He timidly knocked on her bedroom door a few times. "Meiko!" he called out. Upon hearing no reply, he was beginning to worry and quietly let himself in, carefully stepping around piles of clothes laying on the floor.

"Meiko… are you okay?" he asked the young woman still asleep in her bed.

Morning light crept in through the gap in her curtains, but other than that, the rooms was dark. She groaned softly, turning over in her bed. Normally, Meiko was up and ready for work before him, and the fact that she had slept in made him uneasy.

Kaito walked over to her. "You're sick aren't you?" he asked, rushing over to her side and placing a gentle hand on her forehead.

She looked up at him, her chocolate eyes teary and her cheeks flushed. "I'm dying..." She exaggerated, placing her hand over her eyes, either to shield herself from the blinding light, or the excruciating amount of sweetness that seemed to be coming from her blue haired friend's gaze.

He wrapped his arms around her. "I'm sorry, Meiko." he began, "You probably got sick because of the snowball fight. It's all my fault!" His grip tightened around her.

"Kaito! You're choking me!" she coughed, pushing away from him. "And it's way too hot for you to be hugging me anyway." She huffed, sitting up.

Kaito's dusk blue eyes lit up. "So, you're saying that if you didn't have a fever, I would be allowed to hold you?" he asked excitedly, despite Meiko's current condition.

She fell back onto her bed. "Go away." She muttered, burying her reddened face into her pillow. She was really not in the mood for his antics.

"You didn't answer the question- But, anyway, I need to stay home today and nurse you to health." He said, sitting beside her on the bed and brushing his fingers through her silky chocolate hair.

His presence just seemed to make her fever rise, or so she thought.

"No need. I called Meito earlier; YOU need to go to work." She muttered, still face down on her pillow.

"But doesn't Meito work too?" Kaito pouted.

"He starts pretty late." Meiko answered.

"Fine then! I'm just gonna go to work and then I'm going to go spend some time with my cousin because the bar was closing early today!" he huffed, storming out of her room, but still quietly closing the door behind him. He had originally wanted to spend the day with Meiko, but it seems she didn't feel the same. He'd be lying if he said it didn't hurt.

She sighed. Although she would never tell him directly, she also didn't want him to get sick. It was just her way of being kind. Meito was her brother, though, he would understand.

Kaito was grumbling to himself as he walked toward the bar. "Meito is so trustworthy." He mimicked in a high voice, probably intending to sound like Meiko. "Meito is so strong. And his clothes don't even fit Kaito 'cuz he's so puny." He sighed. "I don't even know what I'm saying anymore…" he ran a hand through his hair, and noticed he had already arrived at his destination.

Kaito's boss stepped out just as he was about to enter.

"Oh, hello, Kaito!" he greeted him exuberantly, shaking his hand. He looked behind the blue haired young man. "No Meiko today?" he asked, looking quite surprised.

"No, she's sick." Kaito answered.

"Well, I decided to close up for today." The older man said, patting Kaito on the back. "I think you need a break."

"Oh…"

"You can go and nurse her back to health, ey?" he raised his brows, smacking Kaito on the back a bit too hard.

"Yeah… Sure…" Kaito coughed. "Well, thanks, boss, I'll be heading back now."

Kaito began walking back, thoughts flowing through his mind.

Sure, at the moment he was living with the love of his life, but that might not last forever. He was currently trying to win her heart, but what if a time came where she found someone, someone other than him, to love. If that time came, of course, he would no longer be able to stay with her, not that he would want to be around to see her with another man anyway. His heart hurt just imagining it.

Before he knew it he had arrived at the spot where his home once was. Not too long ago, he had lived in the very spot he was standing; alone. He could no longer imagine living by himself. He no longer wanted to. He ran away from there.

A knock was heard at the young woman's door. "Coming!" she chimed, tidying up her sapphire hair and straightening her scarf; she enjoyed looking presentable, even for strangers. She opened the door carefully. "Yes?" she asked sweetly.

"Hey, Kaiko. I know this is sudden, but do you mind if I stay here for a bit?" The young man asked.

"Okay, Meiko, what's wrong?" Meito asked his sister, he had arrived quite some time ago and had noticed something different about her. "Don't tell me it's because you're sick, 'cuz I can tell something else is up." He said, suspiciously.

Meiko sat upright on her bed, drinking a hot bowl of soup her little brother had prepared for her. She looked at him warily.

"I'm not entirely sure myself." She began, setting down the bowl. "Though, if I had to guess, my best guess would be that I'm in love." She added.

Meito laughed, covering his face and turning away from her.

"Hey! What the hell are you laughing at?!" If there was one thing Meiko hated, it was being mocked.

"Nothing, nothing." He wiped his eyes. "Shouldn't you be telling this sort of stuff to the blue one, though?" he asked, standing up. "Well, I've gotta get going now anyway." He added "Take care, sis." He said, giving her a quick hug. The door clicked softly behind him.

She sat in her bed and all of the sudden her room seemed too big. The whole house seemed too empty, too quiet. And lonely. The hours passed as she tried to sleep.

Kaito entered the house quietly, it was now 12 AM, he had stayed at his cousin, Kaiko's, house longer than he had expected. He knocked on Meiko's door cautiously.

After a moment, the brunette opened the door, looking at Kaito straight in the eyes; searching them.

Kaito looked down at her, his expression contorting; he was desperately resisting the urge to grab hold of her tightly.

Meiko found the answer she had wanted, Kaito's innocent blue eyes never seemed to lie, they mirrored his every emotion, and currently, they mirrored nothing but love and longing.

She reached out to him, tracing her fingers on the curve of his brow, she swept a few waves of sapphire hair out of his eyes. His heart skipped so many beats he thought he might faint, but refused to move his gaze away from hers. Meiko traced the soft angles of his chin and at last, placed her fingers on his lips.

Kaito's cheeks glowed a soft crimson. "Are you trying to seduce me? Because – believe me – it IS working." He mumbled, removing her hand from his lips, but not before kissing it tenderly.

Meiko blushed, her heart pounding as he leaned down.

"I love you, Meiko." He murmured as he kissed her on the forehead. "Do you love me?"

The question echoed.

Damn, I got this done quick. I am rather proud. hahaha

This chapter just sort of wrote itself, Kaito and Meiko decided what to do and I just sort of went along with it and wrote it down.

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Anyway, we got to see a more defenseless Meiko in this chapter, and a pouty Kaito, but that's not really new.

I hope you enjoyed! Please do leave a review, they always make me more motivated.

Thank you for reading!

Until next time!