[visionaryJRD]

"Ooh..." James moaned as he hissed in pain with each dab of the cotton. He never felt anything like this medicine before. It seemed to make the pain flare up in a single second, then disappear. Within a few minutes, the pain was completely gone.

"Thanks Jataya," he said, "What is that stuff?"

"It's a home made recipe. I make a lot of unique stuff for many various purposes. It's a hobby of mine," Jataya explained, continuing treatment with a gauze.

"What else do you make?" James asked, intrigued and slightly blushing at the level of care he was putting into his work.

"Oh well, um... A lot of different things..." Jataya blushed a bit himself now, which James noticed.

James thanked him for his treatment and his company, then turned around, bidding him farewell. He took a few steps, but then realized just how far he had jogged and how far he had left to go before getting home. He also realized just how tired the whole day had made him. James turned around with a small smile and asked for a ride home.

Jataya smiled back, "Sure thing!"

James hopped into the hatchback, taking the passenger seat next to the driver. Iren decided James was a fun person to stick his snout into while the car turned around corners, which prompted quite a few laughs from the duo. After a while, James realized Jataya wasn't going in a direction that would point towards his parents house. Not that he was alarmed or anything, Jataya was too sweet a guy to kidnap him, though he was curious and didn't mind an adventure.

"Hey, where are we headed?"