A Friend in Need [Stella/Natsumi]

Stella was in fact awake. She was sitting up in the bed appearing to be reading something but she would put it down and move the book over to the table beside her bed. She was bandaged up, and didn't look as bad. As she sat she'd look over to Natsumi with a weak smile before looking back down at her hands. Ashamed that she's made so many people worry about her. She truly felt bad for the situation.

"S...sorry for making you worry about me, Natsumi. I was supposed to be the one to worry about you."

She'd speak honestly as if she was even just a little bit stronger. She could have turned that fight around and potentially avoided injuries. However that isn't what happened and this is the outcome of Stella being to weak still. She thought she had been making good progress, but obviously she was still nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Stella felt bad that she had caused anger in her more innocent friend. There was something child like about Natsumi, but she wasn't sure if that was her looking at the girl almost like a younger sister at this point? Afterall she saw her most days as they lived in the same place so it was like the woman was always around. She'd look down at her hands as she looked at the wraps.

"They said I'll be back to my gull self in a day or two. Said it could have been alot worse."

Stella would speak out honestly about the stuff the doctor had said. She felt no need to lie to the woman, but she did feel a little bad it may be a couple of days before she gets to see Natsumi back at the apartment. She was looking forward to being back in there again though. Surely it would beat a hospital bed. Stella realized seeing the woman had made her calm down a bit more. She appreciated such a friendly, high energy person to be around.

"Once I'm back though I wanna make you dinner to pay you back for that breakfast okay?"

Stella would try to lighten up the mood as she would flash a smile to the woman in the chair. The smile wasn't the usual care free smile Stella usually had. There was an underlying sadness behind her eyes as she looked towards Natsumi. Not something the red head was able to control on her own.

Stella would hear the tone in her voice as ehe could feel the older sister feeling gnawing on the back of her mind. Should she tell Natsumi who the person was or what they look like? She wasn't entirely sure if it would be a good idea or not to share the description of the woman with Natsumi. It easnt thsf she didn't trust Natsumi, and in reality it was the opposite. She did trust Natsumi, but what she didn't trust was the ability to not fall into her emotions and get herself hurt.

"If I'm going to tell you. Promise me you're not going to go do anything dangerous okay?I don't know their bame either. Just what they look like."

She would look at the woman in front of her as she waited for the promise. Holding her pinky up hoping to lighten the mood slightly, and she wanted to show the girl she was being serious about the promise. Stella really couldn't live with herself if anyone got hurt on her behalf.

Stella would look at the woman and felt the pinky wrap around hers. She hoped that Natsumi wouldn't lie to her about this, but she wasn't entirely sure. They were good friends and Stella looked at her like a little sister. However, they hadn't know each other all that long so she could be the type to lie to Stella. She'd take a deep breath before recounting what the shinigami had looked like.

"Just a little shorter than me, green hair, a ninja mask, and rather small. Seems more athletic than her build lends to."

Stella talked about what she could from the green haired demon. She wasn't sure what that technique with the fire was but she knew it boosted her up quiet a bit. As Stella thought about it she wondered if it was possible for quincy to use something like that.

"I'm not sure where she went after she dropped me at the village though. She said she has nothing to do with the gotei so she could be anywhere."

Stella would try to give Natsumi a hug before she left. However it seems the younger lady had some work she was going to try to do. All Stella could do, was hope that Natsumi doesn't end up getting herself into trouble. There was nothing she could do about it either way so she sat silently and lonely in her room. She had people coming in and out pretty much all day. It seems she can finally relax a bit. Lying down into the bed she'd sigh as she'd look up. Hoping for no nightmares this time.