Learn To Love Again | Adashi

Chapter IX

   Adam lay back flat on his bed while Shiro was working on his stab wound. He had gotten it about thirty minutes ago when they were trying to escape the Galra base and they ran into a Galra leader. He had gotten his ass thrown a knife at, impaled, fallen into ice cold water, probably got hypothermia, and got fished out my Matt. On the bright side, they got the piece! Only by the small price of half of the team members getting injured. Matt was currently taking care of Pidge, who got a concussion and a broken foot. Keith was trying to take care of Lance, key word "trying." And then Hunk was just resting because honestly, he deserved it.
  "You know, Ads, you really have to stop putting yourself in danger." Shiro said as he finished stitching the skin together, which by the way, hurt a lot.
"In my defense we wouldn't be together if I hadn't put myself in danger." He slurred.
  "Still, you put me through hell. Don't do that again." Shiro begged as he finished patching the injury up.
  "I'm sorry, Shi. But I couldn't have just let you take the knife."
"I would have been fine."
"No, you wouldn't have, you'd be here, frozen, helpless, and in pain. If I had met you take the knife, and you were here, I would never be able to forgive myself."
  "I love you, Adam. But you need to promise me that you won't get yourself hurt because of me." Shiro chocked out.
  "Takashi."
"Promise me, Adam."
He hesitated. He wanted to make his lover happy, but he also doesn't want to see his lover hurt.
"I promise. But under one condition."
"Anything."
"Don't do anything reckless, to where I have no choice."
Shiro wipes the tears from Adam's eyes before kissing him like it had been a thousand years since the last time. And it felt like it.
  "Adam, you're freezing." Adam looked down at his soaking under suit if his armor. "I'll get the hot towels. I'll be right back." Shiro kisses Adam's forehead before rushing out of the room. Adam looked down at his bare arms. He stared at the scars covering his skin. The old ones and the newer ones all coming together to form something Adam saw as disgusting. He prayed Shiro wouldn't have to look at them again, he knew it was hard for him.
Shiro came back in with a few hot towels and a glass of water, Adam didn't know who it was for yet.
Shiro examined them already half pulled down suit.
"Uh, it's okay if I...you know."
Adam nodded. Honestly, he just wanted the damn thing off. Shiro slowly stripped Adam if the cold clothing and spreaded the towels over his boyfriend. Adam winched at the sudden warmth against his numb skin. Then, a hot towel made contact with his wound. He screamed in pain.
"Ah, I'm sorry!" Shiro exclaimed before taking the towel off and putting it on correctly. Adam exhaled and tried to relax. The worst was over.
They met the towels sit for a few minutes before they lost their warmth and Shiro took them off. He put Adam in a pair of sweatpants and a comfortable long sleeved shirt that belonged to him.
"I'm so sorry, Baby." Shiro said as he stoked Adam's hair. Adam had his head in Shiro's lap with a blanket over him as he tried to rest.
"You have nothing to be sorry for, Shi." Adam whispered.
"Ads, if it wasn't for me you wouldn't be here." Shiro whispered.
"Takashi, if it wasn't for you I would have killed myself by now. I love you, okay?"
A tear fell from Shiro's eyes, which Adam reached up and wiped away.
"I love you to. Now, you should probably get some sleep."
Adam nodded before adjusting himself and closing his eyes.

"A week of bed rest? That's insane." Adam said softly. He spoke quietly considering he was still recovering and anything over a "level two" hurt.
"Adam, I know it seems like a long time but you got fucking stabbed. You need rest." Shiro stated. Judging by the fact the he swore Adam knew it was serious.
"Fine." He sighed.
"Thank you. Now do you need anything? You haven't eaten since morning."
Adam shook his head.
"Are you cold?"
He shook his head again. Shiro sighed before putting his head against Adam's neck.
"Adam, you have to start being honest with me. Please take care of yourself."
He nodded again.
"Uh, do you think you could...you know."
Shiro smiles before pecking Adam's lips and climbing in bed next to him. He wrapped his arms around his lover as Adam rested his head against his chest.
"Hey, Shi?" Adam whispered.
"Yeah, baby?"
"So, I was just wondering if you're okay."
"What?"
"It's just that you're the leader of Voltron and you list your arms...I just want to make sure that your doing okay."
"At first I wasn't, but I'm a thousand times better now that you're here." He replied before kissing his nose.
Adam giggles before the two indulged in comfortable silence.
"How about a bath?" Shiro proposed.
Adam grinned.
"That sounds nice."
The couple used these moments to enjoy each other. They savored each other's presence. Shiro memorized every inch of Adam's frame. They couldn't possibly have known that this would be one of the last of theses moments for a very, very, long time.