Volume 3 - CH 8

“Feed it to me, please”

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, but…

It was the first time she had ever been this way.

(Well… She’s 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 Arisa’s mouth.

“Here.”

“Ahn…”

Arisa delicately separated her lips and took the peach into her mouth.

Slowly, he pulled the fork out of Arisa’s glossy lips.

With a gulp, Arisa slowly moved her mouth and swallowed the peach.

Then she opened her mouth a little.

“Give me more, please”

“… Ah.”

Yuzuru felt a little weird, but he brought the peach to Arisa’s 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.

” Yuzuru-san… um…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll be here until evening.”

I won’t be leaving any time soon.

Yuzuru tried to reassure Arisa by telling her that.. but she shook her head.

“No, not that..”

“Then? “

“Hold my hand, please. Until I fall asleep…”

With moist eyes, Arisa asked him to do so.

It seemed that she was emotionally distraught.

Yuzuru gently wrapped his hand around Arisa’s 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 Arisa’s room.

“Yuzuru-san… Yuzuru-san…”

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 Arisa’s voice.

Her voice sounded cute and lonely, like a baby bird calling out to its parents.

Yuzuru quickly made his way to Arisa’s room.

“Yuzuru-san…”

When Arisa saw Yuzuru’s face, a relieved expression appeared on her face.

She seemed distressed that Yuzuru was not there when she woke up.

“No, I’m sorry. I didn’t want to risk contagion.”

Of course, Yuzuru didn’t 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.

“Yes, I’m aware of that. …I’m glad you stayed back.”

Arisa then looked up at Yuzuru’s 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 couldn’t help but chuckle as he remembered his dog at home.

“Arisa, do you have an appetite?”

“Appetite…”

The moment Arisa was about to answer, a small sound was heard: “k~ur~”.

Arisa’s face grew increasingly red.

“I want to eat something…”

“I see. I’ve bought some ready-to-eat porridge. I’ll heat it up. And you’re thirsty, aren’t you?　Would you like me to get you a drink first?”

“Yes, please.”

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.

“Um…”

“Do you want me to feed you?”

“… Yes.”

Yuzuru took a spoonful in his hand and blew on it to cool it down.

Then slowly, he brought it to Arisa’s mouth.

With a snap, Arisa took the spoon in her mouth.

Apparently, she was exhausted and hungry.

She finished eating in no time.

“Do you want some canned peaches too?”

“…please.”

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.

“For now, I’ll just change the pillow.”

“…um, first I need to ask you a favor.”

“What is it?　Anything I can do to help you, I will.”

When Yuzuru said that, Arisa looked a little nervous and requested Yuzuru while blushing, probably because of the fever.

“I want to wipe myself down.”

“Ah… That’s right.”

She had sweated a lot.

She would want to wipe her body and change her clothes.

Besides, the sheets might need to be changed.

“I’ll get you a wet towel.”

“Please”

Arisa nodded, looking nervous.

While wondering why Arisa’s mood was a little strange, Yuzuru prepared several wet towels.

“Then, Arisa. I’m going to leave the room, so wipe yourself off and change your clothes. I’ll change the sheets afterward.”

“… Yes, thank you.”

She nodded and picked up a towel.

After confirming this, Yuzuru was about to leave the room, but…

“Wait, please.”

Arisa stopped Yuzuru with a faint voice.

Yuzuru turned around to see what was wrong.

“What … O, oi!　What are you doing!”

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.

“Well, Yuzuru-san…”

In a strangely lustrous voice, Arisa called Yuzuru’s name.

Then with a voice trembling from embarrassment…, but clearly audible, she said.

“I can’t reach my back …can you wipe it for me?”

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.

“Um… please.”

In a muffled voice, Arisa requested Yuzuru one more time.

Yuzuru couldn’t help but gulp.