(A/N: legal mumbo jumbo; I don't own soul calibur, Namco does…which makes me sad TT :weeps: )
Chapter 12: Sweet Healing
"You fascist pig," Ivy growled cradling Voldo in her arms.
The ghost stared down at Ivy. He sneered and vanished away in disgust. Yoshimitsu ran to Ivy's side.
"He's just passed out," Ivy said as Yoshimitsu help her hoist Voldo on his shoulders and carried him off to a spare room.
When they got to the spare room Yoshimitsu & Ivy laid Voldo down on a bed and Ivy set to work on the wounds on his cheeks. The cuts were very deep and as Ivy got started healing them, they kept on bleeding. Ivy used iodine to stop the bleeding. Once the bleeding stopped, she was able to clean the wounds and bandage them. By the end she was exhausted.
"I didn't know you were medically skilled," Yoshimitsu mused.
"Alchemy is a little like medicine, but not exactly, so one can get a feel for it," Ivy replied.
"Well, I'll leave you two alone," Yoshimitsu said as he left the room, closing the door behind him.
Ivy sighed and fell back in the chair. She stared at the handsome man sleeping in the bed. He risked his life for her. Nobody ever did that for her. Well, not that she could remember, anyway. She slowly drifted into an exhaustion induced sleep in her chair.
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Voldo woke up in a room. The sides of his face stung badly. As he touched the sides of his face, he realized that they were bandaged. He turned to see Ivy asleep in the chair next him. Ivy woke up a few seconds later.
"Hey," she greeted him like a mother would when her child would awaken, "How do you feel?"
"My cheeks burn," Voldo hissed as he talked.
"I'm sorry, they were cut deep and couldn't stop bleeding, so I used iodine, in order to stop them from bleeding," Ivy replied.
"Thank you," Voldo said.
"No, thank you," Ivy countered, "No one has ever risked their health for my safety before. So it's the least I could do." She wrapped her hand around his hand.
"You want to take a walk? It's nice outside," Ivy asked helping Voldo off the bed.
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They walked along the courtyard, it was a beautiful night, where the stars shone brightly and there was a slight cool breeze in the air. They walked hand in hand, in the night until they found a bench to sit on. Ivy looked up at Voldo, whose white eyes almost glowed in the moonlight.
"I'm sorry if I was ever mean to you in the past," Ivy apologized.
"It can't be helped. What's in the past has already happened. We can't do anything about it, but move on," Voldo said. Ivy smiled at him. She had never really realized how handsome he was. Not only that, he cared about her well being. He cared that she was happy. He loved her for her motherly charisma. Ivy now realized why she loved him; he had a heart of gold.
Ivy shivered as the breeze got to her. Voldo took off his heavy cloak and wrapped it around Ivy.
"Thank you," Ivy blushed as she held his hand. Voldo sandwiched Ivy's hands and his. She leaned her head on his broad shoulder. Voldo stared into the night sky. Every constellation that you could imagine was out. Ivy looked up with him. A shooting star passed by.
"Hey! A shooting star!" Ivy mused, "Make a wish!"
Voldo smiled. "I wish to be with you forever," he said looking down at Ivy. Ivy blushed. He tilted her chin up with his thumb and index finger and kissed her passionately. The kiss lasted until it was broken by the sound of people yelling.
"OMIGOD, THAT IS SOOOOO ROMAAAAAAANTIC!" Yoshimitsu, Taki, Seigfried, Tira, Xianghua, Kilik, Maxi, Talim, Yunsung, Cassandra, Sophitia, and Setsuka were all standing a little while away in some bushes.
Ivy and Voldo looked at each other and then glared at the gang in the bushes. Ivy crossed her arms in front of her and Voldo arched an eyebrow.
"Damn, we blew our cover," Maxi muttered…
(a/n: hey guys. Don't hurt me, ok? I know that soul calibur takes place somewhere in the 14th or 15th century, but iodine has been around ever since cavemen have walked the planet, so don't hurt me! Dammit! Anyway, I'm not letting u guys off the hook yet, more is still coming up next...)