Soukoku One-Shots

I'll Take Care of You, Partner

Chuuya's eyes slowly started to flutter open, along with a pounding headache. He groaned as he rolled over in his bed. Chuuya couldn't remember how he got into his bed, the last thing he could remember was being on a mission with Dazai, only because of a truce the Port Mafia and the Armed Detective Agency had formed to defeat a shared enemy. Based on how bad his head throbbed and his body aching all over, he knew he must have used corruption.

"Shit, that hurts." Chuuay slowly tried to sit up but he couldn't. His body hurt more than others times, not counting the first time he used corruption when he was sixteen.(yes, this is a stormbringer reference) Chuuya gave up on trying to get out of bed and just curled up under the covers trying to go back to sleep.

A few minutes after laying there, or what Chuuya called practicing death, he heard the door to his bedroom open and close softly. He slowly raised his head to see who walked in.

"Good morning sleeping beauty~" a certain brunette sang as he walked in to the room and sat down on the bed looking at the ginger who was as pale as a ghost.

"I already have a headache, you're just gonna make it worse." Chuuya groaned laying his head back down on his pillow.

"So mean Chuuya," Dazai whined placing his hands over his heart, "I even took care of you after you used corruption!" 

"No wonder my body aches all over." Chuuya felt another shot of pain in his head. He grabbed his head when the pain wouldn't go away.

"Here," Dazai handed Chuuya a cup of water, "You used corruption longer than usual, so it probably took quite the toll on your body."

"Great." Chuuya groaned taking a sip of his water.

For the next couple hours, Chuuya stayed in bed as Dazai took care of him. Getting him medicine, water, wet rag, and even the gingers favorite tea. Eventually, Dazai got bored and put on a poorly made romantic movie on the TV Chuuya has in his room. They used to watch these when they both were still in the mafia. They would sit on the couch of Chuuya's apartment and throw popcorn at the TV. Chuuya didn't know how much he missed hanging out with Dazai till today. Well sure, he can be annoying, extremely annoying, but making jokes together, going on walks, playing games, making bets, and teasing each other was something that made Chuuya feel human, made him feel like a person, and even made him feel needed.

Once Chuuya and Dazai finished the first movie Dazai put on a second one. Half way through the movie though Chuuya started to drift to sleep. At this point Chuuya and Dazai were leaning up against the headboard of Chuuya's bed, so when Chuuya did fall asleep he laid his head o Dazai's shoulder. Dazai laid Chuuya down on the bed so his head was resting on his pillow. Dazai then laid down next to him wrapping his arms around his waist.

"I'll take care of you, partner."

Very short story but I have another, longer one for Chuuya's birthday!