Chapter 30: Arc 2, - 8: Take The Pain Away
Jotou rushed with the door left ajar, "Hotaru! Are you okay!? What's going on!?" her eyes couldn't blink
Little drops of tears stuck under Hotaru's eyes; she held the finger with eyes shut tight. The bones of the finger should certainly not be in such a position...
"Shh, shh, shh! Quiet, quiet, please, stop," she hushed back to Jotou, becoming panicked herself. The blonde grabbed Hotaru's arm, while the redhead stared back, riddled with guilt.
Hotaru inhaled and exhaled—her tail went back down and her ears relaxed bit by bit, "Heal," the bone twisted back into place as she pulled it; as good as new.
She moaned in pain whilst Jotou narrowed her eyes to the sight. "Please, don't tell anyone; please close the door... I forgot to lock it," Hotaru's gaze fell to her sheets.
Jotou breathed and took a step back from the bed. Many things were unpacked in the room, in the process of being arranged. On her nightstand, Jotou spotted a knife...
"Isn't that one of the kitchen knives we bought? What are you doing?" Jotou didn't scold but... 'I think I know what's going on...' She could assume.
Hotaru couldn't look Jotou in the eye whilst she massaged her own wrists, "Please close the door on your way out; forget you saw anything," the redhead's voice wobbled.
"Hotaru..." Jotou glanced at her. "You know I can't just forget what I saw..." she sat at her bedside and grabbed Hotaru by the hands. With a wince, she reluctantly released each finger into the blonde's grasp, one by one.
Hotaru still did not face her, her ears folded down. "I'm sorry you had to see that, but I'm fine, just-" she stuttered, saying 'just' over and over again unable to form a sentence.
The curtains were closed, one light in the hallway between the rooms was turned on. "The other two are busy. Hopefully they didn't hear me, but they should be heading to bed soon," Jotou spoke softly.