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Gaku and Kurara were exploring. They were having a normal one, not to far from the academy since they were only two. They gathered the materials and now headed back.
Kurara walked into a crumbled floor and fell down. Gaku got alarmed, he went down there to check on Kurara. She was fine but he noticed something when he looked at her. There was blood falling from her mask and her movement was off. After they got out of the hole, Gaku asked.
"Kurara? Are you really okay?" Gaku asked worried. Kurara responded angry telling him that its not his business, but her body betrayed her and fell again on the floor and her mask flew from her head.
Gaku saw a cut on her cheek, he noticed a little blood on her leg as well. Kurara was going to cry because he found out. She seemed to be ashamed to show her weak side.
"Hey its alright, don't cry. Let me check it and patch it, I got some medical stuff." Gaku suggested, Kurara was sobbing saying that it hurted standing. Gaku carried her to a good looking sit he could find. There was a bench nearby and he placed her there.
Gaku took the mask and materials and placed it beside the bench. Gaku took some alcohol and a cotton, poured the alcohol on the cotton then warned Kurara that it was going to hurt. He rubbed the cotton on the leg wound. Kurara hissed at the pain rushing through her leg.
Gaku was done and took a tissue and wiped the blood and placed a bandage there. Now he was going for the face. Kurara was embarrassed that she looked away.
"Kurara, I know this is hard for you but look at me." Gaku said and waited for Kurara to look at him. Kurara looked at him, she saw how caring he looked, how gentle he spoke to her, how kind he acted. She calmed down and she was blushing, the same goes to Gaku.
Gaku rubbed the cotton on to the cheek wound and Kurara hissed again. Gaku was focused on the wound. After rubbing enough he used the tissue to wipe it and put a bandage on her cheek.
"There, now you fine." Gaku said as Kurara put her mask on and said how poorly it was. He was annoyed but then Kurara fell again. She said she was hurt and that she was tired from using her class weapon to summon it.
"Gaku, can you carry me?" Kurara asked feeling embarrassed. Gaku looked at her blushing, he didn't know how to respond. He said yes, this time Kurara wanted a piggyback ride, Gaku crouched at the bench so Kurara could climb with no problem.
Kurara was on his back, Gaku felt how soft and light Kurara was and while carrying the materials. He started to walk, he didn't had problem, no complains, nothing.
Kurara was looking at Gaku, she was feeling relaxed, she felt safe, Gaku and Kurara started to talk about their comrades, their lives in the TRC, their hobbies. They were distracted by their conversation that they made it to the academy.
Luckily they found Moko and explained what happened. Moko took Kurara and brought her to her room.
It was the next day, after breakfast Gaku was walking in the 2nd floor hallway and he got called out to the courtyard by Kurara.
"Hey Gaku!..." Kurara seemed flustered.
"What wrong?" Gaku asked confused.
"I... I want to hangout... with you!" Kurara shouted flustered.
"Huh?" Gaku was surprised, he was getting invited by a girl to hangout.
"I... I want to repay you for what you did yesterday. And... the piggyback ride... Can we do that again?" Kurara asked sounded shy.
"Well, I don't mind. But don't take this like a reward, I didn't help you because I want something in return, so lets hangout normally. Gaku said serious.
Kurara was surprised, she took all that effort into being honest just for him to say that.
"Well! Of course who wouldn't want to hangout with me! Anyone would want to hangout out with an Oosuzuki!!!" Kurara shouted proudly.
"But... I want the piggyback ride, I felt so tall so." Kurara said flustered.
Gaku did like yesterday and Kurara climbed on Gakus back, Gaku walked through the hallway back to the Courtyard. Gaku could hear Kurara laughing. Gaku was smilling, it felt like for once Kurara was letting her guard toward him. Maybe a sign that she trust him.