chap. 3 tenko/mikan
tenko attempts to help a nurse being pressured and harassed by a visitor
The strain on her injured leg is agonizing, but Tenko reminds herself that she's doing this for a good cause. She nearly forgets that stupid slip that got her in this situation in the first place, placing her in the hospital.
She's been here for more than a week with broken bones and consistent tiredness, and as much as she wants to escape this wretched place and go back to training her Aikido skills, her desire to sleep for all of twenty four hours a day lulls her enough.
But when she woke up just in time for breakfast this morning, she all but threw a fit when she saw the degenerate male that entered her room to deliver her food, instead of her usual nurse. Politely but agitatedly, he informed her that due to an incident between her usual nurse and a visitor, she is a bit busy now dealing with the after effects, the report of the event and the composing oneself and hopefully the beating the hell out of the disgusting man who dared speak to her as such-
But Tenko knows that healthcare workers don't usually use violence, so that's why she's here now, struggling with her crutches through the halls and praying that the person she's looking for is where she thinks she is.
Luckily, all the people she passes by are too confused to stop her, don't care, or unable to do anything as she hops across the hospital in record breaking speed. That is, until a nurse rushes towards her frantically when she nears one of the staff rooms- she has no idea what all these rooms are for, but if she needs to look through them, then so be it!-
"T-Tenko!" the nurse cries, nearly tripping in their haste to attach themselves to the patient and hold her upright, just before one of her crutches slips and clatters to the floor. "W-What are you doing?!"
"Mikan!" she greets, clutching at the lady who has been taking care of her for the past days tightly, "Tenko has heard about what happened to you! Where is this degenerate male?!" She whips her head in all directions- checking if maybe the pervert is somewhere in the vicinity for her to kick into another hospital.
"He's long gone!" Mikan says, sounding shocked at the other's reasoning for being out of bed, "It's b-been three hours already! You need to rest your body." Her voice turns steady with the order. Tenko looks at her disapprovingly as the nurse bends down to pick up the fallen crutch, her other hand still supporting the Aikido master.
"Tenko must teach this vile male a lesson," she says just as determinedly. "I will not stand for this!"
"You will not stand for this because you need to sit!" Mikan exclaims before sighing, turning around and helping Tenko back towards the room she is staying in, much to the latter's exasperation. "I-I understand your desire to help, a-and I'm really thankful," she flushes, "But it's already all been taken care of. The best way y-you can help now is by helping me help you heal."
"B-But," Tenko stops when Mikan's hand around her shoulders tighten a fraction and the timid girl glances her way sideways.
"Please," she pleads.
The greenhead is at a loss for words, and they continue in awkward silence until the nurse helps her back to her cot. She wants to argue, shout, do something, but disobeying a wonderful girl like Mikan's request is difficult, as much as she wants to punish this degenerate male who dares harass her.
"Wait." she calls right before Mikan is about to leave the room. She grows flustered as the purple haired lady turns around patiently, a small smile on her lips as she waits to hear her patient's next offer. Tenko swallows. "If Tenko can't do anything right now… Can she at least teach Mikan some self defense techniques when she gets out of here?"
Brownish purple eyes open wide as the face around it grows red, "Y-You don't have to!" Mikan sputters, "These things kind of just happen, Tenko!"
"But it would make me feel better! Please allow me!" she argues. She doesn't want anything close to this to happen to Mikan- or really any girl- ever again! And she'll make sure to prevent as much of it as she can, even if she's injured and isn't allowed to maneuver much. She won't be in the hospital forever, and she wants to thank her favorite nurse for taking such great care of her during her stay.
"W-Well… if it makes you feel better…" She places a delicate finger on her cheek. "I suppose that is my job." She smiles shyly, and Tenko can't help but grin right back.