#hint. kk is a phoneix

[quietplace26]

A Phoneix's Blessing au (2)

Winter was finally coming to a close as the snow began to melt away and flowers started blooming, meaning spring was almost here.

And somehow, despite all the odds against him, Akito was still alive.

It was shocking to say the least. Akito, with his his weak and crippled body, survived probably one of the worse winters he's ever seen in his entire life.

And it was all thanks to his mysterious savior, KK...

...The older man refused to leave. Even when Akito said he was fine (he wasn't), that he wasn't going to pass out again (he always felt like he was going to pass out from pain), the stubborn older man stood his ground.

"I'm not leaving, you brat. You need help, so let me help you."

And so for the entirety of that winter, KK took care of Akito.

From keeping Akito and his cabin warm with fire wood, to going to the village or hunting for food, KK did everything! He even repaired Akito's cabin which had been falling apart!

Oh, and he even went out of his way to get Akito some pain medicine! With money being tight, Akito had to stop buying any type of pain meds at the market, so the fact KK got him some was a relief!

...But the medicine KK handed him didn't look like any he's ever seen before. It was somesort of clear liquid.

"You seriously want me to drink this?" Akito holds the vial up to his face and eyes it warily. "It is medicine... Right?"

KK quickly assures him that, yes, it was medicine. It was actually pain medicine he got from a different town and that's why it looks different.

Taking KK's word for it, Akito drinks the vial. It wasn't disgusting, but it did taste kinda like salt...

Flash forward to a few weeks and a many vials of KK's pain meds later, and Akito begins to notice something felt different about his body.

Pressing a hand to his chest, Akito takes a deep breath... and it realizes it doesn't hurt. His breathing wasn't hurting him like it usually did!

But even with this happy news in his life, Akito still wasn't sure why the KK went out of his way to do all this for someone he just met, but either way, Akito was so very grateful.

And it didn't hurt that KK was rather nice company once you got past his gruffness. He was also handsome too, but Akito was never gonna tell older man that! Nope!

..."Hm~" Akito hums softly as he relaxes into his porch swing, letting himself swing back and forth. It was a nice day outside, and Akito was enjoying it thoroughly.

He hasn't been this relax in such a long time, and with his old wound practically gone now, Akito could take time to finally relax and not worry about any aches or pains...

A blanket suddenly draps over over him, causing Akito grumble and open his eyes sleepily to glare at the culprit who dared to mess with his nap.

"KK... It's not even cold out..." But despite his whining, Akito tugs the blanket around him tighter and snuggles into it with a soft sigh.

KK just gives him an amused look before it shifts into something more serious. "Akito. I need to leave for a few days."

Akito blinks and sits up, suddenly feeling more awake now. "W-Why?"

The older man shushes him, gently urging him to lay back down again. "It's nothing too serious. I just need to go run errand in the next town over, and while I'm there, I'll get you your next batch of medicine."

Ah. His medicine. Truthfully Akito didn't see any reason to continue taking anymore medicine. He feels so much better now. No aches or pains, no problem breathing. He feels prefectly fine.

But KK apparently sees differently. "You might not hurt anymore, but that doesn't mean that you're completely healed."

KK reaches over and pokes Akito's chest. Pokes where Akito's fading scar was. "Until this scar is completely gone, I want you to keep taking that medicine, okay?"

"...Okay KK."

"Good." The older man ruffles Akito's hair with a smile and stands up. "There's enough food and fire wood to last till I get back, so please, stay out of trouble till then brat."

"I hear you loud and clear KK. Go on. I'll be fine here."

KK goes to leave, but stops. He walks back over to Akito who once agains sits up in confustion. "KK? I thought you were-" KK leans down places a quick kiss on his forehead.

Akito squeaks and slaps a hand over the spot KK kissed. "K-K-KK?!" The younger man's face was blood red as he stared at the smirking older man.

"Been wanting to that for a while now." KK spins around and walks off again. "Maybe when I'm back, I'll give you more?" He laughs loudly, ignoring Akito's shouts to 'come back and explain himself'!

"KK!" The older man ignores his yells and disappears into the forest surrounding the cabin.

Akito stares vacantly at the forest for a few minutes before covering his red face with his hands, muffling his screams of disbelief. What was that?!

After that rather surprising turn of events, Akito settles back down again, hoping a quick nap would calm his beating heart...

A short while later, Akito awakes to the sound of wings flapping and something heavy landing on the floor beside him.

Lifting his head up, Akito looks over to see what made that sound, and what he sees nearly causes him to fall off his porch swing in shock.

It was the bird! The same one from the trap!

"Oh! It's you!" Akito sits up with a bright smile.

The massive bird makes a happy trilling sound as it hops around, clearly sharing the same excitment Akito was feeling.

With an excited grin Akito slides off his porch swing and sits on the floor so he could get a better look at his unexpected guest.

It mostly still looked the same as before, massive in size, black/silver feathers, but one thing Akito didn't noticed before was that the gold pattern he noticed before wasn't just some gold pattern. It was glowing, pulsating even!

This bird... It was more than just a massive bird with pretty feathers. This bird had to be magical!

"What even are you?" The bird of course doesn't answer his question. It just tilts it's head, watching him with intelligent, dark, beady eyes, and coos.

Well, at least he wouldn't be too lonely while KK was gone.