He turned his head aside to cough again, this time feeling the warm liquid fleck his lips rather than just the coppery taste in the back of his mouth. Something as simple as breathing was steadily becoming more difficult.

"It's nothing," he coughed again as he tried to beat the other boy to answering Kurogane's question. "I just... fell." He bit back a yelp when the blonde started re-dressing his arm, but didn't complain. It didn't hurt quite as much anymore and the boy's hand felt warm on his cool skin. He wasn't sure if that was good or bad, but decided not to try and ask.