Fairy on the Water (Giyu X OC, Kimetsu no Yaiba Fanfic)

Chapter 32

Third Person's P. O. V:

Giyu's consciousness starts slipping from him even sometime after Tsukino had vanished with his childhood friend.

Giyu was vaguely aware that, sometime later, he hears frantic voices and running feet.

"He's here!"

"We've found him!"

Giyu could barely make out the faces of the Kakushi behind their brown and white half masks and hoods as they lean over him and examine his wounds.

A male Kakushi says urgently, "We need to get him to Kocho-sama! He's losing a lot of blood!"

Giyu's eyes fully close as he at last succumbs to blackness.

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Giyu's eyes peel open sometime later to a white room, and he squints his eyes as he tries to figure out what happened before he lost consciousness.

As it finally comes back to him, Giyu sits bolt upright with a gasp. "Yosei-chan...!" The Tomioka winces as he clutches his stonsch which he could feel is bandaged beneath his hospital gown. Giyu blinks and his hand drifts to his left shoulder where he can feel more gauze bandages.

"He'd actually tried to kill me," Giyu thinks as the memory of his encounter with the Eclipse Hashira flashes through his mind. "Tsukino had... actually tried to kill me..."

As Giyu sits there, numbed with shock, the door to the hospital slides open and in walks Shinobu. She blinks in surprise at the sight of the Water Hashira sitting up in bed, awake, a stunned expression on his features as he grips his left shoulder.

"Tomioka?" Kocho calls, gaining his attention as he blinks rapidly at her. Relief swims in Kocho's heart as she goes up to his bed. "I'm glad you're awake but I'm rather surprised. I wasn't expecting for you to regain consciousness for a few days, at least..."

Giyu demands to know, "How long was I out for?!"

Kocho starts at his tone, never having seen him like this before. She informs Giyu, "Almost an entire day. The sun will go down soon. Where's Senshi? I thought she was sent on the mission with you?"

Giyu drops his arm numbly as he averts his gaze. He's been out for almost an entire day... who knows what could be happening to Yosei...?

"Tomioka?" Kocho prompts, waving her hand in front of his face.

"He... He took her," Giyu stutters, confusing the Insect Hashira as she pulls back and frowns. "He took her!"

"Who? What are you talking about, Tomioka?" Kocho demands in annoyance. She starts as Giyu throws off the blankets and swings his legs over the side of the bed.

He starts getting up as he breathes urgently, ignoring the pain in his wounds, "I have to go after her...!"

"No, you don't, Tomioka! You're badly injured," Kocho scolds him as she gently pushes Giyu back into bed. She frowns at him. "By the time the Kakushi found you, you were unconscious and had lost a lot of blood. But those wounds... they weren't caused by a demon, but rather a sword. What happened, Tomioka?"

Giyu stares at the black/purple eyed girl for a long moment, hearing the sternness in her tone. He knows then that he couldn't lie or get out of this one this time.

With a defeated sigh, Giyu says reluctantly, "Fine, I'll tell you. Then can I go after Yosei?"

Kocho murmurs, "We'll see. Tell me." So Giyu does and shock and disbelief registers on her features, a hand covers her mouth. Finally, Giyu finishes telling Kocho Yosei's story and connection to the Eclipse Hashira. Anger flashes through her eyes as she clenches a fist. "I cannot believe this...! All this time, Tsukino has been our enemy?"