Aotsuki, Hideo, and Furuta arrived in front of the infirmary, it took them a while to climb up two floors, with Aotsuki carrying Sakuya Ifune upon his back.

Aotsuki Bakohata voice seem a bit dilapidated, but also a bit relieved at the same time. "Finally, we're here."

Hideo rushes to the front, as he pushed the door open. "Let me open the door for you."

The door to the infirmary slides open, towards the side, as the wooden door panels hit the wall, with a 'cluck' sound. It causes a small disruption, which attracts the attention of many onlookers.

The male nurse, who is named Dr.Fujimura, dressed in a white lab coat, with a black inner shirt; short trimmed hair, and lazy dark eyes, sitting in the back of the room.

He raised his head upwards, with his arms behind his head, leaning on his wheel chair.

Dr.Fujimura said, "So what kind of injury do you boys have, or did you guys just get into a fight."

Aotsuki and the guys didn't immediately answer, as the male nurse's guess was spot on ,but Aotsuki coughed twice, to clear his throat before saying, "I have a companion who has just twisted her leg. She wasn't able to walk here by herself. So I have to carry her here."

"I see..." Dr.Fujimura turns his head to the side, taking a short glance, and notices the injured Sakuya Ifune.

"So how did she get all of those injuries..." Dr

Fujimura said so in a serious tone, raising eyebrows, as he became suspicious of the boys, and what their intentions are.

"Well to be exact. Sakuya wasn't being bullied by a group of kids, around our age. We intervened, but managed to get in a scuffled, which resulted with some slight injuries. Nothing major... and the rest is as you would expected." Hideo said in reply to the male nurse's inquiry.

However, Furuta Tsukimi from the side, looks at Hideo Uegaki's figure with a meaningful glare.

As he implied, 'Bitch please... you didn't do anything, you just sit by idly doing nothing.'

Dr.Fujimura spins on his wheel chair, as he is flung across the room, before standing on his two feet.

Dr.Fujimura thought, as coolly lands in front of the boys. 'I see that would explain alot. Normally, the abuser wouldn't even bother to help the victim, the one who they've purposely hurt. Much less caring for their well being, or be bother worrying about getting caught... the chances of them willingly bring their victim to the infirmary are slim to zero.'

"That said you should carry the injured girl to the bed, and I take over the rest."

"Okay then." Aotsuki lightly replied, as he hurriedly brung the half unconscious Sakuya, placing her body gently on top of the bed.

"Thank you very much for saving me." Sakuya Ifune quietly said in response for his help.

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"There is no need to thank me. I'm not the only one that help you; Furuta, and Hideo as well. Besides it's the normal thing that anybody would do." Aotsuki replied sensibly like any normal person.

"I see." Sakuya said so in tone, expressing her feelings of sadness, and emotions that have been swelling up over the years.

She cried a stream of tears, releasing her pent up emotions, that she had kept isolated over the years.

Sakuya Ifune didn't want others to see her crying face, even though there is not much to hide anymore, as she place her arms over the upper regions of her face, obscuring her eyes.

Aotsuki panics, wailing his hands around, as he scrambles to find an answer. "What did I do. How come she is crying. Is it my fault..."

Furuta Tsukimi comes up to Aotsuki, and placed his hand over his shoulder, and he said. "Just relax, bro. You didn't do anything wrong... She is just venting her pent up feelings out."

The male nurse said, "Pent up emotions are strong feelings, for example anger, that you do not express yourself. So that they gradually become more difficult to control."

"I see." Aotsuki replied in response.

Changing the topic of the subject, Dr.Fujimura said, "So did you guys incur any injuries from the fight. It's my job as the school nurse to treat all of the wounds and bruises. So that the individual may perform at their full capacity..."

"Ah, well. The injuries we incurred were nothing major. Just some slight bruises, and some soreness... It would be gone in a couple of days."

Aotsuki then proceeded to lift up his sleeves, showing his bright red bruised arm, though the intensity of the pain has greatly lessen a bit.

Dr.Fujimura draws in closer, inspecting his arm, touching it often. As he said, "Well, you should properly not use your right arm for a while. Give it some time to rest so that it can fully recover."

"So how long would that be." Aotsuki asked rather curious.

Dr.Fujimura immediately reply in response, "Over night will do, though it will turn black or purple, that is a sign that it has begun the process of healing... You may skip the practical lessons this afternoon. It's nothing more than an introduction to Taijutsu class. So it's no big deal if you missed it. I will hand you a note."

"Thanks I guess..." Aotsuki said so feeling rather a bit conflicted.

Aotsuki Bakohata peacefully sat on a chair, right beside Sakuya's bed. She had finally finished crying, and there is no more tears running down.

Sakuya opened her eyes, staring at the blank ceiling, as she quietly said. "Are you not curious on why those guys are bullying me."

It certainly does pique his interest, that which gave them enough of a reason, to harm her.

Aotsuki said in response, "I am rather curious about it all, how it happened and such, but since it's a really touchy subject, and personal. I choose not to go any deeper, and invade into that said person's privacy."

Sakuya Ifune took a deep breathe, before turning her head to the side, and look Aotsuki in the eye. She said so rather seriously, lacking any sort of enthusiasm. "Do I look like a monster to you?"

Aotsuki was quite confused, as he closely examined Sakuya Ifune, from top to bottom, and could not find anything to be out of the ordinary.

So Aotsuki's answer was an obvious 'No'...

But Sakuya continued on the flow of conversation, as she said. "The reason as to why they called me a monster, is because I killed my own mother shortly after my birth, that is why I was labeled a cursed child. My father left me not that long ago, whilst I was growing up."

Aotsuki was extremely horrified, as he swallowed his saliva, feeling compelling to give an alternative answer.

"You can't truly blame yourself for other people's misfortune. The risk of having accidents during childbirth is not extremely uncommon, and can be fatal at the very least, risking the life of the mother and the unborn child."

Sakuya gave a forced smile, as she said so helplessly. "That is reassuring to hear you say that. To have someone by your side, that is not in complete opposition to you... But there is rumours going around, that there is a demon lying dormant sealed within me. And it was the one responsible for my parent's misfortune."

Aotsuki lightly chuckle, trying his best to cheer Sakuya up. "At the end of the day, rumours are still only rumours. Only if it back by evidence will people believe that it is the truth."