Rambles: I don't think the music scene will come soon.. I have no idea how to connect the last chapter I wrote with that part... And I read iamPyR's review. I'm like "Oh wow, I should listen to her (or him, who knows? Might be a fudanshi!) So.. Here it is!
"What the hell are you doing here?"
The familiar gruff voice feels so loud in my ears. They're like...echoing. Why is it so cold? I open my eyes slowly, careful of the blinding light and I'm greeted with a blurred sight of red, tanned cream and white. I blink some more, trying to adjust the quality and brightness of my sight... The white seems to be the background, cream is some skin colour and the red... Oh. Kagami.
"Hey, why are you here?"
I squint at him. Why the hell is he asking me questions? I'm the one who should be asking: Why are you here? This is supposed to be my pla- ...Wait.. This isn't my place.
Despite the thumping of my head, I squeeze my brain to remember anything from last night...
...Oh. Oh. This is Kagami's house. But.. Where in his house am I? Argh... I can't think with the cold. And this throb in my head.
"Hoi, Ahomine! Why are you sleeping in the bathroom?"
...Right. I'm here because a certain idiot looked so sexy last night I had to keep calm and sleep on the bathroom floor. The puzzles have fitted. That's why I feel so fucking cold now. I don't even have any strength or will to call him Bakagami back.
"Mngh... Cold."
I murmur, feeling myself shivering and my head throbbing harder as I get up. Kagami's frown disappears and is replaced with concern.
"Are you okay?"
'Do I look okay to you?' I want to yell those words at him, but my lips seems to have dried up. So moving my lips will just result to tearing my cracked lips. I hate it when that happens. Kagami squats and lays one palm on my forehead. God, that feels so warm.
"Aomi- wuargh!"
I pull him into my embrace between my legs. Why is he so warm? Well, he always does, but this is warmer than usual. Of course, I'd know. Do you have any idea how much I touch him? I'm a professional in touching someone indecently, but at the same time making it as if it's accidental. Like a swish of my hand, then I get to brush those big boobs. Some notice my intention, so I get slaps at times, though some stick their breasts closer to my reach.
Back to the point. Maybe it's because I'm freezing, so he feels a lot warmer in my arms.
"So warm... Stay like this for a bit."
I hug him tighter, his head resting on my shoulder. Hm? It feels like there is more heat on my shoulder area? I look down to see Kagami's ears redden. Ah.. His blood must be rushing at such a close contact. I can feel myself smiling. At this time, I would surely do something else to tease him, but.. Crap, this pain in my head. Did I move too much when I was sleeping and accidentally knocked my head to the toilet bowl or something?
"Aomine?"
Kagami lightly pushes me to my dismay and eyes me with a worried look. I want to pull him back to my chest, but shit... I feel so weak now.
"You're hot."
... Those words came from Kagami's lips.
...He said that? What? He said I'm hot?! Is this some kind of invitation to kiss him?! Is he finally realizing that he likes me?! Argh! Why do I have to feel this headache right at this perfect moment?!
"Of course I am. I'm the Aomine Daiki. I have a hot body."
Kagami's cheeks swell at my words. This time he shoves me so hard, leaving a greater space between us and a huge bump on the back of my head with stinging pain.
"Ahomine! I meant your body temperature is hot! You have fever!"
...I feel that my nickname fits me so well now. How could I be such an idiot? Kagami would never say something like that to me. That would be so un-Kagami-like of him. But, that explains why I feel freezing and sick in my head. Because of a fucking fever.
Thanks to him showing his body to me.
"And whose fault do you think is it?"
Kagami raises one eyebrow at my question.
"Hm.. You?"
I snort and laugh at his answer. And that was a big mistake. I shouldn't have laughed. Because, shit, it hurts so badly.
My lips crack.
Arghh.. I can taste a bit of iron now. Well, not that I mind the taste. I had brutal fights before and blood in my mouth isn't something unusual for me. What I hate is the feeling of my lips ripping, leaving this thin scar.
"I thought idiots aren't supposed to catch a fever."
"That's because I'm a genius."
Kagami bursts in laughter at my abrupt reply.
"Says Ahomine."
I'm supposed to retort back a reply ending with Bakagami. But, if he laughed such a carefree laughter and now grinning because of me... I can't help but smile childishly along.
Kagami takes a hold of my arm and swing it around his shoulders.
"C'mon, I will help you get up."
I frown at this gesture.
"I'm not injured. It's just a fever."
"You don't feel dizzy?"
It's amazing how our mind works. I don't know if it's a scientific or psychological thing. But you feel it, when someone finally asks you about it. Like for instance, I didn't feel dizzy. But right after he asked that question, I feel the world swirling a bit and the throbbing comes back. And it's worse than before. Because of this new giant bruise on the back of my head. Damn him and that toilet bowl.
"...I'm capable of standing by myself."
I pull my arm away from him. Hell no I'm supporting myself with him. No matter how much I want to share body contact with him, I still have the pride of a man to stand and walk with my own two feet. I'm Aomine Daiki after all.
"You're so stubborn. I don't want anyone dying in my house."
"And exactly how will I die from a fever?"
"Eh? Hm.."
Kagami looks confused for a bit, thinking of an answer.
"You... Your dizziness might make you not walk properly and you'll end up falling down on the floor. See? Like this bump over here!"
He points at the recent bruise.
"That's not from falling down! It was you who pushed me to a toilet bowl!"
Kagami's eyes widen and his face seems as if it finally dawns on him it really was him who pushed me. He looks downcast, probably from the guilt. I sigh at him. To prove him I'm fine even with this swirling sight, throbbing headache and painful bruise, I stand up with the support of the bathroom wall.
"Hm, it's not that bad. Standing up is actually a lot better than sitting down."
It's fucking worse standing up. The world isn't swirling, rather.. I can't even see the world anymore. It's all blurred. And there is the thumping. Someone is hammering my skull and pinching my brain. Is that even possible?
"Stop acting tough. You look pale."
I snort.
"Stop lying. My skin is too dark to tell I'm pale."
Kagami's cheeks flush in realization at my comment.
"It's just a saying to say someone looks sick! You look awful!"
As this conversation goes on, our voices seem distant. Like I'm just an audience listening to Kagami and another Aomine bickering.
"Aomine?"
He must be worried now. I mean the usual me would say something back, but no matter how much I ask my mouth to answer a simple yeah, it won't move. Now that I think about it, I can't feel my body parts. Like they have separated from me.
"Hey!"
I feel my upper body connecting to a familiar warmth. Kagami's body heat. And it feels like bliss. Slowly, I let darkness consume me and let Kagami's cries die out.
Now that's freaky. I'm a hundred percent sure I was in the bathroom in an unstable condition with Kagami in my arms... Okay, I was in his arms. I collapsed. But now, I'm on a bed, staring at the ceiling with a much clearer head and the thumping noises have reduced to minimal. And that's the weird thing. It's like a blink of an eye. The moment before you blink, everything seems to torture your head. After one blink, the scene has totally changed and you feel so much different. Is this how fainting feels like? No wonder those people in the movie who ends up in the hospital look so confused. Not because they got a momentary amnesia, but because they are confused by the scenes that change in the blink of an eye.
Ah... What time is it? I twist my head to the right to check the alarm clock on Kagami's bedside table.
...Somewhere in between 1.25 and 1.30.
I was found in the morning, so I have probably passed out for like 5 hours? That's quite long for a blink.
Where's Kagami anyways? I sit up on the bed. Ouch.. The back of my head feels so heavy. I reach out one hand to feel whatever stuff on my head. ARgH! The bruise must have evolved into a big black bruise. That Bakagami... I will kill him once I feel better!
The pain stings. No, I don't want to wait until I feel better... I will get him now!
With a murderous intent, I bring myself to stand up. Damn, my head feels like it weighs a ton. I feel like I have a bobble head or something. But so what? No one can beat me except for me! That includes my head too! But... My head is part of me... So, if it's part of me, doesn't it count as something that can beat me?
...All of this thinking is just raising a tsunami in my head. I feel so fucking dizzy. Okay, just look for that red-headed idiot.
I walk out of the bedroom and I find a waft of fragrant smell. Something is being cooked and it smells so good. The distinct smell of green onions, ginger and some other spices I can't point out. I don't know anything about cooking, but hell I sure know how to eat... But I guess Kagami is the master in eating. That guy can eat as much as ten people do. Maybe even more. I don't even know where he gets all those money to eat.
Like a dog, I follow the path of the fragrance and as if it's not obvious at all, I'm guided into a kitchen. And there I see Kagami. With a ladle in his hand mixing some stuff in a pot and a dark blue apron. Every intent to kill him is swept away. I can tell that he is cooking porridge and who other than sick people would eat that? So.. He has been taking care of me. And I feel that warm glow in me. That glow that only comes when the cause is him.
Other than that.. I feel another warm glow. But not that glow I was talking about. The other glow that only happens in the nether region. Yes.. It's building up again...
What can I do?! It's all that magazine's fault! The thing is.. 3 days ago, I was reading this latest edition of magazine some of my friends lent to me. And they were all hyped up on this page with a big-breasted chick in pink frilly apron. Then, they started fantasizing "Oh, what if our future wife will cook for us in nothing but an apron?!" Most of them got a pretty hard-on.
As for me, of course I imagined Horikita Mai in an apron. Her ass shown in plain view and big melons with erected nipples. I reached out to her in my fantasy. The moment I squeezed her boobs from behind, I expected her to squeal a high-pictched "Ah!". But all that came was a gruff "Ngh.." And shit..
I looked down to see myself pinching Kagami's nipples from underneath his pink frilly apron. And as if it could be anymore arousing for me, Kagami's dick was erected. Standing and creating a tent pole with his apron. I found the beauty of aprons that day. And I didn't tell anyone but.. I almost ejaculated with just that thought.
So, now... The fantasy is here, but the only similarity is that he is wearing an apron. And it's not even pink or frilly. But looking at him like that brings me back to that fantasy.
Okay, breathe in... And out... He is just wearing an apron.. Surprisingly, this self-therapy is working.
With a much calmer state of mind, I approach him from behind. He hasn't noticed yet. Is he just too concentrated on cooking or is he thinking of something else?
"I want meat."
Kagami seems surprised at my voice. He turns his head to face me.
"How long have you been awake?"
"Not long."
He nods at my reply and turns off the stove.
"You haven't eaten breakfast, right? You must be hungry now. I will get the porridge out in a minute. I don't have a chair or couch, so just sit wherever you like near the table."
He brings out a bowl and spoon. Only one?
"Have you eaten?"
"Yeah."
He pours the white pool into the bowl and scatters some chopped green onions over it. So, he ate without me. Well, that's fine. Because who knows how long I would have been asleep.
"What did you eat?"
"Hm.. Rice, veggies, meat and soup."
He lists them all with his fingers. The moment he mentions meat, my ears perk up. I'm craving for meat.
"I want meat."
"No, you get porridge."
My eyes twitch at his abrupt reply.
"Meat."
"No meat."
"Meat."
"No meat."
"Meat."
"Sit, Ahomine."
He points out the floor near the table, where he has placed the bowl and spoon. I growl and sit beside the table. Is it a rule for every sick people to eat porridge? Porridge is for babies. Man like me should eat meat no matter sick or not. But damn... Despite what I'm saying, the porridge smells so good. I think I'm drooling.
I feed myself one spoon. Unlike the plain and bland porridge my mother makes, Kagami's is very flavourful and in the right texture. Not lumpy, not too liquid. The green bits actually make the food look a bit more appetizing. It tastes great. I can't stop the spoon from entering my mouth. Wow, I must be super hungry or it's just that Kagami is a great cook. If it isn't for basketball, I would have suggested Kagami to be a cook in the future.
"That hungry, huh?"
I look away from my bowl to see Kagami grinning at me devouring my food messily. I guess seeing someone gobbling what you cook will surely make you feel happy. I bring the large bowl to my lips and drink the whole thing in one gulp. No kidding. This thing tastes amazing.
"Haah..."
I let out a satisfied sigh, while patting my stomach.
"Didn't know you could cook that well."
"I live alone, so of cou-"
"I know that you do, but I didn't know it's that delicious."
I compliment him. Kagami scratch his cheeks, his eyes looking away.
"It's okay, I guess..."
How humble. I lie down on the floor and stare into his eyes.
"I want meat next time."
Kagami raises his eyebrows at me.
"And why do you think I'd be cooking for you again?"
"Because I will ask for it every single day and you'll be so annoyed you have no choice but to cook me some."
I grin at him. Kagami's face seems a bit surprised.
"Is it... that delicious?"
"If Aomine Daiki says so, then of course it is."
He snorts at my answer.
"How cocky. But.. Thanks."
Ah.. That grin is really like a reward to my body and soul. I don't feel that sick anymore. My bruise doesn't feel that burdensome. Just a tad dizziness that can be completely cured with sleep. I raise myself and crawl towards the bed.
"Thanks for the food, now gonna go sleep again."
"Wait!"
I stop midway. Kagami hands me a pill and a cup of water.
"You haven't drank medicine at all!"
I frown at the miniscule thing between his thumb and index finger. I hate medicine. When I get sick, I don't need any of those medications. I don't care if they are in tablet form, powdered form, syringe form or liquid form, I won't drink it.
"Don't need them."
Kagami's eyes twitch. He grasps the blanket away from my reach.
"You're sick. You have to. At least drink some before you sleep."
I scratch my head in frustration and stand up to approach him. Argh.. This is getting bothersome. My head is throbbing.
"I feel fine. I just need to sleep."
"No, sleep isn't enough. You look pal- You look horrible."
Usually I'd stifle a laugh at his blunder of words, but now.. I don't even bother to laugh. I just. Want. To. Sleep.
I grab one end of the blanket and pull it roughly. Because the stubborn idiot grabs the blanket so tightly, he also ends up being pulled to my reach. Once close to me, I shove him down the bed. I grasp both of his hands and lock them above his head, restraining his movements. I don't know where I'm getting this sudden amount of energy. Maybe adrenaline. I lean closer to him. Him beneath me.
"If you want me to drink it so much... Give it to me orally."
Kagami stops struggling and his expression turns to one of confusion. Hell, I'm also confused at what I'm saying. Why am I doing this? It must be the fever messing my brain. Kagami is right. I really am sick. Okay, just laugh it off, Bakagami. Laugh and say: Stop joking around, Ahomine.
"...Orally? Like forcing you to drink with my words?"
...Why? Why are you so dense? It's because you always act this way that makes me unable to stop. I want to push you further and further into a hole, where everything will change. Where our friendship and rivalry is broken.
I force the thumb of my free hand into his mouth.
"Nnh!"
Kagami's reflex is to to clamp his lips tight. But that doesn't matter. My thumb easily slides between his lips and explores around the hot mouth.
"Hah!"
Kagami turns his head to avoid my invading thumb. I lean in to lick one side of his lips. His eyes widen in shock and he stops moving, unable to digest what's happening.
"Orally. Give it to me with your mouth."
Staring into his eyes, I huskily say those words. Crimson eyes with the inability to look away from my dark ones. His eyes expressing:
Why is Aomine doing this?
Clearly seen in his eyes. I bitterly smile to myself.
"Like this."
My thumb slips out of his mouth and is replaced by my tounge.
"Mh!"
As if he just snaps back to reality, his hands starts struggling and is released from my hands. I guess my strength from the adrenaline is gone. He shoves me away and sits up, panting for air. I stand up. While doing so, my eyes never left his. Because if I do, it seems as if time will start flowing again.
"You sure you don't want to continue it? My tongue did not even do anything yet. Will you know how to give me the pill orally?"
Kagami's eyes widen in shock, then he evades his eyes from mine. He looks down, his bangs covering his eyes.
"Why.. did you do that?"
..Look up, Kagami. I want to see your eyes. What are you feeling? How will I answer if I don't know what kind of emotions are swirling in your head? Are your eyes showing rage? Are they showing shock? Are they showing disappointment?
Look at me.
"To teach you how to give pills orally. Seems like you don't know how to kiss too."
His ears turn red. Embarrassment? Anger? I don't know. I don't fucking know. I only know from his eyes. His eyes that always express things clearly and obviously. The one source where I know how he feels.
I reach out to one side of his head to make him look up.
"Kaga-"
A swooping sound and a blanket covers my eyesight.
"Just go sleep."
A pained voice. Rushed footsteps and the door slams, muffling the sounds of footsteps that go further. Further. And further away.
"Kagami!"
I quickly pull the damn sheet away from me, tangling it all over me in the process. I want to run towards him, but common sense hits me. Am I just going to leave his house just like that? What if a burglar enters? What if he forgets his keys?
"..Shit!"
I punch the wall of his house, hoping not to break anything. Of course, it won't. I'm sick. I'm weak. My mind is in jumbles and I think... I just changed our relationship.
...No.
Do we even have a relationship now?
Rambles: Oh My God! I didn't plan to make the story sound so sad and angry! It should be happy! I was hoping for some fluff like "Say 'Ahh', Ahomine." Or "I don't want Aomine to be sick." Or "Kagami, stay beside me." Or "Kiss me and I'll sleep." BUT! My mind just decided to make everything drop! Now tell me, you two! How will I make you end up in the music room?! TELL ME!
...I will go punish my babies first.