Recovery and advancement(Natsume, Ami thread)

[Anastasia]

If one can meld their concious feelings and subconcious dreams together, one would not choose pain as the glue to hold it together. Natsume Kusanagi wasn't given that option, however.

Rising up from a seeing week of agony, the return of her awareness is a blessing.

"Mmmmm...." your lips and voice operate, as your eyes protest the light finally breaching your eyelids. Fuck...head...hurts. A lot, a rather intense headache doing the rounds for you.

[Midnight Sun]

"Uhhh...arghfuckle...." Natsume slurs incoherently as she tries to overcome a wave of dizzy that strikes when she tries to sit up. The last thing she remember was a very bright flash of light and her grandfather screaming THOUSAND HORDE SLASH. "I don't think its hard to put two and two together...."

[Anastasia]

"Hm? Natsume-chan?" Like both relief and a drill bit to your temples, Kurumi's voice echos in your ears. "You're awake!"

Eyes beginning to function, you see...a white tiled ceiling. Rather unimpressive.

Oh, and your head....oh. Aspirin...no, morphine. Yes, morphine.

[Midnight Sun]

"Kurumi?" she mumbles, as she hears her sister's voice at her bedside. "How long have I been out?

[Anastasia]

"All night," Kurumi says, slightly put out by it. "The doctor says you have a concussion and some bruises."

[Midnight Sun]

"Is that it?" Natsume grumbles. "It feels a whole 'lot worse than that...."

If that was all she had grandfather must have been holding back. Just thinking what would have happened had he been serious sent chills down her spine.

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, Grandfather said the same thing," Kurumi murmurs, before blushing oddly.

"He's okay, though, just has a nasty bump on his head."

[Midnight Sun]

"What? Grandfather was injured?" she asks confused. "How did that happen?"

She certainly could not recall getting a clean hit in on him, especially during his own attack on her...

[Anastasia]

"Heh....kind of," Kurumi blushes even more, looking downcast. "I...well, he brought you in, I was carrying a frying pan, well....I freakedoutI'msorry," Kurumi says, rising and bowing twice in apology, quite quickly.

[Midnight Sun]

"Ah...I see," Natsume says with a sigh. "Well, the training session was more intense than usual. Given the situation I guess I can understand, but with a frying pan of all things Kurumi? You're the member of a proud family of martial artists! You could've least used a rolling pin, or maybe a cheese grater..."

[Anastasia]

"Sis, I didn't me..." Kurumi begins, but instead giggles as you go on. Lighting the room up with some relieved humor.

"Sorry," she says in a much more relaxed tone as her giggle subside. "I'll use a rolling pin next time, I promise."

[Midnight Sun]

"Anyway, I appreciate the sentiment, but if you really want to apologize you should probably do it to grandfather," Natsume says after quickly getting over her own bout of laughter. "Where is he anyway?"

[Anastasia]

"He's outside right now, he said he'll be back once his headache dies down." Speaking of such, your headache isn't doing such a shabby job at pounding into your skull.

"There's breakfast if you're hungry," she says a moment later, "As well as some painkillers."

[Midnight Sun]

"Yes, a bit of both would be very appreciated if its not too much trouble," she says as she slowly lies back down. "Man...how long has it been since I was last in this place..."

[Anastasia]

Bringing a carton of juice - small - along with a few blue pills, "It's been a long time," Kurumi says thoughtfully. "You don't get sick often or hurt. It's been...."