Midnight Crying

Yoka and Jio just end their conversation about the probability of their unknown similar swords.

"ah the girl..." they both run to the girl hiding inside that one empty house also instantly save their weapons.

The girl shaking, doesn't dare to look at Yoka and Jio. She keeps looking down nervously. She has no idea about what just happened to her, seems like she just entered The Trapped World.

"Hi... what is your name?" Yoka carefully squad down to talk with the young girl

look up reluctantly she answered "We...Wellan, who.. who are you guys? Where is this?"

"It will be saved if you come with us, sorry, I'm Yoka and this is..."

"Are you... Jio? That model?"the girl just cut Yoka's introductions.

"huh?! You know me?"Jio suddenly feel interested"that's mean you are from Seoul too?"

"so it really you? That model Jio, we lived in the building... but why are you here?"the girl explains.

"You better ask him if you wanted to know more" Jio looks around just in case second attack will come.

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knocking sound on the door means someone on the door.

Mikan carefully go closer to the door "Speak!!"he shouts for confirming the guests.

"It's us" Yoka speaking.

The door opened, and Mikan was very happy to see someone new coming with Yoka and Jio. It's been long time ago since the last girl leaving.

"wow!! You guys bring someone, Hi, how are you, I'm Mikan.... You are save here, come with me" Mikan friendly approach the girl and bring her to give her a time to wash up and change her dirty clothes.

From the upstairs there comes uncle Ho with his watering can.

"welcome back... glad to see you guys arrived home safely, how is out there?"

"We haven't reached the South side yet when we meet other human. A young girl, chasing by the monsters luckily we're able to save her" Yoka get the drink and slowly gulping.

Jio tiredly sit on the chair, loosening his shoelaces then lean on.

"A young girl?" uncle Ho puts his watering can back to it place near the flower vase outside the house.

"Mikan takes her to change clothes and wash up, I think" Yoka joining Jio on the chairs

"She just appears like that?" uncle Ho still curious

"Yeah just like Jio when I found him"

"Eh waits, that girl coming from the same city with me, she even told us that she knows me and lived in the same apartment building!!" Jio got back to his excitement

"She comes from the same place with you?! Wow, that's new." uncle Ho never got to know that people coming here from the same places.

"maybe we can ask her for some information later," Jio says.

"sure... that'd be great, for now... go wash up and rest, you guys must be tired" Uncle Ho go to the kitchen to cook dinner for them.

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Jio go to his room, feeling tired and excited. If Wellan is coming from the same places with Jio, it will be easier to collect more information and solving the mystery of this Trapped World wants for them.

"What a rough battle... I've only kill monsters in video games but today, this is a real thing and my sword, feels like I got more power when I hold it."

Jio wash up and change his clothes with his previous clothes which already washed by Mikan. There are bruised on Jio body but they not painful comparing to those pain when he reads hate comments on his social media, this is nothing.

Relaxing on the bed after washing up, Jio fell asleep and once again skipped the dinner.

In the middle of the night

Jio unconsciously open his eyes slowly from hearing a voice from the next room. As Jio remembered, the owner of room next to him is Yoka's room but what with this sound?

Jio sleepiness is fading, stepping carefully outside his room to the next room to know if something happens with Yoka.

Jio stopped his hand from wanting to knock the door when he now vividly hears a small crying sound from inside. Jio brains couldn't find any reasons why should he continues knocking the door so he just stood there, listening to the small crying sounds.

"what happened with him?"

"is he okay?"

"something terrible happening?"

"what should I do?"

Jio sits in cautious, ago many questions in his head.

Mikan coming from the door, carrying one glass of water.

"Go give him this... I'm going to accompany Wellan, so you can take care of Yoka tonight" Mikan handle a glass of water to Jio

"What happened to him?"

"I don't know... even he, himself doesn't know why he had those nightmare and hard time in his sleep, don't leave him tonight"

"He always like this?"

"No... Just some time, not everyday" Mikan, is leaving.

Jio gets up and back again to Yoka's room, once again standing in front of the door, pausing.

The sounds inside became painful, pushing Jio to just go in without knocking.

The sound of the door opening didn't wake Yoka from his nightmare. Had his body buried in the blanket, He is sweating like someone sick? Just from watching him, Jio can see how hurt must that feel for him.

"What's makes him suffering like this?"

"He looks so in pain."

"He looks so... weak, so different with his strong appearance when fighting and slicing and killing the monsters"

Jio put the glass on the table before waking Yoka.

"Yoka...Are you okay?"He touches Yoka on the arm. His body is shaking and he doesn't wake up.

Jio hold his back to help him sit and drink the water. Even though he doesn't wake up, Yoka can feel someone is trying to help him out from the nightmare and the water when it touches his lips, he drinks it little by little.

Put him back to his sleeping position, now Jio silently watches Yoka from a side. The crying left his eyebrows and eyelids reddish and swelled.

Jio stick out his fingers to softly massaging Yoka's frowning brows, caring his hair and hold his hand with hope that he can transferred some his energy to help Yoka in his sleep.

And Jio just falls asleep beside Yoka.

*****

In the morning, when Yoka wakes up, she saw Jio sleeping soundly. Their hands still locking into each other fingers, wanting to let his fingers go, Yoka softly wanted to pull his hand but Jio wakes up startling feeling he got by being touches.

"AAAAHHHH...!!!!!!" Jio screams

"Don't scream!!!" Yoka hits him on the head.