#yuusil

AATBRHFHFH SGWGAHRHRHAG FHSHRHEGEHHR AGRGRHHGJ kiss kiss fall in love GRAHHH GTAHHH SILYUU GRHSHAHHH WHY ARE THYE LOSERS (scampering crying rolling onbthe floor runnijg up the wall drops down from ceiling runs a treadmill stops catches my breath)

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“Silver? Why are you here?” Silver had appeared in the doorway of the old Ramshackle Dorm, wearing his PE uniform, his skin coated in sweat.

He inhaled a deep breath so he could speak.

“I heard from Kalim that Yuu was sick.” When Silver heard this, he was surprised. For some reason, it never occurred to Silver that Yuu could get sick.

“Hah. I thought fools couldn’t catch colds,” Sebek said after hearing the news. He and Silver had been training together at the time. After scolding him, Silver cut their training short and ran all the way to Ramshackle.

Though now that he was here, he wondered if he really should be here.

“You came to check on Yuu?” The chubbier of the three Ramshackle ghosts confirmed. A slightly skinnier one beamed.

“Yuu will be so happy about that!” Silver shifted.

“Is he in any condition to have guests?” He inquired, wondering if he had jumped the gun by coming when he did. Yuu might have been so sick that he wouldn’t want to see him.

The ghosts each gave Silver a flat look when he voiced this.

“Silver, he could be deader than us, and Yuu would be in perfect condition to see you,” the skeletal ghost told him.

Silver was quickly ushered through the house and to the room Yuu and Grim used to sleep in. Instantly, his eyes locked on Yuu.

“Yuu…” At first glance, no one would be able to tell that Yuu was ill.

The teen had naturally gray skin, pale as mist. His hair was wild, frizzed, and—as Vil put it—had never been introduced to a comb.

However, upon closer look, Silver could see that the other’s flesh had turned paper white with a touch of yellow around the mouth and eyes. Meanwhile, the hair was damp with sweat, which made it stick to his face.

Half-lidded eyes shot wide open upon seeing Silver, a shimmer of glee within them.

“Moonshine! What--” Yuu moved too fast for his ailing body and nearly toppled out of bed. Silver hurried forward to catch him just in time.

“Ah!” he gasped as the other fell against his chest. “Careful! Your body’s weak right now.” Yuu mumbled something with a red face, but Silver couldn’t make it out.

With the help of the ghost, he set Yuu back in bed.

“We need to leave for a while; do you mind watching over Yuu for us?” one ghost asked.

“Ah, I don’t mind, but..." The ghosts clapped before Silver could finish.

“Great! In that case, we’ll leave him in your care! Tootles!

With that, they vanished, leaving the teens alone.

As Silver turned back, Yuu began vomiting into the trashcan.

“I heard you were sick, but I don’t know it was this bad,” Silver said, looking at Yuu sympathetically. Yuu took a ragged breath, shaking his head.

“Ugh… Not sick,” he muttered. “Poison.” Silver jumped, his expression unchanged except for the growth of his eyes.

“What?!” After setting the trash beside his bed, Yuu flopped back, putting a hand on his sweat-soaked forehead.

“Yeah,” he mumbled. “Grim picked some mushrooms that ‘looked tasty, and well...’” He grumbled an insult towards the beast under his heavy breath. “He’s fine, being whatever the hell he is. But me…” Silver felt his pulse race against his chilled skin. Yuu was poisoned. Poisoned! That meant he--

“We—We need to get you to the infirmary right away!” He gathered Yuu in his arms, causing the other to squeak like a mouse.

“Whoa! Whoa! Hold on there, Moonshine!” he said, his colorless skin turning bright pink. “No need to panic like this!”

“Yuu, you just said you were poisoned!”

“That’s why I took a—a—Gosh, what was it?! A throw-up potion from Kalim,” Yuu insisted. “Ace also brought a potion from Sammy-boy and took Grim for the day. I’ll be fine! I’m fine, really!”

“Even so--”

“Look, I can’t go to the nurse every time I get hurt,” Yuu said, weakly struggling. He liked being in Silver’s arms, but it was more important to make the other understand. “If I do, Crowley might believe the school is too dangerous for me and send me away. Then I won’t get to see you as often—legally.” Silver pursed his lips. He didn’t want that, but...

“I’m fine, really. I promise. Cross my heart and hope others die,” he insisted. After gnawing over it, Silver gave in.

“That’s not how the saying goes.” With a heavy heart, Silver replaced Yuu back in bed. He was worried, but at the same time, he didn’t want the other to get sent away. After all, having Yuu at Night Raven...

‘But is this a risk we should be taking?’ Depending on the mushroom, this could be dangerous. Forget sick; Yuu could...

“You don’t have to stay,” Yuu murmured, interrupting his thoughts. He used his sleeve to wipe away some sweat. “I know Batman’s gonna be looking for ya soon. And don’t ya have guard duties, or whatever?”

“I’ll text Lilia,” Silver said, pulling out his phone. “This is more important.”

Despite himself, Yuu laughed. His eyes were hazy as they watched Silver, a gleam of something inside them.

“That’s so you...” He said it softly, with a tender smile on his lips. “Kind, thoughtful, selfless... is it any wonder I fell for you?”

Silver felt his heartbeat at the words. He swallowed as his tongue became thick. He opened his mouth to respond; however, Yuu had fallen asleep.

Silver watched him sleep as his face heated from his cheeks to his ears. As Silver rubbed them, Yuu’s words echoed in his mind.

“...I wonder every day,” he whispered, throat tight.

Yuu was eccentric, fun, intelligent, and had the amazing ability to sidestep the laws of physics to make the fantastic reality (both good and bad).

And Silver—was just Silver. There was nothing special about him. 

Yet Yuu always looked at him as if he were the most extraordinary thing in the world.

‘Why? I wonder what he could possibly see in me?’ And why did he care so much? 

Silver placed a hand on his chest, which felt too tight around his heart.

This feeling inside of him... What was it?

He momentarily closed his eyes, then re-opened them, a soft gaze falling onto Yuu’s slumbering form.

“I wonder…”

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