When Arisa pleaded with him, Yuzuru was a little surprised.
There have been many times when she has shown weakness, such as asking him to lend her his chest, butā¦
It was the first time she had ever been this way.
(Well⦠Sheās got a cold, so she must be feeling feeble.)
Of course, there was no reason to refuse.
Yuzuru nodded, stabbed a small peach with the fork, and brought it to Arisaās mouth.
āHere.ā
āAhnā¦ā
Arisa delicately separated her lips and took the peach into her mouth.
Slowly, he pulled the fork out of Arisaās glossy lips.
With a gulp, Arisa slowly moved her mouth and swallowed the peach.
Then she opened her mouth a little.
āGive me more, pleaseā
ā⦠Ah.ā
Yuzuru felt a little weird, but he brought the peach to Arisaās mouth.
This was just nursing.
But for some reason, it had a sensual feeling.
At the same time, he felt protective, as if he was feeding a baby bird.
Perplexed by this perverse feeling, Yuzuru finished feeding Arisa.
He gave her some medicine along with water.
He also replaced the ice pillow and cold patches.
ā Yuzuru-san⦠umā¦ā
āDonāt worry. Iāll be here until evening.ā
I wonāt be leaving any time soon.
Yuzuru tried to reassure Arisa by telling her that.. but she shook her head.
āNo, not that..ā
āThen? ā
āHold my hand, please. Until I fall asleepā¦ā
With moist eyes, Arisa asked him to do so.
It seemed that she was emotionally distraught.
Yuzuru gently wrapped his hand around Arisaās hand.
Her hand was very soft, beautiful, and taken care of.
Arisa felt relieved and closed her eyes.
After a while, she started to fall asleep, breathing softly.
Yuzuru took his hand away so as not to wake Arisa.
Then quietly⦠he left Arisaās room.
āYuzuru-san⦠Yuzuru-sanā¦ā
It was around 4:30 in the afternoon.
Yuzuru, who was using his smartphone in the living room to look up information on how to nurse someone with a cold, stood up when he heard Arisaās voice.
Her voice sounded cute and lonely, like a baby bird calling out to its parents.
Yuzuru quickly made his way to Arisaās room.
āYuzuru-sanā¦ā
When Arisa saw Yuzuruās face, a relieved expression appeared on her face.
She seemed distressed that Yuzuru was not there when she woke up.
āNo, Iām sorry. I didnāt want to risk contagion.ā
Of course, Yuzuru didnāt really care if he got infected, it was just a cold.
But he thought that if he got infected, Arisa would be worried about it.
āYes, Iām aware of that. ā¦Iām glad you stayed back.ā
Arisa then looked up at Yuzuruās face.
With flushed cheeks, lowered corners of the eyes, and moistened eyes ⦠She looked as if she was pleading for something.
Yuzuru did not know what Arisa was asking for, so he stroked her head anyway.
Then Arisa closed her eyes and seemed to be comfortably pampered.
Yuzuru couldnāt help but chuckle as he remembered his dog at home.
āArisa, do you have an appetite?ā
āAppetiteā¦ā
The moment Arisa was about to answer, a small sound was heard: āk~ur~ā.
Arisaās face grew increasingly red.
āI want to eat somethingā¦ā
āI see. Iāve bought some ready-to-eat porridge. Iāll heat it up. And youāre thirsty, arenāt you?ćWould you like me to get you a drink first?ā
āYes, please.ā
Arisa gave a small nod.
First, Yuzuru took out the chilled bottle of the vitamin drink from the refrigerator and handed it to Arisa.
After checking on Arisa, who was slurping down a bottle of drink, he went to the kitchen.
Transferring the porridge to a plate, he heated it up in the microwave.
He then took it to Arisa with a spoon.
āUmā¦ā
āDo you want me to feed you?ā
ā⦠Yes.ā
Yuzuru took a spoonful in his hand and blew on it to cool it down.
Then slowly, he brought it to Arisaās mouth.
With a snap, Arisa took the spoon in her mouth.
Apparently, she was exhausted and hungry.
She finished eating in no time.
āDo you want some canned peaches too?ā
āā¦please.ā
She looked a little underfed, so he gave her some of the canned peaches that were leftover from lunch.
Then he gave her some medicine along with water and took her temperature.
Her fever had dropped to 37 degrees.
āFor now, Iāll just change the pillow.ā
āā¦um, first I need to ask you a favor.ā
āWhat is it?ćAnything I can do to help you, I will.ā
When Yuzuru said that, Arisa looked a little nervous and requested Yuzuru while blushing, probably because of the fever.
āI want to wipe myself down.ā
āAh⦠Thatās right.ā
She had sweated a lot.
She would want to wipe her body and change her clothes.
Besides, the sheets might need to be changed.
āIāll get you a wet towel.ā
āPleaseā
Arisa nodded, looking nervous.
While wondering why Arisaās mood was a little strange, Yuzuru prepared several wet towels.
āThen, Arisa. Iām going to leave the room, so wipe yourself off and change your clothes. Iāll change the sheets afterward.ā
ā⦠Yes, thank you.ā
She nodded and picked up a towel.
After confirming this, Yuzuru was about to leave the room, butā¦
āWait, please.ā
Arisa stopped Yuzuru with a faint voice.
Yuzuru turned around to see what was wrong.
āWhat ⦠O, oi!ćWhat are you doing!ā
When Yuzuru turned around, Arisa was opening the buttons of her nightgown one by one.
Her breasts, slightly wet with sweat, and her neat white undergarments were peeking out.
When Arisa finished unbuttoning all the buttons,
She turned her back.
Then she took off her nightgown slightly, exposing her pure white shoulders.
Then she turned her head slightly.
His face was as red and flushed as a tomato.
āWell, Yuzuru-sanā¦ā
In a strangely lustrous voice, Arisa called Yuzuruās name.
Then with a voice trembling from embarrassmentā¦, but clearly audible, she said.
āI canāt reach my back ā¦can you wipe it for me?ā
With that, she took off the top of her nightgown completely.
Her white back, soaked with sweat and flushed rosy red, came into view.
Only the hooks of her white bra were slightly covering her back.
At the waist of her pants, the top of her panties, damp with sweat, peeked out.
āUm⦠please.ā
In a muffled voice, Arisa requested Yuzuru one more time.