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|| Never Enough|| The Greatest Showman ||
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|| Never Enough|| The Greatest Showman ||
Damian and Leo returned from their lunch break, both in shock of the empty bed. "How did you get over there?" Leo marveled, sitting down on the sill beside her to check Yui's vitals. She was retaining names now, at least for the one that was always beside her. "I have to go to work tomorrow, Damian, come here so I can show you everything." He went through the motions, Yui not so much as squirming. In the end, Damian wrapped a blanket around her and sat beside her, reading a book aloud as he filled out paperwork to apply for an allowance for more food. They were allotted money for certain things from the Freedom Fighters and since their house had just grown by another and Jenna was spending more time with them, Damian needed to apply to raise their budget.
Yui didn't seem too interested in the book. Her gaze was outside, fixed upon the ocean that lapped gently at the shore. White flurries drifted peacefully downwards, coating the ground in fresh powder. "That's called snow," he projected the image into Yui's mind so that she might remember it. "Sss," she tried, breathing hard with the effort. "Snow," Damian encouraged, his yes lighting up. His holo rang and Yui flinched away, not liking the new sound. "It's okay, it's alright, I'm gonna take this outside." He went down the ladder that led out of the attic, leaving Yui with Leo. Yui was still keenly watching the outside world as the bag of lipids finished and she was attached to one of fluids. "Sss," Yui tried again, having the desire to communicate. "Snow," Leo said gently as he fixed her blanket.
Yui turned her head at the sound of someone clomping up the steps. Foil was tossed onto her lap and a figure fell onto the seat beside her. Yui looked down, wondering what it was.
Chocolate.
What was that? "No, no solids yet, but I'll put it here for later." He lifted the chocolate bar and placed it on the counter cluttered with syringes and medicine bottles. To Aria's inquiry, Leo shook his head. "Politics are beyond me, that's why I became a Doctor," what was a doctor? What were politics? Yui's head spun with the buzzing of their words, the new input of information making her close her eyes.
There were so many things she had to learn, Yui's head spun in circles just thinking about it.
The girl beside her moved and Yui flinched away, but still she came forward, her hands connecting with the bottom of Yui's feet and then stomach. Yui twitched, something like a squeak burbling out of her. Leo turned, concerned, but relaxing seeing that it was just Aria interacting with the girl. The squeaks turned to coughs and then her bottom felt warm and wet. Yui did not blush or turn red because she didn't understand what had just happened. Xavier burst out laughing as he came up the stairs, the sound grating in her ears. "Rrr?" She tried weakly, wondering what they were all laughing about.
They were making leaps and bounds in physical therapy. Soon enough Leo determined that Yui had the strength to stand and take a few steps on land if she was holding onto something. The stairs were not an option and so Yui was still trapped in the attic.
Once Yui had the strength to go up and down steps they were going to need to shut the ladder to keep her inside. They were working on speech too, using flash cards to associate pictures and words to sound. That was where Yui was really struggling, although she was nowhere near as lifeless as she was before. Her eyes were vibrant and full of curiosity, her facial expressions often giving her away. Happiness, sadness, fear, and frustration, so much frustration at her inability to communicate. Sometimes it was cute, her cheeks would turn red and she'd stomp her feet, then lose her footing and fall, taking whatever she was holding with her.
Today when Damian came to help Yui get dressed she was sitting on the floor with a children's book in front of her, running her fingers over the strange textures within. "Morning Yui," she looked up, as though surprised to see him. "Another sleepless night?"
Yui looked away in answer.
"Come on, let's get ready for Leo to arrive." Thankfully the residents had a mandatory leave for the holidays and Leo had spent more than half his time at the hideout, helping Yui and keeping Aria and Xavier in one piece after missions.