Kai stayed right there, just as promised, as attentive as any good watch dog could be. He had to wait for Shinji's hold to go lack beneath his fingers, until the rise and fall of his chest was as deep and even as this wheezy fever would allow. Both happened in record time, and then Kai stayed right there a bit longer.

Just to be sure.

When he was, the blonde carefully went about extracting himself from the cot. Every care was taken to make sure he didn't jostle anything. Before he went too far, he figured he'd try to get another blanket or two to get those shivers outta here. Those were no good.

But. Ah. It seemed. Someone. Had taken all the good blankets to achieve their dreams of being a sick croissant or something like that. Fuck off? Anyway. Kai considered this new problem.

Solution: Steal a cot, shove it next to Shinji's and join him. Easy! And that was how Kai ended up curled up around him, snoozing quietly.

Again, Just to be Sure.