A real hangover cure

[Hikaru]

It was early morning and the warming rays of sun light filtered into the shack via many cracks and small windows they had built into it. It for once was quiet and relatively empty with maybe the odd person hanging around to make sure there healer was all right. After all he had no license as a doctor or healer and he offered his services for free. Not only where they worried for his safety but many worried about his health. To the point some of the thankful wives and mothers brought him food to eat and would comment on his weight or lack of it.

But as the sun rays shone awoke the world. Hikaru was already up and busy. Making herbal tea's and salves. He hadn't placed his hat on today as it rested on a nail on the wall the soft breeze playing with the silk wings as sunlight glittered through it gifting it with and enchanted glow. Long golden locks sweeping behind him as he tottered around on the stilted geta's pounding and crushing.

Softly humming Hikaru couldn't help but thank what ever maker had lead him here. He felt needed here and soon he would move south. He had heard whispers of a floating garden with plants and flowers from across the globe. Nature at its prime. Humming softly he kept an ear out for the little chime he would get when the door opened signalling that someone was in need of aid.

[Spade Aeries]

Yeah, she knew. He wouldn't have went without... not asking her first, but... more like...confirming that she was...comfortable with it, you know? Yeah, it was totally cool. He was fine with it. Like, Spade would rather be safe than sorry especially after... Speaking of safe, he hoped that Niko had actually watched over Shu like he had asked without getting drunk off his ass like Spade last night. Jay was...good at coercion...

Oh god it was heavenly.

But now, he kind of wanted to die.

He knew he was going to get The Look that the tiny Ishvallan woman had certainly mastered early on in life (to his misfortune). Seriously...ANYTHING but that look. Which was precisely why he was back in Central hunting vigorously for some random Aerugese shop where it was rumored that a healing alkahestrist could heal anything. God, please have him have found the cure to a hangover!! Spade would worship that man. Yeah, they said his name was Hikaru or something. It meant light in Aerugese. Huh. Spade wasn't really going to say anything about it sounding queer to his face, but... 'Yo Light sup man!?' just sounded so wrong. Something told him he would have to adjust his friendly personality a bit... Not like he was feeling energetic enough to be enthusiastic or outgoing anyway.

He got stuck on the subway. Why? Well, because he wasn't drunk anymore of course. The transition from seeing nothing and having a good ole time to seeing everything was like jumping in a lake in the middle of fucking winter. It was wild. His mind was buzzing so intensely at all the people--analyzing, contemplating, figuring out--that he missed his train...three times. Well, they did say that three was the charm, right? Maybe he would get good luck after all? He was the luckiest man alive, according to some (including himself).

The walk was a bit easier...since he was moving and had covered his entire face with his giant aviators. Wavy brown hair twisted in the sunlight--the evil sunlight... All to avoid The Look, he jumped through fucking hoops. Well, what he could he say? He loved 'er.

...It was a shack. Not just a shack, but a shack with cracked and holes and... it pretty much looked like Aurelius bombed it. Okay, maybe that was a bitch move, but honestly, the first inkling of a feeling Spade had was the desire to FIX and REPAIR that which was considered...a shop? Whatever. Shrugging it off as blindly as he could, Spade swung through the door in a grand entrance of--was that a girl...?

[Hikaru]

Hikaru looked up and smiled as the man in shades stumbled. His ailment was rather clear by not only the tired look of 'dear god my head' but also the smell. Nothing like the scent of night clubs and bars. He gave a soft bow.

"Welcome to my simple clinic my friend." He tottered over on his Geta's long gold swirling behind him as he gathered herbs. "Please take a seat...Your here for a hang over cure I’m guessing?" He cocked his head slightly as he started pounding some leaves and grasses and boiled the water.

It took several minuets but soon A cup of steaming herbal tea sat in front of Spade. He smiled softly. "Hopefully that and a temple message will help fix that nasty headache." He wondered who this strange man was. He stood moving behind the man flicking over the medical bracelet thanking his Getas for giving him the right height. Gently messaging the man’s temples and heads he let his alkhestry slowly message the scalp tingling into his skin and his brain soothing.

[Spade Aeries]

Yeah FIX and REPAIR was an overstatement...as if he would ever openly volunteer to do SSHIIIIT that he wasn't paid for. He glanced sideways at the inside, scanning...well, everything. Instantly, his head filled with various bits of information, deducting ever fiber inch of dust on the windowsill. However, Spade careful eyes dulled with a throbbing onslaught of hangover the moment he focused on the female and swayed unwillingly to the side, stumbling a bit into the wall. She bowed and Spade noted that she was definitely Xingese or Aerugese or some shit, but his vision was so fucked right now that he saw pretty colors instead of the clothes she was adorning. And then...!! Then, her voice came out, sounding like silk submerged in a river, varnishing over pebbles the color of metal. AND...!! "Welcome to my simple clinic my friend. Please take a seat...Your here for a hang over cure I’m guessing?" SHE READ HIS MIND!?!?! Spade's mouth dropped open and he spun around to check and make sure he wasn't being stalked. He blinked a few times and re-attempted to focus on the female attendant whom he had all but decided to try and haggle out a deal from.

Spade Aeries opened his mouth to introduce himself and confirm that, yes, he was here for th-- Oh, he forgot to take off his sunglasses... Well, wasn't that obvious. He sighed frustratingly and did not remove them. Well, whatever. WAIT.....WUT?! Suddenly the antidote--the elixir--the whateveritwascalled was placed in front of him, steaming and looking rather...tea-like. And what the hell was a temple message? What that some sort of ancient Mayan ruin?! He massaged his temples, trying to focus, but his brain cells just weren't cooperating. Was this...was this really what he had been like normally? Gods, he had made a mistake with his life. BUTATTHESAMETIME... Spade regretted nothing. All that shit...happened for a reason; it happened so he could meet Shu. And god forbid he wish away stubbing his toe this morning afternoon...even that could change something--anything!! ...Ugh he really needed to not kill his brain cells...he just...couldn't function. Being drunk all the time was his trademark, so without it, WHO WAS HE!? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Okay maybe it wasn't that dramatic, but without this--this feeling, Spade saw everything, missing nothing within human perception. It really was a pain in the ass... sometimes.

Suddenly, she was behind him, the vague sound of wood hitting the floor alerting him. Then came a soft touch, nearly making him jump. SHE WAS NEARLY TALLER THAN HIM. Oh wait, she was wearing high heel--wtf was that on her feet?! He felt like he knew, but his thoughts smacked hard against a wall again, writhing in the flood of his head until there was nothing more left of the thought. HE HAD SAID NOTHING AND THE PAIN WAS ALREADY SLOWLY GOING AWAY!? He took a sip of the drink, ignoring the burn as his voice equally smooth, glinting out from behind the curtain.

"You haven't told me the price...unless it's free? A beautiful lady like yourself should charge double." Wink.

[Hikaru]

Hikaru blinked. He let some more soothing Alkhestry pour through his fingers against the man's scalp as his fingers gently rubbed soothing patterns along the skin. "You haven't told me the price...unless it's free? A beautiful lady like yourself should charge double." He cocked his head slightly letting the long blond hair flitter with the movement like a curtain of liquid gold. "I...think helping people should never come with a price...or expectancy to have something in return." He said softly ignoring the lady comment wondering if he just misheard the man.

"Anyway I couldn't charge even if I wanted to....I do not have a license to do the services that i offer...." He mumbled softly not realising what trouble admitting such a thing to the man below could give him. Removing his hand's he smiled. "Hopefully that will help ease the pain?" He went back to his herbs and began mixing leaves to give Spade a detox tea if he so wished for one. Softly grinding the leaves together.

"So I hope this hangover dose not come with regrets....There's nothing worst then being in so much pain and not having enjoyed the cause." He chuckled softly and smiled. placing the mixed herbs into a small plastic pot snapping a lid on. "Here if you wish to detox the alcohol out of your body after just mix this with hot water and let it stand for a few minuets. The drink. You can add sugar if you like...i hear it can be bitter.."

[Spade Aeries]

THIS GIRL WORKED MIRACLES. Spade's eyes were nearly glittering by the time she was done working...her magic. Spade was pretty much glowing, gripping her hands in his. "H-how could you...you must teach me your secret! It's amazing. How could you believe that helping people doesn't come with a price?!" It was impossible. In this world, if something was free, it usually was a scam that got you killed or trafficked into prostitution or some shit. In his hazy stupor, he sensed absolutely nothing wrong with the situation at all. FREE? REALLY? BULLSHIT. He called bullshit, getting closer to her eyes, squinting past the bright rays of golden hair. Just...what was wrong here?!

"Anyway I couldn't charge even if I wanted to....I do not have a license to do the services that i offer...." Found it.

"Oh." Spade blinked, ruffling his brown hair with a loose hand. Well, that made sense. It was a catch! But still...help people--physical labor for free?! The man frowned. "Girls don't work for free. I'm not believin' this. You're so talented too; it hardly--" Spade took the lidded container with a slight smile. "--makes any sense...I just don't get it." He sighed and inspected the container. Yeah, sugar sounded good right about now... "I guess I just don't know how to thank you. I'd give you a kiss, but I'm taken so take my card instead and call if you need anything. ...like if you need repairs or something..."

[Hikaru]

"H-how could you...you must teach me your secret! It's amazing. How could you believe that helping people doesn't come with a price?!" He blinked and smiled. "Well the tea is just a mixture of herbs....." He smiled. "I could try and teach you the other half but..." He trailed off and shook his head. "Helping people should not come with the expectation of a payment."

"Girls don't work for free. I'm not believin' this. You're so talented too; it hardly--" Hikaru blushed at the talented comment. The complement making him almost miss the mistake on his gender. Lifting his arm so the large sleeve covered his face as his lip trembled in his embarrassed state. Even his ears must of turned pink. Was he really that girly? "--makes any sense...I just don't get it. I guess I just don't know how to thank you. I'd give you a kiss, but I'm taken so take my card instead and call if you need anything. ...like if you need repairs or something..."

Hikaru went redder that he could almost picture the steam coming out of his ears. "Ah no don't kiss me...." His usual calmness turning into a flustered flap. "You'd regret it! Not only because your apparent card is taken." did this man have a plastic card like his? Was it stolen? Poor man he was unsure what use the flimsy plastic his father had given him had especially seeing it was meant to give him money. But he was going off topic. "But you seem to be mistaken about my gender....I'm not female...I'm male..." Was it just Hikaru but had the room gotten incredibly stuffy? Trying to break the horrible tension he licked his lips. "I'm sorry about your taken card....." Reaching into his kimono looking for where he had placed it. " You can...have my card insted...."

[Spade Aeries]

...A mixture of herbs--she meant drugs?! Spade was just a bit aghast as this tidbit of information that pretty much everyone else in the world probably knew, but wait...!! Haha...he was kinda drunk so did it actually matter? OF COURSE NOT. Hhhaaaa. But still, not paying was so awkward. It left him feeling empty inside. (Probably because he hadn't eaten). Yet at the same time, he might have forgotten his wallet. Where was it? He was feeling around in his pocket for it, but nothing was turning up. Was it...still in his apartment? Oh yes, probably in the pocket of his pants he wore last night. WHOOPS. Well, he couldn't pay anyway!

WOAH BACK UP. Did her ears just turn pink or what? Spade blinked, surprised yet again by the odd turn of events. Did she think he was seriously going to kiss her? Shu would KILL him, and by kill, meaning torture him slowly with...the look. He shuddered, brushing the chill away with a few blinks of jade. "You'd regret it! Not only because your apparent card is taken." What? She was definitely not adverse in Amestrian or got herself completely confused about what he was say...i..n...g........ "But you seem to be mistaken about my gender....I'm not female...I'm male..." ................................................

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..."..." HOLYFUCKINGSHITHWAT!? Spade stared at the door, thinking only of salvation instead of remedying this awkward situation turned more awkward by the horrific facts of this woman being a--being a male?! Spade pushed his sunglasses up his nose and flung himself around, pointing a figure at the...[i]man. "Yes, of course. Clearly you have misunderstood..." He managed not to slur a single word. Pat. on. the back. Hell yesssss. "I should be going. Thank you again." He left his card on the table and sllllllowwwwlyyy, painfully walked out and then sprinted the rest of the way, shouting: "FUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!" like a warcry of suffering.

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