Kairi could only nod as he spoke, her eyes traveling to the bag in the corner when Ulquiorra pointed to it, then looking back to him. She was still trying to take in all of this real life business that was happening, the business she didn't want to be happening.
Sighing shakily and regaining her composure silently for a moment, Kairi pulled out out her phone with her free hand and hit a button on her speed dial. She didn't care who she got a hold of, as long as they had a car and they were willing to do this for her. "I'm going to call someone for a ride," she muttered to Ulquiorra, forcing a small smile as she squeezed his hand and held the phone to her ear.
"This is Captain Kirk, leave a message." Axel. She sighed again, hoping, just hoping he'd be willing to help her
( ... )
Kicking off her shoes at the door, Kairi moved out of the way to let her guest and patient in. “Here it is,” she said, watching him as he stepped in. “Home sweet home
( ... )
Ulquiorra followed her, also removing his shoes. Kairi had a nice place. But he supposed any place was nicer than his ruined apartment now. He frowned. This was going to be his temporary home for as long as Kairi let him and as long as the family held off getting him a new place
( ... )
Kairi wrinkled her nose slightly, but she nodded anyway. She'd had firsthand experience with having to deal with something like that. Granted, when she dealt with it, they were blisters on her shoulders and back from a sunburn, and every time she would wake up, she would need help taking off the shirt she had slept in because some of the blisters would've busted overnight. The redhead could only imagine that it'd be worse for Ulquiorra.
She pursed her lips for a moment, looking at him, then around at the bathroom as she thought about how she was going to do this; he was taller than her by at least five inches, so doing it standing up was going to be difficult. If she could have him shorter...
Kairi grinned, getting an idea. "Alright, come here," she said, taking his hands and leading him to the edge of the bathtub, then put her hand gently on his uninjured shoulder. "Sit down. It'll be easier for me, trust me."
Ulquiorra could get it off with a little bit of doing. But it wouldn't be very nice. He had gotten hurt to this extent before. The only time he had needed Chase had been the time Grimmjow had almost killed him, and he had almost bled out from the wounds to his leg, shoulder, and all the scratches up and down his body. This was mild in comparison. This time he had been the one to almost kill the other. Grimmjow had no right to be upset. He was the one who had almost killed Ulquiorra before. Ulquiorra had still slept with him, still wanted him, even if he had tried to kill him at least three times. Grimmjow was going to get upset over this, was he? He was going to ignore him because of this? It made Ulquiorra angry. It also made his stomach flip that instead they could have fixed things...if Gin hadn't been involved...and now Gin was gone. Ulquiorra wished he would show up again just so he could stab him a few times
( ... )
"Alright," she said in preparation--mostly for herself. This definitely wasn't something she was looking forward to doing after all. She shifted to stand between Ulquiorra's legs, and smiled softly at him, then leaned forward to grab at the hem of the shirt. "This might hurt a little," she murmured, then added with a soft laugh, "I know it'd hurt me
( ... )
Ulquiorra just sat quitely, watching her and letting her as close as she needed to be, not really thinking anything of it until she leaned forward. He turned his head and tried to look away. He felt just a little uncomfortable with his position paired with their proximity. It wasn't that he didn't like the female form, because he did, he just didn't feel comfortable with it. Kairi was a friend. He didn't want to undermine that. The last thing he wanted was to let someone else close to him and lose them
( ... )
Kairi had bent over to pick Reine up from the floor and put her on the sink counter with Neffe. And when she turned around, she noticed him standing there with his hands at the waist of his pants like he was waiting for her to leave. Which in turn caused the redhead to raise her eyebrow at him questioningly. He actually expected her to leave, didn't he
( ... )
Ulquiorra stared her down. She wasn't seriously thinking of staying here with him, was she? He had enough trouble undressing in front of Grimmjow, and they had slept together. Kairi was a completely different story. Ulquiorra's brow furrowed, and annoyed look coming onto his usually emotionless face. He just kept that look on his face as she spoke and moved to shield herself with the door. It really was no use arguing with her, was it?
"Al...alright," Ulquiorra huffed after her teasing remark to the cat got him to his senses. He guessed he could trust her. She wasn't going to look, and she wasn't going to try to kill him when his guard was down (which was another reason he didn't feel completely safe the time that he had bathed with Grimmjow). He guessed that he would be fine
( ... )
Kairi hadn't really been reorganizing in the closet. In fact, the moment he stepped into the shower, she pulled Neffe off the shelf and shut the closet door, making her way to the sink. She sat Neffe down on the counter next to Reine and sighed as she glanced in the mirror, noting how drained she looked already. She smiled softly when they both mewled at her, and she reached up to slide one of the mirrors to the side. He was definitely going to need some painkillers, and luckily, she had them.
The redhead examined a few bottles that she had, and picked the one with the most strength, setting it down on the counter as she slid the mirror back. She looked at herself in the mirror again, and winced. She really did look horrible. Was fear, nausea, and worry all supposed to do that to someone? She reached for one of the washcloths she had pulled out earlier and was about to turn on the sink when she remembered that, of course, Ulquiorra was in the shower
( ... )
Ulquiorra made a face before wiping it clean and replacing it with a steeled emotionless expression. He took the towels, muttering to himself a little. It had hurt enough when Grimmjow had later used his shyness to insult him. He didn't need to hear it again. Not from the only other person he would let close enough to hurt him. He wanted to snap at her, but he held his tongue. He just had to stay quiet.
He caught the towel and dried off the lower part of his body, and then most of his chest, and then his hair. He repeated the process once or twice before wrapping the towel around his waist. He peeked out of the curtain again.
"What now?" he asked, flatly. He pushed aside the curtains and sat on the edge of the tub like he had been before. He didn't know what Kairi wanted him to do next, or if she even knew what she was doing in the first place. He really had an urge to call Chase.
Kairi noticed the face he made, which surprised her, but she kept quiet about it for now. Did Ulquiorra really not take to friendly teasing that well? She'd have to make up for that later, then.
The redhead looked him over as he sat down on the edge of the bathtub and she jumped off the counter, kittens in hand. She set them on the floor next to Ulquiorra in case he wanted to pick one of them up, and then turned away. What to do next?
Tilting her head to the side a little as she turned back around and grabbing one of the washcloths, she pursed her lips in thought. "Were you able to get at your back any or do I have to clean that up for you?"
Ulquiorra eyed the kittens. No doubt he would need some sort of comfort soon if Kairi started on his wounds and didn't know what she was doing. She didn't exactly glow with confidence and expertise. He eyed her with such doubts in mind
( ... )
Kairi nodded as she turned to run the water in the sink, reaching for the four-by-four gauze pads she'd pulled out and some medical tape and handing it to him. It wasn't that she didn't know what to do--on the contrary, she knew exactly what to do--it was just that she was nervous about hurting him.
And one thing she knew was to not put something like antiseptic directly on a wound. Especially a wound like thatOnce the water was the right temperature, she soaked the washcloth, then squeezed it out. Turning towards Ulquiorra, she leaned over him to reach for her bar of soap and lathered up the washcloth just enough to get the job done
( ... )
Ulquiorra did his best to look at the wound, but it was on a place on his body that wasn't the easiest to see. He had washed the wound when he was in the shower, now it was just time to dry it. He took some of the gauze and dabbed in on the wound. He really would need stitches, it seemed. But neither him nor Kairi really had the capacity to do that at the moment. Maybe he could patch it up enough that it wouldn't be a problem for at least a few days. He didn't know how he would explain to Kairi if he had to go to the Monacello compound to find Chase
( ... )
Kairi frowned at what he said and she paused in her cleaning for a moment before she started at it again. She was silent for a few seconds before she decided to speak. "The only person you're failing is yourself by saying that," she said, her voice soft. "Besides, I don't think you have
( ... )
Sighing shakily and regaining her composure silently for a moment, Kairi pulled out out her phone with her free hand and hit a button on her speed dial. She didn't care who she got a hold of, as long as they had a car and they were willing to do this for her. "I'm going to call someone for a ride," she muttered to Ulquiorra, forcing a small smile as she squeezed his hand and held the phone to her ear.
"This is Captain Kirk, leave a message." Axel. She sighed again, hoping, just hoping he'd be willing to help her ( ... )
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She pursed her lips for a moment, looking at him, then around at the bathroom as she thought about how she was going to do this; he was taller than her by at least five inches, so doing it standing up was going to be difficult. If she could have him shorter...
Kairi grinned, getting an idea. "Alright, come here," she said, taking his hands and leading him to the edge of the bathtub, then put her hand gently on his uninjured shoulder. "Sit down. It'll be easier for me, trust me."
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"Al...alright," Ulquiorra huffed after her teasing remark to the cat got him to his senses. He guessed he could trust her. She wasn't going to look, and she wasn't going to try to kill him when his guard was down (which was another reason he didn't feel completely safe the time that he had bathed with Grimmjow). He guessed that he would be fine ( ... )
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The redhead examined a few bottles that she had, and picked the one with the most strength, setting it down on the counter as she slid the mirror back. She looked at herself in the mirror again, and winced. She really did look horrible. Was fear, nausea, and worry all supposed to do that to someone? She reached for one of the washcloths she had pulled out earlier and was about to turn on the sink when she remembered that, of course, Ulquiorra was in the shower ( ... )
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He caught the towel and dried off the lower part of his body, and then most of his chest, and then his hair. He repeated the process once or twice before wrapping the towel around his waist. He peeked out of the curtain again.
"What now?" he asked, flatly. He pushed aside the curtains and sat on the edge of the tub like he had been before. He didn't know what Kairi wanted him to do next, or if she even knew what she was doing in the first place. He really had an urge to call Chase.
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The redhead looked him over as he sat down on the edge of the bathtub and she jumped off the counter, kittens in hand. She set them on the floor next to Ulquiorra in case he wanted to pick one of them up, and then turned away. What to do next?
Tilting her head to the side a little as she turned back around and grabbing one of the washcloths, she pursed her lips in thought. "Were you able to get at your back any or do I have to clean that up for you?"
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And one thing she knew was to not put something like antiseptic directly on a wound. Especially a wound like thatOnce the water was the right temperature, she soaked the washcloth, then squeezed it out. Turning towards Ulquiorra, she leaned over him to reach for her bar of soap and lathered up the washcloth just enough to get the job done ( ... )
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