Ch. 6: Within the Flames... (SUN)
I frantically searched for the kitten in the blazing stable.
Where is it…!?
At that moment, I heard the kitten's faint cry.
OO: "Ah…"
The kitten came out from the shadow of a blanket, its legs unsteady as it tottered out.
OO: "Thank goodness…!"
Holding it up, I felt its body was extremely hot.
It's burning up…
The kitten shivered in my arms.
OO: "Hold on just a little more 'kay? I'll get you outside soon."
As I spoke encouragement to the kitten…
I heard a loud noise and a large pillar fell.
OO: "…!"
Somehow we were protected from the pillar, and I shielded the kitten.
But the way out was blocked, and I didn't know what to do anymore.
OO: "…"
My body froze up in fear.
The blazing flames were encroaching closer, and it was becoming harder to breathe…
OO: "Sai…help…"
I unconsciously called out his name.
Sai: "OO!"
OO: "Sai…!"
I looked up and saw Sai in the blazing flames, holding his hand out to me.
Sai: "OO…!"
I firmly grasped his hand and he forcefully pulled me up.
OO: "Sai…!"
Still holding the kitten, I threw myself into his chest and clung to it desperately.
Sai: "Idiot…! You're really…"
Clinging to his arm, the helpless feeling I'd had disappeared.
Sai is really warm…
Sai: "I'll hold the kitten, so don't let go of my hand for any reason, alright?"
Within the flames, Sai tightly held onto my hand.
Within the stable, now burning red, the blue light shining from his earring guided me.