A/N: Hello again! I don't really know what to write about this chapter so instead I'm asking for suggestions! I'll try to do anything but I won't write yaoi. If I fail to get your suggestion, I'm very sorry. I can also write one-shots from suggestions so please review or PM a suggestion to me.
The first things I heard when I entered Ayanami-sama's office were loud coughing and Kanon-chan's worrying voice scolding Ayanami-sama. She said that Ayanami-sama shouldn't have come to work when he was that sick. She also said that she could have done Ayanami-sama's work herself. Ayanami-sama was staying silent and doing his work like usual. I slipped in as quietly as I could and listened to the siblings as they argued about Ayanami-sama's health. When I looked at Ayanami-sama, my heart jumped a bit since he was even paler than he usually was and it scared me. His face looked like it was ashen.
"You know how it affects your health, brother!" Kanon-chan yelled and for a second I thought that I saw some tears on the corners of her eyes. "What if you faint again like you did last time? What if you die this time? What if you die and I'll be left completely alone?"
"I'm not that sick, you know", Ayanami-sama said quietly. "I can leave a bit earlier if that calms you down."
"Fine", Kanon mumbled and went to sort out the books. I started working quietly like I never heard anything. From time to time I heard Ayanami-sama coughing silently. I tried to shrug it off but I was still concerned about my superior's well-being. Kanon-chan looked like she had much harder time with listening to Ayanami-sama's coughing. She looked like she would start crying always when she heard a cough. Suddenly she slammed her hands on her board and stood up.
"I'll get some tea for you", Kanon-chan said. "You two stay here."
Right after Kanon-chan had left the room Ayanami-sama started coughing uncontrollably. I looked at him with a worried look but he just tried to smile at me even though I saw that he was in pain and that he really needed some medical attention as soon as possible but knowing Ayanami-sama, it would be really hard to get him to take even one medicine. He's being called a sadist, but in fact he seems to be a masochist, I thought to myself. I hope that this isn't too bad for his health.
The door to the office opened loudly and Kanon and Hyuuga got in. Kanon was carrying a tray that had four cups of tea. (Very clever, Kanon-chan!) She placed one of the cups on Ayanami-sama's board and gave one of the cups to me. Hyuuga took one of the cups and Kanon-chan took the last one. Ayanami-sama sipped his tea instantly but suddenly winced a bit. He swallowed slowly and he looked like he was in pain again. Something in my stomach twisted when I saw that expression. Ayanami-sama continued his work like nothing happened.
"Kanon-chan said that you're sick, Aya-tan", Hyuuga said. "Is it true?"
"It's not bad", Ayanami-sama said and coughed a bit. "There's no fever."
"Better be so", Hyuuga mumbled. "Kanon-chan won't let you go easily if you strain yourself too much…"
Ayanami-sama didn't react at all. He just continued working. I sipped my tea as I stared at my superior and immediately burned my tongue. Hyuuga laughed at me as I whimpered because of the burning in my tongue. Ayanami-sama and Kanon both smiled at me and the look in Ayanami-sama's eyes was a bit sad.
"It's lunchtime", Hyuuga said suddenly. "Are you going to come?"
"You can go", Ayanami-sama said. "I'll work here a bit more."
Kanon looked a bit sadly at her brother who just sat there working when we left. As soon as the door had closed we all heard some coughing from the other side of the door. Kanon-chan's expression changed from sad to a painful one. She looked like she would cry at any second. She leaned on the door and crossed her fingers like she would be praying. I felt like praying too since I was really scared for my superior. I didn't want my gentle and scary king to die. Even though it would be just an office, I wanted our little kingdom to stay like it was.
"It's alright, Kanon-chan", Hyuuga said and ruffled Kanon's hair a bit. "Aya-tan might be stubborn but he won't die as long as he has a reason to live."
"What reason does he have?" Kanon-chan asked and I saw the tears welling in her eyes. "What if there's no such reason?"
"There is a reason, Kanon-chan", Hyuuga said gently and leaned over so that he was almost the same height as Kanon-chan was. "He wants his cute little sister to be happy and see how she grows up."
Kanon looked at Hyuuga with a shocked expression. She had tears welling in her eyes and suddenly she did the unexpected: she hugged Hyuuga very tightly and smiled at him.
"Then I'll have to be smiling when we get back", Kanon said and smiled sadly. We walked to the canteen that already had many people inside it. It would take a long time to get any food. My stomach twisted again when I imagined Ayanami-sama sitting there alone and working. He would occasionally cough and -
"Yuki-tan! It's your turn!"
"What!? Oh, I'll take yakisoba", I said when my brain finally understood what Hyuuga had said. Hyuuga laughed a bit and Kanon smiled at me. We took our lunches and walked to one of the loneliest tables. Hyuuga and Kanon-chan started talkung about what kind of snacks they should get for Ayanami-sama when we'd head back. I just ate my food with a sad expression. I didn't even listen to my companions.
"What's wrong, Yukikaze?" Kanon-chan asked. "You're awfully quiet."
"I'm worried about Ayanami-sama", I mumbled. "He's trying to say to us that he's alright but sometimes it looks like he would be in so much pain..."
Kanon-chan looked at me with a sad expression. Then she smiled and stretched out her arm to pat my head.
"You really are the best begleiter big brother could ever hope for", Kanon-chan said.
We had finished eating and were heading back to the office. We had gotten some snacks for Ayanami-sama from the canteen and Kanon-chan seemed to be feeling better. She was carrying the tray and she was smiling so happily. Hyuuga was walking with us and also smiling. (like an idiot like he usually did.) Everything was so good and nice. Of course that just had to be shattered. When I opened the office door, I saw that Ayanami-sama wasn't sitting at his board like he usually was. Actually, I didn't see him at all.
"Where's big brother?" Kanon-chan asked as she walked in. "Did he decide to eat something after all?"
I didn't answer because I had seen something lying on the floor. I ran to see what that something was and I really felt one of the biggest shocks in my life. I saw Ayanami-sama lying on the floor. He was sweating and he had a horrible fever. I called Hyuuga to come there and help me with Ayanami-sama. Hyuuga kneelt down and just lifted Ayanami-sama up like he would be as light as paper. He gently placed Ayanami-sama on the sofa that was in Ayanami-sama's office. He told me to watch over Ayanami-sama and then he ran away. Kanon had fallen on her knees and she was crying.
"Is… Is big brother dying?" Kanon-chan sobbed.
"Of course not", I told her and tried to smile. "It's just a fever."
That was one of my worst mistakes. Kanon-chan really started crying after hearing what I said. She shook her head and mumbled something in Raggs language. I walked to her and hugged her. She pushed me away and ran to Ayanami-sama's side. She started forming some kind of spell when Hyuuga came back to the room. His eyes widened and he quickly pushed Kanon-chan away from Ayanami-sama.
"What were you doing?" Hyuuga shouted. I had never seen him that angry and it somehow scared me.
"I was trying to save him!" Kanon-chan shouted back and let her tears fall freely. "Why can't I save my brother?"
"Do you think that Aya-tan would be happy if you he would be saved at the cost of your life?" Hyuuga asked gently. He patted Kanon-chan's head and put down the platter he had been carrying. He took a cloth out of his pocket and put it in the water in the platter. He waited a bit and then placed the wet cloth on Ayanami-sama's forehead. Ayanami-sama's breathing quieted down a bit and he looked a bit calmer.
"This sure is a bad one", Hyuuga mumbled. "He's never lost his consciousness like this."
"Has this happened before?" I asked. Kanon-chan had curled up to my side and she was still crying. I stroked her hair gently and let her stay just next to me.
"It usually happens at least once a year but it's never been this bad", Hyuuga said quietly. "It has been only once that he's been to hospital because of this…"
"Isn't there any medicine for this?" I asked.
"There is", Kanon-chan whispered. "But it's not here. Somebody should get it from home. Can you do it, Hyuuga? You know where it is."
"Okay", Hyuuga smiled and stood up. "You two make sure that Aya-tan's breathing."
"What if he stops breathing?" I asked and started feeling nauseous.
"Kanon-chan knows what to do", Hyuuga mumbled. "I'd rather not have her doing that, though…"
I started feeling even more nauseous when I saw Hyuuga walking out of the office. Kanon probably saw my expression since she tried to smile to me and calm me down by that.
"I don't think that it's bad enough to kill brother", Kanon-chan said even though I saw that she couldn't believe in her own words. It sort of broke my heart how she tried to comfort me even though she was in the verge of breaking. I suddenly hugged her with no second thought.
"It's alright…" I mumbled. "You can cry if you want to…"
Kanon-chan let out a quiet sob and after few seconds the room was full of Kanon-chan's sobbing. I rubbed her back comfortingly and tried to say something that would comfort her but I just couldn't think about anything that would help her. I felt like I was so useless and stupid.
"I'm so sorry", I mumbled. "I'm so useless at times like this…" I brushed few hair strands off from Ayanami-sama's face. "Ayanami-sama deserves a much better begleiter than me…"
"You're the best begleiter he could ever wish for", Kanon-chan whispered. "He said to me once that you'd deserve much better superior than him."
"What?" I asked. "Why would he…? No, who would say that he's not fitted to be my superior? He's the best superior anyone could wish for. He's a bit scary and so on, but he's a great person! He cares for people more than anyone! I've never experienced anything similar to the love you two have for each other! I'm just…"
My voice trailed off and Kanon-chan smiled at me. She patted my head and pointed towards Ayanami-sama. I turned my head and saw a faint smile on Ayanami-sama's lips.
"Did you listen to us?" Kanon asked. Ayanami-sama opened his eyes and nodded. "For how long?"
"From the moment Yukikaze started blaming himself", Ayanami-sama said quietly. "I'm surprised that you can see things that Kanon and Hyuuga have never seen." I blushed faintly when I heard that.
"Fubuki has taught many things to me", I mumbled. Suddenly the door to the office opened and Hyuuga came in and panted like he would have run a marathon.
"Aya-tan… The next time you plan on getting ill… Please take your medicine with you", he panted. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw that expression. Hyuuga glared at me when he walked to the sofa where Ayanami-sama was. Ayanami-sama sat up and took the medicine from Hyuuga. I gave him a glass of water. He swallowed his medicine and drank the water. He inhaled deeply and closed his eyes.
"Okay", I said and stood up. "I think that you should rest for some time, Ayanami-sama. I'll do the work that needs to be done today and tomorrow so you can rest tomorrow too."
Ayanami-sama smiled at me and asked:
"Are you really trying to say that you're not a good begleiter?"
I tilted my head with a confused expression. I couldn't understand what he meant but maybe I could ask that later?
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