It's been a month since he start teaching at the university, and he's getting impatient already. Naru visit her every night in the club and drive her home. It already become a habit for him.

He wanted her to quit her part time job, and instead work for him. He can't stand to watch those men in the bar flirting with her, and since Mai is a sweet, naive, girl she's easy to fool around.

"–ai! Mai!" he raised his voice calling her name. He saw her dozing off in the middle of his discussion.

"What? What?"

Her seatmate nervously pointed in the front, Mai cringe when she saw a scowling Naru looking at her. She knows what coming.

"Detention."

She groaned, detention again. It's Friday, and she wanted to go home early. The room was filled with gossips to why their stud professor only gives detention to Mai. Most of the female students even tried it before, coming late for the class hoping to get a detention, to spend more time with him, but he only brush it off by saying 'don't be late next time.' They even tried to sleep in his class, but he only kicked them out.

Naru slammed his notebook on the table, the class shut up. "No talking in my class! If you are not interested then you are all welcome to leave!"

The class cringed at his sudden outburst.

"Something is certainly wrong with him." Mai mumbled and continue taking down notes.

After the class was over, Mai approached him. He was sitting on his chair and rested his head on his hand.

"Naru, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine." said while rubbing his temple. He sighed. He's not feeling well.

Mai put her hand on his forehead, to feel any rise of temperature "Oh my gosh! Naru, you're hot!"

He smirk "Of course I'm hot. I'm good-looking and hot."

She smack his shoulder "Jerk!" He chuckled. "Come on, I'll drive you home. I have a license, if that's what you are worrying about."

He rolled his eyes "Fine." then he handed her his car keys.

Mai was blushing and regretting the offer to drive him home. It's her first time to be in a guy's apartment.

"Naru, you leave alone?" she curiously asked when she didn't see anyone inside.

"Yes." he was lying on his bed. He have fun teasing Mai when he saw her furiously blushing while changing him earlier.

"Do you need to call someone? Like brother, friends, or girlfriends, to take care of you?"

"The brother and friends are all busy, and I don't have girlfriends"

She raised her eyebrow "I don't believe that! I saw you every night in the bar when different kind of girls approached you, and all claimed to be you be your girlfriend."

He grunted "I'm no good for them in this state. All they need from me is pleasure, nothing else."

She felt sad about him. She remembered what her mom used to do her when she got sick.

"Are you hungry? What do you like to eat?"

Naru's eyes shot open and look at her "You will cook for me?" she smile, nodded at him. "Mushroom soup."

"Right away!" went to him and feel his forehead again. "You still have a fever. So rest while I make you a soup, okay?"

Naru didn't know why his face felt hot, is it because of the fever? His rational mind says yes.

He woke up when he heard a muffle sound, someone talking. He slowly open his eyes and saw Mai standing, her hands on the door knob talking to the phone.

"John, tell her I'll be there later."

He felt a prick on his chest when he heard that, she's going to leave him. "Mai..."

She turned to him, "I'll call you back." then she hang up the phone "Yes Naru? Do you need something?" he's sweating too much. She wiped his sweat with a clean towel.

He tried to get up, and grasp her hand "Please, stay." he pleaded in a soft voice "Don't leave."

Mai was shocked but then she wanted to cry. She can see it on Naru's eyes that he's lonely. She sighed

"Okay. I will stay here tonight."

His dull eyes lit up "Really?"

"Yes. So, I wanted you to rest, okay?"

Naru hugged her become he went back to bed. Maybe Mai will think that he's delusional because of his fever, but no, he knows what he just did.

He woke up again, he slightly feeling better. He look at the alarm clock on his nightstand, it's still 2:30 am. He look around his room and didn't find Mai anywhere.

He sighed "I guess, she did left." he get up to go to the kitchen to have a glass of water, his thirsty. When he opened the door, he saw Mai lying on the couch, sleeping. She used her coat as her blanket.

Naru slowly approached her, she looks so peaceful. Her lips are slightly open as she breath. He softly caress her face and he felt her shiver to his touch. He slowly leaned down to her lips, then her voice echoed to his head.

"I will only kiss the man I love"

He stopped, he kissed her forehead instead. His thirst was forgotten, he slowly lift her up and lay her down to his bed. He climbed to bed after her, he tucked her hair on her ear and moved her closer to him. She snuggled to his chest, and her arms on his waist.

"Naru… So warm..." she mumbled. He softly chuckled and his arms holding her.

Warmth... this feeling is foreign to him. Will he felt like this with the other women too? Or just with Mai? He don't know, but he love the feeling.