Sorry about the late update been kinda busy here recently, but I promise to try and make a more conscious effort to update this story more!
Even if I have to get my roommate to force me into it. I promise to try!
=) I shall not keep you guys waiting with my nonsense!
Kaito yawned as he tried in vain to open his eyes. Every part of his body hurt and he just didn't have the energy to move. After a few more failed attempts at opening his heavy eyes he found that they were open and staring at blond hair positioned right next to him. Scanning down the pillow the memories from the night before slowly flooding into his mind. Finding Len sick in the bathroom, giving him medicine, and then letting the scared teen sleep in his room. A small sigh escaping his lips when he noticed that the blond was sleeping peacefully cuddled up to Kaito's chest. At least he had calmed down from the night before.
Kaito wiggled his fingers on his left hand to find that his arm was under Len and his right arm was wrapped on the other side of Len's waist to meet behind the boys back, fingers interlocked.
'Well that's weird.' Kaito thought to himself as he slowly removed himself from the younger teen beside him. Sitting up Kaito stretched upwards smiling as a few joints here and there in his body popped releasing the tension that had built up in them through out the night. He slowly let his arms fall back to his sides looking over at the slumbering teen next to him once more. His eyes locking onto the bandage wrapped around his neck and torso instantly. How did he miss that last night, they were right in front of his face.
Dark blue eyes continued to roam the boys body looking for any other injuries. Brows knitting together when he realized that he wouldn't be seeing anything unless he moved the blanket that the boy had in a death grip around his chest. Another sigh escaped the older teen as his hand roamed up towards the blonds head. Stopping to feel his forehead unsatisfied with the fever that was still very present. Nodding to himself Kaito pulled his body out of the bed, making sure to be very quiet to not wake the tranquil boy.
Meticulously quiet Kaito closed the door to the room while padding through the hallway to the kitchen to get more medicine for the sick teen. With every step the boy took his body felt more and more lead like, almost to the point that when he walked into the kitchen he was ready to fall.
"Hey Kaito!" Miku yelled from the round table in the kitchen a stack of muffins in the middle of the table and steaming slightly. Kaito slammed his eyes shut at the sound of the girls voice invading his ears. One eye slowly opened when the ringing in his ears and head had slowed down enough for him to realize that he was standing in the middle of the kitchen looking like a complete fool.
"Hey Miku." Kaito whispered bowing his head at the girl while stalking into the kitchen to grab the nyquil he left on the counter the night before.
"Are you sick?" Rin asked walking into the kitchen grabbing a glass and the milk and sitting herself next to Miku at the table.
"No no I am fine" Kaito said grabbing the counter when a horrible dizzying spell hit him.
"You don't look so fine at the moment. Bags under your eyes, flushed face, mangled hair, definitely sounds like sick to me." Meiko pointed out from the couch a bottle of whiskey firm in her hand. A cheshire grin spread across her face as a thought hit her. "Have you been around Len"
Everyone in the room silenced almost immediately at the question, a rainbow of eyes solely fixated on the blue haired teen in the kitchen. Rin and Miku looked excited that someone had even seen the blond boy, where as Meiko looked like she had some dirty information that she would spill depending on the answer.
Kaito simply turned away from the eyes in search some water bottles to take back to his room with him. He didn't have to answer the noisy girls in the room so he wouldn't. He knew they were worried for the blond, but if he told them then he wouldn't get any sleep. They would all want to see him and see him now. Another long sigh escaped thin lips and Kaito slowly let it sink in that maybe he really was sick. All he wanted was to go back to his bed where the warmth of Len was.
"What's going on?" A new deeper voice asked as Gakupo walked into the room seeing all eyes on the poor defenseless Kaito. His eyebrow went up and the mangled appearance of the other. His clothes were a mess and his face didn't show that he was doing much better.
"Len gave Kaito his bug!" Meiko yelled out laughing at how Kaito's whole face seemed to glow red in embarrassment.
"Len came out of his room?" Gakupo asked in an almost hushed whisper as if saying his beloved name would break the tranquility in his mind. Kaito nodded at the question grabbing two water bottles and setting them on the counter before diving back into the fridge for food that was easy on the stomach.
Gakupo felt his insides turn to stone as the blue haired man gave a weak nod to his question. His violet eyes landing on Kaito's turned back. A deep hatred for the man slowly making its way through his veins. Why was it always Kaito. Kaito was the man that Len called out for that night, Kaito was the one that Len cuddled with, and now Kaito was the one that had actually got to spend time with Len as he was sick and nurse him back to health. It wasn't fair. Len was HIS. What was so hard to understand about that? Everyone else could just back off. He loved Len so why did everyone feel the need to take him away? Gakupo's head lowered light purple bangs hiding the inner conflict appearing in his eyes. He wanted Len and he wanted him now. A sickeningly vindictive smile spreading across his face as he decided that three days apart from the boy was far to long to be apart from the beauty.
"Come on Kaito lets get you back to your room so you can sleep. You really don't need to be up and about if you have caught what Len did." Gakupo said moving towards the sick teen. Grabbing the water bottles in one hand and medicine he began to hastily move him back towards his room.
"I wanna come!" Rin said jumping up from the table full and ready to be the helpful sister to her ailing brother and friend.
"No we really don't need anyone else getting sick right now. If it keeps going at this rate all of us will be sick." Gakupo said smiling down at the girl to let her know that he appreciated her offer. "Don't worry big brother Gakupo will take care of Len and Kaito okay. For now you should worry about what your going to make Len when he can come out of the room again okay."
Rin gave a sad smile in return for his and nodded her head plopping down like a defeated puppy on the couch next to Meiko.
"Hey now it's not that bad they will be better before you know it." Meiko said wrapping an arm around the troubled girl trying to reassure her that all would be well.
Kaito didn't really notice what was happening till he was almost out the door the living room before he threw his arms up to stop himself in the doorway. Gakupo blinked at the sudden move and froze to watch the male turn dazed half lidded eyes towards Meiko. Who was exclusively watching the man in the door way with great interest.
"Meiko..." Kaito started taking a deep breath trying to clear his groggy head. "I need to talk to you whenever we get a chance okay."
"Yeah okay just let me know when your feeling better." The brunette said with a gentle smile on her face as she blew the man a kiss. "I'll be waiting."
"I am serious we need to talk." Kaito said determined blue eyes locking with confused brown. Meiko nodded not really knowing what to say to the serious side of Kaito, it was rarely seen and when it was seen it wasn't something to take lightly.
"Come on mr. delusional," Gakupo said laughing and shoving the boy towards his room once more. Kaito nodded not trying to stop the inevitable any longer. He didn't know how much longer he would be staying upright and he sure as hell didn't want it to be in the hallway. Almost falling into his door Kaito let out a breath of relieve as he opened the door and made his way to the bed. Shamelessly plopping down next to a slightly awake Len.
Deep blue eyes traveled sideways till he locked eyes with groggy baby blue ones.
"How ya feeling?" An out of breath Kaito asked trying to move his body upwards towards the pillow so that he could get more comfortable. Len blinked a few times registering where he was and with who.
"Not good." Len finally managed to croak out his voice hoarse and raspy from all the throwing up he did the night before.
"Yeah me neither." Kaito said with a small giggle at the worried look that swept onto Len's face.
"I'm sorry for getting you sick Kaito." Len said turning his face so that it was once more buried in the blanket and mattress. Kaito brought his hand up and rubbed the teens hair reassuringly.
"It's all good at least you don't have to suffer alone right?" The older teen said laughing and moving up the few inches to be rested on his pillow comfortably. Gakupo watched the whole exchanged silently from the door way of the room. He could feel his anger and hatred for the man he called his brother grow more and more with every passing second. Deciding that now would be a good time to make his presence known the purple haired man walked into the room with a bowl of cold water and two wash clothes.
"Hey sicky ready for some medicine?" His carefree voice drifted through the room. Len tensed under the blanket. What was he doing here?
"Yeah yeah give us some medicine so that we can go back to sleep." Kaito said pulling the blanket away from Len, but freezing at the look of pure mortification on the others face. A knot in the man''s stomach started to form as Gakupo set the bowl down on the night stand with the water and medicine. He watched silently as Len squeezed his eyes shut when Gakupo's slim fingers rested on his head feeling for a temperature.
"Well you have a pretty high fever Len." Gakupo said moving his hand over to Kaito's head. "You too Kaito." Gakupo sighed before a carefree smile placed itself on his face. "We'll get you guys all taken care of. You'll be up and at your normal lives in no time!" The man exclaimed reaching into the bowl of ice water and pulling out a washcloth drenched in ice water.
Gakupo leaned over Len reaching for the awaiting Kaito. Handing him the small cup of nyquil waiting patiently for the man to quickly down the horribly grotesque liquid said to help you. Kaito stuck his tongue out at the taste of the medicine before laying back down on his back. Smiling when the damp cloth was placed on his forehead covering his eyes from the offending light.
Gakupo laughed at the look of ease that crossed the mans face. Moving so that he was now back in the chair poring more medicine in the cup for Len. Purple eyes drifted over to rest on the back of a blond head. Len hadn't moved since he heard the deep voice of the demon next to him.
"Len are you ready to take your medicine?" Gakupo asked pushing himself on to the bed so that he was hoovering a few feet in front of the boy. Len nodded and put his hand out for the cup, determined not to look at the man beside him. A serge of anger passed through the samurai when the teen refused to look at him. So without thinking he quickly snatched Lens face forcing him to make eye contact with him.
Len panicked when his eyes met purple all coherent thought escaping his mind. Flinching away from the bruising grip on his face Len mindlessly grabbed Kaito's hand squeezing it as if it would safe him.
"Hey whats going on?" Kaito asked his free hand roaming to remove the wet cloth on his head. Just as fast as he had the cloth of his head Gakupo had released Len's face and sat back down in his chair.
"Len doesn't want to take his medicine." Gakupo said sticking his tongue out at the pair. "Guess I am a pretty bad doctor."
"Come on Len just take the medicine." Kaito said interlocking their fingers together reassuringly. Len didn't process anything that happened as he swallowed the foul liquid and leaned back down on the bed. A cold wash cloth pushed onto his head to reduce his fever.
"You guys get some sleep okay." Gakupo said turning towards the door to leave making sure to steal a glance at Len.
"Kay!" Kaito said excitedly cuddling into his pillow pulling Len into his chest, relishing in the warmth the boy radiated to his cold body.
"I'll be back later with some soup and to check on you guys!" Gakupo answer his voice have gone monotone and quiet. Kaito gave a small wave as the door closed.
Len slammed his head into Kaito's chest as he felt the tears prickling behind his eyelids. He didn't want to cry. He thought he could do this, but the realization that he was stuck hit him hard. He could never escape the man. He was a prisoner.
Len's small figure started to shake as the tears started to cascade down his face and into the soft fabric of Kaito's shirt. His breath coming in short rasp as he tried to calm down just to upset himself even more. Grasping the man's shirt in his trembling hands as tried to hid in the other man.
"Len what's wrong?" Kaito asked running a hand through the boys blond hair trying to calm the irrationally crying teen beside him. The blue haired hadn't know what to do but this seemed like the right thing to do now. "Just tell me what's wrong. Please."
"I..." Len opened his eyes teary baby blue locking with distraught dark blue as Len tried to form the words. "I need help."
Blah...I hate this chapter...I really do but I guess I had to write something one day that I didn't really like. Maybe it's because this one wasn't so dark. I don't know you guys tell me what you think please.
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