Night

Ruki's P.O.V

I started at the sleeping woman next to me. It was strange that I was comfortable with her laying by my side. Especially when she wasn't mine. The fact that she decided to sleep in the chair next to me let me know that she didn't want to get any closer to me.

"Lucy" I ran my hands through her hair. "I can't let you go to him." Her cheeks heated up causing me to feel worried. Did she hear me?

"Ruki" Her soft lips spoke but her eyes remained shut. She was dreaming. Why was I involved in it?

"Lucy"

"I miss you" Was I dreaming or was this a nightmare. I sat up and grabbed her hand. 

"Lucy are you okay?"

"Ruki!" She opened her eyes and in them, I saw tears and horror. 

"Lucy" I pulled her close to me. I felt a sudden heat but ignored it. She had a nightmare and even though it was something that scared her, I knew she needed comfort. She quickly got out of my grip.

"I'm fine" She was not. 

"Sleep next to me." She shook her head. 

"It's nothing."

"You had a nightmare, with me in it didn't you?" She nodded. "Then at least tell me about it." 

"We were separated is all." She looked away from me. I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. 

"We were going to be separated last week, so it must be because of something else, right?" 

"It's nothing" 

"Nothing then," I pulled her to my bed. "Then being next to me, you wouldn't mind that?" She glared at me before I felt a flick to my head. I cringed at the pain. 

"I do" She got out off of my bed. "Idiot" She stuck her tongue out at me and left. 

Lucy's P.O.V

That pervert, that asshole, what was with him? Can't he learn to sleep alone for one night? As soon as his fever gets better I am leaving.

It was already bad enough that I have to worry about Cleo and if media finds out once I get home but now I have to deal with Ruki. I sighed, I made this all happen myself. If only I just worked without doing anything else but the task he assigned me. If only I didn't care about being alone. If only I didn't feel anything for anyone, I wouldn't be in this mess.

 Not only that but I broke up a home for my own selfishness. What is wrong with me? I felt a warmness wrap itself around me. "Lucy" I turned my head to see Ruki. His cheeks were reddened and his expression full of exhaustion.

I could tell that he was using a lot of strength. "Mukami-sama, you should be resting." He shook his head.

"It was only an anxiety attack-"

"And yet your symptoms since yesterday have been showing that you might have a fever."

"So what, I miss a lot when I sleep."

"That's fine now all you need to do is rest."

"The more I do that, the less time we have together." My eyes widened. He was being more open with his emotions. Was this the effect of his fever? I felt him nearly drop but caught him.

"Ruki!" He chuckled at me.

"You're cute you know" My cheeks darkened.

"Idiot, you are sick and yet all you can pay attention to is everything but that." I helped carry him to his bed. Once he laid down his eyes dimmed. Soon after, he was asleep. Seeing his emotions, his true emotions, we're something that I wasn't used to.