Coughing Fits

A/N: This is a Secret Santa gift for one of the cutest Squalo fans I have ever seen (aside from Gwen-chan): Aira Dimaandal-chan~~~ I hope you like this, and I hope you enjoy, and I do apologize if this is so late! ^^;; Also, I was inspired by the coughing fits I have today, and its ultimate source :3

DISCLAIMER: I do not, in any way, own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, its characters, or the OC used in this story. If I did own any of them... Well, there's no telling~ On a serious note, I would appreciate it if you do not copy-paste this anywhere.

You were sitting in the living room, your coughing ringing all throughout the four corners of the room. The sound of the TV was drowned out with how loud you were coughing, and even if you tried to suppress it, it only made your feel worse than before. Your throat was already sore from all the coughs, and you could barely say anything in between.

"Oh my, dear~. Your cough is getting worse~ I'll go buy some cough medicine for you~." Lussuria assures you, and after comforting you with a glass of water, he leaves to buy some groceries (and a whole ton of meat, as usual). Even if the Varia could order around their subordinates to do the mediocre everyday chores for them, Lussuria has taken the job to himself, claiming that a mother should do all the chores for her children.

"Thanks, Mommy." you called out to Lussuria as he exits the room. Out of all the Varia members, you were the only one who called him "Mommy". It was the one thing that he liked the most about you; you really felt like his daughter and you called him "mommy" everytime.

Your coughing fits paused for a while as you savored the soothing effects of the water. Just then, Squalo walks in the room, a scowl evident on his face. "VOIII! Your annoying coughs are disturbing everyone! What the hell did you eat again, you stupid woman?!" he angrily spats, slouching on the couch next to you. You flush a bit with how close he is to you; you've had a small, innocent crush on him ever since you joined the Varia, and now, he's so close to you and all you could do is cough. Stupid throat!

"VVVRRRROOOOIII! STOP THAT! IT'S ANNOYING!" He shouts at you, but all you could do is drown out his voice. It's not like you have a choice, anyway; you couldn't stop your coughs even if you wanted to. He looks at your helpless form as you curled into a ball and tried to suppress your coughs. He scowls even more, but for different reasons.

"Have you been eating chocolates again?! You drowned the Christmas ham last night with honey, too! No wonder you're in bad condition!" Well, he was right; you were happily eating all of the chocolates the Varia got for Christmas, and you were eating honey-drowned ham for dinner. He can't blame you, though; you really do have a strong sweet tooth. Your thoughts were interrupted by how badly you were coughing again, and that Squalo was now staring intensely at you, annoyance evident in his eyes.

Without a warning or second though, he crashed down his lips against yours, and you were too shocked to process what was going on. He stays like that for a few moments, before pulling away and walking away from you. You were still staring at him, your eyes wide and your face brightly lit with the strongest blush mankind has ever known. He smirks at you, and you snap out of your trance. "That's much better." he says, before leaving you alone with the TV playing some sort of sitcom.

That's when you realize that you've just been cured. Cured by Squalo.

A/N: Okay, that was a little weird. ._. I seriously suck at these kinds of things. Merry Christmas, Aira-chan~~~

Squalo: Tche. Merry Christmas, woman.