#28: Orange. Hiei POV

"How can Kurama be cold? It's summer..." The idiot's sister turned to me, smiling, "No. He has A cold. It's a human thing. Stuffy nose, coughing, fever...it's mostly just annoying and there's not really a lot you can do but wait it out."

"And take vitamin C," Yusuke piped up, imitating the Fox's professional and lilting tone, "that's what he told me when I got sick."

I cocked my heart, "Vitamin what?"

"C," Shizuru exhaled a puff of smoke in my direction, making my eyes burns, "it's found in citrus fruit and it's good for the immune system." I nodded, ignoring Yusuke's question as I ran toward Kurama's home.

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"Hiei...what...?"

"Oranges," I shrugged, "you know. Vitamin C. The detective was talking about it. It will make you better." He smiled somewhat nervously, taking one in his hand; truly he didn't look all that bad, except for the flush to his cheeks...But his voice was dreadful, "Thank you love. I appreciate it. But...I really don't think I'll be able to eat 60 oranges..."