TY Bonus: Warrior Princess
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It was said that children used social cues to decide how they should react to events. For example, a fallen child would not cry unless the people around them looked alarmed. So when Ulquiorra heard Satsuki wailing in the yard, he guessed that his well-meaning wife had gasped as dramatically as she often did, thus startling their daughter into a sobbing fit. He left his work on the desk and walked calmly to the back door.
Orihime, who had anticipated his arrival, gave him a helpless look. “Sorry,” she giggled, “I couldn’t help it.”
The crying child stood a few feet away, rubbing her eyes with one arm and holding the other apart from her body, as if doing so would distance herself from the pain of her scraped palm. Ulquiorra crouched down in front of her. “What happened, Satsuki?”
She hiccupped and sniffled, her little mouth trembling. “I f-fell and my h-h-hand is bleeding!”
He noted that her palm was, in fact, bleeding. “I see. And why are you crying?”
“Because it hurt!”
“Does it still hurt?” She nodded. “Does it hurt as bad as the time you hit your head?” Satsuki coughed, looked at her hand, and answered in the negative. “Does it hurt as bad as the time you spilled hot soup on your lap?” She shook her head no, her sobs quieting. “Then if it does not hurt that much, why are you crying?”
Satsuki stared at him. “I dunno.” And with that, she stopped altogether, her sniffles the only thing remaining.
Satisfied, Ulquiorra picked her up and headed back towards the house. “We will put a bandaid on it,” he said, “and then you may resume playing. But next time you fall down, remember that you have survived worse. A warrior does not cry every time she gets hurt.”
“I’m a princess!” Satsuki corrected him.
He looked at Orihime, who was still smiling apologetically, but seemed much more relaxed than before. “Princesses can be warriors too,” he said, and the three went indoors together.
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Date: 2015-04-30 05:03 pm (UTC)