Five Minutes


Giyuu didn't know what was stranger; that they'd prepared salmon daikon for breakfast, or that Shinobu had followed his suggestion; there were plenty of beds in this empty ward to rest in, and yet she was needling him to make space in his.

"You told me to stay here and rest!"

"Yes, but… I didn't mean—"

The words died on his tongue when Shinobu pillowed her head on his shoulder, curling up against him. "Five minutes, Tomioka-san."

"No."

"No?"

Giyuu grumbled, dragging the blanket over her and ignoring her self-satisfied smile. "I'll wake you if you're needed. Go to sleep."