V: Treacherous Sea
The sub shook violently, knocking Yumi right out of her bunk and onto the metal floor. A pair of strong arms reached out and scooped her up, Yumi let out a yelp of surprised when it happened but clunk onto the stranger tighter when the sub shook again. It had been days since they left California, and nothing had happened until now when they were so close to reaching Japan.
"We gotta go," Sachiko spoke fast that her words slurred together a little. Never in her life had she use improper grammar, but now isn't the time to stop and check them. She stalked out of the room with Yumi in her arms, being lean and tall her strides were quick and steady even with the floor trembling under her feet. Yoko had sent her to retrieve Yumi and escape with her in one of the many escape-pods in the dock of the submarine. Sachiko took her order with serious face and left without looking back, knowing the full danger and hope in her heart that her senpai will survive through this.
"Where's Sei-sama?" Yumi asked her eyes turning panic along with her face. "Where is Yoko-sama and Captain Nijou?" the girl was becoming frantic at this point as Sachiko placed her into the last escape-pod at the dock. "They'll come after us shortly," Sachiko said in a calming voice and she closed the door and ignited the engine. With a few touches to the ever glowing screen, the pod dropped into the water and shoots itself away from the submarine. Just in the nick of time, as they're about three quarter of a mile away from the sub, it exploded rippling waves of shock in the depth of the ocean knocking the pod further away from the scene.
The crackling sound of burning woods stirred her; Sachiko wasn't sure how long she'd been out. Letting out a light groan, she opened her eyes to the flaring bright light in front of her causing her to shut them again. She winced at the pain that was rippling through her body from her abdomen.
"You need to rest, move around too much and you'll rip the wound open again." Yumi spoke softly observing Sachiko's crunching expression. "Where are we?" Sachiko asked sounding weak and hoarse. "Nemuro City of Old Japan," Yumi replied as she put a handful of dried woods into the fire.
"Too far away…" Sachiko murmured under her breath. The road to Neo Japan located in Sendai, but they're all the way in the tip of the country. Damn, damn, dammit! I don't want to go up there, rich snooty people, I hate rich snooty people. Growling deeply in her throat, her lips trembled slightly turning into a frown at her own thoughts. Damn, I wish I had stayed in Sweden and bought that house and land, living a quiet life. Why did I let her goat me into going over to the US only to end up back here? Why am I so stupid? Sachiko's mind scolded itself and her along with it, and why indeed.
When morning rolled around, Sachiko found herself wrapping her arm protectively around Yumi's waist. Her first reaction was to jerk herself away from the girl, but if she do that it would caused the other girl to stir and things will be awkward between them. Besides, it's pretty nice and comfy. Her mind told her, and Sachiko rolled her eyes at her own mind. Sometimes she had to wonder why she even has a mind when all it ever does was grating her nerves.
Oh don't be like that, I mean when was the last time you have someone to hold while sleeping? Someone that cared about you to wrap up your wound? And might I add that someone so cute and incredibly sexy in a totally innocent way, it paused as though waiting for Sachiko to answer. See? Never, and Yoko-neesan doesn't count. Why? You're not her type, and it's not like you would ever want to be her type. Admit it, you admired her but you don't really love her that way. But Yumi, you surrendered your soul to her when you first saw her picture, let's be honest with ourselves and stop running away. We are both tired of this and you know it, because I'm your conscience or whatever fancy term you would like to slap on me.
Sachiko can't believe that her mind just popped out of nowhere and lectured her, something her mother would've done if she weren't so busy with business. A soft sigh and Yumi was out of her grasp, sleepily gotten up leaving Sachiko alone with her thoughts. "You know, you're right but this isn't the time to be talking it." Sachiko said to herself. When then? When we grown old and shriveled up? "When we get her safely to her brother," Sachiko answered herself. Pff… Then you'll run away, back to America, back to being your lonely self again. You're such a coward, and I can't belief that I'm your conscience. Her mind mocked her, "Shut up!" Sachiko spat and sat up a bit too quickly, and she felt searing pain shot to her brain from her abdomen. Unconsciously, Sachiko grabbed her side trying to ease the pain, but it didn't help much instead her surrounding started to spin around her.
"I told you to be careful," Yumi said softly once Sachiko opened her eyes. Sachiko realized that her shirt was undone and fingers brushed lightly against her skin, it made her shuddered a little knowing that it was Yumi's fingers against her bare skin. "Changing the bandages," Yumi replied as she gently caressed the wound with the palm of her hand. Lingering it there, focusing herself on the wound and nothing else, and her hand glowed a little. Sachiko felt warmth flushed through her entire being, it was peaceful and comforting so she closed her eyes trying hard not to blush or think indecent things.
The wound closed up and healed rapidly, leaving no scar when Yumi removed her hand from Sachiko's abdomen. "All better," Yumi smiled up at Sachiko, who only blushed in return. "We've wasted too much time here," Sachiko finally gathered her mind together and buttoned her shirt up quickly. Yumi only nodded her head before she got up and looked at the dense forest around them, Sachiko got up and took Yumi's hand in hers and together they started walking hoping for a way out.
"Sachiko-sama, do you think they will be okay?" Yumi suddenly asked after five minutes into walking. "I know they will," Sachiko nodded confidently. "Mm," Yumi nodded convincing herself that the others will be okay. Of course, she can count on the fact that Sei-sama will be, as that woman had once told her that she's a cockroach that can never be killed. Whether it might be a joke or not, Yumi chose to belief her words and prayed that it's the truth.
Sachiko on the other hand, firmly believed that Yoko would always come through no matter what, though she's not sure about the other two since she doesn't know them well enough. But Yoko, with Yoko, she's certain since they've been through a lot and always come out on top. I know you will, and so will I. Her mind said with strengthened resolve, there's just no way for her to blow this job now when she'd never took a job and not finish so she won't start it now.