The next day..
"Tsu-Tsuruga-san?" Kyouko shivered. She was in an extremely weird position: underneath Ren on his sofa, with both of Ren's hands pressing her shoulder to the sofa. Ren gave her this mesmerizing but sad look that could melt the heart of every Japanese female, and maybe even those non-Japanese too! His face was so close to hers that she could hear him breathing. So close that she could smell alcohol from his mouth. And so close that she could feel his body temperature. Just what exactly happened which put them into this situation?
Twenty minutes ago…
Whoa! So Tsuruga-san lives here! Kyouko thought as she stood infront of Ren's condominium. She was holding a piece of paper that had Ren's address on. It was given by Yashiro when he told Kyouko there was something that only she can do to help; and that something is to visit Ren and cook for him. It was not that much to do since Kyouko, though she has lost her memory, somehow knew that she enjoys cooking. And now there she is, she walked into the condominium, but wasn't stopped by the receptionist when she saw her. The receptionist obviously recognised her since she had visited Ren a number of times before the accident. Kyouko thought it was weird, but didn't care since it saved her the trouble of having to explain to the receptionist who she is and who she was looking for.
*Ring ring* Kyouko pressed the doorbell. No one answered. Could he be out? Or maybe he didn't hear the bell.. Kyouko was going to give it another try before leaving. *Ring ring*
The door opened this time. Standing there was a tall man, dark circle under his puffy eyes, facial hair unshaved, and he even had to hold on to the wall to keep him standing. He simply looked awful. Kyouko couldn't believe what she saw.
"Tsuruga-san! What happened?" She gasped as she saw the figure in front of her.
Ren didn't reply. He just walked back in and sat down on his sofa without closing the door, and Kyouko followed in. There were a few cans of beer on the table in front of his sofa and also some scattered on the floor. Ren took one up from the table and took a sip, "What do you want?" He finally asked.
"I.. um.. Yashiro-san sent me to cook for you. He is really worried about you." Kyouko helped herself to sit next to him. There was nowhere else to sit, all the other sofas were occupied by empty bottles of wine and empty beer cans. Something must have happened, why is Tsuruga-san drinking this much?
"Oh? You can go home now. I am fine. I don't need you to cook for me."
"You are definitely not fine!" Kyouko frowned. "You look totally different from the last time I saw you in the hospital. It's worrying…"
"Who is it worrying now? Yashiro-san huh? Then he can come and visit me on his own. Now, don't let me repeat myself. I don't need you here, go home!"
"I am also worried! I.." She looked at Ren sadly, "I am worried about you too.." Ren's eyes widened as she said that, he couldn't believe what he just heard. Kyouko continued, "I don't know why I felt this way.. This may be a bit strange to you.. but.. I felt a bit lonely when I heard that you won't be visiting anymore.. There was this weird feelings in my heart.."
His voice almost trembling as he shouted, "SHUT UP!" Ren stood up in front of her, and pinned her down. "Please don't say something like that, or I can't give up on you.. Please.. Just stop torturing me like that.." He sounded really sad, and that made Kyouko's heart thumped really quickly, because of what he said and the position that they were in. And that is how they ended up in that position.
Twenty minutes later..
"Kyouko.. Kyouko.. Kyouko.. I lov—" Ren collapsed before he could finish. His head rested comfortably on Kyouko's shoulder whereas his body on hers. Kyouko's body stiffened, she did not know how to react to this.
"Tsuruga.. san?"
*No response*
"Err.. Tsuruga-san? You are heavy.. Can you please get up?"
*Still no response*
Kyouko started to panic. What should I do? What is wrong with Tsuruga-san? He is not moving at all! D-d-don't tell me he.. died from alcohol overdose? "Tsuruga-san! Don't die!" Kyouko tried to struggle out of Ren, she used as much strength as she could to push him away. It was kinda harsh, but she managed to have Ren rolled down to the floor from her body. She sighed with relief to see Ren's chest still moving from breathing, but he seemed to be having difficulty in breathing properly.
"Oh god, he is burning!" Kyouko placed her hand on his forehead. She tried her very best to move him so that he could rest on his sofa rather than the cold tiles on the floor which will worsen his fever, but he was too big for her to manage. She only succeeded in doing so some fifteen minutes later, and Ren did not wake up to that the whole time. Kyouko wetted a face towel that she got from Ren's room and placed it on his forehead hoping to cool his head down. After seeing Ren being able to breathe more normally, she also helped herself to the kitchen to make something for him to eat. Chicken soup and congee; that should be best for the ill. Kyouko made use of the ingredients she got beforehand, since she was told by Yashiro that Ren probably won't have anything edible in his house. She combed the whole place in search for medicine for cold, but all she could find was some paracetamols. This should work for now, at least. I will get some medicine later on after the meal.
She was so familiar with where the pots and pans were that she even surprised herself. I feel that this is not the first time I am here... Oh well, that is not what I should worry about now.. It didn't take her that long until the meal was ready.
Kyouko tried to wake Ren up but Ren didn't even move an inch. She called him over and over again, brought over the alarm clock from his room and set it off, nudged him, but still no response. She had no choice but to use her last resort: feed him. He needs to eat something before taking the paracetamols.. Kyouko brought the congee over from the kitchen and placed it on the table. She put some cushions under Ren's head, took a spoonful of congee, blew to cool it and fed it into Ren's mouth. It was successful. Yay! She thought. It was quite embarrassing to do that, but her attempt was successful, so it didn't matter at that time.
When the congee was finished, Kyouko stood up to get the soup from the kitchen. The next thing she realised, she was pulled down by a big hand, "Kyouko.. Don't.. go.."
Hehe I have to admit that this is not that original. This is a bit like the time when she had to be Ren's substitute manager, and Ren fell and lie down on her because of his fever, combined with the times when she went to cook for Ren:D
This time I can't promise a quick update.. My exam results will be out pretty soon so I probably won't be in the mood to write.. Pray for meeeee!
