It's Called Love, Right?

Chapter 17 - Cold

It's Wednesday! You all know what that means... A NEW CHAPTER!!

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[Third Person's POV]

Everyone watched as Ash and Dawn reappeared from the portal. The group crowded around them the moment they stepped out of the brimming light.

"Dawn! Did you pass?" Serena asked apprehensively.

"Yeah..." Dawn scratched her head. "It was harder than I thought, but I managed." She gave them a reassuring smile. The girls were about to bombard her with questions, when the blue-haired girl suddenly held up her hand, gesturing for a minute.

"Wait a minute." Dawn walked over to Ash. "We have to get your arm treated."

Ash looked at her, slightly frowning. "It's not that bad, I could manage this easily."

Dawn shot him a look. "It doesn't matter. You're going to get that wound taken care!"

And with that, she dragged him out of the room and into the infirmary, leaving the rest of the girls in confusion.

"Did something happen between those two?" Misty pointed out.

"Dunno." The girls shook their heads in response. "Dawn was still mad at him before the exam started. I wonder what changed her mind?"

Dawn led Ash to the infirmary, where they were greeted by Nurse Joy, the medical professional in Mafia Org. "How may I help you?" She smiled warmly at the two. When her eyes landed on Ash's arm, she gasped. "Oh dear! What happened, young master?"

"Nothing much," he shrugged. Dawn rolled her eyes at his response.

"He got cut by a sea weed," Dawn answered for him, sweat dropping at how strange her words sounded.

"I told you. I don't need to treat this, it's just a cut," Ash groaned. When he said that, he actually meant it. Ash had been through an countless missions where injuries were inevitable. Having been through much worse than this, he knew that the tiny cut won't affect his actions.

The raven haired boy was confused.

Why was she making such a big fuss about it?

"Not happening. We're treating your arm no matter what, and plus, it's not a just a cut, it's a enormous cut that's the size of your finger!" Dawn retorted while crossing her arms.

Nurse Joy raised an eyebrow at their quarrel, but just brushed it off. "Anyways, let's get your arm treated."

Ash frowned while Dawn gave him a satisfied grin as they both followed her into a room.

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After an hour or so, Dawn and Ash returned to the exam room, the latter with bandages wrapped around his arm.

"What happened?" Serena asked as she approached the two. The assassin just looked away while Dawn smiled.

"We just had his arm bandaged properly, that's all."

"Okay, everyone!" Delia interrupted their conversation with a clap of the hand. "Can you all come here? We have to get the next exam going!"

The girls nodded as they all stood around Delia and her rolling box. Ash just leaned on a wall, messing with his bandages.

"Let's see who's going next," Delia sang as she shook the container.

With undivided attention, the girls were focused on Serena and Iris, the only two that had yet completed their mission. The two girls exchanged uneasy glances as they watched name arise from the box.