Kyoya sipped from the teacup Tamaki had given him. The peppermint tea was quickly easing his nausea. Tamaki sat on the edge of the bed watching over the shadow king with concern.

"I'm not dying Tamaki,you don't need to watch me so closely."

"I know you're not, I just like being close to you. I want you to feel better."

"I will eventually. I should start feeling better in a day or so. It's nothing to concern yourself with. I could probably get back to school as soon as -"

"You're completely well. Don't push yourself, you do that too much." Tamaki said softly.

"I can't lie around all the time, I still have things to do. My illness isn't life-threatening and I don't have time to waste, I have school work and other things that I have to catch up on. I haven't even looked at the club finances this -"

"Those things aren't as important as your health. If you keep going this way especially when you have a fever it's just going to get worse."

"I'll survive."Kyoya replied setting the teacup back on the bedside table.

"Why do you have to argue about this Kyoya, we talked about it and you said you'd let me care for you." Tamaki said.

"I did, you took very good care of me, I can't lie here and be completely useless, I've always been -"

"Don't ever say that. You're not useless Kyoya, whether you're sick in bed or not. You have to stop thinking that way or you won't get better at all. If you feel better later you can look over the club finances but only if you feel up to it."

"Tamaki -" Kyoya began but was unable to finish his sentence , The blonde boy looked away clearly upset by the conversation.

"You're genuinely worried about this aren't you?" Kyoya asked pushing his glasses back into place.

"Of course I am, how can I not be concerned, I love you." Tamaki replied.

"and I love you too, but I really need you to understand that it's going to be fine."

"I do, but you do so much Kyoya take a break let yourself get better before you worry about anything else. Please?" Tamaki kissed him before placing a hand on his friend's head.

"Still very warm. I'll get more water for you, just relax." The blonde boy exited the room and returned with a glass of water which he put on the bedside table. He noticed that Kyoya had pulled the blanket closer to his body.

"Are you okay?" Tamaki asked with concern.

"I'm just a little cold." Kyoya replied.

"I see." Tamaki sat back down on the bed and wrapped an arm around the ailing teen. Kyoya allowed Tamaki to pull him over to rest his head on the boy's chest. Kyoya closed his eyes, the quiet beating of Tamaki's heart was calming.

Tamaki fixed the cover around Kyoya still holding him lovingly.

"Is that better?" Kyoya nodded.

"Good, try to rest and don't worry about your school work or anything else. I'm right here all you have to do is be comfortable and get some rest, I'm not going anywhere and we can stay this way as long as you want." Kyoya was soon asleep in Tamaki's arms causing the boy to smile and push back a strand of dark hair from Kyoya's eyes. He then rested his head on top of the sleeping boy's. He could stay in this moment forever with Kyoya. He knew once his beloved shadow king was back to full health these moments would be rare if not nonexistent, he would have to enjoy them while he could, etch them into his memory to cherish the rest of his life.