Michiru’s face blanched when he recognized who it was that Aki was chasing now. Oh. How could he not have noticed Kouga right away?? He was rather famous for his violent reputation… Michiru might have counted his blessings that he hadn’t had to meet him before now.
He swallows dryly, holding Aki down tight by his collar. “Of course. You’re right. I’m very sorry, sir.” He bows repentantly. Naraku’s assassin was the second-to-last person Michiru wanted to have offended, especially given what others have said about him in his exam room…
His own stomach turned as he saw the wound. Right now, he could already tell that it was not going to be a clean procedure. The makeshift cloth bandage was going to sting coming off, and who knows if that whiskey treatment truly did anything to keep the wound sterile. If anything, it would have slowed his healing by breaking the protein bonds. Anything under 80 proof would have been less than helpful against sepsis…
“I can take a look at it in the clinic.” He says, looking over his shoulder, as he brushes his hand to replace Kouga’s shirt anxiously, looking up and down the sidewalk. He was always so paranoid of the police finding out about his connection to the family.
He gives him an uncertain look. “I could help you walk, if it’s too painful…”
Kouga notices the nervous stir in the vet’s behaviour as he watched the realization erase the sparkle in his eye. It was a reaction he expected from his own experience from others who knew his name; usually weaker individuals who are driven with fear rather than defence. This gave the loose cannon some leverage--he utilized this advantage to get anything he wanted.
One of the perks of being an unpredictable mess in the Yakuza.
The night before--a brief gunfight that broke out in a deal gone wrong. Luckily, it was Kouga that was sent...no one fucks with Kagewaki’s wild card. Bullets cut the air as the booming sounds are heard back and forth. The male was merely laughing, reloading his revolver before standing up too soon. It felt like slow motion; the burning pain that scorched his side--convinced the bullet had entered his body. Though, this only temporarily stopped him. The results of the opposing crew were not a pretty sight once Kouga was through with them.
“Oh I thought we’d go in the sewer--” he sarcastically remarks at Michiru’s response before making his way towards the clinic.
Kouga merely scoffs at the vet’s offer. “See my face? Think someone held my hand when I stitched this shit up? Just lead the way and fix me up, doc.”
The male frowns as pain rushed through after taking a step. But he doesn’t want to show the vet he was weak. He was still in hiding as well, knowingly this crew he massacred had ties with their own clan and that they’d be looking for him--he was vulnerable. One drive by and a recognition in his face--he’d be done for--With Michiru as an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.
Kouga pulls out a small pill bottle from his pocket--clearly unprescribed. But they were for the pain. He pops a few; closes the cap and places it back into his pocket before taking a few more steps toward where he hunches the direction of the vet’s practice.