How's it going readers~ Sorry it's been so long, funny right after I said I'd try and stick with a general timeline for putting out chapters. Yeah I've been busy, I was also sick for almost two weeks, buuuut I also had some writer's block going. Actually not sure if it was writer's block or me just wanting to do other things I don't know. Anyway I didn't want to jump from Hitomi's choice to move on with Ayato to immediately going for it so I wanted another filler chapter or two of just... Smut... Is it smut? To be honest I'm not sure anymore because so many people call something smut when its lemon and other people call things lemon that are smut and so on and so forth. Well we'll just call it cuteness I guess. Anyway, a little more cute bonding stuff before jumping right into furthering the plot when I just introduced Hitomi actually owning up to her feelings.

Anyways, I do not own Diabolik Lovers, Ayato, or any associated characters, however Hitomi and the plot belong to me.

~ I had been lying in my bed all day and most of the evening, feeling quite miserable, I could barely breathe.

My door suddenly swung open, and I gave a gran as Ayato entered my room, "Oi!" He stood over the edge of my bed when he realized I was still lying down, "Are you seriously going to sleep all evening? Stop wasting time, you aren't allowed to be in bed when ore-sama is awake." He declared.

"You're one to talk sleeping in classes all day..." I croaked, "Seriously Ayato, not now..."

"Don't get cheeky with me." He huffed, "Whatever lay there if you want."

He slumped down onto my bed and moved to bite my neck, but just before his fangs reached my skin I pushed away a bit, "Don't." I said in a very stern tone.

His face was surprised, but quickly turned to an angry expression, "Don't?" He growled, "Since when do you refuse me? You aren't allowed to deny me your blood."

"Not today Ayato... Maybe tomorrow... If you're actually hungry, I'm sorry, but I can't."

He looked ready to flip his lid, but he settled a little bit when he realized something was off, "Why are you talking like that? It's annoying."

I attempted to clear my throat, "I'm really sick Ayato... So I can barely talk, my throat is so swollen it's hard to breathe, and talking hurts." I coughed several times after finishing.

His smirk that he always had when he came up with a ridiculous idea appeared on his face, "Do you have a fever? If it's hot I can cool you down. And I bet sucking out some of your hot blood would help too."

"That is absolutely ridiculous." I coughed, "And I don't have a fever, so your cold hands aren't going to do anything. Besides, I'm sick, I need my blood so my immune system can work normally... If you drink my blood I'll only stay sick longer."

He huffed a bit but didn't argue further, "So annoying, you humans get sick all on your own. Your blood isn't as good when you're sick either... It's hotter, but more bitter, it's not like when you're feeling good." He complained to himself, "Well I guess it can't be helped, I'll wait until your blood is healthy again, it's no good if it doesn't taste as delicious as normal."

"Thanks I guess..."

But he didn't leave, he just stayed sitting on the side of my bed, "I need to get more rest to get better faster Ayato..." As much as I just wanted to tell him to piss off, I did feel a bit bad for him, it wasn't like I could stop myself from getting sick, but it had been a little while since he actually drank my blood so he was probably actually pretty hungry, and I just happened to get sick when he couldn't tolerate it much longer.

"... You said your throat hurts, right?"

I simply nodded, I really didn't feel like saying much more with how much it burned.

"Then ore-sama will bring you cold water."

I started coughing, I was surprised at the gesture and the agitation made me cough a fit, so I couldn't say anything before he took off.

Soon Ayato returned to my room, water in hand and placed it on my nightstand, finally he noticed my shocked face, "What's that look for? You should be honored that this Ayato-sama has decided to take care of you specially. To help you get better sooner so I can suck your blood."

"In that case... Thank you... I think..."

I moved to sit up so I could take a sip of the water, but Ayato stopped me, "You need to lie down right? I'll do it for you."

"I can't drink lying down... I'll choke..."

But of course, my thinking he'd just bring the glass to me was wrong, I don't know why I was thinking that's what he would do, 'helping' or not Ayato just does as he pleases.

He took a drink of the water himself, well he didn't actually drink it, he just filled his mouth with some water so he could lean over to me and kiss me while pushing the water into my mouth. Which was surprising that it worked, I didn't choke or spit the water back out like you normally do drinking lying down.

"How's that?" He smirked.

"Alright... Ayato, over there there's my black and blue back pack." I took in a harsh breath before continuing, "In the front arched pocket there's a bottle of dark red medicine... Could you bring me that please?"

He got up and rummaged through the bag and found the bottle and immediately opened it, him and his curiosity again, most the time it was cute, but other times it could be annoying, I just rolled my eyes at him.

"Ugh what is this? It stinks." He scowled at the bottle.

"Well you didn't have to open it." I coughed, "It's to help with the pain, and there's sleep medicine in it so I can rest easier."

He handed me the bottle, "Here."

"Thank you... I'm sitting up for this one, this stuff tastes disgusting so I don't think you want to pull that again."

I sat up a bit and filled the cap, I quickly drank the medicine then took the water and swished it in my mouth a bit to get rid of the taste.

Ayato was standing at the end of my bed still, "The best thing for me now is a lot of rest... So do you mind Ayato..?"

"Nope."

My brow furrowed, "You can't sleep next to me Ayato... Your skin is cold, I need to try and sweat this off." As much as I wanted to be mad at him, he's probably never been sick a day in his life so he probably didn't get it at all.

He slumped down on the lounge chair across the room, "No one said I'd be lying with you." He snorted, "But Ayato-sama is gonna stay right here until you feel better."

Well, at least he was cooperating for the most part, normally I don't think I could sleep with someone staring at me... Let alone a sharply green eyed vampire, but I did take some sleep medicine after all so getting to sleep would be... Well normal as if I wasn't be stared at.

When I was sure he was across the room I gave a small smile, It may seem like he's just doing as he pleases like he always does, but in his own way, he's really trying to help, even if it's just by watching over me while I'm stuck in bed. Ayato can be really unpredictable, but a lot of the time, he's so easy to read.

After a while the medicine started to kick in and I was able to drift to drift to sleep... Well not so much drift as hit a brick, falling asleep from sleep medication is nothing like just drifting off to sleep, always such a weird heavy and dizzy feeling and most the time you don't even realize you've fallen asleep.

I finally woke up feeling heavy, that sensation like you slept way too long... I blinked a few times and looked at the clock on the nightstand, realizing my body was right, I had slept almost twelve hours, though when I stretched and took in a deep breath, I could actually breathe.

I slowly sat up against the headboard of the bed, "Hey Ayato."

When he didn't respond I actually looked his way, "Oh..."

He had fallen asleep in the chair, he actually looked quite peaceful over there.

I stood up out of my bed and walked over to him and gently brushed some of his hair with a smile, "Ayato... Wake up."

He shifted with a groan and sat up, "What..?" He asked sheepishly.

I sat down on the arm of the chair, "I wanted to thank you for helping me out and sticking around until I felt better."

He looked at me curiously, "So what?"

"To be honest..." I said with a sigh, "I felt kind of bad yesterday... I can't believe I'm going to do this again..." I groaned, "I stopped you a bit aggressively yesterday when it had been quite a while since you drank from me, so you were probably actually hungry... Anyway, I'm trying to say I'm sorry, I was sick, but now I feel better so... Assuming you're still hungry..."

With that of course, his tired green eyes lit up with life and I was yanked off the arm of the chair into his lap and he quickly dove in fangs bared.

But, he paused his fangs just barely scratching my neck, "Thanks..." He murmured before actually biting me.

A thank you from Ayato? Especially for something he'd just take on his own anytime normally? Maybe he really is feeling something too...