I'm so sorry for taking so long.
I had a writers block for so long...and I didn't feel like writing...
Then 2x exp in game happened...so I was very focus on the game _
Sorry about the wait.
This one is not as exciting as the last but it's needed for story development.
enjoy
In the Hospital
"Thank you for your time Mother Marthilda. This will help with our investigation." Tsubasa said to her.
"Are you going to interview the children now?" She asks.
"Yes, I need to ask them some questions." Tsubasa replied.
"Is it ok to question them so soon? They're probably still recovering from the experience." She asks with concern.
"We need to question them now while the experience is fresh in their minds. We've asked the doctors for permission to talk to them and the doctors have agreed as long as we don't aggravate them." Tsubasa replied.
Mother Marthilda nodded in response.
"Well then, good day, I'll be taking my leave." Tsubasa stood up and left her room for the children's room.
Tsubasa collected information about the children's background and when they were captured. He tried to get information about their capturers from them but they didn't seem to be able to tell him much about them. They did mention something about sacrifices when they were deemed to be useless to the group. Once Tsubasa was finish with the group he headed towards the ICU to check up on the last captive.
"How's this one doing?" Tsubasa asked the nurse.
"Her conditions are stable. She's sedated right now." The nurse replied.
"Will I be able to talk to her?"
"Good luck trying. She hasn't responded to anyone here. When she talks all she does is scream for her Ni-san and everything goes out of control. That's why we had to sedate her to keep her under control." The nurse replied while giving him the go ahead to talk to her.
Tsubasa walked up to the girl's bed and found her staring up at the ceiling. He noticed her eyes were red but dull and glazed over.
Her eye colour startled him but shook it off. It reminded him of something but he couldn't quite remember what it was.
"Hello there. How are you feeling?" He asked gently.
She continued to stare at the ceiling while whispering something under her breath.
Tsubasa leaned in closer in an attempt to hear her better.
"I want my oni-san." She kept on whispering over and over.
"Who is your oni-san?" Tsubasa asks.
"Natsume-ni-san. Don't take me away from my oni-san." Tsubasa was startled once again. Natsume, that name rings a bell. It's on the tip of his tongue but he just can't remember who it is.
"Where is your oni-san?" He probes gently once again.
"I want my oni-san." She repeated as her voice started to get louder. Her eyes that were glazed became slightly clearer. He assumed the drug must have started to wear out and took a step back away from her bed.
"These bad men took me away from my ni-san. But I saw Ni-san. He said everything will be ok. Where is my Oni-san!" She started shouting and tossing around in her bed.
Two nurses came running into her room and held her down. Another nurse came and injected her with a needle and she calmed down again.
"I'm sorry but you'll have to leave now." One of the nurses said and ushered Tsubasa out while the other nurses checked up on her.
Tsubasa thanked them and left the hospital to report back to the General.
"Natsume, where have I heard that name before? Red eyes are very rare so why do they seem familiar. I've never met anyone with red eyes myself so why does it feel like I should know who this is." He questioned himself.
His thought process was interrupted when he saw Mikan headed his way at super speed. He waved at her and said Hi but she ran right passed him without acknowledging him.
Tsubasa scratched his head wondering what got her in a rush. "Maybe she's rushing to a date with Ruka." He thought teasingly. That's when it hit him; Ruka has a friend that has red eyes!
He promised to help find his friend and his sister and they both have red eyes. If he remembered correctly, the sister was taken away before his friend disappeared. From the information he gathered from the captives, these children were all kidnapped in some fashion and used as hostages against their family. He might have found the little girl Ruka was looking for.
With that thought, he picked up his speed and rushed to the castle.
After the report
"And that's all the information I got from the captives at the hospital, Sir." Tsubasa reported.
"Good job Tsubasa. So you suspect that the girl in the ICU is the one your friend was looking for. Hum, let me look for that file." The General said and then rummaged around his file cabinets for the said file.
"Here's the file." He said and then opened the file to read over the results, "It seems like their house was burnt down and their parents died in that fire. The son and the daughter survived. There is no official documents issued for who is the rightful guardian of those children so what those men used to take her away must have been forged. Do not disclose any information about this case to your friend but see if he can help get her to talk. Maybe seeing a familiar face will help her mental state." The General commanded.
"Yes sir!" Tsubasa responded.
"Ok, you're dismissed. Report when you have further findings."
With that done, Tsubasa left the castle.
"Hum, I don't have Ruka's contact myself, but maybe I'll find him if I find Mikan."
Tsubasa tries to call Mikan with his communicator but had no luck reaching her. "I guess I'll try again later." He said to himself, "Better give Misaki a call before she kills me for being late."
Mikan's side of things that happened in parallel with Tsubasa
Mikan stayed by the assassin's side until is fever came down. Ji-Chan tried to get her to rest in her own room but she wouldn't leave his side. She ended up falling asleep by the assassin's bed side.
When she woke up this morning she nudged the assassin trying to wake him up as well. But nothing seemed to work, he stayed unconscious.
Ji-Chan brought breakfast to her and she thanked him with a small smile. "Don't worry. He seems like a tough guy, he'll be fine." Ji-Chan reassured her.
Mikan gave him another small smile and picked up her bowl of oatmeal and started eating it.
After her meal she decided to go freshen up a bit before tending to him. She didn't want to look after him when she's still groggy from sleep.
Once she was done freshening up, she filled up a bucket of water and grabbed a clean towel and brought everything to his room. Then she began to clean his wounds and change his bandages. She cast healing spells where she could to help the wounds heal faster.
After she finished tending to the assassin, she wasn't sure what else she could do but accompany him. She knew that he was unconscious but she felt that she should stay there with him.
She heard a faint knock on the door downstairs but she didn't bother going to answer it.
Then she heard footsteps coming up the stairs.
The guest room door opened, "Mi-Chan, you have a visitor." Ji-Chan announced.
Mikan looks towards the door and saw Narumi-Sensei standing there.
"Ohayo Narumi-Sensei," Mikan greeted him.
"Ohayo Mikan. How's the patient doing?" He asks.
"His fever came down this morning. I healed any wounds I could when I changed his bandages but he still hasn't woken up." Mikan told him.
Narumi nodded then went to assess the assassin. After he was done he turned to Mikan, "Don't worry, you're doing a great job. He seems to be fine. His body just needs more rest. He'll wake up, so don't worry too much."
Mikan nodded.
"Your grandpa told me that you stayed up all night looking after him. You refused to go back to your own room to sleep." Narumi-sensei commented. Mikan didn't ay anything but did't lift her eye up to meet his.
"You know, you have to take care of yourself too. If you fall ill as well, who will look after the two of you? You must remember to take care of yourself because you're the healer. If you are not well, then you won't be able to care for others." Narumi lectured Mikan.
"Yes Sensei. I'll try to get some rest." Mikan replied.
Narumi pats her on the head, "I need to go back to the church for some meetings now. If you need me, just give me a call or come find me at the church." Narumi told her and then teleported back to the church.
After Narumi-Sensei left, Mikan stayed in the room with the assassin. She stayed on the chair beside him and stared at his sleeping form. She could not believe that someone who looked so peaceful while he's sleeping could get himself into so much trouble. She let out a sigh and laid her head down on the bed. She softly talked to him and eventually fell asleep herself.
She woke up to smell the delicious aroma of food coming from downstairs. She checked on the assassin again to see how he was doing before she went downstairs to satisfy her hungry stomach.
When she got to the kitchen, she found her grandpa cooking ramen on the stovetop and found bread peco peco chops on the table already.
"That smells delicious, Ji-Chan." She told him.
"Ah you're awake. I was just about to come and get you for lunch. Grab a bowl and get some ramen. Is our guest awake?" He asks.
Mikan sighs and shakes her head.
"Don't worry, your sensei said he'll be fine. He'll wake up eventually." Ji-Chan comforted her.
"Hai," Mikan replied while putting ramen into her bowl.
"Itadakimasu" Mikan said and began eating.
She quickly scoffed down her meal since she was very hungry.
Ji-Chan sweatdropped while watching her eat. "I can cook more if you want." He stated.
Mikan shook her head, "I'm fine. I was just really hungry before and it was very good. Thanks for the meal Ji-Chan."
Mikan got up and did the dishes. While she was doing the dishes she was thinking about the assassin and her inability to help him. She was still upset with herself for being so helpless. She made up her mind and was determined to find Narumi-Sensei to help her become stronger so she would never have to watch from the sidelines again. Once she was done with all the dishes she set out to find her Ji-Chan. She found him in the garden watering the plants.
"Ji-Chan, can you look after our guest for me please. I'm going to find Narumi-Sensei at the church." Mikan told him.
Ji-Chan nods and Mikan hugs and kiss his cheeks as a thank you.
She went up to her room to grab her bag and runs out of the house to go to the church.
She was in such a rush to get to the church she didn't even see Tsubasa when she passed him on the street.
Once she got to the church she ran straight to Narumi-Sensei's office. "Narumi-Sensei!!" Mikan exclaimed once she got into his office.
"Mikan?! Is something wrong?" Narumi-Sensei asked.
"Sensei, I've been thinking about this for a long time. I don't want to be in that situation again. I don't want to be so helpless. I want to be able to help people when they're in trouble. I can't bear not being able to help when a person gets injured like that. Please Narumi-Sensei, help me become stronger." Mikan pleaded.
Narumi looks at Mikan and saw the determination in her eyes.
"I think you're finally ready to become a priestess. I'll take you to Glast Heim and we can train there until you're ready to change. It's going to be dangerous training in Glast Heim. Are you prepared for that? Are you prepared for the responsibilities that will come when you finish your training and become a priestess?" Narumi asks her.
"Yes I am." Mikan replies confidently. "I will become a priestess to help everyone in need."
"I'm glad you've finally found the correct reason to become a priestess. Come, lets go borrow some equipment and supplies and we'll be off to Glast Heim." Narumi-Sensei said as he got up and walked out the door with Mikan following close behind.
At least I know what I'll be writing about next time
I hope I find the right words for it
If I do I can get it out faster.
Hopefully in 2 weeks as I'm really busy this week :(
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