The door opened makes the both of them staring Sugawara and Mio figures. They were as wet as a fish. Kenta looked shocked while Haruki just chills at the kitchen counter and sip his apple juice like nothing happen in front of him.
Yes, drink juice at 10 p.m.
While Kenta rushed to find a towel to give to the both of them. Mio nose become red and she sneezing non-stop but it doesn't attract Haruki's attention at all. He still chilling at the kitchen counter and just staring at Kenta.
They have Kenta, so why he needs to involved too?
"Haruki help me!" Kenta has reached his limit. Haruki chuckled before he goes to his room to look for a towel but he too lazy so he takes his towel and throws at Mio without guiltiness. She can't say anything and just take the towel.
Do you know what bothering Mio so much? Whenever she put the towel close to her nose, she can smell Haruki. Yeah, it's sound weird but she doesn't lie and she doesn't want to sound likes a pervert so she tries to ignore it.
Sugawara who noticed the changes in Mio face colour quickly put his hand on Mio forehead. "My gosh! Mio, you have a fever. Just leave everything here, I will be asked Haruki to help me. Quick go upstairs and sleep, Get enough rest so you can get well soon."
Red colour on her nose and her panda eyes enough to prove that she has a fever right now. She even doesn't have enough strength to speak but she still smiles and thanks them even when she steps on the stairs she feels like she on the sky.
"Kenta-san said you have a fever and he asked me to give you this."
Thinking about the towel just now makes Mio getting flushed again. Slowly she covers her face using a blanket but Haruki pull it and using his forehead, Haruki bring his forehead closer to Mio's forehead.
"I thought Kenta-san lying to me but you got a fever."
If she didn't think about his health right now, pretty sure Mio's leg will be at Haruki's handsome face. The unexpected word from Haruki makes Mio faces become redder because of anger. She shut her eyes while slowly breathing so she can have more patience.
"Go out, your existence so ugh. Seriously, please go out, I need a rest." The towel beside her bed she took before she entered the bathroom to clean herself.
From the corner room, Haruki just staring Mio take a small step to go to the bathroom. He wanna lend some help but he sure Mio will not think twice to refused his help. It's his fault too, he is too bad to find the right word to start a conversation.
Like just now, he didn't mean to say that. The real question he wanna ask is, "are you okay? I heard you got a fever, do you need some help?" but for some reason, Haruki can't say the word.
"What are doing here?" Asked Mio when she noticed Haruki still stand at the corner of his room but Haruki shut his eyes tightly. Mio watched her entire body in the mirror, she still has her clothes on so why Haruki behave like that?
Slowly, Mio walking closer to Haruki and her hand pat Haruki shoulder but unexpected Haruki shouts at the top of his lung.
"PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON!"
"I'm still wearing my clothes Haruki. Chill okay? If I want to strip I will but not in front of you. It will be much of waste." Mio rolling her eyes and flips her hair when she knew what Haruki thinking right now.
Slowly he opened his eyes and watched Mio staring at him with a confused expression but Haruki rushed to leave Mio's room. Watching Haruki behaviour makes Mio become more confused and questioning herself if she does anything to Haruki without her realized.
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The smell of Kenta's cooking attracts everyone in the shop. Since Mio live with the three of them, their shop become popular even though their shop is not really in a strategic place. Every people who had eating Kenta's cooking will praise Kenta and come to the shop again.
"Thank and please come again." Said Sugawara to their last customer.
After the last customer is gone, they change the sign from open to closed. Getting ready to closed the shop before they go upstairs to prepare for dinner but their activity stopped when the doorbell ring.
In front of the door, a middle age man was smiling. Kenta and Sugawara smile back and politely tell him that their shop already closed and he needs to come back tomorrow if he wants to eat.
"No, that was not my reason to come here. I heard my daughter fell sick. So I wanna give this bread to her. This is her favourite." The man gives the plastic bag to Sugawara.
"You're Mio's father?" Asked Sugawara after he accepts the plastic bag to make sure he didn't jump to the conclusion. Maybe the man in front of him is her uncle or her father's friend?
Then the man nodded with a big smile on his face before his eyes slowly shed a tear. Both of them get panic when they see Mio's father start to cry.
"Thanks because you guys taking care of my daughter well and sorry because I had to give the responsibility for taking care of her to both of you while I was the one who needs to take on that responsibility. I'm a bad father."
"Adachi-san don't say like that." Kenta tried to calm Mio's father and try to say some positive words to him.
"Yeah, that's true. Did you know that you're the best father ever?" Suddenly Mio comes out from nowhere and shocked everyone. Behind her, there is Haruki taking care of Mio from fall or do anything dangerous.
Slowly she takes a step to her father and hugs him tightly. She wipes his father's tear and smile.
"I know why you come here. Wanna talk outside?"
His father agrees and both of them get out of the shop. Hours have passed and finally, Mio comes back to the store. Her eyes red and her cheek still wet with tears. They want to ask what happen but they hold their question to give a break to Mio.