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When Kakeru wakes up sick one morning, with the futon beside him empty and no Haiji in sight, his first instinct is to check the window.
Locked.
Of course it's locked. Why wouldn't it be locked.
Groaning, he turns his head to the door. There's a note taped to it and a table off to the side with a bowl of rice porridge taunting him.
"Complete and total rest," the note says. With a smiley face.
Kakeru huffs and stomps over to the door, shakes the handle a few times, hits it, then slumps back against it, defeated. He's warm and sweaty, and there's a pulsing sensation in his head that makes him wanna keel over, maybe even cry.
He never gets sick. He hates being sick.
How's he supposed to run if he's sick.
On the floor next to his bed, his phone vibrates, the ringtone of the culprit pinging off the walls in his brain like a gunshot at the starting line.
Ow.
He crawls over to it, slumping over the blankets before he taps the screen.
[Haiji] Good morning :)
For sanity purposes, Kakeru turns off the sound.
[Kakeru] I hate you.
[Haiji] You're so mean when you wake up, you should respect your elders
[Haiji] I even tucked you in and made you breakfast
[Kakeru] You're keeping me prisoner.
[Haiji] I learned from Jota's mistakes :)
Kakeru drops the phone onto his pillow. He should've expected this kind of betrayal.
It vibrates again a second later.
[Haiji] How are you feeling? You were hot when I left
Oh.
Kakeru brings his hand up to his forehead but it all kinda feels the same. Clammy, gross. And he's not sure if his head is hotter or his hand. He tries to sit up and his head throbs.
[Kakeru] I feel fine. Come let me out.
[Haiji] Nice try
[Haiji] Go back to sleep, I'll be back in an hour :)
Kakeru sighs into the blanket. It's hard to be mad when it's Haiji. It's also easier to be mad when it's Haiji.
[Kakeru] Fine.
He gives in and crawls back under the covers, head falling heavy against the pillow, and he's almost glad for the forced imprisonment when he feels sleep tugging at his eyes almost immediately.
Next to his head, his phone lights up again.
[Haiji] 💚
Kakeru smiles. It really is hard to be mad. And before he knows it he's out like a light.
He'll get Haiji back for this next time.