The Sengoku Festival (An Oda Nobuna No Yabou fanfic)

Chapter 28

I woke up, again, but this time I knew I was in good hands from what I could feel. My wounds I had received were bandaged and treated it seemed and currently I felt the covers of a bed over me. There was light around me and as I slowly managed to sit up, it wasn't long before someone planted firm hands on my chest and pushed me down just as Nagahide said, "Rest... you've been out for sometime and your wounds are not fully healed yet..."

"What... who did we lose getting me?" Wow, my voice was my voice was awful.

"We lost only 30 ashigaru... your group is unscathed but the Lion and the Winged Ronin took some damage..."

I sighed as I then heard her say, "It's good to have you back, Bloody Handed One... We feared you were lost during the rout."

"Might as well have been..." I muttered as  I then felt myself suddenly fall asleep again.

Sometime later, I woke up again and though Nagahide was gone, I could hear her nearby talking to some people as I almost immediately took the covers off of me as I sat up. Pain was evident on me but I simply ignored it as best as I could as I managed ti sit up. I was clothed in my kimono, its black base and red handprints still as prominent as ever and as I slowly got up from the bed I was in, I looked back at it and then soon remade it as I then slowly shuffled my way over towards where one of the doors were. As I walked over, I then stopped to put on my samurai mask from nearby as it felt good on my face still.

I took my hands and as I slowly slid it across, I heard all talking stop as I soon came to a scene: Nagahide and Katsuie were together on one side as across from them speaking were Joey, Noble, the Blue Handed, the Yellow Handed, and the Winged Ronin.

All of them were simply looking at me like I was a corpse that had risen up from the dead and as I looked at them all, I then sighed as I rubbed my eyes and said, "Alright, someone tell me whats going on? I've been out of the loop for sometime I hear..."

At first, no one spoke a word and the silence was somewhat uncomfortable but then suddenly Noble and Joey jumped up as they said, "BLOODY HANDED!!! YOU'RE ALIVE!!!"

"Well yeah, how else do you think I was gonna get back?" I said. "I mean, being alive does help.."

"You shouldn't be up!"

Everyone looked at Nagahide as she tapped her fingers on her crossed arms as she said, "You may get 50 points for bravado and doing a good job getting back alive on your own but nearly all of that is deducted at the fact you are going to get yourself killed!"

At first I was going to retort when suddenly the Winged Ronin sighed as he said, "I hate to break it to you, Bloody, but she is right... gotta keep yourself down till you are healed enough it wont matter..."

I sighed but then Joey and Noble sighed as they said, "I guess we'll just have to keep you down till you're back up.."

I nodded and as I slowly walked back into my room, I sat down as then the door was closed but just as it was, suddenly then Katsuie said, "Its good to have you back... so don't take this as anything contrary to that.."

And then the door closed.

A few days later apparently was the last day I would stay in my room and seem like a statue.

I was sitting in my room, maintaining my armor and equipment as ever as well as writing down instructions for the others to do and follow through, when suddenly my door slid open and as I looked up I saw Nagahide in a nice Kimono and with her hair down her shoulder there as she bowed and said, "Would you walk with me please, Bloody Handed One?"