Ao limped the whole way back, trailing blood as he went. He certainly had his own enemies but in the village he could be at peace. Ao hesitated. That man might not appreciate him bleeding on his carpet. Ao sighed. It would be nice to have a place to stay, free of worries. He continued limping towards the house. He would take whatever beating he was given, as long as he was out of the weather.
"Ao."
"I'll clean up the mess, I'll lick the blood off the floor, and I'll-"
Ao's voice was cut off as he yelped in pain. Kakashi ran his hand down the wolf's other side.
"You broke some ribs. And those bites need cleaning immediately."
Ao was between confusion and anger. He wanted to growl at the man while sitting in a corner licking his wounds. And he might be able to as he watched Kakashi walk off the other way. Ao sighed and turned towards the nearest, dark corner.
"Ao?" Kakashi called.
The wolf looked up. 'Now what?'
But much to Ao's surprise, Kakashi rounded the corner with armfuls of medical bandages.
"I have some poultice to help with the ribs. And I know it's painful- I hate it to- but alcohol for the cuts." Ao couldn't stop himself. He growled as Kakashi approached him.
Kakashi kneeled down, a fair distance from the wolf. "So, you need to be treated."
Ao bowed his head. "My apologizes."
"I know I react the same when the doctors treat my wounds." Kakashi joked.
He really did hate hospitals though. He went to work bandaging the wolf. Ao whimpered and growled at times, but Kakashi was not bothered. The wounds were minor, but it would certainly burden Ao until they healed.