A cry to the heavens, A cry to you
Chapter 10
'I am going to die…I am going to die…' Yuri repeated in her head, over and over, as she fell. She opened her eyes to see the last view of the ground before she hit it. She shut her eyes again, small tears flying out of the corners.
"I don't want to die!" she said loudly, a frightened tone in her voice. She had never said goodbye to Waka, never told him how she felt. Suddenly, she was in something warm. Her eyes were still shut, but then the person grunted, and she immediately knew the voice. She felt the wind stop tearing at her face as she opened her eyes.
"Waka-kun…" Yuri's lip temebled violently, and it was hard to get the words out of her mouth.
"Yuri-chan! Are you alright!?" the tone in his voice was hurried, desperate, and worried. Yuri's fists clenched his haori tighter.
"Waka-kun!" Yuri cried, and buried her face in his shirt. The salty liquid washed down her cheeks, and soaked into his shirt, like the time when they had run away from Sei-An. She was hugged tightly, and she felt her feet touch the ground. A sob clawed its way through her throat. Waka stroked her hair.
"Shh….it's okay…." He whispered. Yuri sniffed, beginning to calm down. After a few moments, she lifted her head, revealing her red and puffy eyes. She looked up at him. He smiled, and slowly unwrapped her hands from his Haori. She smiled, and blushed.
"Hey! Ya half-baked Prophet! Who is this lady!?" called a small voice. Yuri jumped, and whipped around, Waka still clutching her hands, only to face the wolf. Her eyes widened. She then saw the green glowing ball. It hopped up and down.
Waka sighed, "This my little bouncing friend, is Yuri, she is accompanying me on my journey" He explained, letting Yuri's hands go, and turned her fully around so she could face the wolf and the ball. Yuri blushed and stared at the two.
"HIYA! I'm Issun! And this is Ammy, or the great god Amaterasu! Did anyone ever tell you you're so beautiful!?" Issun asked enthusiastically. Yuri blushed darker.
"N-no…" she answered shyly.
'Only in my dreams…' she thought to herself, thinking back to the dream she had about Waka when they had gotten out of Sei-An.
"Well! You are!" Issun said. Yuri looked at it…or him…and blushed again.
"T-thank you…" she said quietly. She stared at Issun a little longer, and now that she thought about it, he actually looked like a bug.
"A-are you some kind of bug?" Yuri asked him bending down to have a look. Yuri flinched, when Issun began to hop around on Amaterasu's head, and glowed a vibrant red.
'No! I am not a bug!!!!!" He exclaimed angrily. Yuri flinched more when he yelled at her. She bowed her head.
"My apologies Issun-san…" She said timidly, and picked at her finger nails.
"Ya, fine, it's okay." He told her Yuri nodded and then looked the wolf directly into the face.
"I don't believe we have had a proper greeting, I am Yuri, and you are Amaterasu I believe" Yuri said and stoked Amaterasu's leg. Amaterasu barked, and licked her cheek. She giggled and got up and stood in front of Waka.
"I see, it was very nice too meet you both" Yuri told them, smiling. She looked towards Issun who was still bouncing.
"May I ask, what are you Issun-san?" Yuri asked him carefully. Issun hopped around more.
"I'm a Poncle!" he answered cheerfully. Yuri stared wordlessly.
"A what?" Yuri insisted cluelessly. She heard Issun sigh.
"Never mind" he mumbled. Yuri blinked, and then nodded.
"Okay…." Yuri said slowly, suddenly she felt someone pick her up bridal style. She blushed as Waka began to speak holding her closer.
"I believe we must get going now, avoir baby!" He said quickly and then jumped up into the tree. Yuri Looked down at Amaterasu and Issun, and the last thing she heard Issun say was, "Whats up with that guy, and seriously, that Yuri girl was a looker!" Yuri blushed violently, as Waka carried her throughout the trees. She stayed silent just wanting to enjoy the quietness. She looked up at Waka, and then frowned, his face….it looked like he had a look of pain.
"W-W-Waka-kun…are you okay?" Yuri asked quietly, staring at his pain contorted face. He blinked.
"Yes, I am just a little sore from the battle with Amaterasu…" he reassured her with a smile, but then he winced. Yuri watched carefully, until he grunted, and winced again.
"Waka-kun! Your hurt! Where? Where is it hurting? Can I help?" Yuri was worried. He didn't answer.
(Okay I do not know if he is hurt after the battle with Amaterasu, but I don't think he is, but I changed this part a little bit too)
"Waka-kun?" Yuri said she clutched his Haori. Her eyes were pleading.
"Please…let me treat your wounds…" she told him gently. He looked at her, and could not resist, she was in desperate need to help him, and he couldn't ignore that. He sighed and nodded.
"Yes…please treat them…" he muttered to her gently, before jumping towards the ground. He set Yuri down on her feet, and then she turned to face him. She grabbed his hand, and began to pull him along.
"Come lets go near the water, I need to clean them before I can do anything else" She pulled him along faster. Waka bowed his head and blushed, little did she know that the wounds was on stomach and shoulder. They got near the water, and Yuri ordered him to sit. He did so, without disobeying, and sat quietly.
"I will be right back" she told, and then she went into the forest. Waka watched her leave, and he let the red color cover his face again. A moment later she returned with some leaves, which Waka assumed to be herbs. She smiled, and she set them on the ground.
"Now, show me your wounds" she ordered. Waka blushed, and his stomach fluttered. A few seconds after he gave in, and slowly began to open his haori. Suddenly Yuri grabbed his hands.
"W-W-W-Waka-k-kun, w-what a-a-are y-y-you d-d-doing?" Yuri stammered. Waka looked up and noticed that her face was red. He blushed too.
"My wounds are on my stomach and shoulder…" he whispered, but loud enough for Yuri too hear.
"O-oh…" she said. Waka nodded, and began to do up his haori again, but Yuri grabbed his hands again.
"What are you doing? I need to treat the wounds, they could get infected" Waka looked at her, he face was still red, but a gleam in her eye told him that she needed to do it. He looked down, and then began undoing his haori…again…
A few moments later, Waka had it off, and he was looking away from Yuri in embarrassment. Yuri was blushing too, but she could not lose focus, she needed to treat them. The first wound she saw, was not too deep, but still. It was on his stomach, and it had been bleeding a little bit. She gently touched it with her index, middle, and ring finger. Waka flinched. She pulled her hands away.
"Does it sting?" she asked. He nodded ruefully, still looking away. She looked down at his stomach again, and then grabbed his hand.
"Sit more near the water" she told him. Waka moved slightly to sit near the water. She grabbed a handful and let it drip through her slim fingers. She put her hand on his stomach, and began to rub the water into the cut. He flinched every time she would press her hand into the cut. When it was done, she washed her hands in the water, and a little part of it had become a redish, pinkish color. She took one of the herb leaves, and broke it into pieces. She rubbed the leaf with her finger on it. She finished after a few minutes later. Then she frowned, she had no bandages. She shrugged, she would figure something out.
His stomach would was now clean, and the dirt had been cleaned out of it. Waka still had the haori on his shoulders, and that's what she needed, to see his shoulder so she could clean the wounds on it.
"Waka-kun, I need you to put your haori on the ground, they are on your shoulders, and that is where the other wound is" she explained as she helped him remove it. Yuri gasped loudly, never had she seen a gash like that. It was a deep crimson, and all the dirt you could find was in it, it had been bleeding too, the blood ran down too this elbow.
"Oh my…Waka-kun, that's horrible…" she whispered. He nodded, but didn't say anything. Yuri looked towards the haori that was on the ground beside him. She grabbed it and looked over it, and sure enough, there was blood stains, who did she miss that?
"I need to clean this fast…" Yuri muttered. She quickly scooped up a hand full of water. She pressed it to his shoulder, gently but firmly. Waka winced, and he bit his lip, and shut one eye tightly. He did not make a sound though. Yuri looked at his pain contorted face.
'He is trying to handle this….and he is succeeding' Yuri thought admiringly, if she were in Waka's position, she would have been screaming in pain. She slowly started rubbing, trying not to cause too much pain for his shoulder. She took her index finger, and rubbed the water into the gash slowly. Soon she was done, she was out of herb leaves, and she had used enough water. Waka's cuts we're clean, but Yuri would have to get him to a village to get properly checked. Waka slid the haori back onto his shoulders, but Yuri quickly pushed it off.
"Yuri-chan?" Waka looked up. Yuri stared down at him.
"You can't put this back on, it has dirt, and bacteria, that will just make your cuts worse" she scolded. Waka blinked, but knew she was right. He sighed.
"Yes Yuri-chan" She smiled.
"Good, I will go wash this, then when its dry we will leave next morning, alright" She smiled again, and then blushed. Waka blushed too. He nodded, and scooted over to a tree. Yuri picked up the haori, and carried it over towards the water. She slowly dipped it in, and began to scrub away at it. As she did do, her thoughts began to wonder aimlessly, or in other words, she was daydreaming.