♯ 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 ━ 𝑘.𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑏𝑢 [✓]

ʚ THREE ɞ

"HOW ARE you feeling?" the ravenette with violet tips asked gently as she sat on a stool next to the bed, it's been hours since he was sent to the icu, shinobu had successfully inject a bunch of steroids and antibiotics. "i'm okay," he said happily with a smile. "your mom had returned home," shinobu announced silently. "she said that she'll need to take care of your sister, himari," shinobu explained as she entwined her hands together.

"hah? i have a sister?" he blinked with dotted eyes. shinobu's eyes widened, her heart simply softened sadly and she forced a small smile. "yes, yes you do, do you know who's your father? why isn't he here?" shinobu asked. "i-i can't really remember who he is, but i remember my mom telling me a-about my father," [name] looked up at the ceiling in a daze.

"i think that my f-father died because of a heart– a-at-?" [name] said, for some reason he couldn't say 'attack.' "attack," shinobu finished his sentence. "y-yeah," [name] nodded silently. "i'm sorry to hear that," shinobu said silently, she could no longer force her smile as it fell to a frown.

"what about your friends? do you have any friends?" shinobu asked, she noticed that he didn't go to the hospital for the first time with a friend, nor did he now. if he had friends, then they could've accompanied him into the hospital and his mother could've taken care of himari.

"nope!" [name] smiled happily. before he blinked in realization before turning towards shinobu. "y-you're my only friend!" he added happily. normally, shinobu would've teased the hell out of people who are lonely to keep them company, but seeing a patient like this hurts her so much, it hurts her heart dearly to know that [name] was all alone.

"yes, yes i am your friend," shinobu nodded with a small sad smile. [name] only smiled at her toothily, for whatever reason, the female felt like her heart was melting, her eyes were watering, her large empty compound eyes could only widen. she felt so– dejected for him.

even in the midst of shrouded danger, he still has a smile on his face. she couldn't stand it anymore. kocho shinobu had been bearing the feeling of culpability for her dead patients;those who died in her hands; but she had bottled up the feeling of indignation, culpability, and self-hatred bursted in this moment.

foreign feelings were discovered in the depth of the seabed of her heart. a warm and blooming feeling accompanied with a fierce and brave one. this could only mean one thing and that is:

she felt determined. she felt determined to make [name] feel better and his sickness would get better. she felt determined, she'll be his first friend. she was filled with determination.