Persona 5 x persona 4

chapter 19

"You're both going to need to take it easy for the next few days." Tae Takemi drilled into Ren and Akechi as she looked over her clipboard.

"Yes ma'am" Akechi bowed his head.

"Ren?" There was a scariness to Takemi's voice that made Ren snap to attention.

"Yes." Ren muttered.

Takemi reached forward whacking Ren's head with her clipboard. "You have a broken rib, a badly sprained hand, and a deep laceration on your cheek. Not to mention your body is still recovering from some other injuries you mysteriously got. You're in way worse shape than he is, clearly you're the one who got their ass kicked in this fight!"

It had been Yu's idea that Ren and Akechi see a doctor considering neither of them were in the best shape. Luckily Ren knew one. However as soon as Takemi started to examine Ren she found the still visible bruises from his encounter with the police a week ago as well as the fresh wounds he obtained in his battle against Akechi. They had used the excuse that they both got into a simple street brawl as reasons for their injuries, but Ren figured Takemi knew better. Takemi did have a hunch that he may or may not be a Phantom thief and what that entailed. Akechi gave Ren a passing sympathetic look from his seat next to him.

"I know." Ren started looking at the floor.

Takemi sighed before she wheeled her computer chair to the door that lead to the clinic. "You guys can come in."

Yu, Naoto, and Futaba made their way into the clinics treatment room. Ren sat shirtless and bore all of his bruises for the group to see. Akechi sat next to him on the exam bed, equally shirtless and looking also very beaten up. Ren's hand was wrapped in a splint to restrict its movement and he knew he wouldn't be able to be a Phantom thief at least for a few days with his hand this damaged. Unless he wanted to be a one handed thief. Ren's cheek was also patched up. Normally after battle Ren would either use healing magic on himself or have someone use healing magic on him. However he hadn't been fighting shadows, he had been fighting Akechi in a duel to the death. These injuries were as real as one got and no amount of cognition change could heal them.

Takemi tapped her clipboard. "Both of them will need to rest," Takemi pointed her pen at Akechi. "This one has slightly dislocated shoulder injury, some nasty bruises, and a mild concussion. Normal stuff for a kid in a scrap." She then pointed the pen to Ren. "This one has a broken false rib, a few bruised ones, a sprained hand, a cut on his cheek that needed two stitches, and some injuries that look as if he was in a fight about a week ago. I'm going to prescribe them both some painkillers and sleeping medication. Also lots of ice for them both. But knowing my little guinea pig here, he's might just run off and go get himself more beat up so someone should keep an eye on him. Granted keeping an eye on the both of them wouldn't be a bad idea."

"I think we can manage that." Naoto said as she looked between the two.

Takemi got to her feet. "Good let's get these two checked out and back home resting." She left the room to no doubt get the paperwork and the prescriptions ready. "You two can get dressed."

Ren grabbed his shirt suddenly reminded how painful it was to put on that particular article of clothing. Akechi didn't seem to be struggling as much, but they were both very painful. He didn't think the fight had been that bad of one but only after the adrenaline had worn off did he truly realize the extent of his injuries. Yeah this was worse than last week but as he glanced at Akechi next to him, Ren knew that this pain was worth it. If Akechi was truly reformed then he just made himself a powerful ally, this time for real.

"Ren, I already talked to Sojiro. I'm gunna be taking care of you, so I'll be moving some of my stuff to your room so I can keep an eye on you." Futaba informed Ren before she turned. "I'm gonna start getting stuff over there, Yu told me he can take you back to Leblanc." With that Futaba disappeared from the room.