"Yah, where are you going!?" She raised her voice as I hobbled my way to my house. "I thought we're going to my house."

"Your father will get mad at you if he sees you like this. And besides, I have a complete medical kit." I said through a smile. She scoffed before resting her forehead on the crook of my neck, her breath tickling my skin. Adrenaline rushed through me, my cheeks felt warmer than before.

I reached for the doorknob and twisted it open, blood staining the handle. She jerked off my back as I hacked in surprise, throwing herself on the couch with legs raised on the coffee table.

She removed her bloody socks as I dabbed her bleeding ankles with a wet towel and then a cotton with ointment. I did the same with the abrasion on her hands and face and placed medical strips on her ankles. I'm surprised that she's letting me have access to tend to her wounds, I'm happy that I could be helpful to her.

"Wash your knuckles." She ordered once I finished her wounds as she grabbed a bandage from the kit. I did as she said and washed my hands in the kitchen sink, though I didn't even touch the wound.

She wrapped my knuckles firmly with a bandage and whenever I flinched, she'd scold me and tighten the bandage.

My eyes traveled from my knuckles to her clothes, seeing that it was drenched with muddy water and blood.

"Noona, your clothes are wet." I stated.

"So, what." She yawned before snuggling herself to the cushions and faced the other way.

"You need to change."

No reaction came from her as light snores muffled through the cushions.

She's asleep.

"N-noona?" I shook her shoulders, receiving an elbow to the stomach. "You're mean, Noona!" I pouted and went upstairs for a towel.

I came back with a towel in my shoulder and a plain T-shirt that doesn't fit me anymore, and sweatpants.

"Noona, wake up. You have to change your clothes or you'll have a cold." I whimpered and as a reaction, she just groaned and swatted from behind as I dodged.

She'll get sick if she sleeps in these clothes.

I looked away and unbuckled her belt, rolling down her pants, removing it from her legs. I slowly peered over her as I sighed in relief. She's wearing thin shorts underneath her pants, and then there's her top. I removed her jacket off her waist and raised her shirt over her hands, a tank top beneath. That removes another awkward situation.

I studied her legs and arms as I flushed in horror. Scars bathed her skin, some faded and some seemed fresh and also bruises of different colors covered her legs, mostly her knees which is skinned and bruised at the same time.

Is she doing this to herself?

I frowned as I dabbed her blood drenched legs with a wet towel, then covering it with my sweatpants, same goes to her upper part, now wearing baggy sweatpants and a loose T-shirt topping it.

It was 7 o'clock and I already felt sleepy, from a whole afternoon at the mall and running from the city to the woods nonstop. I sat on the floor and rested my head next to hers, our heads touching, and soon my eyes got heavier and heavier and dozed off. Ours breaths in sync.

~•~

Sinon's POV

Morning light shone through the translucent curtains as I jolted awake, almost falling from the narrow couch, feeling minty, fluffy hair tickle my nose.

V was fast asleep beside me, his mouth slightly opened as he breathes.

My eyes squinted as I got up from the couch, feeling loose clothes draped over me and my bloody once strewn on the table. My eyes widened as I smacked V's head.

"Yah, V!"

"Eomma....." he mumbled. "Five more minutes...."

"No! You pabo, wake up! It's a weekend!"

He groaned and circled his neck from the position he slept in.

"What is it, Noona?" He lowly rasped, ruffling his hazelnut hair.

"Did you change my clothes?" I say immediately as his face flushed.

"I-it's not what you think!" He protested. "You were wearing something underneath and you were sweaty!"

I don't say anything afterwards, standing up and taking my phone out of the pockets of my jacket. Lucky that my dad bought a waterproof phone.

I texted my dad about my whereabouts as V traipsed to the kitchen tiredly.

"I'll make breakfast." He muttered.

My stomach growled, a blush crept to my cheeks as V chuckled.

After a few minutes he came back with a teapot and toast with butter on the side as he placed it in front of me.

I shamelessly grabbed a slice and munched on it, crumbs falling on loose sweatpants as he sat next to me. I noticed his uneasiness and his silence as he nibbled on his toast in deep cogitation. And finally he spoke.

"Sinon," he started as I shifted my attention towards him. "What is it about.....postmortem?"

I dubiously eyed him, his head hanging low like he knows something that he shouldn't.

"My friend died two years ago, and is undergoing postmortem after her death." I answered unhesitatingly.

"H-how did she die...?"

"A genetic disease." I started. "You know the wrinkly bastard yesterday? That was her aunt, who left her when she was, I don't know...12? It was confirmed that the disease was inherited to her since she's the only child, and that's pretty much it."

"Did you do those?" He pressed, looking at my legs in worry. I scowled and lowered the sleeve to my leg.

"I don't know what you're talking abo-"

"Did you do those?." He said in a more firm tone causing me to slightly flinch. His normally pristine eyes, now filled with worry and concern. His gaze is so heart melting, leaving me speechless.

He sighed, and enveloped me in a tight, protective embrace.

"Please, don't hurt yourself anymore..." He beseeched with a shaky breath, burying his face in my short hair. Him hugging me carelessly isn't the only thing that bothered me, it's that I didn't recoil in his touch. If anything, I wanted to hug him back, but resisted the urge to do so.

Unknowingly, I raised my trembling arms to his back accepting his affection, when I realized what I was doing, I held his shoulders and pushed him back.

"I won't. Just don't get clingy. Its weird, we only met last week." I slowly reverted back to the resentful Sinon as I crossed my arms in front of me.

He gave a rectangular smile.

"You have no idea."