If We Used Wands and Spoke Latin
Author's Notes: Hi! I'm back! Hehe, I updated during work. I hate making telemarketing calls, ugh. Nasty stuff. Anyways, back to what I LIKE to do.
Chapter 4
Ritsuka was lying face up in a hospital bed when he awoke. It was dark, except for the light above his hospital bed. Then, he realized, that somebody he knew was right next to him, lying his head face down on the bed.
It was Soubi.
Ritsuka tried raising himself up to meet Soubi, but he ended up falling back against the covers and moaned. God, did his body hurt. It felt like an ambulance ran over him.
Soubi raised his head, and suddenly smiled at Ritsuka. Ritsuka smiled back. "You're okay," Soubi said happily. "After the battle, you were wounded so badly, I had to bring you here."
Ritsuka looked at him incredulously. "You…you fought? But you were so hurt you-"
"That's what the Practical Joker wanted you to see," Soubi said. "In fact, he simply lured you into a trap. I was just under a spell that wouldn't allow me to speak to you, or communicate with you any way I could. I could only fight, for you, and you sacrifice for me…unfortunately, things got a little out of hand. I'm so sorry," Soubi said, and he kissed the top of Ritsuka's head.
"W-what happened to me?" asked Ritsuka, pulling back from Soubi's kiss. "What was so bad that I ended up in the hospital?"
"You…were cursed, Ritsuka. The Practical Joker only works in riddles. It was very difficult to decipher what he was about to do and when he was about to do it. There was one curse, however, that shocked me."
"That…shocked you, Soubi?" Ritsuka said, in disbelief. It was so hard to believe that Soubi would be shocked by anything, much less a strange rival.
"I don't know what he did to you, as my Sacrifice, but whatever he managed to do, it made you lose consciousness. I'm very sorry, Ritsuka. You do know I love you, right?"
Ritsuka nodded his head. "But…what did the Practical Joker say, exactly?"
Soubi sighed. "It was hard to capture all of what he said, it was so long. But it went something like this:
A little bit different
My spell shall play
This isn't one quite terrible
As many might say
With good things and bad things
All wrapped into one
This Loveless I've lured
Shall give you a son
You've hid far too long,
Under the protection of your Fighter
Not loving, not caring
Not trying at all
To be Soubi's Sacrifice
To answer that call.
Ritsuka stared at him. "So the spell…was directed at me…and not at you?"
This was a first. Most spells tried to take out the Sacrifice first and then the Fighter as their main goal, but this one appeared to take out the Sacrifice…wait, take out?
"What did he mean, 'good things and bad things all wrapped into one, this Sacrifice I've lured shall give you a…son?'"
Soubi smiled playfully. "I really have no idea. Is it possible that he caused you to see that we need to be together? And by doing so, we need to adopt a child? Or at least…make those ears and that tail fall off? Whatever he did, he made you faint."
Ritsuka turned a bright red.
"I don't think he meant anything like that," Ritsuka said angrily. "And I think I just must've…fainted because of the exhaustion."
Soubi smiled playfully again, and said, "You always were delicate, my Loveless."
Ritsuka growled at him and then crossed his arms. "Just because I'm your Loveless, doesn't mean you have to toy with me."
"I don't toy with you, Ritsuka, it's the truth," Soubi said. "Didn't you command me to always tell the truth?"
Ritsuka scowled. "You never seemed to learn that lesson. You always lied to me. About where you were going, what you were doing, and about the Seven Moons. You got yourself into quite a few tizzys because you didn't tell me the truth."
Soubi sighed and Ritsuka tried sitting up again. His whole lower half burned with the effort.
"Soubi, geez, you didn't do anything while I was asleep…did you?"
"Why, whatever do you mean by that, Ritsuka?" Soubi asked, another playful smile tugging on his lips.
Ritsuka stared at him. "Y-you did do something didn't you? Damn you to hell! I can't believe you did something like that to me! You're such a baka! God, I-wait."
Ritsuka tugged at his ears. They were still there. He tried lifting up his tail. It didn't fall off.
Ritsuka growled at him. "I can't believe you lead me to believe that you did that. You're so mean."
"And I love you, Loveless," Soubi said, and he planted a kiss on his lips.
Ritsuka backed away from him. "Can you please not do that while we're in here? A nurse might see or something. And then you know what will happen."
Soubi nodded and just looked at him gently. "The nurse said you can be discharged within the hour. And so can I. They healed my wounds as well."
"Good," Ritsuka said. "I hate hospitals. It reminds me of when my mom was in one. They're not nice here at all."
Soubi nodded again and then said, "I can't wait to bring you home." He kissed the top of his head again, and Ritsuka went to sleep.
Author's Notes: Yeah, I know that was kind of short, but you can't blame me! I'm at work! Augh! Oh well. Working on these at home is dangerous no thanks to my nosy little sister. Ick. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter of If We Used Wands and Spoke Latin!