gaku.

You slowly opened your eyes, quickly looking around the small, dark room, but you didn't remember getting there on your own. The last thing you remembered was collapsing unconscious in the security room during one of the missions your boss, X, had assigned you. Feeling pain in parts of your body, you tried to get out of bed or at least turn over, but strong arms wrapped tightly around you, preventing you from doing so. Out of the corner of her eye, Sumi noticed Gaku lying next to her with his eyes closed, almost asleep, using you as a pillow.

You don't remember much, but he saved you when he pulled your weakened body out of that secure room. The mission failed, but the main task was to keep you safe. When you unsuccessfully tried to get into a more comfortable position, your gaze fell on your own hands, noticing the bandages covering them. And those bandages weren't just on your hands, but also on your stomach and legs, which meant you had already suffered at the hands of another organization that wanted to capture you.

“Don’t get up, you need to rest.” His voice was calm as always, and a little husky. Despite those tight hugs, he tried not to put too much pressure on the spot Kashima had healed, so you wouldn’t lose too much blood. Gaku didn’t worry about anyone very often, but you were a rare exception.