Bedside Commentary (Sakuya)

[Kyoudou Sakuya]

"don't be so audacious," Sakuya grumbled. "the only reason why it is stained this day is because i got into a fight before i entered school..." Sakuya said, coughing for a moment before deciding that in the end, perhaps she'd never be able to understand. That was fine. She was used to it. "as for whose blood it is, that's none of your business," she continued, a sudden hint of venom was detected in it. The cylindrical case was closed and Sakuya stretched to put it back in its place. "all you need to know is that i take good care of my belongings thank you very much." Sakuya sighed, sounding just as annoyed, wondering how someone could have said such things in that manner. "besides, no one i know would even think to chastise me about whether i keep my blade in proper condition - of course i do; as it deserves, when i get home, i spend about an hour or so cleaning it and checking if it must be polished and sharpened. it is very clear to me now that you're hiding something, but i won't ask." she says, her body shaking a little.

"but enough about my idiosyncrasies," Sakuya sighed, flopping back on the bed. "i do not wish to fuel this any further. i get very touchy when people talk to me like that. especially when they don't know me. i'm sure you feel similar emotions during similar circumstances. especially when the people talking to you don't know you."

that's right.

nobody knows the real 'me.'

they only see me as 'the crazy sword bitch.'

what's wrong with how i do things?

Sakuya suddenly stood up, got out of bed, approached the nurse for moment; she looked incredibly nauseous, and was given a bucket half-filled with water. Sakuya threw up in it. Eriko could probably hear every moment of it if she had not deigned to put on the earbuds again. Sakuya then returned to bed and sat on the side, looking veritably stressed and deep in thought. She looked to Eriko and then back down at the ground.

[Eriko Tokisaka]

This girl. This girl, this girl, this girl! Her response drew forth so many emotions within Eriko, so many feelings. She was annoyed, yet amused. She was angry, yet filled with joy. She did not like receiving orders from those who had no business directing her- that was what filled her with anger and annoyance. Yet, this girl had suddenly shown a backbone- shown that she wasn't just a frail, sickly girl. Certainly, she spoke of knighthood, and all of that fairy tale stuff, but she had no true evidence- anyone could dip blood on a blade. This is what caused her heart to go aflutter with dark desire. It was not love, by any means, but she had, just then, developed a twisted affection for Sakuya.

Sakuya's words were as dull clangs to the girl's ears. She was more preoccupied with her contemplations of how to pull at this girl's strings- how to make her dance. As the girl moved away towards the nurse, Eriko began to relax her body, her lips curling into a slight smile. Sakuya was throwing up- it would not do to become so upset while feeling ill. She would have to be sure to remind the girl of that. When her target returned and gazed at her, so deep in thought, the sadist felt a wave of innocent ecstasy pour over her.

“I believe I've said it before- that I'm not a doctor, I mean- but I'll mention it again here. That, and I would suggest that you stay calm. I mean, becoming upset while you're ill could only do more harm than good.” Her words were so calm, so gentle. Her expression was kind, innocent- even angelic- as was her smile. The two coupled together made for the model of innocence- something that could have been expected from a child yet unsullied by the world's harsh reality. Yet, that image was distorted and twisted when the eyes were included- it was always the eyes! Those crimson pools were alive- no longer dull and uninterested. They were alight with joy. One look at her eyes was enough to tell that the maiden was finally completely interested.

“That said, do you still feel up to talking?”

[Kyoudou Sakuya]

Sakuya turned to face Eriko once the latter spoke... Her voice was a stark contrast to the one she had a few moments ago, when there was still an aura of tension that she could sense between the two of them, but all of a sudden the whole i'm not a doctor spiel reared its head, and Sakuya forced a wavering smile. Sakuya tried to regulate her breathing as best as she could, and tried to calm herself, steel her nerves... Something was amiss; something with this Eriko. Sakuya could not quite put her finger on it. And with those eyes, Sakuya started becoming... suspicious. What was with the sudden flame of interest? What exactly had come into Tokisaka-senpai? Sakuya wanted to know, but at the same time she probably didn't want to know either; it was paradoxical, and this made Sakuya's attempts at calming herself a bit hard. She just sighed and threw herself into the bed. "i'm fine, i'll be fine..." Sakuya thought.

was this tokisaka-senpai trying to toy with me?

i cannot tell.

it is a mixture of sincerity and cruel excitement.

in my view, i do not know how to react.

She squirmed for a moment in place, letting out some uncharacteristically weak squeaks and sighs. "curses~ what's with you? i cannot help but feel that my heart is being pulled about. keeping calm is difficult at the moment!" Sakuya readily admits, perhaps presenting her disposition at the moment would lead to an affirmative and acknowledged reaction from Eriko... However the former had foolishly not considered that she did not know the true nature of this Eriko... For all she knew the girl would be even more encouraged to talk in this manner. Sakuya was thinking about too much to really properly consider right now.

[Eriko Tokisaka]

The sounds Sakuya made as she squirmed about were like wood falling on the fire. Her interest burned greater- for a number of reasons. The squeaks were actually somewhat cute- endearing, even. After the other had admitted that she could not calm down, Eriko let out a quiet giggle. Pursing her lips together with a smile, in one motion- though slowly- she sat up and planted the earbud back into her pocket. She had all but given up on getting rest by this point. She was having too much fun thinking of all the ways to play with the toy that had appeared before her. She could not rest like that!

With a hand on either side, gently pulling her hair up as she turned to face the younger girl, Eriko's lips never once regained their straightness, and her face did not lose that merry sense of innocence. With a quiet mutter of “Okay, okay”, she let her hair rest at either side, the trail on the sheets behind her showing that her hair would have easily been touching the ground, given her sitting on the edge of the bed. Slowly, she tilted her head to the side in a manner that was almost cute, her teeth just barely showing as her smile widened.

“Are you really certain you're not falling for me?” Came the first taunt, followed by a deep chuckle. “How's your heart? Is it beating furiously?” Her smile slowly transfigured as she spoke. At some point, it had gained predatory qualities- yet retained some of that innocence. “My heart is beating wildly.” She admitted in an innocent tone, though her reasons for the admission were up to the beholder to determine. It was that point that her tongue poked out ever so slightly. “Wanna see if I'm telling the truth?”

How would Kyoudou Sakuya respond to that? Would it be with indignation? Embarrassment? Shameful curiosity? Would she completely ignore her? The possibilities were endless, but every bit of this game had its purpose- she had to find out exactly which strings produced the cutest, most fun reactions.

[Kyoudou Sakuya]

More words came out of her mouth. But, those words appeared starkly different to those made quite a few moments ago. Even so, Eriko still managed to maintain a look of innocence. Sakuya had no idea what kind of ~*~black magic~*~ it was, but whatever it was, Sakuya eventually found herself blushing! She doesn't normally do that, even if it's a fellow girl, given that the two had only just met! Sakuya continued to fidget about in place, placing a hand over her own chest and her other hand over her mouth for a moment, looking visibly embarrassed (though not quite flustered... not yet, at least). Sakuya managed to steel herself in such a way that she could actually look at Eriko, but... that expression, she still could not tell a thing from it! In fact, Sakuya almost started to panic, another uncharacteristic sign of weakness on her part, but she couldn't help it! Something about this Tokisaka-senpai caused her to do it... She could not tell what, exactly!

"uuu...! h, hey! i... it's not like that...!"

Sakuya said some words, but she was blushing so hard, it would be extremely hard for her so-called tormentor (or maybe not? it was too hard to say!) to take it all that seriously. "auuu... i, i barely even know you... b-b-but yet...!" Sakuya suddenly covered her mouth with a palm, almost mewling behind it! Truly, this Tokisaka Eriko had brought out emotions in Sakuya that no one else had ever really done before to such a degree... Now the main question here was, were they genuine and true? Or was it simply just a machination devised to derive entertainment upon the expense of another? Sakuya couldn't even consider these things anymore, she didn't want to feel lonely, she didn't want to believe that there would be someone who actually took her seriously. Then again, if somebody were acting in this manner, would they have been taking their correspondent seriously?

"a-a-a-a-and... the way you're looking at me... h-h-how can you tell...! my stomach feels like butterflies are inside...!" Sakuya braced herself and turned herself away, looking very unusually vulnerable...

And the worst part is?

Eriko did look quite pretty.

i swear, if i do end up falling for her, it's all her fault!

she brought that on me!

aaaaahhhhh

[Eriko Tokisaka]

Kyoudou Sakuya was like a small animal. Perhaps a cat or a rat, as both were sheepish when given an overabundance of attention. But the sadist liked kittens and mice, so that much was not a problem. Weak words of resistance accompanied by a rather endearing blush only enforced the long-haired girl's opinion further. It was rare that she had the chance to torment a girl this way- typically, it was the male half of the population that she was able to tease using heartstrings. Every now and then, though, it could be a welcome change of pace- at least Sakuya was not trying to grab Eriko or have her way with her.

Once the girl had turned away, the smiling sadist decided to make one final advance. She limited herself only because of her earlier warning. After all, it would not do at all if she was obviously acting intentionally to rile the girl up. Quickly, silently, the maiden had shifted forward, her hands keeping her long locks from falling to the ground. If Sakuya had been directly facing her, and was acting that embarrassed from those few words, the proximity that Eriko now had with the younger girl would have likely acted to incapacitate her.

“While I will not hide that I think you look absolutely adorable, floundering over your words like that,” She began, whispering in the other's ear playfully, “you're directly disobeying this not-doctor's suggestions.” She huffed quietly, but just loudly enough that the girl would hear it. “You're getting all upset again. If you're not careful, you'll just be sick again. So be good and listen to me, or you might just be punished, all right?” And, with that, the sadist withdrew her presence, plopping her rear back on her bed. Within seconds, she had already slid back into her prone position on her back, smiling pleasantly as she closed her eyes.

With her hands folded together in her lap, she looked perfectly calm, as if nothing she had done in the last minute or so had occurred at all.

[Kyoudou Sakuya]

how close was that?

she was whispering into my ear

what are these words?

words words words words

This young knight had reached an impasse to say the very least; confused and lost at this rather quick turn of events! Eriko had basically literally shifted up so close to Sakuya and whispered utterances into her ear, mentions of punishment were abound, a clear euphemism for something, but Sakuya did not know what. She tried her very best to calm herself down again after that first initial psychological salvo, but there was no knowing anymore what other tricks the sadist opposite her had up her sleeve. Except Sakuya would not really have to worry about that after all. She simply stared at the maiden in bed with a rather dumbfounded expression. She was, however, relieved when she discovered that Eriko's eyes were closed (perhaps for a moment?), and looked calm, almost serene, almost as if... nothing ever happened. Sakuya slinked back into her bed and sighed softly to herself for a moment.

what's with this Eriko?

she just... fell asleep like that?

she seems to treat this as if it were a game...

it may be amusing for her, but i feel powerless to stop it.

it would perhaps be most prudent if...

Sakuya weakly smiled to herself, fanning herself with one of her hands for a brief moment before squirming into the recesses of the infirmary bed she was in and kept her mouth shut for the meanwhile; nothing worthwhile to say at least, indicating that she was trying to steel herself once more, not to seem upset or stressed anymore. At least, she had the comfort of knowing that someone had enough interest in her to have the desire to TALK to her, albeit in such a sadistic manner. Though, perhaps, interacting with such a character like Eriko could prove beneficial for the long run, Sakuya had mildly thought of this. Sakuya's smile widened ever so slightly as she lay down on the bed and tried to get some rest.