*Beep beep*
‘What happened?’ The white haired teen would think as he lay. He was on something soft, he had a blanket over him, something was sticking in his arm and the strong smell of disinfectant was in the air. That usually meant a hospital, or some mad scientists secret lair. He had difficulty opening his eyes. The action felt like it took a massive amount of effort that he just didn’t have yet. The incessant beeping of a heart monitor that must have been attached to him was ongoing. He decided to trust that he was in a hospital rather than the secret lair. Since the bed was actually soft and not some hard stone surface. He further began to try to think about what had happened, was he injured during the exams somehow? He couldn’t remember fighting anyone. He began trying to sort out his memory, working to remember everything he could from what had happened. He remembered his date with Tsubaki, although he couldn’t remember the ending. He also remembered the night of the storm that brought Alkaid to his home. He did at least vividly remember that night. The storm had been wild and violent, peels of thunder echoing across the village as the rain came down in sheets across the islands that made up the local geography. Alkaid had come to his home, soaked to the bone, with a request. She had been given a suicide mission. But she wanted a night with him before she had to leave. They had gotten close, they had made out frantically, she had even taken off his robe and had her hands on him before he fought down his carnal desires and stopped her.
*Beep beep*
So there he stood, naked, her mostly so, in his bedroom, and all he could think about was his date the week prior with Tsubaki. It must have ended well, even if he couldn’t recall it all at the moment. Because he found himself unsure of what he and Tsubaki had together. Were they a couple? Or no? He found himself between two women, both of which he loved deeply, one of which was being sent to die and wanted nothing more than to have that night with him before leaving. However, he didn’t know where he stood with Tsubaki, he couldn’t risk betraying her like that. Not only because he couldn’t see himself doing that to any woman, messing around with another while he was with someone. But because she was his clan head, his queen, and he was just as in love with her as he was with Alkaid. If she had a claim on him because of their date, he couldn’t risk hurting her by doing this. His hands would go down to hers, explaining this to her, and pulling her tight, no longer kissing her, but just holding her. He held her close that night, for while he couldn’t give her what she wanted. He could at least make sure her last night in the village wasn’t alone. So he held her tight the entire night, after putting on what little clothing was necessary to be decent. If Tsubaki couldn’t accept that, then maybe they simply weren’t meant to be together.
*Beep beep*
He wondered if Alkaid had left for the mission yet? Had she survived? Was he still in Kumo? How did the exams go? How did Tsubaki do? There were just so many damn questions that he had to ask. He stopped himself though, calming himself. He needed to think, if he was in a hospital then certainly there would be nurses and doctors around. He tried to open his eyes again, and found them far easier to now, apparently his walk down memory lane had given him time to gather some energy. The room was stark white, like most hospital rooms, an IV drop was in his arm and the heart monitor nearby was still beeping, a normal, steady heartbeat. More was coming back to him now, a bit about the exams. A confident, bordering on arrogance really, blonde from Konoha. A...cat? Then nothing, it was driving him nuts. He looked around for a remote to call the nurse, found it, and pushed it. That would take a minute or two, hospitals were busy places after all but he knew someone would get to him soon. Until then he’d begin to try to get his thoughts in order.
*Beep beep*
It would appear he was incorrect however, within moment of him pushing the button, the door fly open and a wide eyed nurse looked at him in shock. He returned her shocked look with one of confusion “What?” He’d ask with a raised eyebrow for emphasis. “You’re alive.” She said simply, before getting her composure together and donning the professional guise of a healthcare practitioner with a job to do. She strode in and began to check his vitals swiftly, but carefully, making sure not to hurt him. It was at this moment that he got a look at his arms and saw just how thin they were. He had easily lost a bit of body mass. How long was he out? “We’ve kept your body from atrophying too badly, but there’s only so much we can stop. You’ll need to get some food in you soon. Someone call the Kaguya’s Queen here, now!” She called out to the hall, where Calin could see a few more nurses peaking in out of curiosity, and staring at him in shock. “What the hell is going on?” He’d ask the woman seriously, utterly confused. “I’ll let your Queen explain it to you young man. To begin though, it’s a miracle that you’re alive.” She said simply after checking his vitals. “I’ll have some food sent up, your vitals look good. We’ll probably be able to send you home to be cared for by your family tomorrow. We’ll keep you at least until noon tomorrow. It’s pretty late already, but I doubt Lady Tsubaki will mind being woken up if she isn’t awake already. Don’t be surprised if you’re forced to stay until the day after tomorrow though. They might want to keep you for observation, although they’ve kept close track of your progress so they might not need anymore data after I tell them that you seem to be all clear. Now sit still and follow my finger” She would say as she lit up a small pen flashlight in his eyes and began to move her finger around. He followed it simply enough, “Good, good, do you feel any pain?” She would ask, “No, just tired, weak, and hungry.” He would say to which she would nod “That would make sense, you haven’t moved in awhile, nor have you eaten.” She would say before nodding and turning away. “I’ll send you some food, Tsubaki should be here soon provided she can be awoken and when she leaves you’ll be free to rest. Normally we don’t allow visitors this late, however this is a rather..special circumstance.” She would say, confusing him even more. “I still don’t understand what in the world is going on, special circumstance? Been here awhile? What do you mean?” He’d ask her, keeping his tone polite enough but a mildly desperate look in his eye as he tried to ask for information about what in the hell was going on. “I’ll let Tsubaki tell you, I need to get the information about you to my superiors. Besides, it’ll all be better to hear from family.” She said, shutting the door as she did.
*Beep beep*
This left Calin, alone, with far more questions than he had answers. He looked around, trying to find something that had the date on it, but to no avail. He could see that it was a quarter to midnight, however that was it. All of the confusion was giving him a massive headache and he desperately needed to get some answers, and some food. He’d have to wait for Tsubaki to leave before eating. He wouldn’t eat in front of his queen when she wasn’t doing the same. It would be incredibly rude of him to do so but he could deal with that later. For the moment he’d just lay his head back and wait.
‘What happened?’ The white haired teen would think as he lay. He was on something soft, he had a blanket over him, something was sticking in his arm and the strong smell of disinfectant was in the air. That usually meant a hospital, or some mad scientists secret lair. He had difficulty opening his eyes. The action felt like it took a massive amount of effort that he just didn’t have yet. The incessant beeping of a heart monitor that must have been attached to him was ongoing. He decided to trust that he was in a hospital rather than the secret lair. Since the bed was actually soft and not some hard stone surface. He further began to try to think about what had happened, was he injured during the exams somehow? He couldn’t remember fighting anyone. He began trying to sort out his memory, working to remember everything he could from what had happened. He remembered his date with Tsubaki, although he couldn’t remember the ending. He also remembered the night of the storm that brought Alkaid to his home. He did at least vividly remember that night. The storm had been wild and violent, peels of thunder echoing across the village as the rain came down in sheets across the islands that made up the local geography. Alkaid had come to his home, soaked to the bone, with a request. She had been given a suicide mission. But she wanted a night with him before she had to leave. They had gotten close, they had made out frantically, she had even taken off his robe and had her hands on him before he fought down his carnal desires and stopped her.
*Beep beep*
So there he stood, naked, her mostly so, in his bedroom, and all he could think about was his date the week prior with Tsubaki. It must have ended well, even if he couldn’t recall it all at the moment. Because he found himself unsure of what he and Tsubaki had together. Were they a couple? Or no? He found himself between two women, both of which he loved deeply, one of which was being sent to die and wanted nothing more than to have that night with him before leaving. However, he didn’t know where he stood with Tsubaki, he couldn’t risk betraying her like that. Not only because he couldn’t see himself doing that to any woman, messing around with another while he was with someone. But because she was his clan head, his queen, and he was just as in love with her as he was with Alkaid. If she had a claim on him because of their date, he couldn’t risk hurting her by doing this. His hands would go down to hers, explaining this to her, and pulling her tight, no longer kissing her, but just holding her. He held her close that night, for while he couldn’t give her what she wanted. He could at least make sure her last night in the village wasn’t alone. So he held her tight the entire night, after putting on what little clothing was necessary to be decent. If Tsubaki couldn’t accept that, then maybe they simply weren’t meant to be together.
*Beep beep*
He wondered if Alkaid had left for the mission yet? Had she survived? Was he still in Kumo? How did the exams go? How did Tsubaki do? There were just so many damn questions that he had to ask. He stopped himself though, calming himself. He needed to think, if he was in a hospital then certainly there would be nurses and doctors around. He tried to open his eyes again, and found them far easier to now, apparently his walk down memory lane had given him time to gather some energy. The room was stark white, like most hospital rooms, an IV drop was in his arm and the heart monitor nearby was still beeping, a normal, steady heartbeat. More was coming back to him now, a bit about the exams. A confident, bordering on arrogance really, blonde from Konoha. A...cat? Then nothing, it was driving him nuts. He looked around for a remote to call the nurse, found it, and pushed it. That would take a minute or two, hospitals were busy places after all but he knew someone would get to him soon. Until then he’d begin to try to get his thoughts in order.
*Beep beep*
It would appear he was incorrect however, within moment of him pushing the button, the door fly open and a wide eyed nurse looked at him in shock. He returned her shocked look with one of confusion “What?” He’d ask with a raised eyebrow for emphasis. “You’re alive.” She said simply, before getting her composure together and donning the professional guise of a healthcare practitioner with a job to do. She strode in and began to check his vitals swiftly, but carefully, making sure not to hurt him. It was at this moment that he got a look at his arms and saw just how thin they were. He had easily lost a bit of body mass. How long was he out? “We’ve kept your body from atrophying too badly, but there’s only so much we can stop. You’ll need to get some food in you soon. Someone call the Kaguya’s Queen here, now!” She called out to the hall, where Calin could see a few more nurses peaking in out of curiosity, and staring at him in shock. “What the hell is going on?” He’d ask the woman seriously, utterly confused. “I’ll let your Queen explain it to you young man. To begin though, it’s a miracle that you’re alive.” She said simply after checking his vitals. “I’ll have some food sent up, your vitals look good. We’ll probably be able to send you home to be cared for by your family tomorrow. We’ll keep you at least until noon tomorrow. It’s pretty late already, but I doubt Lady Tsubaki will mind being woken up if she isn’t awake already. Don’t be surprised if you’re forced to stay until the day after tomorrow though. They might want to keep you for observation, although they’ve kept close track of your progress so they might not need anymore data after I tell them that you seem to be all clear. Now sit still and follow my finger” She would say as she lit up a small pen flashlight in his eyes and began to move her finger around. He followed it simply enough, “Good, good, do you feel any pain?” She would ask, “No, just tired, weak, and hungry.” He would say to which she would nod “That would make sense, you haven’t moved in awhile, nor have you eaten.” She would say before nodding and turning away. “I’ll send you some food, Tsubaki should be here soon provided she can be awoken and when she leaves you’ll be free to rest. Normally we don’t allow visitors this late, however this is a rather..special circumstance.” She would say, confusing him even more. “I still don’t understand what in the world is going on, special circumstance? Been here awhile? What do you mean?” He’d ask her, keeping his tone polite enough but a mildly desperate look in his eye as he tried to ask for information about what in the hell was going on. “I’ll let Tsubaki tell you, I need to get the information about you to my superiors. Besides, it’ll all be better to hear from family.” She said, shutting the door as she did.
*Beep beep*
This left Calin, alone, with far more questions than he had answers. He looked around, trying to find something that had the date on it, but to no avail. He could see that it was a quarter to midnight, however that was it. All of the confusion was giving him a massive headache and he desperately needed to get some answers, and some food. He’d have to wait for Tsubaki to leave before eating. He wouldn’t eat in front of his queen when she wasn’t doing the same. It would be incredibly rude of him to do so but he could deal with that later. For the moment he’d just lay his head back and wait.