Chapter 6: In Which One Mends

Tsuzuki's body was having a most difficult time of it.

Everything has its limits. In the first place, it had been having trouble trying to knit itself back together, when it was still riddled with bullets. It was just about holding off shock, while furiously trying to build back all the blood he was losing...

And then he redirected all his resources.

The dam, with nothing left to hold it together, quite naturally burst, and his body rapidly started to decompensate…

But no one had told Tsuzuki that.

The boy was bloodied but whole. Tsuzuki did not try to think about how his make-belief nee-san could do it. After all, he usually tried his hardest to forget that his family was make-belief at all. Vaguely, he stood up, and stumbled into the night forest, wanting only to lie low and lie down for while. He was so tired…

Note: Er, in case anyone noticed, then I apologize for the relatively long hiatus. Things have been hectic, and also, let's face it, I am fueled by reviews… which have been scarce… sniff… I'll take anything! Good, bad, ugly…