Day 7 -Medicine

Hana's POV:

Following the attack at the temple, we were left healing our wounded and me extracting those monstrosities before they infested or hurt the soul. We asked for supplies and Gandara came forth offering aid, but it didn't come free. Yomi had asked for me to be escorted the moment the waters settled.

And I did just that. Tired, wobbling on my feet, sporting burns on my arms and legs, covered in ashes and blood, both mine and foreign, that's how I stepped in front of Yomi when his escort brought me before him.

He stilled, nose wrinkling slightly as he sniffed the new air I brought to the garden he was in "Really? You couldn't just offer the supplies?" I was mad beyond belief, tired, thoughts jumbled inside my head "You just had to get me here, you couldn't help it could you?"

"You're hurt." I slapped away the hand reaching out to touch me shaking from the anger bubbling in my gut.

"They called me the light and it got me thinking you know. Why would someone coming through to Human World from a portal opened in Demon World know about me? Want to know my theory Yomi?" He shook his head understanding where I was going with it "Oh but I want you to listen to it!" I yelled punching his chest "You brought me here, someone from this world knows about me." He didn't retaliate, letting me hit him over and over again "And now you ask me to come here again? How about you move your ass to Human World huh?" I grabbed his shirt, pulling him closer to my height "But you don't care, you're just using me."

"Enough out of you." The next moment I was joisted over his shoulder, his taking me to where he wanted despite my protests. And take my word for it, there were a lot of them, mainly involving the word FUCK.

When he put me back down we were deep within the garden, a hot spring at the very center. Turning to him with a bewildered look, his hands reached to take off my shirt "Wait a fucking second you pervert."

"In case you forgot, I can't see you." He let me go seeing how I wasn't willing to go about it his way and just sighed, turning to leave me there. Yomi was the last thing I needed on my mind that day, him and his hurt feelings could wait. Circling the area, I was all alone, that probably being one of his personal spaces where he comes to get away from it all.

Since there wasn't much to do and I was actually feeling disgusted with myself, I peeled off the dirty clothes and slowly got in the warm water, body hissing in pain as I gritted my teeth and tried not to be sick to my stomach. It felt like I was worn out, like I couldn't even summon my territory to fix myself, to heal as I should have.

Taking a deep breath, I submerged entirely, the water and how little I could hear under it reminding me of being engulfed by a psychic's territory. The light, that manic laugh, me shattering what was left of his soul. I screamed with all my might, thankful for the water surrounding me, drowning out the sound of me breaking.

As it shifted with the sudden intrusion of someone else, a pair of strong hands pulled me back to the surface, Yomi's face coming before me "Are you alright?" I blinked a few times to clear my eyes, wondering why he was fully dressed and then the thought hit me. The concern riddling his face, the way he held me, hands slightly trembling betrayed the sudden emotions making their way inside of him "Hana say something."

Why did he have to bring me to Gandara? Why today of all the bloody days? I just want to be alone, I want to deal with this on my own terms, I want to just crawl under a rock and hide.

Lifting me up on the edge his fingers traced some wounds on my left arm. If he was the one who sold me out, if he is the reason for the attack then why is being so gentle? Mentally slapping myself, I pushed back the idea blaming my tired state and just focused on him. At how he reached for a basket filled with all sort of stuff. At how he took a wash cloth and washed off the sins of a hard night. How he stood there in the water, soaked to the bone until he was certain I was cleaned.

Extending my hand out to him, I took hold of his, but still couldn't utter a word. It felt as if only but one word came out of my mouth, I would crumble now that I relaxed a fraction "Do you want to come back into the water?" I nodded, even if he couldn't see, I nodded, but if he could fight, he could sense a way a person moved too. Pulling me back in his arms, he helped me back into the warm water before exiting, hands working on discarding the soaked clothes.

A body riddled with multiple scars, imposing nonetheless, strong and attractive "I also brought some pain killers for you, ointments to help with the healing. I'll bandage up your wounds after you're done with your bath." Again I nodded as he shifted out of sight somewhere behind me, soon returning with nothing but a towel around his waist and one in his hand.

Seriously? Like what was the point if he stripped already in front of me? Lifting my brows as he discarded both of them close to the edge, he stepped back in the water and I shook my head.

Yomi stopped mid action, a funny looking expression taking over his features "Have I done something wrong?"

For that I had to open my mouth "No, it's fine, guys showing off their junk is the new normal."

"Is that you call it?" throwing my head back I laughed even if all my muscles hurt, I just laughed "I see, such a display was indelicate." Bingo big boy! "I'm not accustomed to all the human rules, but please don't assume I just take off my clothes for anyone."

"Flattered. It was a good show." His head dipped, a soft smile playing on his lips before he straightened in all his glory walking close to me "By the way, out of curiosity, do you have any idea of how I look like?"

"I don't have a notion of what colour your hair or your eyes are" his hands gently pushed back all my hair, exposing my chest "but I do know how tall you are, how your energy looks like and feels, the outline of your body." Leaning in, his form encompassed me "I know your scent, I hear your heartbeat and it baffles me, how a human" he stopped himself "I needed to ensure you were safe, unharmed, as much as possible, that's why I called you to Gandara."

"Even if this means more exposure?"

His jaw tensed, hands boxing me in "No harm will come to you while you're by my side." I shook my head, the only word coming to mind being Lie. It's all a fucking lie, no one could protect me, he was one of the infected cases, how could he say such words to my face "You don't approve."

"Because you can't protect me, you can't shelter me, you can't even go to Human World when you want, honestly I don't even know if you can at this point." Tilting my chin with a steady hand he spoke in a low tone.

"It's not that simple and you know it. Perhaps I want to, perhaps I want more than you can phantom. But you're so fragile, I need to be careful how I touch you and it seems even that is not enough. Never satisfied are you?"

"Maybe you don't have what it takes to satisfy this rusty broken soul eh?" I saw his upper lip twitch slightly before he forced the anger somewhere inside himself and leaned even closer.

"Then please stop coming when I call if that's the case." Pushing himself against me, he exhaled softly waiting for my reaction "Tell me no Hana." Keeping my jaw in place with his hand, he slowly closed the space between our faces, his tongue tracing my lower lip, reaction being given in the form of shivers on both sides, his arousal increasing with every step closer allowed near me, with every new action performed, yet still hesitant as I haven't given my verdict "Stop me."

"Not today." A low growl, close to a purr left his chest as he hoisted me back on the edge.

"You know you can't give me something then take it back, that's not how it works. So tell me to stop now before you regret this day."

I guess he didn't expect for me to jump off the edge and back in his arms. Maybe could have calculated the arms around his neck, but not the legs wrapped around his waist "Today has been really shitty and emotional. I'm tired, in pain, ready to cry and crumble. I don't need you being creepy too."

One hand was enough to keep me in place, the other travelling to my face "Not my intention I assure you. Now, how about I tend to your wounds instead?"

"Pass." His brows lifted, mouth opening slightly in an attempt to formulate a response "How about you be my medicine?" Yomi exhaled slowly, action I tended to see him perform when he needed to calm his nerves down a fraction.

His lips brushed against my neck, a soft whisper pressed to my skin "I don't think your body is capable of handling it right now Hana, but I can promised you won't be leaving my arms today."