Kaito held Kokichi close to him as he fell asleep. After a little while, he ended up falling asleep as well. While he had tried to keep himself awake, he just couldn't with how exhausted he was at the time. It was honestly better that he got some sleep, though.
By the time kokochi woke, he was running a heavy fever. His body was shaking from an invisible cold.
The younger whimpered slightly as he broke into a cold sweat
Kaito woke up a bit later, beyond concerned the moment that he saw Kokichi. While he wasn't entirely sure how bad things were getting for his lover, he was already concerned, and the feeling was only worsening as time passed. Even so, his top priority was helping him.
"Kokichi…?" he asked softly, his concern noticeable in his tone. "I can tell that something's wrong… Do you need anything…?"
Kokichi was unresponsive, the fever leaving him weaker than what he thought. He should have told kiibo what was going on when the other had taken its temperature at the beginning of class
Kokichi being unresponsive was definitely more than enough to send Kaito into a bit of a panic, as he was incredibly concerned about his lover by that point. The fact that he couldn't respond at all was definitely not a good sign. Whatever was going on was definitely pretty serious once that was taken into consideration, and he knew that. Without a second thought, he picked his lover up, wrapped him in his jacket to keep him from feeling too cold, and then rushed him to the hospital as quickly as he could.
Once he got there, he quickly checked his lover in before sighing softly to himself. Once the other was taken back, he just remained there, worried. Those thoughts began to consume his mind as he honestly worried that the other would end up dying, but he wasn't sure who would really be able to comfort him through that. He was worried, but he didn't want to admit it. He just kept it to himself as he hoped that the feeling wouldn't overwhelm him.
Kokichi was taken care of quickly, with multiple shots that made him yelp out in pain. Soon enough the doctors decided to bring in kaito to help calm kokochi down
Kaito quickly followed them to Kokichi once they came to bring him to see him and help calm him down. Of course, he was still worried about his lover, but he appeared fairly calm at the time as he stayed at Kokichi's side and held his hand before looking at him.
"Hey…it's alright…" he assured him softly. "Really, it's alright…"
“We're going to pull fluids from his spine. He's going to be in mild discomfort..”
Kokichi let his hand slip into the other hand. Though his calmness didn't last long as he clenched his jaw, whimpering and tearing up as the needle drew the fluids
Kaito just held his lover's hand as tightly as he could. He couldn't provide him with all that much comfort, as he just wasn't sure what to do, what would even comfort him from what was going on. He was worried himself, but he didn't let it show. He just had to comfort Kokichi to the best of his abilities.
The doctors eyed the fluid “kokichi has meningitis, this can be a very difficult sickness, we need to do more tests and hope it passes. Though I'm afraid he may have lost his hearing because of it.. “
Kaito stood there in disbelief at the realization, unsure of what to say as it hit him. He truly wasn't sure what to say in response to what was going on anymore. Usually he could think of something to say, but he was truly out of ideas at the time. The only things that were filling his mind were multiple thoughts of concern and worry.
“When you said he was unresponsive, are you sure he could hear you?” the doctor asked
Kaito sighed softly as he shook his head. By that point, he honestly felt bad about what was going on by that point, concern for his lover filling his mind as the thought that maybe he was partially why things were getting so bad crossed his mind as well. He couldn't help but just be filled with concern as he stood there.
Kokichi noticed, pawing at the other sleeve to get his attention.
Kaito turned to look at Kokichi once he realized that he wanted his attention, but there was absolutely no look of reassurance in his eyes. Usually he would appear to have some sort of optimism about a situation, but when it came to the one at hand, his eyes looked completely devoid of any determination. They were simply filled with wory and sadness with a hint of guilt.
Kokichi gave him a ‘don't worry..’ look, nestling into him
Despite the look that Kokichi gave him, it seemed like Kaito would not be calming down in the near future. There was far too much on his mind to prevent him from worrying, and he could no longer fight the feeling back as he felt tears form in his eyes. As much as he tried blinking them away, they just came back until he eventually cried despite usually refusing to do that around anyone, even Kokichi. He was just scared of losing the person closest to him.
Kokichi flinched, surprised by his partner's cry. Kokichi immediately sat up and pulled his lover down into a cuddle. He couldn't let him feel like that
Kaito didn't mind when Kokichi pulled him into a cuddle, but he remained concerned. It didn't seem like much would be able to calm him at the time. He just couldn't help but be concerned about the person he loved, especially given the current situation.
Kokichi tried to speak, but it was a bit squeaky since he couldnt hear himself “i- I’m fine..”
Kaito sighed softly as he shook his head. He really wasn't sure how he could otherwise respond, at least at the time, but he was concerned, and he heavily doubted that his lover was fine. He already knew that he had gone deaf, and that heavily concerned him, especially if the condition would only continue to get worse. Despite his usual optimism, he had almost completely convinced himself that Kokichi would die.
“H- hug?” kokichi asked, feeling the doctors put an iv in his arm
Kaito nodded in response and pulled his boyfriend into a hug, but he was still crying even as he did so. It was a complete shift from the typically optimistic and determined side of him that he showed, but he just couldn't help it by that point. He had basically ignored his own worries until they were the only thing in his mind.
Kokichi sighed softly, leaning back and pulling the other onto him as the doctors left. Kokichi gently snuggled into kaito
Kaito held Kokichi close to him once they began to snuggle, but he still didn't respond much to the current events. It seemed like his current actions were an automatic response to what Kokichi was doing, an almost subconscious action. Otherwise, he just seemed to be distant, a bit out of reality as he remained lost in his thoughts.