Chapter Four
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Aomine POV
An awful shrill sound on my left woke me up. I hurried to turn off my alarm before it woke Tetsuki up. As I lay back on the bed I stared at the delicate beauty in my arms. She was facing me; her head was on my chest, her pale arm was wrapped around my middle and our legs were entwined together.
Don't get the wrong idea. We were both dressed, I was only missing my shirt. It has been two weeks since her parents left her in my care and I am doing everything I can to help her. It was the first night when she invited me to sleep with her on the bed, saying that she needed to be close to me and who am I to deny her, especially something like that. This is how our routine started.
Looking at the clock and noting the time I reached to wake her up. Slowly kissing her forehead and making my way towards her lips with small butterfly kisses. I sensed her stirring slightly. As I kissed her gorgeous lips she responded to me, wrapping her arms around my head and lifting herself slightly, so that she was facing me. I gently put an end to our make-out session, saying that we will be late if we don't hurry up. She pouted at me, making even more adorable. I lifted my hand and placed it on her head, trying fruitlessly to tame her bedhead, only for her to swap my hands away. Finally placing a gentle kiss on her forehead, I get up. After I go to the bathroom I return to the bedroom to help her off the bed then I leave her to get ready and dress up, while I make breakfast and prepare our lunches.
Up until last year I was a disaster in the kitchen, I couldn't do the simplest things. Tetsuki then decided that I must learn how to fend for myself in the kitchen. Let's just say that things didn't happen miraculously from the first time, but the point is that I am now a decent cook. Hearing her coming down the stairs shook me from my musings. I hurried to help her, knowing that she is not really strong physically right now and an accidental fall like that can be very bad for her condition.
"Hey, what did I tell you about the stairs?" I asked, trying to keep my anger and worry for her at bay.
"I know, I know. You told me not to use the stairs without you. But I wanted to try, to see for myself that I can, that I am not completely useless!" she said in her usually emotionless voice, but I could hear the sadness coating her words. So I did the only thing I could. I hugged her close to me and whispered in her ear just how proud of her I am, how much I love her. I told her again and again that she is everything to me. Her body slowly relaxed and molded in mine, so I gently picked her up bridal style and carried her to the kitchen, where I seated her on the counter top.
Just as I pried her arms off my neck she looked me in the eyes and murmured a soft a soft
"Thank you Daiki" and placed a soft kiss on my neck.
Her presence soothed me, completed me. When she was near everything was easier, more pleasant. She supported me and stood by me, my pillar of strength. She was the 'shadow' that made my 'light' shine so bright. And I was the one that protected her. The accident that happened was something that won't be repeated, nothing will harm my Tetsuki while I am here. And that is a promise of a lifetime.
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