Hurt Chapter 4:
Fever
Ichigo's POV
Ichigo was woken up in the morning by Kisshu coughing. She immediately struggled out of her sleeping bag and ran to the side of the bed. She noticed that Kisshu was trying to sit up, and pulled him into a sitting position, holding him until the coughing subsided. Kisshu was gasping for air, and had one hand over his chest, where the wound was. Ichigo immediately realized that the situation had gotten worse. She supposed that she should have expected this though. Kisshu had said he'd been out in the cold for two days, with that wound, and his clothes weren't really meant for winter.
In spite of herself, Ichigo was very worried about Kisshu. She knew that even though his wound was severe, it would have healed after a few days, at least enough to allow him to take care of himself. Now he seemed to have come down with something, and that was bad. Thinking of something, she helped Kisshu lie back down, and put a hand on his forehead. She then bit her lip. His skin was extremely hot, signifying that he had a fever, and a pretty high one, too.
Suddenly Ichigo noticed that Kisshu's eyes were slightly more focused than they had been when he had been woken up by that coughing fit. Not only that, but he looked…. worried. Wondering why, she asked, "You look worried, what's wrong?"
Normal POV
Kisshu replied weakly, "I feel awful. But I thought you didn't care."
Ichigo looked shocked, and said, "I always cared somewhat, but I guess I was just too infatuated with Aoyama to show it. I'm sorry."
"Thanks, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said. "Does this mean you won't kick me out too?"
"I would never kick you out in that condition," Ichigo said. "I probably wouldn't even if you weren't sick. I won't leave you, okay?"
Kisshu nodded, but then fell back to sleep. Ichigo smiled as she saw this, but her smile faded as she remembered that she had to bring Kisshu's fever down. She quietly left the room, coming back soon after with a washcloth and a bowl of ice water. She soaked the cloth, wrung it out, and placed it over Kisshu's forehead. Then she rearranged the blankets, and sat down next to the bed. Luckily, it was school vacation for the next two weeks, and after the dream Chimera incident, Ryou had given them a week off.
Then, as Ichigo was about to go find something for Kisshu to eat when he woke up, the doorbell rang. Uh-oh, this isn't good," Ichigo thought, as she went to the peephole and saw….
I'm getting good at cliffhangers, I think. Don't worry, I will still post more today.