"I'm so sorry I hurt you." Tears tumbled down Saka's cheeks.
Vira looked at him. Saka was going to get sick at his rate.
"Come closer. I can't see your face without my glasses."
Saka crawled over the bed and crouched a bit closer to Vira. Vira grabbed Saka by his collar and yanked him closer. Saka lost his balance and to prevent himself from falling on Vira, placed his hands on either side of Vira, his eyes widening in surprise.
Vira gently pushed Saka on to his chest.
He winced in pain, but before Saka could move, he put his arm around him, a gentle assurance to Saka that he needn't move.
Saka lay on him for a while, eyes closed, as Vira gently stroked him on his head. He had been fueled purely by adrenaline, he felt himself weaken.
"One of the few times I'm going to let you dribble on me after I've had my bath," he joked.
"Sen.. " He croaked, not sure if he was dreaming.
"Why don't you call me by my name when we are alone."
"Sen, stop joking."
Did Vira hit himself too hard on the head? What was the thinking?
"You didn't joke about making me your future husband. Don't tell me I got spammed?" He asked jokingly.
Husband? Vira was refering to that declaration Saka had made on the first day that they had met.
"S-sen.."
Vira gently pushed him to his side, forcing him to lie down, with Vira's fore arm under Saka's neck. He propped himself on his elbows, his other hand gently caressing Saka's cheek.
Now he could properly look at Saka.
"You found it easy to call me by name when you carried me, now you find it difficult?" He smiled mischievously.
Saka turned beetroot shade. "Sen, I can explain."
Vira bent ans quickly kissed him on his lips, a playful little kiss.
Saka yelped.
"V-v-vira.."
Vira kissed him again. He smiled wickedly. "Sorry, somehow my name sounds sexy when you call it."
Saka blushed bright red. He was sure he was going to end up having heat stroke.
Saka was certain he's going to die of a heart attack. He felt so shy, he wanted to hide behind the bedsheets covers, but he couldn't draw them up. He was sure Vira wouldn't let him.
Vira then spoke to him in a gentle voice, his playfulness replaced by concern.
"Let's sort out your troubles shall we?"
Vira looked straight into Saka's eyes, as he gently stroked Saka's cheeks. "Why would you cry so much?" He whispered. His tone was hurt.
"Why did you bottle it up? Why did you not tell me how you felt? I am an idiot. I never noticed it."
Saka was looking at him. Vira was genuinely hurt.
Vira continued, "I thought I was obvious with my feelings. Do you think I'd let students just walk into my house or spend the evening at their place? Do you think shopping with them or cooking for them is a normal practice? I have never ever done such things for anyone nor do I plan to do it for anyone but you."
Saka's eyes widened. He was so caught up in his own thoughts that he never noticed how committed Vira had been to him the whole time.
"I am sorry sen..", he hastily corrected himself to "V-vira".
Vira smiled. "When you call me by my name, it makes me feel happy. I feel like I belong to you." He said simply.
Saka blushed. He wondered if it was normal to fall in love with the same person ten times a day.
"I want you to promise me that you'll let me know exactly what is on your mind from now on. If we don't tell each other what's on our minds, we will never be able to understand each other right?"
Saka nodded. He looked like a puppy.
"From now on, I am going to make it very obvious, so be prepared", Vira whispered in Saka's ear, and gently nibbled his earlobe, which sent a shockwave through Saka's body. He backed off, and fell down with a loud thump in his haste to get away.
Vira laughed, amused by the cute reaction.
A nearby nurse, on hearing the noise rushed in. "Is everything alright?"
Vira eyes twinkled in mischief as he looked as Saka. "Looks like my boyfriend got a bit clumsy."
Saka sat down paralysed. Vira casually had called him his boyfriend.
The nurse giggled as she left, closing the door behind her.
"Sen, tone it down a bit! My heart can't handle this." He muttered, still red, as he got up.
"Vira." Vira gently corrected him. He asked with a mischevious grin, "Would you want me to punish you again?"
"Vira" Saka said hastily, as his hands went over his lips.
"Thank you for carrying me all the way to the hospital." Vira said softly.
Saka shook his head. "You ended up hurt because of me", he whispered.
"I ended up hurt because of me,"replied Vira firmly. "Serves me right for being clumsy!"
"No, If I hadn't acted out so childishly, you wouldn't have come chasing after me." Saka looked sadly at Vira.
Vira looked at him, his evil smile back. "Fine, it's your fault. So how are you make it up to me?"
Saka looked lost. "I don't know. What should I do to make it up to you?"
"Take care of me till my leg heals."
"I can do that!" Saka replied immediately, without hesitation. "Just tell me what you want and I'll do it for you."
Vira looked at him. Saka effortlessly made him melt on the inside.
"You can start with buying us both dinner. I am starved... and call your brother will you? Others must be starting to wonder by now."
Saka nodded as he got up. He had completely forgotten about the world around them. Laika was going to give him a earful.