Yuu's P.O.V.

I walked to the student council room after school like always, the bright sunlight slightly burning my eyes due to my failed attempt to block out the rays with my hand. I let out a small sigh as I looked back down to my feet. I kept my gaze down on my feet for so long I barely noticed that I had approached the student council room.

"Hey, Koito-san," Sayaka said, smiling lightly as she waved to me. "The boys aren't able to make it today, so it looks like we're all here," she continued.

I looked over to Touko, who, oddly enough, barely even noticed that I had arrived. She had a drowsy appearance and tired eyes with her gaze fixated on the wall. I tried to catch her attention with a question of my own.

"What are the plans for today, Nanami-senpai," I asked. She continued looking at the wall, so distracted by something that she didn't even hear me. I approached her, lightly waving my hand in front of her face.

"Senpai?" I asked as I continued to block her gaze with my hand, and only this brought her out of her trance. She looked up at me with tired eyes and a confused expression on her face.

"What are today's plans?" I repeated again.

"I… I have to get something… from the library in the other room. Then, we'll take some paperwork back to… to the main building. And that's it, I… I think," Touko replied quietly, almost in a loud whisper. She only stuttered a bit, but even that much was unlike her. Sayaka approached the two of us, concern painted on her face.

"Are you feeling okay, Touko? You seem pretty lethargic," Sayaka asked, lightly placing a hand on Touko's shoulder. She leaned into the touch, placing her hand on top of Sayaka's.

"Yes, I… I'm fine," she muttered hesitantly, making it obvious that she was lying to us. She shakily stood up, her legs wobbling slightly as she slowly walked towards the back of the student council room where the library was located.

"Where are you going," I asked. She turned her head back to me as she replied.

"I'm getting the book now. We should get all of our work finished quickly so we can leave early today," Touko replied in a very un-demanding and quiet tone, very different from how she usually spoke to us.

"Touko, wait!" Sayaka called out, but it was too late. She had already walked into the library closing the door behind her. I turned my head towards her.

"Saeki-senpai, is she okay?" I asked. Sayaka shrugged lightly.

"I don't know. Touko's been pretty drowsy all day. She even feel asleep at her desk during our lunch break," she replied, shaking her head lightly.

"I hope she's not getting sick. What would the student council even be able to do without her!" I exclaimed. Sayaka sighed as she looked down to the ground.

"I guess I'd have to take over for the time being. Although, I'm not very fond of that idea," she said, muttering the last part.

I went to reply but then suddenly, we heard a crashing noise followed by a loud, high-pitched yelp of pain coming from the library. Sayaka and I simultaneously bolted towards the library, almost in sync. As we approached, I slammed open the door almost violently.

Looking around the room, it was obvious Touko had fallen off a ladder trying to grab a book from the top shelf. The ladder she had used was laying sideways on the ground. She was sitting slouched against the wall, her hand pressed against her forehead as she panted heavily.

Sayaka and I both ran towards her, calling out her name.

"Nanami-senpai, are you alright? What happened?" I asked frantically, gripping her hand and entangling our fingers.

"Yeah, I'll… I'll be fine," she muttered between gasps of breath.

"You don't sound very convincing," Sayaka said, sitting on the ground next to her. "What happened?"

"It's nothing, really. I, I tried getting a book from the top shelf, and then I… I got dizzy… and fell off."

"That doesn't sound like nothing to me!" I exclaimed. "Did you hit your head?"

Touko stared at me blankly for a second before realizing her hand was still pressed against her forehead. She pulled it away quickly.

"No I, well… yes… I did. But, I'm fine!" She looked up at both of us with a sad smile.

"Thank you, for worrying about me," she muttered.

I stood up quickly and reached my hand out to help her up. Touko grabbed my hand tightly as she shakingly got to her feet. Sayaka stood on the other side her her and gripped her other hand, so if she fell again, we'd both be able to catch her.

We walked back to the table we had been sitting at before, and helped Touko sit down before taking our usual seats. I began to do my homework as Sayaka began typing something on her laptop, and Touko sat hunched over with her head resting on the table.

A few minutes later, Sayaka got up from her seat and grabbed the paperwork we had yet to bring to the main building. She stood in the doorway, waving the papers in the air.

"How about we all go bring these together. That is, if you're up for it, Touko," she said, the last part obviously directed towards Touko.

I popped out of my chair quickly and walked over to Sayaka. To my surprise, Touko got up pretty quickly as well. Once she got to us, I lightly placed my hand on her arm and looked up at her with concern.

"Are you sure you'll be okay, senpai? Don't push yourself," I cautioned, gazing up at her, checking for any signs on doubt or uncertainty in her eyes, but I found none.

Soon after, Touko shied away from my touch, and I retracted my hand slowly. She had a slightly annoyed look on her face, but a slight smile as well.

"You're both overreacting! I'm perfectly fine, stop worrying so much," Touko said reassuringly, trying to seem annoyed with us, but the tiniest of smiles that tugged at the corner of lips proved otherwise.

"Well… let's go then, shall we?" Sayaka said, with one foot already through the doorway. I nodded and followed her out, as Touko followed behind me. Sayaka slowed her pace a bit until we both caught up with her, and were walking in a straight line.

We had small conversations, talking about mostly trivial things as we walked. Everything was going well, or at least nothing had happened that was out of the ordinary. That is, until we were about halfway to the main building.

As we were walking, Touko's foot got caught onto a twig on the ground, and she fell forward onto her knees. She slouched over and pressed her hand against her forehead, panting heavily.

"Senpai, are you okay?" I asked, kneeling beside her. "Do you feel dizzy again?"

"No, I… I just tripped," she muttered quietly.

"Are you sure, do you need to go home early?" Sayaka asked, concern lacing her voice.

"Yes, I'm… I'm fine," she reassured, her gaze remaining down at her feet.

She started to stand up, but her legs began wobbling as she fainted forward. She spun in the air as she fell, her back hit the ground with a loud 'thud.'

"Touko!" Sayaka shouted, running towards where Touko lay unconscious on the floor, her face flushed and getting paler by the second as she desperately gasped for air. I walked over to them and placed the back of my hand on Touko's forehead.

"I think she has a fever, she's burning up," I exclaimed, looking at Sayaka sadly.

"What should we do with her, Saeki-senpai. It's after school hours, so the nurse would've left already," I asked frantically.

"Let's take her back to the student council room," she replied, still not looking up at me, her gaze remaining on Touko.

"But how are we supposed to get her there?" I asked, slowly standing up.

"I'll carry her," Sayaka replied, cracking her knuckles lightly. My eyes widened at the thought of that.

"How are you going to pull that off!?" I asked, genuinely concerned about all of this.

What if she drops Touko! What if Sayaka pulls her back out trying to carry her?

During all of my frantic and probably pointless worrying, I hadn't noticed Touko was already in Sayaka's arms, being carried bridal-style.

"See, now that wasn't so hard, was it?" She asked sarcastically as we both started walking back to the council room.

"I guess not, but I'm surprised you're able to carry her, Saeki-senpai. You must be very strong," I said, smiling at her.

"No, not really," she replied. "Touko's exceedingly light, it's kind of concerning."

After that, we didn't talk much on the walk back. I spent most of the time looking at Touko, my eyes locked on her beautiful, long eyelashes. I silently prayed that her eyes would open again soon, longing for her to gaze at me lovingly with that familiar wide smile of hers painted across her face.

When we returned to the student council room, Sayaka laid her down on the floor, placing her school bag and under Touko's head as a makeshift pillow.

We both kneeled on either side of her, desperately searching for any signs of movement that could prove she was waking up.

After what seemed like an eternity, but was probably only half an hour or so, Touko's eyelashes began to twitch lightly. Her eyes slowly opened, remaining half-lidded.

Hi there! Thanks for reading my story, and I hope you enjoyed it! I'll try to get the next chapter up fairly soon, but sry if it takes a while. Feel free to leave critisism, I would love to hear any ways I can improve. Thanks again, bye!