Kurama gets a cold (Chapter 2)
Solaris: Okay, I know I said this was a one shot fic, but I've had this idea for a while and it really didn't fit in with "Fox Thief", since Rose won't be appearing in it, so just bear with me and forget that I called it a one shot.
Foxglove: I thought it was a one shot, Solaris! -Whiny- And why can't Hiei-Sama be in it again?
Solaris: -Bonks muse upside head with a baseball bat- I EXPLAINED the one shot thing, Foxglove, or did you just ignore that? And Hiei has been put through enough, now it's Kurama's turn! Though I do hate to see that totally cute bishonen get sick...
Kurama: ; Must I?
Solaris: YES, Otherwise there'd be no fic. BTW, I no own YYH. No like? I don't care.
Foxglove: Oh, you're so loving to the readers, Solaris. -Sarcastic-
Solaris: Aren't I though? -Equally sarcastic- Now it's fic time!
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Kurama woke to a splitting headache. He couldn't remember the last time he'd had a headache this bad, except for the time he had taken Solaris to a concert, thinking it would be some type of light J-Pop, and it had turned out to be J-Rock of the punk variety. Thinking for a second, he recalled that he hadn't taken Solaris to any concerts lately. Suddenly he coughed. "Oh, don't tell me I caught Hiei's cold..." he rasped, then blinked. A look that seemed to say 'oh why me?' came over his face as he said, "I did..." His mother would be at work, and his stepfather and stepbrother had gone off on a camping trip. Kurama, not really feeling like camping was a good excuse to leave the Reikai Tantei for a week, had declined their invitation. He looked at the clock; any second now, Solaris and Foxglove would come charging in, probably arguing about who would win a fight between samurais and knights, they were prone to arguing about silly things like that.
Pretty soon, he heard the door open, but no voices. He heard one small thunk of heeled sandals hitting the small entry hall floor instead of two, and small steps padding up the stairs. A certain auburn haired somebody peered into his room.
"Kurama? Are you okay?" Solaris asked.
"Perfectly fine. Where's Foxglove?" he asked, not wanting to tell her how awful he felt. She came to sit by his side.
"She went off chasing Hiei again, and there is no way in Ningenkai that you are perfectly fine. You sound hoarse, I've never known you to stay in bed this late, and you have a slight fever. So come on," she smiled gently, pushing a few strands of hair away from his eyes, "Tell Solaris-Chan what's wrong."
"Okay, if you must know, I caught Hiei's cold. I feel worse than that time I took you to that J-Rock concert, and I overslept." he sighed. She nodded slightly, getting to her feet, denim shorts straightening.
"Thought as much. Stay here, I'll make some ramen. After all, it helped Hiei, right?" she smiled as she ran downstairs quietly. Kurama smiled and laid back down, sighing a small "Arigato" as she left.
In what seemed like no time at all, she was back, a large bowl of ramen in front of her light purple tank top. "Here, Kurama, I brought ramen and some cold medicine. Eat up." she said, seeming concerned. Kurama shook his head, wanting her to put down the ramen and let him sleep. And if she stays to watch over me, all the better, he thought. She really looked concerned then.
"Come on, Kurama, you have to eat, it'll help you feel better. Plus you shouldn't take cold medicine on an empty stomach." Solaris pleaded. Kurama took the bowl, and started to eat. In all truth, the ramen wasn't bad. Solaris handed him a small pill, smiling slightly. "And this is for the cold. Just over-the-counter, but it'll help."
"Thank you, Solaris." he smiled as best he could manage while being ill.
Later that day (Around 1 or so), Solaris came in to see how he was. Kurama was asleep, his fever going down. Solaris smiled at the sight one would almost never see. He looked so peaceful and (if it was possible) cuter. She smiled as she knelt by his bedside. Resisting the urge to push a few errant strands of hair out of his face, she smiled at him and softly whispered "You sure are easy to take care of." She got to her feet, closed the curtains, and descended the stairs to go shopping. She hadn't told Kurama, but she had used the last of the ramen for his lunch. Upon her return, she saw him on the couch, almost asleep. Her breath caught in her throat, partially from being a fangirl, partially from seeing him out of his bed. I have seen the impossible. In rumpled white pajamas, he looks even more cute! She thought. Grabbing a blanket, she covered him up so he wouldn't get cold.
"Thank you, Solaris," he said sleepily. She resisted the urge to kiss his forehead and smiled at him.
"Hey, no problem, Kurama." she said. "Just rest, and get better, 'kay?"
"Okay." he mumbled as he drifted off to sleep. Later that afternoon, he woke feeling much better to see Solaris curled up in a chair, passed out. Smiling at her, he draped the blanket over her. She stirred slightly as he pushed a few strands behind her right ear, accidentally hitting the post for her second earring. He just let her rest. She deserved it, after all the trouble she had gone through to take care of him. What he could never know was that it hadn't been trouble to her, it had been what to many fangirls could be perceived as a miracle.
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Solaris: That's all I wrote, folks. Review, please! Or, in Japanese: hihyo, onegai!
Solaris: Okay, I know I said this was a one shot fic, but I've had this idea for a while and it really didn't fit in with "Fox Thief", since Rose won't be appearing in it, so just bear with me and forget that I called it a one shot.
Foxglove: I thought it was a one shot, Solaris! -Whiny- And why can't Hiei-Sama be in it again?
Solaris: -Bonks muse upside head with a baseball bat- I EXPLAINED the one shot thing, Foxglove, or did you just ignore that? And Hiei has been put through enough, now it's Kurama's turn! Though I do hate to see that totally cute bishonen get sick...
Kurama: ; Must I?
Solaris: YES, Otherwise there'd be no fic. BTW, I no own YYH. No like? I don't care.
Foxglove: Oh, you're so loving to the readers, Solaris. -Sarcastic-
Solaris: Aren't I though? -Equally sarcastic- Now it's fic time!
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Kurama woke to a splitting headache. He couldn't remember the last time he'd had a headache this bad, except for the time he had taken Solaris to a concert, thinking it would be some type of light J-Pop, and it had turned out to be J-Rock of the punk variety. Thinking for a second, he recalled that he hadn't taken Solaris to any concerts lately. Suddenly he coughed. "Oh, don't tell me I caught Hiei's cold..." he rasped, then blinked. A look that seemed to say 'oh why me?' came over his face as he said, "I did..." His mother would be at work, and his stepfather and stepbrother had gone off on a camping trip. Kurama, not really feeling like camping was a good excuse to leave the Reikai Tantei for a week, had declined their invitation. He looked at the clock; any second now, Solaris and Foxglove would come charging in, probably arguing about who would win a fight between samurais and knights, they were prone to arguing about silly things like that.
Pretty soon, he heard the door open, but no voices. He heard one small thunk of heeled sandals hitting the small entry hall floor instead of two, and small steps padding up the stairs. A certain auburn haired somebody peered into his room.
"Kurama? Are you okay?" Solaris asked.
"Perfectly fine. Where's Foxglove?" he asked, not wanting to tell her how awful he felt. She came to sit by his side.
"She went off chasing Hiei again, and there is no way in Ningenkai that you are perfectly fine. You sound hoarse, I've never known you to stay in bed this late, and you have a slight fever. So come on," she smiled gently, pushing a few strands of hair away from his eyes, "Tell Solaris-Chan what's wrong."
"Okay, if you must know, I caught Hiei's cold. I feel worse than that time I took you to that J-Rock concert, and I overslept." he sighed. She nodded slightly, getting to her feet, denim shorts straightening.
"Thought as much. Stay here, I'll make some ramen. After all, it helped Hiei, right?" she smiled as she ran downstairs quietly. Kurama smiled and laid back down, sighing a small "Arigato" as she left.
In what seemed like no time at all, she was back, a large bowl of ramen in front of her light purple tank top. "Here, Kurama, I brought ramen and some cold medicine. Eat up." she said, seeming concerned. Kurama shook his head, wanting her to put down the ramen and let him sleep. And if she stays to watch over me, all the better, he thought. She really looked concerned then.
"Come on, Kurama, you have to eat, it'll help you feel better. Plus you shouldn't take cold medicine on an empty stomach." Solaris pleaded. Kurama took the bowl, and started to eat. In all truth, the ramen wasn't bad. Solaris handed him a small pill, smiling slightly. "And this is for the cold. Just over-the-counter, but it'll help."
"Thank you, Solaris." he smiled as best he could manage while being ill.
Later that day (Around 1 or so), Solaris came in to see how he was. Kurama was asleep, his fever going down. Solaris smiled at the sight one would almost never see. He looked so peaceful and (if it was possible) cuter. She smiled as she knelt by his bedside. Resisting the urge to push a few errant strands of hair out of his face, she smiled at him and softly whispered "You sure are easy to take care of." She got to her feet, closed the curtains, and descended the stairs to go shopping. She hadn't told Kurama, but she had used the last of the ramen for his lunch. Upon her return, she saw him on the couch, almost asleep. Her breath caught in her throat, partially from being a fangirl, partially from seeing him out of his bed. I have seen the impossible. In rumpled white pajamas, he looks even more cute! She thought. Grabbing a blanket, she covered him up so he wouldn't get cold.
"Thank you, Solaris," he said sleepily. She resisted the urge to kiss his forehead and smiled at him.
"Hey, no problem, Kurama." she said. "Just rest, and get better, 'kay?"
"Okay." he mumbled as he drifted off to sleep. Later that afternoon, he woke feeling much better to see Solaris curled up in a chair, passed out. Smiling at her, he draped the blanket over her. She stirred slightly as he pushed a few strands behind her right ear, accidentally hitting the post for her second earring. He just let her rest. She deserved it, after all the trouble she had gone through to take care of him. What he could never know was that it hadn't been trouble to her, it had been what to many fangirls could be perceived as a miracle.
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Solaris: That's all I wrote, folks. Review, please! Or, in Japanese: hihyo, onegai!