This is one of my fluffier chapters in my opinion.

Just so everyone won't get really mad, I'm going to tell you that I got some of the ideas for this chapter from the anime "Ai Yori Aoshi" which I highly recommend to those who like anime love stories(that would be me!).

Ya! I also got a bunch more really nice reviews! ::wipes tear from eye:: Thanks a bunch everyone!

Chapter 8 (Woohoo! I can't believe I've written this much!)

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The phone in Ryou's room started ringing. He opened one eye to look at the clock. 2:46 a.m.. "Who would be calling this early?" He rubbed his eyes as he walked to the phone and picked it up, "Hello?" He said sleepily as he watched the pouring rain beat against his window.

"Ryou?"

His eyes widened, "Ichigo?! It's you! What's wrong?!"

Her voice was shaky, "I couldn't sleep last night, so I took a walk in the park. It started to rain, so I decided I'd go home, but when I turned around, I say a figure and it pushed me into this hole and I can't get out! I am soooo sorry for calling this early, but I really need you, please help me!"

Ryou immediately through a coat on over his pajamas and began running out into the rain, the phone in his hand, "Don't worry Ichigo, I'm coming! I'll be at the park in a second!" He then hung up and continued running toward the park. It was freezing outside. He finally reached the park and began calling for Ichigo, "Ichigo! Ichigo where are you?!"

"Ryou! I'm down here!" Ichigo's voice came from a hole in the middle of the park, probably made by the figure Ichigo was talking about.

He ran over to the hole and looked down where he saw Ichigo, soaking wet on the wall of the hole. He lied down on his stomach and reached down with his hand, "Ichigo, grab onto me! I'll pull you out!" The rain beat hard on the both of them.

Ichigo nodded and reached for his hand. It was obvious she was crying from the tear stains on her face. She still couldn't reach his hand. She tried jumping but it was still no use, "Ryou, you're too high! I can't reach you!"

He crawled closer to the hole and once again reached for her hand, but they still couldn't touch, "Ichigo, jump higher!"

Ichigo tried jumping again, but still there was no success. She began to cry again, "I can't, it's no use!"

"Ichigo, it's okay, I'll get you out of here no matter how long it takes!"

She smiled at his encouragement and jumped once more, this time finally managing to grab his hand, "Ryou, please don't let go! I'm so tired! I'm not going to be able to do all that again!" She threw up her other hand and grabbed onto him.

"Don't worry, I'd never let you go!" Her hands began to slip out of his, but before they could let go, he took her wrist with his other hand and finally pulled her up.

She put her arms around his waist and smiled, "Thank you."

He smiled and took her hand, "Come on, you can stay at the cafe tonight!" They both ran back to the cafe, soaking from head to toe. He walked her up to his room and took a seat in his chair, "What were you doing outside in the middle of the night?!"

She brushed the hair from her face and looked up at him, "Masaya came by last night, and explained to me about that English girl. I was really happy, but there was something wrong that was keeping me up. I thought that some fresh air would help me think. I'm really sorry!"

Ryou sighed, "Well it's over now, why don't you go take a bath before you catch a cold." He handed her a robe.

Ichigo nodded and took the robe, "Thank you Ryou." She left the room and walked into the bathroom. She hung her clothes to let them dry and turned the water on. She hopped into the bath with a smile on her face, "Ah... A warm bath. This feels sooo good." She poured the water over her head. She spent 15 minutes in the bath when she finally came out. She put the robe on and walked back into Ryou's room, "Alright Ryou, I'm done, you can also go take a bath now!" Ryou didn't move. She pouted thinking that Ryou was ignoring her, "Hey Ryou!" She reached out her hand to touch him, but when she did, his body was as cold as ice, "Oh my God, Ryou!"

Ryou weakly turned his head to face her, "I'm sorry Ichigo, I guess I caught a little cold." He passed out on the ground.

"Ryou!" She tried to carry him onto his bed, "Ryou, I'm to weak to carry you!"

He smiled at her, "I'll be fine Ichigo, why don't you go to the guest room and rest. Don't worry about me."

She finally managed to get him in his bed and cover him up. She put her hand over his head, "Ryou, don't be stupid. You have a terrible fever! I'm not leaving until you get better!"

He tried to open his mouth and say something, but only ended up coughing, "Please Ichigo, just forget it, I'm not really good at recoveries so you'll just be wasting your time." He was sweating horribly.

"This is all my fault." Ichigo wiped away most of the sweat on his forehead. She closed her eyes and sighed, "Ryou, there is one thing I learned in health class several days ago that I think can help." She stood up by the bed, "Could you please turn away for a minute. Don't look."

He was confused, but nodded anyway with the little strength he had and rolled to his side facing the wall away from Ichigo. "What are you going to do?" He asked curiously. He coughed some more as he pulled more of the blankets over him .

"Just wait, I'll be done in a second. I won't leave until you've recovered. Ichigo sighed once more and took off her coat. She then began removing all her clothes, "You better not look or I'll tear your eyes out!" She then climbed into the bed with him and covered herself.

Ryou began blushing realizing what she was doing, but it wasn't noticeable because he was already flushed from the fever, "I-Ichigo? What are you..." He began to turn his head.

Ichigo's eyes were still closed, "Please don't look Ryou!"

He nodded once again and turned back around.

"I found out in health class that another person's body heat is one of the best ways to heal a fever. This is all my fault and this is the least I can do as a sorry for what I've done to you." She smiled and moved closer to him.

He also smiled and softly whispered with what was left of his strength, "Thank you."

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Am I the only one who thought that was sweet?!

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