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48. Comfort [Hanataro Yamada]

[~Comfort~] 48/100 Drabbles|Bleach| [Hanataro Yamada]

Dedicated to: The Utterly Fabulous Z

You watched as the dark grey clouds rolled in. It was now currently the evening, and you were alone in the barracks of the division. You were forced to stay behind because you had to clean up the place since it was on your roster for today.

You gulped as you saw those clouds. You weren't exactly too fond of the rain, neither were you fond of the sound that was coming from them at that instant. It was a thunderous sound, signalling that it was no ordinary rain. It was going to be a thunderstorm.

Inhaling, you tried to clean the barracks as quickly as possible. As you were doing so, the closer the sounds were. Finishing it up quickly, you wrote down a couple of observations that you made during clean up, and went to the office to report. As you knocked on the door, the loud thunder zapped the ground nearby, making you jump out of your skin and let a little scream come from your mouth.

You turned around and saw the burnt look on the ground, all crisped up, like it had been on the BBQ for too long. You mentally cursed and began to panic.

What if it hit me? What if it destroyed the office and barracks?! You edged closer to the door, unknowingly having the door open on you before you fell on top of another person, just as the thunder began to boom.

You couldn't see anything. Everything was dark, there were no lights on. You could feel yourself on someone's chest, however, as you felt the slight thumping of a heart and the irregular breathing.

"Ah!" You scurried to your feet, jumping up.

"Eh? Is that you, _?" A familiar voice asked. You heard a couple of footsteps and the lights flicked on.

"Hanataro?!" You exclaimed, wide eyed, "What are you still doing here?"

"The captain said she had some urgent business to do, so I guess I'm here in her place." He laughed sheepishly.

"Is...is that so..." You managed to croak out, after another jolt of lightning made you jump.

Hanataro blinked a couple of times. "Are you ok?"

"I-I'm f-fine!" You stuttered, trying to grin.

A flash and sudden boom of lightning made you jump up in the air, before you were reduced to the corner, hugging yourself and covering your sensitive ears. Your eyes were tightly squeezed shut.

"It's...It's going to be ok!" Hanataro said, coming in front of you. You could hear him because he was close by, and you opened your eyes, meeting his own.

"I'll be here! So...so don't worry!" Hanataro gave you a smile.

You just stared at him, tears starting to form. You cried out and reached for your friend, hugging him whilst sobbing.

The only thing that the boy could do, was pat your head and talk non-stop, hoping to drive your attention away from the horrendous weather.