Monday morning, Ichigo thought this day would never come, it was just yesterday he caught a really bad cold. (CORRECTION!SWEATING SICKNESS!...He didn't die tho, good job Shirosaki Hichigo~ uÓ) Maybe Hichigo actually did try to help him? Ah well. Ichigo rises from his bed, no fever or pain in the body, GREAT! Time for studies at high school. He dresses up but then it hits him, Isshin didn't wake him up like he usually does... He goes down to the kitchen, Karin is by the table and Yuzu cleans used plates, forks, knives, glasses and spoons. Ichigo turns around but Isshin is nowhere to be seen.

- Where's the old man?

- He went out to buy groceries; we thought you still were out cold so we left you alone. Feeling better bro?

- Yeah... somewhat a little bit better... I can stand at least.

Karin has a monotonous voice, Yuzu comes up to Ichigo and embraces him, Ichigo hugs her back but it feels somewhat kinda-... how do we put it... awkward, at least for Ichigo, Yuzu giggles:

- Welcome back Ichi-nii. Did you sleep well? Your fever was terrible.

She says and smiles, acting like nothing ever happened. She then rushes back to her work, still seeming very happy.

- You don't have to pretend Yuzu.

- No, Ichi-nii, pay it no mind! I'm really happy it wasn't anything bad, just a heavy cold.

She says smiling at Ichigo. He still feels like she's somehow lying. He shakes the thought away, takes the little box with lunch and a little on ewith breakfast that Yuzu had prepared for him and leaves for high school. When he arrives his friends asks him where he's been, Ichigo had never answered any of their calls/messages/emails, he has to make up some story that he had a cold since Friday (He only had SWEATING SICKNESS and was on VERGE OF DYING. But go for it, lying is sometimes good for you... no, forget I said that... XD). Ichigo will just get back to the normal phase, being with Keigo, even though he's an idiot, Mizuiro, who is kind of reasonable, Uryû, who acts like a d*ck but he has his reasons, Orihime and Chad who has been Ichigo's friends since forever and then everything will return to normal. At lunch break all of them surround Ichigo (on the rooftop), keep questioning why he never answered any of their emails or answered calls blah blah blah.

"Hehehe, simple, this is just too simple"

- I was put to bed because I had a 44.2 degree fever and it gradually got worse. But you know me, I don't die easily.

Ichigo then realises-... that-... that wasn't his voice! Widens his eyes, everybody stares at him. He quickly clears his throat:

- I'm still a little hoarse though.

Keigo and Mizuiro clearly buys the "being sick" thing.

(First Keigo, then Mizuiro and lastly Ichigo's comments listed below)

- Naa, Ichigo, you should be home. Your cold maybe never left?

- Keigo is right Ichigo. Colds never leave unless you rest enough.

- Thanks guys but I think I can make through one day without getting worse.

Ichigo quickly glances at the others. Orihime, Uryû and Chad knows that that wasn't Ichigo talking. Ichigo coughs once and thinks of something:

- We had a test last week, didn't we? How did you guys do?

- I got 93 of 100 and Keigo got 64 of 100.

Mizuiro says that so casually, almost like it was an everyday thing, Keigo trashes around about it and Ichigo glances at Orihime, Chad and Uryû:

- How did you guys do?

Ichigo says, still forcing a smile, Orihime swallows and stutters:

- Ichigo? Th-that was-...

Orihime stops as if she bit her tongue and Uryû finishes the sentence:

- That was HIM, wasn't it?

They're all whispering, Keigo is still making a lot of noise and Mizuiro doesn't listen thankfully so those two don't know. Ichigo looks at Mizuiro and Keigo then back at the others, nodding slowly, then putting a finger over his lips and narrowed his eyes as if to say "Not. A. Word. To. Anyone." and they all nod back at him.

- Ichigo, I thought you gained controll?

Chad mutters to Ichigo, Ichigo makes a shaky motion with his hand and pulls his face together a bit as if to say "Kind of". Chad nods and they all become silent, Keigo joins the group again:

- Don't tell me you were all chatting about my failure.

He says while narrowing his eyes. Ichigo, Orihime, Uryû and Chad quickly assure him they didn't and that Keigo still has to do it again. Keigo whines and keeps complaining but then Ichigo notices the time has run away. They clear the rooftop of their belongings and get back to class. At the end of the day, they all leave for home and Ichigo rushes up to his room, shutting his door, throwing his bag on the bed, looks around in the room and whispers furiously in the air:

- What the actual f*ck do you think you're doing?! You possessed me during a conversation, revealing yourself!

A voice echoes in his head:

- I got bored and decided to help you come up with an excuse. Besides, not everybody found out.

- You could've just told me instead of saying it yourself! Now they know you can possess me anywhere no matter what condition I'm in, they'll NEVER trust me again!

Hichigo pulls Ichigo into his inner world, Hichigo embraces Ichigo, grabbing Ichigo's sword:

- I'm here to help you, nothing more, nothing less-

He says before drawing Ichigo's sword from his back and bouncing backwards, smiling widely:

- My friend, partner, this is how it is, if you die, I'm goin' to have some trouble. The disturbance of your health energy is obviously caused by your friends. Whenever you're around them, your guard drops and the wind speeds up in here. Either that or the windows start cracking up or an earthquake starts to shake the buildings, etc. But unlike you, I can sense danger from miles away. So-

Hichigo whispers, their gazes meet and Hichigo's eyes narrows to a thin black line, pause in speech, then the eyes widely opens again, drops Ichigo's sword, rushes to Ichigo and grabs the shihakushô and lifts it up:

- WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! TO MAKE YOUR SPIRITUAL ENERGY AND GUARD DROP TO SUCH CRITICAL LEVELS! I SWEAR I HAVE TO EAT YOU TO BE ABLE TO RID YOU OF ALL THE KINDS OF PARASITES THAT YOU POSSESS! DAMMIT ICHIGO, MAKING ME WORRY LIKE THAT!

- You?! Worry?! Please don't use that word. And aren't you sort of a paras-

- I'M A PART OF YOU, IDIOT! AND WHY SHOULDN'T I USE THAT WORD?! YOU, PART OF ME! ME, PART OF YOU! YOU GO KILL YOURSELF, I DIE! IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT! DON'T GO DO STUPID THINGS!

Ichigo stares at the hollow in front of him, he swallows hard and nods slowly. Hichigo let's go of Ichigo's shihakushô and exhales:

- If I have to rid you of parasites, I might as well startnow-

Hichigo kisses Ichigo hard, Ichigo trips and falls to the ground (The wall? The Floor? F*ck gravity...) and Hichigo starts undressing Ichigo, violently ripping Ichigo's clothes off. Then almost immediately, Hichigo enters his unwilling partner.

- OW! F*CK! HICHIGO! G-GET OUT! GET OUT!

- You're like a magnet for all kinds of infection, I don't know what it is, but the next time you sneeze I'll be all over you. I've found black puddles all over this place; you must've done something to get this bad.

- I-... I haven't- AH!

Hichigo pulls Ichigo up and embraces him, then hisses in Ichigo's ear:

- Listen, smartass, and listen well to what I have to tell you.

Ichigo nods hard and clings to Hichigo, the pain is almost unbearable:

- During daytime, I want you to be extra careful with the people who will approach you.

Ichigo nods frantically and moans, no words, just noises.

- No matter who it is, just don't let them touch you, otherwise-

Hichigo carves his fingernails into Ichigo's back and Ichigo screeches. Hichigo bites and sucks the crying man's left earlobe:

- You'll have to get used to me being rough.