damned_institute | Day 30: Cafeteria, Breakfast

Hitsugaya woke with a start.

His entire body ached, but the pain was nowhere near as bad as it had been the night before. His injuries had been tended two with clean gauze and bandages, and he found every movement wasn't agony. He wasn't in the best of shape, but thanks to the miracle of landel's strange time distortion, he had mostly recovered from the vile poison without having to waste anyone else's talents.

And in his hand, still...there was the key.

He dressed quickly, sliding the key onto the key ring from his desk drawer and stuck it into his pocket. Whether the key stood to gain them anything or not, it stood as a vital reminder that they could succeed in this place. There was hope, as insignificant as it often seemed. They could beat this place.

That small shred of hope made getting up worth it.

The nurse who escorted him to breakfast was cheerful, and commented idly about how wonderful it was to see young Tommy Winters up and about again after his unfortunate run-in with a bad case of food poisoning. He smirked slightly, knowing that any lies the institute forced into their heads were only that: lies. He wouldn't buy it for a second. And on top of that, the concept of muffins sounded almost appetizing. While he still preferred his authentic Japanese cuisine, the food here was slowly becoming more and more bearable. He would have preferred a warm bowl of sweet nattou over rice over the mufffins, but they would do. The plain yogurt and fruit, on the other hand, was excellent. He piled his plate high with fruit as usual, and got several small bowls of yogurt as well.

Finding the most convenient table to the end of the food line, he took a seat and scanned for the new arrivals. New arrivals meant people who would be lost and confused. Renji did a good job of making a bulliten post last time...he should recommend abarai-fukutaicho do the same again this time.

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Even while Kairi spoke he took the time to roll his thumb and forefinger over her head, massaging the backside as he listened to those disjointed sentences. Yet Axel found himself laughing at her last confession; a loud and long laugh as if she had told him the funniest thing of the week. Thankfully it hadn't attracted any nurses during its duration, and when he finally stopped there was already a wide grin to replace it.

"You know, I think those words are supposed to be reserved for someone else, coy mistress of the underworld." Axel finally let his hand drop, but it was only to rest it gingerly on Kairi's shoulder before pulling her close. He raised himself from the table, reaching over for a cinnamon roll with his free hand and ate it while he held her.

"But I guess I wouldn't mind borrowing them for a bit. Just don't tell him or he might get jealous, okay?" He teased, all the while smirking.

“Eh?” Came Kairi’s less than stellar reply to his first comment, only having been slightly startled by his sudden bout of laughter. “Well, it’s true!” She quickly responded, sitting up as he proceeded to grin at her. That time when she had first told him about the darkness, and now the current situation! “And I am not a mistress of the underworld! Don’t make me retract my statement.”

Boys were such jerks.

She was still frowning even when Axel pulled her close, his words finally setting in. In response, she tossed a quick look in Sora’s direction before letting out a deep sigh. Without thinking, she carefully laid her head against Axel’s shoulder as he continued to eat, her eyes falling shut. “I just hate worrying him is all. I mean, I’m sure I worry you too and all, but …” Kairi opened her eyes and gave the man a sheepish grin. “Well, not to probably such a high extent.”

Turning her head back to gaze down at her empty bowl, she grabbed at her spoon and twirled it around between her fingers. “So, are you sure you don’t mind hiding out with me tonight?”

Considering what their exchange had been like half a minute ago, Axel should've expected the girl to take comfort in his actions. And he did of course, but it still felt pretty strange to do this with Sora only a few yards away from them. Maybe it was just the habitual part of him that just couldn't get used to being more touchy-feely without a reason besides for the fact that it felt pretty nice. He'd been far from modest back then, but most of the time it had been for show or to annoy his fellow Organization members.

"Hey, I was the one that offered it, so I should be asking you if you're fine with that." He retorted back after polishing off his plate. His hand remained on Kairi's shoulder for a few more seconds before slowly letting it drop to his side, but the smile still remained on his face.

"Do you still want me to show you how to dig out someone's eye?"

“Do you really know how to dig someone’s eye out or are you just saying that in an attempt to make yourself seem cool?” Kairi replied with a sweet smile once Axel’s hand fell away from her shoulder, her own hand lifting to gently rub at her neck.

After a few moments of silence, she finally turned to look up at Axel with a smile. “Of course I wouldn’t mind. I just hope I don’t bore you to tears is all.” After all, what could they possibly do just locked up in a room all night? She was sure that at some point she was going to want to sneak out (well, drag Axel with her) and wander around, but she didn’t feel like saying that to Axel. Plus, she knew that if she DID wander around and Sora found out, he would just be either angry or worried.

After a few moments of silence, Kairi spoke once again, tilting her head to the side as she peered up at Axel. “Or maybe I can wander over to your room?”

At Kairi's statement, Axel gave her a 'if you don't believe me, you're more than welcome to volunteer' kind of look before it dropped and raised into his usual grin. Still, the redhead was being too modest for her own good, but he guessed that was how the female brain worked, which only fueled his suspicions that Larxene had a sex change when she transformed into a Nobody.

But he had to admit it was pathetically endearing in a way. However, before he could even contemplate an appropriate response, he heard a cry from one of nurses when she was visibly attacked. And soon enough more people began to join the fray, kicking and punching any staff member in sight. Axel would've been lying if he didn't want a piece of something as well, but he quickly changed his mind when one of the nurses were knocked into their table, the collision rattling the surface violently.

Without even thinking he reached over to Kairi and pulled her close. The fight looked to be a pretty decent size, but he didn't feel like taking any chances at the moment.

"Just stay close, okay?"

From the corner of his eye he could spot Sora trying to force another redhead from attacking, which in itself was a pretty comical scene since the brunet was an ant in comparison.

Kairi hadn’t even seen the fight coming! One minute she was talking with Axel, and the next, a nurse was sent flying onto their table.

The sudden collision made her take in a sharp gasp, which only caused her throat to sting, which only caused her to start coughing. Once she had gotten her coughing under control, she carefully maneuvered herself so she could peer under Axel’s arm to stare out at the fight that was breaking out.

Of course, it was at this time that she saw Rukia attack a nurse with her wheel chair, and the younger girl let out a surprised cry for her roommate. Sora appeared to be holding back Renji, who looked as if he was going to lunge at any possible second. “What the …” she whispered under her breath before finally turning to look back up at Axel with a shocked expression. “Do you have any idea what’s going on? Because if you do, maybe you should try and explain to me.”

Day 30: Cafeteria, Breakfast

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