Chapter 5: Nurse Yusuke

It's 11:30 pm in the Asahina residence. Ema is still awake and is on the laptop looking for a job. Juli jumps on her computer desk.

"Chii! It's getting late. Get some sleep." The furball scolded.

Ema couldn't sleep not yet. She want's to find a part-time job so she can pay for her college. Ema does not want her father and Ms. Miwa to pay for her. For once, she wants to take responsibly. Ponytail girl turns her head to her talking pet.

"I know it's late. I can not sleep not yet. I am signing applications' on-line. I want to find a job."

Juli gets closer to the baby pink laptop and looks at the wide screen. "Um? Ice cream, waitress, car washer. What!? Chii you can do better then this..."

Ema ignores his remark and continues typing away and says. "I don't care what I get. Get some sleep okay Juli?"

The grey squirrel obeyed jump on her bed. He take a last look behind her bed before closing his eyes.

Next morning, Juli woke up stretching his arms and when his eyes lay on a familiar head...

"CHIIIIIIIIII! PLEASE TELL ME YOU DIDN'T STAY UP ALL NIGHT!?" Juli shouts with confusion and jumps on her desk. He examines her and he can tell that Ema has stayed up all night. There are bags under her eyes and her skin is sweaty. Beside her was a large cup of coffee.

Ema turns to her little friend and gives him a weak smile. "I am sorry...I filled out 22 applications last night...I couldn't stop..." Slightly Ema felt drowsy. Her hand is on her head.

"Chii...you don't look good. Please go to sleep." Juli is becoming worried.

Ponytail girl nodded slowly tries to get up from her computer chair. Suddenly, she faints and lands hard on her floor.

"CHIIIIII!" Juli jumps on the floor. Touch her white forehead. "You have a fever! Oh Chii...you can't lay on the floor like this."

Someone knocks on the door.

"Ema! Are you awake? Were going to be late for school."

Juli ears perked and realized who it's. "Oh! It's the red head animal brother. He needs to save Chii! I need to be reckless so he can come in here."

The clever squirrel jumps on the desk and knocking down a lot of books and making noise.

Yusuke hears the noises.

"Are you okay! I-I am coming in!" he grabs the doorknob and barges in. His brownie eyes widen in fright "EMA!" he ran over and kneel by her. He carried her. "What's wrong!? Wake up!" he shouts.

Hikaru appears and hears shouting. "Yusuke keep it..." he shuts up as he see's Ema out cold on the floor and in Yusuke arms. "What on earth happened!?"

The panicked red head look over his shoulder. "Hika-nii-san! Get Masa-nii-san in here now! Something is completely wrong with Ema!"

Hikaru nodded and ran in his high heels.

Masaomi ran in Ema's room with Hikaru.

"Yusuke put Ema on her bed." Masaomi order. Yusuke obeyed and laid her on the bed. He step back while his brother examined her. Hikaru is hugging his younger brother.

"She will be okay Yu." Hikaru said with comfort.

Yusuke is scared out of his mind. What would of happen if he didn't hear noises and barged in? Seeing Ema this way is scaring him...

Masaomi stands up and turns to his younger brother's.

"Ema is fine...she is suffering from a high fever. I gave her medicine to sleep soundly."

Yusuke fell on the ground and had a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness..."

"How did she end up this way Yu?" Masaomi asked with concern.

Yusuke gazes at the beauty and his eyes were back on him. "Well she wasn't downstairs having breakfast. Which was weird because she is always having breakfast. So I knock on her door and out of no where I hear noise's so I barged in and saw her on the floor unconscious."

"I see. She must have been exhausted. I would stay home and examine her. But I have to go work at the hospital today." Masaomi says being un-professional like.

"Then I will stay and take care of her!" Yusuke shouts with passion.

"Don't you have school, Yusuke?" Hikaru asked.

Yusuke walks over to Ema and stares at her. "I cant just go to school. Ema is sick and she needs to be take care of. I will do it. Just call us off from school Masa-nii-san."

Hikaru and Masaomi exchange glance. The two agreed.

It has been 2 hours. Since Ema fainted. Yusuke Is sitting by her bed side. Watching her sleep.

(She looks so peaceful when she sleeps...I like it when she have's her hair down...It makes her face...more beautiful...I can stare at her...forever.) Yusuke grab a hold of her warm hand. Slowly laid his hand on the bedside. Falls asleep as well.

In Ema's dream is full of darkness she can't see light. As she squince. There is light. She ran toward it and see's a hand extended toward her. Ema grab the hand and she felt so safe.

After the dream Ema slowly open her chocolate eyes. By her bedside she see's a fluffy red. Her eyes became more clearer and realized it's Yusuke holding her hand...

Ema blushed hot red. For some reason...she loves holding his hand...it's so comforting to her...Moments Yusuke starts waking up. His eyes met hers.

"EMA!" He shouts and got so excited that he lost his balance and fell backwards and land on the hard floor.

"Yusuke! You okay?" Ema says being worried.

It didn't hurt him at all he stood right back up and just smiled at her. "Nah I am fine. How are you feeling?"

"I am okay. Who put me in bed?" Ema question and tried stood up in her bed.

"I did. I found you out cold. Masaomi examined you. He said you have a fever. Man...do you remember what happened?" Yusuke folded his arms.

"I...stayed up filling on-line applications for work. I filled out 22." Ema shyly says.

Face palm! Yusuke can not believe what he is hearing. "Are you serious! Don't stay up late for that. Why do it at all?"

"I want to save money for college I better start now. I don't want my father or Ms. Miwa helping me." Ema says being honest.

Yusuke stood up and snap at her. "STILL! YOU COULD OF GOTTEN REALLY SICK! IF I DIDN'T CAME IN YOUR ROOM YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE! REMEMBER THAT EMA!"

Ema starting to have watery eyes and cover her face. Yusuke felt terrible for snapping at her. He whispers. "You...scared me. I thought you were badly sick. I am sorry."

Ema eyes met Yusuke's. She understands completely. "I am sorry Yusuke."

The red head gives her a smile." Don't worry about it. What matters is for you getting better. So for today. I will be your nurse. Your probably hungry right? I will run and get Ukyo to cook. Stay right there okay!" Yusuke ran out of the room. Ema giggles to herself.

"Ukyo-nii-san!" Yusuke shouts while running down the stairs and enters in the kitchen. He notices that he isn't in there. "Ukyo's gone Yusuke. Wait Yusuke what are you doing home?"

Yusuke turns to the gentle voice. "Hi Louis-nii-san. Um Masa-nii-san didn't tell you? Ema is sick."

Louis became worried. "W-what! Oh poor Ema. I will go and see her..." before he is about to go up the stairs. Yusuke stop him. "Wait. Where's Ukyo-nii-san at? I want him to make Ema soup."

"Don't you remember? He has a huge case in court today. He won't be home tonight." Louis says.

"CRAP-CRAP-CRAP! EMA NEEDS SOUP! ? Louis can you please make the soup?" Yusuke said while begging.

"Hehe sorry little brother. I am good with hair not food. You can figure it out. Just look it up in Ukyo's cooking books." He is walking upstairs. "I am going to check up on Ema."

Ema is under her covers and stare's up the ceiling. She cannot stop thinking about Yusuke and her holding hands...it's raising her temperature up. Juli jumps on her bed. "Chii I am glad you awake."

"Juli where have you been." Ema question.

"Watching from a distance. I let the red animal brother hold your hand. Just this once! He help you so yeah."

Knocking on the door. "Ema it's Louis may I come in?"

"Y-Yes." Ema says weakly.

Louis walked in and look relief that she looks a little better.

"I heard what happened are you okay?" Louis says while grabbing a chair and sitting next to her bedside.

"Yeah. Thanks to Yusuke." Ema blushes.

Louis touches her hair and she jumped. "Want me to put it up in a bun for you? Must be hot having it down."

Ema nodded. "Your right...it's hard for me to put it up. Will you please Louis?"

Louis smiled like a sunshine. He grab her brush and a rubber band and gave her a stylish bun. The stylish grab a mirror and showed her. "You look pretty as always." Louis winked.

Ema blushed of his compliment. "T-Thank-" Before she can finished Louis is stoking her cheek.

"I wish I can make you feel better..." Louis shyly says.

Before Louis can say any more. Yusuke barged in with a tray and a bowel of soup.

"Ema! I made soup! Eat up!" Yusuke orders. Lays the tray in front of her. The white bowel is steaming hot. It does smell good.

"Thank you Yusuke. Can't wait to try it." She takes a sip. "Yum! It's good." Ema smiles while closing her eyes. Yusuke blushed crazy. "Y-Y-Your welcome! It's chicken noodle."

Louis patted his brother. "Good job Nurse Yusuke." Louis walked away. "Take care of her. Bye Ema. I have to go work. I will check up on you soon."

Ema waved. "Okay thanks Louis. Have a good day."

"Yeah later Louis-nii-san." Yusuke waved to him.

Louis smiled and close the door behind him. He stood there. For some reason...he wish that he made the soup for Ema and take care of her.

Hehe Yusuke being a nurse! What an image! XD Um what about Louis...I wonder why he is feeling this way. Thank you for reading!

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