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Chapter 3
Asseylum jolted awake, fear instantly hitting her when she didn't recognize her surroundings. She looked around the room, which had a set of bunk beds and some chairs on the other end of the small room.
Where… am I?
She vaguely remembered taking to Inko but after that, everything seemed to go blank.
I must still be on the Deucalion…
She looked over towards the door when it opened, feeling a bit apprehensive at first before she saw who it was.
"Good morning Eddelrittuo." She tried to smile, but found it a bit hard. She still felt tensed up, as if they were on enemy territory…
"Morning milady!" Her friend replied enthusiastically, as she set down a tray of food. Asseylum looked over at it curiously, slightly wondering why her friend was up this early in the morning.
Shouldn't she still be trying to get some more sleep?
Eddelrittuo must have noticed her confused look because she tilted her head before asking,
"Is everything alright milady?" Asseylum nodded, her thinking suddenly becoming a bit muddled.
"Yes it's just…" She cut off, trying to focus on the one thought that tried to escape her. She gasped in surprise when she was able to grasp the thought. "Inaho!"
She quickly stood up and began making her way over to the door, intent on going to see him. She berated herself for forgetting, even if it just was for a moment.
He never once forgot and here I am acting like things are normal…
A small hand quickly grasped hers and she looked down to see Eddelrittuo looking at her, her expression soft. She was quickly guided back towards the bed.
"Inaho is fine for now. He seems to be making great progress towards recovery." She sat down when her friend grabbed a brush and scanned over how Asseylum looked, frowning slightly. "That won't do…"
Asseylum quickly realized that she probably didn't look presentable.
But Inaho…
Her urge to be by his side almost set her off running when Eddelrittuo loosened the braid that was on top of her head, allowing the rest of the hair to flow down. Asseylum winced when the brush caught on a few strands of her hair.
At least get your hair combed…
She looked down at her outfit, frowning a bit when she realized that it would hinder her movements. She glanced around the room, but couldn't see a change of clothes. She sighed, sitting still while her hair was combed.
I'll have to look for something later…
Eddelrittuo moved to braid the strand of hair again but Asseylum stopped her.
"Its fine the way it is but thank you though." She quickly stated, standing up to once again move towards the door.
"Milady?" Asseylum turned back towards her friend, feeling her face heat up at the fact that the tray still sat untouched. She sighed before walking over to the plate, figuring that Eddelrittuo wouldn't let her leave before she ate something.
If I eat quickly then I can get to him faster…
She felt apprehension enter her as she stood outside of Inaho's recovery room. She was excited to see him and yet she didn't know whether or not to believe that he was in there, awake.
It's my fault that he's in there in the first place…
Despite her eagerness to see him, she still couldn't shake away the fear. As if something was very wrong…
The war's supposedly over…
Inko had told her while they had been talking the night before.
But what if…
She shook her head before finding a small amount of courage to enter the room. She pushed the door open a crack and peered through. Heat filled her face whenever she noticed that Inaho wasn't alone. Inko lay sleeping peacefully with her head lying on the bed, with Inaho also being asleep.
Despair immediately hit her and then guilt. She carefully backed away from the door, closing it quietly behind her before going to sit over on the bench she had been on a few hours before.
It only makes sense that she's with him but…
She felt out of place. Was this how it had been while she was in a coma?
I couldn't be there for him…
She felt tears begin to enter her eyes, and she quickly rose, intent on making her way back to her room.
I'll see him later… She thought, trying to convince herself but somehow found that the thought made her more upset.
Not much happening in this chapter but hopefully you still enjoyed it. This is my present to all of you for today being my birthday! :) Hopefully my writing gets better since I'm another year older. Please let me know what you thought in a review! Have a nice day!
-AnimeWolfGirl16