Chapter 2

Chekov had the flu.

McCoy had ordered him to stay in bed saying that he was better off there instead of the medical bay, but Chekov suspected that McCoy didn't want him there simply because he didn't want to catch the flu from him.

But Sulu stepped up to the challenge that McCoy had not.

Chekov wasn't keen at all about Sulu seeing him in that state. He wasn't sure at all about what Sulu saw in him, but Sulu dedicated all his free time to nursing Chekov, no matter how much Chekov told him not to.

"Vhat are you doing?" Chekov asked as Sulu placed a hand on his forehead.

"Seeing how hot you're forehead is Pavel."

Chekov trembled under the cover of his bed. "Wery cold."

"I can see why McCoy didn't want you in the medical bay now." Sulu joked but Chekov missed it.

"I don't like being wery ill." Chekov moaned. Sulu brushed his fingers through Chekov's hair to try to make Chekov feel a little better.

"Do you want a kiss to make you feel better?" Sulu leant in close but Chekov turned his head away.

"Don't kiss me." Chekov complained. "You vill catch it too."

"I don't care." Sulu smiled down at him. "Anything to make my beautiful Pavel Chekov feel better." Sulu already knew that he had probably caught it, but he found himself thinking that he didn't care either way. Chekov, to him, was worth it.

"I am not wery beautiful." Chekov moaned. "Vhy do you keep saying that?"

"I keep saying it because to me you are." Sulu captured Chekov's lips in a delicate kiss. When Sulu broke the kiss he lent in close to Chekov's ear and whispered "get some sleep Pavel. Sleep is a good healer." Chekov, still trembling, nodded in acceptance as he tried to snuggle further into his quilt wishing for it to warm him up. "I'll check up on you in a small while."

Chekov smiled at him. "Thank you, Hikaru."

"No problem beautiful." Sulu smiled broadly when he saw Chekov's tired annoyance.

After leaving, Sulu knew that his chances of not having the flu had plummeted through the floor because of the kiss; but it was well worth it.

It was true what people said; love makes a person do some stupid things.