Koinu: So I said I would update twice in one week to make up for short chapters, but this one is really short too. TWF is with these short chapters?! ... I wrote all this stuff like a year ago... cause I'm lazy like that. And I like having huge buffers. I hope you enjoy.
The Amari Chronicles
Lies and Lamentations
Chapter Six
Yazoo was scared, dead scared. It was a wonder his hands weren't trembling even now as he tore the sleeves away from his sister's shirt, showing the bandages underneath. He didn't stop with her sleeves though as his nimble hands ripped away the rest of her top. That was where he stopped though, finally moving away as he heard Kadaj give another small cry of despair.
Bandages, once crisp and white, applied by Yazoo's own hand, covered Liz's upper body almost entirely. Those bandages though, once so pristine, were now tarnished, turned horrid shades of black and gray by the stigma that his sister carried, the disease that plagued her at this moment.
"Why didn't she tell us…?" Kadaj asked as he looked at his sister. She was still writhing in pain, though she was breathing a bit easier now.
"Liz-chan…" Loz whimpered and pressed his thumb and forefinger to his eyes, holding back tears.
Yazoo tore off one of his gloves with his teeth, throwing the leather item to the ground without much care. After that, his actions were gentle again, especially as he laid the back of his hand against Liz's forehead. "She's burning up…" He mused, as if he were talking only to himself. "Loz, go get some ice and a towel soaked in cold water. Kadaj, go get some new bandages and a washrag… and some tea, for when she wakes up…"
Kadaj snatched Yazoo's wrist as the elder of the two brought his hand away from Liz's head. "Yaz… tell me why. Tell me why she didn't let us know!" He nearly growled through his teeth. "Tell me, now."
"Ototo-chan…" Loz made to pull his youngest brother away, but Yazoo waved him off. The eldest, slightly bemused, paused, waiting for the explanation that the middle brother was evidently about to give.
"She did not want you worrying about her any more than you already did." Yazoo said smoothly as he pulled out of his younger brother's grasp. "She didn't think it would be fair to let you know that she was still plagued by the stigma. I did not agree with her decision, but I knew why she made it, and kept to myself… She didn't want any of us knowing, and it is only by chance that I found out."
Kadaj made a strange sound in response to Yazoo's words, something between a growl and a whimper. Still shaking slightly, he turned around, remembering the task his brother had asked of him. "She should have told us…" He muttered.
"I know, Kadaj…" Yazoo responded with a heavy sigh. "Believe me, I know…"
Koinu: Sorry for more shortness. I didn't want to write Liz, obviously... xD
