*Later…*
Takumi went into a fit of coughing.
“Are you ok?”
“Yeah. I think I swallowed wrong.”
She got him a glass of water.
“Are you sure? You’ve been coughing a little since we got home.”
“Yeah, I’m sure.”
“Ok, but maybe take a little study break.”
“Sure.”
Later that night, he coughed again.
“You don’t sound ok. If anything, it sounds like you caught something from me while I was sick.”
*The next day…*
She gently woke him up.
“Did you forget something?” He asked groggily.
“What do you mean?”
“You left just now, didn’t you?”
“No, but I’m guessing were you sleeping the whole day.”
“I don’t remember doing anything so I guess so.”
“I thought that might be the case so I made dinner. I also got medicine.”
“Is it a coincidence that you got the exact one my parents would get?”
“No. Earlier, I wasn’t sure which one was ok for you to have and I thought I’d be disturbing your sleep, so I called your dad. I found his office number online. The secretary was a little annoying but I finally got through to him after some arguing. I doubt your mom would’ve wanted to talk to me.”
“Thanks, but you didn’t have to go through all that trouble. What happened at school today?”
“I made notes in class, but you can look at them another time. And I can always tutor you if you miss a lot of classes so don’t worry about it too much. Just focus on getting better.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
*The next morning…*
“If you get better before I get back, I got rum and raisin ice cream for you yesterday. See you later.”
“Yeah.”
*Later…*
“Hey, Kendo-chan, wanna share some cupcakes?” Kogami asked. “I don't think I can finish them all.”
“Sure.” She sat down next to him.
“I know that we've only known each other for a few months, but I like you.”
“You like me?”
“Yeah.”
“Well, that’s…”
“You're like the little sister I've never had, even though we’re the same age.”
“Oh, that’s what you meant.”
“I don’t know what else I’d mean but yeah. You have some icing on the side of your mouth.”
He was about to give her a napkin but just then, a familiar warm hand gently grabbed her chin, making her look up, and a tongue licked the icing off.
“Sorry to disappoint but this cute, little hothead isn't yours,” Takumi said. “C'mon, let's go.”
He took her hand and walked off. The blush on her face was enough to put the colour red to shame.
“Did you have to lick it off?”
“I didn't see a reason not to. I hate sharing.”
She let out a little laugh.
“What's so funny?”
“Nothing. Except, you’re cute when you're jealous.”
A little red dusted his cheeks.
“Last time I checked, you were sick.”
“I felt better a couple of hours after you left.”
“Either way, I didn’t give you the go-ahead to come to school. I told you not to worry about missing classes. Honestly, most people would jump at the chance to miss a day of school.”
“It couldn’t be helped.”
“Fine, but if you feel the slightest bit off, go to the nurse’s office.”
“Deal.”
“Hey, I need to borrow her for a second,” Ayaka said, dragging her away.
“Why's everyone dragging me away today?”
“Some girls wanted to talk to you. More specifically, the members of the Rengoku fan club.”
“Just when I thought this day couldn't possibly get any worse.”
“How dare you seduce our beloved Rengoku?” One of them said.
“Ok, first of all, my seducing skills suck ass because I don't have any. Second, why are you getting mad at me? It's not my fault that he chose me and it's not like I asked him to. He did it out of his own free will.” Twilight said. “If anything, I tried and failed to get rid of him. And third, you guys are nuts to the point where I'm starting to worry about your mental health.”
“Then I guess you won't mind if one of us steals him from you.” Another one said.
“You can go ahead and try. But ladies, let’s not fight over a man. We’re better than that. Anyway, good luck because I seriously doubt that he can get hard with anyone else other than me.”
“What makes you so sure of yourself?”
“Are you guys stupid or something, we're talking about the guy that everyone, including me, thought was gay. And if you don't believe me then go ahead and try. So, as I’ve said before, good luck or whatever. Oh, and if your feelings get hurt in the process, it's neither my fault nor my problem because I warned you.”
“A bunch of girls were trying to flirt with me all day. Any idea of what that's about?”
“That's your fan club. They were pissed about me being your girlfriend and I might've told them to go ahead and try to steal you from me. And that it's not my problem if they get hurt.”
“So, you're the culprit.”
“This is more your fault than mine. If you hadn't kissed me in front of everyone, then they wouldn't have found out and this wouldn't have happened. You brought this upon yourself.”
Later that evening, they were sitting at the kitchen table. Twilight was helping Takumi catch up.
“I want a baby,” She said.
“What?”
“A baby. I want one.”
“Are you telling me to get you pregnant?”
“What else does 'I want a baby' mean?”
“Didn't you say that we're too young to have one?”
“I changed my mind.”
“In that case...” He picked her up over his shoulder. “... we can make one right now.” He headed to their room.
“Wait, I was joking.”
“I wasn't.”
“We're not even married.”
“I'll change that when we're done.” He put her on the bed and got on top of her.
“Hold on, I'm not ready to have one.”
He kissed her forehead. “I know. I was kidding.” He got off.
“Geez, you scared me.”
“I'm pretty sure that I'm the one who's supposed to be saying that and I think in your moment of panic, you forgot that I physically can’t get you pregnant at the moment.”