Day 29: Courtyard

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Hiei easily grew sick of the same walls--not to mention the same idiots always within those walls--and while not perfect, the chance to go outside was better than lingering in the boundaries of that damned prison. So when the chance came, the demon was quick to leap on it, heading outside almost quick enough to make a nurse wonder if he was attempting escape.

Almost.

But there were things Hiei had to take care of before he left this place, and first came sorting through his thoughts. Kurama was gone; the demon was sure of it, even without the use of his Jagan. The fox was one of the people Hiei was closest to, one of the few Hiei would admit being close to, and his presence weighed heavily on the demon, nearly as heavy as his absence.

It made him angry, that Kurama had vanished. Be it by escape or some other circumstance (which Hiei barely considered possible, only by his own refusal), the fox should be there with him, fighting with him. That was how they worked, supposedly. As a team.

Now Hiei would have to do without. And he would be fine with that, eventually. For now it was annoying, but that would pass. Perhaps quicker with a nap, and the demon moved under one of the trees. He didn't care that it was colder in the shade; his contrasting origins mixed with his stubbornness kept the weather from bothering him too much. Closing his eyes, he relaxed against the bark, as much as he could given the circumstances, and hoped for a lack of bothering.

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When he didn't stir, Orihime shifted to stretch out in the grass a few feet away. She could watch the clouds drifting by above, slowly like they had all the time in the world. She laced her fingers on her stomach and hummed softly out of tune.

Maybe she could drift off for a little while too...

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Oriya chuckled at the sound, he recognized that voice. The smile on his face widened, the game was already won. Without opening his eyes, the man stretched slightly, wincing at the twinges of pain in his aching muscles.

"Forgive me for not greeting you properly, Inoue-san," Oriya spoke up. "The sunlight is a rather fiendish thing, always enticing me to sleep."

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To her credit, Orihime didn't make any undignified noises at being startled right out of the pleasant drifting sleep. She had the small warning of Oriya's clothes rustling beforehand. "O-Oriya-san! Did I wake you?"

Orihime yawned and sat up again, sure she would drift right back off if she didn't. "It is really devious, isn't it? It almost got me too."

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Oriya opened his eyes and glanced over lazily. "Not at all." He had not been outside long enough to fall asleep, but he had been close enough. Oh well, there was always tomorrow. "Though by the looks of things, it appears I have woken you." He grinned. "Did I save you, Inoue-san?"