Naruko's POV

I woke up with Sasuke by my side, holding my hand. I felt my face heat up in the situation and at the same time I was happy. I dazed onto his sleeping figure when I suddenly realized that he woke up and looked at me. Our eyes met which he immediately looked away and said,

"I'm going to the kitchen. You stay in bed while I whip up something you can eat," before he fled as if trying to avoid something, yet all I could think of was his flustered face that I had glanced upon a minute ago for just a second.

I could hear him doing something by the kitchen, I couldn't help wanting to look at him for some reason, I stood up from my bed and walked to the door. I could see his broad back and annoying hair, but that's all I could see. I wanted to see his face again,

"Sasuke?" I called out unconsciously,

"Dobe? I told you to stay in bed... Your fever may have gone down but we can't be so sure if it really is gone... Before this conversation gets longer..." he said as he walked towards me and gently guided me back to my bedroom, "...Go back to bed," he added,

"I was just going to thank you..."I said sulking, but happy to have glanced once more of his face,

"Can't thank me yet, dobe... You still haven't fully recovered..." he said as he started to walk out of the room, I stared as his fleeting figure wishing he would turn around once just to look at me but he didn't. I felt a bit sad and annoyed,

"... and I want to eat ramen..." I demanded,

"You're a patient... you're sick... that means there are many things you aren't allowed to eat and do, that includes ramen and sulking... now back to bed," he answered then continued to the kitchen. Does that mean I'm not allowed to look at you? I thought then felt my head heat up. Idiot Naruko! What are you thinking about?! Aarrghhh!! The man's engaged to your best friend!!! Aaarrgghh!!! I shake the thought off and hid under the covers. I learned two things today. One: I can't get what I want when I'm sick... Two: I still love him...

He came back with a bowl of porridge.

"Oi, dobe... what are you doing?" he asked, it seems that he caught me hiding under the covers,

"No..nothing..." I said avoiding eye contact,

"*sigh* Whatever... just eat this... you haven't eaten yet..." he said as he placed the porridge by the small cabinet by my bed, he then proceeded to feed me,

"Eto... Sasuke... I can feed myself..." I said looking down, eyes covered by my bangs, and trying my best to hide my embarrassment. I could hear him put the spoon and porridge down, but I still refused to look at his direction. I suddenly felt two hands on each of my cheek, which made me look at him,

"It won't hurt to rely on someone else once in a while," he said, looking straight into my eyes, I felt my face heat up again. He placed his other hand on my forehead, "Dobe? You seem red?? I think your fever is coming back... you're a bit warm than a while ago," he added,

"I'm fine..." I said as I smiled, happy because he thought it was because of the fever that I was warm and annoyed because he still has this calm composure. He then continued to feed me.

Sasuke's POV

I learned two things today... One: looking at her weak like this makes me happy because I can take care of her... Two: I can't love anyone else but this sick, hard-headed girl in front of me.

When I finished feeding her, I put all the dishes in the sink and came back with a heavily breathing Naruko.

"Naruko?" I said, and went near her and examined her temperature. As I guess... her fever came back... I was about to leave her to buy something from the pharmacy but something held on my shirt, I turned around to a Naruko with a very flustered face,

"Do...n't lea...ve..." she said as tear forms on her blue orbs,

"I'll be gone for a while but I'll come back... I promise..." I said assuring her that that I will come back, I gave her a peck on the fore head and left...

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