Chapter 5
The moment Natsu cracked open his door, his eyes blew wide open. Freed stood there, supporting a heavily beaten and bruised Laxus who was steadily dripping blood down his left arm onto the cobblestone steps outside of Natsu's house."Holy shit! Freed what happened to him!" Natsu yelled loudly as he rushed forward to grab his left shoulder and heaved him into his living room and onto the couch. Freed huffed before responding "He charged in front of some maniac asshole who tried to slit Evergreen's throat. He wasn't paying close enough attention and said asshole instead plunged his blade into his shoulder. Your place was closer than the guild based on the direction we had been traveling from."
'And he has the damn nerve to lecture ME about paying attention in battle... Idiotic lightning-rod' Natsu ran to his bathroom and retrieved a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, lots of gauze, and plenty of bandages then hauled ass back down the stairs to see to Laxus' wounds. He knelt next to the larger man, gently helping Freed to peel off the large jacket he always wore along with the tight black shirt beneath it. Natsu had to suck in a deep breath between his teeth when he saw the cuts.
His pectorals were covered in long, jagged slices that glowed a hot red color against the tanned flesh below them. The worst of them was the deep, gaping wound in the juncture of his neck and shoulder, weeping blood profusely. 'Damn... this is the worst injury I've ever seen on him. I hope I can do a good enough job patching him up. Might need stitching though' he thought as he ran a rag with the peroxide over the aggravated flesh, drawing a pained hiss and groan from Laxus' lips.
"Freed I need you to grab a kit I keep in my dresser upstairs. It's in my underwear drawer, first drawer on the right." He said as he shuffled the thunder mage's body so that his left arm was raised high enough to help halt the blood flow and focused on trying to keep Laxus conscious by slapping his face gently. "Laxus look at me" he said, trying to get his attention. The blonde groggily opened his eye and stared into the Salamander's own obsidian depths. "You HAVE to stay awake, you've lost a lot of blood and I'm going to stitch you up but you HAVE TO STAY AWAKE." He said with emphasis, trying not to scream out at Freed to hurry the fuck up.
As though the green-haired swordsman knew what he was thinking, he came down the stairs quickly and handed the kit to Natsu and took up the duty of holding Laxus' arm. Taking a deep breath, Natsu took up threading the needle he was going to use quickly and set about stitching up the long wound. The lightning mage was lucky, a centimeter more towards his neck and his jugular would have been cut and he would be dead. 'Fucking hell... he needs to be more careful and guard his neck when fighting. I pity him though, this is going to hurt like a bitch as it heals. Guess he won't be helping to train me anymore'
Once he finished tying off the stitch work, he cleaned the wound gently and bandaged is securely before sitting back on his heels and wiping his forehead. Laxus sighed, slowly trying to sit up and cracked his neck before gingerly rubbing the tender area. "Thanks ash-breath. Fucking hurts like hell but should heal up now. Guess I owe ya one now." He said, rubbing his temples as well.
"Laxus, perhaps it is in your own best interest if you rest here for tonight. It would be a very good idea to have someone around in case something happens during the night as you recover. Do you have any objections Natsu?" Freed asked, clearly not looking for the stubborn blondes opinion on his suggestion. Natsu frowned in thought for a moment, then his expression cleared and he rose to his full height facing Freed and nodding his agreement. "He can crash in my bed for tonight, I have a spare hammock I can set up for myself in my room to keep an eye on him" Laxus gave him an annoyed look but said nothing in return
Freed said his farewell and took his leave, allowing the two to lapse into silence in the living room. Natsu went into the kitchen to grab a large glass of cold water and the came back, handing it to Laxus. Said man nodded in thanks before chugging down the water and wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Don't suppose you have a shower I could borrow? I smell like shit and feel just as gross" He asked the Salamander.
"Yeah but uh, I should probably go into the bathroom with you. You look like you might pass out and I don't want to have to drag your heavy ass to the hospital if you do." Natsu replied, helping him to his feet and up the stairs to the bathroom. Once inside Natsu set Laxus onto the toilet and adjusted the knobs so that the water was decent before turning to help Laxus undo and get out of his pants...
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