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Chapter 6: Struggles and Frenzy

But on the other end of the spectrum, Mitsunari was struggling against tons of enemies, and gallons of fear as well. It was because when he was seven, he lost his whole family due to the substance that surrounded him. Plus, to make things worse, his family died right in front of his eyes, one by one by one. It was an unlucky year for him. All of the terrible memories that he had locked deep within him blew straight into his mind and heart all at once.

Flashback

It all started with Mitsunari's father, who had gotten in trouble with the bandits that were attacking them. The bandits had Mitsunari's father held back, and had Mitsunari himself watching the whole thing. They got a trough of water ready, and even though Mitsunari's father told him to close his eyes, the boy kept watching. His father's head entered the deadly blue, and he had eventually drowned.

Next, his mother, who was saddened greatly by the event, had jumped off a cliff by the sea, and she too, died of drowning. Now, after seeing everything unfold beyond his eyes, he was extremely protective of his younger sister, who didn't know why her parents were gone.

But, of course, every happy ending has to end. Somehow, Mitsunari's sister's drinking water had gotten contaminated, and she had a very weak body. He knew that she wasn't going to make it, but he endlessly hoped that everything would resolve itself. Then, one day, his sister began to cough violently, and she drew her last breath.

Suffering from the numerous injuries he had on his body, his vision blurred suddenly, everything went numb, and his mind wasn't processing anymore. Despite that, he saw a woman run towards him and his lips formed a weak smile, all before his eyes closed, and before he drifted off into sleep.

Yuki was absolutely terrified when she had seen Mitsunari fight so weakly and desperately. What made everything worse was that he had collapsed, he laid there, so tired and limp.

Seeing that, the party and Yuki had gone on a frenzy, killing every person on sight. Yuki was sent to get Mitsunari and to tend to his wounds.

Bringing him to a medical tent, and using the knowledge that she had obtained in the experiment, she took out medicine she had with her when she came to the island, took off his armor and shirts* and began to apply it to him.

Witnessing his reaction to the stinging feeling of the medicine, Yuki finished up the job, Yuki sighed, began to whimper, and cried near the bedside of her friend and lord.

Waking up from the noise and tears, he opened his eyes and turned his head, only to see a bawling young woman at his bedside. He recognized his friend and comforted her, causing her to jump. She looked up, and taking the perfect opportunity, he put his hand on her face, and wiped the tears away with his thumb.

"You should be asleep," she said, trying to get up, with no success, "I can't be here," she struggled to get up, even she suffered from wounds too.

"Please, if they see us, then let them see us," he used the rest of his strength to pull her down again. "Tears coming from a beautiful face like yours shouldn't be falling," he hugged her tight, he was so happy to be alive, so happy that Yuki was the first person he saw. With his family, he knew that it was the past, and now he would protect the next most important person to him. Yuki.

Of course, as much as Yuki would dare say, love the guy, she still felt awkward, "Umm, Mitsunari, are you sure you're not hallucinating?" But she never got an answer. Instead, she found the man to be asleep, breathing softly, and had his arms still around her. She slowly unwrapped his arms from her, and she risen up to do other things, all for the reason that she knew she wasn't supposed to be here.

"Sleep well, Mitsunari. I'll be back soon, don't you worry." She left the tent, and went to finish up the rest of the battle, determined to do it in Mitsunari's name.

After the battle, she had gone back to the medical tent, but for a whole different reason. A ninja had snuck up on her, and she had gotten a huge slash down her back.

"Here, apply this," Yuki said, handing the medicine she used on Mitsunari earlier to the doctor. "This is really good medicine, and everything should be fine," then the pain began to hit her.

The doctor noticed how she was like, and said, "I'm sorry, but you gave this to me... We're lucky the slash didn't go too deep," and she continued to rub in the medicine.

"I-I fully understand. And yes, we are very lucky it didn't go too deep... (hiss)" she wrapped up the wound with the assistance of the doctor, and then stood to go visit Mitsunari.

As she entered the room, she got a big scare because Mitsunari was already awake. And he was staring at the door, silently, like a predator waiting on its prey.

"I see that you're awake... How are you?" she then sat down close to his bed, and he smiled.

"Perfectly fine. I noticed that you crept away, so I've been waiting," Yuki rolled her eyes.

"Ok, I'm absolutely sure you don't have to see me twenty-four seven," she said laughing. But of course being the person that Mitsunari was, he took advantage of her distraction and pulled her down again. "Ack! Stop it," but he didn't listen.

"Of course I have to see you constantly, you're special," he said, making her blush. He held her gently in his arms.

Mitsunari must have known or something, because Yuki immediately fell asleep, she was exhausted from everything that went on. And he too, fell asleep from exhaustion and together they slept into the wee hours of the night.

Hello! How was this chappie? I have no idea if I made everything too different. And yes, there's probably a few historical mistakes... But oh well. I tried to make this chappie nice and sweet, but I have no idea if I did it or not.

*What is under his clothing? Shirts? I don't know, so I took a guess and wrote shirt. :p

Fun Fact: I had a strange dream where Hanbei, Kanbei, Sakon, and Mitsunari was classmates of mine, and apparently Hanbei and Kanbei are twins(like the hobbit twins or something), and it was their birthday. There was this bathhouse of where there was a birthday special, so they went there after school, and I tried to run away from them and my friend. Weird.

See you guys next time!