I'm sick today, and there aren't any stories like this on , so I decided to make my sickness into a story. I hope its good though, I was suffering a lot from my cold as I wrote this.

"Uggh!" Moaned Shade as he laid back on the couch. "I hate being sick!" He moaned. "Stop whining, I hate it too." Said Marina, who was sitting next to him. They weren't the only ones who were suffering from a terrible cold. Chinook, Goth, Throbb, Bathsheba and Brutus were suffering too. They all had the exact same cold: Runny nose, red eyes, headaches, sore throat, miner sneezing and occasional hiccups. Frieda called this sickness the "September flu" because it only came around during september. Ironically, september is the month summer ends and fall begins. Shade, Marina, Chinook and Bathsheba were on the couch, Goth and Throbb were on the other couch. Brutus was on his own couch. As Goth stuffed tissues up his nose, Throbb shook his shoulder. "Goth, I miss our servants. I wish they could massage my head." He whined.

Goth groaned. "Shut up Throbb, I wish the same thing!" He put his hands on his head. "Ooh! You give me a headache!" He growled. Brutus moaned. "Mice..Mice sound good right about now." He said, half consciously. Throbb licked his lips. "Can I have some with ice cream?" He asked.

A low groan startled all of them. "Guys be quiet. I'm trying to nap." Groaned Bathsheba. Her rasped voice sounded low and stuffy. Her eyes were red. She didn't sound as cruel as usual, just sleepy and dazed. She hadn't said a single thing all day, not even an insult. Shade suddenly had a devious idea.

"Hay Bathsheba, am I handsome?" He asked in the best hot voice he had-Despite his stuffy voice. Bathsheba laid her head back on the pillow. "Of course your handsome, any female would love a banana headed male." She said, closing her eyes to rest. Shade and Chinook laughed. Marina sighed. "You know thats mean, right?" She didn't like Shade taking advantage of the sick, elderly female. Shade calmed down. "I know, but its worth it." He said. "Yeah, and she kinda had it coming." Added Chinook.

Suddenly, Shade sneezed a small, but painful sneeze. "Achoo!" he held his nose. "Oohh.." He moaned. Chinook laughed. "Haha, good one Shade." He said. He suddenly jumped. "Hic!" He covered his mouth. Embarrassed by his hiccups. "Who's the laugh now?" Said Shade sarcastically. He sneezed again. It became almost a hiccup and sneeze war between Shade and Chinook. Their sicknesses testing each other.

Brutus moaned and woke up, dusting off the rocks from his eyes. "I need an ice pack." He looked over his shoulder. "Orestes get me an ice pack!" He demanded. "Whats the magic word?" Orestes called back from the kitchen. Brutus rolled his eyes. "Now!" He said. "Wrong answer." Said Orestes.

"Soon?"

"Nope."

"Later?"

"No."

"In three minutes?"

"Not even close."

"Just get me the ice pack all ready boy!"

"Father, just say please."

Brutus frowned. "..Please.." He said in an almost dangerous voice. "Thats it." Said Orestes, he enjoyed taunting his father like that. But he opened the freezer and pulled out an ice pack. He gave it to his father. "Its about time!" Said Brutus as he grabbed the ice pack from his sons wing. Orestes frowned at him. "Uhh..Thank you?" Brutus asked sheepishly. "Your welcome." Orestes smiled, and flew back into the kitchen. Ariel, Frieda and Magnolia appeared then.

Both Frieda and Ariel had their purses on, while Magnolia had a blanket wrapped in her arm. She walked over to Bathsheba and felt her forehead. "Hi Auntie, how are you feeling?" She asked in a soft voice. Bathsheba moaned slightly. "Don't talk to me Maggie, I'm napping." She didn't even look at her niece. Her eyes were too heavy and they burned when she opened them. Magnolia kissed her cheek. "Careful Maggie, you might catch her disease." Teased Chinook. Magnolia smirked at him. "Like you?" She asked. Shade giggled. Bathsheba shivered as she turned on her side. Her back to Chinook. "Cold.." She muttered. "Good thing I brought you a blanket." Said Magnolia as she unfolded the blanket and tucked her aunt in. "How come she gets a blanket?" Goth whined. Magnolia smiled at him. "Don't worry Goth, I'll get you and the others blankets too." She said.

"Magnolia, Mercury and Orestes will watch all of you. Frieda and I have to go to the pharmacy and get more medicine for you guys." Said Ariel. "Can you get us bat meat too?" Throbb asked hopefully. Ariel smiled at Throbb. "We'll get you ice cream, instead." She said. Throbb drooled at the thought. "Yummy." He said. Bathsheba's red eyes opened at that moment. In a daze, she looked at Frieda and looked confused. "Frieda..Why does your hair look like spaghetti?" She asked. Frieda chuckled lightly. "Its probably just your eyes playing tricks on you, Bathsheba." She said.

Shade looked at Bathsheba, then at Ariel. "I think she needs extra medicine, Mother. This cold is making her lose her marbles." He said. Chinook laughed. "No, she's been losing her marbles since you broke the law." He said. Then realized Magnolia was there. "No offense Maggie." He said. "Its ok, I'v heard worse." Said Magnolia, as she went to get more blankets. "We'll be back in a little while." Said Frieda as she walked over to the door. Ariel followed. "Be good, and stay on the couch." She added. After the two females closed the door behind them, Marina sighed. "I don't like medicine." She said. "Neither do I, it tastes horrible." Said Chinook.

"I would rather eat bugs then medicine." Said Goth. "Or worms." Added Throbb. Everyone looked at him as if he had farted. "Gross, Throbb." Said Shade. Brutus looked at Bathsheba. "Bathsheba, your the former elder in this..circle of sick, why does medicine taste so bad?" He asked. Bathsheba was busing herself by wiping lotion on her nose. "Because its medicine, its suppose to taste like that." She said. She reached up and rubbed her head. "Stop giving me headaches." She moaned. "We all have headaches." Said Marina. Throbbed sneezed. "ACHOO!" His sneeze sounded loud enough to cause an earthquake.

"Bless you." Muttered Shade. Throbb groaned and looked up. Snot was hanging from his nose like drool. Goth grabbed a tissue and handed it to him. "You might want to stuff this up your nose, Brother-in-law." He said. "Hot chocolate sounds good right about now." Said Marina. "Mmm with cold whip cream." Added Bathsheba. "And melted marshmallows." Finished Goth. Brutus looked over his shoulder. "Orestes! Make us hot chocolate!" He demand. "I'm not your servant!" Orestes said in reply. Brutus lowered his voice. "Please?" He said in his most pleading voice. Orestes frowned but gave in. "Alright, fine." He said.

"We might need more tissues too…Since we keep blowing our noses." Added Marina, looking at the ocean of used tissues that littered the couches and floor. "Well Chinook keeps eating his." Said Shade. Everyone looked at Chinook, who was now sucking on a tissue that he had stuck in his nose. "I don't eat them!..I just like to suck on them." He said.

"Thats just gross." Said Goth. "Not as gross as eating bats." Said Chinook. Before anyone else could say anything, Throbb jumped. "Spider! Its a spider! Oh Zotz, help!" There was a small, black spider dancing in the air. Hanging from a web somewhere on the ceiling. Throbb was acting like a girl would near a spider-In fact, he sounded like one! "Get rid of it! Get rid of it!" He pleaded. Shade, Marina, Chinook, Bathsheba and Brutus could only watch him with surprise. "Its only a spider, its not going to hurt you." Said Marina, trying to reason with him.

Finally, Goth sighed and smashed the spider in his hands. Startled by the loud clap! his hands made when they killed the spider, everyone looked at Goth. Throbb was still quivering. "There its dead, now shut up." He said, unamused. After a few minutes of awkward silence, Marina spoke. "So..Is anyone feeling any better?" She asked as she took a tissue and blew her nose. Shade sighed. "My throat still hurts." He said. "My nose is all irritated." Said Chinook, putting more lotion on his nose. "I need to take a nap." Said Bathsheba, wrapping herself in her blanket. "You guys give me a headache." Said Goth. "You guys make me hungry." Said Throbb. "Save it for when my mom and Frieda come back." Said Shade.

"I'll get us more tissues." Said Marina, as she stuffed the last tissue in her nose and started picking up the used ones-Except for the ones Chinook had sucked on, those she left for him to pick up himself. Brutus covered his beak and sneezed. "I'm still sneezing." He said. "Oh well, at least this-" Shade stopped to sniffle. "Cold will go away in a few days." He said, sniffling. Suddenly, a loud BANG! startled the group. Throbb and Goth grabbed each other, Brutus fell off his couch and landed on his butt, and Shade, Chinook, Marina and Bathsheba all jumped at the same time. Making their couch fall backwards, banging their heads in the process. "Oww!" The four bats and owl all moaned at the same time.

Mercury ran out of the bathroom, he had been taking a shower. "What the waffle cake happened?" He asked. Magnolia came down the stairs. Dropping blankets as she went. "Are you guys ok?" She asked. Orestes walked out of the kitchen, his hair and feathers sticking out at odd angles. He was blackened with carbon, and his eyes were huge. He almost looked like Dr. Frankenstein. Only different. Brutus, Goth and Throbb almost didn't recognize him with such a look. Shade, Marina, Chinook and Bathsheba stared at him with surprise..And a little concern. "Don't put metal in the microwave." Said Orestes as he held on to the counter for support.

Magnolia and Mercury sighed. "I'll help you clean up, Orestes." Said Magnolia. "I'll turn off the shower and help the others." Said Mercury as he went back in the bathroom. Shade and the others managed to get the couch back up, Brutus climbed back on his own couch and Goth and Throbb started bickering for hugging each other during the explosion. As Brutus nursed his butt and head, and Goth and Throbb argued, and Magnolia helped Orestes clean up the kitchen, Shade and Marina cuddled, Chinook put more lotion on his nose and Bathsheba laid her head back down on her pillow. "Don't wake me up anymore, Law breaker." She warned as she fell into a nap. "As long as you don't bug me." Said Shade. Chinook sneezed and groaned. "I hate this..This.." He couldn't find the word. "September Flu." Finished Shade. "Yeah, that." Said Chinook. "I wish we still had Summer fever." He added, as he took a used tissue and his nose for the one hundredth time.

Magnolia and story are (c) me

Others belong to Silverwing