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“Do you, Sir Takumi,” Rui stood in front of Takumi who was kneeling on the floor, “Have what it takes to take care of Princess (F/n)?”

“Yes Sir Rui!” Takumi nodded enthusiastically.

“Settle down guys,” Kaede warned the two, (F/n) is sleeping,”

𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫.

“I’m so sorry for calling you guys this early,” Hiromi and Ronin apologized to their eldest daughter and son-in-law, “She’s running a high fever and sore throat,”

Rui smiled, “It’s alright,” he pulled Kaede close to him, “Anything for our first child, right?”

Kaede nodded, “Don’t worry, we can take care of her,”

(F/n), the night before, was feeling off and she told her parents about it. Being that she didn’t have a fever yet, her parents told her to rest and see how she feels the next morning. At around four in the morning, both Ronin and Hiromi were called to a work emergency, leading them to call Kaede and Rui to watch over (F/n). Ronin went to wake up (F/n) to tell her about the plan when he felt her hot forehead. He took her temperature and sure enough, (F/n) was sick.

“I already placed the cooling gel sheet on her forehead,” Hiromi stated while Ronin walked out the door with their bags, “She’ll need ot be fed the medicine once she wakes up, but make sure she eats first,”

“I got it mom,” Kaede stated while pushing her mom out the door, “You focus on work, Rui and I will have this under control,”

“Love you guys!” Hiromi shouted while getting into the car.

“We love you too!” both Kaede and Rui stated before shutting the door.

“Alright,” Kaede took a deep breath, “Let’s get to work,”

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“Oh dear,” Tamiko sounded disappointed, which caught Takumi’s attention, “Alright, I’ll let him know,”

Takumi, who was sitting at the dining table eating his breakfast, “What’s the matter, mom?”

Tamiko hung up the phone and turned to her youngest son, “(F/n) is feeling sick, so she won’t be able to play at the park today,”

Takumi frowned at this, “Is she okay?”

Tamiko smiled at her sons’ concern, “Her sister said her fever is still high and she's still asleep,”

Takumi’s frown deepened and his feeling of helplessness increased.

Tamiko could read her son’s features and conjured up an idea that might make both him and (F/n) feel better.

“I have an idea,” Tamiko announced.

Takumi looked up at his mom.

“Why don’t I drop you off at (F/n)’s house so you can help her sister take care of her,” Tamiko offered.

“Really?” Takumi’s eyes lit up, “Is that okay?”

Tamiko smiled, “Why wouldn’t it be? I’m sure (F/n) feels just as bad for not being able to play at the park today,”

Takumi nodded, “Okay! I’ll go,”

Tamiko chuckled, “Finish your breakfast first, then we can get ready,”

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

“Alright, while Kaede is making the miso soup, let’s prepare some tea for (F/n),” Rui stated.

Takumi nodded and followed Rui to the end of the kitchen. Rui pulled one of the dining room chairs and placed it near the counter so that Takumi can reach the countertop.

“So, we’re going to fill the kettle up with water,” Rui instructed while taking the empty kettle and letting it fill up with water in the sink.

Takumi watched intently.

Once it was filled, Rui placed it on the boiler and turned it on, “While this heats up, let’s prepare the tea. Can you open this cabinet and grab a mug?”

Takumi nodded and reached over to open the cabinet. He saw a small mug and grabbed it, placing it gently on the counter before closing the cabinet back up. While he did that, Rui grabbed a lemon from the fruit bowl and sliced it in half.

“Now, think you can squeeze the lemon juice into the mug?” Rui asked Takumi.

Takumi nodded and grabbed the lemon half. He held the lemon over the mug and used his strength to squeeze the lemon juice out. Rui watched as a considerable amount of the juice was squeezed.

“Good job bud!” Rui praised him, “You’re very strong,”

Takumi continued squeezing the lemon until no juice came out, “Okay, I think it’s done,”

Rui chuckled and took the lemon half, giving it a final squeeze before throwing the half away. By now, the water was done boiling, so Rui instructed Takumi to do something else.

“Alright, open the other cabinet here and grab the tea box,” Rui told him.

Takumi nodded and reached over, opening the second cabinet and grabbed a box that had black tea in it.

“Now, this isn’t how I personally make my tea, but being that (F/n) isn’t a huge fan, this will make do,” Rui stated as he grabbed the box from Takumi and opened it. He grabbed a tea bag and placed it in the mug.

“Now,” Rui grabbed the kettle, “We pour the water,”

Takumi watched as Rui poured the hot water in the mug, watching as the clear liquid started turning a darker color. Once the mug had enough water in it, Rui placed the kettle back on the boiler.

“There are spoons in the drawer right there, grab one and stir the tea for me,” Rui said to Takumi before leaving to fetch another ingredient.

Takumi opened the drawer and grabbed a spoon. He placed it in the mug and gave the mixture a gentle stir. Rui then came back with some honey and squeezed some into the mug, telling Takumi to continue to stir.

“And, we’re done!” Rui said with a smile, “You did great Takumi,”

Takumi smiled, “Will this make (F/n) get better?”

Rui nodded, “Yep! Especially since you made it,”

Takumi felt his cheeks flush at the thought of (F/n) getting better over something he made.

Kaede, who was finished making the soup, had watched the two the entire time. She couldn’t help but smile at the gentle parenting Rui expressed to Takumi.

‘He’d really make a great dad,’ she thought to herself, ‘I can’t wait for that day to come,’

Shaking her thoughts away, she cleared her throat, “The soup is done guys, let’s prepare a tray for (F/n),”

The boys nodded and helped Kaede form a breakfast tray for (F/n) to take to her room.

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Kaede carefully carried the tray and asked for Rui and Takumi to gently open the door for her. Rui did so and the boys stepped into (F/n)’s room first.

“(F/n),” Rui gently said as he walked over to her bed. (F/n) stirred lightly, shifting positions.

“It’s time to wake up,” Rui continued, sitting on her bed, “You need to eat and take your medicine,”

(F/n) hummed lightly and rubbed her eyes. She yawned before slowly opening them. Her eyes took a couple seconds to focus.

“Sister-owl?” she noticed Kaede standing with the tray, “Rui-nii?”

Rui nodded, “Yep, it’s us, and someone else is here to see you too,”

(F/n) blinked her eyes and sat up a bit before her eyes landed on Takumi’s.
“Takumi?” (F/n) quietly spoke.

“Hi,” Takumi waved, “How are you feeling?”

(F/n) frowned as the guilt of having Takumi here due to her being sick, and not because they were supposed to play in the park got to her, “Not good,”

Takumi noticed the signs and moved around so he could climb onto (F/n)’s bed. Without hesitation and future thinking, he wrapped his arms around (F/n) pulling her into a hug. (F/n) immediately broke down into tears and leaned into Takumi’s comfort.

Rui and Kaede shared a look with one another before Kaede set the tray down on the dresser, letting (F/n) have her moment before redirecting her attention to the breakfast.

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Takumi calmed (F/n) down and convinced her to eat the soup and drink the tea. She ate the soup without any comment and drank the tea. She actually liked the way the tea tasted, and Rui shot a wink at Takumi, hinting that it was because Takumi was the one who made it. Once she finished that, Kaede brought out the medicine that she needed to take. (F/n) was hesitant to take it, but when Takumi informed her that it would make her feel better, she took it.

Once she finished with breakfast, she was left alone to continue to rest.

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“It’s funny,” Rui started the conversation while washing the dishes, “Before Takumi, it was Kou who had to convince (F/n) to do these things because she never listened,”

Kaede agreed, “Yeah, but Kou’s not here anymore,”

Rui hummed, “He’s doing great things though, being on the MSBY Black Jackal’s is no joke,”

“Do you think (F/n) and Takumi are going to go pro?” Kaede asked.

Rui thought about it, “Maybe? Both of their drives for volleyball are insane for their age,”

Kaede nodded, “Kou and Tetsuroo would definitely feel proud if they did go that route,”

“I’m sure they feel proud regardless,” Rui stated, “I mean, it’s not everyday you get to see a youth team dominate other clubs,”

Kaede chuckled, “That’s true,”

Suddenly, Kaede’s phone rang. She saw the ringer ID and chuckled, “Speaking of which,” she answered the phone and placed it on speaker, “Hey Kou,”

“IS BABY-OWL OKAY?” Koutarou yelled over the phone.

Rui laughed, “She’s fine Kou,”

“How did you even find out that she was sick?” Kaede asked, a bit concerned.

“I called Kuroo because he told me about Takumi and Baby-owl’s playdate at the park and he was going to supervise but then he said that the playdate was cancelled because Baby-owl wasn’t feeling well and then I called mom and she said she was at a work emergency and to call you so I called you,” Kou explained it all in one breath.

Kaede and Rui shared a look before Kaede nodded, “I see. Well, (F/n) is doing fine,”

“Especially since Takumi’s been here to help,” Rui added.

…

“HE’S WHAT?!”

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“AKAAAASHIII,” Bokuto cried, “What is she doesn’t listen to me anymore because of Takumiiiii,”

Akaashi was drawing and editing some manga panels when he got a call from his former captain. Once he answered, he was hit with Bokuto’s emo mode.
“That’s not going to happen Bokuto-san,” Akaashi reassured him over the phone.

“But what if it does?” Bokuto cried, “What if she doesn’t love or miss me because she has Takumi now?”

“(F/n) loves you very much, Bokuto-san,” Akaashi reminded him, “Remember how she reacted when she found out that you won’t be coming home for a while?”

Bokuto sniffled, “Yeah?”

“Remember how she couldn’t help but make you mom facetime you so that she could see you and talk to you?” Akaashi brought up the incident.

“Yeah,”

Akaashi then got a picture from Rui of (F/n) holding the owl plushie that Bokuto had given her before he left and the picture frame of Bokuto holding (F/n) when she was a baby while she was sleeping. Akaashi smiled and quickly sent the photo to him.

“Look at the text I sent you, Bokuto-san,” Akaashi told him.

Bokuto sniffled and looked at the text. His heart swelled and he slowly came out of his emo mode.

“I’m the best brother in the world,” he said aloud.

“Yes you are,” Akaashi agreed, knowing he was coming out of his emo mode.

“(F/n) does love me,” Bokuto stated.

Akaashi smiled, “You’ll always be number one in her eyes,”

Bokuto smirked and did his signature cheer before thanking Akaashi and hanging up.

Akaashi shook his head, “Who would’ve thought I’d still have to consolidate him after all these years,”

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𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫.

“Alright, Princess (F/n),” Tamaki smirked, “Do you have what it takes to take care of Sir Takumi!”

(F/n) smirked back, “Definitely,”

“Then let’s get to work!” Tamaki clapped her hands and led (F/n) to the kitchen.

Tetsuroo was standing by Takumi’s door and rolled his eyes, “So this is what Takumi meant,”

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