Sick Days

You sighed as you stood in front of a familiar door to Minato Aqua’s house, who had called in sick earlier today due to having a high fever and fatigue. You’d warned the girl to not play so much APEX Legends and drink so many energy drinks, but of course, she didn’t listen. Although you knew it probably wasn’t serious, in the back of your mind, there was that that little voice that you couldn’t shake. You had called earlier to let her know you’d be coming over to give her a check up. Aqua had actually given you a key to her house in the case of an emergency, so you used that to unlock the door. It was another sign of the deepening bond between you and the onion-haired girl. After that trip to the amusement park you had gone over and hung out with her more often than before. Now that you thought about it, combining your leisure and work time, most of your current life revolved around the dorky idol. Not that you minded, as almost every time you were around her, something interesting was bound to happen....

…And it seems the process would repeat itself again.

You stepped inside the house and looked around for her. Kitchen? Nope. Living Room? Not there. Bathroom? You knocked on the door and received no response. From those options, you could only assume that she could be in one place. Her bedroom. You walked up the door and gave a loud knock. No… response? You knocked again, but got something a little… different… than silent noise.

“Uhhh….” you heard Aqua’s voice moan from behind the door. Your mind went limp and your body stopped in place. Just… Just what was she doing behind that door?! As much as you didn’t want to.. Interrupt anything, you wanted to make sure she was okay. You gently pressed open the door…

… And was greeted by the site of Aqua, who was currently straddling the giant plushie you won for her at the amusement park. Her entire face was flushed red and she was sweating profusely as she rolled around the bed with the plushie in her arms, saying your name as she rubbed her head against the stuffed animal. When you muttered her name, she immediately turned her head to you and gave you a sweet smile and giggled.

“Hehehe…. Manager-san… my head feels… funny…” mumbled the perplexed girl as she stopped rolling and kept her eyes one you. That sultry look she gave you made your mind pause and face burn in embarrassment. Just what was wrong with her?! You hurried over to the side of the bed and pressed your hand against her forehead. You ignored the heavy moan she gave and took an informal temperature. Hot! Hot! Her skin felt extremely hot. Aqua was running a high fever, so you guessed she was having fever hallucinations from what she was saying. You told her to stay put as you went to the bathroom to wet a towel with cold water. She only gave a few giggles in response as you left the room and sped to the bathroom. When you returned to her room with the cold towel in hand, you saw that the idol was now sitting upright in the bed, but still had an arm wrapped around the plushie. As you walked up the bed you told her that she needed to lay down but she just gave you a pout instead.

“But Manager-san… I don’t wannaaaaa…” whined Aqua as she puffed out her cheeks. You sighed as you were about to press the dampened cloth against her head, but then something truly unexpected happened. She GRABBED you by the collar of your suit and pulled you towards her. Your face was buried in her chest as she wrapped her arms around your head and kept you anchored in place. You felt the hotness from her face burn the top of your head as she pressed it into your hair. You wanted to push her away but didn’t wish to hurt her as she was still sick and physically weak, so you begrudgingly decided to play along until she released you.

“Hehehe.. got you now, Manager-san…” whispered Aqua as she rubbed her face in your hair from side to side. You felt your own face burn up as she continued the motions. This was wrong! This was very wrong! If anyone saw you like this, you’d be fired for sure!

“Your... looooove you, Manager-san… I just wanna keep us like this… forever…”

As the girl said this she moved her hands around your face and pulled it up to meet hers. Her light purple eyes stared into your own as if she was trying to hypnotize you with those beautiful orbs. She then started to pull you forward as she closed her eyes and puckered her lips. Was… Was she trying to kiss you?! The thought crossed your mind for a moment, to just close the distance and… No! No! Bad thoughts! Aqua wasn’t in a right state of mind! You would just be taking advantage of her! If she found out she would almost certainly hate you, and you didn’t want to break the friendship you’d formed over the time you’ve spent with her. You gently pushed Aqua back to the bed and placed the wet towel on her forehead. In response she pouted at you again and let out a loud noise.

“Mouuuu! Manager-saaaaaan!” complained Aqua. You shook your head and continued to treat the girl until you felt her fever go down a bit. You asked Aqua if she was hungry or needed water, but she shook her head. Seeing that she would at least be fine for a while, you told her that you needed to get home and that if she needed anything to just call you. When she complained about not wanting you to leave, you threatened to not play any games with her for a month if she tried to force you to stay. This seemed to get her to comply as she reluctantly nodded to your request. You said your goodbyes to Aqua as you left her house and began your trek back to your apartment. As you recalled the day’s events, you learned yet another thing about Minato Aqua…

... That she cared a lot about you.