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IODINE (noun): Iodine is a chemical. It is used for antiseptics. It can also purify water for drinking. It is also used in salt sometimes.
Branch Clue: Janus
Squint.
Flinch.
Flinch.
Gasp.
"Take... it from... me. Never... take a me –" She gasped the words out and abruptly flinched, her shoulders jumping from the action. "A medical course!" she panted, glaring at him.
His jade-green eyes glinted dangerously, obviously taking offense from her commentary. "Look, princess," he said, his words deep-coated with something called sarcasm. He continued dabbing at her wound. "If you'd just been smart enough to wear running shoes like I asked you to –"
She cut him off with a fierce look. "I did wear running shoes. See?" She stretched her twisted ankle to emphasize the newly-bought, still-shiny gold and pink sneakers on her feet. "They're just couture and you could never go wrong with couture," she stated proudly, wincing at the sudden lance of pain that shot from her leg to her thigh.
He did not do anything to hide his amusement at her inconvenience. He purposely added a little bit force to one of her scratches.
Just a little bit.
He nodded seriously, running his fingers on his already-messy hair. "Uh-huh. One could never go wrong with couture," he echoed at the same time as rolling his eyes. "That is probably why you keep on stumbling... and slipping and..."
She groaned at the mention of tripping on the slippery earth. "There was mud! Everywhere!" she complained. She looked forlornly at her dirt-streaked outfit. "I had to save them."
His eyes widened in incredulousness and had to keep himself from smacking her upside the head. "The clothes? You felt the need to save the clothes?" he asked disbelievingly, the urge to pour the iodine solution all over her head growing with each word. "How about saving yourself? Ever thought of that? Or maybe, letting me save myself?"
She huffed haughtily, crossing her arms over her chest indignantly. "I most certainly did not ask you to wait for me and help me untangle myself from all those horrid vines!" She winced again, now feeling the pressure of his supposed medication on her left arm. "So don't go blaming me."
He paused with his work to look at her with his intensified glare. Seventeen years of his life honed his ability to look superbly intimidating even when it comes to her. She kept her silence.
When he was done bandaging her leg, he looked up to see her pursing her lips warily. "What now?" he demanded, as he wrapped the next roll on her arm.
"What is that... you're using?" she hesitated, biting her lip in agitation.
"This?" He held up a small bottle of sloshy, brown liquid, then he smirked. "Iodine solution, an antiseptic. I know, I know. I'm brilliant." He chuckled amusedly at her discomfort.
"Is that even safe?" She was still eyeing the brown liquid seeping in the cotton.
He gave the bottle on look and shrugged. "Yeah. Probably." He didn't dare mention that it was a specialized formula made by Starlings because... Seriously, where was the fun in that?
She scowled at him, her amber eyes angry behind those deep, dark lashes. "You are the single, most infuriating human being in the planet."
"And you," a quick flick of the fingers and the bandage is securely fastened on her arm, "are the most taken, egotistical girl on this universe."
She pursed her lips whilst rolling her eyes, contemplating on how to respond to that. "I hate you."
His lip quirked upwards into a triumphant smirk. Those words couldn't have been more than lies.
That he knew. It was obvious.
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Inspired by – Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
Characters: (implied) Dan C., Natalie K.
Author: AngelicSpring
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