title: Just a Scratch
characters: Haizaki Ryouhei, Mizukamiya Seiryuu
pairing: slight haimizu
summary: Thats all it is, but Mizukamiya thinks otherwise.
A hiss escapes from him the moment he feels that ointment hit his skin. It leaves a burning sensation against the already throbbing scratch on his leg. His hands curl into fists, fighting off the urge to simply kick away the hand that had pressed this against his slight injury.
"That hurts."
"I told you it was going to sting."
Haizaki rolls his eyes. Yeah, he knew it was going to sting, shit like this always did; which is why he hardly ever did it. Still, it didn't mean he had to like it or take this quietly. Complaining about it made it feel just a little better.
"You didn't have to do this, you know."
"I did. I am the captain of the team, which means taking care of everyone. Including you."
Mizukamiya had insisted that he do this, to take care of his injury. It's not like it was fatal to his well being. Just a scratch that had drawn more blood than the striker had expected. He would have been fine with sticking a bandage on it when he had gotten home, but instead he had been roped into being cared for.
"It would have been better if you didn't."
Hearing that, Mizukamiya had paused in his action, finger just hovering over the injury, just about to apply another layer of ointment. His gaze turns up, looking to Haizaki who had an annoyed look on his face.
"Well, if that's how you feel, then leave. I didn't mean to hold you back here."
Haizaki looks down to him, almost expecting him to be joking about that. Here he had gone and told him to stay with so much persistence- that he needed to be patched up before it got infected. And now, he was offering him a chance to leave.
Normally, he would have taken it without a second thought. But how could he just go with such a half-assed job done?
(That's the main reason he's not leaving, that's what he's telling himself. It's not like he wants to stay here with him. Definitely not that.)
He crosses his arms and turns his head, using his hair to shield his face from the captain's view. His foot taps against the ground, impatient, waiting for him to continue.
"You should finish what you started."
"Oh? But I thought you didn't want this? I thought you wanted to leave?"
"I do!"
Mizukamiya stays unmoving, staring at him while letting out a chuckle in response. It earns him a quick turn of the head and a sharp glare from Haizaki. He didn't see anything funny about this.
"Your actions betray your words, Haizaki," he mumbles as a smile graces his lips.
"What was that?"
Instead of giving him an answer, he presses his fingers against the red patch of skin. Again, Haizaki hisses in response.
"Nothing, nothing. I'm almost done."
