The Eyes of a Child
A FFII story
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DISCLAIMER: I do not own any portion of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly or any of its characters.
CHAPTER TWO: PERMANENT~*
"Mayu, I'm so glad you can walk a little now," said Mio softly. A few months had passed, and by now, Mayu's leg was a little better. She could walk on it, though it was painful.
"Mayu sweetie, do you need anything?" asked Shizuka Amakura, checking in on her daughter.
"No, mommy, I'm fine," said Mayu, then, she added, "Well, actually, I could use some suama and warm milk with honey!"
"Get some for me, too, mommy! Me too!" called Mio.
Shizuka laughed. "Alright, alright, I'll go get you both some." With that, Shizuka left the twins alone in their shared bedroom.
"Mayu, I'm sorry I ran too fast," said Mio suddenly, tears stinging her young eyes.
Mayu was rather startled by her younger twin's sudden guilt. "It's okay, my leg will be all better soon and then we can race in a safer place."
Mio instantly brightened at her sister's optimism. "Okay, but when we do, you better run fast, because I'm probably going to win!" Mio laughed, poking her sister. The two of them giggled, as little children often do.
"Nope, I'm gonna win this time!" said Mayu, poking her sister in return. They giggled and poked and poked and giggled, telling each other who was going to win their future race.
Meanwhile, Shizuka listened outside the door. She smiled. She, too, could not wait until Mayu's leg was well again.
Just as Shizuka was about to pick up the tray of food for her children, the phone rang.
"Hello?" Shizuka spoke into the mouth piece.
"Hello, Miss Amakura. This is Dr. Gakusha. I called regarding the injury of your daughter, Mayu. We've looked at the x-rays and we're afraid that Mayu will be permanently injured, and will have a limp the rest of her life," said the deep voice of the male doctor.
Shizuka closed her eyes for a moment and listened to the giggling of her daughters. "I'm going to win in our race!" they kept telling each other. There will be no race if Mayu's leg does not get well, thought Shizuka. A few tears fell down her cheeks.
"Miss Amakura, are you still there?" asked Dr. Gakusha.
"Yes, I apologize," replied Shizuka.
"Well, the other nurses, doctors and I can't tell you how sorry we are that there is nothing we can do for your daughter," Dr. Gakusha droned. When Shizuka did not reply, he continued on, "There may also be times when your daughter feels a random pain in her leg. This pain is also permanent and we do not have any treatments for it."
"Okay," said Shizuka in a wavering voice. Then she said, in nearly a whisper, "Sayonara," and hung up the phone.
Her daughters were still giggling. Wiping the tears off her face, Shizuka brought the tray to Mio and Mayu.
"Yummy!" Mio jumped up. "Thank you, Mommy," Mio and Mayu said in unison. Then they giggled again.
Mio tasted the warm honey milk and it was delicious. Mayu also thought so. Then they tasted the deliciously homemade suama, and it was a very sweet Japanese candy. They talked while they ate.
"Mayu, did it hurt really bad when you fell?" asked Mio as she sipped her milk.
"Not really. I barely felt it!" Mayu said. This was partly true, because at first Mayu truly couldn't feel her leg. But about the time Mio and Mommy arrived, her leg had begun to hurt. Not wanting to talk about the incident, Mayu quickly changed the subject. "Did Mommy look kinda sad when she put down our tray of suama and honey milk?"
Mio paused, recalling her mother's expression. "I don't know. Maybe she was thinking about Daddy again."
"Yeah, maybe..."
A FFII story
~*~
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any portion of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly or any of its characters.
CHAPTER TWO: PERMANENT~*
"Mayu, I'm so glad you can walk a little now," said Mio softly. A few months had passed, and by now, Mayu's leg was a little better. She could walk on it, though it was painful.
"Mayu sweetie, do you need anything?" asked Shizuka Amakura, checking in on her daughter.
"No, mommy, I'm fine," said Mayu, then, she added, "Well, actually, I could use some suama and warm milk with honey!"
"Get some for me, too, mommy! Me too!" called Mio.
Shizuka laughed. "Alright, alright, I'll go get you both some." With that, Shizuka left the twins alone in their shared bedroom.
"Mayu, I'm sorry I ran too fast," said Mio suddenly, tears stinging her young eyes.
Mayu was rather startled by her younger twin's sudden guilt. "It's okay, my leg will be all better soon and then we can race in a safer place."
Mio instantly brightened at her sister's optimism. "Okay, but when we do, you better run fast, because I'm probably going to win!" Mio laughed, poking her sister. The two of them giggled, as little children often do.
"Nope, I'm gonna win this time!" said Mayu, poking her sister in return. They giggled and poked and poked and giggled, telling each other who was going to win their future race.
Meanwhile, Shizuka listened outside the door. She smiled. She, too, could not wait until Mayu's leg was well again.
Just as Shizuka was about to pick up the tray of food for her children, the phone rang.
"Hello?" Shizuka spoke into the mouth piece.
"Hello, Miss Amakura. This is Dr. Gakusha. I called regarding the injury of your daughter, Mayu. We've looked at the x-rays and we're afraid that Mayu will be permanently injured, and will have a limp the rest of her life," said the deep voice of the male doctor.
Shizuka closed her eyes for a moment and listened to the giggling of her daughters. "I'm going to win in our race!" they kept telling each other. There will be no race if Mayu's leg does not get well, thought Shizuka. A few tears fell down her cheeks.
"Miss Amakura, are you still there?" asked Dr. Gakusha.
"Yes, I apologize," replied Shizuka.
"Well, the other nurses, doctors and I can't tell you how sorry we are that there is nothing we can do for your daughter," Dr. Gakusha droned. When Shizuka did not reply, he continued on, "There may also be times when your daughter feels a random pain in her leg. This pain is also permanent and we do not have any treatments for it."
"Okay," said Shizuka in a wavering voice. Then she said, in nearly a whisper, "Sayonara," and hung up the phone.
Her daughters were still giggling. Wiping the tears off her face, Shizuka brought the tray to Mio and Mayu.
"Yummy!" Mio jumped up. "Thank you, Mommy," Mio and Mayu said in unison. Then they giggled again.
Mio tasted the warm honey milk and it was delicious. Mayu also thought so. Then they tasted the deliciously homemade suama, and it was a very sweet Japanese candy. They talked while they ate.
"Mayu, did it hurt really bad when you fell?" asked Mio as she sipped her milk.
"Not really. I barely felt it!" Mayu said. This was partly true, because at first Mayu truly couldn't feel her leg. But about the time Mio and Mommy arrived, her leg had begun to hurt. Not wanting to talk about the incident, Mayu quickly changed the subject. "Did Mommy look kinda sad when she put down our tray of suama and honey milk?"
Mio paused, recalling her mother's expression. "I don't know. Maybe she was thinking about Daddy again."
"Yeah, maybe..."