The Love of Lord Ohno Satoshi part 11

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Satoshi carried Ninomiya gently upstairs ignoring the servants who came offering their hands. He could tell that Ninomiya was already delirious. Fuwa appeared on the top of the stairs, hanging around in the shadows. Her eyes searched his questioningly before she turned her attention to the boy in his arms. She knew of Ninomiya. One time when he grew drunk he had poured his heart out to her. In the morning while nursing a sore head he had felt horrified with what he had said to her. She had been kind though, as she always was, and had never mentioned it again.

“This is he? The boy from the garden?” She whispered and Satoshi nodded but didn’t say anything. He wanted to get Ninomiya to bed and find out where the healer had gotten too. His first thought was to take Ninomiya to his own room but he imagined that Ninomiya would find that awkward and would probably prefer a space that could be his and his alone. He turned instead to the room that had once been his mother’s surprised that Matsumoto’s mute boy was lurking around on the landing. He stared at Ninomiya for a moment and then turned on his heel and walked away. Satoshi had grown used to the boy’s idiosyncrasies over the years and ignored him. He was harmless enough even though he was a deeply troubled boy.

The bedroom was the second best in the entire palace and he lay him down gently on bed. Ninomiya let out a whimper and Satoshi stroked his forehead as gently as he could, whispering;

“The healer will be here soon little whore”

Kazunari blinked slowly looking as though he was trying to wake himself but he couldn’t manage to do so. Satoshi held him down into the bed, not wanting him to hurt himself as he started to thrash around. Ninomiya gave a moan and then dropped to a fitful sleep. Satoshi sighed getting to his feet and swept out of the room. As he suspected Fuwa was stood outside her back resting against the wall with her arm folded over her chest.

“Has the healer arrived yet?”

“No my lord…But he should be soon…You have brought Ninomiya home with you?”

“…The emperor offered me a prize…” Satoshi grunted knowing that he couldn’t keep up his pretence with her. She was the only true friend that he had and she knew all his feelings towards the boy. Even now she smiled and then reached out to touch at his shoulder.

“…A happy prize for you, then my friend…” She and Satoshi let out a sigh and thought about it carefully. Ninomiya was something that he had desired greatly and he was truly pleased that he was here in his home but the truth of the matter was that here, sleeping in the room reserved for the chief wife of the Ohno line, Ninomiya was something of a torture.

“…More of a slow torture…At the palace I could have shut him out of mind…Here…Here he is in my life and I have no escape…” Satoshi breathed shakily his eyes closing again and Fuwa squeezed his shoulder just a little saying;

“…Then do not try to escape…”

“…You suggest that I try to make the boy love me?”

“…Would that be so bad? You already care for him...”

“…I have nothing to offer him…”

“You have more than you think my lord…” The woman breathed before bowing her head and walking away leaving him alone with his own thought for a moment before he heard a voice calling;

“My lord…The healer is here…”

“My lord, please forgive me, my lateness…I came as quickly as I could…” The healer whispered coming over to treat his arm. Satoshi clicked his tongue with irritation wondering if the man truly thought that he would summon him for a small scratch.

“Not me…My lover…” He huffed aware that the guard had heard him and that was what he wanted. He wanted the staff to know that Ninomiya wasn’t a whore that they could bargain with, he was his lover…The second master of his castle. He wanted them to treat the boy with as much respect as they treated himself. “He has a broken wrist and a sprain in his ankle…He also has a fever…”

“Very well my lord…Please show him to me…” The healer nodded and Satoshi went back into the room where Ninomiya lay unconscious. He had thrown the covers from him and had twisted his position around so he was almost sidewise in the bed. In his pain, he looked younger than Satoshi knew him to be and he could feel the doctor’s stern disapproval as he crossed the room and sat beside him. “…He is bad shape your grace…But he is young he will recover…” The barb on the word young was clear and Satoshi felt his stomach twist inside his chest even as he wanted to tell the man to mind his manners and his own business. “You have done a fine job on the splint my lord but…I will need to redo it…”

“Very well…I want him given the best possible care…”

“Of course, my lord…This will hurt him greatly…But you must keep him as still as possible…” The man said and Satoshi nodded getting onto the bed and bringing Ninomiya up in between his legs holding him down again as the healer unwrapped the bandage that he had placed on him and then assessed the damage. Ninomiya gave a whimper and Satoshi shushed him almost like one would a child gently rocking him while the healer said “It is a clean break my lord…Now hold him tight…”

“Shush…Little one…You will be okay…” Satoshi told Ninomiya gently not knowing if his voice was getting through to him or not. For a moment, he calmed down and then a blood chilling scream tore from his through and sounded around the room. He twisted and turned against the bed and Satoshi once again tried to calm him with words and caresses. He was glad when the healer finished.

“I need him to drink this potion my lord…While I will make him up a poultice for his fever…It is that which worries me my lord his bones may be fixed but the fever…”

“My lover is strong…Stronger than you and I could possibly know…Do what you can to get him through and he will do the rest…” Satoshi growled glaring at the elderly man as he wiped away the tears that had gathered on Ninomiya’s cheeks.

“Of course my lord…” The old man told him giving him a vail of brown liquid which he knew well from experience tasted awful but did take away the pain.

“Here…my little one, you must drink this…” He breathed holding the glass to his lips. Ninomiya tried to fight him but eventually gave in allowing him to pour the potion down his through. The boy gagged on it a little but swallowed it down. The poultice was made and placed on his forehead. “There see…You’ll feel better soon…”

“Thank-you…” Ninomiya whispered. The words were slurred and husky as though he was dreaming as he said them but Satoshi gave a smile and stroked his face again before looking at the healer who was staring at him as though he had never seen him before. The man blinked and then cleared his throat saying;

“he would need to be given the potion throughout the night my lord...The fever is strong…”

“He will be fine…I will see to that…”

TBC
A/N: Hmm…Lord Ohno’s midnight vigil here: http://krystalkatzfics.livejournal.com/666873.html covered what happened next so we’ll skip a head a little ne…Xd

Comments

[arashi4dream1.livejournal.com]

kyaaaaa the story is back...omg I love it!! now we know why everyone treat nino with respect when he was gone..ohno is so sweet

[farah-hamiza.livejournal.com]

Yes! You've update this! I've been waiting for this. It's getting closer to my fav part where Nino followed Ohno to the meeting and he picked up a stone. I hope you won't skip that part!

[ryusa.livejournal.com]

Lord Ohno such a gentle person! <3 <3

[nino1711azuki.livejournal.com]

Ohno called him 'my lover'
My happy tears ;-;

[genickph.livejournal.com]

have i told you how i absolutely love this series?!?!?! its amazing and cant get enough of it thank you so much for this and cant wait for the next chapter :) i also love the midnight vigil :) take care! & congratulations! :)

[helenmaldon.livejournal.com]

Yay Fuwa <333 I love her ^^ I love that she knows from the beginning how Ohno feels :DDD

[ralatoindah.livejournal.com]

"Satoshi gave a smile and stroked his face again before looking at the healer who was staring at him as though he had never seen him before" ---> the wall is starting to crack, ne :')