Forty-one

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Forty-one:
"The single rainbow after the rain"

➳ Long chapter ahead! Courtesy of me procrastinating instead of doing my homework!

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Long chapter ahead! Courtesy of me procrastinating instead of doing my homework!

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Unlike the past night, everyone had gathered around with smiles and happy faces. The sun had come up, and with it, all the tears they had shed, all the stress and pressure, had vanished. Muichiro stood by your side ever since you woke up, and wouldn't let go of your hand. It was the first time you had seen him smiling so much, since he was usually inexpressive even in moments of happiness. After just as few hours, when Aoi announced that you were awake to the other pillars that had been waiting impatiently, Mitsuri was the first to rush in there, being closely followed by Giyuu and Gyomei.

The room's door swung open, making a loud sound that startled you. Mitsuri's red and puffy eyes filled with tears when her eyes landed upon your weak form.

"WAAAAAH! [Y/N]!!" Mitsuri rushed to hug you, delicately and gently wrapping her arms around you.

She did her best to contain her excitement. She seriously feared she would harm you by even squeezing you a little. Your face changed from utter shock to a small smile, returning Mitsuri's hug with the little strength you were able to gather.

"I'm fine, Mitsuri. You don't need to worry—"

"NO!" she yelled, pulling you a little closer. You could feel the stream of hot tears hitting your back, and guessed that her face was probably equally flooded with them. "You... almost died! You almost...!"

Whenever she tried to complete any sentence, she choked on her own words. She just couldn't stop sobbing even though you were finally safe and she was holding you between her arms. She just couldn't let herself be happy when the paleness of your skin was painfully obvious. The machines, the IV connected to your arm, the obvious fragility of your body... she saw all that. And it hurt her, because you were almost dead. And her skin made contact with yours, it shivered feeling how cold it was. You almost died.

Your lips' corners curved downwards and your eyes became less expressive, knowing that she had probably spent the whole night trying to emotionally support the others even though she was sad herself. Feeling another presence in the room, your eyes shifted to meet Giyuu's troubled hues.

"I... I thought I'd lost you..." he whispered, his widened eyes fixed on you. He had lost a lot of people he cared for already. He couldn't afford to lose you too.

"I'm fine now, sorry for worrying you..." you told him, a single tear slid down your cheek out of the emotion of the moment.

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