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Chapter 6
It was the day after Toushirou had found and rescued Yuki. The Sereitei was back to normal, but I wish I could say the same for the now small advanced class of about nine students plus a Sensei, who was told to go easy for the next few weeks. In fact, all nine students, even Yuki, was told to go easy for the next few weeks and they also had the new few weeks off until they all recovered.
In the Tenth Division area in the Sereitei, all was normal. The Captain was doing paperwork, the Lieutenant was out and about somewhere when she should have been helping her Captain, and the seated and unseated members were training, working, or tending to the Tenth Division's watermelon patch. No one was asleep, except for Yuki. According to Hitsugaya-taichou, only Yuki was allowed to sleep in. He agreed with the comment to go easy, and this time he took it very seriously.
She didn't want to go to bed last night, because she was so scared, but her father had reassured her that Kusaka was not going to come back. Yuki had accepted that for the time being and was soon out like a light.
Sammy, the golden retriever, trotted down the halls to Yuki's room. He stuck his nose in and was relieved that the door was already open. Her father had visited her and was still visiting her every hour or so to check on her to see if she was okay. After attempting to close the door all the way, Sammy trotted over to Yuki's bed and jumped up to lay his head and front paws on it.
Immediately, he sensed something wrong with Yuki and her spiritual pressure. She jumped of the bed and ran out of the door, and trying to close it, all the way to the Tenth Division office, where he burst in and ran all the way to the Taichou's desk, barking madly and frantically.
Toushirou saw the dog, which's barking worried and annoyed him. All he knew that the dog was trying say something. So Hitsugaya dropped his pen on the desk and got up. The dog ran out of the door and stayed in the hallway, waiting for the Taichou to follow.
Soon, the Taichou and the dog were at the door of Yuki's room. Toushirou's eyes widened and he quickly opened the door. He too noticed it right away. He ran over to her bed and sat down on the edge of it and felt her forehead. She had a fever. No wonder she didn't want to wake up today for breakfast, he thought.
Toushirou also noticed by the way her face was crunched up that she was having nightmares. Toushirou turned to Sammy.
"Sammy, go fetch me the first person you see from this squad and tell them to get a bowl of ice cold water and a washcloth." The dog barked in conformation and ran out of the room.
A mere two minutes later, the Fourth Seat of the Tenth Division had come in with what Hitsugaya had asked for. Hitsugaya dismissed his subordinate, who left, but Sammy stayed. It's not like Hitsugaya minded. In fact, he didn't. All he cared about right now was Yuki.
He soaked the washcloth in the water and placed it on her forehead gently, trying hard not to wake her. He ran his finger gently down her cheek and under her chin to place his hand on her other cheek. He narrowed his eyes and picked Yuki up bridal style and carried her to his own room and placed her on his own bed, which was much larger and more comfortable than her own, with Sammy following. Sammy never left a friend, not even if he was ordered to. And Yuki was definitely Sammy's friend.
Once safely in Hitsugaya's bed, Toushirou lay down next to her and pulled the covers over them both. He laid her head on his chest and waited for her to react. He got nothing the next couple of minutes.
So he was really worried now and was scared that she was never going to wake up and get out of her horrible nightmares. He muttered to her, "Aishiteru, Yuki-chan…"
Meanwhile, in Yuki's world, her nightmares of darkness, fire, fighting, war, and blood were all chased away by dreams of peace, friendship, love and most of all, family. Toushirou saw her smile, and smiled himself when she snuggled closer to him.
"Aishiteru…Oto-san…" she tiredly muttered back.
Toushiour looked down to see Yuki close her eyes again, He saw her back rise and fall in a steady rhythm and knew that Yuki was going to be okay now. Sammy jumped up all the way on the bed and fell asleep next to Yuki, curled up into a ball at the foot of the bed with his head facing the door. Sammy was now officially the two's watch dog, protecting them and their now peaceful slumber.
Toushirou could see that it would be a while, due to Yuki's peaceful slumber and using her father as a pillow, so he decided to save all that paperwork for later. Besides, he had more important things to do than paperwork. He had to comfort his daughter.
So with that said and done, Toushirou fell asleep as well.
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