Four.

"You take care of me when I'm feeling sick."

Husky had always been an expert at hiding his emotions, and that morning was no exception. The silver-haired boy kept his usual irritated expression, lips firmly set in a straight line as narrowed violet-blue eyes glared down at the bed-ridden girl. He was sitting on the edge of her bed - and he had been ever since he went to check on her when she didn't show for breakfast at the normal time.

He was mildly concerned - mildly because it didn't seem like she would keel over dead at any second. Husky did pity her, though. He got sick often because he'd swim in the coldest waters just to catch fish, so he knew exactly what Nana felt at that moment. And though he did sympathize with her, he didn't think she deserved special treatment.

After all, they never sat around with him and tried to make him comfortable when he was feeling under the weather.

That was not true, really. The more Husky thought about it, the guiltier he would feel. Nana slaved over him when he was laid up in bed... Had he never really noticed that before now, when he decided to give it extra thought?

"I told you that you would get sick if you didn't wear something warmer."

Nana coughed and spluttered a couple of times, the whole bed shaking as her body did. She pulled her legs up closer to her chest, her knees pushing against Husky and forcing him to stand up again. "This isn't the time for 'I told you so's," Nana moaned, sniffling.

Husky snorted and rolled his eyes as he folded his arms across his chest. He looked off to the side, muttering, "Well, I did warn you."

"Huuusky!" With a lot of squirming and thrashing, Nana rolled over onto her side to face away from the boy. She had one hand clutching at the bed sheets, the other fisting her golden-brown locks. Her body quivered with the sickness spreading through her limbs, her skin radiating a heat that even Husky could feel from where he stood.

"Okay, okay. Geez. Stupid, annoying girl...can't do anything for yourself." Husky sat down on her bed again, but this time, he leaned forward over her and let the back of his hand press to her hot, sweaty forehead. "I'm sure if you stay in bed, you'll get better quick. I'll tell Senri to make you some soup."

"Ugh." Nana buried her face into her pillow, her voice muffled by it when she whined, "Huuusky, make it stop!"

Husky shifted uncomfortably in his spot, heaving an exasperated sigh. He slowly withdrew his once-cold hand from her forehead - now slightly warmer from her hot skin - and asked, "What d'you expect me to do?"

"Sit with me," Nana told him matter-of-factly, her voice cracking and brittle. She could feel the boy scooting a bit to adjust his position there on her bed, and he brought his legs up to sit crisscross. Nana had to force herself not to roll over onto her side to look at him - because, she had to admit, she really wanted to see the look in his eyes, see the expression on his face. Was he appalled at the idea, or perhaps slightly ecstatic? His words would always have the same tone, but if she were to see the look in his eyes, she could tell...

"That's such a dumb request," he mumbled, but he made himself comfortable anyway, hunching over his legs to place one elbow on his knee while he rested his chin on his palm. "But if that's what you want."

"Something to drink would be nice, too," she whispered.

Husky placed a hand on her shoulder, squeezing it lightly to acknowledge her. He stayed silent for a moment, his fingers wandering to her hair to brush through the golden-brown locks, tangled from a night of tossing, turning, and restless sleep. He pretended he didn't notice the dreamy sigh that escaped her lips at his touch - and he certainly wasn't going to let her know that he could tell that her tense muscles relaxed from his gentle caress.

"I'll get that for you, then." Husky stood, drawing his hand away from the sick girl. "But don't expect me to wait on you hand and foot just because of this," he growled as he left.

Nana only giggled and smiled, curling her body tighter beneath the covers.

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