04. Bonds

                                    

                                          

                            

                                
                            
                              
                                  
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            
                            
                          
                          
                          
[name] slowly opened her eyes, realizing that she was still in the Butterfly Estate, allowing reality to sink in as she felt her abdomen wrapped in bandages, along with her head. She then blinked a few times and noticed Suma was in the room instead of Makio.
                          
She shifted a little, and Suma soon heard her movements. She immediately dropped whatever she was doing, and [name] noticed Suma was busy arranging some reports. Suma then ran to [name]'s side and checked her condition.
                          
"Any pain? Do you need anything?" Suma asked in a frantic manner and [name] shook her head slowly. Blinking a little more as she was trying to get rid of the sleepiness within herself. She then looked up and out of the window that was high up the wall. Noticing the morning glow entering through it.
                          
Suma then noticed her actions, and Suma then smiled and patted [name] on the hand, getting her attention once more. [name] then looked at Suma with a confused look and a sudden memory replayed in her mind.
                          
"Learn how to greet me back, [name]!" he snapped and Suma cried and quickly tugged [name] away from Tengen's hold.

                          
"G-Good morning, Suma-nee-sama," [name] whispered out and Suma's eyes blinked a little as she tried to process what [name] had just said. Her eyes welled up with tears as she realized what [name] had finally done, after all those years.
                          
"GOOD MORNING! GOOD MORNING!" she cried out and hugged [name]. [name] then allowed the smile to remain on her face as she patted Suma on the head.
                          
The door to the room then slid opened and in came Shinobu. She smiled at the sight of [name] as she had brought her some food to eat for breakfast, and was happy to see the young girl awake now.
                          
"Good morning, Kocho-san," [name] spoke out, a little more confident. Shinobu's eyes widened a little and a soft smile appeared on her face. She then set down the tray of food at the side and soon started to take a look at [name]'s wounds.
                          
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"It's cold..." [name] whispered to herself as she walked around the Butterfly Estate, trudging further away from it as she walked towards the forest. She wasn't allowed to leave but deciding that she wanted to have a breather as she kept hearing Kyojuro's loud voice, was causing a major headache to her poor little head.
                          
[name] soon ended up somewhere near a waterfall, and she blinked in confusion. She saw Himejima, Sanemi, and Muichiro, yet they were just sitting by the waterfall. What made her confused was the bubbles that were floating about.
                          
She then walked a little closer, and soon Sanemi turned. His pale purples eyes looked at [name]'s confused face, and a soft smile graced upon his lips. [name] then noticed he was holding onto a wooden stick with a circular end, and blew into it.
                          
[name] then blinked when bubbles were seen floating her way. She then noticed that Sanemi was motioning for her to come closer and she did. He then patted down the seat beside him, and [name] settled herself in between Sanemi and Muichiro.