Flowers: Jibaku no Shounen Hanako san // Toilet Bound Hanako

5

The sound of the flesh being stabbed and torn slowly is slowly is echoing in Ichika Sara's ears.

The bolts of black lightning continue aiming at its opponent, weakening and defying the law of nature.

"OI, Minamoto!" Deep voice growls when Ichika Sara appears in front of the said boy. Her bare hand gripping the edges of the blade.

Her calm and bright purplish-blue eyes glow yellowish green, looking dead on, at a pair of blue eyes.

She lowered her body upon the Mystery of No.7 in front of her. Sparing a glance, she faced Teru again and giving him another dead look.

The lightnings from the sword she's gripping zap her instead. Her healthy and clear forearm now stained with uneven black marks, as if the bolts etched to her skin.

"Why..." she growled with mixed emotion of pain and anger.

She taps the chest of the boy and briefly made contact.

Bewildered to why Ichika Sara appearance, Minamoto Teru suddenly felt the pressure at the contact surface. He gasps for air.

"GAHCK!"

"My my, what do we have here", another voice echoes.

Her glowing eyes turned to bright yellow, looking sharp and clear to Teru.

The girl inches in, taking a look from side to side while sniffing the said boy," What is this, we have a Minamoto here. It's been a long time since I saw one. How many years is it, a few decades perhaps?", she said joyfully.

"Oi, gah" Teru took a deep breath, trying to recover from the invisible attack earlier.

"What are you talking about, Ichika!"

"Oh my, this is not Ichika here, I step in to avoid her soul to be exhausted from subconsciously using my power. I've taken a liking to her, so I can't have her died like... Nevermind."

A fern-like pattern running down the delicate hand of her are being circled by a growing vine like plant, covering the dark marks caused by the lightning.

"Awh... look what you made here." She pouted at her both forearms," Luckilly, the other hand is not bad like this one." She raised her left hand from rest.

" Ah.. I really don't care much about you guys so I'll be leaving with her now," glancing at Hanako, she turns around to leave the scene.

"Nice to meet ya, Honourable No.7. Jaa~"

After Ichika left, Teru saw his brother, hands dripping red.

"Kou.. you're bleeding..." he said out of concern.

"Stop treating me like an idiot! I know I'm weak and a lot stupider than you, I know that much!"

Teru stops to hear his dear brother. He did not expect that his younger brother to exclaim like that.

"But exorcizing supernatural just because they are supernatural are dangerous... I.. Just felt its wrong with that." He starts to tear up but with his heart resolved, he declared his decision.

"Its gonna take some time for me... I will become stronger, just like you and then, when the time has come, I will decide what to do with him. I will exorcise him myself, if needed. So, keep your hand off him, Teru-nii!"

"He may attack a student tomorrow."

"I—I-II'll keep an eye on him, I will take the responsibility!!" Kou said with much assurance to back his suggestion.

'I guess it wouldn't hurt to let him roam for a little more'

"Teru-nii?" Kou asked for confirmation. His brother needs to be persuaded just a bit more so—

"Honestly, we should exorcise him now but I don't want you to hate me for that" sighing, he restored his blade again and heading back to the entrance of the building." ..But I'm only doing this once.. Kou."

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Leaving Ichika's body, the spirit stays to have a talk with her.

"I don't know what you did or how you did it, you should not be using my power without any proper reason. Your body cannot withstand it!"

Hearing what her contractor said, she fell down on her legs. " Ah... I really don't know what happened, I just... huh..huh..snapped and my—" her breath cut short and she has troubles to catch breath.

All she can do is vigorously panting until she feels better.

"my mind became dark all I knew is I was gripping the blade." She pants again.

"Alright, I walked you to the infirmary already, get inside."

Before leaving her body, it led Ichika to the front of infirmary, knowing that Ichika will collapse after she left.

Inside the room, it spoke again." I am amazed with your tolerance. Usually, people will collapse after being possessed."

"Despite that, I don't feel any pain to my arms. What did you do?" seeing the nurse in charge is not around, she sat on the bed to rest herself.

"It is the leaf I gave you yesterday. You consumed a really... magical painkiller I guess?" it paused in-between.

"What leaf?!"

"I sneaked a leaf from myself for you as a particular measure." She said with playful expression.

"I ate a part of you basically, again?"

"Yes." she exclaimed again, clapping her tiny cute hands.

'What can I do against a powerful chibi spirit that has lived for a few good centuries.' Ichika internally sighs.

"By the way, thanks Fay."

" Unn, I'll be going now. See you later." With that, she disappears into the air.

"Wait!" realizing one thing, it was too late to ask her.

"What do I do with my hand?" Ichika questions herself.

' Let's cover it for a while'

Rummaging the first aid kit and drawers of the nurse's table, she finally found some wool and tapes enough to cover up her hand.

After reaching the dressings in the cupboard above her head, she felt shivers running down her spine. Her feet are frozen to the spot.

'Naze...'

"I thought I heard another voice in here?" the voice vibrates through my eardrums, sending another chill to her back.

Her hands start shaking uncontrollably, dropping the rolls of dressing down the floor.

Ichika braves herself and muster the courage to turn herself toward the person behind her.

"Oh...  Tsuchimori-sensei. It was you all along. You scared me." Relieving her frights, she was glad that it is only the teacher in charge.

"It's Tsuchigomori." A tall man with white coat and purple eyes stood before her.

He looked into her similar-looking eyes while Ichika just play it ignorant and normal, rubbing her neck with one hand, like she was caught doing something.

Since she was using her left hand, that is better than right one. The action really caught Tsuchigomori's eyes.

"What is this, why do you have this?" grabbing her right arm, he inspects closer the marks visible on her white complexion.

Realising that Tsuchigomori is one of the supernaturals, she was startled.

'I forgot this!'

HA HA ha... you stayed huh? thank you.:D