Tomoki: So here's the last part. You can't expect a story like this to go on forever.

Right. Takuya's fever can't last that long XD

Alone with a freak

Part 5

            "I'm tired of you, Takuya! Just go to sleep until your mom comes back!"

            " I can't go to sleep without a lullaby!"

            Kouji sighed. "Fine! If it will make you sleep."

            Takuya jumped under the covers with a huge smile. Kouji smiled and sat on the side of the bed. He was so cute when he was acting like a child! Ironic, coming from the person who says Takuya should stop being so immature.

            " Ok, here goes." Kouji cleared his throat. " Twinkle, twinkle, how time flies, slowly in the starlit skies. Please close your eyes, you're as sweet as apple pies."

            " Your lullaby sucks." Takuya pouted.

            " Oh shut up and sleep!"

            It took a couple of minutes, but the sick boy fell asleep while Kouji watched.

            " Takuya, you really sleeping?" Silence. " I'll take that as a yes."

            The black haired boy watched his friend sleeping some more. He smiled as Takuya stirred slightly.

            " Oh yeah, Kouji... Let's evolve to Susanoomon...yeah..." he mumbled.

            Kouji blushed. Takuya sure had strange dreams... He slept peacefully, his mouth slightly opened. Noticing this, Kouji gulped. Sure was tempting... No one would ever find out... The boy blushed furiously as he settled himself above Takuya, his head getting nearer to his... As their lips were about to touch, Takuya moved slightly. Scared, Kouji was going to get off, but the still sleeping boy put his arms around his neck.

            "...Kouji..." Takuya mumbled and held the freaked out boy too tight to let him escape.

            Kouji's heart was beating fast. He lowered his head again, and this time, he really touched the other's lips. It felt great! But what Kouji didn't know was that Takuya was unable to breathe through his nose right now. Out of air, the brunette quickly choked. Startled, the other backed away and fell down the bed.

            Takuya woke up and coughed. " Ugh. What happened. I was dreaming of Ko... college and I had trouble to breathe."

            " You just had a bad dream, Takuya."

            " It didn't seem like a bad dream to me...Hey, look! Dancing bunnies!!"

            Kouji sighed. More hallucinations?

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            Meanwhile

            Back home at last, Kouichi called Kouji's house but found out he had not come back from school yet.

            " Where could you be, Kouji? I knew I should have put that tracking chip in his shoe the other day! Maybe he's at Takuya's."

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            Back in Takuya's house

            " Ooh! Matches!"

            Takuya had gotten out of bed and into the kitchen and was making a mess. Kouji was cleaning up after him when the phone rang. He checked the little window above the phone. Kimura was shown.

            " Kouichi! Thank God!" He was just about to pick the phone up when he noticed Takuya approaching the kitchen knives. " Takuya! No!"

            While rushing to stop Takuya, he accidently tripped over the phone's wire without noticing and unplugged it from the wall. He stopped his crazy friend just in time and put the knives away.

            Kouji smiled weakly. " Let's watch some TV, ok?"

            " Yay!"

            The two sat on the couch and the healthy boy was relieved Takuya's attention was occupied with something safe. While his friend was busy watching cartoons, Kouji picked up the phone to call his brother back, but there was no tone on the phone.

            " What? Phone's dead..."

            The boy shrugged. Takuya had settled down anyways. He brought a hand to his forehead. Takuya's fever seemed to have calmed down too. The brunette smiled and laid on the couch, his face on Kouji's lap. Hesitating a little, Kouji placed his arm on his friend's back.

            " I love you." Takuya whispered.

            " Wha???"

            " I love you, mom."

            " Right...of course. I should have known..."

            One hour of TV later, Takuya's mom came back. She found two sleeping boys in the living room, both smiling in their sleep.

            The woman smiled. " And I thought he would make a mess while I was gone!"

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            One week later

            " Hey, Izumi! If you're not gonna finish your lunch, I'll take it!"

            " Looks like you're back to your old energetic self!" The girl laughed.

            " Of course! No fever is gonna keep Takuya Kanbara down! Hahaha!" Luckily for Kouji, Takuya didn't remember anything that happened after he got home with his fever.

            Junpei looked around. " Where are Kouji and Kouichi?"

            " Kouichi's in detention again. And Kouji didn't show up today." Izumi replied.

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            Later, detention room

            " You did it again, mister Kimura!"

            " But sensei, I really can't stay today! My little brother is sick!"

            " You should have thought of that before you tied Shinozaki's shoe laces together."

            " It was a joke! A joke!"

            " Then you pushed him down the stairs!"

            " I swear he asked me to do it!"

            " Get back to work, mister Kimura!"

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            The door of Kouji's house rang. Too tired to get up, Kouji decided it was not important and stayed in bed. Before leaving, his parents forced him to stay home today because of his fever.

            " Yo! Kouji! It's me Takuya! I came to take care of you cause you're sick! You'll see, I'll take super good care of you!"

            Kouji got scared.. " I knew I should have locked that door..."

            ~Owari