Close to You || Chifuyu Matsuno

Chapter 20

Chifuyu was sitting in a chair next to you, while you were sleeping in the hospital bed. He was holding one of your hands in his, gently caressing your knuckles with his thumb, while he was staring in front of him, deep in thought.

When he climbed in the ambulance car after the paramedics placed you in there and he sat down next to you, he noticed that your eyes were closed. He instantly became worried, and he called your name, but the paramedic calmed him down, saying you just fall asleep. He explained to him that a panic attack drains a lot of energy from the body, so the person who goes through one needs to rest.

Chifuyu let out a sigh and he ran his free hand down his face.

He just doesn't know what's going on. He only met you a few days ago, but he was worried sick about you.

When he met you, you barely said a word in his presence and you didn't even look at him properly. Then slowly you started to get more comfortable around him, and he thought you were the sweetest person who walked the earth.

He looked at you and leaned closer, lifting his free hand up to your face and gently caressed your hair.

He knew you needed to rest but he wished you would wake up soon. The doctor told him that everything was fine after he examined you, and said that after you wake up, you could go home.

He smiled when he saw as you furrowed your brows, when the hair he tucked away from your face, tickled you. You cleared your throat and gulped, then slowly opened your eyes.

Chifuyu squeezed your hand and your gaze drifted down to your joined hands, then you looked at him sleepily.

Chifuyu's chest filled with warmth when you smiled at him.

"Hey." you said quietly.

"Hey, kitten." he answered as he leaned closer, and put his chin on the pillow next to your head, looking in your eyes.

Your smile widened and he saw as a light blush appeared on your cheeks. You looked down, needing to break eye contact, but then you looked back up at him, realizing that you liked the way he looked at you.

"Thank you." you said, and Chifuyu lifted your hand to his mouth and kissed the back of it. "How's the boy?"

"He's good. They brought him here too for examination, but everything's fine." Chifuyu answered and he continued caressing your hair. "They said we can go home after you wake up."

You closed your eyes for a moment, enjoying his touches.

"You know, you didn't need to come and stay with me. I would've been fine." you told him, even when it made you happy that he was next to you.

"I know." Chifuyu answered, looking at you with adoration. "I wanted to be here."

When your smile widened, he leaned closer and kissed your forehead. He put his chin back on the pillow, and you two looked at each other, lost in the other's gaze.

"Y/N!"

Both of you jumped when you heard your name called, and you turned your head towards the door, where a worried looking Amaya ran in, and jumped on your bed, hugging you.

"Hey, careful." Chifuyu said, as he stood up, but he was smiling.

"Are you okay?" she asked as she pulled away.

"I'm fine now." you reassured her, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear.

Takemitchi and Hina rushed in soon, out of breath.

"I swear she's faster and faster every day." panted Takemitchi as he walked to a chair next to your bed and fall back on it heavily, making you giggle.

"Aww, sweetie, how are you?" Hina asked as she walked next to your bed too and hugged you.

"I'm fine now." you answered, looking at Chifuyu while you said it.

Chifuyu smiled at you and pulled Amaya off the bed, sitting her in his lap.

"That's awful, I hope you sue the landlord!" Hina said as she pulled away, and sat on the side of your bed.

"Actually, Jake's mom and dad told me that they already found a lawyer and they're gonna sue him." Chifuyu said, his eyes drifted between you, Hina and Takemitchi.

"Good, it's a miracle that it didn't fall down." Takemitchi commented, leaning on his elbows.

A nurse came in, giving you some papers to sign. You couldn't wait to get home and lay in your bed or couch, under your fluffy blankets. Takemitchi took you home, and while Amaya wanted to stay with you, Hina told her that you needed rest, and you promised her that she can come over next time.

When you stepped into the building, Chifuyu noticed you stopped when you looked at the elevator.

Chifuyu took your hand and led you to the stairs next to it, then he stepped in front of you with his back to you. He bent his knees a little and held his arms behind him, wiggling his fingers.

"Uhm, what are you doing?" you asked with a raised eyebrow.

Chifuyu looked over his shoulder.

"The doctor said you have to rest. As far as I know, going up to the sixth floor is not called resting. Now hop on." he said casually.

You let out a laugh.

"And you think you can carry me up to the SIXTH floor?" you asked sceptically.

"Baby, I know I can." he gave you his charming smirk.

You blushed when he called you that, and you looked down, giggling.

"Okay..." you said as you hopped on his back and he caught the back of your thighs.

You laughed again when he readjusted his hold on you, then he started going up the stairs.

"I bet you can't go further than the second floor." you teased.

"Now that just hurts..." he said, sounding offended. "What do I get when I put you down at your door?" he asked playfully.

"Uhm, I don't know. What do you want?"

You heard as a low chuckle left his lips, feeling as it vibrated through his chest and back.

"I can think of a few things, kitten."

Your eyes widened, and your breath caught in your throat when he said that, while your whole body stiffed.

When Chifuyu felt that, he started laughing, and he squeezed your thighs two times, to let you know he was teasing you.

That snapped you out of your shock. You wanted to hit him, to make him stop flirting with you.

Not that you didn't like it, but still.

He didn't need to know that.

Since your arms were around his shoulders, and you were afraid to let him go, fearing you would fall down, you did the second best thing, that came to your mind.

You turned your head towards his, leaned down and bit the side of his neck forcefully.

Chifuyu let out a surprised yell, and he started laughing, while he leaned against the wall.

"Oh my god, that hurt you know!" he said, still laughing, but he continued walking up the stairs.

"Kittens bite you know." you teased him back.

Chifuyu grinned, deep down hoping you bit him hard enough that it will leave a mark, so he can use it against you later.

"I hoped so." he said in a suggestive tone, making you laugh.