Chapter 100
With one hand, she injected chakra, and with her own control, suppressed the nerve endings. With her other hand, she made an incision, activating the byakugan to be sure. Normally she would only activate the shakugan in exceptional cases, to treat very powerful shinobi, but she liked Kenshin, so she wanted to give him the best treatment she could.
This was the first time Kenshin had seen a Byakugan activation, and he gazed mesmerised at Hitomi's not at all disfigured, but rather more beautiful face. The bloated white veins gave the mature woman an added charm, and she looked gorgeous.
Hitomi was focused on her treatment at this moment, and paid no attention to outside stimuli. She was the most experienced irienin in the hospital, and had long since gotten used to people staring at her byakugan. Many thought it was ugly, and the only thing she wasn't happy about was that Kenshin was the same way.
She made an incision in the right place quite quickly, and after squeezing a few large vessels with her chakra, she pulled out the bone shard.
- The hardest part is over, now it's time to heal the wound and mend the bones a bit. - Hitomi said with a smile, and to keep the conversation going, she asked: - How did you come to encounter the storm wolves? You don't have any chakra in your body, do you?
- I came here with my brother and two relatives..." he began, and after a few minutes, recounted the whole 'official' story to her.
Hitomi smiled politely, and did not pursue the subject further. She had been raised in the aristocratic Hyuga clan, and had fine manners.
While she was fixing the bones and healing the tissue, Kenshin kept up a casual conversation with her, not being cocky, but strengthening the relationship. Half an hour later, the superficial treatment of his left arm was finished, and Hitomi masterfully applied a simple but functional splint to his arm.
- Tired? Be patient a little longer, from the looks of it your right arm was hurt less than your left, things will be a little faster. - Hitomi told him with a smile. Kenshin couldn't get enough of her beautiful, sensual face, and every time he smiled at the small wrinkles in the corner of her eyes as she talked passionately about her work.
Hyuga Hitomi was relieved of all the stress she had accumulated over the past few days, and enjoyed chatting with such a young, but not at all stupid guy. She enjoyed working in such a bright and friendly atmosphere, and the not-young girl didn't feel tired at all.
After another fifteen minutes, there were tyres on both of Kenshin's arms, and Hitomi admonished: - That's right. The fractures will take about a month to heal. You must avoid any strain on your arms, and you must see me every day, or your left arm will never recover. These pieces of bone are replaced by cartilage, and if not treated properly, your arm will lose its former functionality. Do you have the money?
Kenshin was shocked at the barrage of information this kindest woman had dropped on him.
- Money?
- Yes, you owe 1000 ryo for the treatment, and another 200 ryo for each appointment from the next day. - Hitomi said in a serious tone. In fact, she gave him a huge discount. According to the regulations, he had to pay 2500 ryo for his services and 500 ryo for each appointment, but she liked Kenshin and was even willing to treat him on credit, not wanting to see such a wonderful guy become an invalid.
- Oh, yeah, well, I've got one. Here, take it. - Kenshin said with a smile, and handed her 1200 ryo.
- Okay, now you need to get some sleep. I'll visit you in the morning. - Hitomi said in a voice as sweet as honey.
- Good night, Hitomi-san. - Kenshin said, and made himself comfortable in the hospital bed.
- Good night. - She said, and walked out the door.
Hitomi's sweet voice and gentle expression was replaced by an icy tone as she addressed the assistant irienin sitting at the front desk. - You're all sitting around doing nothing!
- Ah!" he shrieked fearfully, and dropped the thin book from his hands. - No, of course not, Hitomi-sama. I was just sitting down!
- Changing bandages on a patient in eighth? - She asked coldly.
- Not yet, I'll do it right now! - The young man exclaimed fearfully, and after bowing a few times, he quickly ran off in the direction of the eighth ward.
- You miserable bum! - Hitomi snapped at him and glanced in the direction of room eleven. Her gaze instantly warmed, and the stately, strong-willed woman felt like a young girl who had been winked at by a handsome boy.
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After Hitomi left, Kenshin couldn't keep himself awake any longer, and fell into a blissful sleep. He was so exhausted that he didn't even wake up to the loud slamming of the door from the very assistant irienin who was unabashedly behaving like an elephant in a china shop.
By nine o'clock in the morning, Hitomi was back at work, and the first thing she did was to go to Kenshin's room, but she didn't wake him up, just stared at his peaceful face for a few seconds. In her long life, Hitomi had never had a best friend, but looking at this young man, she had delusional thoughts in her head, for which she immediately scolded herself, "What's wrong with you, Hitomi?! Wake up already! You're acting like a stupid girl from the academy!" - she said to herself, and turned around and left the room, deciding to get to work.
It wasn't until an hour later that Kenshin finally woke up, but he felt shattered. He could have slept for at least another day and night, but he found the strength to get up. When he got out of bed, he was surprised to find that the huge bruises on his back and stomach had already yellowed and were no longer uncomfortable.
A moment later, the door opened, and Hitomi stepped inside elegantly, smiling, her gaze lingering on Kenshin's naked torso for an inordinate amount of time. She immediately pulled herself away, and looked up at his handsome face.
- Good morning, how are you feeling? - Hitomi asked in a sweet voice, and immediately blushed slightly. She didn't understand what was happening to her, or why her voice was suddenly changing on its own.
- Good, Hitomi-san, I've had better. Are these your golden hands? - Kenshin asked, pointing to his stomach and back.
Hitomi only smiled, and nodded, not taking her gaze away from his beautiful, brown eyes. - Are you ready for another session? - She asked with a smile.
- With you, Hitomi-san, I'm ready for anything! - Kenshin declared, and smiled back.
- What a flatterer... - Hitomi said, and smiled affectionately. During her long medical practice she had been flattered many times, or openly shown signs of attention, but all these attempts ended at best with a rude refusal, and at worst with a slap on the wrist. No one had the right to hit on someone who was disliked by her clan, but who still had the blood of the great Hyuga clan in her veins.