Sick

[Akkii]

"Exactly." Akito couldn't help but laugh quietly. "Has it been a while since you last messed around like this?" She grinned at him.
Then she changed the subject before Devon could even answer. Not on purpose, but something came to mind.

"You remind me of my Gure-kun... not the man he is now... but who he was before he changed."

((Devon should ask what Shigure was like before he changed.))

[Platinum]

"What was he like before?" Devon asked.

[Akkii]

Akito grinned even wider. "He still annoyed me like crazy... but he told me he loved me... except in different words at first." She told him the memory.


Akito, eight years old, walked into Shigure's room. At the time Shigure was fifteen. He was sitting on the floor, looking out the glass door that led to the garden when she came in.
"Shigure," She began. "Do you love me?"

"Ahaha! Are you asking everybody that?" Shigure laughed.

"/I'm/ asking the questions." Akito replied, slight anger in her voice.

Shigure stood up and walked out of the room, into the garden. Akito followed and stopped at the porch as she watched him pick a flower. He carried it back over to her. "You are the only person I think about. And that is a definate truth." He leaned over and his face was so close to hers that their noses were touching. They both had their hand on the stem of the flower.

"I love you, Akito."


Akito's eyes were brimming with tears, but only one managed to roll down her cheek after she had told the story. But she was still smiling.

"That's what Shigure was like before he changed. Now he's just mean. Utterly unkind..."

[Platinum]

Devon nodded, he understood.

[Akkii]

"Mm... I need to keep being entertained..." Akito laughed, looking sleepy again. "Help me stay awake." She sighed.

((I think I'd find it funny if Devon was like 'you need to sleep' and started humming some lullabye, and then Aki starts yelling at him! LOL))

[Platinum]

((XDD))

"You need to sleep." Devon said in a quiet, soothing voice. He began to hum silent night.

[Akkii]

"No! Stop it! I don't /want/ to go to sleep! I wouldn't be sleepy if I hadn't taken the medicine!" Akito said, trying to block out Devon's humming.

[Platinum]

Devon grinned, but continued to hum.

[Akkii]

Akito could still hear the humming. "Stop it, Devon! I refuse to sleep!"

[Platinum]

Devon stopped. "Fine...then you'll be tired all day." He said.

[Akkii]

"No I won't." Akito smirked. "The drowsiness'll wear off sooner or later."

A knock at the door sounded. Akito inched a little farther away from Devon. She struggled to get her voice lower. "Come in." She finally called.

A man with black hair, some of it hanging over one of his eyes, walked in.

"Oh, it's just you, Hatori." Akito inched closer to Devon again.

"I couldn't help overhearing," Hatori began, looking rather amused... for Hatori anyway. "But I think Devon's right. You need your rest, don't you? Especially when you're sick."

"Eavesdropper!" Akito said to him, though she didn't sound angry... annoyed maybe, but not angry... okay, maybe just a little angry.

"I wasn't eavesdropping. I was just going to check in on you when I heard you and Devon talking. I didn't want to interrupt."

Akito sighed. "For the last time, I refuse to go to sleep."

Hatori had just the slightest smile on his face, and his eyes were stern. He walked over, put his hand on Akito's forehead, and pushed her down gently, but firmly, so she was laying down again. "Go to sleep, Akito."

"No." Akito said, trying to sit up again, put Hatori was pushing just hard enough that she stayed down.

[Platinum]

((writers block XP))

[Akkii]

((Would Devon be in the least bit amused? LOL))

[Platinum]

Devn grin widened. He was amused.

[Akkii]

Hatori's hand moved down to Akito's shoulder. "Stay." He said. He removed his hand, and Akito jumped to her feet.

"I thought I said stay."

"I'm NOT going to sleep!" Akito protested.

Hatori sighed and got behind Akito. He wrapped one of his arms gently around her head, so her eyes were covered. The other arm was wrapped around her waist. He sat down on the bed, pulling her down with him. He laid her down on the couch again. "Sleep. Do you want some of Ayame's tea?"

"No." Akito said, giving up trying to keep from laying down. She didn't close her eys at all, and tried her best not to blink.

"Akito..." Hatori shook his head.

[Platinum]

Devon got up and gently pinned Akito down by laying a strong hand on her shoulder.
"Sleep." His voice was soft, but demanding at the same time.

[Akkii]

"...But..." Akito protested meekly, looking even more sleepy. Hatori had deliberately tired her out.

"Fine." She finally groaned.

Hatori smirked. "I'll be right back."

He came back five minutes later with a kettle of tea. He set it on the stove in the kitchen and turned on the stove, just hot enough to keep the tea warm.

"Ayame's tea. Akito likes it." Hatori chuckled quietly. He noticed that Akito was asleep.

[Platinum]

Devon nodded.
He looked over at Hatori.
"If...if you don't mind me asking, why is your eye hurt?" He asked.

[Akkii]

"Oh... so you noticed." Humor was erased from Hatori's face. "It was hit... with a vase... by..." He trailed off, glancing at Akito, obviously meaning that Akito did it.

[Platinum]

Devon nodded once, meaning that he understaood and siad nothing else on that subject.