Another disclaimer: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles is belongs to CLAMP. Only the story is purely made by me.
Chapter 2
"Kamui, it's time for breakfast." Subaru knock the door as he said that to me
"Yes, wait a moment. I almost done." I'm buttoning the buttons on my shirt in a hurry, and then walk downstairs with Subaru.
Today is the second day after we arrived to Clow Country. Today is like the usual day you will have in the winter, but it seems today will be colder than yesterday.
Once we came to the dining room, I can smell a freshly baked bread and a sweet smell of butter. The newlywed-like couple, Sakura and Syaoran is making hot chocolate together. If I look further I can see Tomoyo is making mille fuille for dessert. In a glance I think; mille feuille for dessert in the morning? That's kind of weird.
"Sit here, Kamui." Subaru's word interrupted my thoughts. "I'll bring the food from the kitchen, so wait a moment."
He go to the kitchen in a rush, a wide, yes, a wiiiiiide smile from right ear to left ear is shown on his face. And I, gazing at the super wide– yet so luxurious dining table in front of me. The eating utensils are made from a fine silver the glasses, maybe crystals? The table decorated with gold embroidery. With careful arrangement. No wonder, this place is really a palace of a princess.
"Good morning, nii-chan!"
I looked at the source of the voice, it's Yuzuki, looking at me with her warm smile. "Do you and Subaru onii-san have a good rest last night?" she said while put a cup of hot milk beside my plate.
"Yes." I replied
"I see, good to hear that. Oh and by the way that is milk, I hope you don't mind."
Suddenly, Subaru, Tomoyo and Sakura came with a bunch of plate- with food of course in his hand. "Sorry for waiting, the food is come!" said Tomoyo.
Yuzu, who seem worried about them, helped them to arrange the food on the table. Then she said "I'll bring the drink."
After she arranges those drinks perfectly from seat to seat, Tomoyo tells her to have breakfast. We sit in our seat, with the position of Subaru, Yuzu, Tomoyo, Syaoran, Sakura, Fai, Kurogane and the others that I can't count anymore because there are too many, we began our morning and before eating prayer and start eating the food.
The food is good, no, it is delicious. The butter is sweet, but salty. The bread is soft and smells good. The salad is fresh, basically all the food is good. I heard that Tomoyo and Sakura herself make this.
After we finished our breakfast. Tomoyo came with a mille feuile on her hands. Subaru looks happy whenever it comes to sweets, but not me. I didn't really like sweet things, a bit is okay, but not overly sweet like cake or whatsoever. I remember before I came to Tokyo, in a place where Subaru and I grow up, with our mom and dad. Our neighbor baked berry pie and deliver it to our house everyday. I did not mean to be ungrateful, but I hate it. Not because it tastes bad, it taste overly sweet and it gave me unpleasant feeling, it makes me sick. Our parents always tell us to appreciate people's hard work so whenever our neighbor came, with their sicken-sweet pie, we had to eat it. We can't throw it out, we're thinking about our neighbor too. Since then, I'm beginning to hate sweet things.
When Tomoyo started to put the mille feuille seat by seat. I feel like I want to throw out. Then when it comes to my turn,
"Sorry, I'll pass." I shoved Tomoyo's hand together with her mille feuille, and she look surprised
"Why? Don't you like mille feuille?" she asked me
"No, I'm just a bit full. So no thanks." I said, "I'm going back first."
I stand from my seat and put it back to it place. And hurry go to my room, I feel sick, more sick than before. I feel dazzled as if I can't think anything else than go to my room, hurry up, move my feet faster, faster, and after that go cover myself in a blanket.
I go to the bathroom quickly, stand in front of sink and ready to throw up. It seems like I let my breakfast all out, I feel more, more dizzy so I go to the room and cover myself with blanket.
Subaru and the others suddenly come to the room
"Kamui! Your face looks so red! And your temperature is high too!" Subaru said with a worried tone, Subaru tells me that he was worried because I did not seem to have any appetite.
"Uh, yeah. I can feel my face hot too." I said to him
Fai come near me and touch my forehead, "He must have a fever."
"Fever?" Sakura asked, "Didn't a vampire is tough from any kinds of disease, Fai-san?"
Fai smiled at her, "Not really, Sakura-chan. Vampire is still a 'special' human beings too. They can feel unwell just like ordinary humans do."
"In this case, maybe Kamui-san is not used with the conditions or weather in here so he got unwell." He added.
"I see.. but that's too bad. Today we must give tourist report to the civil office. And it cannot be represented, right?"
"You're right Sakura-chan, but maybe they can understand it as long as the person have someone related to them." said Fai
"Then.. siblings can do?" ask Subaru
" Yes, I suppose so."
"Then, we should go." said Tomoyo, "You too, Subaru-kun."
"But what about Kamui? I can't leave him in this condition."
Tomoyo think for a while, then clap her hands. "Sorry, Yuzuki-chan. But can you stay and take care of Kamui-san?"
That statement is suddenly making a big "what?" for everyone.
"Eh? But what about my report?" she said
"Don't worry, your nee-chan is here and she will write the report for you." Tomoyo winked, with a cheeky smile on her face
Subaru look at Yuzuki for a while and bowed politely, "Please take care of my brother." Looking at him like that, she can't say anything more. Everyone is depending on her, and Yuzu is too kind to refuse it. After Tomoyo and the others saying something to Yuzu, they left. Leaving me and Yuzuki.
Yuzuki's POV
I can't-say-anything! Subaru onii-chan, with that kind of face, how can I refuse him? And that nee-chan, how can she, leaving her own cousin with a stranger, moreover, a guy? Even though they said I'll be okay and Kamui nii-chan is kind. But still!
Those things keep running in my mind. Seriously, I feel odd. I can't believe my own cousin is that reckless.
Oh well, but I can't leave nii-chan alone. After they left. I hurried to the kitchen and make some porridge for him. I got a feeling that he throw out all his breakfast so his stomach is empty now.
"I wonder.. do Kamui nii-chan, don't like sweets?"
Well he seems like he's not into sweets, but he'll need more glucose. What should I make for him?
"Not too sweet cookie, huh?"
Like a miracle popping from nowhere, suddenly, I got an idea what I should make.
"Well, I'll try making those. Now start working!"
I walked to Subaru and Kamui onii-chan's room and guess what I found? A unconscious, ill fainted Kamui-san lying on the floor.
I put the food on the table, and hurry come to nii-chan, lying him back to the bed. Unexpectedly, he's so light. His bodyweight is just like a slim girl. That's make me a bit jealous.
"Kamui nii-chan! Are you all right?" I look at his blushed face, his body feels hot.
"Yu…zuki?" he mumble
"Yes it's me nii-chan. Can you wake up?" I tried to stand his body up, but he suddenly slapped my hands and shouted loudly, "Don't touch!"
I feel a bit surprised, nii-chan's sweet and kind image, is kind of different now.
"S-sorry, I just brought you a food to eat. Because I think maybe you feel hungry after throwing up all your breakfast." I said, I hope I can hide my surprised expression from him
Nii-chan looks like he's fully conscious and said "I'm sorry." With a sad tone. I said it's okay since he only gain his consciousness a while ago, but I'm.. a bit scared.
He ate the porridge I made and said it was good, but since he didn't ate it with a happy face, I guess it's just so-so. I'm not good at cooking like Sakura-san, I'm just a cooking newbie. But I think my pastries and cookies are quite good.
That made me remember, I bake it for him!
I'm kind of nervous, afraid that he will angry. But I decide to just go with it.
"Here, nii-chan."
I took out a plate of Madeline, "Err.. this is the first time I make it. I'm sorry if it turns bad."
Nii-chan, gazing with full attention to the Madeline, asking "What's this?"
"That is Madeline, a baked cookie." I replied, "Uh and it seems you don't like sweet things. So I just use a little amount of sugar."
"Is this for me?" he asked again
"Yes, I bake that for you. If you don't mind eating it."
What is this, my face flushed, I feel nervous. What am I thinking, giving my very first (which I think maybe turns bad) cookies to someone that I never know like him? Not someone I know very well like Tomoyo nee-chan? He will hate me more! And I don't want that happen!
He cut it, and start eating the first bite of it. Munching a bit, and swallow it.
"This is…"
This is it! This is it! He will say it tastes baaaaad!
"It's delicious!" he said with excitement "This is the best cookie I ever eat!"
Ha?
He.. he said it was good? I was surprised, yet so happy that someone is complimenting my cooking.
"Re-really? It was good?"
He replied me. "Yeah. It's soft, sweet, but not overly sweet. It just perfect."
"Thank you nii-chan, you're the first person that ever complimenting my cooking!" without realized it, a big smile is blooming on my face. I can't hide that.
Nii-chan look at me and say, "Your cooking reminds me of home, so I should be the one who said thank you to you."
"Your home?"
"Yes, Tokyo is not my hometown, you know. I was traveling with Subaru, after someone tricked us and our parents." His voice become low and his eyes become, like he's holding a big burden in his shoulder.
"Parents? What do you mean, nii-chan?"
He look at me, we remain silent. He continues to eat the Madeline until no trace of him to eat it anymore and then he asked me, "Do you want to hear it? It may be boring."
"If you don't mind." I said.
To be continued to chapter 3
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