Amnesia Chapter 12:

Sick Day

The next day was a Saturday, so Ichigo could sleep in. She woke up at about ten, and saw that she was still in Kisshu's room. Kisshu was starting to wake up too, and when he saw her, he said, "I don't feel good…"

Ichigo felt his forehead. "You've got a fever," she told him.

Kisshu started coughing, and when he got his breath back, he said, "My head hurts, too."

"Sounds like you have a cold," Ichigo said. "I'll go tell my mom, I'll be right back."

Kisshu nodded, so Ichigo went downstairs. She found her parents in the living room. "How's Kisshu doing?" Sakura asked.

"I think he has a cold," Ichigo said. "He's got a fever and a cough, and he says his head hurts."

"I'll be right up," Sakura said. She followed Ichigo back to Kisshu's room, and went in. "Not feeling well, huh?" she asked Kisshu.

"Not so much," Kisshu said.

Sakura felt his forehead, and said, "You're burning up. I'm going to call the doctor, okay?"

"Does that mean I have to go somewhere?" Kisshu asked.

"Not necessarily," Sakura said. "I'm just going to ask for advice on what to do for you."

"Okay," Kisshu said.

"I'll go get the phone," Sakura said. "Ichigo, stay here."

Ichigo sat back down next to Kisshu as Sakura went to get the phone. Ten minutes later she came back and said, "The doctor's office said they'll send someone over here. They said a lot of people have been coming in with the flu."

"Okay," Kisshu said.

The doorbell rang a while later, and Sakura went to answer it. She came back with a woman in a nurse's outfit, who examined Kisshu. Finally she said, "Yeah, he's got the flu. I'll give you a prescription for antibiotics, so get them as soon as possible."

She handed a prescription to Sakura, who said, "Thanks, I'll go get that now."

She walked out with the nurse, leaving Ichigo and Kisshu alone. "What are antibiotics?" Kisshu asked.

"It's a type of medicine," Ichigo said. "It'll help you feel better."

"Okay…." Kisshu said.

He sounded tired, and Ichigo said, "Go back to sleep, I'll be right here."

"K," Kisshu said sleepily. Soon after, he was sound asleep.

Sakura came back an hour later, and said, "I got the antibiotics. Kisshu's sleeping?"

"Yeah," Ichigo said.

"I'm going to go make chicken noodle soup for him, so if you don't mind, can you give him the antibiotics when he wakes up?" Sakura asked.

"Sure," Ichigo said. Sakura smiled at her and left.

A while later, Kisshu started to wake up, just as Sakura came up and said, "I finished the soup. Kisshu, do you want some?"

"Yes please," Kisshu said. Sakura went and got a bowl of soup, and came back.

"Kisshu, can you sit up?" she asked.

"I don't know, I'll try," Kisshu said. He managed to sit up for about a minute, then fell back. Ichigo caught him and said, "I'll help you eat, Kisshu." She took the bowl of soup from Sakura, and said, "Open up."

Kisshu obeyed, and Ichigo started feeding him the soup. Halfway through, he said, "I'm not hungry anymore….."

"Okay," Ichigo said. "I'm going to give you some of the antibiotics, okay? You need them to get better."

"K…" Kisshu said.

Ichigo got a glass of water, and one pill, then helped Kisshu sit up and gave it to him. He swallowed it, and then asked, "Can I go back to sleep now?"

"Yeah, sure," Ichigo said. "I'll be here if you need anything, k?"

Kisshu nodded and fell back to sleep. Ichigo went and got a book, then sat down next to Kisshu again.

By the time Sakura had dinner ready, Kisshu still hadn't woken up. Ichigo reluctantly went downstairs and ate with her parents.

"I have to go back to school on Monday," Ichigo said. "Is it really okay for me to leave Kisshu?"

"I'll be here," Sakura said. "You really shouldn't miss more school. Don't worry, I'll take good care of him."

"Okay," Ichigo said. She finished her dinner and went back up to Kisshu's room. He was starting to wake up. "Kisshu, are you feeling any better?" Ichigo asked.

"Not really," Kisshu said. He started coughing, and Ichigo pulled him into a sitting position until he stopped. "I don't like being sick," he said after he stopped coughing.

"I don't think anyone does," Ichigo said. "I'm sure you'll be better soon, though."

"Will you be here?" Kisshu asked.

"Today and tomorrow I will be, but I've got school on Monday, so my mom will be here with you," Ichigo said.

"Do you have to go to school?" Kisshu asked.

"Believe me, I'd rather stay here, but my parents say I have to go in. Don't worry, we'll have all day tomorrow, and I know my mom will take good care of you," Ichigo said.

"Thanks," Kisshu said. "Um… can you sleep in here tonight?"

"Sure, I'll get my sleeping bag," Ichigo said. "You don't want to be alone, right?"

"I like having you nearby," Kisshu said. "It makes me more comfortable."

Ichigo smiled and said, "Well, I'm glad I can help."

Kisshu smiled back, then yawned. "Get some more sleep," Ichigo said. "I'll be right back, I have to get my sleeping bag."

Kisshu went back to sleep as Ichigo quietly went to her room and got her sleeping bag and pillow. She went back into the hall, and almost ran into Sakura, who said, "You're sleeping in Kisshu's room tonight?"

"He says he feels more comfortable with me around, so yes," Ichigo said. "He went back to sleep, so I'm just getting my stuff to sleep in there."

"I called Pai on that device he gave you," Sakura said. "He'll be over a in a bit, to see how Kisshu's doing."

"Okay," Ichigo said. "Can you let him know to be quiet when he comes?"

"Sure," Sakura said.

"Thanks," Ichigo said, and headed back to Kisshu's room.

A bit later, Ichigo heard a knock on the door, and opened it. Pai was standing outside, and he asked, "How's Kisshu?"

"Still asleep," Ichigo said. "It's the best thing for him right now."

"Maybe I shouldn't have told him he'd probably never get his memory back," Pai said.

"I don't think that had anything to do with why Kisshu caught the flu," Ichigo said. "The doctor said that a lot of people have it right now, I guess it's going around."

Pai was about to reply, but Kisshu started coughing again, which woke him up. Ichigo went and helped him sit up. When Kisshu stopped coughing, he noticed Pai, and said, "Pai, you're here too?"

"Yeah, I came to see how you were doing, since I heard you had the flu," Pai said.

"I still don't feel that great," Kisshu said. "I guess the medicine Ichigo gave me hasn't kicked in yet."

"Medicine?" Pai asked.

"The doctor prescribed him some antibiotics," Ichigo said. "He's supposed to take one a day until he's better."

"I sometimes forget that you're not an alien anymore," Pai said to Kisshu. "But it's good, since a lot of human medicines are actually poisonous to us."

"I think I'm glad I'm not an alien," Kisshu said. "Although it would be cool to fight the way Ichigo does."

"Yeah…." Pai said.

Kisshu yawned. "I'm getting tired, what time is it?" he asked.

Ichigo looked at the clock and said, "Wow, it's almost ten. That's later than I thought. You should get some more sleep, we can talk more tomorrow, k?"

"Sure," Kisshu said. "Good night."

"Good night," Pai said, and walked out, closing the door behind him.

"I'm going to go get into my nightclothes, but I'll be right back, so just go back to sleep," Ichigo said.

"You'll be here though?" Kisshu asked. He was half-asleep already.

"I'll be here, I promise," Ichigo said.

Kisshu went to sleep after that, and Ichigo quietly left, changed into her pajamas, and went back to Kisshu's room, where she climbed into her sleeping bag and fell asleep.

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