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Sanemi Pov:

i woke up the next day. The sunlight shone into my eyes. i slowly opened my eyes. that's when i noticed tomioka was still in my arms. i let go of him and sat up. somehow, i missed the feeling of him next to me.

Tomioka was still sleeping his hair was tangled. He looked peaceful. I sat next to him and watched his chest rise and fall. I stood up. I must be going crazy. I went into the bathroom and took a quick shower. I changed into my uniform and started preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

I heard footsteps behind me and turned around. But there was no one there. I looked into the hallway. Tomioka was standing there again. He looked to his side. He started to squint his eyes. I walked towards him. "Tomioka?" he didn't answer.

"HEY TOMIOKA!" He turned to me. His eyes were wide open. "Is everything okay?" he paused but then nodded. It was obvious that he was lying, but I didn't want to force him to tell me the truth.

Giyuus Pov:

Shinazugawa called out my name. I turned away from Sabito and towards him. I looked at him. "Is everything okay?" He asked, his voice filled with worry. The voices of the villagers were getting louder in my head. If I could, I would rip my ears out. I nodded.

I didn't want to burden him with my problems. I have to deal with this on my own. Everyone has their own problems. And besides, what would he think if he found out that I'm a murderer, I'm the one responsible for their deaths, and I'm the one who should have died. I felt like crying, I wanted to, but I couldn't break, I had to be strong. I have to get stronger.

"tomioka?" shinazugawa pulled me out of my thoughts,"huh?" i looked into his purple eyes."i made breakfast come eat, " he said, and i nodded. we walked down the hallway to the kitchen. i sat down at the small eating area in the corner.

Shinazugawa put two bowls in front of me and two othes in front of him before he sat down at the table. he started to eat. i looked down at my food.

i didn't really feel like eating, but Shinazugawa made the effort to cook something it would be rude and ungrateful if I didn't eat it, right? i took the chopsticks in my hand and slowly started to eat. I ate about half of it. I wanted to eat more so as not to seem ungrateful, but the thought of eating more made me feel sick.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I looked up."About what?" . "About last night and what happened at the cliff,"
he looked at me concerd.

I felt tears forming in my eyes. I wanted to talk about it, but at the same time, I didn't want to. I also don't want to be a burden to him. He already does so much for me.Besides, he's a pillar of strength. He has enough problems of his own. I can't burden him with them. I can't...I can't let myself become a burden. I need to stay strong and keep it to myself.

I shook my head "no" I said quietly. I wasn't even sure if he had heard it, but he did. "Maybe you should talk about it it's not going to help you to keep everything that's going on in your messed up brain to yourself," he said

Shinazugawa's crow flew into the room and informed him of a hashira meeting that would be taking place next week. After that we didn't talk anymore. I helped him with the dishes. Later, we went outside again.

Shinazugawa trained in his garden while I read one of the books he gave me yesterday. The books were a good distraction from the voices in my head. I'm sure Shinazugawa gave them to me so I wouldn't be bored.

I'm very grateful to him for everything he does for me even though I often wonder why he helps me. He doesn't owe me anything, and he doesn't really like me. So what made him do this? I hope he knows how much it means to me.

I looked up from my book. It was a simple book about plants and medicinal herbs. I wasn't expecting Shinazugawa to read something like that. and looked at him. He was focused on his training. sweat was running down his body, and he had taken off his shirt.

I blushed slightly and looked back at the book. It was almost evening. I helped Shinazugawa cook, and we ate together in silence. It was actually very nice.

We walked down the hall to the bedrooms. He stopped in front of his door. I ran to the guest room but before I went into the room "good night" I turned to the side and looked at Shinazugawa "good night" I said and both of us walked into our rooms. My face felt warm, and my heart beat fast. What is wrong with me?

I laid down onto the futon and snuggled up. Hopefully, I wouldn't be plagued by daydreams again. I laid them for a moment. I missed the comforting feeling of Shinazugawa's arms around me. I blushed slightly as I remembered. I didn't know why, but I felt safer in his arms. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

Sanemis Pov:

I was lying on my futon and thinking about the previous night. Tomioka looked so peaceful. I felt my cheeks turn red when I remembered how he hid his face in my neck and how he asked me not to go.

I had noticed this afternoon how he looked at me while i was training, but there were also a few things that worried me a little. Why does he resist telling anyone about his problems so much? I closed my eyes and I can think about it tomorrow. It didn't take long before I fell asleep...

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