Her temperature rose again...

He sat down beside her head, and gently lifted the upper part of her body, supporting her with his hands.

"... its horrible...", he said, as he looked at the bruise.

He wanted to reach out to the bruise, but he stopped. The pain would be too much for her to handle then, as she was showing signs of distress and discomfort even when she was sleeping.

He noticed another thing. It was heat.

Heat was seeping through her body and is diffusing into his.

"Did she get a fever?", Kanako asked himself.

It was normal for her to get a fever, seeing the gravity of the wound. Putting his hand on her head, it was exactly what he thought.

"It is a fever..."

He looked around the dim house, having Ayane in his arms.

"Will you mind if I go around your house?", Kanako asked, looking at Ayane's sleeping face.

The pain was too much for Ayane to sleep, as she woke up, and tears instantly fell from her eyes. With blurred vision, she noticed that she was in Kanako's hands.

"Kanako-kun... help me...", she requested, gripping the fabric of his shirt, before fading away again.

As if she was agreeing, Kanako got his permission. He cannot leave her alone like this. Her fever was rising too. She might actually die if this continues to her.

Kanako picked her up in a princess carry. Well, she is a princess, so she must be carried that way anyway. Ayane rested her head on Kanako's shoulder, as her hair fell freely over his hand.

"I suppose her room is on the second floor.", Kanako thought.

Carefully getting up the stairs, Kanako reached in front of her room. A heart shaped name plate hung on the door, with her name on it.

"Now... how do I open the door?", Kanako said, at a loss.

Having no other way, Kanako put Ayane down on the ground, with her back being supported by the wall beside him, as he opened the door.

"Is is even okay for me to enter her room?", he asked himself.

Her helpless face resonated within his mind, changing his mind.

"It's an emergency..."

As he opened the door, he was a little flustered by the girly appearance of the room, being a light yellow colored room with a lemonish design.

The bed was on the far right corner of the room, with her desk on the opposite of it, just beside the window, which was in between them. A shelf was on the right wall, which contained books and movies. Her wardrobe was right beside the door and there was a small table in the middle of her room.

"So this is a girls room..."

"What am I even thinking!? This isn't the time to think of these!", his thoughts clashed.

Picking up Ayane again, he carefully took her into her room and placed her on her bed. The room was not too tidy, but it was less messy than his room, at least.

"Her temperature rose again...", he said to himself, almost in a state of panick, as he checked with his hand again.