イタズラな KISS ~3 ✔

#What if-2

What If Series Two: Should Have Kept These Memories...

"Oh! I really want to try to have a romance in the hospital!" Kotoko came into my office with her exciting voice. I couldn't forget what she did earlier, I put back the paper on my desk, trying to hide my smile from her. I raised a fine bored voice, "It's your break already? That early?" I furrowed one of my brows. It's only eleven-thirty am, too early for her to dilly-dallying around here. Nevermind, my mood went smoothly and my sleepy eyes can see clearly what I'm monitoring on my computer. Thanks to her.

"Oh, Irie-kun. You must have been so tired enough. You should take a break. There's an only half-hour to lunch but if you really that tired enough, you shouldn't force yourself. Even doctors need a rest you know." she mumbled and closed the door. I even heard a click, she surely locked it. "There, no one will disturb you now. You've done pretty well enough. Dr. Irie, the number one doctor in Tonan Hospital, should take a break." she winked at me while I was staring at her, giving a glare, warning her that she shouldn't do some crazy stuff right now, not in time of my work. She closed my computer and take my folders back to its rack. "Let's have an early lunch, Dr. Irie!" she simply celebrated while I was contemplating how happy she was. Her smile was even brighter or was it just me? Since I'm turning hungry.

I leaned closed to her, not minding that I was watching her too closely while she was preparing the lunch boxes in the desk between us. She was happy to tell me what she made... "I made you a healthy lunch, Irie-kun! It's quite challenging for me! Here... I fried carrots... and I even made a vegetable lumpia! And oh... takoyaki! And there's more... a fresh abalone that I bought yesterday. I'm sure this will boost your immunity! Don't worry, I will make you very delicious food and nutritious one! Please prepare for that!" she finally turned to me and I was dumbstruck, amazed like something hit me whenever she turned with a crazy smile like that. It has always made my heart thump, beat faster like a beast hunting its prey. This was not relaxing. This was like riding a twister.

Well, "I'm wishing right now that Kinnosuke will take that away..." I sighed, surely, I did that to tease her. It's quite fun to see her different reactions. She slapped me, "Don't be like that, Irie-kun! I made this to be delicious! You can't be picky!" she squealed and gave the chopsticks to me. She split it in half.

"I hope Kotomi is eating her lunch now," she whispered, eyes cast down as she eats the takoyaki full in her mouth. I was worried that it might choke her. "Oy, at least you should chew it slowly and don't take it directly full in your mouth," I warned her but she just flicked her eyes on me and I gave her the tumbler. "Drink," I told her.

I watched her happily eating her lunch. The room turned so lively with just Kotoko alone. Just by staring at her, it feels like a new kind of energy flowing in my veins.

"Oh, you should eat a lot of fruits, Irie-kun!" she said and after she ate almost her lunch, she picked an apple in the plastic she carried when she came here, "Tada! Apples and oranges!" she presented it and she stood up, "Oh, I should get a knife." and went directly to the small kitchen area in my office, just some mugs, and other kitchen stuff, in case if I don't have time to go to a restaurant, I'll have the place to make something for me. Kotoko's lullaby was all over the place, I picked the takoyaki that she made, still the same taste, sometimes she got better in cooking, sometimes not... but she made all of these with effort, at least I should show to her that I like her endeavor even if the taste was unbearable.

"Ah!" she shouted when she got hurt. She quivered when she found her thumb was bleeding. I quickly went to her side and looked at it, before she could faint again. "Look at you now, I told you to be careful, you idiot." I held her thumb and washed it with clean water. "Irie-kun..." the only thing she can say. I took a small band-aid in my pocket, "Thanks to the little girl earlier, she gave me this cute band-aid." I immediately wrapped it around her thumb. "This should be okay now." I finally said and peeled the apples instead before another finger would be bleeding again. I put some on her mouth and she just laughed softly... hugging me from behind. "Oh, Irie-kun... you are always been my knight and shining armor." she giggled in my sides, still her hands wrapped on mine. I want to pull her against me tighter.