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Mitsu let out a whimper as Suto jerked her back from the wall and forced her toward the door. "I want him to know the full extent of what he has gotten himself into and with you around that is not possible." Suto's voice had started to calm taking on that more casual tone as he opened the door shuffling Mitsu out. "Don't worry, I'll take very good care of him for the next couple of days." The smile soon returned as well, twisting into something rather wicked.

Mitsu's eyes looked glassy and upset as she looked back into the room before Suto closed the door. Just the thought that Blade would be in there all alone....it made her feel horrible. She would have to try and sneak in later to bring him things. Hopefully he would still be okay.

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It took a while for Mitsu to come back despite the fact that she tried to hurry. After Suto was done with her for the day she had run back to her dorm immediately grabbing a few things to shove in her bag. She couldn't move Blade, that would only make Suto angry and less likely to help him....but if she brought him food, water, blankets and pillows he could really only be mad at her.

So with her backpack full of things she made her way back into the sub-basement of the school, her eyes and ears trying to keep tabs on if anyone else was near. She was never really sure what Suto did after he sent her on her way so she wasn't entirely certain he wasn't still here.

Carefully she made her way down the hall but it wasn't Blade's room she stopped at first. Instead she stopped a door short and peeked into the room there. "Patches..." She whispered into the darkness. "Come here."

There was a moment of silence before the tick tick tick of nails could be heard against stone and a large dog came to stand beside Mitsu. The dog itself had dark gray fur that fell to white underneath with bits of black here and there. For the most part it looked fairly normal, except that its head was devoid of anything resembling flesh or fur except its ears, and where its eyes should have been there were nothing but empty sockets. "Follow me..." Mitsu whispered to the creature, patting him lightly between the ears as she headed that one last door down and opened it up to peek in.

Mitsu looked rather worried seeing Blade on the floor and being so still. Looking back into the hall for only a minute to make sure no one was there Mitsu pushed the door open a little further to let Patches in and stepped inside herself closing the room up behind her.

"Blade?" Stepping over toward him she set her pack down on the floor as she knelt, reaching out a hand to touch the thief on the shoulder. She wasn't sure how out of it he would be considering this was a little different than what she had gone through.

While Mitsu was busy tending to Blade, Patches took the liberty of sniffing out the room, letting his nose...or lack there of, lead him around the place. There were all kinds of scents to be had so he would no doubt be busy for a while.

Mitsu frowned, not knowing exactly what to do. He was rather unresponsive to her touch and her voice but he seemed to be breathing okay. Unzipping her bag she pulled out the pillow and blanket she had brought. It wasn't much but it would at least keep him warm in the cool basement air. Lifting up his head slightly she slipped the pillow underneath before resting him back into place.

Once that was done she grabbed the blanket and threw it over top of him not sure what else to do. She was afraid to try and give him any water or food, he could possibly choke. "Patches." As soon as the name left her lips the dog looked up from the spot he was currently in, his tongue hanging out of his mouth and his tail wagging as fast as it could. He immediately followed Mitsu's voice to the source and stopped when he could feel her hand in his fur.

"Lay down here," Mitsu instructed moving Patches so that he was laying next to Blade. It would be a little extra warmth and company....even if Blade didn't realize it. "Keep him safe okay?" Mitsu asked the dog patting his bare skull before she moved to her bag to pull out some of the dog kibble she had bought along with two bowls. One for the food and one for water.

With Patches set up Mitsu was at a loss from that point as she looked down at Blade's form. She knew what it was like, the feeling of being no where, it was horrible. Hopefully Blade would pull through it okay.

It was the beginning of the second day before Suto made his way down into the basement again, a small medicine bottle in his hand. It didn't make much noise since there wasn't much in it. Just the two pills from before that he promised. If Blade proved he could behave well Suto would think about giving him up to a three or four day supply.

Walking into the room that he was sure had been closed and left alone for the last couple of days, Suto found Blade there surrounded in comfort that was sure the boy was unaware of. "That foolish girl." Suto shook his head closing the door behind himself. "She will do well to listen the next time."

Considering Blade's current state Suto knew forcing a pill down his throat would only end badly but thankfully he had a backup plan. Pulling a syringe from his pocket filled with what looked like nothing more than water, Suto knelt down toward the boy and pushed the needle into his neck and injected the contents. Its not like Blade could feel it after all.

"There, you should be as coherent in a few moments." Suto mused to himself as he stood back up capping and pocketing the syringe. His golden eyes couldn't help but settle on the dog Mitsu had pleaded with him to spare. The beast was currently on its back sprawled out, half its limbs laying across Blade. It was nothing more than an abomination, but then again the creature could be of some use later on. The experiment hadn't been a total failure.

"Welcome back to the land of the living," Suto smiled down at Blade, slowly rolling the medicine bottle between his long fingers. "I trust you had a good rest in the mean time?"

Feeling Blade stir slightly made Patches move as well. Flipping back over so that he was upright, the dog moved his head over to sniff at Blade's jacket moving further and further up until he was sniffing at Blade's face. The quick inhalation of air made a slight whistling noise through his bone nose as he continued to smell about trying to gauge what was going on.

Suto noted Blade's reaction to the dog and calmly noted. "That is Ten, though Mitsu calls him something ridiculous. Patches I think."

When Blade made an attempt to push Patches away the dog began to pant happy as if the boy was showing him attention or wanting to play. Tongue rolling out the side of his mouth the dog came back around to lick across Blade's cheek...or try to. His aim wasn't always that great.

"That aside it seems you are gaining back a little mobility. I will make this quick then. I have experiments in mind, things that I need to get done to progress in my work. You will meet me after school every other day, unless noted otherwise. You will come straight here." He continued to rotate the bottle in his hand, the two pills within giving off a small rattle. "If you behave and continue to come I will supply you with the medicine you need to keep the parasite at bay and you won't have to relive this little adventure you just had." The smile started to twitch at the corners of his mouth. "You may be surprised to note that you've only been down here two days."