Tenshi Goes To The Doctor

"Hey Reisen, I'm back," Tenshi said as she entered the doors of Eientei.

"Back already!? It's only been 5 hours!" Reisen pointed out as she picked up a nearby first-aid kit.

"Yeah, well I got beat up again and the cuts opened up."

"You know, if you keep taking this, you might die one of these days," Reisen advised as she applied the disinfectant to Tenshi's open cuts.

"Ow, that stings. You might be right but I'm a Celestial and we're invincible." Tenshi said with pride.

"Why do you take this abuse? Doesn't it hurt you?" Reisen asked with worry.

"It feels like an obligation. If they hurt me, they won't be hurting someone else. I know that everybody needs to vent sometimes, even you do, occasionally. It may hurt but its a small price to pay. And hell it's how I get off anyway, so two birds with one stone, as they say," Tenshi explained as Reisen was wrapping her arms with bandages.

"I never knew that those were your reasons... It's kind of noble in a way," Reisen responded as she continued to clean Tenshi's wounds.

"Yeah, I'm kinda weird like that."

"You're not weird! You're just..." Reisen interjected as she finished bandaging her up.

"Just what?" Tenshi asked confusedly.

"Just...never mind. Where are you heading off to anyway?"

"I was going to Yuka's for..." Tenshi was interrupted when Reisen slapped her in the face.

"Ow! What was that for?" Tenshi questioned angrily.

"I'm sorry! You don't have to go there. You know what she'll do to you..." Reisen apologized with strong emotion as she applied alcohol to a cotton ball to clean the cut that she left on Tenshi's face. All the while averting her gaze away from Tenshi to hide both her blush and her tears.

"It's part of my duty... I can't just turn it aside." Tenshi said in a hurt tone while still confused about why Reisen slapped her.

"Even so! You're just being selfish to the people who care about you. They don't want to see you get hurt anymore. Yuka can last a day without you... Just stay here, with me," Reisen begged of her.

"Okay why not? I just need to use the toilet for a second. Why don't you prepare us some tea? It would be a nice," Tenshi accepted as she got up from her sitting position and walked off in the direction of the bathroom.

"Okay!" Reisen replied with much enthusiasm and went off towards the kitchen.

'I'm glad that she slapped me because she cares for me. I don't know what I would do if it were because she hated me. It's nice to feel at peace like this once in a while. Thank you, Reisen,' Tenshi thought as she looked in the mirror at all the covered cuts, bruises and even some burns that she had with a smile on her face.

'It's just that... I love you Tenshi. I can be the person you turn too when it gets hard. I care for you and don't want to see you get hurt. You're my angel.' Reisen thought fondly and in a heartfelt way as she proceeded to prepare the tea and snacks for them both.


Disclaimer : the usual

A/N : quick fic about Tenshi and Reisen. Came to me in a dream. Tenshi would need someone nicer to turn to for some of her medical troubles. slight pun at the end...