Chapter 5
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"This is most puzzling Lord Kunzite," the youma healer said, " in all my years of work, I have never seen anything quite like this."
"Are you forming a diagnosis yet?"
"The bouts of pain in his side are rather unusal as the pain usually subsides if I put pressure on it, and escalates when I realease it. I actually have no idea as to what it could be."
"You are dismissed." Kunzite pinched the bridge of his nose. Tonight was not going to get any easier. He needed alternative sources of information. The platinum blonde reached into his pocket and pulled out a silver cell phone, rapidly scanning the arrow keys.
"Pick up you baka." the Middle Eastern King was growing more irritated by the minute.
A single overhead light illuminated the jet's aisles as the Far Eastern King initialled a stack of papers. It contained the latest review on the collecting crystal prototypes he was experimenting with. So far, everything was progressing smoothly. The energy of those naive humans would be his for the taking. He placed his fountain pen beside the files, seemingly oblivious to Nephrite's snores. Suddenly, his cell phone began to vibrate in his back pocket. He flipped it open and positioned it beside his ear.
"You've reached Jadeite."
"We need to talk. I want to ask you something."
"What does the most knowledgeable of the Shitennou need my advice for?"
"Do you know anything on strange pain phenomena?"
" Virtually nothing. It depends on what the symptoms are,"
Kunzite gritted his teeth. Clearly this conversation would be completely futile.
"It's Zoisite. He seems to be experiencing an uncomfortable ache originating in the lower abdominal area."
" I had nothing to do with that!"
The Middle Eastern king drummed his fingers on the side of the vanity table.
"What was that outburst about, Jadeite?"
" Combat training a couple of days ago. I used a small kick against him for defence purposes. He didn't appear injured afterwards. Now, is there anything else you can tell me about your associate's condition?"
"He also felt abnormally warm and has spent a considerable amount of time ridding himself of his stomach contents." The younger king stroked his chin thoughtfully.
" Well, with the symptoms described to me, it could only be one thing: morning sickness!" Jadeite chuckled.
The eldest Shitennou's face turned brick red on the other end of the receiver.
"You insufferable prick. Let's just say you are incredibly fortunate to be away from the Dark Kingdom right now," his voice dangerously calm.
" Peace, peace." said Jadeite quietly, "there's also another possibility to what this problem could be."
"What is it?"
" It sounds like, as humans call it, appendicitis. This involves the inflammation of a small internal organ in the lower abdomen. It requires emergency surgery to take it out."
" How is that done?"
"Usually what they do is they make an incision-"
"Enough with the medical procedure! Just tell me how to do this."
"As advanced with magic as you are, Kunzite, I don't trust you with surgery."
"Well, what do you recommend?"
"Normally, I would be the last person to suggest this; however, with all of the insubordination cases you have been dealing with lately, I would go to the human realm. As pathetic as they may be, they are advanced in medical healing."
" How do you know all of this, Jadeite?"
"I just created a valid hypothesis from the data I have been given. Anyway, get him to a doctor immediately. He could be in critical condition." With a click the younger Shitennou closed the conversation.
Kunzite took a couple of deep breaths. As much as he hated to admit it, Jadeite, was likely correct. The young king was in urgent need of care, the type that was impossible to come by in the Dark Kingdom. The older man gently lifted Zoisite off the bed, careful not to cause the little king any more pain. The lines were starting to mar his beautiful face. The Middle Eastern king whipped off his uniform, pulled on a sweater and a pair of jeans, and shot a black streak at the wall- a portal to access the human realm. He stepped inside as quickly as he could.
Beryl would not be pleased about this little detour. The ginshou papers would appear far later than she wanted; however, there were urgent matters to attend to.
Kunzite snaked through the alleyway and glanced around, when he was certain nobody was watching; he started to trek across the sidewalk. It certainly was a lot harder holding Zoisite in his arms, who was slippery with sweat by this point.
He wouldn't say it outright, but the eldest king was quite thankful that Jadeite had given him directions to the closest human healer the week before, when the youma reports will filed. At least he didn't need to call him again. That would be highly embarrassing.
The door of the whitewashed building swung open, and the eldest Shitennou entered. A woman dressed in a shirt printed with cats and a pair of baggy pants glanced at the two. The king seriously doubted her expertise. In the Dark Kingdom, anyone with expertise had an appropriately designed uniform, complete with the epaulettes and cape to match. The overlarge woman's voice broke into his thoughts.
"Don't give me that look young man! I've seen much worse than this," she snapped in a business-like manner. " I will have a doctor look at this shortly."
After organizing all the required papers, Jadeite thought it was high time for a moment of indulgence.
At 35 000 feet in the air, he reclined in his seat and began to enjoy his strawberry margarita in the restful silence.
A/N: A note on the relationship between Jadeite and Kunzite: This is left to a lot of speculation, as there is nothing said on their relationship! However…I believe that Kunzite thinks Jadeite can be an idiot, but overall, they can work effectively as a team.
As always, if there is anything OOC please let me know. PMs are always awesome : )
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