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[ closed ] I know the Gods wouldn't give me anything I can't handle

Who: Ronald Knox, Jade Curtiss, Kimihiro Watanuki
What: After the confrontation with ayakashi!Zero!
When: Backdated to May 11th
Where: Guanyin's temple
Warnings: N/A

It was good for them that Ron was able to travel with shadows, and after hurrying along, the three managed to land themselves at Guanyin's Temple. In the center courtyard was the fountain of holy water, with the stone figure of Guanyin sitting with crossed legs, and a lotus curled in several hands. Small waterfalls trickled down from open palms of many hands and into a large stone basin.

Watanuki, by this time, was lulling off in Jade's arms, and only the sounds of him groaning in pain were able to leave his lips. The blight covered most of his legs and his right arm and hand, crawling up his neck. And when he did talk--

"H-h... hurts..."

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He was starting to feel the sting of blight himself. It lightly burned his skin, causing his breathing to pick up as he nudged them both along. Sending two other people through his shadows was a difficult task, as he was quick to find out as the fatigue seeped into his body straight to his bones. It made the blight feel painfully obvious -- and his missing arm even moreso. Even if he felt like he could just collapse and sleep for heavens knew how long, his mind was more awake than his body. 'they're fine,' he told himself. 'they're alright. he's going to be alright. you're going to be alright'

And with that, he fought to stay conscious. His duty wasn't over yet. Not until he was three hundred percent sure that everything was really going to be alright.

"You were brilliant out there, Jade, honest." Ronald began, moving to shift Watanuki over to his right shoulder. "Best I handle the blight though. It'd prolly get worse if you got even more of it. Vicious cycle that..."

"S'alright, sweetheart." he murmured to the other god as he nudged him closer to the water. "I've got you."

Jade allowed the man to take Watanuki from him and start getting him into the water. Without saying anything--he was too busy concentrating on staying upright-- he slipped into the holy water fountain.

He pulled in a sharp hiss as the blight was cleansed from his body. He watched their savior--Baron Samedi was it?

He let out a drawn out breath as he scooped the water into his hands and poured it over the corrupted areas.

His sharp red eyes peered over at the other two. It was a partly curious and partly scrutinizing gaze.

As Watanuki sank into the water, his arms wrapped around Ron's neck, pained wails coming from it as the holy water hissed at the contact with the blight. His face buried into Ron's neck as his legs became fully submerged in the large fountain.

"Mmm--nng..." It felt like his legs were being seared off. He could only remember one time feeling this in pain--when he had fallen down from a building from a high story, and crashed in glass and the hard ground and--

"AH!" And he gave one last shudder, tears dripping into the fountain. "...I...

"Th-this is... s-...so painful..."

He eased him in best he could, keeping himself balanced by pressing his shoulder against the wall with an arm around Watanuki's waist to ease him into the water. He held his breath, stifling a cry of his own as the water hit him.

"S'alright..." he whispered, scooping water over his legs and arms. "You'll be aces... just... bear with it a bit more."

There was nodding, over and over, his chin tucked into himself as Ron washed water over him, the blight slowly beginning to recede. Thoughts began to become clearer. His grip on Ron's shoulders lessened.

"Ah..." There was a heavy sigh, and Watanuki glanced up at Ron, stariig at him for a moment wit mismatched eyes. One blink, two, then--

"...You..." He hesitated. "You saved us...

"I thought you--" And there was a pause, before he continued, slowly. "Thank you...

"Thank you so much..."

The more water he doused over him, the more it soaked through his shirt. Subconsciously he knew how painfully aware this was making his disability but he didn't care. At least the sting of that blight was dying down and Watanuki seemed to be regaining some semblance of consciousness.

Ronald offered him the smallest smile back, followed by a soft hiss he had been holding back. "Course I would, you bloody idiot. No need for thanks." He chuckled. "Saw you and Jade in a fix and it'd be ruddy shameless of me to just walk away. He's the reason we found a way out, by the by."

His head whipped over to Jade. His eyes were wide. "Jade...

"Jade, are..." And his eyes looked over him, making sure his shinki was in one piece. "...You...

"Are you all right...?! Zero-san, he..." He'd turned into that monster and he almost got him and... and...!

"I'm fine" Jade replied tersly. He continued to cleanse himself of the blight he received from the encounter.

"If this ever happens again, you must let me go! Release me from your ownership if you must, but don't ever try to sacrifice yourself for me again! God of Mercy or not." He didn't care if another person was there, he was going to say what was on his mind.

"You must remember that I am just a shinki! You have more purpose to people than I do. Do not waste yourself on me!"

The reaper slumped himself against the wall, absently clutching at his arm as he glanced over to Jade. Blunt... blunt, but it needed to be said.

"He's got a point, mate." he sighed, washing off his shoulder with a small wince. "Save the bit about being just a shinki. You're both dead in the sodding water without each other, mind. So it's best no one stick their neck out for anyone."

Said the pot calling the kettle black.

Watanuki lifted a hand in front of Ron to silently tell him to shut up. He looked to Jade with a scowl.

"...I wasn't wasting anything! I care about you, Jade! I wasn't going to let you just get killed!" Of course, he didn't exactly have a plan of action after that, but...

"So then you get killed in the process. And then what?" He gives his arm a good splashing of the water.

"It is my duty to see you unharmed, but how am I supposed to be efficient if you dive headfirst into danger without thinking of the end results? You don't think and that is going to get us both killed someday. If this man hadn't been there, it would have been today.

I know that you care about me. You don't have to throw away your life to show me"

Though the fact that Jade has lost his cool and collected composure shows that he may actually care about his god, too.

He fell silent as instructed, sighing as he decided to tend to his own blight. His left shoulder had started to sting from the chill of the water coupled with the burn of that blight. "Ease on, you lot." he murmured, clicking his tongue as he clutched at the bone. There was a frown as water hit it.

"Least everyone's back in one piece, eh?"

And he did offer a smile best he could... because what else could he do but what he was accustomed to at times like this.

The young god looked away, unable to face both of them. He could feel the pain slowly ebbing away... the physical pain, at least.

"...I'm sorry," He finally let out. "...I didn’t mean to worry you." He didn’t know who he was talking to. But he could feel tears dripping down his face, regardless.

Jade let out a heavy sigh then fell silent once more. He didn't know what to do with tears. He knew that Watanuki was new and naive and not battle savvy. He knew that he just cared way too much, so he just left it alone.

He sat in the fountain, feeling a lot better than when the blight was fresh, but very drained of energy.

"....

Is he doing all right over there?" Jade asked the Baron, finally addressing him directly.

"Oh buggering hell..." Ronald sighed the minute he saw those tears. But it wasn't a sigh of frustration but rather worry. His own heart bled and he found himself again slipping closer to embrace Watanuki to his chest. He held him there a moment, ready to let the other god cry as much as he needed against him.

But he glanced over his shoulder at the question. "He... prolly needs a minute. Or two." he replied, keeping that arm around him. There was a small, almost apologetic sigh to him as he turned his attention to the shinki best he could. "No worries. I've got him."

Watanuki went silent, closing his eyes as he was pulled into Death's embrace. His tears sank into Ron's wet shirt.

Jade watched the two for a moment before turning his attention back to the water. He idly scooped it up then poured it down his chest. The blight was gone, but he needed something to do that made sense outwardly.

He let them have their moment. What this man was to his god was none of his business unless he was dangerous and he didn't seem like that at this time.

"You have my thanks for saving the both of us. I haven't given my appreciation properly yet." he said calmly. "You mentioned your name was Baron...Samedi?"

Ronald turned his attention back to the shinki, still keeping that arm around the other god to hold him in place. His own blight was starting to disappear, the sting and burn it left on his skin all but gone.

"Yeah, that's the name they gave me at least. Baron's fine, if you fancy. No thanks necessary. I'd rather not see either of you in trouble." he replied with a small smile back. "Still owe you a phone for that escape route though. Might start bringing a torch with me wherever I go just in case."

"I should... prolly bring Watanuki to his room or summat... poor sod has it worse'n I do." he offered as he straightened up.

Jade stood up and stepped out of the fountain, dripping holy water onto the ground. He squeezed out the bits of hair that got wet.

"If it's no trouble" he replied politely. He might have been a frustrating individual, but he wasn't without his manners when they were required.

"I'll be returning to my own room to rest. It's near my lord's room. If you need anything for him or for yourself, please let me know." he added.

With that, he spared a glance to Watanuki's tired form, pushed up his glasses, then turned to walk away. The spared glance was one of the barest of worry, but there was no need to show it too much.

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