Someone to Take Care of Me

I

It was around midnight, and Noe simply couldn't sleep. He sensed something dangerous. But when he looked around, all he saw was Vanitas dead asleep lying in bed.

He'd been so sore he's been asleep all day. Aside from the times, Noe woke him up to eat and drink water. Dominique explained to him thar when humans receive major injuries, it's important for them to rest as much as possible so they can heal properly and regain energy.

But still, Noe couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. So he decided to get out of bed to take a closer look around.

He saw nothing around the hotel room and saw nothing. He checked on Vanitas again quickly, shaking him awake to confirm he was okay and then letting him go back to sleep. 'Sorry, Vanitas.'

He only mumbled in response and waved him away.

Noe decided to check on the roof, just to confirm.

And that's when he saw the danger.

Mikhail was sitting up on the roof with his Automaton. He was just staring out at the sky. He seemed to light up when he heard footsteps.

'Brother-' His eyes darkened, and his voice went monotone, 'Oh, it's you.'

Noe nodded, 'What are you doing here, Mikhail?' He asked.

'Brother got really hurt at the Carnival, I wanted to check on how he was recovering.' He smiled, 'Any way you could bring him out here?'

Noe shook his head, 'He's sleeping. If you wanna see him that bad, come back in the morning. And for the record, you're the one who caused all that damage.'

Mikhail hummed, 'But I only did that after he refused to come with me.'

'Mikhail, have you considered that he doesn't want to? I've seen your memories, he's done just about everything you've ever asked him to do, even if it put his own wellbeing, and sometimes even his life at risk. Can you not see it from his view just once? Understand that he doesn't want this?'

Mikhail only tilted his head, 'Hm, so he doesn't want to see me then?'

'It wouldn't shock me.'

Mikhail looked sad but only for a moment, 'Fine.' He said, 'If brother doesn't want to see me, I'll leave. But do take care of him for me.' He smiled, 'He likes bitter things and savory foods. And when he gets tired like this, he likes physical comfort. Close proximity to those he trusts is better than any pain medication to him. If you want him to drink things easier, make him a cup of tea and give him a glass of water to go with. If you could make sure he gets to hang out on the roof, too, it'd do wonders for his mental state right now.'

'The roof?' Noe asked.

'Yeah! Brother would always hang out on the roof when we lived with Father. Especially at night. He'd hang out up there all night if it weren't so cold!' He smiled and stood up, 'Father would give him blankets because he liked being under the stars. But he had to come back in eventually cause the snow would start again. Take care of my brother for me okay?'

Noe nodded and opened his mouth to thank him for the advice, but Misha spoke again, 'I'll ask him in a week, and if it turns out, you did a bad job, I'll kill you myself.'