Chapter Three - Tenma's POV
EDITED : Sorry about that, got confused over which is which.
Here it is. It's kinda short, but still it took a while to finish with school and everything...
I feel like I made Feida a bit too kind.
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I lazily rubbed my eyes after waking up from my sleep, wishing that everything would be back to normal once I woke up from slumber. I slowly opened my eyes to find that I'm still in the room SARU gave, or technically only let me sleep in. I still have no idea on what SARU was gonna be doing to me... Well, he did say we had special powers that no other human could do, so he must have meant there's more of us.
I just lied on my bed for another half-hour or so, trying to take in all that's happened to me in the past few days, then I slowly sat up, careful not to strain my upper body. A few moments later I felt a painful pulse within my chest, though not like the previous ones, this was not that much excruciating making it tolerable enough for me to stand up. I turn around to see SARU with another boy with teal green hair tied in a twin high ponytail on each side of his head with light bluish-green eyes that compliment his pale skin tone.
" Looks like the morphine worked, though it won't last that long... Tenma. " the green haired boy said to me.
I was about to ask who he was and how did he know me, until SARU spoke up...
" His name is Fei Rune, Tenma. " he intervenes- more like reads my thoughts again. It kinda annoys me sometimes, but also saves me from speaking up.
" He is my second-in-command, so he knows much more than the others would. " both then took a few steps inside my room before continuing " Well, back to the reason we're here for. So, fix yourself up, we'll be back in twenty minutes or so... if there aren't any more you would like to clarify we will be leaving. " and with that they left, stopping at the door then SARU turned around " Someone will be bringing fresh clothes and bandages for you in five minutes. " he adds before they left the room, closing the door in the process.
There they left me, struggling to walk towards a big mirror the same size as me that I didn't realize until now. " What the- " was all I could mumble, I looked like a train wreck, my hair didn't have its usual whirlwind twirls anymore, it was messily, though softly spiked up, some pointing up and some down. I was still in my uniform, jacket unbuttoned and pants folded, it was kinda messed up-looking and a small blood stain was showing on the bandages. I even had reddish eyes though I didn't have any memory of crying...
I was about to enter the bathroom, another part of the quarters that I didn't realize there when someone knocked on the door. Again, struggling to walk towards the door but eventually did, opened the door, and saw an average-height girl with long dark lavender colored hair and green eyes. I didn't realize that I was already staring at her until someone behind her coughed and snapped me from my daze, immediately coming eye to eye with a blondish, curly haired guy behind her, which I immediately knew that was her boyfriend, looking at me as if he was saying " She's mine. " So that snapped me out of my daze and gratefully accepted the set of clothing she was handing to me.
" Thanks for bringing these over... " I then gave a sly smile, probably the first time I've smiled in days, though I think it doesn't count. " Hope I've not been a bother to all of yo- "
" It's alright, SARU's orders and I've been waiting too see you, Tenma. " the girl intervened " Also, I'm Meia, and the boy behind me is Giris, hope we'll get along! " Giris waved towards me, still not letting go of his glare and all while Meia was smiling and offering a handshake.
At first, I was still quite hesitant to have interactions with any of them, much less a handshake but, they kind of radiate a kind aura that makes me feel safer, like I actually belong to them. So, I accepted and moved my arm to accept the said hand shake, and the first time I truly smiled in days, I then let go as I rummage over the things she gave me, black pants, an orange shirt that had a soccer ball imprinted in the middle, a dark blue jacket, some new bandages to replace the old ones, and a checkered sneakers.
" If you don't need anything else then we'll be going. " she said as I smiled it off, signaling that I was satisfied and they both left, making off a small conversation by both...
" You know Meia, he looks just like SARU, only with him being a brunette and all. "
" I wasn't that surprised about it, after all, Tenm... is o... anc... * ."
I didn't catch the last parts of what Meia was saying since they were far off the hallways already, though what got me was Giris stating that I resembled SARU, only with me being brown-haired and all... I shrug it off and head towards the bathroom to clean up and change off for what it seems like my clothes for days.
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After about half an hour, I find myself in front of the mirror, shirtless with only my pants on, nearly done fixing up the bandage. I didn't actually realize how much damage the explosion caused to me till today. The skin where my heart and lungs lie under were scorched and I could feel that I had some fractured ribs also, though I still wonder what caused that accident, because the timing of the two trucks charging to me were perfect like they wanted me dead...
I was assessing the damage for a long time that I didn't realize someone was already knocking on the door. I quickly finish off the bandage, wear my shirt and jacket on, and opened the door to see who it was.
I open the door to see an impatient-looking SARU and a smirking Fei looking relieved that I finally came out of the room.
" Gomen, took me a while to change the bandages. " I explained to then, earning a deep sigh from SARU.
" I understand, also, you'll be needing these. " SARU replies, then Fei hands over a bottle seemingly filled with medicine. " It's the morphine, it'll help in relieving the pain since we assessed the damage done to you and it'll take more than a year for you to partially heal. " SARU put emphasis near the last part, causing me to flinch a little. I didn't actually know that the damage was that severe, considering how I was able to tolerate the pain without the morphine the passing days.
* coughs slightly * " Well, if everything's summed up. We should be going now. " Fei said.
" Shall we, Tenma? " SARU asks me politely rather than his stern commands.
" Sure. " I reply as we head down the hallway, to somewhere I'm excited, and at the same time nervous to know.
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* Meia is trying to point out that Tenma is their ancestor, for those who will ask.
Done, next chapter is already up so... Enjoyy.