Hey, readers! Sorry it's taken me so long to upload.. My writing skills have kind of gone down hill as you'll probably notice from this chapter so I decided to make it a short one. It'll probably take me a long time to upload the next chapter as I have important exams I need to study for. Plus, what do you think of the picture I uploaded as the front cover? It's the first drawing I coloured in on the computer so sorry if it's terrible XD I was just using it to show you all what the characters are supposed to look like.. Anyway, I hope you enjoy reading! ^^
"Chrys-taaaaaaaaan!" Ichigo yelled in excitement as he hurled himself towards the drowsy mage and flung his arms around her.
"Get off me!" the stunned Chrys shouted back as she pushed him away in aggravation and folded her arms.
"B-but... I missed you..." the upset light mage's eyes began to water, which didn't bother anybody for once.
"Thanks for the hold up." Nova hissed turbulently, also folding her arms. This provoked Chrys so much that she almost didn't notice Hibiki crouching beside her hospital bed.
"Chrys... I'm so glad you made it out alive... I was so scared for your safety that my heart almost broke in two..." he chorused, running his hand through his blonde hair and holding a rose in his mouth.
"Wu-what?!" Chrys questioned, feeling her face heat up. Fudo then cleared his throat, purposely interrupting Hibiki.
"Well.. um.. I'm glad you made it.." He then said, causing his face to go equally as red as hers, "On another note, I think we should get going." He added quickly to change the subject.
"I'm sorry, Fudo, but we can't allow Chrysanthemum to leave without any rest. I'm afraid you'll have to stay here for a while longer." The nurse disdainfully informed.
"What?! Stay here because of her?" Nova cried in an outrage, "Fudo-kun, tell her that's not fair!" she tugged on his arm in a huff.
"Don't listen to her, Fu-chan!" Ichigo then tugged on his other arm.
"Guys... We're going to have to do what the nurse says." Fudo sighed, "And stop calling me Fu-chan!"
"Nice to see you all care so much..." The celestial mage butted in.
"I care..." Hibiki joined in, edging himself closer and closer to the green-haired girl.
"Uh-mm... If you're interested in staying somewhere closer to here then there's a hotel just along the road." The nurse tried to calm things down.
"Ugh, fine! But I'll only do this because Fudo-kun is!" Nova exhaled, finally backing down and giving the dragon slayer another cuddle.
"Okay, would you mind if I stayed with you guys? I used up all my energy getting here in the first place." Hibiki enquired, pulling back from the embarrassed Chrys.
"Sure! The more the merrier!" Ichigo replied without hesitation, "I'll go check us in!" he screamed in excitement.
"Well, at least that got rid of him for a while..." Nova remarked, saying something positive for once. "So, Hibiki, do you reckon the poison will have a long term effect on Chrys's body?" Fudo filled the silence.
"I'm not sure... It had already managed to infiltrate a lot of her soul by the time I got here."
"Guys! There's a snow resort near the hotel!" Ichigo burst through the door and bellowed into the once quiet room.
"Really? That sounds kinda fun.." Nova replied.
"Yeah, we should go whilst we're waiting for Chrys to rest up." Fudo agreed.
"Sure! I'd be up for that! If that's okay with you, my darling Chrys..." Hibiki added, giving the celestial mage a quick wink.
"Go knock yourselves out. I really don't care." Chrys sighed, ignoring the adoring gesture from Hibiki.