Day 43: Arts & Crafts Room (4th Shift)

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When Momo left Hitsugaya's side, she felt both relieved to be away from him and disappointed that the nurses had separated them. Either way, she felt like she was suffocating, that she had too much building in her mind with all this on top of the message she'd been given by the undead knight on that rooftop the night before. There was only one way for Momo to relieve the pressure.

After leaving a note on the board for Senna, Momo headed into the Arts & Crafts room. She was still in a lot of pain, but Hitsugaya's healing, though minor, did make it much less painful to hold things. Taking all of the special markers, she stood before the large white board and uncapped the lightest of the colors - yellow.

Save thyself.

Those words would echo in Momo's mind for a very long time. She had much to thank the knight for, the least of which was leaving her right arm relatively undamaged. She needed it for many things, being her primary hand, but right now she needed it for one thing.

Momo began to draw.

[reserved for Senna]

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That had done it, then. He'd succeeded, and now-- now neither Suzaku nor Euphy would have anything to worry about that they shouldn't have been. He wouldn't have anything to worry about, because as long as Suzaku was looking after her-- it was better this way.

Lelouch remained impassive as Suzaku rose to his feet, ignoring the way his throat closed at the look on his face. That reaction-- probably meaningless, except in the sense that it confirmed that he had hurt him, but it wasn't like trying to analyze it would do either of them any good right now. Simply allowing Suzaku to take his leave was a far better option, even if-- but he couldn't let himself think that way anymore.

He said nothing in response to Suzaku's parting remarks, partially to enforce the impression of disdain but mostly because he couldn't bring himself to say anything that might hurt him even more. He had done more than enough to him already.

Lelouch quietly returned to his seat once Suzaku had gone, and once there, he picked up the discarded crane with shaking hands and finished folding it.