Her feet dragged as she walked, the scuffing sounds making it as clear as the day was long. She stumbled from side to side, the extra weight on her back making it so much easier to sway back and forth with each step. She felt like lead as she walked, and the throbbing in her head- goodness, it made each footstep sound like Godzilla's.
"Just a little... more." She mumbled to herself, seeing the school gate up ahead. Why did I have to stay up playing my otome game? She asked herself, feeling more foolish than ever.
Chisami had only gotten an hour of sleep- and her horrible sleeping habits the past few days along with her horrible flu and her crying the night before definitely made an impact- and it was heavy. Not only did she stay up late making food for the boys' lunches, she thought it'd be fun to stay up and have some of her own time finishing a path for the otome game she was playing while eating snacks that kept her hyped up until it was over.
She was so irresponsible when it came to her own health, and with her horrible immune system, she was lucky to even be at school long enough to ace a test. It definitely explained her C average in classes that Chisami struggled with, such as English and Art and worst of all, Japanese History.
"Are you alright, Chi-chan?" Makoto asked, holding onto Chisami's shoulder as she struggled to stand upright. "If you're sick, you shouldn't be coming to school."
"I'm fine..." Chisami sighed, yawning right afterwards. She looked even worse than she did the day before. The dark circles around her eyes were so evident that they made her eyes look hollow- and she looked so much more frail than usual. Her small, aching bones definitely made her look as if she was struggling to even move an inch- which she was. Chisami's appearance was not far off from the Grim Reaper's.
"Such a hassle." Haruka sighed annoyedly and closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened his eyes again, Nagisa's magenta eyes were staring into his. The dark-haired boy didn't dare flinch, though. He was much too used to Nagisa's behaviour by now.
"Hi, Haru-chan!" Nagisa chuckled and turned to Chisami. "Ah, Chi-chan sorry for yesterda-" He froze when the girl looked up at him from beneath her eyelashes, giving him the grimmest stare she'd ever had placed upon him. "Wow, you look horrible!" He exclaimed, shuddering at the girl's appearance. It seemed she was getting uglier day by day.
Chisami giggled, throwing Nagisa off. He was expecting her to insult him back. She stood up and rolled her shoulders before opening her mouth to speak, only to have another fit of laughter blurt out forth. "Naaaaagiiiiiiisssssaaaaa-kuuuuun!" Chisami shouted, her voice a high-pitched frequency by the last syllable.
The three boys blinked and looked at eachother before bringing attention to Chisami's strange behaviour. "She's broken." Haruka muttered under his breath.
"You're too cute!" Chisami pinched at Nagisa's cheeks and giggled when she saw how awkward he looked. "Poof! Aaahaahaha!" She said, releasing Nagisa's cheek fat before she covered her mouth and closed her eyes. "Mmmmmm- Muah!" She blew the blond a happy kiss before a giggle-fit approached.
Rei cleared his throat as he stared at Chisami, who was getting quite a bit of attention with her strange attitude. "I think she's sleep-deprived." He concluded as he caught sight of Chisami's dark circles and tired eyes.
"Noooo!" Chisami squealed, grabbing onto Rei's arm dramatically and throwing him slightly off balance. "Mr. Caterpillar, you're lying! The bubbles are telling me!" She pulled away from Rei and twirled before leaning into Nagisa. Rei, for the life of him, could not understand why he was the caterpillar in her hallucination.
"I think I see where you're getting at." Nagisa chuckled as he scratched his cheek. A shiver went up his spine when Chisami pressed her lips against his neck. "Wha?!" He winced when her tongue trailed along his delicate skin- what is she doing?! The boy would normally feel as though he were in heaven- but this was so sudden! "Chi-chan?!" He tried to pry her away from him, but she clung to him as tightly as possible.
"Mmm..." Chisami mumbled as she licked the boy's neck- then she sunk her teeth into his soft flesh, causing him to shriek in shock.
"AWAAAAHH!"
Ring! Ring!
Chisami's eyes fluttered open just as the lunch bell rang. She sat up and looked around, curious as to why she was lying down- she was at school for goodness sake! "Hm?" She noticed that the bed next to her just about three feet away had another sleeping student in it. When the body turned to get more comfortable- she recognized the curly blond hair, lovely light skin, and the happy smile as he clung to- her backpack?- it was indeed, Hazuki Nagisa.
She was still mad at him for the other day- but she had no idea why on earth he would be- ... Chisami froze when she noticed a purple circle on the right side of the boy's neck. It all rained down on her like a meteor shower. She remembered why it was there- and how she was all friendly- and how she had called Rei a caterpillar! She gave poor Nagisa a hickey- and she wasn't even fully conscious to remember what it was like- hell, she was surprised she was even able to give him one!
Cautiously, Chisami kicked her feet over the edge of the medical bed and tiptoed over to Nagisa to grab her backpack that held all of the club's lunches in it. When she grabbed hold of the bag, Nagisa's eyes opened as if he had been on alert the entire time.
"Chi-chan, you're awake!" He chuckled and rubbed his sleepy eyes before sitting up, keeping the bag clutched tightly in his arms. "Rei-chan said you were sleep deprived- and when we dropped you off here, you just looked so peaceful that I felt like napping too!" He smiled happily and yawned before standing up.
"I wanted to say sorry for the other day- really!" Nagisa changed the subject quickly so he could get the apology over and done with. He hated feeling guilty. "I shouldn't have teased you about Rei-chan..." he trailed off, remembering how jealous he was over Chisami liking another boy. He still liked her- and hopefully he would be more careful around her from now on.
Chisami's face flushed and she averted her gaze. She couldn't take her eyes off of Nagisa's hickey as she spoke. It looked so out of place on him! The redhead sighed before turning her attention to Nagisa's face- instead of the purple spot on his neck. "Your apology is accepted." She said flatly before adding, "But I'm still mad at you for what you did. You owe me."
"What? Letting you give me this thing wasn't enough for you?" Nagisa stuck his tongue out with a wink as he pulled at his collar to show off the purple flesh.
"Shut up." Chisami muttered before taking her backpack. When she reminded herself what was in the bag, she became flustered. She had Nagisa's lunch in there as well- not that he deserved any of her cooking. If she gave him food, he'd think she was over being mad at him.
The blond chuckled and hugged the girl. He loved tsunderes! Just not the violent ones- those girls actually scared him. "Let's just go eat lunch with everyone." He smiled and took Chisami's free hand, to which she grumbled at. He didn't care, though. He was glad that Chisami didn't hate him- and that was all that mattered.
Stupid shota. Chisami thought angrily with a flip of her chin-length hair.
"Huh?" Makoto stared at Chisami with concerned eyes. He was glad Chisami didn't look as sickly as she did earlier that morning. Her dark circles were somewhat dissipated and she looked a little more lively. And what's more is that he even had his answer as to why she was so sluggish and goofy that morning. "You made lunch for all of us?" He swallowed when he stared at the lime green bento.
"Y-Yes! Rei-kun said that I could find something else to make me feel useful to the club, so I... I stayed up late making everyone's lunches." Chisami's face flushed as she pulled out different bentos, each box coloured differently corresponding to which boy the meal belonged to.
"You felt useless?" Makoto frowned, hesitant to open the bento. He didn't want to seem greedy since he had already opened his other one. "Why?"
"Because you replaced my spot on the team with Rei-kun." She muttered, handing the purple bento to Haruka and the blue one to Rei. She hid Nagisa's in the bag- she didn't want to satisfy him. Besides, he already brought his own lunch. "I'm going to make everyone's lunches from now on and... I need help after school with the errands if you don't mind?"
"Too much effort." Haruka muttered, eating his single grilled mackerel. He did want the bento box that Chisami prepared for him, though. A single grilled mackerel definitely wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger. He sighed. Sure, walking with Chisami meant he had to spend more time with her- but it also meant he was able to eat a hearty lunch every day- and that bento box wasn't small in the slightest. "On second thought, I'm alright with that." Walking along with Chisami and carrying her groceries home for her definitely was a great trade off for a delicious lunch.
A grin filled Chisami's face- until Nagisa spoke up. "Hey, you made bentos for everyone else but not me?" Nagisa frowned, ignoring his own bento made by himself the night before and sighed sadly. She didn't forget about me, did she?
"W-Well." Chisami stuttered when everyone looked at her. No one had opened their bentos yet- and if she didn't give Nagisa his, her blood, sweat, and tears were sure to go to waste. She sighed in defeat before digging into her backpack to fish out the pink bento she had prepared for Nagisa. "I wasn't going to give it to you as payback- but here." She muttered.
Nagisa didn't wait- he opened the bento happily and marvelled at what he saw inside- it smelled and looked amazing! "Wow!" His starry eyes took note of everything that Chisami had made for him. She had grilled steak and trimmed the meat from the bones, cutting it into little strips. There was potato salad and onigiri, rabbit-shaped apple slices, and lastly- a heart-shaped bowl filled with a sweet dipping-sauce for the steak. "It looks amazing, Chi-chan!"
The blond happily dug into his meal- the steak was grilled to a perfect medium-well, and the onigiri was sweetened to his tastes. Chisami really knew her way around the kitchen. "And it tastes great!" he chuckled as he hungrily dug in, ignoring the pieces of rice and sauce on his face.
"You're so messy." Chisami stared at the boy and pulled out a napkin. The next thing she did was by pure instinct- but she dabbed at the boy's face with the napkin gently to clean the mess on his face. "There." She smiled when Nagisa's face was cleaned- then her face became hot. "S-Sorry..." She stuttered and turned to the other club members who were digging into their bentos as well. Nagisa just smiled at Chisami. He knew she was warming up to him again.
"What is this?" Rei asked, examining the baked meat on the end of his chopsticks. He had never tried it before, but it tasted pretty good. He was unsure of whether it was pork or chicken- but it didn't really taste like either.
"Lamb." Chisami smiled before explaining. "My mom likes stocking up on new foods. She likes to try different things, and I thought the lamb would be good for you- since you seem to like fancy things..." Chisami blushed- she pretty much admitted to thinking Rei was refined and exquisite, which seemed to put a smile on his face.
"It's delicious. Thank you." He happily dug in, savouring the flavours of each morsel.
"Yes, it's really good, Chi-chan." Makoto added, enjoying his fried squid with lemon sauce.
"Very nice." Haruka smiled slightly as he ate his grilled mackerel. He missed having home-cooked meals like this.
Chisami giggled at everyone's compliments- she had never felt so proud of her cooking before. She'd just have to remember not to deprive herself of sleep. She could always catch up on her otome games or marathon her animes when she was home sick or didn't have anything else to do. For now, cooking and shopping would be her main priority.
"Nagisa, what happened to your neck?" Makoto looked at Nagisa, commenting on the purple love-bite. He wasn't sure what it was, but he had a bit of an idea.
"Oh, well Chi-chan kind of..."
"Just shut up and eat, Nagisa-kun! Geez!" Chisami's face flushed as she scolded the boy. "And look, you've made a mess again!"
Makoto watched as Nagisa teased Chisami while she dabbed at his face with the napkin. A gentle smile filled his face. Everything seemed to be back to normal- no one was arguing, and everyone seemed to be genuinely having fun. Even though the past few days had been stressful for everyone- especially Chisami, she seemed to be goofing around with Nagisa just like their first day meeting. Everyone was happy. And that was how Makoto liked things to be.
I hope everyday continues like this forever... He thought to himself.
So yeah. I added a sexual innuendo because I'm that kind of chick. Aren't you happy that I am? /shot
Anyway, my little uguu of a babu, Nagisa is being given a bit of a break. Maybe. You'll have to wait and see. Thank you for reading and reviewing! It means so much to me! I love you all, my lovely babus!