12 Roses

30 | Loved

"She finds a huge wardrobe at the far end of Henri's room and—" You looked up from the book open in your hands and smiled. "Toge?"

"Hm?" His eyes fluttered a bit, as if being snapped out of a trance.

You chuckled and slipped a bookmark between the book's pages before closing it. "How's your... entire body?"

"It's fine... you're a good healer."

"Thanks... still sore, though?"

He nodded.

You placed the book on Toge's side table and you hovered your hands over him, your eyes moving up and down his body as if he were see through and you were examining the work of his organs. Your hands moved over the areas where he was sore, until they ended up at his face, your knuckles against his jaw.

"I'm not sore there, you know," he signed.

You frowned and shook your head. "That's not the problem..." You sighed. "You were hurt... right here. You could've died..."

Toge placed his hand over yours and smiled at you but you didn't smile back. He slowly sat up and cocked his head to the side.

"Don't look at me like that. Am I wrong to be worried?"

He shrugged.

"Y/N!" Shoko's voice called from the hallway. You turned to the door, calling back, "Coming, Shoko! I'll be back."

You stood and began walking off when you heard Toge's voice. "Y/N."

You looked at him with curious eyes.

"Don't go on a mission... ever. Please. I don't think I could stand seeing you hurt... or..."

"Toge." You placed your hands on either side of his face and finally smiled back. "I'll be okay. We'll all be okay. The four of us. Okay?"

He nodded.

"Okay. Good."

•••

Your eyes fluttered open and you were faced with an unfamiliar white ceiling with speckles of dark grey. "Hm...?"

You moved your hand around the bed you lied on until your fingers grazed a head of hair. When you sat up, you saw Toge lying on the bed with his head on his arms.

Maki and Mai were leaning against each other at the end of your bed and Yuta had his eyes closed and his chin tucked into his chest and his arms crossed. Panda had his panda head in his lap and he leaned against it — he didn't seem to mind anyone seeing his burnt and scarred face.

You put your hand on Toge's head and his head shot up. He let out a relieved chuckle and wrapped his arms around you, burying his head in your shoulder and breathing in as if he were deprived of air.

Confusion spread across your face and remained there until your hand went to your head and you felt the bandage over your forehead. "Ah..."

Toge pulled away. "Are you okay? How's your head?"

"I'm okay... I think. Who drove us here?"

"The ambulance brought you. Panda's dad drove the rest of us."

"His dad?"