Konichiwa, minna-san! Ogenki desuka? :D I didn't have too much time today so this chapter will be a little short (Yeah, I know, you wanna kill me). But there is a lot of fluffiness, so I hope it will not matter too much. So? Did you look forward this chapter? Then here it is, enjoy! :)

Chapter 9: Sleep

Black rabbit's P.O.V

I was sitting on an edge of Izayoi-san's bed, looking after him. Asuka-san and Yo-san said that they wanted to go out for a while so I offered that I will take care of the boy.

It was late in afternoon and even though the weather was really nice and warm, this problem child was feeling cold. Asuka-san told me that he said he is freezing, so I let him under double cover although he was extremely sweating.

I took a now hot towel from blond's forehead, soaked it in cold water and then returned to its original position. When I touched him, I had to 'eep' because of light pain caused by the hotness. He was in fire...

I sighed and started scanning the boy by eyes. Then I stood up and looked at his face. Right now I couldn't say he looked cute, he looked pained. It was like something tortured him, his face had showed signs of sadness and fear.

"What's wrong?" I whispered, troubled by this view at my friend.

I noticed as he suddenly started moving with his lips... he was saying something from sleep. I bend down and enclosed my ear to his mouth to hear his words.

"What are you doing?" I jumped out of shock as I was aware of that he is up. His voice was weak, but clearly hearable.

"I-I-I-I-Izayoi-san!" stuttered truly startled. I looked at the teen and intended to pierce him with my eyes, but immediately refused to do so.

He seemed super pale and was slightly shaking. Even those eyes didn't belong to that problem child Izayoi. These were too fragile, scared and vulnerable. I was scared that he would shatter even I said or do even one wrong thing.

"How are you?" I carefully asked, still observing the ill one.

He yawned and held onto the blanket tightly. "I'm cold" he answered simply and turned at his left. "and feel light-headed"

I bit my bottom lip, I didn't like his words. I didn't like how weak he looked. It was so strange and somehow confusing to see him like this.

"Izayoi-san, please stay awake for a while and wait for me" I asked and perceived his feeble nod.

Quietly, I went out of a room and headed to the kitchen. About an hour ago I made a porridge for him so now I just needed to find bring it to him. Before taking a plate from shelf I heated the food and waited. Not too long passed and I filled the plate with warm meal for Izayoi-san.

Slowly walking, not saying even a word, I thought of a way to help the blond. I just couldn't overlook how much he suffered, how much he was holding back so that he wouldn't break down... I just wanted to know what happened. I just wanted to lighten him from the burden.

"I'm coming in" I informed the ill boy and opened the door to his room.

It was clear to me that he was barely keeping himself up, looking like he would fall asleep every time. He was so weakened...

"Izayoi-san," I just called and put his meal on a desk. "Could you please sit down?"

He didn't respond to my answer, but did as I asked. Carefully, he pulled himself, but it I couldn't stop myself from helping him. While holding him, I picked the pillow and let him lean on it.

"Is it okay like this?" I wanted to assure. The teen nodded.

"You should eat something" I told him and grabbed the porridge. "Here" I gave it to him but he didn't move even a finger.

"I don't wanna" He refused and yawned.

"You have to" I commanded and held a tablespoon of the gruel before his face.

He frowned and again, refused: "Not hungry"

"You didn't eat whole day!" my voice turned into a frustrated one. "Come on, please" I plead with a desperate face.

"Why do you look like that?" He noticed... "This face doesn't suit you, smile, stupid rabbit"

"I can't" I declared still with that gloomy expression of mine.

"Why?" He demanded an answer and scanned me with his sharp, violet eyes.

"I'm worried about you" I admitted and put down that spoon. "I'm worried" I whispered once again and bend down my head.

Suddenly, Izayoi-san flicked me in the forehead... I was lucky that he didn't put too much strength into it or else my head would explode, but it still hurt.

"Ouch, Izayoi-san!" I yelled at him and touched the place where he 'attacked' me.

Now, he was smiling. On his face wasn't that provocative or sarcastic smile, nor the sadistic one. It was a gentle one, so beautiful that I felt blood rushing into my face. It was just... cute.

"See? You are smiling" He told me all of sudden and I realized he was right.

That grim face was gone and replaced by a relieved and warm smile... Was it because I saw him chuckling so honestly? Or because I forgot for a while about what troubled me? Who knows...

"Alright, so now, say aah" I said and picked the spoon.

I don't know if it was just my imagination or reality, but I noticed how startled he was when I said it. However, it was gone in a blink of eye.

Forcing him to open the mouth, I asked: "Are you okay?"

"I'm fi-" and before he could even finish, I put the porridge into his mouth.

He coughed and started scolding me: "Do you want to kill me? It's hot" and coughed about ten times more.

"Ah, sorry" I apologetically said and took another spoon, this time blowing it before giving it to him. The blond opened his mouth and I put it in it.

"How is it?" I wanted to know his opinion. This was one of few times I cooked by myself so I was excited to know how it tasted!

"You did it?" he asked with an indifferent face.

"Yes, by myself!" I answered enthusiastically.

"I'm amazed" he said and I felt how much my expression bloomed... until he finished his though. "It's amazing how you got rid of it's natural the taste"

"Eh?" I dumbly stared at him and waited for explanation.

"I'm saying," and he looked intensively into my eyes. "It's tas-te-less"

"W-W-WHAT?!" I shouted and saw how he started to laugh at me...

"Well, rather than tasteless it was a little... suprising" he grinned.

"It can't be so horrible, can it?!" I stared at him while sinking into disappointment.

He didn't say anything, maybe he didn't want to make me feel bad so he kept quiet... I had to confirm it! Taking the spoon to my hand, filling it, eating it and... bursting the food out.

"It's horrible!" I screamed, shocked by the taste of my personally made porridge. "How could you keep it in?!" I admired how Izayoi-san was able not to vomit because of it... The food wasn't really tasteless, it could be compared to eating a rotten, three years old sock covered in mud... It was just awful!

"I-I-I'm sorry, Izayoi-san! I made you eat something so disgusting and, and..."

"Poisonous?" he chuckled.

"Yes" I bend down my head out of letdown and went out of room, at least I intended. But I was stopped by the problem child.

"Geez, I will eat it" he declared and held up his hand. Why did he say it? Because he pitied me?

"But it's-" I didn't get to finish it because of the teen.

"I'm hungry and before anyone would make something else, I will starve to death" he claimed, still holding that hand in the air.

"You said you aren't-"

"Just give it to me!" He commanded and I had no choice than do as he say.

And so, he whispered "Itadakimasu" and to my surprise, he dig in.

Izayoi's P.O.V.

Don't puke, Don't puke, Don't puke! It's just a normal food, it's completely safe and eatable... yeah, eatable. Don't you dare vomit, you weak and pathetic idiot, don't you dare! Just eat it!

I was going through one of the worst torment in my life. Eating this was a difficult task even for me, but I couldn't let that stupid rabbit leave with that face. No, I didn't want to... I could not make anyone else sad. Anyone, anymore.

This taste, bleh, it was just so, so terrible that I just couldn't finish it. I wasn't hungry, I didn't want to eat something, but that her expression and those memories just forced me to do so. Or maybe I forced myself to do it to punish myself?

"I'm full" I whispered, feeling so sick that I would rather lose conscious than have to feel the taste in mouth... Just keep it in, don't throw up!

"Izayoi-san?" Black rabbit called me. I unfortunately didn't have enough strength to answer and remained with bowed head and hand supporting my head. Or rather, covering my mouth so that I wouldn't vomit. Bleh!

"Izayoi-san, you look pale" Well, you don't say... I just ate that, well, excuse me, that freaking horrible porridge while holding back not to pass out because of it. Of course I'm pale!

"Just your imagination" I feebly smiled, doing my best not to show how I was sick. I couldn't afford to make her upset after going through that... torture.

"Are you sure? You look and even sound so-" I didn't let her say it.

"I'm still cold as hell" This was true, but not the reason for me feeling so awfully. "And my head is spinning, that's all"

"I will bring you another blanket, so wait for a while please" she informed me. "And you didn't have to force yourself to eat it" she put a guilty smile...

"It wasn't so bad" I lied, I really couldn't bring myself to make her sad. "Don't worry and put that happy-go-lucky face of yours, stuuupid!"

And finally, I could see her honest and happy expression. Somehow I felt something falling down from my shoulders, something really heavy. I was relieved that she didn't have those gloomy eyes anymore.

Oh, jeez. I was so, so, soooo sick! I wanted to throw up everything in my stomach and then go sleep. Everything was so blurry and I got a feeling that a whole world was twirling on front my eyes.

So cold... I held the double cover on my body tightly, making sure that not even a smallest part skin was showing off. I was truly freezing, so cold that I started to shiver. I couldn't stop it consciously, I couldn't control my body and soon felt the sharp pain in my abdomen, it was clear to me that I got a spasm. The only way to forget this pain and stop shivering was to fall asleep. Yeah, but I didn't want to sleep. I didn't want to see it all again.

I was so scared to sleep,

since she would appear before me again,

and remind me what I have done.

I was scared...

I'm so sooorryyy, my dad is forcing me to go sleep already so I can't write anymore! But I think this will do :) See ya ;)