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Chapter 36:
I woke up to hear someone sobbing. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in the infirmary, in the bed in front of Lenalee's. It was Komui who was crying.
"Really, you cry too much, brother." Lenalee was saying.
"But Lenalee…" He sobbed. "Your lovely hair, the most beautiful hair in the world, it…" And he burst out in a fresh set of tears.
"Stop saying such embarrassing things!" Lenalee blushed. I was going to sit up slowly to watch the scene better but was diverted by the pain. I sat up and leaned against the back of the bed. My arm had been bandaged properly. I could feel the stitches in my back, arm and leg. I also felt the bandages around my torso, leg and shoulder, to make sure the bones would heal properly.
"Ah, you're awake." The head nurse said coming over. "I thought you wouldn't wake up for a few days with all that blood loss. Now just rest a while. You'll be in the infirmary for sometime." I nodded my agreement, I didn't want to get up anyway.
"Could I have some food?" I asked and she smiled.
"Certainly."
"It's good to see you up." Komui said to me from his sister's side.
"How long was I out?"
"Two hours. The nurse was amazed that you were able to walk around like you did with those injuries. Apparently, you should have been out cold like Krory."
"Oh." What do you say to that?
"Those cuts will leave scars. They still don't know how noticeable the scars will be. They say it depends on your healing ability." Komui shook his head. "I never thought you would get scars. What with diamond hard skin." He looked at me closely. "You know, only diamond can cut diamond." So she did turn into diamond.
"The Noah could transform into any material." I explained. "She even turned into water. She probably thought I'd drowned when she released me."
"Rest." He said as much to me as to Lenalee. He then got up and went to the door where he turned around to the head nurse, holding something incredibly ugly in his hands. "Oh, by the way, I made this dakimakura of myself, it sings a lullaby-"
"We have no need for it." The head nurse said sternly as what sounded like wailing came from it.
"Good night, Lenalee!" And the nurse slammed the door shut on the supervisor. I sank back down into my bed too tired to continue sitting up. I wanted to sleep.
"Hey, hey, nurse, over here!" Lavi's voice echoed through the infirmary. "Krory's stomach's so damn noisy, I can't stand it!"
"That is a problem." She agreed. "But we can't give him anything to eat while he's still unconscious."
"Hey, where are you going, Yu?" I looked to my left and saw Kanda pulling on a sweater.
"I can't sleep in here." He growled. "I'm heading to my own room."
"Hey! That's not allowed, Kanda!" Marie accused. We all wanted to sleep.
"Shut up!"
"You should listen to what Ma-kun says Yu-kun." General Tiedoll's voice silenced everyone else. I forced myself to sit up to watch this.
"Get out of the way." Kanda growled and as an after thought, he added though gritted teeth: "Please." He really didn't get along with his General. It was amusing to watch. And if I couldn't sleep anyway, then why not have some entertainment?
"I just came to visit my cute little kids. Get back in your bed, Yu- kun."
"I'm not your kid or anything. So don't start calling me that when you've just got back."
"An apprentice and a child are much like the same thing, don't you think? Don't be shy, you can at least treat me like a father when we're at home."
"You should just give up, Kanda. This is just how master is." Marie tried to reason.
"I… I…" Kanda twitched. "I absolutely hate that about you!"
"Hannah." I heard Cloud's voice and my head snapped to the side of the bed, where she stood, holding a tray of food. "I thought you might be hungry." She laid the tray on my lap and sat in a chair next to my bed.
"Thank you." I told her and started to eat. I was hungry. "It's good to see you." I said between bites.
"Yes. It's good to see you too." She replied smiling at me. Lao jumped onto my bed and climbed onto my shoulder, I hissed and he jumped off. "I heard what happened." She looked at me closely. "So, the Noah cut through your diamond hard skin and you'll have scars." I knew she didn't like it. She had a horrible scar on her face which she wasn't proud of, though I still thought her one of the most beautiful women I'd ever seen. Yet still, she always said that I was blessed to have diamond hard skin. Now I would have scars too. "I also hear that your will is as hard as your skin."
"I guess." I replied sheepishly, I didn't think I was as stubborn as diamond. "Thank you for the food." She took the tray and got up.
"Rest well and get better soon. I could never stand to see you in the infirmary." And she left. Lao jumped on my bed, I pet him and kissed his head, he kissed my cheek and left. Cloud had always worried more about me than the rest of her students. She said I was too stubborn for my own good.
Maybe she was right.