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Cough 021 - [Video Post]

[The feed opens with the sight of Ukitake coughing into his free hand. Luckily, no blood can be spottted. Yet.]

Ungh...my apologies. Even with the weather clearing up, it seems that it has finally caught up with me. [Cough.] It's what I get for traipsing about in the snow.

[He tucks himself into bed, propped up on pillows again. This is a normal pose for the Shinigami, as friends have and will come to know. Sniffling, he speaks again.]

I should be back to myself within a week or tw--

[There must have been a tickle in his throat because he's coughing violently now, red visible through the cracks of his fingers before the feed ends.]

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I know how you feel.

[Sighs just a bit and tugs at a strand of hair.]

....How are you feeling?

All right, considering.

[He thinks about leaving it at that, but isn't their relationship a little deeper now? He doesn't know.]

Very sore, raw. Tired.

Kind of miss you.

[She slowly nods and smiles just a bit.]

I miss you too.

I wish I weren't so sick. I'd invite you over.

You worry about that now, when you first arrived here you got sick and I still visited you, remember?

...Yes. Looks like you caught me.

[He tries to laugh, but it turns into another coughing fit.]

Thought I wouldn't remember that.

[Frowns just a bit.]

Are you okay?

[A few more moments pass before he gets it under control.]

...More or less.

[Is quiet for a bit.]

Do you want me to come over?

I...I'd like that.

If you're not afraid of a little bit of blood, that is.

Of course not!

I will be there as quick as I can.

Thank you.

[She will not admit it to him but she was actually happy of being out of the house, she was starting to feel too lonely and maybe that was another reason why she arrived there quicker than she had expected. Slowly she just smiled and acted like she normally did.]

You're very welcome, Ukitake.

[Even in his weakened state, he could still feel her presence approaching, and he sat up as well as he could while staying comfortable. Just seeing her brought a smile to his face and he patted the floor next to his futon, asking her to join him.]

[With a light laugh she moved to take a seat on the spot he patted and pushed some strands of hair behind her ear.]

How are you feeling now?

Better already.

[But his excitement became too much and his breathing turned into another fit, though it didn't last as long as the last one.]

...I'm sorry.

[Looking once again overly worried for him, she dared to rest a hand on his shoulder and tried to smile.]

It's okay, you don't need to apologize.

[He wiped his mouth with the rag he had laying around, and frowned at the fresh blood stains.]

I wish you didn't have to see me like this. I must look pretty pathetic.

No, you don't. This is not your fault and we are...

[...they were what? She still didn't know that and she wasn't going to ask him about that now.]

...friends and regardless of the situation, well, friends are meant to be there for each other.

[There was that weird hesitation before that word. How did one go about asking about such a thing? Ukitake had no idea, despite being friends with Kyouraku. It was just all too confusing.]

You're always so kind to me, Rinoa-chan.

[He leaned his head just so, in order to rub his cheek against her hand on his shoulder. It was the most he could do without getting any blood on her.]

[There was a reason to be hesitant and as much as she wanted to talk about it, she wasn't going too.]

Well, it's only natural to worry and always be there for the people we care about.

[She smiled a bit before moving her hand and resting it against his cheek, her fingertips lightly caressing his skin.]

[Okay, that felt really nice. He laid his head against his pillows, eyes falling shut, and tried to breathe steadily.]

[There's only a small smile from her part, before she takes back her hand and rests it over her lap, maybe this was a bad time for a visit since he did needed to rest.]

[When she pulled her hand away, Ukitake slowly opened his eyes.]

What's wrong?

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