Chapter 2
Rain started to fall that afternoon, and everyone was in the onsen doing almost nothing. Tamao and Horo ocuppied the kitchen, both Ren and Pilica were in the living room with Faust and his wife, Redseb played tag with his sister along the halls, and Yoh's upstairs where he should be. It had been quite the same, for the whole week,where the spirits wandered around the house, popping and ramming into someone now and then.
For Yoh, it had been the same painful week, he didn't feel like himself. So with nothing to do, he decided to the change covers, which looked terribly wrinkled and worn. Yoh moved himself out of Anna's room and headed towards the laundry, where he gathered newly washed covers by Tamao.
He reluctantly placed his hands on her shoulders, thinking if he should lift her, but he did anyway, gently with a grip too tight (she might fall). Just as he moved her out of the futon, She groaned and squirmed under him. Her eyes opened and glared at him, but he was unable to read it.
"Anna! Anna, hey! calm down, it's me!" He tried, but it didn't work, she continuously thrashed under him,as he was trying to push her down.
"Aghh..Someone help! Faust!" Then she screamed, and thrashed even more, so Yoh forced himself above her, earning a kick in the stomach.
"Ooofff"
Faust slammed the door open, "Try to hold her a little longer!" He said while darting past them and to the table with syringes, He found one of them sitting on the corner of the table, and quickly readied the needle for use. Eventually, Yoh was able to pin her down fully, which allowed Faust to inject a small ammount of medicine into her body. Then slowly, she weakened her resitance, with her pupils dilated, she breathed heavily and tilted her head upwards, Yoh removed his grip on her.
"Oh GOd," He breathed, "I thought you'd never wake up...Anna?" He moved to touch her, but she pulled herself away from him, her face showing a hint of disgust.
"Wait, Anna! it's me!" He moved closer, she gave a slight moan.
"No, Yoh-kun, it might be painful if you touch her right now." Faust explained.
He looked at her with pity, she was still breathing heavily, beads of sweat clung to her pale face. Then she turned to him, and croaked a tiny word with great effort.
"WAH.." SHe gasped and grabbed his shirt, and he leaned closer. "WAHHT.." She repeated, trying to lift her head clearly with effort, but Faust placed a palm on her forehead and pushed it down on the pillow gently.
"What?" He asked her gently.
Her eyes glared, as if scolding the both of them. "WAHHTR.." She breathed.
"What?" Faust repeated, honestly, he wasn't good at this.
"WAHHTRR.." It broke out of the whisper this time, and YOh heard it clearly.
"WATER!" He yelled and swiftly stood up. "She needs water!" He stated, she glared 'Duh..'.
He dashed out of the room, and returned seconds later with a cold drink. Faust had already inclined her head with a pillow, so Yoh gave her the drink, but she shook her head.
"Maybe tap water would do.." Faust adviced.
Once again, he headed to the kitchen to fetch her needs, and returned to her room panting. This time, she took the water hungrily, and finished it with one go.
"All better now, 'naa-chan?" She didnt reply, instead closed her eyes and frowned, which made Yoh and Faust frown in unison. Then she cracked one eye to Yoh, and spoke,
"I'm hungry..." Her voice still raspy "Feed me, Yoh..." She grinned, and it shocked him.
"H-hai!" He quickly replied and got up, heading to the kitchen.
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"Ano..Yoh-kun?" Faust started, as he was watching the boy hastily cooking food.
"Hmm?" He replied, it seemed that Yoh really wasn't paying attention to him, but oh well, let's give it a try.
"Those medicines I asked you to buy for Anna-san..."
"hmm...?"
"They are mostly painkillers, which are...highly addictive.." 'This will never work..'
"uh-huh.." he nodded while tasting the soup.
"One of them, called morphine, that's what you should be careful about."
"Sure thing, Faust!" Yoh grinned at the doctor, who was preparing to leave with his wife.
"Take care!" And he bid Yoh goodbye, who was still busy with his soup for Anna. It was late afternoon when the couple left, and the rain started to thin down into a drizzle, Yoh was still at the kitchen. He had been studying the same recipe for the past few minutes, when a sudden crash came from Anna'a room, so he quickly fled to her, a dozen scenarios of 'what if's' flew through his mind. After sliding the door to her room with less effort, he saw her out of bed, and a hand stretched towards the broken bottle and scattered medicine.
"Anna!"
He plopped down beside her and grabbed her hand before she could clumsily reach for the pink pills, then he placed them on her stomach, and started to clean the mess.
She giggled, and his eyes widened. Never in his life had he heard Anna giggle. Then she reached out for the pills, but he would grab her hands firmly, and set them back on her stomach. She would frown, and beg.
"Just a little bit? please?" She held on to him, but he sat there like a goof, never had she begged from him, he thought. But he shoved them away, as she was crawling towards the fallen pills with great effort. He quickly grabbed her shoulders and yanked her against him, and she gave out a small 'oof', grimaced, and started to squirm atop him.
"Anna, it's okay, I'm sorry..." He rubbed her arms, recalling what Faust had said earlier, and automatically she relaxed on him, her head buried on his chest.
"It's okay...go back to sleep, 'naa-chan" He whispered on her ear, but she shook her head against his chest.
"Why not?" He asked.
"'cause it hurts..." She said, still clinging on him.
"Oh, oh no..it's okay" He grinned at her. "Here, let's sleep together." Yoh said, as he fit himself on the bed with her. She quickly drifted off to sleep while she snuggled up to him, the shot Faust had given took over her again.
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