Tsukune walked out to the girls' dormitories after school with a small envelope of papers in his hands. Mizore had been absent from class that day without explanation. After class Ms. Nekonome had asked Tsukune to take some of Mizore's schoolwork to her dormitory. Ms. Nekonome explained she had heard from Mizore that morning who had told her she was feeling really sick, and that was the reason why she had been absent that day. Ms. Nekonome knew that Tsukune was Mizore's closet friend as well as her sweetheart and that was why she had asked him.
Tsukune knocked on Mizore's door and called out her name. He figured he would just bring her school work to her, see how she was doing, and then arrive late to the newspaper club. But when Tsukune knocked on the door, he received no answer. He knocked again but once again no response. He was starting to become a little worried so he called out, "Hey Mizore. It's me Tsukune, I'm coming in."
Tsukune put his hand on the door handle and found it wasn't locked, so he slowly turned it and stepped inside. He made sure to do so slowly just in case Mizore wasn't dressed or something like that. As soon as Tsukune had partially opened the door, he felt a frigid air come out from the room that made him shiver. He slowly stepped in to the dark room to find that Mizore's home was freezing cold. All of the lights were off and the blinds were closed. Soon Tsukune's eyes become accustomed to the low amount of light and he slowly stepped inside to find that the room was quite clean for the most part.
Tsukune then caught sight of Mizore sleeping on her bed with the blankets pushed to the side and off of her. She was curled up and resting on her side. There were ice packs on every side of her on the bed, as well as one resting under her head on her pillow. There was also an electric fan on a nearby table and blowing right at her, her short purple hair subtly flowing over her head. Also on the table, Tsukune saw a rather sizeable collection of small white sticks from Mizore's signature lollipops.
"….Mizore.." Tsukune whispered out as he stepped closer and found that she was sleeping. She was wearing a small black tanktop with the word snow printed over the chest and a small pair of white sleeping shorts. Even in the dimly lit room, Tsukune could clearly see her smooth fair beautiful porcelain skin. She was curled up in the fetal position. Tsukune could see that she had a labored and agonized look on her adorable sleeping face and her cheeks were flushed red. There was also a few drops of sweat on her forehead. Tsukune also noticed that there was no lollipop stick poking out between her lips. He wasn't sure if he had ever seen her without one. It was obvious that she was feeling horrible and Tsukune's heart went out to her. After all, she was his little Snow Bunny. Tsukune knelt down and lightly brushed his fingertips over her cheek and whispered, "Mizore? Are you okay?"
Mizore slowly opened her distinctly colored snow woman bluish purple eyes and looked over at Tsukune. A small smile slowly tugged at the corners of her lips and she asked, "Tsukune? What are you doing here?"
"Ms. Nekonome told me you were sick and asked me to bring you your school stuff. How are you feeling?" Tsukune asked with a small smile.
"I look like how I feel." Mizore said in her usual soft quiet voice, but this time it sounded even weaker than usual.
"That's good to hear, because you look fantastic as always, Mizore." Tsukune complimented trying to cheer her up.
Mizore started to giggle a bit but ended up coughing. "You're a bad liar Tsukune."
"I'm not lying." Tsukune said, shaking his head a little. He then reached out and placed his hand on her forehead, "Mizore, you're burning up." What a strange phrase that was. One that Tsukune never thought he'd ever say. Mizore always felt cool.
Mizore nodded and said, "I know. It must sound ironic, but I have a cold. Except us Snow Women call it a 'heat' on account of that being the worst symptom for us. It really takes a toll on our bodies. That's why I'm trying to keep it nice and cold in here."
"I'm sorry you're feeling bad. Is there anything I can do to help?" Tsukune asked as he leaned against her bed, moving a little closer to her. He couldn't stand seeing Mizore feel so weak.
"Actually yeah. I ran out of my lollipops that help regulate my body temperature last night. They're always a lot of help, so I go through a lot of them whenever I'm sick like this. Do you think you could go to the school store and pick me up a bag? I would have gone myself but it's been really hot outside lately." Mizore asked in a soft sweet voice.
"Of course I can, just wait right here and I'll be right back." Tsukune said with a smile as he stood up and walked back her front door. Before leaving he looked over his shoulder to look at her one more time before running to the campus store. Tsukune found Ruby working the counter of the store when he arrived and asked her about Mizore's lollipops. Ruby pointed over to some plastic bags full of the small candies on a nearby shelf. Tsukune grabbed a couple of the bags, paid the money, and then returned to Mizore's room.
"I'm back." Tsukune said as he sat down next to Mizore on her bed and started to open up one of the bags.
"That was fast." Mizore mentioned in a quiet voice.
"Well, I didn't want to leave you alone for too long in this shape." Tsukune explained then added, "Any preference on flavor?"
Mizore smiled a little and answered, "One of the pink ones would be nice."
Tsukune nodded and looked in to the bag and pulled out one of the pieces of candy with a pink wrapper on it. He took the small piece of paper off then held the small lollipop close to Mizore's lips and said, "Here."
Mizore smiled a little more and slowly opened her mouth and said 'ahh' as Tsukune slipped it between her lips. Mizore slipped her fingers around the small white stick. After a few moments she let out a soft sigh of relief and said, "So much better."
Mizore looked up when she noticed Tsukune standing up and wondered where he was going. He soon came back with a wet washrag in his hands. He sat back down beside her and folded the wet cloth up in to rectangle then lightly brushed it over her red cheeks and rested it on her forehead after he wiped away the few beads of sweat that were resting on her brow. Mizore felt her cheeks becoming a little warmer and redder, but this time it wasn't from being sick. She felt happy that she had someone like Tsukune to look after her and care for her. Mizore had never had very many friends, especially outside of the Snow Woman village. But that was alright, because she had Tsukune. He understood her in a way that no one else did, not even her mother and father.
Tsukune decided to skip the newspaper club for the day so that he could look after Mizore; he felt that she needed him more than the club members at the moment. They sat together and talked a little while Tsukune tried to help keep Mizore cool and her body temperature down. After a couple of hours, Mizore slowly sat up on the bed since she was feeling better and stretched her arms out over her head since she had been laying in bed the whole day. "Are you feeling better now, Mizore?" Tsukune asked hopefully.
Mizore smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I think my fever is breaking. There's only one other thing I'd like, if you would help me Tsukune."
"What is it, Mizore? I'll help you with whatever you need." Tsukune offered eagerly.
"I'd really like a bath, if you're willing to help me." Mizore answered.
"A bath? Umm…what do you need my help with that?" Tsukune asked, blushing deeply from embarrassment.
Mizore smiled and reached under her bed and pulled out a small bucket then handed it to Tsukune and said, "There is an ice machine in the laundry room. An ice bath would be just what I need."
"You're going to have a bath full of ice water? Umm okay. I can do that." Tsukune said, feeling a tad relieved. He took the bucket out to the dormitory laundry room and filled it with ice then returned to Mizore's room.
Mizore heard the door open up and called out from the bathroom, "I'm in here, come on in."
Tsukune walked in to the bathroom and blushed beat red to find Mizore in her school swimsuit. "Mizore! Why are you wearing that?" He asked.
Mizore took the bucket from Tsukune and started to dump the ice in to her bathtub which was full of cold water. She tilted her head to the side in a confused gesture by Tsukune's reaction. "Hm, I guess you're right. I don't really need this since it's you that's here." She said and then started to slip one of the straps off of her shoulder with her hand.
"W-wait a second Mizore!" Tsukune exclaimed and looked away blushing even more, a little bit of blood coming out of his nose.
"You're no fun, Tsukune." Mizore said with a small giggle and walked over to him and added, "Thanks for being so nice to me today."
"You're not still feeling bad are you?" Tsukune asked and put his hand against her forehead to find that her skin had regained its usual coolness.
"I'm feeling a lot better now, Tsukune. And it's all thanks to you." Mizore said with a smile as she took her lollipop out of her mouth then leaned up and pressed her lips softly against Tsukune's. Tsukune blushed even more in reaction. It was a strange sensation in that it was quite cold but also tasted like candy.
Because Mizore was feeling better, Tsukune decided to go back to his dorm room and let her rest for a while. He was glad that he had been able to help her and he hoped she'd be feeling well enough to go to class the following day. Unfortunately Tsukune wouldn't be. He woke up the next morning having caught Mizore's cold. Or it simply could have been him staying in her freezing cold room for several hours. Either way he was now curled up under the blankets of his bed and coughing his lungs out between blowing his nose. Tsukune heard a knock at his door and called out, "It's open."
Mizore quietly stepped in with a small bowel of shaved ice and strawberry syrup on it. "Hey Tsukune, I heard you were feeling bad so I thought I'd come help you feel better. I made this myself." She said and walked over to Tsukune.
"Oh, heh thanks a lot Mizore. But you don't have to trouble yourself. It's not that bad." Tsukune said and then sneezed, his eyes squeezing shut.
"Nonsense. I'll make you feel better Tsukune, in the way only a snow woman can." Mizore said in her quiet voice.
"What way is that?" Tsukune asked in a tired voice as he rubbed his eyes but opened them when he felt something fall on to his bed. He looked down at the top of his bed and blushed red when he saw Mizore's shirt and black tanktop laying on top of his bed sheets. "W-wait Mizore!"
This was my very first one-shot. Originally I thought of using it for my longer fic, Rosario+Succubus? but I figured it'd just be filler. So I just decided to make this it's own story. It's not very long but I wanted to do it and take a small break from my much longer story. Mizore is adorable and one of my favorite characters from this series. Anyways I hope everyone liked it.