Title: Medical.
Series: "Samurai Deeper Kyo"
Disclaimer: Akimine Kamijyo owns.
Warnings: Language, unlawful medical treatment? ;3
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Hotaru, Shinrei.
Rating: PG-13.

"Who kicked your ass?"

Shinrei snarled, turning sharply to the left to glare viciously at the blond before him. Keikoku's lips were curved into an amused smirk, one of which Shinrei wanted to desperately beat off his mouth. He exhaled sharply through his nose. "Back off, Keikoku. I am in no mood to deal with your idiocy."

Keikoku's lips quirked up farther. "Oh, well. Too bad," he said as he approached. Absently, he reached out and, ignoring Shinrei's flinch, lifted a lock of white hair to inspect the wound on his face. "Who nearly took out your eye?" He wondered.

He slapped away the blond's offending hand. "Muramasa-sama," he said tightly.

"Who?" Keikoku arched a brow as he reached down, gripping Shinrei's sleeve between his fingers. He led the elder towards his own belongings, where a small medical kit lay.

"One of the Taishirou. Your sensei replaced — you know what, never mind. You'll forget in an hour." Shinrei huffed, sitting down when Keikoku yanked his sleeve to join him.

Keikoku opened the small wooden box and peered inside, moving things until he found a small bottle. Removing it, he opened it and told Shinrei, "Close your eyes."

Shinrei had less than a second to comply once he realized what the younger was intending. He shut his eyes tightly and sealed his lips into a hard line. The instant he did, cold liquid splashed onto his face, followed by a searing pain as the liquid killed any bacteria within the wound. He grit his teeth angrily, slapping Keikoku's hand away from his face. "You idiot!" He barked and blindly reached for a cloth, eventually finding one in Keikoku's hands. Wiping his face clear of any liquid and blood, Shinrei glared at an unimpressed Keikoku. "Why'd you do that?!"

"Because I didn't want you dying of infection," Keikoku muttered, his yellow eyes narrowed. "Only I get to kill you."

Glaring, Shinrei jerked away from Keikoku. "I could have gone to Saishi and Saisei," he hissed scathingly.

There was a pause before Keikoku tilted his head to the side. "Who?"

"Oh, forget it!" Shinrei spat and climbed to his feet, his mood beyond foul. "You're such an idiot." Turning, the elder swiftly walked away, heading towards Saishi and Saisei's residence. There is no way I am related to you! he thought.

Unknown to him, Keikoku's thoughts mirrored his own.

Never in a million years.

You know, I really need to learn how to end these things. Beginning them is starting to get easier, but ending? Strangely hard.