly.
A small smile escaped Sanemi's lips.

The two talked for a while about Giyuu, upcoming missions and other things before it grew quiet.

Shinobu broke the silence, slowly speaking up.
"Hey, Shinazugawa-San?"

"Yeah?"

"Um... What do you feel about Tomioka-San?"
She asked, trying to look out for Giyuu.

"T-Tomioka... Uh... He's um..."
Sanemi stuttered unexpectedly, but he composed himself, speaking up in a more confident way.

"He's a quite nice guy. He's pretty skilled, I can say that because we were training the other day. He's a good man."
Sanemi admitted.

"Ah... So you two train together nowadays?"

"...Yeah. I have a lot of fun training with him..."
Sanemi replied, smiling softly.

"I see... Tomioka-San talks a lot about you..."
Shinobu chuckled softly.

Sanemi blushed, almost stunned at the words.
"H-He does?"

"Mhm! He tells me that you're a really nice person!"
She smiled.

Sanemi blushed, rubbing the back of his neck.

Tomioka...
Sanemi smiled softly.

Giyuu tossed in bed, Shinobu noticed it.

"I guess he's awake..."

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