unknownrival | [RL - Touchy-Feely Virus]

Sleep. Blissful, wonderful, pleasant and stress less sleep was something that didn't happen all the time to Hartuo. So when it finally did, he was more than thankful for it. However, something was slightly different about this sleep. Aside form feeling wonderfully comfortable with - a strange feeling pillow.

The texture was very different from his normal pillow, and then - it talked. Talked? Why was it talking? What was happening? His eyes shot open at the voice and he blinked to look up at the face of - Issei. What was he doing here? Where was he?

Wait... He tensed, his face flushing dramatically. Was he snuggling Issei this entire time!?

"I-I-Issei-k-kun?" he stammered, staring with red cheeks at the new bed fellow he didn't remember signing up for!

Issei blushed deeply as he groped around for his glasses and put them on. Yes, that was definitely Haruto he was cuddling with.

"Wh-why are you sleeping here?" he asked, trying and failing to untangle himself from Haruto. "I, I'm fairly certain that this is my room, s-so..."

What was he doing here? What was he doing? Why was he in bed with Issei!? He was rigid with embarrassment and horror, unaware of how exactly would be the best way to react to waking up in bed after having snuggled rather closely to another boy.

He managed to speak, though his voice was very much strained.

"I don't know... I was home." he replied, horrified, and now his body had switched from being rigid to shaking slightly.

Haruto was clearly about to panic. Issei felt like panicking himself, but as the older one, he needed to stay calm and keep his friend from becoming hysterical.

"So if you were home, and I was home, then - virus." Issei took a deep breath and offered Haruto a reassuring smile. "That must be it. I'm sure that the moment we check the community, we'll see tons of post complaining about waking up next to someone else. It's nothing to worry about."

...Still really embarrassing, but nothing to worry about.

"A virus?" he echoed, blinking at the other boy. Smile or not, Haruto still felt like his world was about to fall around him. Honestly he was surprised it hadn't yet, and he was still trying to recollect whatever thoughts he had before going to bed.

"Another one?" he asked, in a high voice, and then suddenly realized - he was still laying next to him. He gave a short squeak and then sat up.

No sooner had he sat up in the bed, than did the sudden lack of connection between the two cause him to feel dizzy and ill. He swayed where he sat, placing a hand to his head. @_@
That wasn't good.

"Are you all-" Actually, now Issei didn't feel too good either. That was awfully sudden, he thought, rubbing his head with his hand. "-right? Maybe I should get us some medicine..."

Haruto groaned softly and held his head, using his other hand to hold himself sitting up on the bed still.

"I don't - know." he replied softly, not at all feeling any better at all.

"Would this - be part of it too, perhaps?" he asked, looking up at the other boy.

"I don't know - usually the viruses are more cohesive, and I don't see what waking up next to someone else and random sicknesses have to do with each other."

Issei thought hard for a moment. He hadn't felt sick upon waking up, so what had triggered it? It had only happened when Haruto sat up...

He blushed slightly, then rested his hand on top of Haruto's. Immediately his own nausea disappeared. "U-um, does that help?"

Haruto kept his hand to his head, and rubbed his eyes with the same hand before feeling Issei's hand land on other. The sick dizzy discomfort feeling was wiped away immediately with his touch. He blinked and looked over at Issei, confused, and again his face flushed.

"U-uh... Y-yes..." he stammered and looked down at their hands, "It..It went away..."

Oh, my God!

"Are you sure?" Issei asked, with some concern. He had really just been guessing about the whole 'touch' thing, and he didn't want Haruto to be in discomfort. "You look flushed..."

He was flushed because this virus couldn't have had ANYTHING else make the illness go away. He bit his lip, trying very hard at this point to not scream out loud the mental panic that was currently running ramped through his mind.

He nodded looking at their hands and then back up him, only now aware of the heat in his face.

"This is very strange..." he managed, voice still strained.

"Most viruses are," Issei agreed, still not really understanding why Haruto looked so red if he wasn't sick. The possibility of it being a blush didn't occur to him - after all, it was always him that was blushing.

"Um, this may be a bit late, but welcome to my home," he added, bowing his head. "What's mine is yours. Please make yourself comfortable."

As long as Haruto didn't make a fool of himself, or anymore of a fool than he had already managed to do, he would survive... Somewhat. After all it could be worse.
At least he was with someone he knew he could trust.

He gave a small dry laugh and offered a tiny embarrassed smile.

"ah-ha, thank you... Though I would have liked to have come under different circumstances." he admitted.

"Yes, I can imagine," Issei replied, smiling in return. Haruto seemed to be calming down. That was good. "I guess you'll have to visit again when things are normal."

"So! Since you're here, would you like a tour of the temple? I'll need to explain to my father and brother why you're here, anyway, and since you'll have to come along, I should make the trip at least a little interesting."

...the trip that Issei was, apparently, going to take while still in his yukata robes. Well, there was no need to let on that anything was amiss about that. If Haruto so much as thought of the idea of changing while in Issei's presence, he would definitely panic, and Issei didn't want that.

He smiled and gave another soft laugh, nodding.

"Yes, that would be better." he replied, feeling his heart now return to his normal pattern. His look brightened more when Issei suggested that he take a look around him.

"Oh, yes. That would be great."

At least he would have something interesting, not that this wake-up call wasn't interesting, but a new place was always good. Haruto was rather happy that his PJs weren't adding to his embarrassment. They were normal, and thank God for that.

It took a moment for Issei to figure out how to stand up without tugging on Haruto's hand too hard. "Then it'll be my pleasure to show you around the temple. Shall we start?"

Haruto managed to stand up and still keep hold of Issei's hand. At the moment as long as the contact kept him from feeling ill, it was fine. Once he was standing, he was better, nodding to him.

"Yes. Let's."

Issei opened the door and stepped out into the hallway. "These are the living quarters of the monks; most of them are awake and out by now, I'd assume. Oh, and you can see our temple's gardens through that window there."

Haruto remained by Issei's side, at the moment unaware of the touch that was at first nerve wrecking, now over looked by curiosity. He looked over to the window and peeked out to see the temple.

"Its brilliant." he beamed, and looked over him.

"Thank you. I do my best in tending it." Issei glanced down one side of the hallway before beginning in the other direction. "All that's really over that way is the kitchen, which... looks like a kitchen. Tell me, do you like books?"

Haruto had turned to look back out the window and then moved along after Issei when he went back down the hall. He gave a smile and another soft laugh - well what else would a kitchen look like?

He beamed again and nodded, "I love them."

"Then I'm sure you'll like our library." When they came to a large set of doors, Issei opened one of them to reveal a room with long rows of shelves of books. "You're welcome to borrow any of these, by the way. We don't mind."

It was heaven. Books, upon books, and all seemingly endless. It was spectacular. While the books in his own school were sometimes filled with something other than letters, and information.

He beamed more than he had been before.

"Its amazing!" he chimed, clapping his hands together and overwhelmed for a split second by a sickening feeling before making a grab for Issei's hand once more.

"S-sorry." he apologized softly.

Issei winced for a moment before the contact returned. "It's all right. I can't expect you to remember all the time."

"I'm glad you like it," he added. "Would you like to stay here and read for a while, or would you rather move on?"

He smiled sheepishly, laughing nervously, rubbing the back of his head with his free hand. At least it was excused, for it.

"This place is wonderful, but I would like to see what else is there." he answered honestly, smiling.

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*is currently dying of giggles*

They're so cute.

yes they aaareee xDD

I'm sorry my replies have been so slow. Stupid fullscreen games.

haha its okay xDDD

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...I'm not very good at describing things.

tis fine ^^

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is currently dying of giggles