All Killer No Filler (Ripper x Mercenary)

A Good Nights Sleep

While surrounded by rose scented warm water, Naib almost fell asleep. Young man held his breath and with a slight senseless smile on his face, he sink into the tub. Water slowly turned red because of blood sipping from his wounds. Naib prepared to let the air out... but he was quickly though carefully dragged out by Jack.

He let the taller man gently wrap him in a warm towel and a oversized bathrobe. Naib felt like he was on drugs. He probably never had someone to wash and take care of him carefully as Jack , he wasn't even sure if his mother was close to it.

After slightly stopping blood and getting mercenary clean and nice, Jack carried him to the bed and slide down his oversized bathrobe down a little to expose his back. He already got bandages and all the other supplies ready.

Naib still could not make himself believe he was sitting on Jack's queen sized bed, after a bath which Jack helped him more than necessary- getting his back treated with care by the hunter who beat him to death multiple times.

He was a little startled that Jack acted so kind to him. He cleaned the wounds with affection and wrapped clean bandages around them while Naib was lost in looking at misty corners of his room. How could a room have that much fog in it and not be humid

His thoughts was interrupted with deep yet sincere voice of the hunter.

"Why did you let those become this bad? I feel remorse" He asked while bandaging a terrible looking cut.

Of course he felt remorse. He was the one who made them at the first place. And considering his actions Naib was precious to him.

Naib sighed "Does it even matter? I don't want to play this game anymore... It was only bullshit at first, but now its just a neverending nightmare."

"Stop that. That's probably what host is trying to trick us into. You should not be the one who goes down first. And its not that bad... For you to be exact. You pissed Michiko off good that she had to request me to finish you off seriously."

Naib sighed, it does not matter jack. I can drive her crazy and that would not matter either. He left those words unspoken and played on changing the topic.

"Why are you doing this then? Why didn't you finish me off good that I could barely survive the rocket chair ride?"

Jack finally took a small sip from the glass. "I didn't want to lose you. You actually matter to me."

Naib chose to not to answer. He was sleepy because of all those sleepless nights with nightmares . He finished his whiskey in one sip to avoid thinking about Jack's kind words. "....Are you done yet?"

"Yes." Jack cut the last bandage and got up. "I'll get you some underwear and a shirt."

While Jack was looking for something comfy, Naib let his tired body drop on clean sheets. When hunter turned back to give him the set of clothing he chose for him, Naib was fast asleep already.

Jack looked at sleeping mercenary for a great half a minute. To him, mercenary looked like a fallen angel.

He untied the soft and heavy bathrobe and exposed lower body of the mercenary too. He really looked like an angel shot down to earth.

Bullet wounds on his thighs and perfect shoulders with blade scars.

Jack was drunk from happiness, he slowly slided pair of black underwear up on Naib, wishing to be able to kiss every inch of his angelic skin. It was the first time he was into someone that fog has not chosen and he had no urge to kill.

He put one of his old fashioned white button ups on Naib and tucked him in bed gently. His peaceful expression was so new to Ripper, he watched him sleep for minutes. Just until he fell asleep right beside him

Duo slept deeply for 8 hours straight. Sleeping this long without any bad dreams was unusual for both of them. They only moved closer to each other because Jack's fog made the room colder than it was supposed to be. In the end, they woke up all limbs tangled to each other, just as close as a newly wed couple.

This whole situation was awkward and comforting at the same time. Jack's lanky and eerie figure cuddling Naib's lean and muscular body in a unbelievably affectionate manner and Naib sleeping like a baby, not shivering or trembling once...

It took ten minutes for Naib to realize where he was and who he was with. Even though he really didnt want to, he stopped nuzzling into sleeping hunters chest and got up. While stretching his back as he always did when he woke up, he noticed that pain on his back was very faint, almost gone. Waking up like this, feeling as light as a feather at manor was not something Naib was used to. And cuddling with someone (especially a hunter) was even more unusual. He really didn't know how to handle this whole situation. To be thankful or be catious of his monster nature?

He silently cursed to himself after he realised he was observing the sleeping hunter. He was adorable. Why he had to help him? Pull him out of his dark hole of desperation while he was supposed to be another subject of a nightmare? He murmured curses in his mother language more, finding himself dressed with Jack's clothes. He didn't remember changing so probably it was Jack. Naib could handle punches, kicks and bullets but he wasn't sure how to react being cared and looked after like this. He felt his cheeks warm up and his heart go faster thinking about Jack more. He almost panicked whe he saw Jack's eyes fluttering open.
"You're awake? You were so tired yesterday, we couldn't talk much." Jack got up on his place and scratched his back "Want some tea and toast?"

Late but... There?