♫ ♪ — It was dark by the time he had left his own house, Ren tucked nicely in the inside of his bag, done with work and already having gotten permission (yes he still asks for permission) to go to Koujaku's house. The last few days put a strain on him and even when the two passed in the streets, he had to rush by with a simple greeting. So now, for once in a long time, he was the one to visit Koujaku's house so they could catch up. Aoba raised his hand, close to knocking on the door once he arrived when something didn't click in the others mind.
The door itself was ajar, as if someone forced their way in; Koujaku didn't seem like the type to leave the door opened like that, so that was the beginning indication that something was wrong. He held in his breath, easing his way in quietly and scanning the area around him, thankful the lights were on. Things were knocked over on the ground, as if there was a sign of a struggle. Aoba swallowed the lump in his throat, heading in deeper. It didn't sound like anyone else was inside, the only noise that reached his ears was that of--laboured ones.
"Kou... Koujaku?" He followed the noise into a smaller room--to be met with the sign of Koujaku huddled on the ground, familiar red kimono disheveled... nasty purple bruises were visible in some places on his skin but the thing that stuck out the most...? The colour red. Not from Koujaku's outfit, from some of the gashes on his skin, dug into flesh like it was nothing.
"K-Koujaku...!" He had to get something to stop the blood, but other than their clothes he couldn't find anything else in the vicinity. This wasn't a time to be thinking about that--and he had other clothes at home. He took off his jacket, placing it away from the two of them and began slipping his own shirt off, hissing quietly as his sensitive hair was disturbed from the rough motions, painful sensation prickling over his scalp. He got the shirt off, carefully pushing Koujaku onto his back and looking for any major gashes he needed to apply pressure on.