You woke up, greeted by the sight of Shinobu smiling down at you. The blinding light shining from the window makes you squint your eyes as you try to adjust to the brightness of the room. 

"You're finally awake! I was beginning to think you were going to sleep through the day again."

"S..shin..."

"Oh, silly me. Don't talk, your throat must be dry after so long." She quickly gets up and pours you a glass of water. Rather than handing it to you, she places a straw in it and moves it close to your lips. "Don't give me that look, you took quite a beating. I can't have my favorite patient accidently hurting themselves." 

With no other choice than to listen to her, you lean in and take a drink. The cold water soothes your throat and you can't help but quickly sip it all. When you're done, she takes a seat while you lay back down. You finally look down to your body, finding both your arms wrapped in bandages and your legs in casts. You attempt to remember what could've cause such injuries but your mind draws a blank. 

"What happened? I can't remember anything."

"Oh my, that can't be good. What was the last thing you remembered?"

You close your eyes and try your best to remember something. The only thing you manage to remember is arguing with Shinobu about something but you couldn't exactly remember what the two of you were talking about. 

"Well, we were arguing about something. I can't remember what. All I can see is you getting upset..." Shinobu's smile falls as she looks out the window. "Shino...."

"You were going to head out on a mission. I got upset because you refused to stay at the estate. You wanted to go out on the mission you were given but you were still far too injured to move. Despite my attempts to get you to stay, you left. I was upset so I didn't go with you like always. Then a week passes by and the kakushi brought you to me in this state."

Your guilt grows as she goes on with her explanation. All she wanted was to look out for you and you ignored her. 

"Shinobu, I'm so sorry. I should've listened to you."

She turns back to you with a smile. You remember feeling warm whenever you saw her smile but this one brought you chills. There was something off about this smile but you couldn't quite place it. 

"It's in the past. What matters is that you make a full recovery."

X

You weren't exactly sure what was going on with Shinobu but something was definitely wrong. After being awake for a month, you would've assumed to have made some progress on your recovery but nothing seem to change. You couldn't even see the extent of your injuries in your arms because Shinobu always changed your bandages when you were asleep. You had attempted to do it yourself one time but she caught you and scolded you for moving your arms. You haven't been able to move them since you woke and you were beginning to get restless. You wanted to get to the bottom of why you weren't recovery. 

"When will I be able to move my arms again?"

"Are you really in such a hurry to move them? I do everything for you, to make sure that you don't accidentally hurt yourself again and make things even worse. Do you want to lose the ability to move them?"

"Well no but..."

"No buts. You can't move your arms, (y/n). If you wish to make a full recovery then you must do as I say."

With a sigh, you nod. There was nothing you could do anyways. You had your doubts of what she was saying but you trusted her. Shinobu was just being precautions after you had managed to hurt yourself again on your mission. 

X

"Shinobu! When can we see, (y/n)?"

"I've told the three of you, you can see her when she wakes up and makes a full recovery. We don't want another scare of what happened, do we?"

They shake their head before leaning over to the side of Shinobu to try to get a look inside the room. Not wanting to let them see, Shinobu moves to block their vision. 

"Please respect my wishes to keep her isolated for now. I don't want any of you to see the injuries she sustained."

"But we..."

She pats their head and gently motions for them to move along. 

"I know that you're worried about her. I'm doing everything that I can to heal her. Don't you trust me?"

"We do! We'll be on our way."

With one last look at the door, they make their way to the courtyard. Shinobu doesn't move from her spot until she sees them disappear down the hallway. She sighs in relief when she looks in the room to find that you were still sleeping. She wasn't sure what would've happened if you had heard them. 

X

By the 2nd month, you were getting restless. You should've healed enough that you could at least move around. You looked over to Shinobu, watching her as she read her notes. 

"Shinobu?"

"Hmm?"

She doesn't bother looking up as she continues skimming her notes. 

"Do you think that I could go get some fresh air? I've been in this room for 2 months...."

"You're hurt, (y/n). You can't go anywhere. I thought you said you were going to stop asking me these silly questions? I told you that I would let you know when you were ready."

"Please, Shinobu. Just for a few minutes?"

"I love you, (y/n). I only want to keep you safe...."

Hearing her words, manages to trigger a memory. The exact memory that had somehow been blocked by your mind. 

"I'm done, Shinobu. I can't do this anymore. You're insane!"

"I love you, (y/n). I only want to keep you safe...."

"You don't love me! You're obsessed with me. I can't believe that I ignored all those signs." You laugh sarcastically, shaking your head. "I ask that you leave me alone or I will be forced to let Master know about what you've been doing."

"You don't want to do this, (y/n). You're making a mistake."

"The only mistake I made was agreeing to be your girlfriend."

She was too fast. She was standing a few feet in front of you and then she was suddenly behind you in a second. 

"I warned you."

She whispers in your ear before you feel a prick on your neck. 

When the memory finishes, you find yourself face to face with Shinobu. The sight of her makes you panic, unsure of what she could be capable of now. 

"(y/n)? Is everything okay?"

You do your best to give her a smile, trying to appear calm despite your racing heart. 

"Y...yeah. Everything is fine. Just forget what I said"

She seems to accept your response and you're relieved when she goes back to whatever she was doing. You needed to escape before she caught on that you knew. 

X

Shinobu looked down at you as she watched you sleep peacefully. You had obviously panicked earlier and she knew the only reason why you would do so was because you remembered. When you told her that everything was fine, she knew that she also had to pretend. She couldn't make you panic. All she had to do was wait until you fell asleep to give you another dose. 

It was a good thing that the more she worked on perfecting her dose, the longer it took for you to remember. Once she got the perfect dose, you were going to make a miraculous recovery. It's such a shame that she had to result to barbaric methods but it was the only way you would stay with her. Shinobu refused to lose you again. 

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