Chapter 3……..dont sue me, I don't own these characters. Give me money, I'm
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Hayami awoke in the middle of the night and knew one thing: he was thirsty as hell. He fished around in his pockets and found the thing all members of the fleet were required to have, just for situations like this. That's right, a little handheld water purifier. Basically you put it in your mouth and just drank with it, and it was supposed to filter out stuff like salt and other impurities. Hayami started to move towards the water but was stopped when his headache returned with vicious force. He continued crawling to the water and soon had drank enough to quench his thirst. As his fever became worse he groaned and layed back down. Only then did he notice that Mutio had been right next to him. He then remembered that right before he had lost conciousness, she had curled up with him to selflessly share her body heat with him. He shuddered to think what the night would have been like without her there to keep him warm. As he lay there looking at her, she started to wake up. He quickly shut his eyes and pretended to be asleep. Mutio sat up and looked at him, happy to see that he appeared to be better than he was the night before. She ran her rans through his hair and begin to sing the song she learned from her sisters on the Phantom Ship. Hayami opened his eyes and looked at her, amazed that anyone could sing such a beautiful song. Mutio smiled at him and gently caressed his face while she continued to sing the peaceful song. Hayami realized that even though he was stuck in the middle of the ocean, sick with who knows what, there was no place else he would rather be than lying there listening to Mutio sing. As Mutio finished her song she leaned down to Hayami's face and looked in his eyes. Hayami surprised both of them by pulling her into a kiss. Mutio did not know what to do, but soon found that she was enjoying this new experience. After about 30 seconds Hayami broke off the kiss and looked at Mutio to see her reaction. She smiled the sweetest smile that he had ever seen and stretched out next to him. Hayami closed his eyes and tried to will away the fever burning in his head and the freezing cold in the rest of his body. Mutio noticed his look of discomfort and once again crawled under the blanket. She laid her head on his chest and listened to his heart beating. Hayami put his arms around her and soon was fast asleep.
Hayami awoke the next morning with Mutio no where to be found. He figured that what happened during the night must have been a dream, albeit a good one. Mutio appeared from under the water and tossed a fish out of reach of the waves. She crawled over to Hayami and checked on him, making sure he was breathing and that he didn't appear to be hurting. Satisfied that he was ok, she leaned down and kissed him on the cheek. All of Hayami's doubts about the previous night were erased as she briefly caressed his face before returning to the task of preparing the fish. She soon had gotten the meat separated from the rest of it and offered it to Hayami. He gladly accepted and chewed the fish, watching Mutio as she basked in the morning sun. Hayami soon managed to stand and walk to the opposite end of their makeshift island to relieve himself, and returned after a few minutes. He noticed that he was beginning to feel better, and was soon strong enough to sit up for a while and look around. As he casually glanced at the ocean, he thought he saw something. He quickly stood up and then had to fight off the wave of nausea that came. As his vision cleared he could see a dark spot on the horizon. Since it hadn't been there yesterday, he figured that the wreckage he was on must be drifting towards the dark spot. He sat down and sipped some water from his purifier while continuing to look at the spot. Mutio soon sat down beside him and leaned her head on his shoulder. Hayami smiled and put his arm around her, pulling her tighter against him.
"What do you think that is? Do you think it could be a ship? Heck, maybe its even land," Hayami said. He looked at her as she stared intently at the dark smudge on the horizon. Unlike him, she knew that it was in fact land. She smiled up at Hayami and began to sing again while slowly rocking back and forth. Hayami sighed contentedly and hummed along, remembering the tune from when she had sung it before. Whatever was on the horizon, the wreckage would reach it soon enough.
Hayami awoke in the middle of the night and knew one thing: he was thirsty as hell. He fished around in his pockets and found the thing all members of the fleet were required to have, just for situations like this. That's right, a little handheld water purifier. Basically you put it in your mouth and just drank with it, and it was supposed to filter out stuff like salt and other impurities. Hayami started to move towards the water but was stopped when his headache returned with vicious force. He continued crawling to the water and soon had drank enough to quench his thirst. As his fever became worse he groaned and layed back down. Only then did he notice that Mutio had been right next to him. He then remembered that right before he had lost conciousness, she had curled up with him to selflessly share her body heat with him. He shuddered to think what the night would have been like without her there to keep him warm. As he lay there looking at her, she started to wake up. He quickly shut his eyes and pretended to be asleep. Mutio sat up and looked at him, happy to see that he appeared to be better than he was the night before. She ran her rans through his hair and begin to sing the song she learned from her sisters on the Phantom Ship. Hayami opened his eyes and looked at her, amazed that anyone could sing such a beautiful song. Mutio smiled at him and gently caressed his face while she continued to sing the peaceful song. Hayami realized that even though he was stuck in the middle of the ocean, sick with who knows what, there was no place else he would rather be than lying there listening to Mutio sing. As Mutio finished her song she leaned down to Hayami's face and looked in his eyes. Hayami surprised both of them by pulling her into a kiss. Mutio did not know what to do, but soon found that she was enjoying this new experience. After about 30 seconds Hayami broke off the kiss and looked at Mutio to see her reaction. She smiled the sweetest smile that he had ever seen and stretched out next to him. Hayami closed his eyes and tried to will away the fever burning in his head and the freezing cold in the rest of his body. Mutio noticed his look of discomfort and once again crawled under the blanket. She laid her head on his chest and listened to his heart beating. Hayami put his arms around her and soon was fast asleep.
Hayami awoke the next morning with Mutio no where to be found. He figured that what happened during the night must have been a dream, albeit a good one. Mutio appeared from under the water and tossed a fish out of reach of the waves. She crawled over to Hayami and checked on him, making sure he was breathing and that he didn't appear to be hurting. Satisfied that he was ok, she leaned down and kissed him on the cheek. All of Hayami's doubts about the previous night were erased as she briefly caressed his face before returning to the task of preparing the fish. She soon had gotten the meat separated from the rest of it and offered it to Hayami. He gladly accepted and chewed the fish, watching Mutio as she basked in the morning sun. Hayami soon managed to stand and walk to the opposite end of their makeshift island to relieve himself, and returned after a few minutes. He noticed that he was beginning to feel better, and was soon strong enough to sit up for a while and look around. As he casually glanced at the ocean, he thought he saw something. He quickly stood up and then had to fight off the wave of nausea that came. As his vision cleared he could see a dark spot on the horizon. Since it hadn't been there yesterday, he figured that the wreckage he was on must be drifting towards the dark spot. He sat down and sipped some water from his purifier while continuing to look at the spot. Mutio soon sat down beside him and leaned her head on his shoulder. Hayami smiled and put his arm around her, pulling her tighter against him.
"What do you think that is? Do you think it could be a ship? Heck, maybe its even land," Hayami said. He looked at her as she stared intently at the dark smudge on the horizon. Unlike him, she knew that it was in fact land. She smiled up at Hayami and began to sing again while slowly rocking back and forth. Hayami sighed contentedly and hummed along, remembering the tune from when she had sung it before. Whatever was on the horizon, the wreckage would reach it soon enough.