Chapter: 1

Chapter Rating: PG

Pairing: Asami/Akihito

Summary: Asami finds a diamond in the rough…

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Calloused fingertips lightly ghosted over a pale cheek. They smudged over the dried tear-tracks that had trialed down. The boy's skin was burning up. Never glancing away from him, Asami continued to listen to the doctor's prognosis:

"…His appendix has been successfully removed last night. I recon he's had abdominal pain for about three days before his appendix finally ruptured. His peritonitis was expected, but really, to be in the horrid condition he was in, I'm flabbergasted he's survived. He still has a high fever, but the touch-and-go period is over."

Asami's hand lifted the covers to graze over a bandaged shoulder. "And I assume you've done the other procedure I've asked for?"

"Yes, Asami-sama. I've embedded it quite deep." Dr. Kimura confided. "It's small enough that he won't be able to feel it."

"Good. And the boy's assessment?"

"The extensive check-up that you've asked for has been processed. To sum it all he's extremely malnourished and underweight by quite a bit. The bruises and cuts have been tended to, and his three broken ribs have been mended and wrapped. Because of the conditions he was in at the warehouse, the heat and lack of oxygen has caused him to develop some breathing problems, most likely just asthma and not a life-threatening issue. However, the abuse he's suffered seems to have been long-term, and there are also signs of sexual abuse." Dr. Kimura adjusted his glasses a bit and fidgeted with the file in his hands while glancing at Asami to gauge his reaction. Dr. Kimura had served under Asami for years, but that didn't guarantee any immunity. He cleared his throat and chose his next words with care. Hopefully, they weren't his last. "And conducting the exam, I've discovered that he is visual and hearing impaired."

Silence.

Dr. Kimura waited, trying to appear calm outwardly but scrambling like a duck underneath.

Asami's hand didn't falter in its travels over the planes of the boy's face. "Blind and deaf. And I'm assuming mute as well due to senses impairment and trauma from abuse. You're quite a catch, my Akihito."