Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Bonds of Beauty. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto and a few others do.
Karin looked at Souta as the wounded shinobi turned to gaze down at his wound. He grunted and tried to pull the arrow from his side once more.
He felt her slap his hand as he blinked in pain. He looked up at the irritated former Kunoichi who looked at him. She glared at him like a mother scolding a stubborn child.
"Stop!" Karin said while bending down to examine the arrow which was sheathed in his side. "If you pull it out now? Your bleed out, which will lead to you falling into shock… And then your corpse will be staining the floor." Karin stated as she ran a finger over the arrow.
"Well, I don't want the damn thing stabbed into my side!" Souta yelled back as he shook his head. "It's not a freaking tattoo or something like that!" Souta stated as he growled in pain.
He was rewarded with another slap which made his head twist all to the side. He hummed and looked at Karin who looked ready to remove his head from his body.
"If you want, I can put it in your head." Karin said through gritted teeth which made Souta cross his arms.
Someone as stubborn as him? Such a thing shouldn't have existed, he was becoming impressed with life despite himself.
"No. That's fine…" Souta said as he rested a hand upon said wound. "But I'd like not to have the arrow jammed in me… Lucky jackass got in a dirty hit and ran off while I'm roaring in pain." Souta said while Karin hummed and continued to look over his other wounds.
He knew for a fact that Karin was probably going to yank the arrow out of him… And judging by the indifferent face she was making at the moment? She had probably either felt smug about him having to rely on her to deal with this… Or she was a medical ninja.
That would explain many things if he knew anything at the moment. Then again? Souta thought he knew his former friend and that ended with an arrow smashed into his side.
"This is going to hurt." Karin said as she pulled away from the arrow and then started to look around. "Keep pressure on it, I have to cauterize the wound to stop the bleeding." Karin said while Souta's eyes widened at the moment.
"Wait, you mean burning? Why does fire have to be involved? Fire isn't good." Souta said as his face broke out in panic.
He saw Karin smirk. Damn her, damn her for taking advantage of his wound to mess with him… And if he left? He could die from the pain or such. Oh, this girl was a sadist. She knew very well that he was at her mercy and if he didn't let her help? He'd be dead.
'Maybe being dead is better then that. Least I wont have to put up with mocking I'm sure that I'll never the end of it.' Souta thought as the smirking kunoichi walked over to him.
"Well, unless you'd like to keep the arrow lodged in your skin…." Karin said while she bent down to mess with him. "I mean your only other option is I bandage you up. I wouldn't want to impose on such an awesome warrior." Karin said while Souta glowered in anger and humiliation.
'Kill me now, please. Someone for the love of the kages, kill me now.' Souta thought to himself as he finally sighed.
"Please heal me properly." Souta said while looking away, he couldn't meet the eye of the woman. Her smirk was burrowing its way into his soul.
God, she was honestly was pretty much him. He almost wondered how another figure like him could exist in life.
"Well, if you insist." Karin said while turning away. Souta sighed and shook his head. "You know you could have just asked." Karin added to which Souta hummed.
"Why do I almost think that letting you decapitate me is better?" Souta asked while cupping his chin with a hum. "Because I'm starting to think that I'll have to put up with never living this down." Souta said as he sighed and shook his head.
He buried his head in his hands, he already knew this would be interesting when it came down to it.
"Yeah, probably." Karin said and went to find something to tend to the wound.
"Well, there's far more people to keep you company… Far worse ones I should say." Souta said as he hummed and rested a hand on his hip as he thought at the moment.
'This will be fun when it comes down to it.' Souta stated as he nodded to himself and blinked.
He cracked his neck which caused pain to lance through his neck as he hummed. This would be good.
Author Notes
Phew. Another chapter done! I want to point out that next chapter will be delayed and such. Next chapter will be in 9-10 months and such and will show Souta and Karin talking to each other and such and bonding more. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
P.S: Next chapter will be 1200 words and will be followed by a Karin story sooner or later.