𝙡𝙫𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙮 ; TAMAKI SUOH

[im the only one]

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

Two days passed and no one had heard from m/n. Not even Haruhi, someone he had known for years, could get into contact with the boy. 

Finally, on Sunday, Tamaki gathered the host club and met them in front of m/n's house. 

"Aren't you neighbours?" Hikaru chimed and Kaoru nodded, adding on his own comment. "You can see him whenever you want. Why do we need to be here?" 

"He'll react better to Haruhi than he will to me." The blonde mumbled and the twins snickered as he held Haruhi up like a shield. 

"Please put me down, senpai," Haruhi uttered and he reluctantly complied. Turning around slightly, they knocked a few times and were quickly met with a maid. 

"Hello!" Honey beamed and the woman smiled down at him. They were a host club who could charm any woman, why would she be any different? "We're looking for m/n-chan. Is he here?" Honey inquired and the woman sighed, leading them inside the house. 

"I'm afraid he's been unconscious for quite some time." 

"U-Unconscious?!" Tamaki shouted and flinched when it echoed through the large house. 

"I'm fine," A low voice came from the top of the stairs. They all shifted their attention to the drowsy male who looked like he was going to fall down any second. "A stupid cold is all." 

"Master-"

"Stop. Calling. Me. That." He tried to sound commanding but his nasal voice was not helping his case in the least. 

"M/n." She sighed, guiding him down the stairs and letting him lean his weak body onto her. "You need to get to bed." 

"I've been in bed for two days; let me leave already." He whined with a small string of coughs following. "I'm just going to grab a snack or something. I'll be fine." He waved her off but didn't push her away when she helped him to the kitchen. 

"M/n-chan?" Honey called while walking into the kitchen and jumping onto the seat beside the sick male. "Are you okay?" 

"Yeah, I'm fine, Honey." He mumbled while sipping on some soup. "As I said, it's just a cold. But you guys shouldn't be here. You'll get sick." 

"Would you like me to send a private doctor from one of the Ootori Hospitals?" Kyoya offered but m/n groaned in dismissal. 

"I'm fine. I'll take some drugs and be done with it." He laughed hoarsely and soon regretted it. 

"I don't think that's healthy, senpai." The twins chimed in unison but were met with the same wave of dismissal. "Your turn, Haruhi."  

"I think he just needs some sleep and he'll be fine by Monday." They shrugged but their friend quickly interrupted. 

"I've been sleeping ever since I got back home on Friday." He deadpanned. "I don't need more sleep." And with that, he picked up his soup and stormed back upstairs. "Go back home!" 

"You're up!" The twins exclaimed while pushing Tamaki up the stairs. The blonde thrashed around in fear but ultimately gave up when he was pushed harshly into m/n's door. "Good luck~"

He fiddled with his fingers nervously before taking a breath of confidence and knocking on the door. Yet, the confidence he thought he had dissipated into thin air when m/n groggily answered the door. 

"What now, Tamaki?" He huffed in annoyance while trying to hold the door open. 

There it was again. 

That thump of his heart when he was called Tamaki. 

"N-Nothing! I just wanted to make sure you were alright!" He quickly pulled himself together and put his charms back to work. Though just because he was sick (and on a lot of drugs) he wasn't about to let the ladies' man worm his way through.

"How many times do I have to say--" The h/c haired boy bent over slightly while stuffing his mouth into his elbow in a feeble attempt to mask the coughs. "I'm--" 

"Get back into bed." Tamaki sighed, lazily combing his hand through his hair. He was the picture-perfect person everyone looked for. Almost everyone. "Come on." He pushed the older male past his door frame and helped him under the covers. 

"Stop pitying me." M/n hissed sharply but Tamaki only laughed at how cute he looked at that moment; similar to a puppy trying to look angry. 

"Nothing of the sort! I'm simply trying to help." He smiled warmly making the other male grumble once more. 

While Tamaki was idly prancing around his room to see what trinkets he could find, m/n was internally battling with himself.

He was cold, sick and wanted nothing more than a bit of help. E/c eyes trailed over to the smiling blonde. He gulped down his pride and shuffled over in his bed.

"Come here for a minute." He muttered while patting the blanket beside him. Tamaki's eyes widened slightly at the inferred situation. 

"You want me to..." His voice trailed off and m/n nodded hesitantly. Like a puppy trying to look angry... His previous thoughts run in his head as he carefully got into bed next to his upperclassman. 

Once again, m/n shuffled closer to his pillow to get comfortable and beckoned for Tamaki to do the same. "Sorry if I got any of you guys sick." 

"No worries; we all have the best doctors in Japan." He smiled and watched as the red from m/n's nose spread to his cheeks. "Get some rest, I'll go, um, get some soup—" 

His offer was quickly cut off by a hand pulling him down to the neighbouring pillow. 
"Stay for a while. I'm cold and your radiating heat." 

Of course, that's the only reason. Yes, yes, that's all! Tamaki convinced himself that his friend had no other purpose with him except to grow warmer. That must've been all. 

"I can stay for a bit..." 

"You live right next door, you'll be fine." 

He dug his head into Tamaki's grey shirt, letting his hair cover it. Soon the little bit that was originally planned turned into an hour, then another and another. 

Eventually, Tamaki looked out the window and blinked at the stars. "Sweet dreams, m/n."