Hiraeth |Razor x Reader|

Chapter 5

Clumsy choice.

Bubbles started to form as soon as she spoke the word一but the voice of hers became inaudible under the water.

Y/n lifted her head, even if her head was dizzy by how fast she stood up, her legs didn't mind it either way. "Razor!" She called once again, walking to the boy in the water.

The called person floated against the water's surface with a big fish on his hand. 'Thank Barbatos and Rex Lapiz...'

...

"Uhuk.. uhuk!"

Water escaped from his lips, scattered everywhere. His ruby eyes wandered一 but before he could, he was engulfed in a sudden embrace. "Oh thank Barbatos and Rex Lapiz, you're awake."

Before he could process, the girl let go of her hug, holding his shoulders as she inspected it around him. "Are you hurt anywhere? Did you hit your head hard? Can you breath?"

Razor's silver eyebrows knitted together, as the confusement devoured him once again. "Cat said... too fast."

"Ah, right. I apologize. But can you hear me clearly?"

Still confused, he nodded his head slowly. "Yeah, Razor can hear," he spoke. "Good, can you breath as how you used to?"

Once again, he nodded to her question. "Razor can breath. But hard."

"Do you know what happened?"

"..."

The h/c haired lady sighed, shaking her head in dismay. "What were you thinking? What if you died? Next time, let's just fish like a normal people do."

His red eyes drifted to the dead fish beside him, not being able to look at her. "Cat... Razor's friend so Razor found big fish. Big fish for Cat."

Either she was flattered or guilty, she didn't know. Her feelings started to mix into one一gazing into his stiff cherry stewed eyes.

Did he just mention she was his friend?

Well, if she could count the way she spent a week with him as children, then maybe they were friends. Anyways!

That's not the main topic, was it?

"Razor, you still can't do that. You'll be in danger!" Actually, he was in danger. Razor averted his gaze, looking at anywhere than her eyes. "Is Cat mad?"

"Mad?" Was she mad at him? "I'm一I一" she sighed, unable to trail the next word. "..I'm not mad at you, just concerned."

Even the shortest words she gave managed to lighten up the situation一from the gloomy to friendly situation. As soon as she said those words, he turned his head in a swift, gazing at her eyes in relief and hope.

"Cat not mad?"

The said lady sighed once again, before shaking her head. "No, I'm not. But don't do that ever again, understood?"

He nodded his head, humming in response. "Yeah."

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"Razor, I'll prepare the dinner. So sit tight and don't move."

"Okay."

He nodded his head in obedient manner and sat there while watching the wall in silence, adding more guilt to the lady whom only stood there. However, she couldn't let him be in a life threatening situation again.

Better be safe than sorry, right?

"I'm leaving."

No response from the boy. He only sat like a puppy, waiting for its owner to come back. She sighed one last time before walking off to the woods alone.

Razor's eyes blinged in anticipation, his mind couldn't stop wandering the moment she saved him once again, just this evening.

His heart beat in either happiness or enthusiasm, or nervous? He pulled the fabric一closer to his wet and cold body. A scent of daisy and the sunset flew to his nose, comforting him into something more. 'Cat's scent.'

"If this is my last day, then I want to wear a dress that I use to go to a field!"

Razor's ruby eyes glanced at hers in curiosity, their faces' distance shrunk as he scoothed closer to her. They were children, full of wonders and dreams. "Field? What field?" He questioned, trying his best to make out his sentence.

She giggled before wrapping her arms around his neck. "A giant field full of daisies! I use special dress to go there!"

"Why?"

"Because it has the flowers' scent."

'Cat want... daisies field.' He pulled his knees closer, he couldn't stop shivering from the cold一but tried his best to stay still with the fabric.

"Give daisies to Cat." He muttered under his breath, eyes felt heavy.

Minutes had passed, she finally returned with the cleaned fishes and ready to cook. "Razo一"

The called boy laid on the stone floor, shivering while mumbling words under his breath which she couldn't make out. 'At least cover yourself with the blanket.'

A sigh escaped from her lips, walking closer to the boy. "Razor..." she called softly, but there was no response. "Razor, wake up. Have you ever tried cooked fish?" She asked him contained a lot of patience and softness, only to gain no response.

Her soft finger tips touched his arm一soon retracted with a lot of force. 'Fever!'