In response to @highwaytosickfics second Aitsu no Daihonmei prompt. It’s not as good as my first one IMO.
Flu season had come to Japan again and Satou had managed to contract the illness. Yoshida, knowing what happened the last time Satou got the flu, was dreading what his boyfriend would do if he became delirious with a fever.
He soon found out when one day Satou, looking no worse for wear, came into the classroom late (how Satou managed to always appear unaffected, Yoshida had no idea).
Instead of sitting in his usual seat, Satou picked Yoshida up from his seat, sat down and put the shorter boy in his lap.
Yoshida glared, blushing heavily.
“Hey, you idiot, what the hell do you think you’re doing?!”
Satou ignored his boyfriend’s protests and wrapped his arms around Yoshida, kissing the back of his head. Yoshida momentarily went silent from shock and his whole face went red.
“My sweet Yoshida…I’m so happy to see you.”
“W-what the hell are you talking about?”
Yoshida’s voice carried more embarrassment than anger now.
“You feel so good in my arms like this,” Satou said, not answering his question.
Yoshida heard several of the guys mutter “get a room”, but he ignored them. Makimura came over and tapped Satou’s shoulder. The heartthrob glared at the ugly boy.
“You should probably get back in your own seat before the teacher comes in.”
“The teacher can eat a bowl of nails. I’m not going anywhere! Now go away; you’re interrupting my time with Yoshida.”
Makimura left and Yoshida removed Satou’s arms from around him before turning around and glaring.
“What are you doing? You know I hate being affectionate in public and the girls will be all over me if they see you doing this, and I don’t mean that in a good way!”
Satou then did something Yoshida didn’t think he was capable of. He gave Yoshida wounded puppy dog eyes.
“Yoshida…I’m sick. All I want is a little affection and comfort. Is that too much to ask?”
Yoshida’s anger disappeared instantly and once again, a blush colored his cheeks. He turned away from Satou.
“You should’ve stayed home. You could get me or others sick,” he muttered.
“But then I wouldn’t be able to see you and I’d have to deal with my shitty family. You’re the only thing that can make me feel better.”
Yoshida glanced at him and slowly rested his head on Satou’s chest.
“Just…keep the cuddling to a minimum.”
The teacher walked in and looked disapprovingly at the couple.
“Satou, get in your own seat please,” he said.
Satou sent him a death glare. “No. I’m not moving.”
“Mr. Takahiko, I understand that you and Mr. Yoshio are a couple now, but I can’t simply allow you to flout the rules.”
Satou’s glare intensified and he pulled Yoshida closer to him.
“Listen and listen well. I have the flu. My head is pounding, my body feels like it’s on fire and all I really want to do is sleep. But I came to school today because I knew that seeing my beautiful boyfriend Yoshida would give me the strength to get through the day. You will not get in the way of that, and if you try, you’ll escorted out of here on a stretcher. Now back off!”
Everyone, including Yoshida, looked at Satou in complete shock. The teacher didn’t respond and addressed the class. Satou snuggled closer to Yoshida, a smile on his face.
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Throughout the rest of the day, Satou stuck to Yoshida like glue and Yoshida was getting sick of it. The girls alternated between death glares (aimed at him), resigned sighs and cooing (aimed at Satou).
Satou decidedly did not keep the cuddling to a minimum. In fact, he took every chance he could to hug Yoshida or snuggle up to him. They ate lunch in the comic club room, like always. Yoshida tried to avoid conversation, but Satou made it impossible.
“Yoshida…” Satou said softly.
“I’m so hot. Drinking water isn’t helping. Can you get me a wet cloth or an ice pack?”
“Why don’t you just go to the nurse’s office?”
“No. You’re perfectly capable of going by yourself and frankly, I want some time away from you.”
Once again, Satou gave him the sad puppy dog eyes.
“Yoshida…I love you. Do you really not want to be around me? That hurts.”
Yoshida’s entire face went red and he couldn’t speak for several seconds.
“I…I never said I didn’t want to be around you. I just need some space. You’ve been stuck to me all day.”
“Because you help me feel better. Do you not like it?”
“Yes! I mean No! I mean…I don’t mind it, but not in public and not like this. I get that you’re sick, but instead of clinging to me, do something to help yourself recover.”
“I’ll go the nurse’s office only if you go with me. I don’t want to be separated from you.”
“Fine. But you have to do something for me.”
“My grades have been slipping recently because of this flu bug so when you get better, I need you to help me get them back up.”
Satou smiled at Yoshida. “Sure. We’ll go to the nurse’s office after lunch.”
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A group of angry girls waited for the pair outside the club room when they finished eating.
“Do you enjoy torturing us like this, Yoshida?” one of them said.
“What are you talking about?” Yoshida asked.
“You’ve been hogging Satou all day! We’re suffering from withdrawal!”
“Hey, it’s not my fault! He’s the one clinging to me!”
“It’s true, ladies. I refuse to leave Yoshida’s side. I need him to help me overcome this terrible flu.”
Satou then fell dramatically into Yoshida’s back and loosely wrapped his arms around the boy’s torso.
“Satou, quit it! You’re only making things worse!” Yoshida said, glaring at his boyfriend.
Instead of getting angry, the girls suddenly looked worried and sympathetic.
“Oh Satou! We’re so sorry! We should’ve been helping you heal instead of getting mad at Yoshida. Come, we’ll take you to the nurse’s office.”
“Actually, that’s where we were just headed,” Yoshida said.
“Well then, we’ll accompany you to make sure Satou gets there safely. After all, his safety and health is of the utmost importance.”
Yoshida didn’t argue and simply let them lead the way. When they got there, the girls left at the insistence of the nurse and she and Yoshida laid Satou on the bed.
“How long has he been sick?” the nurse asked.
“A couple days. I don’t even know if he’s been taking medication.”
“His temperature is over 110 degrees. He shouldn’t have come to school.”
“I said the same thing, but he said I was the only thing that could make him feel better.”
“Foolish thinking, but then we’re all foolish when we’re in love.”
Yoshida blushed and didn’t say anything.
“I’ll send him home and give a note to the principal.”
Yoshida glanced at Satou and saw the miserable look at the mention of his family.
“Actually…would it be okay if he went to my house?”
The nurse looked at Yoshida curiously. “I suppose, but why?”
“Let’s just say I think he’d recover better with me than at home. Can you write a note for me too?”
She smiled at him. “Of course.”
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The nurse gave Yoshida some medicine for Satou to take and Yoshida promised to make him take it. Yoshida’s mother picked them up. The rest of the day was spent with Satou making Yoshida feed him his medicine and his food from the bed.
“Thank you for taking care of me Yoshida.”
He scowled at Satou. “Yeah, yeah, shut up. You’re lucky you’re my boyfriend. I wouldn’t tolerate this embarrassment from anyone else.”
Yoshida muttered, “I love you too,” under his breath, hoping Satou wouldn’t hear it.
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