Ethelia's pov

"Oh my God, Ethelia, are you alright?!" It was Rin who's slammed the door open so loudly. I winced at her loud voice, and Mark sent me an amused look. "I'll live." I said vaguely, looking out the window to avoid eye contact because, um, no. I'm getting better at socializing, but that doesn't mean I particularly enjoy socializing in general. If nothing else, this whole experience is teaching me life skills. Which I'll need if I wanna be a teacher after the war is over and done with.

"Kakashi, you were supposed to watch her!" Obito said loudly, his eyes wide with anger. I blinked in surprise. "Calm down, Obito." Minato put a hand on the boy's shoulder. Obito looked away angrily, teeth clenched. It actually startled me a little. Why was he so upset about something that happened to me? He doesn't know me, or at least he hasn't for very long. Not nearly long enough to care as much as he does right now. I'm pretty sure he's just upset about Kakashi screwing up, or something like that.

Rin lightly lifted the blanket, and her eyes widened. I watched as her hand gained a green glow, and she seemed to scan the injury over. It felt weird and tingly, but I shrugged it off, looking towards Minato instead. He was staring at me with concerned eyes. "First day of... my school project was a win." I said in a sarcastic tone, nearly forgetting Mark was sitting a few feet away. The blonde smiled a little. "I can see that... are you okay?" He asked. "I have a broken foot and I've been stuck with Mr. Tongue Clicker over here all day." I said dryly. Minato chuckled at me, and Rin giggled.

Obito grabbed my hand in his all of a sudden, causing me to become startled and mildly disgusted at the same time. I stared at him with wide, bewildered eyes. "I'm so sorry this happened to you." He said, his eyes wide and shiny with what seemed to be tears. "Er... thank... you?" I tried slowly, unsure of what I was supposed to reply with. I looked at our hands with a scrunched up nose. 

"They'll have to re-break it. The chakra you have is already starting to fix it." I knew she was censoring herself for my sake, since Mark was there. My immense chakra was causing repairs, I guess. That sucks. "That will be fun." I muttered, wondering if I'd shoot myself into a wall on accident. I think my powers react more to emotion, not to pain. So if I keep calm, things should be okay. "Oh no!" Obito wailed, turning to face Kakashi with a nasty glare that made me flinch. This guy may seem like an idiot, but damn can he get scary.

"What? It's not my fault they didn't admit her right away." He scoffed the boy. "Kakashi, it was your job to look out for her. That meant getting her medical care if she needed it to. The nurse told me that she collapsed in the waiting room. I'm sure that was on purpose." Minato eyed me questionably. "Yep. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do." I gave a two finger salute, pulling lightly at my hand to see if Obito would let go. He didn't. "That's so smart!" Obito awed. "That was clever, Ethelia. I'm glad you got yourself in before it could get too bad." Rin smiled at me. "Me too." I admitted, looking down.

I'm talking so... normally with these people. They're treating me like I'm a normal person, and it's odd. Anytime I talked to anyone from my school, they were sorta distracted, and irritable. They'd been clearly annoyed. They definitely saw me as lower class due to my financial situation at home. So this... this was actually nice. I didn't know how to deal with it, or what to do, but I liked that I could just let the words spill out. It felt nice to have people my age concerned about me when hurt, and it felt nice to know that they were there, even if it was their mission to be. I didn't want to admit it, but this is a nice change.

"Kakashi, you've failed your mission." My head snapped at Minato's words, my eyes wide. Kakashi flinched back as though he'd been struck, looking horrified. Minato looked disappointed, shaking his head at the boy. Obito and Rin looked at each other and then looked away awkwardly, clearly not knowing what to say. "Damn. Harsh." Mark whistled. "Stay out of it." I called to him. I still feel bad for the guy. Who knew he was being abused like that... thrown through a wall? I would have blown up Earth by now if my dad was like that.

"I'll go get a nurse. We need to take care of this now." Rin said. "You don't have to- oh, okay. She's gone." Obito still had my hand too. I wanted to yank it away, but that would make things awkward all over again. The tension in this room is already way too high. "So, how did your search go?" I asked him, genuinely curious. I need to get this power of mine under control, and I need to get it under control now. With people comes emotion, and with emotion comes mental breakdowns. 

"We found something!" He exclaimed, clearly happy. "Oh? Will it help?" I asked. "Yeah, this book has a lot of information that you'll need for your project." I blinked. Who knew Obito was such a good actor... He seems like the one who's screw it all up, honestly. That's not in a rude sense or anything, he's just sorta... like that I guess. He's loud and he's clumsy, so of course I'd assume he'd blow my cover in front of Mark. I guess it was sorta rude of my to judge though, even though I'm secretly silently judging everyone.

Rin returned with a few nurses, one of which was carrying a tray with a small bottle and a cup of water. I blanched at the sight. I guess they're breaking my ankle now... nice. I tried to pull my hand out of Obito's, but the fucker wouldn't let go. He was staring at the nurses with wide, fearful eyes, as though he were the one who was about to have his foot re-broken. "Wonderful. This is all I never knew I wanted." I muttered sarcastically as the nurses pulled back the blanket even farther. "This is going to hurt, dear." The older nurse said. "No, why would it?" I asked sarcastically.

"Ethelia..." Minato trailed off, concerned. "Don't mind me. I'm always like this." I said dryly. "You can squeeze my hand as hard as you want." Obito sniffled, moving his hand so I could easily squeeze it if needed. "I think I'll be alright." This is going to hurt like a bitch. "Take the pain killers first." Rin handed me the water and two, small white pills. I shrugged and popped them in my mouth, gulping them down with a few mouthfuls of water as fast as I could. "Well, those were gross." I said. Minato chuckled. 

"Why are you so calm? They're about to break your ankle." Kakashi hissed at me, clearly upset about his mission's failure. "Well it's not like I can go without breaking the ankle. What's the point of freaking out over something that has to happen?" I questioned, shrugging. "Tch." Kakashi looked away, but he looked awfully guilty. I guess he feels bad now. If he'd gotten me in sooner, they wouldn't have to re-break the damn thing, they'd just have to move it into the correct position. And while it still would have hurt, it probably wouldn't compare to the immense agony I'm about to experience. 

"Can pain kill someone?" Obito asked. "Doesn't matter. Satan still has a restraining order out against me." I responded instantly. Obito laughed at my joke, which was a first for me. "That was a good one!" The Uchiha exclaimed giddily. "I try." I yawned, tugging at my hand again. He still didn't let go. It was a shame, but I sorta knew deep down that I was going to need something to hold onto. However,  I don't see why that thing can't be the sides of the bed or something.

I hissed when one of the nurses prodded my ankle. Rin bit her lip, sending me a worried look. I blinked at her concern-filled eyes, offering an awkward smile in a futile attempt to make her feel slightly better about this whole ordeal. "I'm sure it'll be fast." Minato assured. Kakashi had gone to stand in the corner. "Oh, yeah, because that'll make her feel better." Mark scoffed. One of the nurses sent him an annoyed look, yanking the curtain shut. I snorted.

"Obito, let go. I'll be fine." I told him finally when he refused to release my hand once more. "No." He said seriously, looking me dead in the eyes. "Don't you have to be stupid somewhere else?" I sighed impatiently. "Not until four." He grinned cheekily. I blinked a but before smiling lazily. "That was good." I told him. "I try." He repeated my words, grinning a goofy grin. I blinked, looking down at my lap. This is weird. I thought I didn't like talking to people, but joking around with someone is sorta nice.

One nurse grabbed my ankle lightly, obviously trying to find out how she should do it. I let out a hiss of pain. "I hate to say this everyone, but this sucks." I gritted out. "You don't sound like you hate to say it." Rin smiled. "Touché." I agreed. Obito squeezed my hand, looking more jittery than I was. I tried to pull my hand away again. He wasn't budging. I opened my mouth to make fun of him, but instead a cry of pain came out as a loud snap sounded. My hand clamped down on Obito's, my head snapping over to the sheepish nurse. "Thanks for the warning!" I choked out, wiping at my eyes. God that hurts. 

I squeezed Obito's hand like my life depended on it, and he didn't look the least bit bothered, just concerned. "I'm fine." I breathed out in response to the worried looks I received. "You don't look fine." Rin pointed out. "Then stop looking." I let out another yelp when the woman adjusted my ankle slightly. Tears pricked my eyes, and Obito let out some sort of... noise. It was loud, almost like a yelp, but not. I turned to him, bewildered. What the actual hell? "What the fuck was that?" I asked him. "I sneezed." His cheeks colored. "I do not know what the hell that was, but it wasn't a sneeze." I shook my head at him. This guy is fucking insane. These people are all insane. 

I felt the pain in my ankle lessen slightly, and turned to see the two nurses with glowing green hands. I let out a breath, slipping my hand out of Obito's. "You made that noise to distract me, didn't you?" I asked, realizing the nurses had moved my ankle upright when I was questioning him about that... honk, or whatever the hell it was. He grinned a sheepish grin. I smiled a small smile in return. "Thanks." I looked down. This is weird. All of this is weird. It's almost as though I've made friends with these people, and it's almost as though they... they care.

I feel so fucking fuzzy right now.