"Yo!" Takumi appeared on the door of Shuichirou's room with a smile. It was 8:30 in the morning. Oishi wasn't able to sleep well because of the cold so he was watching tv, with a cooling pad on his forehead and was surprised to see him. "Are you still alive?"

"Takumi." His voice was weak. "Why are you here?"

"He sent me a message asking about you and I said I was worry to leave you alone to go to college." Eiji appeared on the door as well.

"You shouldn't have come. I don't want to be a hassle for you."

"No hassle at all." He got closer and sat on his bed. "My office is closed today for routine pest control. So, I'm free." He smiled. "Can you give me the pleasure of your company?"

Oishi chuckled, but soon after he started to cough, putting his hand in front of his mouth.

"I prepared rice porridge with a boiled egg and some vegetables for breakfast and there are salmon for lunch already seasoned in the fridge, Takumi-san said he would cook it. There's also grated apple and lemon tea for you to drink during the day." He came close and looked at Shuichirou worried. "I already gave Takumi-san the schedule for your medicine. Don't eat it with an empty stomach, please."

"Eiji-kun…" he was so touched with his kidness. "I'm a doctor, you know."

"You're absolutely right on worrying, Eiji-kun. This guy is a very bad patient. He's also pretending he's fine and does not take care of himself properly. If it wasn't for you, he would be probably be starving to death suffering alone in bed but refusing to take medicine."

"What?!" Eiji panicked.

"Takumi, don't scare him, please." Oishi smiled. "I will be fine, Eiji-kun. It's already time for you to go to class. Have a nice day and be careful on your way."

"If you need anything, just call me, okay?" he looked at Takumi. "There's plenty of cooling pads, Takumi-san, please change it at 9:30."

"Yes, sir!" he said with a smile.

"Oishi-san, I will back home as soon as possible." He held his hand. "Please, take care of yourself."

"I will." He smiled kindly.

"Takumi-san, thank you so much!" he made a serious reverence.

"Go, kid. Otherwise you'll be late." He said gently.

They heard the door close and Takumi smiled.

"You got a good one. He really cares about you."

"He's the best." He smiled. "So, tell me about the honeymoon. How was Hawaii?"

"I will tell you later." He stood up. "You have to sleep to regain your strength. You didn't sleep well at night, right?" after so many years studying together at college, he already knew his sleep deprived expression.

"But…" Shuichirou didn't even have time to protest before Takumi made him lay down properly and fix the covers over him.

"Rest a little. I'll be here when you wake up."

"Thank you, Takumi." He smiled to him before he left the room.

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"Aaaaah, I want to go home already!" Eiji complained while looking into the pan with boiling water. He was practicing to make poached eggs to do it with the teacher on Monday.

"Did something happen?" Yagami asked, using the stove next to him.

"Oishi-san is sick. I'm so worried about him!" he cracked an egg inside the pan and gently created a whirlpool with a spoon. "I shouldn't be wasting my time with these stupid eggs."

'Isn't he a doctor?" she was watching her own eggs. "He's probably capable of taking care of himself, right?"

"He's not!" Eiji said, removing the egg from the pan and placing it gently on a plate. "Even though he was feeling awful, he was still saying he was okay! Takumi-san is taking care of him while I'm here!"

"Who's Takumi-san?"

"He's Oishi-san's friend. The groom on the wedding we went to."

"Ah, I see." She removed her egg as well. "Well, at least he has friends. So, if something happens when you move out, he won't be feeling so lonely."

"Move out?" he was surprise by her words.

"You're moving out from there on winter break, right? To one of the college's dorms. You said you were saving money to it."

"Ah…" He had forgotten completely. "That's… that's right."

"Wow, your egg is perfect." She said, looking at it and comparing with hers. Eiji's poached egg was fluffy and brilliant with the intact yolk. Yagami's egg had a ruptured yolk when she put it on the plate. "Are you going to eat it?"

"No, I don't like eggs like this." He made a face. "You can eat it if you like."

She put a pinch of salt on it, before eating with a spoon.

"Thank you for the food." She took a bite. "So creamy and silky." The girl smiled at him. "You're good in everything, right, Kikumaru-san?"

"Not at all!" he blushed a little and smiled.

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"How's he?" Eiji asked, worried, as soon as he entered the apartment. Takumi was at the kitchen, finishing organizing the dishes from lunch.

"He's fine." He smiled, wanting to tranquilize him. "He ate lunch and took his medicines on time. He's taking another nap now. His fever is finally down as well."

"Did he eat the grated apple as a snack?"

"He sure did."

"Thank you so much, Takumi-san." He made a reverence.

Takumi touched his hair and Eiji looked at him surprise.

"You're such a good kid." He looked at him gently. "I'm glad Shuichirou found you."

Even though he was a little embarrassed, Eiji smiled happily.

"I have to go now, Haru's going to be home soon. Call us if something happens, okay?"

"Yes!"

Takumi waved goodbye and Eiji waved back before he left.

He took a quick peak on Shuichirou's room and smiled gently when saw him sleeping soundly. Kikumaru headed to his room, picking up some clean clothes, before going to the bathroom to take a shower.

It was almost 7 o'clock when Shuichirou woke up again, with the nice smell of food being made. He got up from bed slowly and smiled when seeing Eiji on the stove.

"Welcome back, Eiji-kun." His voice was still a little hoarse.

"Oishi-san!" he turned around happily. "How are you feeling?"

"Better, thank you." He looked at the pot. "It smells good."

"Are you hungry? I'm making zosui." He removed the lid for a moment to show it to him. There was a rich vegetable stock with rice, thin slices of meat, mushrooms and some diverse vegetables. It was a popular food for colds. "It will be done in a minute."

"Thank you, Eiji-kun. I'm going to take a quick shower."

"No problem. I will set the table while you are there."

When Oishi returned, they had dinner, talked about his day at college and the young doctor returned to bed while Eiji was taking care of things in the kitchen. He was going to keep Shuichirou company on his room as soon as he was finished with the dishes.

Suddenly, the door bell rang and he wondered if it was Haruka and Takumi to visit their friend. The blue eyes were surprised when seeing the tall and handsome young man in front of him. He was wearing an expensive black suit and he had a very stern expression, although he was a little surprise on seeing Eiji answering the door.

"Good evening." His voice was so deep, Kikumaru thought. "Is Oishi home?"