Paralyzed

Chapter 7

When Rin made it into the dorm, instantly he felt the tears start to fall. He couldn’t understand why all his emotions were just now overwhelming him. Was it seeing them after so long? Whatever it was, Rin couldn’t breathe. Its like every emotion hit him right then. Anger, despair, embarrassment, relief and pain.  His breathing seemed to have picked up, his chest rising and falling harshly as his breathing hitched, sobbing into his hands. 

  He sat there crying for what felt like hours until he was finally able to calm down. His eyes glanced at the stairs, seeing Kuro looking at him with worry. Rin smiled, wiping the last of the tears away. “Sorry you had to see that, Kuro.” He whispered. 

A-are you okay, Rin? Kuro asked, jumping down from the stairs and onto RIn’s lap. 

Rin shrugged. “I’m fine. Just a little tired.” He admitted. He was beyond the point of tired, he was exhausted. 

    Wanna go take a nap? Kuro asked, jumping down from Rin’s lap and walking to the living room door. 

   Rin chuckled, wiping the last of the tears away before wheeling into the living room. He went straight for the bean bag and with Kuro’s help, plopped into it. He fixed himself so he was in a comfy position before cuddling up to Kuro who was cradled into the crook of his neck. 

   Back at the school, Suguro was being scolded by Shura and Yukio. “I can’t believe he is… Paralyzed.” Shima said, joining Suguro’s side. 

  “Is that why you look so tired?” Izumo asked Yukio. 

Yukio sighed, leaning against the podium, pushing his glasses up further onto his nose. “Since he is such a handful it's been hard to get proper sleep. Not to mention the night terror’s Rin experiences most nights.” He explained. 

(A/N: There will be more explanation on them soon.)

“Night terrors? What could a son of satan be afraid of?” Koneko said, a hint of disdain in his voice. 

Yukio shrugged. “I don’t know. Most nights he just wakes up screaming that he failed. It's gotten much worse ever since he found out he was paralyzed. When he wakes up he doesn’t even remember having them.” 

“When I grabbed Rin… He looked so scared. I’ve never seen that expression on his face. Do you know why?” Suguro asked. 

Shura shot a glare at him, folding her arms. “ Wasn’t it obvious? Yew looked ready to murder him where he sat. I was even scared for what you were going to do to Rin.” She explained. She turned to Yukio and pointed towards the door. “Shouldn’t yew go see if he made it home okay?!” She snapped, clearly trying to release anger. 

  Yukio nodded, grabbing his suitcase before bolting out of the classroom. She sighed and turned back to the group. “There will be a mission this weekend. Everyone is to report to the abandoned dormitory Saturday. You guys are dismissed.” She waved as she left the room. 

  Everyone stood there in a circle thinking back on the days events. 

   When Yukio got home, he noticed Rin wasn’t anywhere to be seen. Panic rose in his stomach as he bolted towards the kitchen to find it empty. He turned around and ran to the common room, his panic settling down. Rin was asleep, curled up next to Kuro. His legs hanging off the bean bag awkwardly. When Yukio walked toward him, his steps slowly came to a stop when he noticed just how horrible Rin looked. His hair was ruffled and there was bags under his puffy red eyes. He could see dry streak marks coming down his cheek. Rin had been crying. 

   Yukio felt a pang in his heart before turning away from Rin and going up the stairs, keeping his distance from the sleeping Rin. 

  Saturday rolled by, Rin ended up staying home the remainder of the week, not wanting a repeat of what happened when he showed up. He didn’t care if that made him a coward, he just didn’t want to feel that sense of helplessness again and in his mind that meant avoiding the Cram school. It didn’t last though.