Sick Day

Aomine discovers that Kasamatsu is sick, so he does what any caring boyfriend would try to do – help.

Aomine turned the kitchen tap off, cutting off the flow of the cold water. He looked in the glass and frowned down at the water, even glaring at it. The basketball player turned around and left the kitchen, heading back to Kasamatsu's bedroom.

He entered and saw the older teenager where he left him last, lying on the bed. Kasamatsu had his eyes closed, his chest rising and falling slowly with evened breath. Aomine raised his eyebrow, thinking that he was not gone for that long so that the other male could fall asleep that fast. 'Well, he is sick, after all…' Aomine resisted the urge to smack his hand against his face and opted to sit the chair he dragged over from Kasamatsu's desk, which was positioned next to the teen's bed.

Aomine reached forward as he was about to give his boyfriend's shoulder a gentle shake until he thought of something, causing him to halt in his actions. 'Should I let him sleep? Or should I wake him up so he could take his medicine?' The questions made him groan quietly, undecided as he thought of the pros and cons of both.

Without Aomine even noticing, Kasamatsu had woken up. A faint groan made Aomine come out of his thoughts and look down at his boyfriend. "Did I wake you?" He asked quietly.

Kasamatsu shook his head tiredly and stifled a yawn as he slowly sat up. The older teenager rubbed at his eyes and looked around the room before his eyes landed on Aomine. "I didn't even notice I fell asleep." He murmured, smiling lightly.

Aomine snorted, reaching for the medicine he placed on Kasamatsu's bedside dresser, offering it to him, as well as the glass of water. "How do you feel? Does your head still hurt? Should I get a cloth to cool you down?"

"You know," Kasamatsu began, making Aomine stop with his questions. "I don't think I've seen you worry so much." He chuckled, voice somewhat scratchy because of his cold.

Aomine looked away, his frown looking more like a pout. "Whatever." He mumbled stubbornly, refusing to let Kasamatsu see the way his cheeks darkened from his words. He rubbed his arm as a lack of nothing else to say and just settled for sitting in silence, because at least it was not of the awkward-kind. Kasamatsu's faint coughing made Aomine turn back to the older teen and he sighed, scratching the back of his head, ruffling his hair slightly. "You took the medicine, right?"

Kasamatsu arched his eyebrow, laughing as he started to cough again. He cleared his throat once his little coughing-laughter fit was over and lay back down on the bed. "You watched me, idiot." He said, lightly punching Aomine's arm. Aomine rolled his eyes, knowing that the way Kasamatsu said 'idiot' was meant to be in a caring way.

"Uhm, are you hungry?" Aomine asked awkwardly. He was asking out of his own experiences; remembering how his mother cared for him and kept him hydrated and fed even if he did not want to drink or eat anything. "I could make you…"

Aomine stopped speaking, figuring that he could not really make Kasamatsu anything, now that he thought about it. Apparently, Kasamatsu thought so as well because he chuckled, "I don't think my parents would appreciate you burning their house down." The raven haired male said, wetting his dry lips as he glanced out the window.

"Right." Aomine nodded, remembering how the last time he tried to cook did not go so well. He frowned and wondered what else he could do for food. For a moment, he considered ordering take-out, but it was not a good idea to feed an ill person non-healthy food, right? Aomine groaned and sat down next to Kasamatsu on his bed, folding his arms across his chest as he riddled his mind for more ideas. "Toast?" He asked, wincing as he just remembered that morning when he tried to make toast. It somehow ended up burnt…

Kasamatsu chuckled again, having to clear his throat a moment later because of how scratchy his voice got. "Why not just something that doesn't need to be cooked? Like crackers or cereal."

"I can do cereal." Aomine scoffed, speaking as if he could do such a hard task. "Pouring cereal into a bowl and then adding milk isn't that hard."

"Yeah, well… Don't hurt yourself." Kasamatsu teased, pulling the covers up so that it covered his nose, only his eyes and head visible to Aomine. Aomine snorted and ruffled Kasamatsu's hair, earning himself a glare, and left the room.

He went back into the kitchen and did what he set out to do. He grabbed the bowl, filled it with cereal and then added in the milk. He grabbed a spoon and headed back upstairs and walked into Kasamatsu's room. "See, cereal." Aomine stated smugly, sitting on the chair next to the bed.

Kasamatsu sat up gingerly and rubbed at his temples with a faint groan, "How long will the stupid medicine take to kick in?" Aomine shrugged, and Kasamatsu sighed softly. "Thanks." He took the bowl and idly mixed around the cereal before actually taking a bite.

"You're not really hungry, are you?" Aomine asked flatly.

Kasamatsu shrugged, "Not really. But I'll eat it anyway since I know I should eat something, at least." He said, smiling softly. Kasamatsu continued to eat, until a thought crossed his mind. He narrowed his eyes as he looked over at Aomine, putting the cold bowl of cereal on his lap. "You did put the milk away, right?"

Aomine snorted, leaning back in his chair. "Of course I-" Feeling suddenly unsure of himself, Aomine could not remember whether he did put the milk away or not. He frowned and slowly got up. "I'll go check." He huffed out, frowning at the way Kasamatsu smirked.

"I knew it." Kasamatsu chuckled just as Aomine disappeared from his room yet again. Aomine stalked down the stairs and back into the kitchen, feeling as if he was making a habit out of it. He looked around the kitchen, nearly forgetting what he was down there for, until he spotted the jug of milk sitting out on the counter.

Aomine huffed and grumbled to himself, muttering about how it was a simply mistake. He put the milk back where it belonged and closed the door with a little too much force, judging by the way he heard Kasamatsu start laughing from upstairs. He smiled, despite being teased by his boyfriend, because he would rather hear Kasamatsu laughing (at his expense) than coughing and sounding miserable.

Love me like you do, lo- lo- love me like you do~ (Ellie Goulding) Ahhh… This song came on while I was typing this and it made me feel the AoKasa feels. TTuTT

It also made me sad because this is the second last day! Which means 31 Days of AoKasa will be done tomorrow T^T But don't worry, I'll still continue to write AoKasa, as well as a bunch of other Kasacchi-centric stories, and try to update all the ones I have now *shot* OTL~

~WinterAssassin~