The whole entire bathroom trip was more trouble then Takaba had expected it to be so by the time he managed to make it back to bed (He knew it took him about a good twenty minutes in total between going back and forth) he was completely exhausted, he was just happy that Asami hadn't come in at all during that time.
Takaba had desperately wanted to take a shower while he was in there but didn't really know what to do about his clothing situation, he didn't dare asking Asami about it because he knew that it would only serve to piss him off if he found out that the man knew his size, in Takaba's mind Asami already knew way more then he should've. So for the time being he could deal without taking a shower, it wasn't like he was going to die from not taking a shower for a night. Sleeping was sounding better at the moment anyway and Takaba knew for the time being he was going to need to get as much rest as he could if he wanted to get better soon so he could get away from Asami.
Takaba's sleeping trip was cut when the sound of the bedroom door being shut caused him to wake up slightly startled. Almost completely forgetting where he was when he opened his eyes to look around. When his eyes landed on Asami he calmed down a certain amount as he remember where was at.
Asami hadn't expected the other to have been asleep already, he had come into to bring the other something to eat and drink since he knew that Takaba hadn't had anything except for the small cup of miso and he knew that that wasn't enough to hold the other over for the day.
"I brought you something to eat." Asami told Takaba as he approached the bed with the tray, watching the way that Takaba watched him carefully, his eyes only focusing on the tray once the other had set it down, and even then it was only for a few brief seconds before he looked at Asami again. You should eat something if you intend to get yourself better any time soon." Asami told the other before he turned to leave the room again; Takaba watched the other till the door had been closed.
Takaba looked again at the tray and the food that was on it, he hadn't been so hungry so he hadn't thought much about eating, even know with the food being there for him to eat he didn't feel all that hungry. Takaba doubted at this point in time Asami would drug his food, it had almost been a full day that he had been there and the other hadn't done anything to him as of yet so he figured that he should technically be safe to eat, at least a small amount of the food.
Takaba couldn't sleep anymore, he just couldn't. He wasn't all that certain how long he had been laying in bed staring at the ceiling but he knew it had to at least have been over two hours. Takaba had two reasons why he wasn't able to get any sleep, the first reason was the fact that sleep didn't come easily to him at night, it really never had for quite a while now. The second reason had to do with the fact that Asami was in bed sleeping next to him; Takaba wasn't comfortable with this at all.
Takaba hadn't even taken into consideration the fact that the two of them may have had to share a bed together since he was fairly certain that he bed he was in more then likely belonged to Asami, but not enough so that he could prepare himself mentally for the whole thing, it was all still a little too much for him.
Asami hadn't touched him yet and had even made a large by promising Takaba that he wouldn't dare to touch the other while they slept, so even though Asami had kept his promise thus far Takaba still didn't feel like he could let his guard down. The whole matter of them sleeping together was made even worse by the fact that Asami wore nothing but his boxers, Takaba had protested about this point to but Asami firmly shut him up saying that there wasn't any problem with two men sleeping in bed together even if they didn't have much clothing on, it wasn't like anything was going to happen right? Takaba voice anything else on the matter but he still was very discontent with the whole thing.
On the other hand Takaba was thankful over the fact that Asami appeared to be a rather hard sleeper so he didn't have to worry about waking the other up with all of the tossing and turning he tended to do while trying to find a position that he could sleep in. Takaba knew that he was going to have to find a way to get some sleep because he could tell that it wasn't going to be long before it would become morning time.
Asami had come to bed late that night and Takaba had a hard time as it was acting as though he had been sleeping for a while, Takaba didn't really want Asami knowing that he had sleeping issues, for Takaba knew for a fact that if Asami knew about his problem that medicine would more then likely become involved and Takaba didn't really want to be forced to take any pills.
Takaba knew though that the moment the sun started coming up his last chance to get any sleep left him and he might as well attempt to get up and take a shower. One night was long enough without one and even if it he didn't have any fresh clothing that he could wear, the clothes he currently had on weren't that filthy so he figured he could get away with wearing them for another day.
Of course Takaba knew that the hard part was going to be getting himself up and out of bed, he knew that he wouldn't have to worry about waking up Asami as long as he didn't end up causing himself to fall face first on the ground like he had done when he went to use the bathroom the day before.
Takaba knew this time though that he just had to move more slowly and not rush things since he knew that his legs still didn't want to hold his weight properly. Takaba was rather thankful over the fact that he was on the side of the bed that was closer to the bathroom as he slowly moved his legs to the edge of the bed. Things were going rather well up until the point that Takaba got ready to stand up and his foot ended up getting caught in the edge of the sheet that was dragging on the ground. Takaba stifled the gasp that wanted to come out as he put his hands out in front of himself in order to make sure that he didn't hit the floor face first.
Takaba on the other hand couldn't stifle the squeak like sound that escaped his mouth when a strong arm wrapped itself around his waist and rolled his safely back onto the bed where he was pressed firmly in place against a broad chest. Takaba is stunned by what had happened for a second before he begins to struggle harshly against the other, not wishing to be pressed into the other's chest any longer. Takaba didn't enjoy the amused chuckle that came from Asami's mouth that as was almost against the back of his neck. Takaba didn't like the feeling of the warmth breath tickling the back of his neck as Asami spoke.
"What's the rush?" Asami questioned the other as he held him tightly in place, enjoying the other body being pressed against him even though there was still a thin layer of clothing separating him from having full skin on skin contact.
" I want to take a shower!" Takaba snapped back in response as he tried desperately to free himself from Asami who had only shifted his position slightly, an arm was still wrapped snuggly against his waist, but the other's body wasn't pressed so hard against him.
"I think that you can wait for another ten minutes before that point." Asami replied back, his voice sounding distinctly tired.
"What, wait?" Takaba panicked when he realized what exactly Asami had meant by his words, "No, no, no, no! There's no way I'm going to put with being in this position until you decide that its time to get up." Of course Takaba's rant fell on def ears because Asami had already fallen back to sleep, Takaba could tell this by the way the other's weight became slightly heavier on him. This meant for Takaba like it or not that he was stuck here under this man until he woke up the next time.
Of course Asami didn't lie when he said ten minutes because that was about the amount of time that had passed before Asami had woke up again. Removing himself from Takaba and getting off the bed he moved to pick the other up. Takaba wasn't in favor of this at all but there wasn't much he could do to resist the other for he was certain that if he struggled too much Asami would have no qualms about letting him hit the floor face first.
Takaba was thankful that Asami let him down just right inside of the bathroom door.
"There will be some clothes waiting for you out here on the bed once you're finished." Asami told Takaba as the older man closed the door behind himself, leaving Takaba alone in the bathroom. What Takaba didn't know at that point in time was that this was going to soon becoming a typical morning routine, at least until Takaba was able to get out of bed without making too much noise.
Three days passed like this, Takaba and Asami didn't really have much interaction time besides first thing in the morning, whenever Asami brought the other in something to eat or drink or came into the room to get something and then at night. Through the main part of the day Takaba tended to do nothing more then sleep since he wasn't able to get much at night and with the drug still making him feel rather sick he knew that the sleep would only help him.
Takaba was doing slightly better when it came to moving around, his legs didn't attempt to give out as much on him as they used to and he could make the trips to the bathroom a little easier, but he still couldn't move around as much as he would've liked to have been able to.
When the fourth day came around Asami was actually leaving the house. Apparently he had some kind of work or other that he needed to take care. Takaba had a small sliver of hope at first that that meant he was going to be left alone at the house, he hadn't been really causing much problems for Asami so far since there really wasn't that much he could do so a small side was hoping that the older man would trust him alone in the house since it didn't seem like he was going to be gone that long. This didn't happen to be the case though when Asami introduced the boy to a guard with glass, Kirishima to be exact, under most cases Asami preferred to take Kirishima with him when he had work to do, but he felt that for the current time that Kirishima would be able to do a good job of taking care of Takaba. Asami knew for a fact that the other would have that patience to deal with Takaba if he decided to be stubborn about something.
Takaba couldn't really object to the man watching over him, because he knew that no matter what he said Asami wouldn't even pay attention. The man didn't appear that bad to Takaba, if anything he seemed much more personable then Asami was, or at least more comfortable to be around.
The rules were the same as before for Takaba, the only difference was that it wasn't Asami watching him at the current moment in time, it was Kirishima. The guard wasn't all that overbearing with Takaba and he in fact left him be more to himself then Asami did. Takaba actually felt that he could breath around this person.
One of the times after Kirishima had left him Takaba grabbed his cell phone off of the night stand next to the bed, he desperately had been wanting to make a call, but of course to do so he needed to ask Asami's permission and he knew if he said who it was he wanted to call Asami would tell him no right away. Takaba had however found a small loop hole in this problem, Asami didn't say that he wasn't allowed to text, Takaba knew that Asami had more then likely found a way to track his calls if boy ever decided to try and make a phone call while he wasn't around, but he was certain that there was no way for Asami to track his text messages. Takaba knew though that he was going to have to send the message quickly if he didn't want Kirishima to see what he was doing.
Takaba sent the text message in record time and set the phone back down on the night stand as he lay back down to stare up at the ceiling, Asami had been gone for a few hours now and Takaba had a good guess that it wasn't going to be that long before the other returned.
A sudden idea struck Takaba's mind at this thought and the though caused him to growl lowly at himself as he almost, almost caused himself to blush. He knew that he really shouldn't have thought about what he was thinking of doing, but somehow he felt that he should do it since the other had been taking care of him without any complaints for the last three days despite the fact that he wasn't getting much of anything out of it. If Asami had honestly bought him Takaba knew that the other more then likely bought him with other thoughts in mind rather then having to take care of him while he was sick. Takaba didn't like to think much on these thoughts though so for the time being he shoved them to the back of his head.
So instead Takaba opted for getting up and out of bed, Takaba of course still took all of this rather slowly knowing that it would take a bit for him to be steady on his legs. Once Takaba was certain that he would be able to walk safely he made his way to the bedroom door.
Not once since Takaba had been brought to the pent house had he left Asami's room, except to take a shower or use the bathroom, he hadn't gone any further then that thus far.
Takaba was kind of nervous about leaving the room, but only so far as he hadn't walked such a large distance before, he was certain that his legs could handle the long walk, but he didn't know if he would be pushing himself too much by trying to do such a thing. Takaba twisted the door handle. The only way he would know if it was too much was simply just by trying.
Once outside of Asami's room Takaba felt rather uncomfortable, for he had never quite realized how large the whole place was. Takaba wasn't used to being in such large places and it was actually rather overwhelming for him to think about moving around.
Takaba did somehow though manage to make his way through the rooms, actually seeming to surprise Kirishima when he came into view of the other who was busy in the kitchen.
"Takaba, what're you doing up and around?" Kirishima questioned as he approached the other, ready to support him if necessary. Takaba stopped himself a bit short of the table, resting his hand on it to help him feel more balanced.
"I cam down because I wanted to make something for dinner." Takaba replied as Kirishima gave him a rather curious look. "I don't think that Asami should have a problem with me doing something like that." Takaba commented when Kirishima remained silent while looking at him, Takaba didn't see why Asami should be upset at him for wanting to make dinner; Asami did say that he had free access to the house.
"I don't think that he should have a problem with it at all." Kirishima replied, seeming to relieve Takaba with his answer. "I will just stand by if you need help."
It was after night fall by the time that Asami returned to the pent house, feeling very tired from all of the work that he had to take care of. Without Kirishima at his side things were slightly more difficult to handle.
Asami turned the light on in the hall as he entered the pent house, he was excepting Kirishima to be the only one up and around still as he guessed that Takaba had more then likely already gone to sleep, probably already having had something to eat for dinner.
What Asami didn't expect to find though was Takaba curled up on the loveseat in the living room with a light blanket covering him, Kirishima sat in a corner of the room in a chair reading a book, but he became completely alert once Asami entered the room, even going so far as to stand up. Asami acknowledge the other though his eyes stayed trained on the sleeping form of Takaba. Asami stared at the boy for a few seconds longer before turning his full attention to Kirishima who was standing and awaiting his orders. Asami excused the other with a nod of his head, letting Kirishima know that it was now safe for him to leave since he was back to keep an eye on Takaba.
Once Kirishima had left Asami turned his attention back to the sleeping form of Takaba, the other had shifted some but still appeared to be in a rather deep sleep. Asami knew that he wasn't going to be able to leave the boy sleeping where he was at and knew he was going to need to move him soon, even if the other didn't wake up. Asami however didn't want to do so just yet, for seeing the slight of the sleeping stirred something inside of him that he hadn't felt in quite a while. If Asami hadn't know what the boy's real age was he would've thought that the other was no more then sixteen for the boy's face made him look quite a bit younger then he actually happened to be. Asami allowed for himself to indulge in staring at the sleeping boy for a while longer before deciding that he should get the other settled into bed before getting ready to eat dinner.
I hope that everyone enjoys this chapter as much as they seem to the others, I'm trying to put a lot of thought into their interactions and am trying as hard as I can to keep them in character.
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