Fawks groaned as her cellphone vibed annoyingly in her pocket, rolling over on the couch she glanced at the time.
"HOLY CRAP!!"
Sessho-maru's eyes flew open.
"Shit, Shit, Shit, Shit, SHIT!!" Fawks screamed from the living room. She then dashed into his bedroom, slamming the door to the bathroom, the shower began to run. Sighing, Sessho-maru got out of bed, he knocked on the door.
"WHAT?!" She screeched.
"What are you doing?"
"What does it sound like?! I'm gonna be late for school!!"
"...You realize that today is Saturday?"
There was no answer, the shower gradually shut off and Fawks stepped out of the bathroom.
"...Oh..."
"I was going to let you sleep in because you were up so late last night..."
Fawks sighed, "Well whatever, I'm going to bed..."
It was then that Fawks' cellphone began to chime, "moshi moshi? Miyako?!"
Sessho-maru observed her facial expressions.
"I told you! I'm never going back there!...I don't care! I won't give that bastard a chance to kill me!"
She was quiet for a few moments, she sighed heavily, "Fine I'll go pick up my stuff...but THAT'S ALL!"
Fawks closed her phone with an irritated snap.
"...It's my sister...'guess I'm goin' out anyway..."
"When will you be back?" Sessho-maru asked as she went back into the bathroom.
"...Hmmm...shouldn't take too long...three hours at the most..." Fawks shrugged, closing the door behind her.
Sessho-maru glanced at his watch for the hundredth time. She had told him three hours, that had been nine hours ago. By the sixth time she didn't pick up her cellphone, he had begun to worry.
...But that was so unlike him...
Sessho-maru sat on the couch, elbows resting on his knees, hand folded against his chin as he pondered the new feelings that were rushing over him. It had been so long since he had cared about another person, the sudden emotion had startled him. Part of him was already putting back up the emotional barrier, another part was telling him to go out and comb the streets of Japan for her. His mind was in conflict. Would he risk being hurt again?
The wound Rin's death had dealt him throbbed painfully. He growled, 'I don't have the time to be selfish...'
Sessho-maru threw on his coat flouncing to the door, what he saw on the other side left him speechless. It was Fawks-chan, she was unconcious in front of the doorway, her cellphone still in her hand.
"Fawks! Are you alright?!"
Sessho-maru knelt beside her, pulling her into his arms. Her face was black and blue, covered with blood, her lips and eyes were swollen.
"...Sessho...maru...it hurts..." Fawks whispered, preparing to lose consciousness again.
"...Stay with me..." He growled, shaking her lightly. For a moment, Fawks faded away and the vision of Rin took her place. Sessho-maru growled, blinking until she was gone.
Sessho-maru waited impatiently in the hospital waiting room. Though his posture was relaxed and eyes were closed, his foot tapped impatiently on the linoleum.
"Excuse me, Taiyo-san?"
Sessho-maru looked up, the young nurse seemed startled by his amber eyes.
"...It's... that girl you brought in..."
"Is she alright?"
"...She'll be fine. She's suffering from a concussion and has many bruises. It looks as if she was pushed down a flight of stairs after beating her nearly to death...do you have any idea about that, Taiyou-san?" the nurse asked. Sessho-maru fixed her with a ice cold glare, the young woman swallowed audably.
"I have no idea what happened to her, I merely found her unconscious in front of my apartment...why don't you ask her father if he knows anything about the girl's condition?"
Just then the door to the waiting room was flung open.
"Fawkeisha-chan?! Excuse me have you seen my sister?!"
The girl had long light brown hair and lovely green eyes. Her skin was luminously pale, she was so very beautiful.
"...You know Fawks?" Sessho-maru asked.
"...H...hai...she's my little sister..."