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"ベルベット、目を覚まします"
Velvet woke up being gently shaken by a warm hand. That hand just happened to belong to Yatsuhashi. Velvet mumbled a bit to herself as she sat up. It only took a few seconds for her to realize that it wasn't even morning yet.
"Whats going on Yatsu?" She whispered tiredly as she rubbed her eyes.
"I-i...." Yatsuhashi looked away in embarrassment before sighing and speaking again.
"悪夢" He whispered back nervously. Velvet couldn't help but giggle at how cute she found him when he was nervous. None the less Velvet moved over and gently patted the space on her bed beside her. It took a minute for Yatsuhashi to comply and lay beside her. She lifted the blanket and covered what she could of him. Even snuggled into his side to ensure that he got enough blanket to cover his torso.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Velvet whispered into his side. That got a sigh from Yatsuhashi before he spoke.
"I dreampt that I was careless and you got hurt during the mission... it was terrible.... you went into a coma after being injured and never woke up. I felt lost... I didn't know that to do with myself... I lost myself.. all because I lost you..." he slowly zoned out as his eyes teared up. Velvet herself sniffled a bit and tightened her grip around Yatsuhashi.
"But you aren't careless..your my hero..." Velvet sniffled again. Yatsuhashi wrapped an arm around the small girl and pulled her in closer.
"B-but I don't want to see you hurt either....but i-i know that's also impossible..." Velvet spoke sadly. Yatsuhashi frowned and looked at her.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I-i mean... we are huntsmen and huntresses in training...and once we graduate. We'll be set out in a world where we will gain injuries from battles and hunting... I can't stop you from being injured and there will be times where I'll be injured...." Velvet teared up again as she sat up.
"But Velvet....i wish to be at your side at your time of need. I want to take any blow that could kill you. I want to protect you...i want to protect everyone on this team. But most importantly you... I love you Velvet. And we should try to head towards our choice of future together... there will be injures along the way...but I'll be willing to take any as long as I got to see you alive and happy every single day of my life...." Yatsu sat up and wrapped his arms around Velvet. Who began to cry. She softly sobbed into Yatsu's chest. Never wanting to leave his arms. Just like Yatsuhashi never wanted to let go of Velvet. He wanted to stay by her side for as long as possible.
The two held to each other until they fell asleep. Happily side by side.