Model Idol Combi: so you had a sick day

[jitensha]

[ so the thing was, Makoto didn't get sick. It took a series of unfortunate events, a moment of stress-induced weakness, and doing the idiotically chivalrous thing of trying to make her way home in the pouring rain and likely spending too much time in soaked clothing, despite Kise's best efforts.

But the point was, Makoto didn't usually get sick, and when she did get sick, it had to be sick enough to buckle her knees and keep her under her covers with a fever that could warm cold palms in an instant. She'd tried to go to work, but hadn't made it further than her own doorway before she'd gotten too dizzy to stand without the aid of the frame and had been promptly ushered back to bed.

And of course, she hadn't wanted to worry Kise, but that had backfired and for some inexplicable reason, she felt worse than ever. She'd have to change the compress again, she thinks distantly, as she tries to push herself up on her elbows to give him a properly chastising look. At the very least, her parents were now out for one of her dad's races, but... ]

You... really didn't have to come.

[ what if she's contagious? It's bad enough that she feels awful and she's sweaty and her hair's a mess and her face is all red and this isn't very romantic at all-- ]

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[ex_doubly406]

Obviously they're not going to compare to me, but they're going to try their best too!

[Guess who's letting the no talking rule slide. Again. He feels bad for the bears okay.]

They're cute like me, and fluffy too!

[jitensha]

And in the office... right now.

[ snuggling with one of them would be nice, but there's no way she could... there's a surge of sadness that she quickly suppresses. She feels bad for the bears too okay!! ]

[ex_doubly406]

[Oh. Oops.]

But I'm here, so you can at least look at me and pretend!

[jitensha]

... No hugs?

[ SHE LOOKS SO SAD. ]

[ex_doubly406]

Ah--

[No don't pull that face on him; it's not that he doesn't want to! Not entirely. But she's been shaking or trembling for a good while whenever he holds her.

She felt breakable.]

No no, I'm okay with it!

[But he doesn't move to hug her either.]

[jitensha]

N-no, it's okay... it's probably better if I pretend.

[ because she's back to normal in her imagination, and she can hug him and snuggle against his chest and not have to worry about shivering or coughing--

Her smile's just not the most convincing. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[...

Well he can't let her go like that.]

Hold still.

[And brushing away the bangs sticking to her forehead, even dabbing away some of the sweat, he leans in to leave a kiss.]

This makes up for it, right?

[jitensha]

[ a pause. She'd obediently stilled herself (not that it was very hard), but she's still frozen when he pulls back, eyes large and face even redder.

But there's her smile. ]

Ehehehe. [ a smaller cough this time. ] You're really kind... Ryouta-kun. Thanks.

[ex_doubly406]

[He's always thought she's the one who's kind. She's the nicest person he knows! Honest!

So that, being told that he's really kind... It means something.

Of course it also means he's turning red himself.]

Makocchi, that wasn't...

[jitensha]

I'm really grateful. [ she continues on like she hasn't heard him, and that much may be true; her eyelids are fighting to stay up. ] Really grateful... okay? 'Cause you're here, like this...

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[ex_doubly406]

[She's definitely drifting off.]

You weren't even listening to me...

[Ahaha...]

[ex_doubly406]

[... Wait wait, does that mean that calling him kind was just sleep talk? But her eyes were wide open when she said it-- or is this like one of those things where you find out that they can actually sleep with their eyes open??? She's not even listening to him right now, isn't that a possibility??? But Makocchi wouldn't be able to do something so creepy, that ruins the image. Then he should probably--]

Makocchi, when you said that I'm--

[She's probably already dozing by this time.]

[jitensha]

[ she is. Sorry, Kise. But she'll be happy to reassure him later that she meant what she said when she isn't unconscious.

Again.

Fevers do a number on her. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[T-This timing.]

You're already asleep?!

[At least he's quiet about it; he's not about to wake her up when she's that exhausted. Sighing, he thinks that she probably won't remember saying that to him anyway.

And conceding to the fact that she'll be out for at least another hour or two, he lowers himself onto the bed to be level with her face, stretching himself out to do so. He's already taken pictures of her sleeping so he might as well make himself comfortable while he stares at her like a creeper admires her features some more yes. It's not like he has homework to do or anything hahaha.]

[jitensha]

[ he should do his nonexistent homework or stretch or do something more productive than stare at the face of a sleeping sickie.

Or so Makoto would tell him, if she was awake and feeling rational, but then he might go read some shoujo again and wake her up by laughing.

At least she's sleeping soundly. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[Oh good, then she won't wake up when he eventually goes through her shoujo collection again.

And then glances over the things on her desk. And then sends her the pictures he took from before, complete with obnoxious caption.

Maybe he could try to wash the stain out of his shirt. But he doesn't know how to do that. That also involves getting up and away from her.

So if she wakes up, she'll come face to face with Kise's sleeping face. There was seriously nothing to do in her room and he was just a touch too worried to stray from her bed.]

[jitensha]

[ ... which is exactly how it goes down. Makoto eventually stirs again, blinking sleepily and performing this act several times to clear up her vision-- and then blinking some more, because that's Kise's face and he looks unfairly beautiful while he's sleeping and that's Kise's face??

She very nearly yelps, pressing a hand to her mouth to prevent it. She doesn't want to wake him up.

So she just stares back at him, coughing very quietly into her hand. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[Wow good thing he's not drooling huh.

He doesn't stir from that near yelp, or from her coughing. A minute twitch, but he doesn't blink to look at her. So maybe she didn't do too bad keeping quiet.]

[jitensha]

[ she's so proud.

... And a little embarrassed, but it's okay to just watch him sleep, right?? He's probably tired from all the fussing over her he'd done. So it's okay to just let him sleep for now. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[It's totally okay to watch him sleep! It's like payback!

He'll continue to stay still and asleep for her too. Because he actually woke up when she started coughing.

... He just wants to see where this is going, he'll stop tricking her soon okay!!]

[jitensha]

[ he should know better than to take advantage of Makoto's trusting nature, but she honestly has no clue that he's faking it.

Or maybe she'd think a little before she speaks up, voice soft from coughing and the urge to stay quiet to prevent him from waking up. ]

Waking up next to someone important... is kind of a nice feeling.

[ex_doubly406]

[Oh shit.

Part of him is screaming a little inside (he's sure that was his heart because Makoto) and his fingers twitch once before he shuts that down to remain convincingly asleep, his breathing even.

He doesn't want to let her know that he's awake yet-- maybe she'll pet him, or say something more-- so he'll hold his ground for a bit longer.]

[jitensha]

[ she won't say anything more because she's too busy thinking sappy thoughts-- and lifting her hand to quietly stroke his head. Yeah, he knows her too well. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[And then he ends up inching closer to her. While 'sleeping'. It's normal to move around when you're sleeping! It's normal and his eyes are closed so he's definitely still asleep!]

[jitensha]

[ Kise, the longer you feign sleep, the more flustered she's going to get when she learns he's been awake for all of this.

But for now, she's going to keep petting him, still lacking the energy to do much else. Except maybe murmur tired little terms of endearment because he's obviously asleep. ]