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“Hey Gen, can you pass me those?” Byakuya pointed to the blankets on Senkuu’s desk chair.
“Hmh?? Oh sure,” Gen snapped out of it and got the blankets from the desk chair.
“I- uckk! I’m fine old man,” Senkuu protested while he lay in bed.
“None of that Senkuu,” Byakuya playfully rolled his eyes. “You got a 38 degree fever and I’m sure someone like me doesn’t have to explain to my genius son what that means,” Byakuya teased.
“A fever,” Senkuu pulled the covers over his mouth to mumble into them.
“What?” Byakuya continued to tease.
“It’s a fever,” Senkuu groaned.
“Exactly,” Byakuya replied.
“But Science,” Senkuu glared.
Gen watched as his friend and his adoptive father playfully bickered handheld back from laughing. Byakuya being a single dad and all, he called Gen and Taiju to help with sick Senkuu.
“You know Taiju chan,” Gen started. “This will be my first time seeing sick Senkuu chan,” Gen sang.
“Ohhh rightttt,” Taiju recalled. “It’s like how he is normally but pushier,” Taiju laughed. “One time I had to hold Senkuu down while Byakuya cooked up some soup for him,” Taiju recalled.
“That bad huh?” Gen asked.
“He kept getting out of bed to work on science when we both left the room,” Taiju recalled more. “One time he just flopped out of the bed and we ran in when we heard the thud,”
Hmm I see. Sounds like our Senkuu chan alright,” smirked. “Any idea how he got sick though?”
“Oh there’s a bug going around school,” Taiju explained. “It’s weird too. Senkuu was so careful too. He brought a mask to class too,” Taiju explained.
“Aww our poor Senkuu chan,” Gen teased as they walked to Senkuu’s. “Somedays being an upperclassman has its perks,” Gen grinned.
“Haha I guess you’re right,” Taiju brightly smiled.
“Hey, don't laugh magician!” Senkuu scoffed
“Sorry Sorry Senkuu chan,” Gen hid his mouth with his arm. “But is funny seeing you act like a child before bedtime,”
“Why you-,”
“Ahh so that’s what it is,” Byakuya snapped. “I knew there was a perfect way to describe it but I couldn’t remember,”
“I’m not a- Ckk,” Senkuu was cut off by a cough.
“You were saying?” Byakuya raised an eyebrow.
“Uhhhhhhh Mr. Byakuya,” Taiju called from the kitchen. “Is the soup supposed to bubble this much?”
“Oh shoot the soup,” Byakuya shot up and left the room.
“Aren’t you going to check magician?” Senkuu groaned.
“Nope, Taiju told me that if we all take our eyes off you, you’ll just do some crazy science thing,” Gen shrugged.
“I can’t tell if that’s an insult or not,” Senkuu turned his head to look at Gen who was sitting in his desk chair.
“Honestly, me neither,” Gen hummed. “Now turn off your science brain and get some sleep,”
“It’s too hot in here,” Senkuu kicked the blanket off one of his legs, trying to get comfortable.
Gen paused and raised his eyes at his friend. “Senkuu it’s like 28 degrees in here,”
“It is?” Senkuu drozzily asked.
“And you said you weren’t sick,” Gen sighed.
“Whatever,” Senkuu turned his head away. “Did Taiju pick up my homework?”
“Yup, even took notes for you,” Gen replied.
“Big oaf,” Senkuu chuckled. “He knows I can’t read his writing. So illogical,” Senkuu said but-
“You know I can tell when you’re lying right?” Gen hummed.
“Me? Lie? I have no idea what you’re talking about magicians,” Senkuu sang with his raspy voice.
“Ahhh Taiju behind you!!” Byakuya called before the sound of metal hitting the floor was able to be heard
“Uhhh.. If I check on them… You won’t-?”
“No,” Senkuu groaned.
“Okay good because it sounds like someone is getting murdered,” Gen got out of the seat to go check it out.
Gen left the room for a few seconds but got the sudden urge to peek his head back in to check on Senkuu.
“Senkuu chan!” Gen scolded when he found Senkuu trying to get out of bed.
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The moment the smell of Ramen hit Gen he knew who it was making it. There was never a doubt in Gen’s mind his best friend lived.
Well if Gen was going to make an entice might as well have all the attention on him right? Gen saw the leek hair teen stop what he was doing.
“Ahhh,” Gen gave out an exaggerated sigh “This ramen is making me wickedly thirsty. A cola would be great~,”
Before Gen knew it he was circled with spears. Gen still looked down at the ground before feeling a small grin pull at his lips.
“Better answer truthfully,” The blonde woman says “Or I will slit your throat before you know what hit you. Are you one of the long-haired men's underlinings?” With that question, she adjusted her spear just a bit to get a better grip.
Gen put his hands up in trying to keep his cool.
“There you are mentalist,” Senkuu snickered. “Took you long enough,”
“You know this rat Senkuu?” The blonde girl asked.
“Unfortunately, yes,” Senkuu grinned.
“Ean may,” Gen whined.
“I still don’t like him,” The blonde stated but lowered her weapon.
“Aww have I already made a bad impression,” Gen hummed.
“If you’re done Gen, you got some damn near cruel manual labor to do,” Senkuu’s evil grin grew.
“I had a feeling,” Gen sighed and put down his bowl.
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“See Senkuu chan, this is what happens when you overwork yourself,” Gen sighed.
“Escilly while it’s snowing outside,” Chrome added.
“It’s fine. It’s just a slight fever,” Senkuu replied, with a dry throat.
“We don’t need you getting sick before we have our battle with the Tsukasa empire do we?” Kohaku raised an eyebrow.
Senkuu glared a bit before letting out a sigh. “Yeah yeah,”
“And with your immune system,” Gen teased, rewetting the towel on Senkuu’s forehead.
“Gen…,” Senkuu groaned.
“Was he like this in the old world too?” Chrome asked.
“If there was even a bit of snow Senkuu chan here could out of com-,”
“Mentalist,” Senkuu cut off Gen.
“Heh stringbean,” Kohaku laughed
“Don’t you all have jobs to do?” Senkuu reminded.
“Awww come on dude,” Chrome whined. “We’re just having fun,”
“Ohh have all the fun you want, I’ll just make you twice as hard tomorrow,” Senkuu’s evil grin crossed his face.
“You’re no fun,” Kohaku hummed. “But fine. We’re going, but Gen’s going to keep watch,” Kohaku crossed her arm and grinned.
“Wait but G-,” Chrome started before a quick poke to his side cut him off.
Senkuu knew what the lioness was doing and he tried to act like it didn’t phase him.
“Alright byeeeee~ We’ll be back with some soup later,”
“But?!” Chrome tried to protest but Kohaku was pulling him out of the door.
Senkuu was glaring Kohaku down and she walked out the door with an all too happy grin on her face.
“Uhh what just..?” Gen hesitated to ask.
“Kohaku’s trying to tourture me,” Senkuu mumbled.
“Ohhh by leaving me here?” Gen teased.
“Yup, you’re such a pain mentalist,” Senkuu playfully rolled his eyes.
“Hmmm? And how am I doing that?” Gen dramatically pouted.
“That,” Senkuu pointed at Gen. “That right there,”
“Awww Senkuu chan, am I distracting you?” Gen sang.
Senkuu knew his friend was teasing him but he hated how soft Gen looked while doing so.
Damn it, I’m gay-
“No, you’re just loud,” Senkuu rolled over to his left, to face away from Gen, and put his hand over his right ear.
“Awww hey Senkuu chan,”
“Not listeninggg,’ Senkuu blushed.
“Hmmm,” Gen hummed.
Senkuu waited for Gen to say something else but when nothing else came Senkuu worried he’d crossed a line. Senkuu was going to roll over to look at Gen when an arm wrapped around his waist. Like Senkuu’s face wasn’t already red enough.
“Augh Gen let go, you’re going to get sick,” Senkuu squirmed.
“I’ll be ine fayyy~,” Gen held on. “Plus spooning helps people sleep,”
“Ughhhhhhhh get off,” Senkuu tried to push away Gen’s face.
“Ahh hey,” Gen laughed.
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“Sooooo… How did Gen end up getting sick?” Kohaku had a knowing grin on her face.
“Who knows,” Senkuu shrugged.
“Ohhh so Suika telling me she found you two cuddling was just her imagination?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Senkuu focused back on blueprints for the phone.
“Sure you don’t,” Kohaku hummed.