Title: Tease

Theme: Set #1, Theme #22: Bloodstain

Genre: Romance/Humor/Shoujo-ai

Pairing: Ruri x Hari

Word Count: 702

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Sometimes injures require a little "special" treatment.

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"She's as bad as a wounded animal," Menoumaru remarked shaking his head.

In the distance, a blue-haired woman could be seen crouching by the lakeside. A crimson stain was growing on her white attire that she didn't seem to pay any heed too. As the moth-youkai prince had noted, she was acting just like any animal would. Ashamed to have gotten injured, she would slink away from the yashiki and avoid having anyone help her.

"Shouldn't we do something?" A purple-haired woman asked from beside the moth-youkai.

"I've tried in the past. So have my servants, but after a battle- Ruri prefers to be alone. But perhaps, you can change that- hmm?"

Hari looked down at the ground, then glanced towards the woman. Nodding sharply, she replied.

"I'll try, Menoumaru-sama."

Handing her a pile of bandages, he patted her head, "That's a good girl."

Watching the second woman cross the field towards the lake, Menoumaru smirked.

"If she'll let anyone help her- it'll be Hari, that's for certain."

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Down by the shore, Ruri absently traced patterns in the mud with her finger. She was so intent on ignoring the stabbing pains from her leg, that she didn't even hear the other woman approach.

"Ruri?"

Snapping her head up in surprise, her orchid eyes met with a pair of jade ones.

"Hari, what are you…"

"You're bleeding," She stated, kneeling beside her, "I just couldn't sit back and let it get any worse than it already is."

Pushing up her sleeves, she lifted up a strip of cloth she'd taken from Menoumaru and started to reach for Ruri's leg. But the blue-haired woman jerked away.

"It's fine. Don't worry about me and just go back up to the yashiki. I'll be up later."

Hari bit her lip, trying to figure out the best way to get Ruri to cooperate. Thinking back to her lover's rather playful tactics to steal food or cause a distraction, Hari smirked.

"All right, but I won't wait long."

Leaning over, she pressed her lips forcefully against Ruri's mouth. Using her position to her advantage, Hari quickly reached down and took hold of Ruri's wrists. Satisfied with the maneuver so far, she pulled back with a grin on her face.

"Hari, what are you doing!"

Using an extra bandage to bind the two wrists together, Hari shook all the rather risqué thoughts from her mind and focused on the task at hand. Once she was certain that the knot would keep Ruri still, she sat back on her heels and smiled down at the blue-haired woman.

"Sorry, but you're bleeding all over the place and no one wants to scrub a bigger bloodstain out of your clothes again."

Reminding herself once more that this was merely procedure to bandage the wound, Hari pulled the bloodstained pants off the other woman and looked at the gash on her leg.

"Are you trying to bandage me or seduce me?"

Laughing at Ruri's question, Hari began to wrap the cloth around the injured upper thigh.

"I'll bandage you now and perhaps if you're good, I'll seduce you later."

"Is that what I get for being a well-behaved patient, doctor?"

Glad to see that her cynical attitude was back in place, Hari shrugged and played along.

"Only if you're really good. But if you're bad, then I'll just go sleep in the servants quarters and leave you a nice, cold bed for the night."

The two taunted and teased back and forth as the white bandages slowly covered the injury. With their little ruse to distract them, they hardly noticed how quickly time went- and soon enough, the matter had been taken care of. Ruri's leg had been bandaged efficiently and now the women eyed each other for other reasons than playful banter.

Hastily pulling the bloodstained pants back on, Ruri stood and looked up at the yashiki.

"Okay Miss Doctor, I played nice. Now you owe me."

Wrapping her arm around Ruri's shoulders to balance her, Hari pecked a quick kiss on her cheek.

"All right. A promise is a promise. But next time I'm injured, I expect the same royal treatment."

Grinning in return, Ruri nodded, "Okay. It's a deal then."

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