Chapter 10: Save the best for last
A/N last update of 2004. Enjoy!
Hatori POV
It's well past morning office hours by the time I manage to free myself of Akito's presence. It could have been worse…much worse I try to assure myself. Regardless, I can't help but feel this sickening feeling of guilt. I needed to clear my mind so I headed on out to take a walk down the park.
There are few people around this morning. Winter has settled in laying down the season's first fall of snow; the trees are barren devoid of their beautiful leaves and gone are the birds with their soothing melody. Winter…
Akito's POV
He fought valiantly like I thought he would but he would have been a fool if he thought he would win in the end. My hands were agile and swift reaching down his buttoned down shirt. I had no patient to unbutton him so I tugged and pull snapping each one of those buttons that prevented me from seeing his body. Soon warm olive-colored flesh was in view. I momentarily paused to savor his taut lean chest. I greedily push my small hands inside his pants yanking the tail of his shirt out with one hand while exploring his naked skin with the other. I can feel the warmth and slickness of his groin and the semi-hardness of his erection. I suppose the adrenaline got him a bit worked up. Despite his protest and reluctance was my sweet handsome dragon eager to get a treat from his god?
"Akito, what are you doing" he says with that stern voice of his that only served to spur me on with the task at hand, literally speaking.
I smirked licking my lips as I look him in the eyes and tell him, "what does it look like, silly?"
"I'm hungry…and this is begging for me to taste it" I laughed tugging at his erection.
"St-top…ah…" Before he could say any more I was already on my knees with my face burrowed between his legs.
Like I had imagined my dragon tasted like the finest wine. The thought of sharing him with anyone let alone that wench only fueled my anger and determination to own him.
Hatori & Tohru
Not even the cold winter breeze could take with it the shame of falling so low. Perhaps had I not gotten some twisted enjoyment out of Akito's sex game I wouldn't feel the need to avoid Tohru. The walk in the park didn't do me much good so I headed back to the office.
Much to my surprise and relief she hadn't arrived yet. I busied myself with patients' chart. The hours ticked away without me even realizing it was already noon.
There still was no sight of Tohru. My guilt trip-soon forgotten, mostly out of concern for Tohru, I decided to check on her. This was quite unusual of her to not show up at work without notifying me.
"Tohru…can I come in" I said knocking at her bedroom door. It was merely for formality but as long as we were under akito's watch I had to keep up pretenses.
"Hai..Hatori-san, just one second" I hear a faint voice reply.
After a few minutes she bid me to come in.
She was attempting to get out of bed to greet me when she almost fell to her knees but my reflexes were quick and I caught her before she landed on the floor. Fortunately I was carefully not to transform.
"Tohru…I was worried about you. Are you alright ?" I asked looking at her pale face. Gone was her adorable blush.
"I'm ok …just a little weak, that's all" she said forcing a smile.
Not satisfied with her answer I helped her back into bed. Her skin was slightly warmer than usual . I feared she might be coming down with something and needed to take action right away.
"I'll be right back" I said heading towards the door. I needed to get my medical equipment. As I closed the door behind me I heard her retching. It was likely the stomach flu but better to knick it in the bud before it turned into something out of control.
I was back with my supplies in no time. Tohru had vomited twice between that time frame.
"how long has this been going on?" I asked as I pulled out the thermometer.
" a week or so" She replied .
"Here open your mouth" I instructed and she obediently does as requested.
"99.5" I said reading the digital display.
" not quite high enough to call it a fever but I will do some blood work, better to be on safe side"
"Hatori really this isn't anything serious. I'll be back on my feet in a couple of days. You have enough work on your hands without me being a bur—" she said almost sobbingly
"stop it Tohru…You are not a burden. How can you even say that after …" I pause as I knelt by her bedside. Instinctly I ran my hands through her mousy brown hair .
She blushes and struggles to fight back tears. All the sudden I feel like the worse scum on the earth. I fight the urge to embrace her ; one of the few times I scorn the curse for denying me a simple comfort gesture that I so desperately want to show her. Instead I kiss her on the forehead. She's warm but not burning up.
"You need rest and don't worry about me or work." I admonish her.
She nods.
Than I proceed to do a quick physical examination on her listening to her lungs and abdomen. As I placed the stethoscope on her abdomen she lets out a giggle.
I look up a bit surprised, "you're ticklish?" I inquire somewhat amuse that I hadn't picked that up before. There's still much I need to learn about her.
"hear anything?" she inquires shyly.
"yeah…your grumbling stomach" I chuckled.
"I'll give you a prescription to control the nausea and vomiting and hopefully you can resume eating soon" I added.
"Now I need to draw some blood and send it out to the lab " I said.
She obediently presented her right arm and I swab the antecubital area with some alcohol wipe. After placing the tunic around her arm I easily find a vein and draw the blood with the needle. It was done in a few seconds.
"Now rest…I'll be back later to check on you" I said putting back the last of my supplies into the handbag.
I headed to the Sohma lab and left specific instruction with the technician.
The results would be faxed to my private line. Some of the test would be back within a few hours. If it's just gastroenteritis, It'd be self-limiting. On-the-other-hand if it is my alternative differential diagnosis…the consequences would be far more serious.
To be Continue