29th bomb || Hayato Gokudera || [in person] || Backdated to Thursday

[andsuddenlydynamite]

[After letting a rather distinctive scream from the morgue of the manor, Hayato had hastily scrambled up to the main floor. Shakily, he wandered through the halls, completely disoriented and very jumpy. He had his hands defensively wrapped around his stomach which is slathered in dried blood, as are his pants, and right shoulder.

After stumbling about the halls for a while he simply leans against the wall and slides down it into a sitting position as he tried to wrap his head around what happened...]

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[andsuddenlydynamite]

[It took a few more minutes for him to calm down. He let his hands fall and just leaned against her, too tired to move anymore. Heck, he was even starting to nod off a little bit. He didn't pay much heed to the statement about him not being worthless. He never did. People didn't know. While Temari knew more about him than most people, she still didn't know everything. There were even a lot of things he hadn't told Ryuutaro before... but at least for the time being he was still useful enough not to be thrown away.

That isn't to say the damage hadn't been done. While for the moment he was too relieved for his self-doubts to start crawling through his head again, they would return, as well as a bit of wariness of Temari's words in the future... but for now, everything was okay.]

I-I'm s-so glad...

[suna_bitch]

[Staying where she was, she just wrapped her arms around him and held him tight. She wasn't moving, wasn't going to let him leave her just yet. They'd stay here and be happy while it lasted, he'd see that he didn't need that weakling.]

I'm sorry...I just wanted to protect you.

[Letting him relax a little longer, she soon moved to put an arm under his legs and lifted him from the floor almost effortlessly. He'd stay with her tonight, he wasn't going to leave her sight.

Moving him to the bed, she tucked him in before sitting on the edge of her bed.]

Think about what I said...you can stay here. With me. You'll never feel unwanted again, I promise you...

[andsuddenlydynamite]

[He started to reply to her apology, however it only comes out as a barely audible mumble as he completely falls asleep. And a good thing to otherwise he might have had a thing to say about being carried to bed like he was a bride.

But at least, if anything, he could get a little sleep before the gravity of his situation completely hit him and the nightmares came...]