2 Days Later
"MARCH 7TH! Young lady! YOU WILL COME OUT OF THAT ROOM—"
The Express hums beneath my feet. We've been stationary for four weeks. Pom-Pom's waiting for this crisis to resolve.
"—AND FIND YOURSELF SOMETHING ELSE TO DO!"
I yell, worried over her.
Recently Sane's... episodes have become more frequent. March has refused to even come out to eat, too worried over his condition. Poor girl doesn't know what to do with herself, I am starting to get really worried over her mental state.
"I'll get her." Stelle's already moving. "She owes me three weeks of trash duty."
Shortly after I can only cover my mouth giggling at March wailing trying to stop herself from being dragged out. While Stelle grins, laughing that March will finally do her chores.
Then a I hear "Why so loud? Can't you let a man sleep in peace?", automatically looking around to spot if any of the crew were slacking of only to realize that it came from Sane's room.
Looking over I see him sitting on the bed, awake, looking at me. With a mean eye twitch quite obviously unhappy from being woken up so....
Wait... SANE'S AWAKE?!
As soon as I realize this I already notice both Stelle and March squeezing past me into the door.
As they get passed me I start falling having been knocked of balance in the process, with high heels on at the moment it made it only easier to fall.
Thankfully a hand landed on my back allowing myself to regain balance, steadying myself I look back only to see Cocolia walking away.
"Thank you", my only response was a small nod before she went into the next cabin. Honestly this has been the most positive interaction we've had in a bit, at most we usually just tolerate each other's presence.
Turning back to Sane's room, the lights are still of and so all I see are three silhouettes, one sitting up on the bed, just awoken, second practically a mother hen worrying over her chick constantly prodding the one in bed, third can be described as a younger brother checking on the older brother.
Smiling at the scene I walk in. I turn on the light, illuminating the room in a soft blueish hue as the lamps turn on.
Sane, still sitting the bed, his eyes now squinting at the bright light. It takes him a moment to adjust after which he asks "Didn't know there was going to be a party in my room?"
My eyebrow raises after which I glance around only to realize that March hadn't been in here alone. Welt and Dan Heng seem to be at separate desks tinkering with somethings. So that's where these two have been sneaking off to for the past month!
Himeko's smile doesn't quite reach her eyes. "March, dear~ I don't recall you mentioning Welt and Dan Heng were keeping you company in here."
A pause. She takes a sip of coffee that materialized from nowhere.
"How... thoughtful of them."
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Waking up from my good nap I am greated with what I can only assume to be a party in my... smaller room.
Starlight streams through the window behind my bed. Cold. Distant. Nothing like Earth's sun.
Wait wasn't we on Jarilo-VI last time?
"That's simple senpai~" Said BB, popping up in front of me
Simple how?
"Simple as in you slept for something around 6 weeks" chirped BB, surprisingly joyfully
At this moment I then notice 2 figures in the dark charging my bedside one of the figures, who after they got close I recognized as March, jumps me, I barely stop myself from crashing into the window that my bed is put against.
At first I didn't really know how to react only for the next moment to realize, I hear her sobbing, its quite yes, but my shirt is already wet and I hear her repeat two words "You're awake" about 30 seconds pass by before I react.
An involuntary smile splits my face as I start to stroke her hair.
Then the lights flip on my eyes close and I squint trying to adjust to the sudden brightness. March stopping her embrace now start to check me over, it appears I worried a lot.
Looking to the side I notice Stelle beside my bedside sitting there with an eye brow raised as if asking 'am I good?'. Smiling I nod, after which she seems to sigh in relief and reciprocates the gesture.
March still teary eyed looks at me a smile on her lips, "I'm glad you're awake".
"I glad you care" was my instant reply.
Wiping the tears on her face March then sits down on the bed
Looking at my room, and quite literally spotting everyone, a greater smile appears on my face and chuckling I say "Didn't know there was going to be a party in my room?"
I then hear Himeko asking March while also glaring "March didn't I repeatedly request that if you saw Welt or Dan Heng to tell me where they were hiding?"
March then retorts, "If, I saw them. I didn't see them, I never turned on the lights in this room"
Himeko, sighing, chooses not to press and looking at me says "Glad you are back with us again".
Raising my eyebrow I say "I never left? I was just a little tired, wanted to sleep a bit more."
This got a a snort from March, a chuckle from Welt and Stelle and a smile from Himeko.
Dan Heng seemed to be in his own world at the moment but he did seem to suppress a small smile.
Himeko coming over, asks how I was feeling and several other medical jargon that the author has less than sufficient knowledge to write.
Getting up from bed I am surprised I feel no weakness, though I do stumble a little with my balance being a bit of. Caught off guard at this I start falling.
Stelle catches me. Steadies me.
"Six weeks horizontal." She shrugs. "Walk it off."
No sympathy. Just fact.
I almost laugh.
"Wow it seems that... things happen" escapes my mouth without a thought.
"You should take it easy, don't rush, you've been a coma for a month and a half at this point" states Himeko.
"Sorry, but I'll have to disagree, I have wasted more than enough time" I say, a little annoyed at wasting 6 weeks out cold.
A moment of realization seems to occur to Himeko, and with a playful glint of mischief in the eyes she speaks "You know, Sane, March barely left this room the entire six weeks."
March's face flushes. "Himeko—"
"Every nightmare, every episode..." Himeko continues, voice soft but deliberate. "She was right there. Quite devoted~"
March lunges to cover Himeko's mouth. Too slow.
"Still wearing that cape you gave her, too. Hasn't taken it off once." Himeko's smile is warm despite the teasing. "Isn't that sweet?"
Steam practically rises from March's ears.
BB suddenly speaks up "Hug her"
Unsure why but I understood that it might be the best option, I simply did as told. Grabbing a hold of March's shoulder I spin her around only to embrace her. "Thank you for watching over me" words leave me before I could even think.
"I doubt I could have left that nightmare without your warmth" saying this I smile, and unnoticed by me a tear slips down my face and my body only tightens pulling March closer.
Unable to see Marches face I rest my head on her shoulder simply holding her, eyes closed.
A minute later when I open my eyes again I notice that March's body relaxed and reciprocated the embrace.
The next thing that becomes obvious to me it that the rest of the crew had already left my room.
Holding March feeling her warmth, ironically I can only think that this might be how it is to have a caring sister, no girlfriend.
I can feel her warm breath on my shoulder, and then her body starts slumping it seems that the excessive excitement, worry and relief had drained her.
Lying her down on my bed, I cover her form with a blanket. Walking over to the door I turn of the light, bathing the room in shadows as well as the distant light of stars.
Now I sit down on the bed beside her. Stroking her hair I can only smile joyfully with the realization that maybe, maybe this world wasn't so lonely for me after all.
Thinking to my past I remember my family, my friends, even my cat, Simba. He was a big cat, orange and fluffy. I wonder are there cat breeds close to Main Coons in HSR? or maybe... actually that might be possible.
Later, now I am just too weak. I mean ya I have a lot of abilities and ya most are overpowered but honestly I myself am to weak, my body was barely able to stand a 1/10 of Rhongomyniad's power while it is sealed.
I know that I did activate the Thernodian Constitution, I am quite sure that only cause a negative reaction with Rhongomyniad, I likely won't even be able to use it anymore.
Then there is the fact that my mind is weak, I mean it almost liquefied over the strain of barely activating the World of Broken Glass ability. An admittedly extremely high potential ability if I understand it correctly.
Then there is my soul, which was reinforced by 3 aeons, is protected by the system yet still is f***ing weak, for example I can't even come to terms with the loss. I cling to my past so heavily. Sure I put up a quite convincing front, but I feel like I just a lost and scared child in an unknown place.
Then if we talk about things like will, ya very funny. I have no will. I bend as easily as straw and break into pieces that grains of sand on a beach when I don't know what to do.
I guess I am just someone running from my problems, trying to help others if only to forget myself.
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Word count: 1705
A much smaller ch than before, sorry. I've been a little busy, had a vacation to cuba, then new years celebration, also the game updates after exams. So I haven't updated in a bit.
Anyway I will be writing at least 5 more ch for this story but I am getting a little demotivated due to prior choices, poor pacing and the genuine difficulty of writing. Considering I am trying my current upmost not to copy and paste ai work.
Anyway power stones are appreciated and do please tell if you have any ideas for the fic.
Have a good day/night!