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Aki woke up to Angel stirring restlessly against him. The devil was in a cold sweat, his wings fluttering against the sheets. Aki looked over to the nightstand. It was 4:33 AM, around an hour and a half before he usually got up in the mornings.
"What's wrong?" Aki asked.
"I feel weird." Angel whined, squirming again, trying to get into a comfortable position but his entire body was sore and he had a fever. He sniffled softly.
"You're sick, not weird." Aki spoke softly in the silence of the night. He gently stroked Angel's hair. "You need medicine."
"I'm not taking medicine." Angel immediately shut down even the thought of taking medicine. He was quite picky and didn't like the bitter taste.
"You don't exactly have a choice," Aki started. "You need to get better for work, and getting better requires taking your medicine. Now stop being stubborn, I'm going to get it." Aki untangled himself from the covers and stood up, walking out of the room.
Angel pouted. He was already thinking about how he'd better get ice cream in compensation for having to take the bitter medicine. Aki soon returned to the room, carrying a spoonful of medicine. He had Angel sit up, and he brought the spoon to Angel's lips.
"Cmon," Aki urged. "Swallow."
Angel swallowed the medicine, his face scrunching up in reaction to the bitterness. Aki took the spoon out of Angel's mouth and set it down on the nightstand, grabbing a nearby glass of water and bringing it up to Angel's lips again.
"Drink," Aki commanded gently. Angel grank the water. Aki set the glass down on the nightstand and got back into bed next to Angel. "C'mere."
Angel shuffled closer to Aki, laying on his chest. Aki wrapped his arms around Angel, pulling him closer. Angel melted into Aki's body heat.
"The medicine will make you sleepy, don't fight it." Aki placed a small kiss on Angel's forehead. "Close your eyes, my love." Angel closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.
Aki made his way to Denji's and Power's shared room, opening the door and walking in. He opened the curtains.
"Wake up, morons." Aki commanded sternly, hearing Denji and Power groan drowsily.
"Close the curtain!" Denji grumbled.
"No. Get up, get dressed, and sit at the dining table. Breakfast has been ready."
"Did ya make toast with jam?" Denji asked.
"Yes, now get up. It's getting cold." Aki walked out of the room.
"Sweet!" Aki got up to get dressed and so did Power.
Soon, they made their way to the dining table. They sat down and began eating. aki was on the porch, smoking and reading a news paper before he came in and sat down with them.
"Where's the angel devil, human?" Power asked.
"He's sleeping." He started. "Here's the plan, me and him are skipping work. He's sick, and I have to take care of him. You two will walk to work yourselves this morning." This resulted in a pout coming from Denji.
"I KNEW IT! I SMELT SICKNESS FROM THE BEDROOM!" Power's eyes gleamed.
"Sure you did." Denji grumbled.
Angel stirred slowly, coming out of an incredibly deep sleep. Aki was sitting on the edge of their bed, watching him.
"Morning pretty." Aki hummed.
"What...? what time is it...?" Angel murmured drowsily.
"1 in the afternoon," Aki stroked Angel's hair. "You feeling any better?"
"Mmh," Angel groaned softly. "no."
"You wanna go to the living room? We got the apartment to ourselves." Aki asked gently.
"Only if you carry me...And if I get ice cream."
"Fine," Aki gently picked Angel Devil up, walking to the living room. He set Angel down on the sofa, retrieved the vanilla ice cream from the freezer, grabbed a spoon, and sat down next to Angel, pulling the devil into his lap. Angel took the ice cream and spoon and began eating it. Aki put on a random movie for Angel to watch, stroking his partner's hair gently.
Angel eventually finished the ice cream, Aki grabbed it from his hands and placed the empty container onto the coffee table.
"Just sleep," Aki whispered. "I've got you." He rubbed Angel's back, being mindful of his wings. Angel fell asleep in Aki's arms, and eventually Aki dozed off as well.