Room 504, Tuesday Morning

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Ino wasn’t feeling that great today, mostly a low-level blahness that was a precursor to an all-out cold or flu. She was lying flat on her stomach, sprawled out on her bed with a blanket draped over her, reading through her medical notes and wondering why on earth curing basic colds wasn’t one of the first things that was covered.

Seriously, people. She didn’t want to get or be sick. Why wasn’t there any information about it? Geez.

Ino huffed, and reached for her tea. Which had grown cold. Wonderful.

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He looked at her, honestly looked at her.

"I'm not doing things to make you like me. I'm doing things because I care about you."

And that was true.

"And maybe I do," he told her with a shrug.

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She stared back at him. "And sometimes it feel like you're doing those things 'cause you think I won't keep caring if you don't."

And if he did, then she'd rather not have him do any of it at all.

"That's better."

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"I'm not," he told her plainly. "I do it because it's one of the easiest ways of letting you know I care. The most familiar way for me. And because I want to."

He looked to her then, a content sort of expression.

"Nothing I do can make you care or not care, at least when it comes to that kind of thing. I've learned that lesson well enough."

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"I don't like being coddled," she said petulantly. "It's just adding weakness."

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He looked at her for a moment, just looked at her, and nodded his head before standing up.

"I'll just go now, before... anything."

He bowed his head to her once more before reaching down to pick up his bag.

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"I didn't say go," she said peevishly, "you're just going 'cause now you're worried I'll fly off the handle and that's no way to be either. If you just leave all the time nothing changes."

Ino was rambling. She'd blame that cold she didn't have.

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He turned to her.

"You didn't say go, but I would like to go," he told her as he hitched the bag over his shoulder. "And I'm not worried you'll fly off anything. The staff's over in the corner."

A small joke.

"I'm glad you're feeling a bit warmer, but I should get to my own practice. Altra shouldn't be away from Karal for too long, so I'd rather not waste his time when he comes."

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"Mmmmm," Yeah, Ino didn't believe him.

"Liir?"

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He tilted his head.

"Yes?"

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"Love you," she said, deliberately keeping most of her attention on the fun process of wriggling under more blankets.

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He smiled a little as he made his way to the door.

"Love you too," he told her.

Then he headed out.

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"Even when you're lying," she muttered, mostly to herself since he'd already gone. "Crazy."

She was going to nap now though. Ino curled up, careful not to lay on any of her scrolls, and closed her eyes.