Claribella's PoV

After a month or two I had opened up to Shiranui, we had found many similarities and he would often spar with me or I'd mediate while he would stare and make lewd comments at me while I was doing warming positions for gymnastics.

Despite that his careless attitude he was serious when it came to medicine and first aid, by now he knew much more than an average person yet not as much as a trained doctor and now we were on a first name basis after I had argued with him about not needing to use honorifics with me, when we were alone or with Yamazaki yet he persisted to use them in front of Kazama and Kyuujyu.

It turns out I was right about Amagiri; he detested violence and he was kind and gentle which was the complete opposite to what someone would expect from a man of his build. He had considerable patience and he was easy to talk to, he was the kind of person who would listen to you when you wanted to rant all you emotions out.

We had instantaneously clicked when I lowered my guard and spoke to him. Kyuujyu was a loyal man, both to his friends and his clan; he would act out for both sakes and remain calm while he did so.

One morning I had decided to mediate instead of going to breakfast (seen as I wasn't hungry yet) and Kyuujyu was the devil Kazama had sent to find me. When I sensed him approaching I stayed as I was and waited to see what he would do. Instead of relaying the chief's command he climbed up the tree and sat on the branch beside me. Moments later he went still and his breathing slowed to match mine. A smile broke out on my face as I realised he wasn't what I had expected after all.

Five months later ~May~

I looked in the draw to see that I had almost ran out of antibiotics. I cursed myself for not realising. Yamazaki had been continually ill over the past winter and being only human I wouldn't take any chances with his health. Now I would have to travel around to find the moulds and other elements to create more and other medicines for other illnesses. I sighed 'guess I'll have to tell Kazama and the others. This will be fun. Not.'