Can I help?

Chapter 11

Three days later...

Hide's P.O.V.

I went to Ayato and Yomo's house because that's where Kaneki was, and he still hasn't gotten any better. From what I know he started vomiting too, he can barely keep a sip of water down. Alongside what he had before. Ayato had took him to a little clinic the day after he got sick. They said he was just dehydrated from vomiting and hooked him up to an IV and gave him two other shots. But that doesn't seem to of helped much. Ichika was with me, they had me drive her here from school because they needed to keep an eye on Kaneki. I luckily didn't have to do much after school.

After we parked in the driveway, we got out of my car before a man with grey eyes and grey hair came out of the front door and stood on the porch. He also had a stone cold face. I could only guess he was Yomo. Ichika went up to him and hugged him.

"Hey Ichika." He said before ruffling her hair. She looked up and smiled at him in response. Ichika did have her backpack and lunch box. Then he looked at me, and I kinda just stood there from being a little scared from his stone cold face. I probably looked like an idiot. "You can come in too. Guessing you want to see Ken." He said before him and Ichika went inside, I guess he's the only that calls Kaneki by his first name. I did follow in after them.

When I got inside, I took off my shoes and left them by the door. Then I saw Ayato on the couch before I saw that the TV was playing some sort of cop show. Ichika put her stuff down and sat in Yomo's lap after he sat in the recliner.

"Hey, Ayato." I said before he looked at me.

"Hey, Hide." He said as I sat on the arm of the couch.

"Where's Kaneki?"

"In the bathroom."

"Vomiting?"

"No, you probably would of heard him. He's taking a bath, to not feel as icky. He's been in there awhile though."

"How long?"

"Almost an hour. I was just about to go get him. To make sure he didn't drown."

"I can get him for you. You guys been taking care of him and I've only watched Ichika for him since he got sick."

"Alright. To find the bathroom he's in, go through the kitchen and go past the two bedrooms."

"Okay." I said before I stood up and followed his directions. I got to the door before knocking. "Kaneki, it's me, Hide. Are you okay in there?"

No response.

"I'm coming in. Alright?" I said before opening the bathroom door, which was unlocked. After I opened up the door, I saw Kaneki laying in the water and sitting against the wall, probably asleep. I went over to him after I closed the door, but left it cracked open. I gently shook his shoulder before he opened his eyes and looked up at me.

"Hey..." He said in a groggy voice.

"Come on, let's get you out of there." I said before holding his arms and helped him stand up. Which was hard to do because he kept trying to lean on the shower wall for support. He was holding onto my shoulders and I saw how horrible he looked. His eyes had bags under them and he looked paler then usual, almost like a bedsheet. He almost lost his balance before slumping against me and I held him tightly against me, so he wouldn't fall. He was all wet and got my clothes wet too, but I didn't care. He was wet, cold, and...naked. And I started to blush realizing that.

"How long were you in there? The water is cold." I said before he moved his head to look up at me, his cheek was squished against my shoulder. He just shrugged his shoulders before answering.