5986 ANIME-INSERT ~ BANDAGE DAY
Anime Arc: Future Arc, Ep.84
Topic: Impatient Recovery after fighting Gamna | Theme: Anime Scene Complement
"Then, Gokudera-kun too?" "This one is even more kawaikunai (so not likeable)! He openly tried to do some sit-ups…" "Sit-ups…? And then…?"
And then Haru's expression loses her joking pout for a more troubled face, trying not to remember the details from an hour before.
FLASHBACK
"Gokudera-san, ohayo! I come to change your b… ahiii, w-what are you doing?!"
Haru rushes to the bed with an annoyed pout.
"Why you Aho started changing your bandage on your own?! Reckless-desu!" "S-shut up! I…" "You nothing! Gokudera-san no baka!"
And Haru steals the bands from his hands, easily winning the fight now that Gokudera doesn't have half his usual energy.
"You messed up everything, Aho!" "Ugh, I… I did NOT!" "You did! Why didn't you wait for Haru?!"
TILT. Gokudera freezes at the question, something strange tightening in his chest at not remembering how to react when having people wanting to care for you.
His frowning eyes stare deep into Haru's, wondering why it feels less irritating than usual to have her scold him. Haru blinks a couple times, taken aback at not hearing any answer, and even starting to feel troubled to have him stare so seriously at her.
"Anyway! Big-mess-desu! So just sit still and let Haru change them properly!" "… tsk…"
But despite the grumble, Gokudera remove his hands from the bands and turns his back to Haru.
As she starts to remove the old pieces of gauze to replace them with clean ones, Gokudera's voice echoes from beyond his back.
"Just hurry up… I can't damn waste my time here when the 10th needs…!" "Aye aye, Tsuna-san is working hard but Reborn-chan said not to let you go until you get better." "Tsk…"
Haru's tone is light but she's glad her face can't be seen.
Just what is going on for Gokudera and Yamamoto to have ended up like this. Even knowing nothing of medicine, this kind of wounds is not something someone would normally receive, at sports or even from street fighting.
Haru's hands tremble despite herself when looking at the deep dark purple bruise covering most of Gokudera's shoulder blade, as if his back had hit something like a wall or a tree violently.
Ahiii, Haru must not cry…! Genki-desu (spirited)!
She swallows back the start of melancholic and worried tears dwelling in her eyes to focus on her task with as much energy as usual.
But wilfully trying to act normally and cheerfully takes more time than when her usual upbeat self, and the bandage actually progress at very slow speed. Gokudera even shoots her a glance from above his shoulder to check why she's silent, all of a sudden.
Damn, it can't take so long just for one piece of gauze, right…? That's why I wanted to do it fast. I need to resume training as soon as possible so that I can assist the 10th and…
And Gokudera's thoughts gradually come to an end when the eerie sensation from before that he had tried not to mind comes back to his mind full throttle.
Why are her damn hands there…?! Why there for so long…?!
Gokudera scowls despite himself at trying not to lower his eyes on his chest on which Haru's hands are resting from behind his back. But in vain, as the warm soft sensation of her skin on his doesn't require any visual to be felt.
First, this damn annoying habits of hers to butt in their lives and say she cares. Now this… And just why for Hell's sake is he minding 'this' so much, damn…
A new layer of bandage to hold the new piece of gauze in place… A new loop from her arms around his shoulder to wrap it… A new caress of her cheek on the skin of his back when she bends to switch the roll of bandage from one hand to another… A new pulse of fresh blood flushing to his cheeks to answer his erratic heartbeat…
Damn it…! Just how many more layers of bandage left…?!
But Haru's fingers are guiding the roll of bandage with aggravating slowness, lost in her own troubles.
Just why is this Stupid Woman so slow?! Damn it, I… I want…
TILT. Gokudera freezes, unable to allow himself to put words on what he wants.
He should want her to get done with it, get done with him, and yet… This aggravating sensation of her fingers running across his chest, he should want it to cease, and yet… This suffocating atmosphere with just the two of them, he should want it to stop, and yet… Just what exactly does he feel like wanting… He couldn't be wanting anything except… except… just except… damn, just what exactly…
When, amidst his lost thoughts, Haru's words echo to tell him to turn around so that she can take care of the bandage of his head now, Gokudera snaps conscious again. The pressure of two chestnut eyes way too close from his pushes his mind to find urgently something else he should be urging to do.
T-training for the 10th…! Y-yeah, training, that's it! I need to t-train!
Never minding the awkwardness, never minding these aggravating chestnut eyes watching him without understanding, never minding these aggravating hands trying to stop him, the hurtful throbbing pain in his spin ultimately reminds him that doing sit-ups while recovering is the lamest idea ever.
CREEK. "Gyaah…!" "G-Gokudera-san!" "S-stay away, I'm… I…" "Ahiii…?! What are you saying, you ungrateful aho!" "J-just leave me alone!" "Ooh…? You have some nerves… Service-time-desu…!" "Aouch ouch OUCH! What the hell?!"
END OF FLASHBACKS
"Haru-chan…?" "A-Ahiii…?" "Haru-chan, and so, what did you do…?"
Haru's cheeks remain puffed and sulky as she focused her attention on the laundry to vent some steam.
"Haru gave him a little extra 'service' of stinging antiseptic…!"
An extra dose of stinging antiseptic for the couple wounds left to treat… that was all Haru had found to vent out the frustration of having to see him all beat-up but still trying to push himself harder…
"Hihi, Haru-chan, really…!"
Hearing Kyoko laughs as usual makes Haru's smile come back. The same smile as usual… The same joking smile when complaining about the same stubborn aho Gokudera-san as usual… although the usual would be having him NOT bedridden for injuries she can't understand…
Just what is the rush for him to get back to training even when in bed… Reckless-baka-desu! But then again, if it is for Tsuna-san… maybe Haru should be more supportive, huh…
"Well, it's good they're feeling better enough to try and push themselves too hard, right?"
Not just good enough to be allowed to do some sit-ups… Please just be fine again, Baka…