<sub>[ Megumi really hit the nail on the head with that and Akira makes a small noise of alarm, not responding to him right away. He watches as the other boy takes to his own wound, which looked a lot worse than the injuries Akira had. But something is quite hypnotic the way the other peels up his shirt and reveals both skin and blood-- Akira finds it difficult to tear his eyes away, but it's mostly because of having blood so close to him. He can smell the blood even more now that the wound is exposed and he looks away only to glance again. His mouth waters slightly but he quickly swallows it away before distracting himself by helping himself to the first aid too.

His voice is almost meek when he speaks again. ]</sub>

Yeah.. exactly that.

_{[ There's a silence, realizing how weird and honest that confession was and he back pedals, feeling his cheeks tinge pink from making such a weird first impression. ]}

—No, wait! I mean, I never would, not when I've sworn to protect humans. Please don't worry. It's just something my demon did to me when I merged with it. It makes things.. hard sometimes.

_{[ He probably sounds so weird, but it's alright. He stretches out one of his legs and wiggles his toes (perhaps Megumi may see a glimpse of paw pads if he looks at the right time) before he starts treating a laceration on his thigh-- an injury that cut through his fur. ]}