KANON

#6 - Within this Cruel World

Kanon

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Within this Cruel World
-Zankoku na sekai ni-

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A cool breeze hits my face. I feel it rustling through my hair and over my tail. I try to move, but I can't. Something is weighing me down, something heavy.
When I open my eyes I close them immediately. It's too bright to look around. I open them just a little. Everything is a big, dazzling green blur.
My ears aren't functioning properly either. I can't hear a thing...

Suddenly a thought comes up to me. Where am I? More importantly, what am I doing here?

A high pitched sound hits my ears. I can feel them twitch at the sound. The heaviness on my body disappears.
I start moving my tail around. The ground underneath me is moist, and soft. When the tip of my tail hits something cold I twitch it away unconsciously.
Again the sound hits me. This time it makes my body shiver.

As I try to move again my body gets pressed back into the ground. Something doesn't want me to get up.
As the sound hits my ears a third time it's much closer.
It's a chuckle, I realize.
I close my eyes again shivering at the sound.
"Someone" doesn't want me to get up.

A sharp pain in my arm makes me open my eyes and wake up. Ritsu's face is focused on my arm. He isn't wearing his hat, leaving me to notice the worry in his eyes in the candlelight. Wait... Candlelight?
Was I dreaming just now? Or was it real?

'R...i...tsu...' I choke out, and his eyes lock onto mine in an instance as he cocks up his head.
My voice is surprisingly weak. Enough to scare me.

He smiles slightly at me and his eyes turn softer, but not less worried.
'Good, you're finally awake.' He says quietly, but the sound is enough to make my head feel like it's about to explode.

He notices me gritting my teeth in agony and starts to slowly whisper.
'You were sleeping for two days. We had to bring you and Usagi back to the centre,' He starts.
Suddenly I remember, the attack, Usagi getting pulled down, and hurt.
'She's alright.' Ritsu says, as if he knows what I'm thinking.

I sigh, and he smiles again. I've rarely seen him smile. It's almost unfitting to him, like it's not right.

It's dark out. 'Wh...e...re?' I choke on my words again. I don't understand what's wrong with me. I only got hurt on my arm, you don't feel this weak and horrible if you only hurt your arm right?
'Usagi's friend, Doctor Yukito. The shop-owner.'
I nod to signal I understand.

Suddenly I hear footsteps and a door opens to my right. Bright light seeps into the room lighting it up clear white.
It makes my head spin and I quickly close my eyes groaning.
'Is he awake?' The doctor's low voice asks. No sound follows but I think Ritsu has nodded because I can hear him get closer.

'Len. Len, can you hear me?' I nod, eyes still tightly shut.
'What's wrong?' He asks, and I sense him looking around.
'T...too... Br...ight...' I choke out, now gasping for air.
Something must be wrong with me. It's getting harder to breathe as well.

I hear footsteps and the light behind my eyes fades.
Still dizzy I open them, breathing heavily. The doctor is still next to me, looking at me with worry spilling all over his face.
'Doctor,' I hear Ritsu start but he gets interrupted.
'I hear it.' Is all he says.

When the man suddenly covers my mouth with his hand I gasp loudly. Scared I try to escape him, but he's far stronger than me in this state. And succeedes to keep me in my place.
From behind him Ritsu runs over yelling at him to stop and trying to pull him off me. His loud voice is enough to have me close my eyes and tremble in pain. I feel like I can pass out again any second.