Path of glass chapter 4
Chapter 4 – Yukina Fukuhara
Author here again, this and the following Chapters take place 4 years after the mission. Hyeon is now 15, Yukina is 20 and Obanai is 21! Have fun reading :)
“Wait so when I stroke pencil that way, Kanji get different?”
Hyeon was hunching over the homework Yukina gave her.
It seemed to be too hard for her.
“Yes, you can’t do the flick at the end, I don’t know how to explain it to you.”
Yukina tried not to tick out on her, how many times did she teach her that lesson already? 4 years since she took her home and the only thing Hyeon was fluent in, was Korean.
Giving up on teaching her the language, was not an option either. Missions get hard without speaking the language. Hyeon couldn’t even find friends because of her language barrier.
Am I a bad teacher? Is it my fault or is she simply not learning enough?
“Like this?”
Yukina was suddenly brought back from her thoughts and looked over the filled-out sheet.
“Yes, that would be correct. You made grammar mistakes but it’s fine, these were tricky anyways.”
She stood up from the desk, checking herself in the little wall mirror.
Since the mission from four years ago, the face looking back at her belonged to her again, not that god damn face which never seemed to stop haunting her.
“Yukina, train me today?”
It was hard saying no to Hyeon, especially with her personality.
“I’m sorry, I will go out to train with my mentor today. I am sure Inosuke would like to train with you, or Kanao. You can train by yourself too.
Hyeon surprisingly did not lose her happiness.
“Okay! Have fun!”
The door shut behind Yukina and she made her way to her training.
A few bruises and a sprained finger later she began walking home. The sun was just about to set.
Oh no, I forgot to eat lunch.
The world slowly began to spin, her vision blurring and Yukina became lightheaded.
“Damn..it”
A tree of golden light presented itself in front of her, like it was just waiting for her arrival. Yukina stemmed against the tree. Would she be able to come home tonight? Would anyone notice if she didn’t?
The golden light made her hair shine like clear blue ocean water. It stroked her pale face gently.
Yukina wiped her mouth and let out a frustrated growl. A pond was glittering in front of her, a great place to pass out really, but home was better.
With heavy legs she took one step after another towards her home, it can’t be far anymore.