For some reason, Sora wasn't too surprised to find that Tsubaki made a good nurse. She took charge immediately, helping him with his chest wound first. He took the strip of cloth she offered him and pressed it against the wound, wincing as he added more force. He knew that as much as it hurt to push down, that pressure would stop the bleeding.

Once that was done, he lifted up his arms, giving Tsubaki the room she needed to tie the rest around him. It was a little bit awkward, but he wasn't in any position to complain about that. He felt his cheeks grow hotter as she drew close to him, and backed away as soon as she was done.

"Don't worry, I don't think I'm going to get cold," he said, shaking his head. Not with this fever that didn't seem to want to go away. The boy stood by as Tsubaki finished with Kurogane's wounds, and then raised an eyebrow when she suggested where they go next.

To the institute? It felt strange running back toward the very place they were trying to get away from, but Sora didn't have any plans for escape tonight. He couldn't go anywhere until he had Riku and Kairi at his side, after all. So after a moment of contemplation, he reluctantly agreed. "Okay. We should stick to the trees, though." If they got lucky, none of those birds would be able to get through to them.