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Tenth...

[Gokudera breaks off with a cough. For once, it has nothing to do with smoking]

I'm sorry, Tenth, but I won't be able to walk you to school today. [Swallows, looking SO ASHAMED for this. But Gokudera isn't stupid. He knows fevers point to contagion and there's no way he's going to get the Tenth sick! As soon as he's better, he'll be stalking

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BACKDATED TO HIS BIRTHDAY I AM SO SORRY

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Hayato-?

Woah, Hayato, are you all right?!

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"Yeah, cause of your fever." He agreed, with a good natured smile. "But you need to keep extra warm to fight it, haha!" And, that said, he'd toss the blanket over Hayato, regardless of any amount of pouting.

Tucking the other guy in, he offered another smile before going to put a hand to his head to check on his fever. Funny, haha, how normal this all seemed now. He didn't even feel the need to ask permission.

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"Don't mother me," Gokudera grumbled, swiping at that hand, a swipe being mild compared to the slap he might have normally used. It wasn't the touching that bothered him - it was the thought of being treated like a kid. Tch.

And he was fifteen as of today. The same age, whatever their height difference. A few months didn't count for anything.

"I know it's a fever. My head's fucking pounding." Still, he grabbed at the edge of the blanket, accepting it.

"You probably shouldn't even be around me."

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"Huh?" Mothering him? Haha! Well okay, he wouldn't. Since this was stuff his father would do for him, it counted as fathering, right? So he wouldn't worry too much!

Setting himself down on the side if his bed, Takeshi shook his head, assuring, "I won't get sick any." Not only did a healthful diet, plenty of sports and a lack of smoking boost his immunity, but... "Once you show cold symptoms, you're no longer contagious." Just another random fact yamamoto probably shouldn't have known, but did anyway. Like many things, this one came randomly and was followed by a dopey smile. "Haha, so don't worry."

But it was nice. That he had worried.

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Well, Gokudera had no retort for that. He wasn't so sure Yamamoto was right - what were the odds? But if he was stupid enough to hover and catch something from him, then it would be his own damned fault. He was forewarned.

Not that he could afford missin anymore school. This one day would set him back, as is. And it kind of left Gokudera unsettled that the Tenth was there alone...

But then he was coughing again and he couldn't think about it. Gah, breathing. It hurt. Yet insensibly he wanted a cigarette really bad.

"Shit," Gokudera hissed to himself, uncomfortable all over. It was the worst. He had been reckless and now he was paying for it. Story of his life, tch.

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"Hey... can you eat a little?" He suggested lightly, picking up the bowl of soup and mixing a bit before holding up a bite for him.

Whether or not Gokudera's answer was yes, he held up a spoon nonetheless. "Ahn~" Came the offer, holding the scoop near to his mouth.

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Gokudera considered it for a second - soup might feel actually good on his throat. Well, it would probably feel bad at first, especially if it was salty, but in the long run...

In any case, he was still thinking it over when the spoon was there in front of him. When Yamamoto made that silly noise, Gokudera couldn't help pulling a face and laughing. Well, laughter that turned into another round of coughing.

"I-idiot!" he spluttered, shaking his head and wincing a little bit, but there's a lopsided smile mixed up in the coughing-laughing fit too.

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"Haha! Okay, but call me an idiot after you swallow it, got it?" A cheesy grin was sported here, and he made a delicate swooping motion with the spoon, not wanting any to spill.

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"Then stop being so embarrassing, and maybe I will!" Gokudera pointed out, not about to choke on soup. What the hell was he doing, anyway? He didn't need to be fed like a baby.

Have a half-attempted scowl for that.

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"Haha, but only we're here! So there's no one to be embarrassed in front of." Contended.

But then, he added more seriously, "It'll get cold."

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"Tch. That's your fault," Gokudera said, untucking one hand from beneath the cover to make a grab for the spoon.

"Let me do it." And he took a spoonful, making another face as it went down, but Yamamoto was right. It felt good to have something, even if the swallowing was rough.

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Nodding, he let Hayato have his way with the spoon, edging the bowl a bit closer to him. "Ah, can I get you anything else?" He should probably have a bath after he ate, but Takeshi doubted if he needed help with that...

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"Phone," Gokudera murmured around another spoonful, glance straying from the soup bowl to the tray, just noticing the bread.

And choking around soup after all.

"The hell is that?" Who writes things in... ketchup? Is that ketchup?

WHO EATS BREAD WITH KETCHUP? Not everything was better in tomato sauce.

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"Phone? Uh." He started to take out his dreamberry for him, but was side-tracked by the outburst.

Following Hayato's eyes, Takeshi blinked a few times. "Ah-- it's toast!"

You're Welcome.

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"I know that, moron. I'm talking about THAT!" Gestures at the writing, in ketchup. So fucking embarrassing!

Just when he thought Yamamoto couldn't get any more embarrassing! Hah!

"I can't believe you," Gokudera added with a brief coughing wave.

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"Huh?" Hold on, he's processing Gokudera's List of Reasons Why This Might be Offensive.

Finally, he decides on, "Haha, of course I know how to spell it, Hayato! It's not too hard to write with ketchup, either."