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 Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:10 am
Crimson eyes once again shifted to look at Shun's face in a confused manner. "If I wasn't sure....I probably would have left while you were sleeping." Maybe not entirely true. Mitsu was very passionate about being about to help but at the same time the best time to have slipped out of the room would have been while he was resting.
"Why do you keep asking?" Mitsu wondered curiously as she took a seat on the floor again. "Is it that strange that I would want to help my friend?" It made her wonder how he had felt when helping her. "Was it strange taking care of me when I was sick?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:25 pm
Thinking about that for a bit, Shun's gaze was still on his newly bandaged hands. There was still a bit of lingering aches left over from the pain killers, but it was easier for him to relax at the very least.
"It.. was a little. Still not really used to this sort of thing I guess. Always mainly just took care of myself with a few exceptions like if I couldn't really do it myself or something," he mused.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:27 pm
"It's not so bad though, right?" There was a soft smile accompanied with that question. "I...always felt better knowing that I had someone there to care about me." And she hadn't had that feeling in a long while since her brother had gone missing. Even though Shun was still adjusting to it she could tell that in his subtle way he cared.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:30 pm
"No... not so bad at all," he said quietly while thinking about it, "It.. takes a bit of getting used to though. I guess."
Shun slowly shook his head, then remembered something. Shifting a bit uncomfortably, he grimaced some before finally looking over towards the wolf girl.
"By the way, you might be better finding someone else to teach you self defense."
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:34 pm
"S..someone else?" Her ears folding back Mitsu looked concerned. "W..why would I want someone else to teach me?" Mitsu didn't really understand. Shun seemed very capable and he was strong. Certainly he had a lot to teach her.
"Y..you really don't have to explain. I can watch and pick things up if talking is a problem." Really she could learn by watching, she was good at absorbing new information.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:43 pm
"Explaining and the like isn't the issue," Shun said quietly, "But you might want someone more capable than I to teach you."
The Reaper still wasn't taking his losses too kindly. While Mitsu managed to convince him to not overdo it, he still felt as if he was behind. He had a decent start in both matches, but once he lost that starting momentum, he felt that he had been beat pretty easily on both accounts.
While it was good that he was in a place with such strong opponents, it frustrated him greatly to feel like this.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:12 pm
The confusion was clearly written on her face. "W....why do you not feel like your capable enough to teach me?" Scooting closer to the bed side Mitsu peeked over the edge at the reaper. "You're really strong and know a lot of moves. You could teach me all kinds of things." Whether she'd be able to do any of it would be the real question.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:24 pm
Hesitating at her question, Shun looked away, not really wanting to admit the reasoning for his words. It wasn't really something he wanted to admit.
"I've found that I'm weaker than the other fighters in the student body..." he said quietly and reluctantly. It was hard.. very hard for him to have said that, "It would be better if you had someone stronger teach you."
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:45 pm
There was a long pause and Mitsu was starting to wonder if Shun was going to answer her. Had she picked something that shouldn't be talked about? About to open her mouth an apologize for asking, Shun finally gave a reply though he looked away as he did so. She couldn't help but feel that the reaper felt ashamed about it.
"You aren't weak, Shun." With a softened look Mitsu reached out to touch Shun's arm. "My brother used to tell me that every hardship is an opportunity to strengthen ourselves, to temper our life and make it shine with greater luster. It seems that this is your hardship. I think you can teach me just as well if not better than anyone else and its not physical strength that sticks out the most to me. You have much more to offer, though you are strong. You can't let a loss hold you back." It had to have been the most profound thing she had mustered to say and she really wasn't sure it would do much good. Shun seemed to be eaten up by these thoughts of being weak. From losing to not being able to train as hard as he felt he should.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:59 pm
At first, Shun didn't look back at Mitsu when he first felt her touching his arm. However, as she spoke, he slowly glanced over to her. There was a bit of a conflict in what she said to what he grew up with, but at the same time, he could see some truth in the matter.
"This is why I was training as hard as I was," he said quietly, "I refuse.. to let myself become worthless."
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:07 pm
"It's good to push yourself," Mitsu admitted. She had been trying to do much the same in other ways. "But there is a limit. Especially physically. You can push yourself to the point where you are damaging your body beyond repair and then you will be permanently weaker."
Mitsu sighed a bit resting against the bed. She wasn't sure what else to say. All she was doing was saying the same thing in a different way. "I...I know what I'm saying...doesn't make much sense to you and I may not be the greatest of friends or...all that important to you but for me will you try to take better care of yourself?" Sheepishly she looked back up toward him with those large eyes full of concern for his well being. If only he truly knew how much she would worry now.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:11 pm
Once more, it took Shun a little while to respond as he was digesting what was being said to him. That look in her eyes... there was just something about it. For a moment, his left hand lifted up a bit, but he let it drop back down fairly quickly.
"I think you're a better friend than what you think," he said softly before resting his head against the wall, "I'll try... so you don't have to worry so much."
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:03 pm
Smiling a bit at that Mitsu nodded. She was glad to know that Shun was going to try at least. It made her feel a little better about the situation. "Rest up for now, Shun, and you can train more when you are better."
Relaxing a bit again Mitsu sat back on the floor. She liked the company but she really wondered if it would be best for Shun to get some more sleep. "Do you want to sleep for a bit longer? I can always leave and check on you later." He would probably still have a hard time getting around.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:21 pm
With a slow nod in response, Shun took in a breath and shifted slightly on the bed.
"Not yet," he started while staring at the wall for a bit, namely where his guitar was. A part of him wanted to play, but he probably couldn't do a whole lot in his current condition. Well damn.
All in all, this situation was fairly reminiscent of when Mitsu was sick... only he was the one that needed to be tended to. This reminded him that she hadn't really said much of what had happened at home and he was too caught up in trying to make sure she was better anyway.
"By the way... how did your trip home go?" he asked quietly. Shun was aware that her homelife wasn't all too great, but he was actually hoping that she didn't have too bad of a time while she was there that weekend.
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:42 am
If he wasn't going to sleep Mitsu didn't feel too bad about sticking around. Having company made her feel better than being in her room alone with only Milo and Ziggy. While they were a companion of sorts they could only do so much to ease her troubled mind.
"Home?" Mitsu visibly stiffened her face looking a little grim. "It ....was..." The lie was there on the tip of her tongue but Mitsu knew it would sound like a lie. Being able to hide the truth was not a strong point of hers. Fingers twitching slightly Mitsu curled her hands into fists resting them on her legs for the time being.
"I..was able to collect some things to bring back." She finally said. At least that part wasn't a lie. Her face said much more though and she wished she had her mask on to hide her expression. The only problem was if she put it on now it was obvious she had something to hide.
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