"Oh, it seems we have a first time here, right?" The woman gently smiles at the young girl, who slowly nods her head, smiling the best she can. "Stressed?"
"No, it's fine. It's no big deal, after all."
"If something has to happen, don't worry about it ; you'll be supervised by my co-workers."
"Mhmh. It's fine, really."
"Well, if you say so," the woman smiles. "So, I want you to tell me if I typed your informations right."
The young girl nods or hums in agreement at each information : her name, her age, her size, her weight, her phone number, her address, ...
"Perfect. Now, I want you to fill out these papers please, and then the doctor will call you when everything will be ready."
"Thank you, ma'am."
The girl takes the papers and walks away, filling them as the adult asked her. After few minutes, she deeply breathes when a woman with red hair appears.
"Toujou Nozomi?"
"Yes."
"Please, follow me."
They share a smile, and Nozomi follows the woman into her office, finding her pretty familiar.
"You can take a seat," the woman offers her. "So, nice to meet you, Nozomi-san. I'm doctor Nishikino."
Ah. That's why ... She's Maki's mother, no doubt on that. Nishikino-san warmly smiles.
"Skipping practice for this?"
Nozomi lightly giggles. "Indeed. I don't think they'll be mad at me though."
"It's for a good cause, and I can tell my daughter why you weren't with them today if you want to."
"No, it's fine, thank you ma'am."
"Don't worry about it," Maki's mother smiles. "Just, you'll have to wait for tomorrow in the afternoon to do exercise again, alright? I know all of you are practicing hard for the Love Live!, but no exercise tonight nor tomorrow morning for you."
"Fine."
I'm lucky Elicchi didn't plan to come to my apartment tonight. She would have been so mad. Nozomi thinks, mentally giggling.
"So, give me your finger please, Nozomi-san."
Nozomi extends her hand, as she lets the doctor do whatever she has to do. Nozomi lightly tenses up. Maki's mother notices it and chooses to ask her few questions, linked to the questionnaire she filled minutes ago.
"So, no hereditary disease?"
"No."
"Did you have any surgery recently?" Nishikino-san continues to ask, wrapping Nozomi's fingers in a band-aid.
"Nop."
"Any sexual relations within the past four months?"
"Err ..." Nozomi blushes, not expecting such question.
Maki's mother looks at her and giggles. "I've understood, don't worry. But does your partner have a STD?"
"No!"
The woman laughs again, before checking her small machine which is now beeping. "Alright. The results are good, you can go to the room in front of my office. Give the nurse this paper." Nishikino-san smiles, handing Nozomi the said paper.
She takes it. "Thank you ma'am, have a lovely afternoon."
"Thank you Nozomi-san, you too."
Nozomi leaves the office, taking a deep breath before entering the other room.
Come on Nozomi, you can do it. It's nothing. It's for a good cause ... It's for the others. You can do it.
Eli sighs and places her phone on the table, feeling everyone's gaze on her.
"Eli-chan ..."
"I guess she didn't answer?" Maki says, sighing when Eli lowers her gaze.
"Don't worry Eli," Nico pats her friend's back. "You know that Nozomi isn't the type of girl to put herself in jeopardy, or something like that."
"But she always tells me if she doesn't come with us to practice! Or, at least, one of us ... And especially if she skips our last period too."
"Did she leave one hour ago?" Umi asks, surprised.
"Yes," Eli sighs again, letting herself fall back on the chair. "We noticed it after the break, she wasn't there. She didn't tell me she was skipping our last class ..."
"Maybe she didn't feel well nya?" Rin says, feeling bad for Eli who seems pretty worried.
"She seemed to be fine," Nico frowns. "Right, Eli?"
"Yes ... She didn't complain about any headache, she didn't seem to have a fever, ..."
Eli looks at her mobile phone, hoping see a special someone's call. But her phone stays like that, not vibrating. She doesn't even have a message either.
"She didn't act weird these past few days Eli-chan, did she?" Honoka asks, also worried.
"No, she ... Was perfectly fine, she acted as usual." Or didn't I notice? Eli wonders, her gaze fixing an invisible spot.
Silence starts dominating the clubroom, before Hanayo shyly breaks it, "Sh-should we practice o-or d-do we have to go home ..?"
"I don't know Kayo-chin nya ..."
They all fall in another heavy silence, not knowing what to do. Practice today without µ's' mother or wait for her tomorrow and have some rest today, exceptionally?
But they all snap out of their respective thoughts when the door opens, revealing the purple haired girl they all wanted to see.
"Nozomi!"
The blonde is the first to stand up, before freezing, just like the others.
"Nozomi, what's wrong?" Nico asks, surprised by her friend's face.
"A-are you fine?" Hanayo then asks.
Worry starts overwhelming Eli. Nozomi wasn't like that before deciding to skip class. When they were on a break between their two last periods, she didn't look as tired as that. She wasn't as pale as she is right now.
"H-hi everyone ..." Nozomi tiredly smiles. "Sorry, it seems I'm kind of ... Late."
She weakly giggles, worrying Eli even more as the tall girl approaches her, taking her arm.
"Nozomi, I think you need to sit a little ... What's wrong? What happened?"
Eli helps her sit on the nearest chair, staying by her side while Nozomi waves her question off with her hand.
"Elicchi ... You're always so worried."
"Err Nozomi-chan ... Did you see your face nya?"
"I ... Just feel hot," Nozomi lightly shrugs, trying to sound as usual.
"Umi-chan, can you open the window please?" Honoka asks, taking Rin by the wrist. "Rin-chan and I are going to search some snacks and drinks for Nozomi-chan!"
As the two hyperactive idols storm off the clubroom. Umi opens the window, letting some fresh breeze enter. It's cloudy today, and so the wind is quite chilly. What is ideal for Nozomi.
"Nozomi-chan, where were you?" Kotori questions, intrigued. "You worried us! And ... You're worrying us right now ..."
"I-it's fine, I went for a walk ..."
"Liar," Nico says, frowning. "Your arm does seem swollen, no?"
Maki quickly comes by Nozomi's other side, lifting her sleeve until a bandage wrapped around her elbow appears under the fabric. The girls gasp, while Nozomi bites her lower lip.
"Wh-wh-what happened?!" Eli exclaims, shaking Nozomi's right arm to make her lover look at her. "Wh-what did you do?!"
"D-did you get hurt? Did you get into a fight?" Nico gasps.
"Stop worrying, girls." Nozomi weakly giggles, startling her friends with her behavior. "I just gave some ... Blood ..."
"Blood?" The blonde widens her eyes. "Wh-what ... Why? Did you see the state you're in now?!"
Nozomi weakly pats her girlfriend's shoulder. "It was for a good cause, Elicchi ... I wanted to help the persons who need it more than me ..."
"B-but Nozomi-chan ..." Hanayo shakes. "Y-you're so pale!"
"I just need to ... Rest a little ..."
The busty third year feebly smiles once again and puts her head onto Eli's shoulder, heavily breathing, as some drops of sweat start glowing on her forehead and in her neck. Eli only brushes her thumb against Nozomi's pale cheeks.
"Nozomi ..."
"I-I think ... I'll go home, Elicchi ... I-I can't practice today ..."
"Certainly not in this state," Umi winces.
"I'm going to walk you back home, alright?" Eli asks, kissing Nozomi's bangs.
"I-it's fine, you can all practice together ..."
"We won't," Maki shakes her head, pulling a chair to sit beside Nozomi. "We'll all help you to get back home safely."
"Maki-chan, you're so nice." Nozomi weakly giggles, making the redhead blush.
"Wh-what ... I-it's not that I want it, i-it's just w-we don't want to let Eli alone if you faint!" Maki twirls a lock of her hair around one finger, flustered.
Nico rolls her eyes ; Maki will never change.
µ's' attention falls on Nozomi, who lightly separates herself from Eli, shakily getting up.
"I'm going home ... See you tomorrow?"
"Err, Nozomi ..." Nico begins, stopping her friend with a hand on her shoulder. "You're very pale ... You better sit down again."
Honoka and Rin burst into the clubroom at this moment, with numerous snacks in their arms, and some cans too.
"Nozomi-chan, we brought you so-" Honoka interrupts herself, eyes widening.
"N-N-Nozomi-chan! Wh-where are your lips? Rin can't see them nya!" Rin stutters, looking almost terrified.
Nozomi feels slightly uneasy when she feels everyone's gaze on her.
Rin is right : the purple haired girl's lips seem to merge into her face. They're as pale as her face right now. She's as white as sheet, frightening all of her friends. And her girlfriend.
"Nozomi, you-"
"Ah ..." Nozomi lightly breathes, before losing consciousness.
"NOZOMI!"
"Let's place her on the couch." A voice says.
"Wait." Someone interrupts the previous voice. "Go search something sweet first ..."
"Will she be okay nya?"
"Yes, don't worry about it, it's just a fainting fit ..."
"Says the girl who's the most worried between all of us."
"Nozomi-chan is still pale ... Kind of very, very, very pale ..."
"She'll be fine."
"Did they take her too much blood?"
"Maybe ... But Mama told me she has to eat and drink a lot now."
"She has to wake up above all else ..."
"Will you be fine, Eli-chan?"
"Yes. Thank you guys, I have everything prepared just in case of something happens when she'll be awake."
"H-Honoka-chan, w-we're talking about Eli-chan ..."
"Nozomi will be fine with Eli, we don't have to worry."
"Call us when she'll wake up, alright?"
"Is Maki-chan worried?~"
"I-it's just because it's polite and normal to say that!"
Nozomi starts opening her eyes, little by little, seeming to have no strenght anymore in her whole body. She feels so weak, and her vision is blurry, almost spinning. The colors around her even seem darker than usual. She groans and massages her forehead, before hearing footsteps. She opens her eyes and sees blonde locks and worried blue eyes.
"... E-Eli-cchi ..?"
"I'm here," Eli whispers, stroking her lover's face. "Don't worry, you're not alone."
"Wha-"
"How do you feel? Very tired, right?"
"Mh ... E-Elicchi ... Stay with me," Nozomi faintly says, her own hand reaching Eli's, keeping it against her cheek.
Eli gently smiles and uses her thumb to stroke Nozomi's skin. "I won't leave you Nozomi."
But she's still very pale ...
"Nozomi." Eli begins, catching the purple haired girl's attention. "Can you sit and drink this?"
Eli's free hand reaches for a glass, certainly filled with cola, or something like that.
"It's sweet, don't worry, and it'll be good if you have a stomach ache."
"I ... Y-yes."
Eli helps her sit correctly on the couch, and gives her the glass. Nozomi gulps before drinking one swallow. She then winces in pain, puts the glass away and stands up, stumbling, growing even paler.
"N-Nozomi!"
Eli catches her before she can hit the floor again, worrying even more when Nozomi looks at her feet, heavily breathing.
"I-I ... I want t-to vomit ..."
"Huh?!"
Eli gulps and quickly leads her to the bathroom. Once in here, Nozomi lets herself fall in front the toilet, lifting the seat, badly shaking. She leans above it, while Eli takes her hair, trying to extricate some locks off her face.
"I'm ... So sorry Elicchi ..."
Even if Nozomi can't see her, the blonde shakes her head. "It's nothing Nozomi. I'm your girlfriend, I'm going to see you in worse moments than that. I'm here, don't worry."
And Eli gently squeezes Nozomi's shoulder, finding it pretty hot than usual. And ... She's still shaking, what the hell?
"N-Nozomi ..?"
"I ... Don't really feel well ... I-I'm cold ..."
Either Nozomi starts being sick, or she just has the worst reaction ever because of her loss of blood.
"So? How's Nozomi-chan?!" Honoka's worried voice rises from Eli's phone.
"Y-yes, how is she?" It's Hanayo's turn to ask.
Eli discreetly sighs and sits on the couch, letting Nozomi put her head on her lap. Eli knows that Honoka, Kotori and Umi are together right now, and that the two latters certainly called Hanayo, or Rin, or Maki, or Nico, when Honoka has answered Eli's incoming call ; and these called ones called the others, so they all can talk together by mobile phones.
"She's pretty tired and doesn't feel well," Eli slides a hand through her girlfriend's purple locks. "We were in front of the toilet during ten minutes, she was about to vomit ..."
"S-sorry about that, Elicchi ..." Nozomi says, closing her eyes, trying to get some rest.
"Is it worse than earlier?" Umi asks.
Nozomi slowly nods her head, and Eli whispers a shaky 'yes', still stroking her hair.
"But it's going to be fine," Eli reassures everyone, but mostly herself. "She'll eat and drink, and then she'll sleep and everything will be fine."
"Don't want to ..." Nozomi faintly growls.
She can't eat nor drink ... It's going to make her feel nauseous again.
"You won't start it Nozomi, it's for you that Eli says that!" Nico warns her friend through the phone, with a stern voice. "Let her take care of you, and don't refuse what she wants to do to help you!"
"Yes, Nicocchi ..." Nozomi sighs, nuzzling against Eli's thigh.
"Y-you better rest!"
"And Rin wants you to come tomorrow with a big smile nya!"
"Nico-Nico-Nii~"
Nozomi lightly smiles, amused by her friends.
"It's good, she's smiling," Eli tells her friends with a soft voice, sweetly gazing at her sick lover.
"Mou, Elicchi ..." Nozomi smiles again, before growing pale again.
Suddenly, the generous girl raises and quickly makes her way to the bathroom.
"Nozomi ..?"
"What is it, Eli/-chan/nya?!" They almost shout in a perfect synchronisation.
"I-I think she's going to vomit ..."
"Urgh!" Nico complains.
"Poor Nozomi-chan ..." Kotori sighs. "I hope she'll feel better soon."
"Thank you Eli, for looking after her." Umi says.
"It's normal, she's my girlfriend af-"
"E-ELICCHI!" Nozomi screams -weakly though- from the bathroom. "I-I think I'm going to f-faint ..!"
"S-sorry girls, she needs me!"
"Wha-"
Eli quickly hangs up and runs to where Nozomi is, pushing the door to find a Nozomi, once again, as white as sheet, her lips as pale as her face.
"W-wait, hold on Nozomi!"
The blonde catches her by the arms and takes Nozomi against her, helping her walk until she lies her down on the couch. Eli bites her lips and places some purple locks of hair behind Nozomi's ears. The latter looks at her beloved, her turquoise eyes full of tears. This startles Eli.
"I-I hate being as sick as that ..."
Eli softly smiles and leans on, longly pecking her forehead. "I know ... But it'll be fine, I won't leave your side and I'll be there until you recover."
"It hurts so much ... Gh ..." Nozomi winces, closing her eyes, while a single tear rolls on her cheek.
The Russian girl wipes it with one finger.
"E-Elicchi ..." Nozomi whines, still deadly white. "Wh-where are you ..."
"Shh, I'm right here Nozomi," Eli takes Nozomi's hand in hers. "I'm just going to prepare you a hot water bottle, I'll be back in one minute."
Nozomi haall s tried to eat and drink a little, but this has just helped her feel more nauseous instead of really helping her feel better.
But now, the busty girl is sleeping on the couch, a hot water bottle put on her belly to ease the stomach ache, under a plaid so she's not too cold but not too hot either. Eli places a futon she found in Nozomi's closet against the couch, not wanting to disturb her finally asleep lover. Sometimes, Nozomi's groaning or wincing in pain, but this during her sleep -or she's falling asleep right after, too tired.
Eli sits on the futon, gently playing with Nozomi's loose hair, while looking at her sleeping face.
"You're too kind for your own good, Nozomi ..." The blonde whispers, tracing Nozomi's lips with her fingertips. "I'll make sure next time you won't do it again, even if it was for a good cause. You gave your blood once, but not twice. I want a healthy girlfriend ... Even if you're so cute when you're as frail as that and that you finally rely on me."
Eli smiles.
"Sweet dreams ..."
She pecks Nozomi's pale lips, before placing her head above her rising chest, falling asleep against the purple haired girl even if it's in a almost sitting position.
Don't ask me, I wrote this mini story because it happened to me next week and it traumatized me xD But I wanted to write something about a frail and weak Nozomi. :3 Isn't she cute?~
I have few ideas for the next chapters. I hope you still enjoy reading these! Thank you a lot, readers!
Guest Yes, it was too cute with the babies~ I think I'm going to write more side stories about their childhood, because in the upcoming main story, they'll be teenagers most of the time so well. :')
See you guys~!
