Genki: O.O; Well, it's almost midnight... BUT I'M WILLING TO PUT MY BUTT ON THE LINE FOR YOUS PEOPLES!

Lloyd: Grammar?

Genki: It's too late to think... u.u; Thing is, I wrote this short chappie in LA9 class. n.n I love it

Lloyd: I don't... -.-;

Genki: Well, let's cut the chit-chat and start... shall we?

Lloyd's Sick!

Chapter 3

"Wh-who is that? Are you back already, Raine?" Lloyd murmured without opening his eyes.

"Geez bud, if you think I'm a girl, you musta got some cold there."

Lloyd recognized the voice immediately and snapped his eyes open. "Z-Zelos! What are you..."

"Your fever's real bad. Are you sure you're okay? For a cold, I mean."

"Why do you care?" Lloyd tried to cover himself with the sheets, but forgot about Zelos's hand as it grabbed the sheets and pulled them down on Lloyd's shoulders.

"Of course I care! I've cared about you more than any girl I've ever seen!" Zelos blurted. He realized what he said, but just smiled anyway.

"What?" Lloyd couldn't believe his ears.

"I said, I care."

"More than any girl you've ever seen?"

"What?"

"That's what you said."

"Damn, you're delirious too." Zelos patted Lloyd's head and smirked.

"D-don't touch me..." Lloyd moaned, then his head drifted back slightly for a sneeze, and Zelos quickly grabbed a tissue and covered Lloyd's face.

"Achoo!... uh, thanks..."

"Didn't wantcha sneezing all over me again." Zelos winked, but Lloyd's eyes had been closed within those few seconds.

Sitting up, Lloyd took his used tissue from Zelos and tossed it in the trashbin. "I hate being sick..."

"Sucks, doesn't it? Shouldn't go swimming so late at night, eh Lloyd?"

"I fell into the lake." Lloyd tried to send a death glare, but ended up falling backwards onto the bed again. "I can't wait until Raine gets back..."

"Ah, she did."

"Then why?!--"

Holding up a bottle of pills, Zelos smirked slyly. "I told her I would take it up: and she couldn't refuse."

Lloyd just stared at Zelos as he smiled back.

"Why... didn't you just give me it?"

"Because we got into the issue of me caring about you, remember?" Zelos popped off the cap and took out two pills. "Oh, I guess you need water, don't you?" Zelos left (with the pills still cupped in his hand) and came back with a bottle of water. "Here, this stuff should make you feel better..."

Setting down the meds and water, Zelos took the liberty of propping Lloyd up and holding him up by his back while he gave Lloyd the medicine and water. Afraid to lean against Zelos, Lloyd sat up on his own and took the pills.

Unfortunately, Lloyd tried to drink more water, but ended up choking on it and sputtering spastic coughs.

"Hey, hey... whoa, there," Zelos calmed, as he pulled Lloyd in against his chest. "Don't die there, bud."

Lloyd flushed lightly. "So-- ::cough:: sorry..."

"Okay, really, you gonna be okay?"

"Yeah, I'm ::cough:: good."

Lloyd was surprised at how Zelos was... unusually caring. Was it that Zelos was more than Lloyd had thought? (Or perhaps it's that the authoress can't make the characters act like they were originally created e.e;) The scariest part of all was that Lloyd felt... safe against Zelos. In fact, the comfort was so weird that it had almost seemed like Lloyd had developed a brand new feeling...

"That's good." Zelos started to pet Lloyd's hair roughly. "We can't have our hero dying from a cold and water, ne?"

"Zelos..."

"Hm? What is it?"

Why had Lloyd said Zelos's name? It seemed odd, how Lloyd had just said his name. He needed to tag on a question. "How come..."

"How come...?"

"How come you're being so... caring?"

"I told you! I care about you more than..." Zelos wrapped his arms around Lloyd. "carrots."

"Carrots?" Lloyd finally let himself fully lean on Zelos, wearing out from sitting up so long.

"Yup." Zelos chuckled softly, and Lloyd smiled without thinking. And he no longer cared... he could feel himself falling asleep...the world slowly becoming blurry. "Love ya more than carrots."

"Love?..."

"Don't worry about it. You're nodding off anyway." Zelos shifted both their weights just enough that they were both comfortable.

"Zelos, you might catch my cold..."

"So? Haven't you ever learned to share, even germs?" Zelos smirked.

"Zelosss... you... idi--ot..." Lloyd could no longer fight his eyelids, and they shut rather quickly. Within seconds, Lloyd was sleeping soundly. Zelos held Lloyd's head under his chin, and cuddled the younger boy.

"You'd be surprised how much I love ya." Zelos rested his head on top of Lloyd's and fell asleep too.

Genki: Aww... n.n That's so cute.

Lloyd: It is NOT!

Genki: Don't worry readers, I'm not done yet. o.o; ....yeah.... So... I'm going to avoid a long rant--

Lloyd: YAY!

Genki: ::death glare:: So... review? O.o; yeah, that's it! n.n The end!