The petite figure that was Ayuzawa blinked happily at her mother and sister. She was carefully shipped to her sofa by Usui, who stood back awkwardly rubbing his whiskers as the family had their reunion. He firmly watched, being the only one not shedding tears of relief.
"Alright, I'm gonna get going-
Misaki's little sister tackled Takumi with a hug, blasting the air from his chest in an "umph!" He was thanked countless times, until he felt that he was now invading their privacy. He wanted to make sure they enjoyed their time as a family.
The mother wasn't understandable, for she was completely stressed in reprieve.
"Take care of her for me, yeah?" Usui leaned down to be face-to-face with Misaki's sister.
Suzuna replied with a kiss on the cheek, and a smile.
With that, Usui quietly left the Ayuzawas to peace.
Usui would stay up late that evening. He pondered deeply, petting his cat, Licht. Misaki was still not functional with her legs yet, so he'd have to safeguard her even more hawk-like than he already does. He finally drifted off into a snooze
The next day at school, Takumi hounded the teachers for all of Misaki's absent work, so she could start reviewing. The papers weighed several pounds. As Usui approached the Ayuzawa residence after class, the door shot open before he could knock.
"Please, come in." Misaki's mother chimed, happy as ever to see him.
"Thanks, I've got some stuff for Misaki." He held up that package, she quickly nodded for him to enter her room.
The dim lit room was brightened as he saw her quietly reading. Her senses were slower because she was still recovering, so she didn't notice Usui sneak in. He silently watched her for a few moments. Her orangey eyes were moving in skittish patterns as she read pages to study, thirsting for knowledge.
"What'cha readin'?" His deep voice broke the silence.
She jumped, obviously startled. The excited look in her eyes brought a smile upon seeing Usui sitting on her bed.
"School stuff." She turned in her revolving chair to face him, and motioned down to her legs.
He read the gesture, and quickly elevated her, moving her to the bed so they could finally sit next to one another.
"So, I've got your reviews for classes."
She ignored him, and lazily hugged him, burying her head into his chest.
"I'm always so tired." She muffled from his shirt.
He thought for a second, and then finally decided to bring an arm up to return the hug. He still was quite surprised at how… normal Misaki was acting. He hypothesized that her surgery made her too exhausted to be snappy.
"I don't remember Misa-Chan being so snugly." He dared to tease a little bit, hoping to get a rise out of her.
"You can't be mean to me. I'm sick." She quietly squeaked from his chest, still not moving.
Takumi has a strong stomach for cute things, especially Misaki. His eye twitched slightly at the feeling of overbearing adorability.
Without realizing it, he had sat still thinking for a full minute, for she was now asleep, clinging like an urchin to him.
After a few moments, he attempted to squeeze out. It wasn't working. He sighed in defeat, and finally used a tad bit of force to remove her hold, as he tucked her in for a nap. He pecked her a kiss on her forehead before he went to chat with her mother.
"So, when did she want to go back to class?" Usui asked, tucking his hands deep into his pockets.
Her mother chuckled. "You should have heard her, she wanted to go tomorrow! That vigorous girl doesn't even realize what kind of state she's in." She smiled as she worked on dishes.
Usui rolled up his sleeves and joined her. "It'll be a few weeks at the least, even for her to catch up on school work." He added, placing a few plates in the sink.
"She's a workaholic, she'll manage just fine."
'Damn right.' His mind cheered.
AN: Short Chapter, haven't wrote on this story in a while. I just wanted to keep you all satisfied, with a dosage of fluff. This will most likely be updated again sometime soon. I'd say this story needs a mood shift away from sorrow for a little bit, no? I may not live up to that forever though. :D
