Cough 021 - [Video Post]

[haori]

[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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[haori]

N-Ne, I'm just not used to this kind of attention.

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

What kind of attention?

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[haori]

Affection.

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

[She looks at him for long seconds and hardly believing that, it's a bit sad it it's true.]

What about your family?

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[haori]

Oh, my siblings are wonderful. I...meant this kind of affection.

[He squeezes her hand to emphasize his point.]

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

[She smiles at him softly.]

Well, I will have to change that, no?

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[haori]

[He chuckles softly.]

Perhaps.

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

Though if it bothers you, I can stop.

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[haori]

Not at all, Rinoa-chan.

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

[Have another smirk here.]

Aha, you like it!

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[haori]

Heh, maybe a little bit.

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

Hn, I knew it.

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[haori]

Can you read my mind now, Rinoa-chan?

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

[She just gave him a rather mysterious and enigmatic look, he could draw his conclussions from that.]

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[haori]

Ah, intriguing. I suspect it is another one of your powers.

[He's totally smirking back at you.]

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but as a woman, I will keep the secret and you will have to find out.

[She's looking just so innocent about it.]

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[haori]

Ah, I see.

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

Just because I like you, doesn't mean I will give away all of my secrets, that's cheating.

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[haori]

Fair enough. We all need a little mystery in life, ne?

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

Of course.

[Smiles just a bit.]

How are you feeling now?

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[haori]

Better, thank you.

It...helps when someone's with me. I don't like being alone during these attacks.

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

[She nods slowly, she can understand that. It's always better when you're not alone when you're sick.]

...Well, I will be here any time you need me, okay?

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[haori]

I appreciate it.

[He smiles and runs his thumb hesitantly over the back of her hand. It feels natural to him, but he's not sure what he should be doing.]

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[nimquesse.livejournal.com]

[She smiles a bit and looks down at their hands, this is the kind of thing that makes her wonder where they are standing.]

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[haori]

[He notices her glance to their joined hands and stops moving.]

Ah...my apologies. If this makes you uncomfortable...