Sengoku Night Blood [Megumi] Drabbles

Cooking [8]

The moment I opened my eyes, I went silent.

'This place...was the children's hospital.'

But it looked like the area was changed to resemble a small party.

There was a banner written in colorful paint saying thank you. The writing wasn't perfect, but you could tell the children did their best in writing it out.

'This was the charity party held by the hospital to say thank you for donating money to children who needed it for their treatments.'

I was in my last year of middle school when I attended this party.

I glanced down at myself to see what I was wearing. It was the same dress I wore at the time.

"Megumi, why don't you go ahead and talk to some of the children?" Mother's voice surprised me, however I didn't deny her suggestion.

"Yes, mother." I answered back without missing a beat.

As I wandered around to see if I could talk to one of the children, my eyes soon landed on a young boy sitting far from everyone else.

Walking over to the little boy, I asked. "Is this seat taken?"

He shook his head, saying a quiet no.

"Can I sit here with you?"

The boy gave a slight nod.

Upon taking a seat, I noticed the boy was staring at the group of children having fun.

In his eyes, it was as if he was longing to join the rest of them.

But there was something holding him back.

At that time, I wasn't aware of his condition.

Despite not knowing it, I...persisted in talking to the little boy.

This child.

Looked so lonely.

Sitting here all alone.

"...Hey." I started off, "Do you want to know a story?"

Upon hearing me say that, the boy stopped staring at the group and turned to me with interest in his eyes.

But before I could even say the story to the boy, I felt someone shaking me.

"Hey."

'No.'

"Hey."

'I'm still talking to him.'

"Hey."

'No wait!'

Once I opened my eyes, instead of the little boy I was talking to. My vision was completely filled with Masamune glaring back at me.

"How long are you planning to sleep?"

"G-Get your face away from me!" The next thing I did was shove Masamune away from me.