A/N: Hello! I havent updated for a while because been really busy these past few days :L so I havent gotten the chance to proof read and post. I already gotten it written down till chapter 7 but proof reading takes a while huhuhuuhuh. There might be a second update coming after, if I get the chance to. Enjoy the chapter and share your thoughts!


What was taking Scarlet so long? Midnight grumbled to himself.

The slash on his back no longer hurt, but he was getting anxious of being away from Scarlet. After all, after the boy had took him in, his whole life changed for the better and he had sworn on his life that he would protect Scarlet no matter what.
Of course if he asked Mio and Mirami, Scarlet’s twin aunties ( also his now ), they would giggled at him and assured him that Scarlet was safe under his uncle’s watch but still, it was taking so long!
“I’m back!”

Midnight felt relief washed over him at the sound of his voice. It meant that he was okay, that’s good.
“You’re late-“
Blue eyes that held pain. Midnight saw it. That pain, Midnight recognized it like the back of his hand.
“Sorry for taking a long time, Midnight. Something came up but hey, I got the bandage!” Scarlet walked over to the sharply sitting Midnight who was looking straight at the stranger but the girl remained frozen by the closed door. They were still staring at each other and by the looks of it; he knew that the girl noticed it too.
“Hmm.” Midnight hummed nonchalantly but nevertheless, he touched Scarlet hand down to his wrist. He closed his eyes. He could feel his pulse, and Midnight finally sighed in relief.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw Scarlet looking at him with a smile and Midnight face flushed. It was still embarrassing to show how attached he was to the boy, and this feeling of depending on someone felt vulnerable to him but he needed it and he knew Scarlet understand him.
Just the same, Scarlet touched his hand down to his wrist, placing his hand there until the beat was calm and even before pulling away.
Azure watched this whole exchange again with hungry eyes, putting aside her embarrassment because it felt like she was peeking at something so intimate, yet it curious her.
“Oh yeah, Midnight, this is Azure.” Scarlet gestured to her and she finally moved from her spot to sit beside him. Midnight nodded his head and Azure was overwhelmed with the feeling of needing to seek approval from him.
“She used to work at the hospital but now she is going to live with us! And we’re going to make her achieve her dream of becoming a medical ninja together!”
“You’re always so enthusiastic.” Midnight said as a matter of fact and didn’t even show any regret when Scarlet started to flailed around helplessly.
“Teme!” Scarlet pouts and Azure couldn’t help but giggles. Midnight looked at her from the corner of his eyes and smiled a bit.

“Nice to meet you, Azure. Hope we can get along with each other.”
Scarlet made an obnoxious ‘oooo’ noise and she felt herself blushing, fiddling with her torn shirt nervously.
“P-Pleased to meet you too, um, Midnight.”
Midnight nodded once more but didn’t say anything else. He turned to look at Scarlet and raised one eyebrow. “So, how about you clean up your mess now?”
“It was your mess too.” Scarlet huffed but didn’t pressed further as Midnight offered his back to him. Scarlet tugs away bow and let the yukata falls down, exposing Midnight’s pale back. Azure blushed even more, because although she had watched a hundred people back already – and some even completely naked – this one felt more intimate, much different from the usual check up that was usually perform at the hospital.
The two didn’t say a word about Azure sitting there watching everything and she didn’t want to ruin the moment because of her own embarrassment so she kept quiet and watched Scarlet starting to tend to the cut on Midnight’s back.
“It’s going to scar.” Scarlet said sullenly as his hands moved the roll of bandage around. Midnight let out a soft hummed. “How about the one I did?”
“Same.”
They exchange a few more words between each other but Azure was focusing on the way Scarlet was working. It was slightly clumsy, not the most perfect wrap she had seen and she admit that hers’ was better but it was still something to applaud for. Azure had witness some nurse that couldn’t even roll the bandage around as neatly as Scarlet. She was curious on what kind of ninja did Scarlet wanted to be.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
“Sorry to intrude, Scarlet-sama but I’m here to pick you up for the meeting.”
Azure could see Scarlet cringed; see the unwillingness in his eyes. He carefully finished his work and gave Midnight a big hug, one that makes the ears of the silvered hair boy turned red before going to his closet.

This post was last edited by Venn at 2017-3-24 12:20