A/N: I don't own Itazura Na Kiss, just this variation of the story :)I don't quite remember the dialogue from the episode so some creative liberties have been taken. Also, this is my very first fanfic so I hope you all like it :)

Kotoko watched sleepily as her husband, Irie-kun packed a bag for his meeting. She didn't like that he was going away for a few days, she missed him far too much but she admired that he was working so hard to become a doctor. She wished that there was
/more she could do to support him.

She sat up and was about to speak when she suddenly felt incredibly nauseous to which she placed her hand over her mouth and took a couple of harsh breaths to try and force the nausea down. She hoped he hadn't seen, she didn't want to worry him since he was going away.

However, the genius that he is, spotted her. "What's wrong?" he asked, he stopped what he was doing and faced her.

"Oh, I just feel a bit sick" She answered, it wasn't as bad now but she still felt off.

"You probably just pigged out too much," He said with a chuckle as she gave him a small look of half-sincere annoyance.

"Yes, maybe you are right" She had been to a birthday party and had a bit too much cake, but she had also felt sick earlier before the party so she wondered whether she was coming down with something. Naoki placed his hand on her forehead and instantly his attitude changed from standoffish to tender. "You have a fever." he said and then proceeded to investigate her.

Kotoko smiled as he snapped into doctor/concerned husband mode, she laid down and pulled up her shirt so he could investigate her stomach. She noted as she watched him that it was a bit bloated, maybe those three slices of cake earlier were not such a great idea after all. But they were so tasty!

"I think it is just a bug, but stay in bed tomorrow just to be sure." He said, pulling down her shirt and then kissing her forehead. "Let my mother care for you and don't strain yourself." He said, giving her a serious look that she couldn't help but inwardly swoon from, he was so dreamy when he was in doctor mode.

She shuffled over to her side of the bed, crawling under the covers as he started packing again. It wasn't long before she drifted off to sleep, she didn't even hear him slip out of the room to have a quiet word with his mother to inform her of Kotoko's condition.

By the time Kotoko had awoken the next morning, Naoki had already left. The sun streamed into the room through a small gap in the curtains as she stretched her arms over to his side of the bed and was momentarily surprised to find it empty. She remembered that Naoki had left early that day, having to catch the first bullet train.

She yawned sleepily and rolled over to grab her mobile, where there was a message from Naoki on the screen, "Good morning, hope you are feeling better this morning, my mother knows to look out for you today but take it easy anyway." It said, no see you soon or I love you, but that was just his style.

She quickly wrote him back a message full of ok's and emoji. She laid the phone back down and pulled herself up into a sitting position, she contemplated getting dressed or at least going for breakfast, but she wasn't hungry quite the opposite.

Another beep came from her phone; it couldn't be Naoki, his meeting started soon. She curiously peeked at the phone and saw that it was from Satomi, she asked if they wanted to meet up today together with Jinko. She quickly wrote back to her that she was sick, but they could come to visit if they wanted. It didn't take long for Satomi to reply; they would visit in the afternoon, causing Kotoko to smile, it was great that she would have company, she did miss Naoki.

She turned and began to move out of the bed, she felt a bit dizzy, but that was probably because she hadn't felt well last night and therefore hadn't eaten much since then. She would feel a lot better once she had some food in her stomach. Just then, there came a knock at the door. It was Okasan carrying a tray with some food.

"Good morning! Are you hungry? Are you feeling any better? Do you need anything?" She asked in one long string of concerned questions.

Kotoko chuckled, "Good Morning, I am a little hungry, but I am also feeling dizzy." She said, sitting down again on the bed. The tray was placed next to her with strict orders to eat as much as she could. Kotoko began eating slowly, picking at each thing, and taking small bites. It all tasted great, well that was until she took a bite of the egg. Suddenly dizziness wasn't an issue, and she lost her breakfast in the bathroom.

"Oh, you poor dear, get back into bed, and I will bring you some water," Okasan said placing a hand on her shoulder to support her. She was placed back in bed, and the food was removed swiftly. "You rest, and I will check in on you later."

It didn't take long for Kotoko to enter a feverish sleep, where her dreams were filled with evil dancing eggs and Naoki looking at her with that 'what are you doing' face.