Heaven ➳ Taegyu ✔

15. Fever

A/N: This chapter is so soft help-

*Same day*

Date: November 19th

When Taehyun got to science, he didn't see Beomgyu there. Usually Beomgyu got there before him, so he decided to text him.

Taehyun:
Beomgyu

Five minutes later, no text back.

Taehyun:
Gyu, I'm sorry.

He wasn't even seeing them, so Taehyun decided to call him. He was relieved to hear Beomgyu's voice on the other side.

"What is it?" He asked, his deep voice sounding exhausted and pouty.

"Are you coming to school today?"

"I have a 102°f (38.8°c) fever, so no."

Taehyun's eyes widened and he excused himself to the bathroom. "Are your parents home?"

"No. They're working."

"I'm gonna come take care of you, okay?" Taehyun smiled even though Beomgyu couldn't see it, wanting to make up for staying away from him.

"Okay."

***

When Taehyun entered Beomgyu's house, he happily walked up to his room with a container of chicken noodle soup and other stuff for him.

"Hyung, I don't know if you want to eat, but I got you a popsicle and soup. And I also got 7-up and-"

"Taehyun, don't buy me stuff," Beomgyu mumbled with his eyes still closed.

Taehyun just chuckled and set the stuff on his desk, putting the popsicle in the mini fridge next to it. "It's because you're sick. And I just got money so it doesn't matter."

Beomgyu finally opened his eyes, weakly rubbing them to get his vision to focus on Taehyun who was sitting across the room. "Can you feed me?" He pouted.

A small smile crept onto Taehyun's face and he walked over, helping Beomgyu sit up and then sitting next to him. "Do you wanna wait? You look tired."

Beomgyu shook his head. "I haven't eaten since breakfast yesterday."

Taehyun frowned and held the bowl under Beomgyu's chin while he helped him eat, also tilting the bottle of 7-up up to his lips every once in a while. Beomgyu kept whimpering every time he moved, his body being weak from the fever, and Taehyun decided to do everything for him.

He helped him lay back down, opened his window, shut it when he started getting the chills, turned the light off, opened the curtains, turned the fan on and off, and did everything in his power to make Beomgyu comfortable.

"It should help make your temperature go down," Taehyun said after placing a rag soaked in ice water on Beomgyu's forehead. "Tell me if you need anything else, okay?"

He went to go walk back to the desk when Beomgyu said, "wait."

"What is it?" Taehyun asked, immediately going back to his side.

"Can you... cuddle with me? Please? It'll make me fall asleep easier."

His voice was so weak and pitiful and Taehyun laid down beside him under the blanket, wrapping his arms around Beomgyu and letting the older cuddle into his body. Beomgyu's soft, shaky breaths in his ear made him smile a little bit, holding him tighter and gently running his hand up and down his side.

The action made Beomgyu fall out of consciousness immediately and Taehyun smiled before soon falling asleep himself.

***

Taehyun stirred awake when he felt Beomgyu run out of his arms and sighed when he heard him throwing up in the bathroom. Upon looking in the window behind them, he realized it was dark outside. And when he looked at his phone, his eyes widened when he saw that it was already 8 p.m.

TEN HOURS?!?!?

Well he didn't really get a lot of sleep the previous night because he had a job to do, but damn.

At least they slept well though.

Speaking of which, he quickly ran to the bathroom and got a cup of water, holding it up to Beomgyu's lips when he was done.

"I'm sorry. That was so gross," he whimpered, sitting there in a pile of mess and embarrassment while Taehyun flushed the toilet. "You shouldn't have to deal with me."

"I'm the one who wanted to come help you, right?" Taehyun asked, kneeling down to gently pet his hair and cheek. Beomgyu visibly harshly shivered and Taehyun sighed. "You wanna go lay under the blankets?"

Beomgyu looked at the bathtub. "I read that taking a hot bath helps with chills. And I also feel dirty now."

Taehyun nodded and giggled, going to turn on the hot water. Once it was full enough, he turned it off and helped Beomgyu stand up from the floor. "You want me to look away?"

"It's fine," Beomgyu yawned. "I was gonna strip in front of you and go skinny dipping that one time anyway."

That's true.

Beomgyu leaned on Taehyun as they both worked to get his clothes off, having the energy to feel a little shy when Taehyun kneeled down to pull his pants and underwear all the way off.

"Here you go," Taehyun said, lifting him up and placing him in the warm water. Beomgyu shut his eyes and made a face of discomfort, sending Taehyun into panic mode. "What? What is it? What's wrong?"

"Water's not hot enough." Taehyun playfully shook his head and turned the water on again on a hotter setting, gently grabbing Beomgyu's hand. Beomgyu looked at him and made a pouty face. "I'm sorry..."

"For what?"

"Hurting your feelings."

Taehyun sighed and brought Beomgyu's hand up to his mouth to kiss it. "You didn't. I just remembered what I promised myself and it freaked me out. But you didn't deserve for me to leave on our date. I'm so sorry."

"It's okay Taehyun-ah."

He smiled softly and Taehyun leaned in to capture his lips in his own, forgetting how amazing it was last time. Beomgyu was obviously too weak right now to do much, so Taehyun took control and went slow. Taehyun captured every one of Beomgyu's little noises in his mouth and experimentally placed his hand on his chest that was submerged underwater, giggling at the noise that it caused.

"Don't laugh. That actually feels really nice," Beomgyu said, kissing him again.

"Then why don't we go back to your bed and I can do it there?"

That sounded wrong and Beomgyu giggled, making Taehyun blush and start defending himself. They ended up getting out quickly though and Taehyun helped him get changed into a hoodie and sweatpants before laying down.

It was probably the most comforting thing Beomgyu had felt in his entire life. His back pressed up against Taehyun's chest, the younger's right arm under Beomgyu's head as a pillow and his left hand rubbing circles on the sick boy's tummy.

The cherry on top of it all was Taehyun kissing all over his neck and shoulder while whispering sweet words into his ear.

And once again, Beomgyu was out.