DISCLAIMER: I don't own +Anima or its characters except for Alex.

Blood of a Rose

Two days later, Rose was still out cold. She was wrapped in all of their spare blankets and Alex's cloak to keep her warm and the bleeding had stopped completely, but she still slept. Her body was still covered in her blood for Nana felt too weird washing someone who was unconscious so Rose was stuck there, covered in blankets and dried blood.

"Oi, Senri." It was Alex. Senri moved his head to the feminine blond and he asked, "Could you watch over Rose while I take a bath? Nana and Husky had the night shift last night and I don't think I can trust Rose's safety all that much with Cooro and Pinion. So will you take my shift real quick?"

Senri nodded and Alex gave him a quick thank you and a hug around the head before rushing off. Senri stood and walked over to the red haired girl he had found just two days ago and as he walked, he observed his surroundings. Despite their lack of sleep, Nana was cooking the fruits and dead animals Senri and Cooro had caught and Husky was keeping a drooling Cooro away from the food. When Senri reached Rose, he found Pinion who was shaking as he washed his older sister's face with a bloodied wash cloth.

"Ah, Senri-nii-san," Pinion stated when he took notice of the Kim-un-kur. Senri was slightly startled by being called nii-san, but brushed it off for Alex had told him that calling older men that weren't related to you nii-san was a term of endearment or respect and Pinion had a great deal of respect for Senri ever since the incident at Maggie Coliseum.

"Ohiyo…" Senri greeted and sat down on the other side of Rose. It pained him to see her in her current condition, but made no sign of it for young Pinion's sake.

"I wish I was a +Anima so I could have saved Rose-onee-san," Pinion whispered. Senri's eyes shifted to the girl in front of him-her face still deathly pale. He knew Rose wouldn't be able to forgive herself if her younger brother ever became a +Anima. It would be a sign that she couldn't protect him and it opened the door to the tortures that came from being +Anima. They were hated, feared, and nothing but science experiments and a way to make money for some people. To wish to be a +Anima was like wishing you could burn in hell. Many people who become a +Anima think about suicide itself when they go through the hatred that many people hold for +Anima. Pinion was lucky to have not experienced any of this or the world Alex grew up in.

A tear fell down Pinion's face and Senri quickly wiped it away with his sleeve. His gray eye fell under Pinion's soil brown eyes to see purplish bags that meant he hadn't slept for quite awhile.

"Sleep," Senri ordered in his usual monotone voice but Pinion shook his head no. Senri frowned and picked Pinion up to bring him to the campsite. He placed the boy in a makeshift bed and rushed back to Rose before anyone could say anything. When he returned, he felt his heart break in two as he watched Rose breathing, hoping that the next one wasn't her last.

"Senri, I'll take over now. Thanks again," said Alex when he returned a few minutes later. Senri nodded and revisited the campsite where Pinion was eating with the others. He picked up a spare bowl and took it to Alex before eating himself. After everyone finished eating, Pinion, Nana, and Husky took a long needed rest, Cooro went over to Alex and Rose, and Senri stayed at the campsite to watch over the other three.

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Grace Raven: I have returned! And for all those who read my story Come, it shall be updated soon! And I have also decided to make SenrixRose a couple in that story as well. You'll see how I sneak that in a couple chapters. Btw, sorry for the shortness of these chapters. I didn't really plan out this story very much -.-'.

Review time ^^:

AnimeL.O.V.E.: I am. Also, sorry i didn't put the rest of your penname, fanfiction won't let me.

Princess Falling Star: Gracias.