Stop Pretending (Kurapika X Fem! Reader)

⛓Chapter 17⛓

5 hours passed by, it was now 4 am and Y/N was still working but was barely awake, her body wasn't keeping up with her head.

She had one more file to go through and was determined to finish! Unfortunately, she was reaching her limit.

"No...I have to keep going"She started to pinch herself but it didn't work so she resorted to her legs.

She lowered her hand towards her thighs and started to scratch at her legs until the pain started to wake her up, she didn't realise that she scratched too hard and blood started to slowly seep from her left thigh.

She was more awake now, she ignored the wound and went back to work.

Y/N opened the file, pulled out the papers and started to write as fast and as neat as she could.

She was now down to her last one, she was so close to finishing it, her eyesight was now starting to blur as her body was getting ready to pass out, her legs fell asleep.

"Fuck"Y/N whispered, she was focusing so much on keeping awake that she didn't notice the standing Kurapika in the doorway.

He had only come in a few seconds ago but that was enough to know what was going on.

She was about to scratch at her legs again until Kurapika grabbed her wrist and pulled it away from her legs.

"That's enough"Y/N drowsily shook her head and tried to remove her hand from him.

"I have to finish this then go check up on Mr Kurta"Kurapika raised an eyebrow.

She hasn't realised that am here?

"Mr Kurta is okay, you can go rest"Y/N shook her head.

"I need to fi..fin..finish.."Her eyes started to close, he thought she fell asleep until her eyes shot open.

She used her other hand and started to fill in the paper, Kurapika grabbed a hold of her other wrist and pulled it away from the paper.

"I can take care of the rest"Kurapika reassured but she shrugged him off.

"No, I can do this..it's just one then I'll be done"Kurapika looked at the stacks of paper on the table and the computer and the laptop that laid on his desk.

How much did she do?

"L/N, how much work did you do?"

"Everything... he'll wake up and be grumpy about being sick so I did everything so he doesn't have to stress about catching up"Kurapika's eyes widened at Y/N.

She really did all this, no wonder she's barely moving, fuck this is all my fault.

"L/N come on"He pulled her up but her knees buckled as she was about to hit the ground.

Kurapika scooped his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him.

"Please, let me do this"Kurapika ignored her as a blush covers his face.

"I think it's time for your bedtime"Kurapika turned his head the other way, avoiding being so close to her face.

He pulled away and instructed her to walk toward him but she kept wanting to finish the paper.

So annoying

Kurapika swept her off her feet, her head laid on his chest as her eyes were fighting to stay open.

"You're a comfy stranger"Kurapika smiled as he walked out the room. "Say... what's your name?"

Cute

"My name is... Y/N"

"Nooo that's my name"Kurapika was about to pass his room when Y/N stopped him. "Wait! We have to check on him, what if his fever got worse?"Kurapika opened the door with his foot and walked inside.

"Do you see him?"Kurapika asked as Y/N shook her head.

"Maybe he ran away"Y/N said, she looked around the room, her eyes started to blur again so she started to pinch her arm again.

"Stop"Kurapika set her down on the bed, he bent down and opened the drawer on his nightstand and pulled out bandages and bandaids. "Why do you harm yourself? I always see you do that"

"It's to keep myself awake, I don't want to put unnecessary amounts of coffee or energy drinks inside my system like Mr Kurta" Kurapika froze as he looked at her, "He overdoes it, he needs to learn how to take a break"She says with a yawn.

"He sure does huh?"Kurapika starts to hesitantly bandage her thighs, he lifted her leg higher so he could get the bandage all around.

Not too high...

He was extra careful to not hurt her or touch and see..anything he isn't supposed to.

Kurapika opened the box of bandaids and plastered them on the red spots on her arms.

"You know..you're really cute"Kurapika stopped as his face turned red from the sudden compliment. Her hands travelled to his hair as she brushed her fingers through it.

Kurapika was beyond shocked, he was flabbergasted and shocked to the point where he couldn't communicate, he looked up to see her staring at him.

At this point, the red in his eye was shining through his contacts.

"So prettyyyy"She says as her hands move to his face and stop at his cheeks, she smiles at him sweetly as his heart started to speed up.

She's so..angelic, almost like a different person! What have I stumbled upon?! Why is my heart beating so fast?! What's going on?! Am I dying?! Why is everything sparkly around her now?!

"How blurry is your vision?"He said, barely able to pronounce.

"Not that bad" Kurapika nods as he stands up, "You sleep here, I'll go...find something to do"Y/N nods.

She stands up and takes off her heels.

Those heels added 2 extra inches, she was up to my nose now she's down to my chin.

"Good night"She said as she went into the bed and cuddled up.

Maybe she's not so bad...when she's barely awake