"Achoo! Achoo!...Ugh..." Rin groaned as he sniffled and rolled over in bed. "Being sick sucks," he thought as the rest of his thoughts tangled and collided. Rin felt his head spin, and the nausea returned from earlier. A lump formed in his throat, and he felt what he thought (or truthfully wished) was a burp come up.

"Agghhhhhh...Dammit..." Rin sat up covered in his breakfast. "Bon is gonna be so upset with me." Rin started to collect the soiled sheets, but his balance was thrown off because of the dizziness inside is head. In his haste Rin accidentally stepped on the sheets he was holding, causing him to slip on the hard-wood floor.

"Whaaa!" Rin screamed as he fell face-first into the dirty sheets. "Ugh, gross!" Rin pouted and cursed under his breath at his current situation. Suddenly he heard hurried, heavy footsteps out in the hall. "Crap! That's-"

The door whooshed open, revealing Bon, soaking wet. From the looks of it, he had been in the bath, heard the crash from earlier, and rushed to see the cause of it. He stood with one hand holding a towel loosely around his waist and the other keeping his long, wet hair out of his line of sight. The stern look on his face didn't accurately display the worry in his voice as he spoke.

"Rin! Are you okay? What happened?"

"Don't worry about it," Rin grumbled. His pale skin highlighted his blushing cheeks as he sniffed and wiped his nose on his sleeve.

A little repulsed by Rin's manners, Bon repeated in a more agitated voice, "What happened?"

"I...tripped is all," Rin's eyes wavered as he tried his best to focus.

"Why were you up in the first place? It's not good for you to be up like this." Bon walked over to Rin and helped him to his feet. He then noticed why Rin had gotten up. "Oh, come on, Rin! Why didn't you use the trash can? I put it right next to you when I left!"

Very embarrassed, Rin stuttered, “I-I thought it was a-a burp..."

"A burp?! What the hell?" Bon looked at the sheets and back at Rin, who was swaying and looking at the floor in a haze. "Rin?" Bon looked in Rin's eyes. They suddenly twitched and rolled backwards into Rin's skull as he collapsed. 

"RIN!" Bon grabbed Rin and lifted him gently, forgetting that he had not tied his towel around his waist. "Sh-" Bon felt a cold breeze as his towel dropped around his ankles, exposing all of his glory. "Crap, where can I put Rin?" Bon looked at Rin's bed and noticed that Rin had apparently missed the trash can multiple times. "Aw c'mon, Rin! I have to clean that!" Bon looked at Rin in his arms. Rin's appearance was more comparable to death than pure illness.

"Agh, whatever." Bon gently laid Rin on one side of his bed. He grabbed his towel and wrapped it firmly around his waist. He then found a hair pin in Rin's desk and fashioned his hair out of his face. With his own setbacks out of the way, he turned his attention back to Rin, still covered in his own vomit.

Bon sighed, "Geez, he's too much of a handful sometimes." He walked over to Rin and started to take off his soiled shirt. As soon as he did, Rin began to shiver. Bon looked at Rin in confusion. "Rin? Are you okay? Rin!" Bon placed his hand on Rin's shoulder. A sudden shock came to Rin that made him jump from his sleep. Unfortunately, Bon caught the worst of this stupor as Rin punched him in the stomach, causing Bon to wince in pain. Rin, now awake looked at Bon in confusion.

"Bon? What's wrong?"

"You tell me, you idiot!" Bon pointed to the messy sheets and the failed attempts at using the trash can.

Rin was confused. "Uh, I threw up?"

"Don't give me the obvious answer!"

"Well, what do you want me to say? I was..." Rin stumbled over his words, "t-trying to makethinzesierforyou..."

"What?" 

"I-I- ACHOO!" Rin sneezed without covering his mouth. He went to wipe his nose on his sleeve, but he realized that he didn't have it on. He was about to wipe it on his pants until Bon grabbed his head.

"Ugh, you're too gross." Bon gave Rin a tissue, and Rin blew his nose. He started to hand the tissue back to Bon, but Bon stopped him. "That's sick!"

"Oh sor-," Rin felt another lump in his throat. The light feeling in his head returned. "B-Bon!"

Bon had stood up and walked toward the closet. "Huh?" He didn't turn around. He was trying to find Rin another shirt to wear.

"Trash!" Rin covered his mouth as he hurriedly looked for the trash can.

"Trash?" Bon looked over and saw Rin holding his mouth. "Oh, shit!" The trash can sat at the opposite end of the bed. He quickly grabbed it, but before he could get it to Rin, it was too late: he had already seen it running from his hands.

"AW F*** RIN!" Bon was a little peeved at his partner, but he realized that it wasn't entirely his fault. Rin looked up with tears and snot running down his face.

"Ugh, I'm sorry, Bon..."

"Don't worry about it,” Bon sighed, "we just need to get you cleaned up."

Bon took hold of Rin and lifted him up. Rin wrapped his arms around Bon's neck and sniffed. He could smell the shampoo that was still in Bon's hair. It reminded of the flowers in Shiemi's garden. For a second, Rin's queasiness went away. It was as if Bon's scent had cleared away his sickness and replaced it with a yearning to touch him. He held his head close to Bon's ear as they walked to the bathroom. Rin whispered in a tired fashion, "You're so...good to me..."

Bon's face turned red instantly. Rin had always had the worst romantic timing. He would say cute things like these at the most inappropriate times, like in class or during long missions. He knew exactly how to turn him on, and that kind of irked Bon. After a brief pause, Bon mumbled to Rin, "Not now. You're sick and covered in your own vomit." Rin was upset that Bon was spurning his advances. He pouted, "but it's be kinky."

"That's disgusting!" Bon cringed, yet at the same time, he thought of Rin and how he kissed: wet and sloppy, just like he would imagine. It was this sort of opposite that made him so attracted to Rin in the first place.

They reached the bathroom, and Bon sat Rin down on the toilet so he could start the bath water. The room filled with water vapor as the hot water poured from the faucet. Bon looked at Rin, who was pouting, sniffling and purposely not looking at him or the bath. Frustrated, Bon spoke up:

"Hurry and get in the bath, Rin. The sooner you get clean, the sooner you can go back to sleep."

"I'm not tired."

"Well, you're still dirty, so get in."

"No."

"Whaddya mean no?"

"Kiss me first."

"Wha? Huh-uhh...I- umm." Bon was flustered, mostly because the whole notion of kissing Rin right then was both repulsive and intriguing. 

Rin sensed the uncertainty in Bon's voice. He knew that Bon had considered it, and that's all he wanted. He then stood and proceeded to lose his sweat pants and patterned undies (they had cats on them). Bon looked down at Rin's "midsection" and then met Rin's eyes, embarrassed because he knew that Rin knew where he was looking.

Rin stepped towards Bon and grabbed the towel tied around his waist. He sniffed and then said in a seductive tone, "Let's make a compromise."

Bon stood tall and grabbed one of Rin's wrists. "I'm listening."

"What if I stand in the shower and you come in and join me when you think I'm clean enough for you." Rin sniffed again and began to loose Bon's towel.

"That sounds fair enough. Get in."

Rin walked over to the tub and removed the plug, draining the collected water. He then proceeded to turn on the shower head. Bon watched as Rin purposefully took his time actually getting into the shower. He finished untying his towel where Rin had left off and slowly made his way to the tub. Rin looked behind him and smirked at the muscular, naked man behind him.

"Slow down, Bon. I haven't even stuck my head in yet," Rin teased as he took one step under the water. Bon looked intently at his mate, and, as soon as Rin placed his other foot in the shower, he stepped in as well, kissing Rin's lips gently at first. Rin grabbed Bon's muscular torso and indulged himself in Bon's embrace. Bon continued to kiss Rin's mouth, ignoring anything else really. He ruffled Rin's hair in one hand while the other slowly made its way to the base of Rin's tail, i.e. Rin's sweet spot.

Rin felt Bon's hand creep toward the base of his tail and moaned softly. Bon immediately stopped, assuming Rin felt queasy again, and he backed away from him.

"Bon?" asked Rin. "What's wrong?"

"I- uh," Bon felt embarrassed. "Nothing."

Rin held out his arms and sniffed. "Then come towards me."

"You know what, it might be better if you just finish your shower alone," Bon started to step out of the shower feeling slightly ashamed and disgusted. Rin looked at him and frowned.

"I wasn't feeling sick Bon! You were right at my tail! You know how sensitive that is for me..."

Bon looked back at Rin's face. His blue eyes were staring straight back at him. Rin's hands were out in front of him. He motioned for Bon, "Come back."

Bon hesitated, yet he found himself stepping back into the shower. Rin stood on his toes and kissed Bon. He wrapped his tail around both of them and proceeded to purr very low. Bon felt the soft vibration in combination with Rin's wet tongue. He embraced him around the waist and proceeded to return Rin's kiss. 

The water continued to drip on the couple as they stood kissing each other. Rin felt his sickness ease with the vapor and the smell of Bon's shampoo in the air. His dizziness was countered by Bon's strong embrace. Suddenly he felt a tickle at the base of his tail. Bon had moved his hand near his sweet spot again. The sensation was overwhelmingly sensual, yet it always came at the cost of a "quick" ending.

A thought suddenly came into Rin's mind, "He's trying to-"

A rush went through Rin as Bon took a hold of his backside. He gently stroked the base of Rin's tail, causing Rin to moan in ecstasy. 

"Ahhhhh...aaaaaaaa..." Rin clinched as the sensation caused him to be entirely aroused. He looked up at Bon, who was avoiding his eyes. Rin was irate, yet the feeling was too good to say anything. Bon knew exactly what he was doing.

Rin tried his best to hold out, but he couldn't stand it any longer. Bon stroked Rin from the front once, and that was enough for Rin to come. He moaned with pleasure and fell to his knees in the shower. Bon stood over him and mumbled "I'm sorry." He stepped out of the shower, grabbed a towel and proceeded to his own room without properly drying himself.

Rin sniffed and turned off the shower. He sniffed again and tried to stand, but he became disoriented and fell back in the tub. Rin felt helpless and abandoned. He sniffed as tears ran down his cheeks. Suddenly a lumped formed in his throat. He tried his best to move to the toilet, yet he couldn't make it, so he threw up in the tub. Still crying, he turned the shower back on and allowed it to rinse away his mess, at least his physical mess.


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*To be continued.