The Wounded

16

It has been three days since Masamune raced into the infirmary with a bloody unconscious Ritsu in his arms, still His Angel has not awakened from his coma like slumber. Masamune sat by the bed, head in his hands breathing quite heavily. The interrogation officer was still in Level S custody, yet that did not satisfy the lonely Demon. He wanted to cut off the hands that had violated and hurt his Angel, he felt like hurling whenever he saw the bruises on his face and body- His Angel's beautiful body.

The door quietly opened behind him revealing Yokozawa with two trays with simple foods. "Here Masamune. Ritsu would not be happy if he woke up and found you starved." I nodded and accepted the lunch tray. "Doctor said that he is just mentally healing before he wakes." I tensed as I saw a slight shift on the hospital bed. "Ritsu!?" Yokozawa looked at the sleeping body before glancing at me. "Mmhm." Green orbs fluttered under thin eye lids. "Masamune-San, please step aside so I may check on Ritsu-San." I reluctantly stepped away and let the doctor check Ritsu's reflexes, vitals, and IV. "Masamune-San. Yokozawa-San. It seems that Ritsu is deemed to wake later today. His reflexes are working fine and everything seems perfectly well. The bruises should heal in about two- four weeks." I nodded making sure to file this information under IMPORTANT.

Soon after their talk with the doctor, Masamune reluctantly had to leave for A council meeting dealing with the recently found sexual abuse of the prisoners in the interrogation cells, leaving His Angel in Yokozawa's care. "I'll watch over him Masamune." Yokozawa received a look saying, 'You Better.' The two demons exchanged another look before Masamune left the room glaring. The glare immediately intimidated the nurses and the other medical assistants.

Yokozawa looked at the angel who held his friend's heart. "I warned you not to hurt him Onodera. Yet here you are, having the ability to hurt him in your sleep. Do you even know how wrapped around your finger he is?" He paused in his one sided conversation with the unconscious Angel. He listened intently to the heart monitor beeping evenly in the otherwise silent room. "You know, he used to drink so much alcohol that I'm sure that it was drowning in his veins. He developed depression a little later. I admit I slept with him. Because I loved him. But he was still healing from you, so I let myself believe there was love involved." He paused at the memories that overloaded his sense. "But I have a lover now. His name is Ken Kirishima. Once you wake, I should introduce you to him-" A groan interrupted the navy haired. "Where am I?" A raspy voice asked in the white walls of the room.

Yokozawa answered the question and pressed the Nurse Assistance button. Almost instantly a nurse with Rose colored hair and sapphire eyes rushed in. "H-how may I help you sir?" The nurse held a clipboard in her grasp and a stethoscope around her pale neck. "Please check him over and get him something to eat." She nodded before coming towards the angel. "Please look at me." He did as told and a light flashed in his sight. "His dilation is normal so there appears to be no brain Damage." She urged Ritsu to sit up, helping him along the way seeing as his back was littered with either open or swollen wounds. "His back has no infection nor does it have any current bleeding." She recorded the information on the paper connected to her clipboard before continuing, "Do you need any morphine Onodera-San? Is anything sore?" Said angel shook his head before smiling at her kindly. "Thank you." He whispered hoarsely. "You're very welcome. Are there any favorites you would like me to add onto your meal?" The angel thought for a moment before concluding there was nothing that he wanted. "May I just have some water?" She nodded enthusiastically. "I'll be right back sirs." She bowed respectively before leaving the two men together in silence.

"I will inform Masamune of your awakenin-" Immediately the angel protested. "NO! Don't get him please. I don't wish to see him." Yokozawa was enraged at this angel's attitude. How dare he disrespect Masamune in such a way? Masamune practically went to hell and back for him and yet he does not wish to see the demon upon his awakening. "Why not? He has been waiting ages to see you awaken." The angel protested once more. "He can't see me like this. I'm not worthy anymore." Yokozawa looked at Ristu. "Why is it that you feel such a way?" Ritsu immediately looked at Yokozawa, tear filled eyes and bruises along his throat and jaw. "I. Am. Tainted." He whispered slowly, eyes filled with haunted emotions. "I am not worthy anymore. I am tainted. I am tainted. That is all I am. I am a sick whore." A whimper escaped his throat before he shook out in sobs. "You are not any of the things you say. Masamune still loves you, even after what happened." Ritsu was hysterical after the statement. "NO! You don't get it! I'm a fucking whore! I'm tainted with another man's essence! AGAHHHH!" Sobs chocked him till he couldn't scream any longer. He cried for the innocence that was taken from his mouth, he cried for the fact that he could not face Masamune after this, and he screamed for the pain he felt. "Calm down. I know for a fact that he still loves you. You are not tainted. Do you understand me Ritsu? That man took your mouth by force. Therefore it was sexual abuse and rape. You had no consent therefore, you are neither tainted nor a whore. Do you understand?" Ritsu didn't know what to say. All he could hear was the constant voices in his head telling him that he was tainted. A whore.

A whimper was Yokozawa's answer, said man sighed before pulling out his phone and dialing a memorized number. "Yes. He has awakened. Though I warn he is in a damaged state..Yes I think that would be a good idea." A pause filled the room before he mumbled an approval and hung up. Silence filled the small room before Ritsu let out a pain filled sob. Minutes passed by, yet Ritsu was still sobbing his little angel heart out. "Ritsu?" Ritsu heard his name being called and snapped he head towards the door. There stood a flustered and panting Masamunee Takano. "Ritsu! I was so worried!" He ran towards the Angel who unexpectedly began screaming. "NOOOOO!"

Masamune was confused. Had he done something wrong. "Don't touch me I'm tainted." Masamune could hear his heart break at that simple statement. "You are not." He slowly wrapped his arms around the trembling angel before rocking him back and forth comfortingly. "You aren't anything close to tainted." Sobs filled the room. "I'm not worthy." Ritsu repeatedly stated. "You are." Masamune mumbled with a tremble in his voice. "Oh Ritsu. You are worthy. You're beautiful and worthy." Masamune did not know what to do. His beautiful Ritsu was saying such things that made his heart shatter. Ritsu sobbed against Masamune, unable to keep in the intense trembling and loud sobs. "You are so beautiful Ritsu." Masamune reassured only to receive another heart shattering reply.

"I.Am.Tainted..."