Event Post

[kattobingore]

*Four days after Yuya had woken up, you hear that Yuma is also now awake.
When you arrive at the infirmary, you see Yuma sat up slightly in his bed, leaning against the pillow. He is definitely a far cry from the way he usually is. He's very quiet and looking very subdued. There's not the usual sparkle of energy in his eyes, instead he seems to just be staring blankly at nothing. The dark marks under his eyes tells you that he is still suffering heavily with exhaustion.
Feel free to visit him. A familiar face may cheer him up!

Yuya is also still in the infirmary, so threads can also involve him if you want him included in the threads!*

Comments

[longingfreesia]

The one you were told was unstable?

[kattobingore]

Yeah.
And that's exactly what it was. When I tried to use it, it blew up on me and Hope and... we got swallowed by a massive amount of unstable chaotic energy.
It reacted weird with my powers, I guess corrupting them, I dunno but... it forced me into a corrupted version of my form when using ZEXAL.

*He paused again, as if considering something, before continuing.*

... I have something I need to tell you guys.

I.
I haven't been truthful, about my feelings over what happened to our home. Not to you guys, to my friends or... even to myself.
I wanted to make sure you guys were okay, I wanted to support you and be your strength, but because of that, I ended up holding back and burying my own feelings over it, because I didn't want it to paralyze me.
In reality, I felt so angry and frustrated over it. I really wanted to yell and scream! I wanted to know why we had to lose our home! Our friends! Our family! Who was responsible for attacking it?!
And I felt guilty, because I wasn't there and because I can't do anything to change what happened!
I can't do anything to bring everyone back. I would of done anything to have brought them all back, especially your family, Kotori!!

But because I was keeping all these feelings buried, they all came out when I was affected by the chaotic energy! I became so confused and angry. I couldn't tell who was friend or foe.... so I ended up accidentally taking out all that anger on Yuya, because in my confusion, I didn't know it was him. It made me think he was someone to blame over what happened to Heartland.

*Yuma stopped talking there to wipe away tears that had formed in his eyes, but it was very clear he was incredibly upset and had been fighting back the urge to cry through the entire thing.*

[longingfreesia]

*Both Kotori and Akari remained silent for a moment afterwards, before Kotori slowly got up from the chair she was sat in, in order to sit closer to Yuma on the bed, placing a hand on the side of his face*

Yuma. We would of never of expected you to of been able to do anything to bring anybody back.

I miss my family. I miss them so much every day.
But... it's also been over a month and I... I know they aren't coming back.
I know it's hard to accept... and that we may never have proper closure on it, but we will need to mourn over the loss of our home and everyone there the best we can, so we can eventually accept it...
But even if I lost my family, it doesn't mean I don't have one...

*Slowly, she pressed her forehead against his.*

You are my family now, Yuma. You, Akari-san and Haru-san are my family. You said so yourself, right?
It's important to be strong for each other, but it's also important to be truthful to our feelings and to help each other mourn too.

[kattobingore]

*Not saying anything else, Yuma pulled her into a firm hug, burying his head into her shoulder and allowing himself to cry a little. In response, Kotori wrapped her arms around him too.*

[above_the_fold]

*As Akari watched the two of them, she couldn't help but feel some guilt herself. She should of known Yuma would of done this, put their feelings and needs before his own, she should of known he would of been holding back some of his own feelings. When their parents first disappeared, a similar situation happened. Yuma pretended to be alright, when in reality, their disappearance had hit him incredibly hard.

In the end, she knew that blaming herself for not noticing this time would come to nothing. The whole month had been chaotic and there had been a lot of other things on her mind and a lot of things to sort out.
Kotori was right about how they really needed to support each other.*

[above_the_fold]

*With a sigh, she sits down on the edge of the bed.*

Yuma. You knuckle-head, honestly.
We wouldn't of wanted you to put your own health at risk just for us.

Just... tell us the next time you feel like that.

And I may not completely understand all this talk on your powers or this other supernatural stuff that seems to keep happening to you but... I'll listen.

[kattobingore]

*Breaking the hug with Kotori, Yuma wiped the tears away from his face and gave his sister a nod.
Noticing that he was looking extremely tired, Kotori leaned back a little bit against the bed, placing an arm around him and allowing him to rest his head against her shoulder. While he was still suffering from exhaustion, even the smallest emotional outburst had been taking a toll on him.

As Kotori and Akari continued talking around him, his eyes began getting heavier and the words they were speaking began to make less and less sense to him. His eyes flickered as he struggled to keep them open, but eventually they closed and remained closed as he fell asleep*