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CHAPTER 9
Cloak without the dagger
The lights blinded him, his right arm covered his face to see the surroundings cleary.
He hunched up against the wall closest to him, seems he's taken to a medical bed where he may remember the questionable pain in his chest. It was odd to him, touching his torso from top to bottom, behind and front. The pain is gone but, he will find the causes and reason to it soon. He noted on his mind as a priority: His biological structure.
Oblivion studied his surroundings. The area is small a couple of beds and a large desk, cabinets, height and weighting stand indicator, of course! He is in the school infirmary after all. He groaned as he stared at the dark-browned roof for not realizing quickly, maybe it's his reading glasses not equipped. The reading glasses!
He was farsighted, not a concern, so he shifted his right by the shelves to find it, assumed himself. It was not there.
"Damn it!" he cursed. Maybe to those who help him knows his reading glasses, Mexil probably has it on her table or keeping it safe for whenever he's on top shape, yet those glasses are highly valuable and utmost important possession.
He drummed his fingers on his forearm, It was early he guessed, by glancing at the windowsill, dusk sky and formable clouds appear his view. Surprisingly, he's hungry.
Might be the recovery processes have dwindle my appetite. I guess I have to wait then.
He laid back to the medical bed and sighed. How long he's been bedridden? Yesterday? Two days? A week? Who knows when? Time runs fast if your not focusing it more often of staring at clocks.
He's eyes slowly narrowed and laid his arms behind his neck and try to take a nap, still on guard when someone calls him...
"Oblivion of _____ are you?"
"Present!"
"Welhimer of Herndi is here?"
"Here!"
"Bagante of Tornir present?"
"Present Sir!"
"And finally... hmph. Another one of your kind Oblivion, why are there 'lesser beings' here from the neighboring states of the outer rim. Lyon of Cascande?"
"Busy Sir, I was tasked to write his stuff for today."
"Absent? Well good for him and his busy stuff. Moving on to our current discussion were... we left off... is about..."
"Oblivion the 'Nigora Goat' are you awake dear?"
A professional and serious voice opened his eyes and almost jolted out of his bed, taking his eyes fixated her agate ones. She's a nurse with her noticeable white and red clothing, a zebra will treated him for today, Oblivion opined.
He answered calmly, "Yes, I'm awake ma'am."
That memento, it's different from the rest! I need to be mindful of my broken past!? I was a lesser being?
"Good to hear! You were brought by a reindeer and a lizard before they stated your condition. It was strange... at first and now I know why." She steps forward, tapping her clipboard on her left side.
"You have tattoos surrounding your body!"
"Thi this is no-" He tried to clarified but she interrupt him anyways, a shameful expression focused on the laying goat.
"It against the rules of Cherryton Academy and needs to be erased dear, it's for your health." she added sternly.
"Hold on a minute." Oblivion insisted her a consideration, "this tattoos you've said is my birthmark, I can't change that." He sat up and seated beside the bed, expose his mark by dragging his shirt to see a dark-blue lining fur.
She raised an eyebrow. "You can't remove it? Why?" She objected him.
"It apart of... my culture!" He replied the nurse, confidently but stammered.
"Your from a Tribe? An indigenous people are long forgotten in this era." She doubt and opened another window to her left.
"I haven't know your name Ma'am. It's considered rude to question without greeting someone first, If I may remember?"
"Oh dear... how rude of me talking a direct chat without introducing myself." she turned to him, and lightly asked for an apology.
He responded her with a nod, then she added, "My name is Harley! Mrs. Harley."
"Thanks for the care Mrs. Harley!" When he about to step out however, she hindered him and asked carefully. "Before you go... Ill like to check your health and then you've be discharged from the infirmary."
A candid goat smiled at her in affirmative. "Sure." He seated again and waited her to ask.
"During our analysis, your body temperature has increased so lethal that we almost called an emergency, your breathing gets harder, like you trying to drowned yourself." She explained his condition in dread, she's must be worried during that time.
It was difficult for them to find a rational treatment for him, he swallowed his own carelessly of his vulnerable body, looking at his arms, how can he be reckless if you can't take care of yourself?
She continued to explain. "And this is interesting, when we about to inserted you an IV to your system, then suddenly, your difficulties have disappeared?" -She let out a half suppressed smile- "your markings have glowed in a glimmer, as if it's magic... like," she shaken her head of dumbstruck. She doesn't believe what she witnessed neither as the patient face.
Oblivion was statically shut down.
"Wait... glowed as if my marking that surround my body glowed!?"
"Yes." she frankly spoke to him.
Scrubbing his forearm in discomfort. "That was not an expected diagnosis..." said Oblivion.
"Do you not aware of this aren't you?"
"No." lowering his voice to a whisper. Why his not perceive this information since he left that 'forbidden group'. They may have something to latched on his body. That bugger, It's always them manipulating his school life.
"This is a great discovery! I can tell the-"
"Don't," Oblivion glared at her. She expressed an agitating reply. "Why not? This people need to know your special!"
"And that I will be the target for experimentation by the government?" He bites back, Trying to terminate this communication.
The nurse lost her thoughts for a moment and connect his points, he may be a special case, but this institution filled with diverse and unique circumstances. It's best to let enjoy themselves in free from the government's illicit decision-making. She noticed that long ago, and now she might make her own will as a local nurse from Cherryton Academy.
"Please do no tell anyone about this, keep this to ourselves Mrs Harley." Oblivion told her an formal secret between them only.
"No worries dear! I'll keep my lips zipped," She gesticulated her fingers to her mouth in zip from left to right.
"Thank you." Said Oblivion, In a kind matter.
Either way, he was thankful and relief that he has trusted a private info about him, she may trust him but, mindful of where he can trust, starting as he leave the infirmary.
Until she asked another question.
"Dear, are you a hybrid?"
"...Whats with that question? I'm a 'Nigora Goat."
"Ok dear, it's not a concern, I'm only just asking one, I will not disturb you now." The nurse moved to the working desk. She picked some document's below and place it individually while Oblivion watched with a neutral face. But their something left that he needs to be addressed. Stroking his chin, he figured.
"Mrs Harley?"
"Yes?" Answered the nurse.
"How many are you employed in the Infirmary?"
"Oh! you concern about the other nurses worry not dear! Only the two of us, nurse's has seen it. The doctor was on hold by the faculty two weeks ago." She explained.
"Ok, Can the other one- WAIT! How many days since I was sick!?"
"Nothing to concern Oblivion. you only been bedridden yesterday." Corrected his doubt, his expression change to calmness.
She further added. "Ill tell my partner to hide your case when she's on duty."
"I appreciated the secrecy, thank you, again." He makes a mild smile to her, gave a hand wave and steps outside, closed the door behind him.
Although the day hasn't ended yet.
He turned around with a rounded horn jumping towards his structure.
You're alive handsome man! I fucking miss you dude!!"
"I was only sick yesterday Brandon!"
The sheep hugged him hard as if Oblivion being crushed by a hydraulic press. Brandon whined, "I would piss myself if your gone dude!! Don't scare me like that!" The goat while standing upright idle, slowly studied down unsteady of gripping his medical gown.
It suited him, thursday morning and students are already flocking in the hallways. Strange looks gazed them, sometimes covered their mouths and faces of both frivolous bonds.
"Don please... this is embarrassing..." Oblivion said feebly.
The sheep release his gripped arms for him to adjust the goat's body, he grunted and heard the sheep muttered in apology.
But Oblivion took notice an avian, flies towards him in quick movement. A thin mouth peck his forehead, they giggled.
"You feeling better Oblivion! and it wasn't serious as I thought," A charming voice said to him.
"Oh howdy Am, are you worried about me too?"
She responded him, lively. "Yeah, all SSG have gathered at the meeting room, worried. Then Louis arrive and did some work done, without ya and-" her blabbering has taken his attention of the buck's name.
They shown a worry to all of SSG, but Louis? That red deer have no emotion to concern someone like him other than his own reputation. The irony is him is to worry about his condition. Not him, although he also sick as well and maybe Oblivion calls even but that was just a burn out from work or other causes relates to it.
It's normal.
A normal animal in fatigue after that night.
Yet, it was not normal to suffer an abrupt memory or dream?
Is he really a normal animal?
...
About that, It was regular for the class president to handle the meetings every two or a month. The previous meeting held was only a month ago in late spring, then what's the brief occasion? what's the next orders he proposed? Is the plans changed, edited, remove, or compensate all together for the future of Cherryton Academy?
I don't understand his ideals well...
"Louis was there?" Oblivion asked the hummingbird.
"Yup!" Amy answered. "And did some lamenting to you, praying for your recovery, after that, more plans and activities next month!" she said to the goat, straightforward manner.
"Great... to hear it Amy," he nervously added and exhaled his breath.
Another documents to be recorded and stored to his mind and drive as an SSG Secretary. He can't complained it for sure, this was another casual day in the office. recording and typing is what his good for this earnest capris.
They walked forward in a slow movement. Amy and Brandon makes a long story short of the meeting during his absence before hiking away to his own room and change himself to a formal uniform asap. Of course the medical gown he used for his treatment will retrieve back to Mrs. Harley that he confided his biology.
A caterpillar sluggish towards to the flower bed. It is a final stretch to begin a next phrase of becoming a wonderful creature and fly too see the surroundings after a long journey have completed, beginning a new cycle of generation of the creature once finding a pair and peacefully rest and be born once more.
Unfortunately the flower bed was tall for the creature to climb, a medium-sized insect can move anywhere and anytime.
The creature begin climbing this formation in front of it head on. Ascending to the bottom up to the top with solemn steps.
While descending now the creature is on the flower bed, A bright snowed hand picked this creature gently with two fingers, raising it up and stared it in friendliness. The mammal thought herself.
"Where are you going bitsy?" Opened the other hand and place the struggling creature. "Your not welcome to this area hun, maybe I'll put you where you belong." They said in a raised voice.
They stand up after crouching down to the flower bed, it was moving to whatever it go, they gave the creature a soft smile. Felt it was just like her being projected as lost yet persevere animal who wanders to dark and deep forest with no light been touched for a long time.
They entered a greenhouse, it was small and compatible for medium and small fauna. Inside was warm and cozy, the animal closed the hatch tight and moved pass many potted plants. Flowers, vegetables, fruits, and alike similar to a market but small. They place the creature on a bonsai tree carefully, the creature paused for a moment then proceed to move into a bark and above to rest.
"That will be your new home little fella, take care!" They ended their chatter, mostly themselves. It was lonely at her garden, the rooftop garden of the school, only a handful of animals knew this area of interest, as only a member left. She taken this garden as good-natured environment and stilled functional club.
Headed to the wooden shack, a small abode for the things related to gardening but also her place for salvation, a moment of tranquility during after stressing and complicated process learning in each subjects, good conduct, advancing grade-years and what not. Despite these, it was necessary to proceed next chapter in life, Is that what she wanted?
Probably.
Maybe...?
But no, it was different.
Much much different...
She was just a dwarf rabbit who gets deceived, mocked, pitied, weak of a herbivore living a wasted school life in this campus!
Grabbing a tiny mug, add some ingredients for a green mint tea, pour with a warm water from a kettle, and steer till it is cool enough to drink that minty smell. Seated on top of a bed and placed her hot mug beside the bench closes to her reach.
She freely moved her legs, back and forth. Thoughts reminded at one point in time when she was naive bunny, someone helping her... But she didn't care about that.
She wasn't worried at all despite the cons, even if. She can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs.
Doing this self destructive morality, for three years since her enrollment in Cherryton. Her self-esteem means nothing to about 80 million of her kind.
This is it.
She was going to be free.
From this scenario, she will be devoured and peacefully rest of her unimportant living thing.
Her freedom was sadly prevented and lived for another day.
"WAIT!!" She remembered that yelling of a unknown animal, and greatly fazed while acting her instincts to flee from danger. A trait for the prey.
Why did she flee? It was so close to end this miserable and tortured bunny and yet, she felt it is not right to die, its wrong. When if the slightest spark of hope catches her eventually, it will fade swiftly without even trying to change, she believed.
A never-ending hell
She drink the mug slowly, whilst her thoughts to live this world to move forward or stumbled depends if she wants to see a way to be happy, like she hoped for along time.
It will be a miracle, if Rex can receive her prayers and guide her to a positive light. She won't be this depressed and guilt driven by society condemnation, if it happened before, she won't have done this at all.
She was patient to change her demeanor.
Too patient...
Not an answers have called...
None helped.
A knock has heard from the glass sliding door, twice and broke her thoughts. Her ears raised and she let out a breath, jumping out of the bed, putting the mug by the flat coffee table.
I wonder who's there? She thought.
Pulling the curtains outward, looking above heavenly while the light strongly shined her structure. She saw what the rabbit observe is an elegantly red deer standing outside her garden.
"Can I come in? Haru."
She blocked the sunlight with her palms openly raised. "Louis what a surprise to be here this morning? Come in come in." Haru greeted him, opening the sliding doors, and let the buck entered the shack.
"What's brings you here? How's your day?"
"Same things, as usual. Codes are still hidebound prior, though there some gossips I heard about men sneaking towards the dorms. But which one is uncertain." Louis mused.
"Probably females." Alleged Haru rather disgusted. Picking her mug as it now a little warm, and take a sip. She moved towards the bed and seated there merrily.
She turned around. "Would you like some tea?" The bunny asked. Pointed out the mug and thermos in the side table.
"I appreciate the offer, but no need." Louis refused kindly.
He then approach to the bed and seated beside her with his hand stroking her head and ears. Haru felt serenity when the buck is around. They first encounter was shocking but she neglected the thoughts and enjoyed his gentle touch with her snow furred structure.
As she looked at his eyes, those amber eyes filled with deep affection and smiled tenderly gave that expression of what will it commence today. Noticing his charming behavior, she guessed nonchalantly.
"How easily noticed are you Louis... Is this why you came to my garden~"
Louis peck her cheek and smirked. "I needed the relaxation for today's work at the office, the stresses needs an ease." He said as the buck removed his sleeves and vest slowly.
"Ill give you what you want only if you stay till supper." Directed Haru rather teasingly.
"As you wish." Ended with a wink to her, and then. They basked their affair in a lonely wooden shack.