By Your Side - Tomo x Kazuha [Complete]

Part 9 - [Unedited]

The leaves of the trees fell because of the wind brushing to them. Yuki who was outside, gazed at one of the fallen leaves. Bending her back then jumping as high as she can to grab the leaf. Landing gracefully at the floor with a leaf on her mouth. She put the leaf on the floor before heading back inside the house. They have been staying in the house for three days now. The young rōnin's cold doesn't seem to have a plan leaving. Currently, she and kazuha was the only one in the resident. Tomo went out to buy some groceries for the food in the house was almost empty.

"Yuki." Yuki raised her head when she heard the voice of kaedehara kazuha. She immediately went over to him. Her relationship with the boy grew stronger and stronger each passing day. Although animals shouldn't be with a sick person but kazuha insist that yuki stay while tomo is away.

"Meow~"
'I'm here' She answered. Kazuha patted her head while smiling softly. Yuki didn't resist for she like the touch of the young rōnin. Picking her up then placing her on his lap before the petting continued. After a couple if minutes, kazuha smelled the familiar scent in the wind making his shut eyes to open up. Tomo was back.

"I'm back." Just as he expected the older male appeared in the door way. Yuki stood up and went straight to tomo. Tomo smiled and pick up yuki before placing her on his chest. It doesn't feel right without the cat on his chest. Kazuha gazed at tomo then nodded.

"Welcome back." He said softly. Tomo smiled as he place down the groceries he just bought in the sink. Walking towards kazuha, tomo kneel down and place his hand on Kazuha's forehead.

"How are you? Is it still painful?" Tomo asked in concern. Kazuha shook his head and told him he was fine now, unlike the recent days where he couldn't even sit up from the pain and was constantly being Feed by tomo. Yes. That kind of feed. At first he was all flustered but later he got used to it and just let tomo take over his lips. Well, there are also times where they kinda go overboard with the feeding.

"That's good. Oh and I bought you some apples. Eat them." He stated before standing up and went towards the sink to wash the apples.

"Alright." Kazuha nodded and waited for tomo to finish washing them.

"Meow~" Tomo looked down and stared at yuki before nodding.

"Don't worry yuki, I bought you some apples too." He whispered to the cat. After washing them tomo went up to kazuha, handing over the apples. Kazuha took the apple and chewed on them. A few bites already made kazuha's jaw numb. He knew having a cold was bad, but he didn't know that he would go extremely weak and fragile. The only time he got a cold was the time he's mother died.

Remembering the death of her mother. Kazuha's appetite towards the apple plummet. He stopped chewing on them and instead laid down on the futon. He still couldn't get over his mother's death. You could say kazuha was a mama's boy. Tomo noticed the atmosphere going down hill so he turned his back to stare at kazuha to only find the half eaten apple and kazuha's back that was facing him.

"Is it hard to chew?" Tomo asked and sat down behind him. Kazuha shooked his head.

"The apple was delicious, I just don't have the appetite to eat them. Maybe I'll eat it later." Kazuha uttered. Tomo stared at kazuha's back before picking up the apple and placing yuki back to the ground who was munching her apple happily.

"You know...You can tell me if there's something bothering you." Tomo stated while picking up kazuha and placing him on his lap. Kazuha who already got used to the intimate action of the older male stared at his lavender eyes. Although he was used to it that doesn't stop his heart from going crazy.

"Nothing, I was just thinking of my mother." Kazuha explained as he settled his head to tomo's shoulder while his arms were wrapped around tomo's neck. Tomo hummed while rubbing the young adults back.