Chapter 3 - Sick

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The next day
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The room was colored a blinding white, and it made Luhan's head hurt more than it already was.
They were at the healer, Lay's, residence because of Luhan's several "accidents" over the last weeks.
The whole Cha family was there including Sehun, and Tao's butler.

It was not a busy day for the healer today, so it didn't take long before Lay called them in.
"Cha Luhan, " he said. Not loud, not low, but the authority in his voice was undeniable.
The group of six made their way across the waiting room and into Lay's office, which, to Luhan's eyes' horror, also was painted in the nearly glowing white.

Luhan, Tao and their parents sat down, leaving the two butlers standing behind their masters.
A minute passed in silence as Lay seemed to study every face in the room... Except for his own, of course.

"So, let's get straight to the point, " he said. "Mrs. Cha, you say your first-born son has been suffering quite frequently from dizziness and absentmindedness. When did this start, if I may?"
Luhan took the word: "Around two weeks or so after the spring town meeting this year, Healer."

Lay's eyes wandered around Luhan's face to assure himself that the boy was telling the truth. Luhan was leaning back on the chair, sitting in a comfortable position against his butlers' lower chest.
"And what might your name be, servant?" he asked Sehun.
Sehun, who'd been looking down at Luhan's wavy, earth-colored hair, fixated his eyes just below Lay's chin as servants were not supposed to look high-rankers in the eyes.
"My name is Sehun, Healer."

Lay then asked Luhan about the exact things that were happening to him and the feelings that he felt when it did.
"Well... Sehun and I can be doing normal things like talking or walking in the park, and then I'll suddenly start to feel dizzy or even faint when Sehun tries to support me. How it feels? It's kind of hard to explain, but I guess... Like, it feels like something is wrapped around my chest and I can't breathe properly... And then something tickles right around... Here?"
Luhan pointed to the left side of his chest where his innocent heart was located.

Lay's gaze seemingly penetrated the boy's chest as if to find out who had wrapped their hands around his young heart.

He studied Luhan's body and noticed that Luhan was almost sinking into Sehun's soft shirt, and he looked kind of tired but at the same time, comfortable.

Sehun flinched when Luhan nuzzled his head, enjoying the soft fabric against his neck. He stood upright even more than before, and he felt his heart rate increase without warning. His eyes widened as something hit him; could Luhan feel this?
He stood as still as possible, hoping that the other boy wouldn't notice that his heart had run wild. He looked down at Luhan, only to have the opposite confirmed; his master was frowning, and he tapped Sehun's side.

"Sehun... You don't have to be so nervous, he's not that bad, " Luhan whispered, thinking Lay was the cause of Sehun's rapidly beating heart.
Sehun whimpered silently. He took a few deep breaths, but the thumps in his chest refused to slow down at all.

The Cha's and Lay continued to talk for almost an hour until the healer finally reached a shocking conclusion on Luhan's problem.
Said boy widened his eyes, eager to know what on earth was had been wrong with his body these past months.
His mom leaned forward, and his younger brother grabbed the collar of his servant's shirt and dragged him down to whisper something never to be known by others in his ears. The tanned butler smiled, and his eyes became half circles.

"I just want you to know that I am truly sorry for what I am about to say..." Lay started. The Cha parents had shock and worry in their eyes, and Tao and his butler, Jongin, became serious.
The room went dead silent, only Sehun could hear the ear-wrecking sound of his beating heart.
Luhan took a quick inhale, expecting the worst.

"After hearing Cha Luhan's story, I have reached a conclusion. It is not something I have ever seen firsthand or worked with before. What I know, I have only heard from acquaintances and books.
Cha Luhan has been diagnosed with love."

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A/N: Such a short chapter, sigh~

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