When a Healer Loves a Killer

Chapter 14

"Yes ma'm~" Juuzou chimed.

"It's a shame I got so many of your wounds bandaged up again. Now I just have to take them off." I muttered, unwrapping the bandages and setting them aside for later.

Once Juuzou's wounds were completely exposed, I took a step back and admired the work I had done on him. It was really some of my best! To be honest he might heal even faster than I thought! He was now sitting up with his legs off the bed, looking at me as I stared down his wounds.

"Um, (y/n)-san, why are you looking at me like that?"

Whoops.

I tried to explain myself in a not weird and not panicked way. Of course, it didn't work. "O-oh, sorry! I'm really proud of the work I've done on you, so I was looking at all of your cuts and stuff. Anyways, put your arm around me, I'll help you get to the bathroom."

Nailed it.

I took his arm and wrapped it around my shoulders, pulling him up. Honestly, in hindsight it would've been easier to just get a wheelchair from downstairs, but w h a t e v e r. I made sure to be weary of his wounds while helping him hop to the bathroom. "You know, (y/n)-san, you're very strong!" He chirped.

"Oh shut up, you can't be enjoying this."

"So rude!"

   I sighed in playful annoyance. "I don't think you'll ever stop being a pain in the ass, Suzuya. Maybe I should just kill you."

He gave me a smile and closed his eyes. "Awe, you wouldn't do that~"

"Watch your back, I just might."

Once I got him into the tub, I turned off the water and cleared the bubbles so that I could see him better.

Oh my god. Is this real? Am I hallucinating?

Juuzou had bubbles on the top of his head as well as on his nose, and I couldn't even see anything past his shoulders which were also buried in the bubbles. I started to laugh and blushed a little at the cute sight. "Juuzou~ I think maybe I put too many bubbles in~"

Juuzou gasped in fake betrayal and I continued to laugh a bit before pushing the bubbles away from him and kneeling next to the tub, taking a rag and putting it under the water before pressing it to the burn on his jawline that marked up to his cheek. Juuzou winced at the touch but began to relax when the healing chemicals started to work.

Well, I say they are chemicals, but it's really more of an essence that smells like a chemical but has ointment-like healing properties! It's pretty rare and usually unhelpful, but I've seemed to stumble upon quite a nice excuse to use it. I moved the rag to the closest shoulder to me and dabbed at it, causing Juuzou to wince again. "I'm sorry, before it heals it kinda stings, huh?" I said quietly. Its not like there was no use to shout, he was right here and painfully close to me, as per usual.

"It's okay~"

After finishing one of his shoulders, I had a bit of trouble trying to figure out how I would reach the other one, as well as his torso and leg. "(Y/n)-san, how are you going to get all of the wounds? You can't reach!"

"Um, I'm not sure." I stated flatly, biting my lip and trying to think.

"Well, do you have a swimsuit?"

I looked at him and glared. "Juuzou, I am not going to get in this bath with you."

"Well, why not? It's a big bath, and you have wounds too, don't you (y/n)-san?"