A/N : I rushed this one! Sorry if there's spelling errors or grammar
mistakes. Enjoy!
After leaving a bunch of grinning idiots and a guilty but happy-looking Ayako, Rukawa and Sakura headed back to Rukawa's home. On the way home Rukawa noticed that Sakura kept glancing behind her back. Realization dawned him that she's scared that somebody's following her. He was wearing a jacket, so to disguise Sakura he took it off and handed it to her.
Confused and scared, Sakura looked up into his eyes. She hesitantly took it and put it on. The jacket was twice her size and hung on her small frame loosely. Sakura secretly enjoyed the scent. After all it's Rukawa's scent. Still walking Rukawa rummaged into his bag to find a worn out cap. He bent down to place the cap on her head. Adjusting the size, he smiled when she unconsciously held her breath. The cap hid her face quite nicely since she had her hair down. He held onto her hand and led the way to his home. It was a little bit cold that afternoon so he quickened his pace since he was only wearing a white T-shirt and loose jeans. It started raining and by the time they arrived at his front porch, they were soaked. Quickly he unlocked the door and gestured for her to come in. The house was simple, it consisted of a living room, a connected kitchen, a bathroom, a laundry room and two bedrooms. She took off her shoes and waited for him to lock the door. Rukawa also took off his shoes and went straight for the bathroom. He took off his shirt and grabbed two blue towels from a shelf in the corner. He handed her a towel. She on the other hand didn't take it. She just stood there staring at his chest. Clearing his throat, Sakura snapped out of her daze and quickly took the offered towel and blushed adorably.
"Why don't you dry up in the bathroom?" Rukawa suggested as he pointed the way.
"Thanks," Sakura said and scurried into the bathroom. She took off his jacket and pulled off the cap. Her hair was soaked so she decided to take a shower. 'Surely, Rukawa won't mind right?' she thought. She unwrapped the bandage figuring she won't really need it. She took a quick shower and used soap and shampoo that she assumed his. She wrapped the towel around her. It covered her chest and ended just above her knees. Quickly picking up her wet clothes, she cautiously stepped out of the bathroom not knowing what to do.
Meanwhile, Rukawa was rummaging through his closet searching for any clothes that might remotely fit Sakura. He already changed into a sweatshirt and trousers. He was an only child so it was really hard to find any clothes. In the corner of his closet, he could see a blue cloth peeking out of a stack of clothes. He pulled it out and nearly screamed in dismay when he saw his 13th birthday present from his Grandma. It was blue with cartoon characters printed all over it. One of the pictures showed a monkey in a basketball jersey. He pulled out the pants and sniffed it, it smelled okay. He held the very embarrassing pajamas in front of him and checked if it will fit Sakura. To his disappointment the pajamas was exactly her size. Cursing his bad luck, he got up and headed for bathroom. He stopped in his tracks when the sight of Sakura in the living room greeted him. She was wearing nothing but a towel and clutching a bundle of clothes. She turned around just in time to see his nose start to bleed. Embarrassed, he turned around and grabbed a tissue form the kitchen counter which was connected with the living room. Worried, Sakura got up and released the bundle of clothes and quickly went to assist the bleeding Rukawa.
"Rukawa-kun! You okay?" She moved closer to him touching his hand. Rukawa on the other hand is distracted with their close proximity and the fact that she touched him. She grabbed more tissues and led him to the bathroom. She told him to sit down on toilet and lift his head up. He did as he was told, still holding the pajamas in his other hand. She took the pajamas and placed them on the living room. She quickly dip her hand in cold water and placed them onto his forehead. She brushed his dark hair of his face and started rubbing the cold water over his forehead. Dipping her hands a second time in the cold water, she softly placed her hands on the back of his neck. Rukawa closed his eyes and let the relaxing feel take over his body. The nose bleed reduced and she took an ice pack from the fridge and laid it on his forehead.
"Thanks," he mumbled. He sat at one of the couches in the living room. When the nose bleed stopped he awkwardly handed her the pajamas. She smiled and took the pajamas. When she laid her eyes on the totally corny pajamas, he was prepared to dig a hole and just hide there for the rest of his life. However her reaction was not at all expected.
"Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO KAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!" she shrieked happily. She bent down to kiss his cheek and waltz right into the bathroom. In a minute, she appeared from the bathroom smiling in the silly pajamas and plopped beside Rukawa on the couch.
Still stunned from the friendly peck on the cheek, he stuttered, " Y-you like it?!" 'Real smooth Kaede, a good way to impress a girl! Yeah, right! I'm talking about loser here, Kaede!' he thought.
"Of course!" Sakura sounded surprised. "Where'd you get it?" she asked.
"Cheesy grandma present," he mumbled.
"Grandparents! So out of style!" she giggled. Rukawa smiled at her cheerfulness. After that, they sat there in silence when the grumbling of Rukawa's stomach broke the silence. She stood up and picked up the bundle of clothes. She looked at him expectantly and he pointed to the laundry room. She nodded and walked towards it. He got up and headed for the kitchen. He took out two noodle cups. (A/N: I don't know if they have it in Japan, so bear with me okay?) Sakura returned from the laundry room and eyed the noodle cups curiously. She examined one cup and held it in her hand. She smelled the cup and the shook it. Rukawa trying hard not to laugh, just tore the seal of his noodle cup. He poured hot water into it and waited. Sakura who missed the hot water bit, tore her seal and peered into the cup. She grabbed a fork a poked the hardened noodle. She frowned and then just gave up.
"What's this?" she asked.
"Food." Rukawa answered.
She poked the noodle again and held up a packet. She tore the packet and poured it's content into the cup. She again poked the noodle and when nothing happened she sat on a chair near the counter and gave up. She looked up to the smiling Rukawa and pushed the noodle cup towards him and pouted.
Rukawa finally laughing out loud, poured hot water into the cup. He pushed it towards Sakura and sat down across from her and started devouring his dinner. He ate four more cups and when he was finished, Sakura fell asleep on the counter. Slowly he cleaned up and easily lifted her into his arms and onto his bed. He pulled the covers over the sleeping angel and turned to leave.
Suddenly, a scream tore through the silence. Rukawa turned back and kneeled beside Sakura. She was having a nightmare. She sat up and quickly hugged Rukawa.
"Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave me alone." She chanted.
"Shhh..it's okay, I'm here now. Okay, nobody's going to hurt you." He persuaded.
"I'm safe, right?" She asked in a scared tone.
"Yeah, you are. Now go back to sleep." He persuaded again. She rested her head on the pillow and once again fell asleep. Beside her Rukawa rested his head on the bed and he too fell asleep with dreams of that special someone he just met yesterday.
After leaving a bunch of grinning idiots and a guilty but happy-looking Ayako, Rukawa and Sakura headed back to Rukawa's home. On the way home Rukawa noticed that Sakura kept glancing behind her back. Realization dawned him that she's scared that somebody's following her. He was wearing a jacket, so to disguise Sakura he took it off and handed it to her.
Confused and scared, Sakura looked up into his eyes. She hesitantly took it and put it on. The jacket was twice her size and hung on her small frame loosely. Sakura secretly enjoyed the scent. After all it's Rukawa's scent. Still walking Rukawa rummaged into his bag to find a worn out cap. He bent down to place the cap on her head. Adjusting the size, he smiled when she unconsciously held her breath. The cap hid her face quite nicely since she had her hair down. He held onto her hand and led the way to his home. It was a little bit cold that afternoon so he quickened his pace since he was only wearing a white T-shirt and loose jeans. It started raining and by the time they arrived at his front porch, they were soaked. Quickly he unlocked the door and gestured for her to come in. The house was simple, it consisted of a living room, a connected kitchen, a bathroom, a laundry room and two bedrooms. She took off her shoes and waited for him to lock the door. Rukawa also took off his shoes and went straight for the bathroom. He took off his shirt and grabbed two blue towels from a shelf in the corner. He handed her a towel. She on the other hand didn't take it. She just stood there staring at his chest. Clearing his throat, Sakura snapped out of her daze and quickly took the offered towel and blushed adorably.
"Why don't you dry up in the bathroom?" Rukawa suggested as he pointed the way.
"Thanks," Sakura said and scurried into the bathroom. She took off his jacket and pulled off the cap. Her hair was soaked so she decided to take a shower. 'Surely, Rukawa won't mind right?' she thought. She unwrapped the bandage figuring she won't really need it. She took a quick shower and used soap and shampoo that she assumed his. She wrapped the towel around her. It covered her chest and ended just above her knees. Quickly picking up her wet clothes, she cautiously stepped out of the bathroom not knowing what to do.
Meanwhile, Rukawa was rummaging through his closet searching for any clothes that might remotely fit Sakura. He already changed into a sweatshirt and trousers. He was an only child so it was really hard to find any clothes. In the corner of his closet, he could see a blue cloth peeking out of a stack of clothes. He pulled it out and nearly screamed in dismay when he saw his 13th birthday present from his Grandma. It was blue with cartoon characters printed all over it. One of the pictures showed a monkey in a basketball jersey. He pulled out the pants and sniffed it, it smelled okay. He held the very embarrassing pajamas in front of him and checked if it will fit Sakura. To his disappointment the pajamas was exactly her size. Cursing his bad luck, he got up and headed for bathroom. He stopped in his tracks when the sight of Sakura in the living room greeted him. She was wearing nothing but a towel and clutching a bundle of clothes. She turned around just in time to see his nose start to bleed. Embarrassed, he turned around and grabbed a tissue form the kitchen counter which was connected with the living room. Worried, Sakura got up and released the bundle of clothes and quickly went to assist the bleeding Rukawa.
"Rukawa-kun! You okay?" She moved closer to him touching his hand. Rukawa on the other hand is distracted with their close proximity and the fact that she touched him. She grabbed more tissues and led him to the bathroom. She told him to sit down on toilet and lift his head up. He did as he was told, still holding the pajamas in his other hand. She took the pajamas and placed them on the living room. She quickly dip her hand in cold water and placed them onto his forehead. She brushed his dark hair of his face and started rubbing the cold water over his forehead. Dipping her hands a second time in the cold water, she softly placed her hands on the back of his neck. Rukawa closed his eyes and let the relaxing feel take over his body. The nose bleed reduced and she took an ice pack from the fridge and laid it on his forehead.
"Thanks," he mumbled. He sat at one of the couches in the living room. When the nose bleed stopped he awkwardly handed her the pajamas. She smiled and took the pajamas. When she laid her eyes on the totally corny pajamas, he was prepared to dig a hole and just hide there for the rest of his life. However her reaction was not at all expected.
"Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO KAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!" she shrieked happily. She bent down to kiss his cheek and waltz right into the bathroom. In a minute, she appeared from the bathroom smiling in the silly pajamas and plopped beside Rukawa on the couch.
Still stunned from the friendly peck on the cheek, he stuttered, " Y-you like it?!" 'Real smooth Kaede, a good way to impress a girl! Yeah, right! I'm talking about loser here, Kaede!' he thought.
"Of course!" Sakura sounded surprised. "Where'd you get it?" she asked.
"Cheesy grandma present," he mumbled.
"Grandparents! So out of style!" she giggled. Rukawa smiled at her cheerfulness. After that, they sat there in silence when the grumbling of Rukawa's stomach broke the silence. She stood up and picked up the bundle of clothes. She looked at him expectantly and he pointed to the laundry room. She nodded and walked towards it. He got up and headed for the kitchen. He took out two noodle cups. (A/N: I don't know if they have it in Japan, so bear with me okay?) Sakura returned from the laundry room and eyed the noodle cups curiously. She examined one cup and held it in her hand. She smelled the cup and the shook it. Rukawa trying hard not to laugh, just tore the seal of his noodle cup. He poured hot water into it and waited. Sakura who missed the hot water bit, tore her seal and peered into the cup. She grabbed a fork a poked the hardened noodle. She frowned and then just gave up.
"What's this?" she asked.
"Food." Rukawa answered.
She poked the noodle again and held up a packet. She tore the packet and poured it's content into the cup. She again poked the noodle and when nothing happened she sat on a chair near the counter and gave up. She looked up to the smiling Rukawa and pushed the noodle cup towards him and pouted.
Rukawa finally laughing out loud, poured hot water into the cup. He pushed it towards Sakura and sat down across from her and started devouring his dinner. He ate four more cups and when he was finished, Sakura fell asleep on the counter. Slowly he cleaned up and easily lifted her into his arms and onto his bed. He pulled the covers over the sleeping angel and turned to leave.
Suddenly, a scream tore through the silence. Rukawa turned back and kneeled beside Sakura. She was having a nightmare. She sat up and quickly hugged Rukawa.
"Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave me alone." She chanted.
"Shhh..it's okay, I'm here now. Okay, nobody's going to hurt you." He persuaded.
"I'm safe, right?" She asked in a scared tone.
"Yeah, you are. Now go back to sleep." He persuaded again. She rested her head on the pillow and once again fell asleep. Beside her Rukawa rested his head on the bed and he too fell asleep with dreams of that special someone he just met yesterday.