Love Resigned( Festival Sickness 5)

Chapter Nine:

Festival Sickness

Part Five

It was late Sunday night when Runa, Tomoe, Shizumi, Haru, and Nagisa left to return to their loves, jobs, and schools.  This had left the food-poisoned Sora within Aki well-trained( In more than just a few techniques.) hands and the cooking back in their friends'( Alice and Miharu) own hands.  It, also meant that Aki and Sora were alone together for most of the day except for when it was time for their three daily meals.  Most of the week, Sora was fed the basic liquid and soft types of food and was given plenty of energy drinks to regain his health.  It was, only, when he had been able to sit up and feed himself that he had moved onto more solid foods and could be more active in his own recovery, but he was still unable of returning to doing any type of domestic duties.  However, Aki had looked forward to the day when his fever had broken and she could be of more assistance to his recuperation.

She had not thought of making him sweat ad to tire himself out as much as possible until she had a dream about that day during their first relationship of their high school days.  The dream and memory had affected her in several ways more than they had within the previous eight years.   However, she knew that this had caused him to catch her fever at the time.  She would have returned the favor back then, but Nami had come barging in just as she was about to do so.  And now, she could return the favor and she did not worry about the consequences.

She leaned in close to his ear and whispered her words into it and her request for him to allow her to do this for him.  He grabbed a hold of her with both of his hands and hugged her lose to his body with his eyes still closed.  She reached her lips out to kiss his cheek, but she could feel the salty tasty of his tears.  She knew and understood what he he desired and wanted of her.  This had been true ever since the moment that she had first laid her eyes upon him as a child.

She knew that this was, also, true for him.  She allowed he tongue to flick forward and to lick up his tears from his face and closed eyes.  They had the rest of the night for what she had planned to do with him and each of them knew how to make the most out of it.

Chapter 9.1:

The Daughters' Care

Part One

With the use of Aki's unique treatment, Sora was able to regain his full health after a week and a half.  It was for the noon meal that Sora worked hard to create an excellent meal for the three that had worked so diligently to return him to good health.  Alice had even brought a couple bottles of sake for them to share in celebration of his renewed health.  Their blessed meal had been enjoyed to its fullest with Miharu washing the dishes afterwards.  It was still early enough in the day that the women suggested that they go to the public bath house and, then, go on a double date.

Sora was about to protest, but was silenced by Aki's response.  "We're glad to.  Sora, I know that you want to go on a real date with just me after all of these years.  So do I with my entire being, but our friends have given their all to your care that they deserve the proper show of gratitude."

She looked at him and he just nodded in agreement.