The wait was a long one. Kiku had a few calls to make here and there, but otherwise, they just sat together and did their best to talk to one another. Xiao Mei brought them both tea, but neither of them drank.
Finally, after an hour, Yao Wang came back downstairs.
"How is he?" Arthur asked.
"He's resting, aru...," Yao reported. "He'll be fine. Anyways, what happened?"
"Look, I really don't know. I got Kiku's call," Arthur nodded towards the shy Japanese man. "And went looking for him. I found him wandering the streets about an hour ago. He ended up tripping and passing out. I would've brought him to the hospital, but everyone knows you're the best doctor around, so...I brought him here instead."
Yao nodded. "Those wounds were probably from the fight Emil mentioned...," Yao muttered. He cleared his throat. "Sorry for blaming you when you first came, aru..."
Arthur snorted. "It's quite alright. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go home now. It's quite late, and Alfred is definitely going to complain when I get back."
"Good night. And...and...thank you, aru. For saving my brother."
Arthur grinned. That would definitely be something to tease Yao about later on. But for now, he just wanted to go home. He grabbed his coat and left.
