In Sickness And In Health (Yandere M. Genius x F. Reader x Yandere M. Prince)

Chapter 54: First Time

When (Y/n) woke up, an irritating beam of sun shining right over her eyes, she gave a dramatic gasp, remembering everything that happened. Orion, Cadmus, the kiss, and the lingering feeling of dread that encompassed her all flooded back to her. Truth be told, she felt little remorse for the kiss, despite the betrayal against Haru. After all, only when she kissed the orange-haired prince did she finally gain relief from the strange atmosphere that had been present. Still, she was deeply unnerved by it nonetheless.

"Welcome back to the land of the living," Sona hummed, prompting the girl to dart her eyes over to the motionless android, "You've been out for 3 days, 1 hour, 22 minutes, and 52 seconds. I advise you to eat and drink."

The male placed some fruit in front of her, telling her he would order her a decent meal. As he left the room for a bit, she took the time to take out the IV drip from her arm. No doubt she had given Orion an immense scare, along with everyone else. She wondered if Haru had been alerted. Then again, it would be in Vethela's best interest to keep the incident quiet. They were still at odds with Echal after what Haru had been through. If news came out of her falling into a sudden coma, war came another step closer to being a possibility. She expected a talk from Mica, along with bribes. She supposed she wouldn't mind that.

Thus, also judging from the way Sona reacted, Haru was not there. She grabbed her phone and looked at the text log, but nothing had popped up except an almost gibberish message Bastien had sent her. Sighing, she dialed up the brunette, not at all surprised when he picked up before the first ring even started. The hologram projection of him showed he was working at his desk with a very focused face. For a moment, as he presumably noticed her hologram, he paused, his eyes softening, but he turned around shortly thereafter.

"Are you okay?" he mumbled quietly, "Or did you need something?"

"What if I say I missed you?"

The male didn't respond to that. He merely started typing quickly on his computer, giving a huff when the program didn't run perfectly. Proceeding to look for any errors, he scrolled through the code, only giving another sound of disgust when he found the issue. Then he tried again. All the while, she watched him. Amidst the program running a second time, she noticed he was subconsciously touching his eye, flinching when he noticed it himself.

"Haru," she sighed, raising her voice just a bit, "How are things going?"

"Fine."

"I don't believe that. Did Enmei move out?" Silence. "Have you talked to your mother?" Silence. "Are you angry at me?"

Haru paused, glancing sadly over his shoulder to stare at her likeness. It was like he was trying to figure that out. On one hand, he wanted very much to be angry. She had left to go to a country he hated and was taking care of another male. But, on the other hand, it was Orion she was caring for. The prince was dying, so there was a kind of unfounded selfishness in being mad about her generosity. In the end, he ended up nodding, though he did develop a kind of guilt about the feeling.

"Maybe it might help if you come back here with me. You can get away from your new brother - "

"Not my brother."

"Right. Then, you can get away from Enmei, we can negotiate to make peace with Vethela and form an attack against Umayena, and we can go on dates again."

"Why can't you just come back here?"

"Actually, I have some questions I need answered, and I can only get them here. I'll leave once I find what I'm looking for, but, until then, I have to stay, but - "

Without another word, the brunette hung up. He did not pick up the phone when she dialed him again, so there was nothing she could do. On the contrary, she sighed, focusing, instead, on the food that Sona set in front of her. He chastised her about pulling out the IV drip, but she didn't listen to him. As she ate, he informed her of everything that happened, including the major panic of her collapse. He then mentioned that Kazuya was informed though he speculated the man didn't tell his son. Haru had enough worries without her medical emergency.