Teehee ^ . ^ I'm back to bother you! TT o TT Muee, I'm so sorry, I know this fanfic is really boring, but I just can't stop writing. I can only hope that it will develop into something more interesting.
Chapter 3: First discovery
Jin's P.O.V.
I was scared, worried, I couldn't think about anything! I was just there, screaming, crying, shaking...
"Izayoi-san! Izayoi-san! What's wrong?! Izayoi-san!"
We were just talking about our community's chances of accomplishing its goals. But then I perceived that he wasn't answering.
I was shaking with him, yelling his name and trying to get his attention. But everything was in vain, he was near to fainting.
I could have known before that something was wrong. The way he spoke, those slow reactions, I could have noticed it all!
"Izayoi-san!" I screamed as I saw he lost consciousness. Panicking, I plead for help. I didn't know what to do, fear overtook my body!
Then someone suddenly called out: "What's wrong, Jin?!" it was Black rabbit. Thanks god the women's and men's bath was next to each other and separated by a single wall.
"Black rabbit! Call for help! I-Izayoi-san is-" I desperately screamed so that she could hear me. I have never ever been so startled. Something inside me knew that it couldn't be anything serious, but I was still so shocked. I could not think rationally nor calm myself.
"Jin-san! What happened to Izayoi-san?" I heard Asuka-san with an unsettled voice.
"Izayoi-san, he, he is- He lost consciousness! I-I don't know, I really don't know!" I was hysterical, pathetic, I was clearly acting like a child, I am eleven after all... But none of that really mattered to me right now. My mind was almost blank.
"Jin-san! Calm down! He will be fine," You-san tried to assure me. She didn't need to tell me that, I knew it perfectly and scolded myself for making such a fuss. Deep breath in, breath out, I inhaled and exhaled and somehow managed to compose myself a little and waited for help.
Third person's P.O.V.
Dinning room serves as a place to eat, doesn't it? Well, this time it's different. The five of them, Black rabbit, Jin, Asuka, You and Leticia were sitting around a huge wooden table with very complicated expression. It was a mix of concern, anxiety and impatience. It was at least one hour since the doctor went to examine the unconscious blond boy and she didn't come out of a room until now. Right now the reason they were worried actually wasn't the fact that he fainted, but that this examination lasted way too long. Could it be something more serious?
"Do you want a cookie?" a gentle voice drew attention of everyone in room. It was a little fox girl Lili with a plate full of freshly baked cookies. She was nervously fidgeting and looking at a ground.
Black rabbit was the first one to response: "Thanks, Lili" and patted her head. "But we are not very hungry"
"Actually, I am hungry" a tiny beauty, Leticia, said with a apparent wish to taste those eye-catching sweets. The fact that she just unthinkingly said this made Asuka chuckle.
"Honest, aren't you?" she said. The brunette wasn't the only one amused by vampire's statement.
"Indeed, indeed!" The black rabbit smiled. The blond girl didn't understand their reaction, she just wanted a cookie and said it. What was so funny about it? Well, at least they are less uptight now she thought. But I still want that cookie.
Before she could even take one of those appealing biscuits, a sound of doors resonated through a room. Everyone jumped out of a chair and surrounded the elder woman in white coat. The doctor was done.
"Elsie-sama, how was it? Was there any problem? Is there anything wrong with-" the Black rabbit started with series of questions but was interrupted by the doctor: "Restrain yourself please, Black rabbit-san. It's nothing to be worry about. He just got dizzy from the heat and hotness of steam." She soothed those worrywrats. It seemed like something heavy fell down from their shoulders as they exhaled out of relief. "However," she continued and spotted how their face got intense again. "while I was searching for any signs of complications in his body that could cause his present state, I found something else"
"Something else?" You asked confused.
The tall woman nodded. "My gift enables me to detect all kinds of diseases or health problems. It wasn't intently but I ascertained that he has anemia." The information was stuck in everyone's head.
"Anemia?" Jin repeated, puzzled.
"Yes, that means he lacks red blood cells. This disease is caused by irregular or non-nutritive meals or blood loss. It didn't look like he suffered any blood loss so I assume he doesn't eat properly. Did you notice something?" she inquired while looking at paper sheets in her hands.
Black rabbit tried to recall the time he was dining with them... but she didn't. When was it that he had dinner together with them? Never, he has always been nowhere to found. Well then what about food at festivals? She dig in her memory and realized that the he barely touched anything. And when he did, those were only sweet things. Wait, does that mean he had to cope with it all this time? Why didn't I notice something so obvious?!
"I think you are right" she agreed disappointed with herself. She was supposed to be their guardian, wasn't she? She was the one who brought them here, had to take care of them and yet... she let something like this happen. I am so irresponsible!
Asuka observed Black rabbit's expression and comforted her: "It isn't your fault. It's because that pervert is an airhead with no sense of responsibility"
"Could you please tell us more about it?" Jin requested, he wanted to know how that 'anemia' could influence his friend. Miss Elsie looked away from those writings and said: "Well, people who suffer from anemia are often short of breath, feeling tired and even have tendency to faint a lot. They are often pale and have a poor ability to do heavy exercises"
But that doesn't really fit Izayoi-san everyone thought. He is a very, very active person, he did NOT show any signs of feeling tired nor he was ever short of breath. Was it even possible for him to get tired? Even though it was unbelievable, the results in doctor's examination were unquestionable.
"Anyway, he should eat more nutritious food like red meat, fish and dark green leafy vegetables. It's needed to replenish iron or else there will be a higher chance of collapse." An advice was given before Miss Elsie left the room. Jin went to escort her and disappeared behind doors.
An awkward silence befell upon them. Asuka was trying to comprehend those words. You was busy with playing with Calico cat but wasn't as carefree as she seemed. And black rabbit? She was already thinking about what kind of food would be the best for that problem child. Lili has left when a little boy called for help in kitchen and Leticia, as a maid, had to help.
"You guys... look like zombies... with those faces of yours" the girls were startled by boy's voice. They immediately fixed eyes at an unsteady boy leaning on a frame of wooden doors. He was slightly shaking and his cheeks seemed like they were burning. However there was still that provocative smile on his face which almost hid how much effort was put into his body to even stand.
"Izayoi-san! What are you doing!" Black rabbit yelled at him and ran toward the figure. The blue-haired girl offered help and supported the wavering one.
"You perverted idiot, return to the bed!" Asuka's angry tone made him giggle even more. "And you are the one to talk, walking death"
"Eeeh, ojou-sama is quite annoyed, are you on your period?" he sarcastically asked and observed the brunette with face saying 'go and kill yourself'
"You really should be lying on a bed, you know?" a monotonous yet nice voice scolded him. "Such a happy-go-lucky person you are"
"I'm completely fine though" he talked back. This excuse was ridiculous, it was obvious that he was not 'completely fine'.
And so they argued about if he had to or didn't have ho rest. That stubborn blond boy didn't stood a chance though and was threatened by Asuka that if he won't go, she will personally knock him out.
Izayoi's P.O.V.
"Why are you here?" I asked and made sure that the question sounded annoyed. Ojou, that animal girl and stupid rabbit were here, all of them guarding door. Why were they so silent? I thought they were going to scold me and bore me to death by those 'you have to this' and 'you can't that' stuffs. Instead the girls were just quietly staring at ground.
"Could you please fall asleep already? Idiot!" the long-haired brunette retorted.
"Don't wanna" I refused and sat down with another question slipping through my lips: "Well? Why are you looking serious? It seems like you want to say something, so go ahead, those expressions are making me sick "
"If you are feeling sick, then sleep" Ojou commanded again. Really, what the hell was wrong with them?
"But I need someone to hug" I teased her. "Could you please-" before I could finish the sentence, I felt how something soft was thrown at me. A pillow?
"Shut up" the rich girl snapped with an embarrassed face.
"Izyaoi-san is such a pervert" Kasukabe added.
"Pfff" I was amused by their reactions. "Well? Speak, what's up?"
Silence. They once again fixed their view at their own feet and put on that complicated mask. Finally, Black rabbit answered: "I-Izayoi-san. There is something we want to tell you" she started. "When a doctor was examiningshe found out that... well, that y-you are anemic" and suddenly she bowed. She bowed so deeply that I bet her pants were seen from a different angle.
"I'm sorry, Izayoi-san! I let something like that happen! Please forgi-"
"Wait, you mean that anemia? Yeah, I know about it, I have been anemic ever since I was... seven? "
"Excuse me?" Ojou asked with a confusion in her tone.
"You thought I didn't know it? Oh come on, I should know my body, shouldn't I? Was this the reason you were so nervous? Chill out, blockheads"
Right after I said it, Black rabbit started yelling at me: "How can you be so unconcerned about it?! After all, it means you-"
"My blood may say that I'm not in a good condition, but it isn't really truth." I interrupted the bluenette. "You have heard, haven't you? Anemic people are physically weaker and easy to get tired. However anemia has no effect on me. I have never felt like that, maybe it's thanks to my gift, but I know certainly, that .FINE!" I convinced them and sighted. "You really are stupid ones, aren't you?"
And that was the last think I said. I lied down on bed and finally decided to sleep, it was already very late after all. She would seriously kill me, if I she knew I'm staying up so late, right? a though flew through my mind. But that would do only if she was still alive. A nostalgic memory flashed in my head and I distressfully hold onto my headphones that could calm me down a little and make me forget. At least for a while...
Well? What do you think? This is my longest chapter out of those 3 and finally has a fragment of Izayoi's memory included so I guess I'm kinda satisfied with it :) I hope you liked it!