To Love-Ru: Xenomorph
Chapter 12:- Knowing you too well
Opening Theme:- デストピア - GLAY
[Continued on after the end of Chapter 11:- Broken heart.]
-Within the next morning on Tuesday as Kei was sleeping on the couch instead of sleeping with Momo, he woke up in the early morning of 5 A.M. He stretched his body as he was still lying in bed but he felt a little heavier than usual, he looked at his stomach and saw that Mikan was lying on top of him, Kei was surprised to see Mikan awake this early along with sleeping on his body. Kei would pat Mikan's head softly but saw that she was breathing heavily and her face was completely red as it also seemed like her breathing was off. Kei would place his hand on her forehead as his eyes widened as Mikan was having a fever. Kei would slowly get up from the couch as he held Mikan in his arms as Mikan would then hold onto him tightly and spoke softly-
Mikan: D-Don't...Move..Feels like I could vomit..
Kei: I-I'm...Sorry..-He held her in her arms, not knowing on what to do, as he would just hug Mikan, keeping her safe, he then remembered about the phone that Lala gave him to contact anyone. He reached out to the coffee table and grabbed his phone and called Momo. Before Momo answered the phone, the sound of door slamming and footsteps could be heard from upstairs as Momo was running downstairs, thinking that Kei was in trouble-
Momo: K-Kei-san!
Kei: I'm right here.
Momo: Oh thank goodness. W-Why did you call me?
Kei: Mikan..
Momo: Oh my...She has a fever. I need to let Rito-san know.
Kei:...Okay. -Kei was unsure of letting Rito take care of Mikan, considering that he can be a bit too irresponsible of his decisions and is not very decisive. Though Kei knew that he can't talk back as Rito is Mikan's older brother-
-As Momo went upstairs, she yawned softly as she was still tired. She stood in front of Rito's door as she her hand was on the doorknob, she would shiver slightly and blush a little after remembering the kiss Rito gave to her yesterday. Instead of opening the door directly, she would then knock on his door instead as Rito got up from his bed as he was still half asleep and opened the door and was surprised that Momo knocked on the door instead of entering the room directly-
Rito: M-Momo? What's wrong?
Momo: M-Morning..Um..K-Kei-san is in a bit of trouble right now.
Rito: Eh? What happened?
Momo: Mikan-san has a fever.
Rito: What? -Rito then went down quickly to find Mikan as he saw Mikan was sleeping on the couch as her head was on top of a pillow and her forehead was covered by a wet cloth as there was a little bucket and another bucket of water right next to her on the floor as Kei was making breakfast in the kitchen, as Momo went to the kitchen and helped Kei to cook while Rito watched over Mikan- M-Mikan? Are you all right?
Mikan: D-Don't talk..The sound...Of people talking is giving me a headache..
Rito: R-Right.. Sorry.. -Rito scratched the back of his head as he went up to find Lala, wondering if Lala knew a way to help Mikan feel better, though Rito did not want to bother Lala this early in the morning before she wakes up, so he would then head upstairs, grab his towel and uniform as he went to take a bath first-
Kei: Source of her sickness?
Momo: I'm examining it with my plants right now... -She was going through her phone- Ah, here. Apparently it's just a fever that is caused by the sudden change of the weather's temperature.
Kei: It's only Spring though..
Momo: Even if its Spring, it can go from hot to cold or the other way around. The weather is more unpredictable than anything else after all.
Kei: I see..
Momo: I assume that you're gonna stay here and take care of her?
Kei: Yes.
Momo: Because you know for a fact that the rest of us aren't capable of taking care of her due to the lack of chores we do?
Kei: Yes.
Momo: And is because you love her?
Kei: Yes.
Momo: Eh? W-Wait..? Y-Y-You do?
Kei: No.
Momo: But you just said "Yes"!
Kei: B-Because...I kept saying "Yes" for...Awhile already.
Momo: So are you in love with her?
Kei: I cannot...Say for sure..
Momo: Is that so? -She was slightly concerned for Kei as she was also a little bit afraid and depressed that Kei might actually be in love with Mikan as in terms of age wise, Momo knows for a fact that Kei and Mikan would be good together in terms of Human knowledge of housework and because of the fact that they're both really young as well. Momo was cringing slightly as she was staring at Kei with an intense look on her face-
Kei: Whatever you are...Thinking.. It is wrong.
Momo: I-I'm not thinking about anything!
Kei: Shh! Mikan..Is sleeping.
Momo: O-Oh right..Sorry..
-In a few minutes time as everyone was awake, Lala, Celine, Momo, Nana and Rito were eating breakfast together while Kei was sitting on the floor besides the couch Mikan was lying on, as he was reading a book called "Re:Zero" that he borrowed from Yami-
Rito: So he'll be staying here for the day to take care of Mikan, huh?
Nana: He sure spoils her a lot..
Momo: I'm sure Mikan-san would feel more comfortable and relaxed, knowing that the person who is watching over her can take care of her better than her brother..
Rito: I-I..I'm sorry.
Momo: You can't apologise to me, Rito-san~ You need to apologise to Mikan-san~
Nana: Does she know that he's staying?
Momo: I don't think so, but let's not tell her but let her find out on her own, that'll surprise her~
Rito: H-Hey, you shouldn't scare a sick person. It's considered a crime.
Lala: But it's only frowned upon.
Rito: Yeah but still..It's kinda rude.
Nana: Says the one that can't look away from a girl's underwear and apologies, even if he saw it by accident..
Rito: W-What are you talking about?
Nana: Hmph!
-Mkan would open her eyes slowly to see that Kei was sitting on the floor beside her and was reading a book, she would weakly but slowly move her hand and put it on his shoulder as Kei turned to her-
Mikan: W-Why aren't you in your...Uniform?
Kei: I am...Staying here.
Mikan: For...What?
Kei: To take care of you. Why else? -He said as he held her hands and changed his body temperature as he kept her hands warm-
Mikan: N-No..You need to go to school..I can take care of myself.
Kei: I refuse...To go to school...Knowing that you are sick.
Everyone that is eating on the dining table: Aww~
Mikan: But I...
Kei: No buts..-He placed a finger on Mikan's lips, asking her to be quiet as Mikan would blush softly as she smiled softly and nodded slowly-
-Minutes later as the others left for school, Momo pretended to be sick so she can stay back and be with Kei but was forced to leave the house by Nana. Kei was waving goodbye to everyone as they left for school, he would then enter the house and went to the living room to check on Mikan as he noticed that her body temperature was decreasing greatly. Kei would think of a way to keep her body warm without using his powers, he would then look at the bathroom and thought of the solution. Kei would carry Mikan like a princess as he walked to the bathroom, he then set Mikan down slowly as she was weakly standing on her feet and was maintaining her body's weight to avoid falling but lost control as Mikan fell onto Kei's chest-
Mikan: W-What...Are you going to do..?
Kei: I am sorry..But would it be...Okay for me...To clean you up?
Mikan: S-So...Y-You'll...Bathe me...? -Her face got redder as she was blushing slightly and was getting nervous but was too weak to react properly and push him away but she knew that Kei would do no harm to her as she trusts him with her life. Though Mikan was extremely embarrassed about the fact that Kei would be able to see her whole naked body, though the only person who has seen her nude was Rito, she then considered that Kei had no choice but to do this as he is taking care of her as Mikan nodded slowly as she was breathing heavily. Kei would slowly undress Mikan from top to bottom, after he had taken all of her clothes off, Mikan would cover her chests and crotch with both of her hands as she was embarrassed but Kei showed no emotion of being interested in a girl's body, as he would slide the bathroom door open and walk Mikan in, he took of shirt but left his shorts as he turned on the shower and was cleaning Mikan's back, arms, legs and her frontal body as it seemed like she was exposing everything to him until Kei would set his forehead on hers to see if her fever got any better, from what Kei was doing, Mikan would blush as her heartbeat rose even more so until Kei walked behind Mikan and was gently washing her hair as he was using his powers to make his hand warm, after he was done washing her hair, he would poor warm water over Mikan's head as he carried her and set her down on the bathtub as Mikan then speak out to Kei- A-Are not...Embarrassed...?
Kei:...I am..
Mikan: T-Then..Why are you doing this..?
Kei: So that...You'll be safe..If you bathe..On your own...You might fall and collapse..
Mikan: Kei-kun.. -She looked up at him from the bathtub as she was blushing while feeling touched at the same time as she didn't think that Kei would be that considerate of others compare to Rito- You're very different from Rito..
Kei: Hmm? How so?
Mikan: He's not honest like you.. You look away from unnecessary things such as girl's underwear or from anything shameless but when they express it to you, you'd pretend that you're not interested but you're actually curious..
Kei:..How did you..
Mikan: I'm more...Sharper than my brother after all. I know that you really care for everyone in the house and you treat them like family. You've changed since then.
Kei: W-What...Do you mean?
Mikan:...-She looked at him as her eyes were slightly teary but with an innocent smile on her face ,she'd blush- You were more quiet, shy and more antisocial than you are right now. You wouldn't smile nor talk to anyone when I first met you but now you smile, laugh and talk to everyone and even take care of them. When you first moved in, you wouldn't talk to anyone and you'd stay away from all of us except for Momo-san and Nana-san but after awhile, you got close to everyone that even Lala-san was willing to make you your own room but you declined.. You never told anyone why you don't want your own room.. C-Can you tell me?
Kei: That...Is a secret that no one...Will ever know. -He said as he petted Mikan on the head lightly as Mikan pouted slightly-
-Later on after Mikan was done with her bath, Kei helped her get dressed as he brought some clothes down from her room and changed her, Mikan was feeling slightly better than she was earlier as she would rest downstairs in the living room while Kei was doing the chores by cleaning the house and by doing the laundry along with feeding Celine. Kei then went back inside the house to check on Mikan's body temperature as it was increasing to normal temperature as Mikan was feeling better. Though Mikan had not realised that Kei was absorbing the sickness from Mikan's body whenever he would touch her. In was past noon as Kei had finished all of his chores as he sat down on the chair and noticed that Mikan was nowhere to be found until Mikan would hug Kei from behind the chair-
Kei: I can assume...That you are feeling...Better?
Mikan: It's all gone. Thanks to you.
Kei: W-What are you...Talking about?
Mikan: You used your powers to absorb the fever from me, didn't you? Knowing that you can't get this sort of sickness.
Kei: How...Did you know?
Mikan: I know you too well to know for a fact that you'd go all out just to make someone better, but I bet when you absorbed my fever, it hurt you a little..Right?
Kei: It did..A little..
Mikan: I'm sorry that you had to do that..-She'd blush softly as she gave him a quick peck on the cheek as a thank you as she went to the kitchen to make some tea for the two of them-
-Mikan thought to herself-
"Maybe...Maybe Rito wouldn't mind...If I told him that...I like Kei-kun...Right?"
-Mikan would blush slightly as she smiled a little from making the tea as all she could think about is Kei-
-TO BE CONTINUED-