"Most likely, but I was checking anyway…" He looked away for a short moment, a small attempt at distracting himself, and then he went back to looking at Shuichi. "Um..thought I should just ask so we can stop this before it gets out of hand, but how do you control your thoughts of worry and get them to stop?"
" first, close your eyes." He said
Kaito closes his eyes, choosing not to question it, as he knew Shuichi probably knew what he was doing.
" take a couple deep breaths and focus on me," he said and ran his fingers through the others hair.
Kaito focused on what the other was saying and doing at the time as he took a couple of deep breaths, just following the instructions Shuichi was giving him.
" feel any better?" He asked
"I'm starting to feel better about all of this."
" good," he said and smiled
Kaito smiled a bit as well. "Thanks, Shuichi. I really needed that."
" your welcome." He said and snuggled close
Kaito held the other close to him, enjoying the cuddles now that he was calm.
Shuhi smiled " love you,"
"I love you too, Shuichi.." He continued to hold the other close to him. "If you need anything, just let me know, okay?"
" I will kaito " he said and yawned
"Good, good. If you don't need anything, I'm gonna sleep.. Constant worry is exhausting, really.."
" tell me about it.." he said and nuzzled into the others chest
"It's so nice to be calm again.." He wrapped his arms around the other and held him close, falling asleep in a matter of seconds.
Shuiki fell asleep a bit afterwards.
Both ended up sleeping until the next morning. They had remained close to each other the entire time, still in the same positions hours later on a new day.
Shuiki woke up holding tighter to the other
Kaito woke up not long later, noticing that the other was holding onto him tighter than he was previously. "Morning, Shuichi.." He yawned. "You feeling any better?"
Shuiki shook his head.
Kaito sighed. "I'm not exactly surprised, but…" He trailed off, not wishing to acknowledge the idea that things might've only gotten worse..
" it's just the same as yesterday kaito, so don't worry yourself again." He shivered and curled up tighter to the other.
"I'll be back in a moment.." Kaito stood up and left the room. Upon returning, he had more blankets and one of his spare jackets. "And this should be able to keep you warm.." He gave everything to the other before lying next to him and holding him close once more. "I'm just gonna say it..I really hope this doesn't end up getting worse.." While nowhere near the extent of the day prior, he was still worried.