A Neighbor's Dilemma

Arrival

{Sakamoto's POV}

I didn't know that about Erin. Ever since she told me what happened, I started to have some more sympathy. Helping her whenever she needed, she started to take notice. Only responding with a considerate smile, from one ear to the other. I also have the thought of her brother Leone coming for a visit. Is he just like her? I don't really think I could handle two...

From inside of my room, I can hear small birds chirp. Causing me to have a headache. I sit up and hold my head. "Why..does it hurt..." I slowly get to my feet and look into my standing mirror, shaking. I'm cold, shaking and sweating bullets... not to mention my headache. I instantly knew I was sick. Medicine..

Sliding my slippers on I head to Erin's room. Since I'm still new here, I don't know where any medicine would be. "Erin..." I knock on her bedroom door drowsily. I feel my knees start to lock as Erin opens the door. I fall into her arms as her cold hand gently touches my forehead. 

"Saki, you're burning! C'mon lets go to your room" So tire- HUH?!?  Erin picks me up with ease, leaving my arms and legs to dangle. "H-how-" She lays me down and goes to get a small bowl with water and some towels.

My body aches but I still manage to cover myself with my covers. I wonder if Leone is actually coming..  My muscles relax and my mind goes blank, leaving me to drift off to sleep. *Knock* *Knock* The door..  I slowly sit up, my hair sticking to my forehead from my sweat.  I soon hear Erin opening the door and a small scream. ..Erin!

I shove the blankets off and run down the stairs, "Erin! wh-" Erin was hugging a taller man with two suitcases beside him. The guy was at least a foot taller than her, bearing the same silky black hair as her. Black (not so skinny) skinny jeans with a denim jacket over a white shirt, white shoes on his feet.

I felt dizzy but I walked to the door "Leone! I missed you so much!" With a calming smile, he looks up, making me flinch. Reaching his hand out for a handshake, "Hi Sakamoto! thank you for taking care of my sister."

He notices I'm sick "looks like right now, my sis is taking care of you" he chuckles and lets go of his luggage to hug Erin. 

"You said you were getting here next week!" Erin lets go, and grabs his suitcases. I'm in the background, sweating myself a puddle, out of the way...

"heh heh! you surprised?"

She heads to the kitchen to continue the chicken soup she was working on. Leone unpacks his stuff in an empty room. Erin didn't have another mattress since I used her last one, so Leone insists on sleeping on the couch so I don't have to move. 

I sit down and wrap a blanket around me. The warmth calms me down and makes me forget about my sweaty body. I should probably..take a shower... ZZz..

*mumble* *mumble* whats..that noise..?  I open my eyes to see Leone, both arms and legs crossed, watching tv.

"Oh! you're finally awake."

"Wha...what time is it..?"

"7 p.m." I slowly sit up and rub my eyes. my fever has slightly gone down. Leone was watching some cooking show, where a blonde guy with an Irish accent was yelling at his employees.

"..What is she to you? Erin I mean"

I look over to him and back to the tv "She's a housemate, she makes the food and I do the chores. She's also pretty fun to hang around with."

He looks at me, dead serious. "Do you like her?"

"Of course, she's really nice and a good cook. Where is she by the way?"

"At the store, said she needed cilantro." He leans closer to me, making me back up a bit and start sweating bullets. Why is he leaning forward to me?

"Do you like her" Ohhh, that's what he meant... wait what!!? 

"What?! no I don't!" He gets closer, making me back up all the way to the arm rest. 

"Are you sure? I won't be angry" really? well you sure as hell look mad.. "I'm positive, I don't like her that way." Why would he think that? He squints his eyes and sighs, returning back to his sitting crossed legged sitting position, calm.

"I'm sorry, it's something that happened in the past." I sit up and bury my arms in my lap.

"She told me..." 

Without flinching. "condom?"

"Uhm..yea.."

"The night it happened, I checked on her after our brother left. her bag was on her floor, she was sleeping. As I looked inside, I saw a condom. Instantly I knew what happened. Today when I arrived, I saw her bag on a hook and the same condom in the trashcan. At first, I thought the condom was for you" my cheeks burn up. "That's why I asked"

He smiles and and turns to face me. "Whoa, your face is red. You really are sick!" and chuckles.