After their lunch, the three problem children returned to their respective lines of work.
Izayoi was assisting the repairs of a collapsed building with dozens of others. However, Izayoi was exremely efficient and fast with the repairs, and had properly rebuilt an entire section all on his own. He was amused at how often he would overhear the others marveling at his abilities.
Presently he sat on a half-repaired roof and called down to the group below him. "Oy! Send me another plank!"
"Right!" One boy with ram horns replied. But before he could pass the wood up, a blur of white and yellow halted the workers in their tracks for a moment.
"Izayoi-san!" It was Leticia, in her younger form. "Please come down! Kurousagi has collapsed!" She called worriedly, her hands clasped together before her chest and her red eyes shimmering with panic.
"That idiot." He grumbled. "I'm coming."
Shoving his hands in his pockets, Izayoi dropped down from the roof, a good twenty feet, and landed unfazed beside Leticia. Without another word, she lifted her large, black wings and took off, Izayoi following rapidly on foot. "So vampire twerp, where is that dumb rabbit?" He asked.
"She was tending to the children when she suddenly just fainted." Leticia's voice was twisted with concern. "They didn't know what to do. She's never fallen ill before, and no one knows how to treat a sick Moon Rabbit."
They arrived at the hospital within one minute and Leticia landed. Asuka and You were already present outside, along with a woman with lamb ears who was apparently a nurse.
"Didn't we tell her?" Asuka sighed. "Does she ever listen?"
"I don't think she's the type." You commented.
"She's gotta make a big deal about it and worry everyone." Izayoi scoffed. However the two girls made note that his hands were clenched into fists in his pockets and he sounded impatient. "Now what's this about no one knowing what to do to treat her?" He demanded.
The nurse replied in a small voice. "Never before has it been reported that a Moon Rabbit has been sick." She explained. "There were rumors of the only known cure to be a special plant from the moon itself, but without her able to take us there, there is no way to reach the moon-"
"That's just a load of crap!" A new, annoyingly familiar voice joined in the conversation as Shiroyasha appeared from inside the hospital. "That's nothing but a made-up story from other communities in order to scare us. What she needs is rest and quiet, and she can't get it here with all these crazy munchkins running rampant." She jabbed her thumb at a group of children running around in the grass, laughing and shouting. "Take her home and put her to bed and keep her there until tomorrow and she'll be back on her feet in no time."
"Shiroyasha-san seems very well-informed." Asuka sounded impressed.
"Who better to know about the Game Judge than the Game Master?" Shiroyasha smirked. "Now then, scurry off, the lot of you!" She waved her hands at Asuka, You, and Leticia. "No reason to gather everyone here in a panic. You can see her this evening when you go home." She ordered. "You stay here." She then pointed at Izayoi. "Everyone says you're working so fast they can hardly keep up. Put your abilities to work somewhere else for a change." She then spun on her heel and followed the lamb-eared nurse inside the building.
Like Izayoi, Asuka, and You did not seem too concerned about the news about Kurousagi, as they had all been anticipating it. However, Leticia was still a trembling mess as she clasped her palms together.
"I know she's your good friend, but she's our's, too." Asuka soothed, patting her shoulder. "You don't have to be so worried. She'll be fine."
"You shouldn't treat her differently just because of the fact that she's a Moon Rabbit." You added. "Medicine we use on humans will be fine for her, too." Leticia glanced up at the both of them in turn, trying to calm herself.
Izayoi felt it was his turn. "Don't worry about that dumb rabbit." He said, planting his hand on her head and ruffling her hair. "I'll take care of her."
At last, the girl cracked a small smile and nodded once. Izayoi ignored the teasing glances that Asuka and You shot him as he whipped around and entered the building.
Shiroyasha had been waiting for him outside the room they had temporarily put Kurousagi in.
"You lucky bastard." She hissed up at him. "Believe me, I'd take care of her myself, but I've got too many things to do. Just make sure you don't do anything I've never done."
"Sure, sure." He smirked. "I'll try to restrain myself."
"You know as well as I do that won't be an easy feat." She wiped a drop of drool from the side of her mouth and tried to push the fantasies away in her mind. "Just take her home and let her sleep." She reminded him as she opened the door.
Izayoi walked into the one-bed room and was instantly taken aback when he saw her.
Kurousagi was lying under the white covers, her face flushed pink with fever as she huffed for breath. Her hair was neither its usual vibrant blue nor the rosy pink, but rather a pale, sickly purple somewhere in between the two, and her long ears drooped unnaturally to the sides.
"Geez." He whistled. "This is what you get for being such a nosy busybody." He grumbled, but could not deny the spark of worry that flickered inside him.
Pulling the covers off of her, he slid his arms beneath her shoulders and knees, lifting her almost too easily into his arms. During the fight against Black Percher three days prior, he had carried her to safety from one of Pest's attacks, which had been easy enough. However, right now she felt even lighter, and it made him frown.