Akari means light.
Light meaning the only array of hope given to the Ayumu nation. One of the largest empires known to mankind.
When the empire suddenly disappears on the young girl's seventh birthday, an invasion erasing the nation forever, causing...
The woman steps within my line of vision, handing me a small brown bag, neatly folded at the top with a small sticker enclosing it.
I do not hesitate to take it, reading the sticker out of pure curiosity.
She gives me a bright smile, "I wish you luck on finding a good adoptive family! Konoha is home to many great people, Lady Akari!"
"Pardon?"
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A warm ray of light shines to meet my eyes signaling me to wake up. When my eyes part I rub them a bit with the tips of my fingers. I lean over from my bed and push open the curtain that separates my bed from my room. Sun beams through the walls, it must be a couple hours before the afternoon.
I fall back on my bed and rest my forearm on my eyes, the sleep my body scrounged for wasn't too bad, but I'd like to rest whilst I still have the chance. A long breath passes through my nose before my tranquil mood is interrupted with the slight sound of...my doorbell ringing?
The room I use is a long distance from the door but It wasn't too hard to hear, now, with my deaf ear, it's a bit harder. The ringing is still present, but I can't expect it to heal in a day like all the other times.
I get up out of the bed and peak outside to make sure someone is there, Asuma?
My eyes squint a bit and I tilt my head to the side. It's reasonable for him to be here, I went straight home after my checkup. I quickly move from my window and go to the vanity wall I have in my room to grab my mask. The glass porcelain reflects my image back to me. I glance up at the mirror, I have wraps practically everywhere.
It's notably strange, usually these burn marks heal a bit quicker. I turn around and look down at the small table in the center of my room and spot the bag that the nurse had given me after my visit. I reluctantly grab it and pull out rolls of medical wraps and painkillers.
I had other minor injuries but I'd rather treat them myself the have someone else do it for me. I hold the wraps in one hand and the painkillers in the other. The doorbell rings again and I throw the wraps bag in the bag. I don't really need those. I pop open the painkillers and grab a random amount to start chewing.
I throw my mask on and pace myself down the stairs scrunching my face up, this medicine is disgusting. I shake off the taste and make it to the door. And there's Asuma, looking away from the door with a cigarette in his mouth. I guess I did take awhile.
"Uhm. Hello." I announce awkwardly to his back to get his attention. "Ah Akari! You took awhile, feeling alright?" He asks as he turns around. "Fine. Big house and all." I reply staring at the ground. A momentary silence last a couple seconds before I break the ice again. "What did you need." I say looking up for the first time.
"Well I did come over here to check up on you. I heard that not all of your injury's were treated." He explains. He looks behind me through my door. "...can I come in" he asks. My attention jolts back up, "Oh right! Yes come in." I say as I open the door and he walks in.
