A/N: For the people that follow me for the Harry Potter or Doctor Who fanfiction! I feel like I have to explain myself and believe me this is as weird for me as it can be for you. My little brother started watching LazyTown again and I watched it with him and began to ship Sportacus and Stephanie (SportaSteph) so that's why this idea came into my head and once it's in there it will never but NEVER leave me! For others who don't know me ENJOY!
15 years old.
It had been quite a normal day if he had to say so himself. Robbie had been trying to get his 24 hour sleep and hadn't been seen since yesterday evening. The kids had been playing all day and it had been so quiet that there had been no one in trouble. If he was quite honest he had to admit that he missed it. It had been too quiet for his liking -if you didn't count the children screaming while they were playing all sorts of games- but Robbie being Robbie he thought there would be some mischief earlier than he hoped. Sometimes it was really getting out the hand for example when Robbie had tied up Stephanie and Ziggy to a branch of a tree. Their heads had been dangling close to the ground because he had tied them with their feet to the branch and it had been quite dangerous then.
Today had been a sunny day of course not too sunny just enough for people to not dehydrate while playing. But it was almost evening and the sun began to set while the clock hit 7 o'clock. It was almost time for him to go asleep. Slightly above average hero's did need more sleep then others. But sadly enough he hadn't seen his special friend today. Normally he would find her everyday she was in town with her friends playing outside but today he had seen her friends multiple times but not Stephanie herself. To be honest he found it a bit weird. She had told him that she would be going in about three weeks just a week before school started in her 'home' town. Her parents did live there but by now she saw LazyTown as her home town because here she had friends and people she liked. At home she only had her parents because all her friends from there had or moved away or didn't like her anymore. But what was not to like. She was always so happy it sometimes was contagious. While he had made many friends over the years she had always been his special friend. He had this kind of connection with her that he had never had with someone else.
Sportacus had been walking for some time but barely registered where he walked when he bumped into someone. That someone felt quite hot and wasn't as tall as a grownup.
''Sportacus.'' He heard that person say it was obviously a girls voice but when he looked down at who he had bumped into he saw Stephanie. So that's what happened to her she was sick.
''Stephanie what's wrong.'' He said while kneeling down so they were on equal height. She looked as white as a ghost but felt as warm as boiled water.
''Sportacus.'' She said again but her eyes that where glazy when open closed when she had finished speaking.
''Come on let's get you home.'' He said while picking her up one arm under her legs the other under her shoulders. It was a bit awkward on his side because she was in her nightgown. Some would say he was carrying her bridal way stile while others thought nothing of it because she was lying almost limp in his arms.
''Stephanie why did you come outside?'' he tried asking her because he needed her to stay awake until she was lying inside her own bed and he could ask her uncle what was going on.
''Stephanie wake up.'' He said and her eyes opened just a bit so she could see what was going on.
''Sportacus what?'' she asked staring at him. She had obviously no idea what was going on.
''Why did you get out of bed if you are sick?'' he asked her caringly.
''Sportacus where am I?'' she asked softly.
''I bumped into you outside why where you there? You have a very high fever. Stephanie do you know what could have happened if I hadn't been here?'' he was very concerned because if something happened to her he would do something he absolutely shouldn't. She wasn't answering but just stared at him. When he finally came by her house he saw all the lights were out and the door closed. When he tried opening the door it didn't open but that could have been expected. He tried ringing the door because there should be someone at home if she was so sick. But to no avail after five minutes no one answered the door.
''Stephanie have you been alone at home tonight?'' she looked at me with those big doe eyes and nodded a yes. So she could understand me that was good. But why would the Mayor leave her alone while she was sick.
''Well then we only have one option left. You're going with me to my airship.'' He said with a smile on his face. He had been waiting for a while now to show Stephanie where he lived if he wasn't in town but could never really find the right time and thought not everyone thought it really appropriate. He walked to the place where his airship was flying in the sky the only problem was that he couldn't go up this way so he had to carry her another way while he climbed up.
''Ladder.'' He said while waiting under his airship.
''Stephanie I want you to hold on to my neck while I hold to your waist so I can climb up the ladder and carry you.'' She quickly agreed and put her hot arms around my neck and I changed the way I was holding her and climbed careful to my ship.
''Door.'' I said when I was at the top and waited for the door to open and carefully walked in my ship.
''Bed.'' He said quickly so he could put her down so she could finally sleep. He put down the covers and layed her carefully down on his bed. He walked to the bathroom and picked up a washcloth to make it wet and wring it out. When he walked bed towards Stephanie he put the washcloth on her forehead which lead to her pink hair becoming wet but that wasn't important at the moment. She looked up at him with her big doe eyes and he could see that something was bothering her.
''Is something wrong?'' he asked her while covering her with his blanket.
''Nothing.'' She said sleepily. Her eyes closed and before he could say another thing she was asleep.
''Table. Paper.'' While Stephanie slept he thought it wise to write a letter to her uncle to inform him so he wouldn't panic if he came home and didn't see her.
''Dear Mayor Meanswell.
I found Stephanie outside and no one was at your home so I took her to my airship.
If she is feeling better in the morning I will bring her back.
Do not panic she is in safe hands.
Sincerely Sportacus.'' He took the bowling ball and put in the letter and rolled the ball away. Careful not to wake Stephanie up. He quickly went to brush his teeth and an hour after he was meant to go to sleep he finally attempted to go to sleep.
''Sleeping bag.'' He catches the sleeping bag and lies down next to his bed on the floor in his sleeping bag. Just this once he had to do it. Just this once he would adjust.
-0O0-
Stephanie woke up to the sight of Sportacus lying on the floor quietly sleeping in his blue and white sleeping bag. His hat still covering his hair. She laid down again all her muscles felt sore and her head was pouncing. But the biggest mystery to her was how she got here. The last thing she remembered was going back asleep probably yesterday in her own room. And now she was probably in Sportacus airship, asleep in his bed. She saw the sun rising and looked at the beautiful colors in the sky when she heard Sportacus waking up.
''You feeling any better?'' he asked her when he climbed out of his sleeping bag and rolled it up.
''A bit I think I just feel sore and have this massive head ache.'' She blushed a little when Sportacus sat down next to her on the bed. She had absolutely no reason to do so but still did.
''What about some breakfast? Maybe you'll feel better after you've got something in that stomach of yours.'' He smiled down at her and went to make some fruit salad for her. Always start the day with something healthy he would say but he just didn't have the heart to because he felt really sorry for her. When he turned around he saw her sitting up but clutching the blanket around her. Her cheeks where red and obviously she was ashamed because she was in her nightgown. When he walked back towards her with a bowl of fruit for her in one hand and in the other his own bowl of fruit he sat down on the other side of her bed and looked at her with his big blue eyes. Something was wrong he could feel it.
''Stephanie is everything okay? You seem a bit uneasy. Can I help?'' he said quickly.
''It's just… how did I come here? I can't remember coming here.'' There where those big doe eyes again. It seemed like she could never stop looking at him with those eyes. And the problem was that whenever she was looking at him like that he couldn't ignore her and wanted to give her everything.
''Bumped into you on the street there was no one in your house so I brought you up here. No wonder you can't remember you were as hot as boiled water. Now all those things at night make sense.'' He said more cheerfully than he had intended. He saw her face become more red with the second and at first thought her fever had come back but thought better of it and looked at the way she was watching him. She was blushing like mad.
''Nothing to be ashamed of it was just fever talk. You probably had some nightmares because a few times I woke up to you crying your eyes out and first you talked about a banana that would eat you and lots of other things and the last time you just cried. You know I slept less this night then well.. well I have never slept so short so…'' when he saw her expression he quickly took the bowl out of her hands and took her in his arms.
''Hey it's okay everything is alright you see. You don't have to be ashamed of it. shhh. Come on don't you want to be happy?'' he said while rocking her a bit.
''Why don't you eat that up and I will get you a big jumper of mine so people don't see you're still in your nightgown while I take you back home in a few hours.'' He let her go and went towards one of his hidden closets.
''You have jumpers?'' she said surprised.
''Of course I have I even have trousers but there way too big for you to wear. Why did you think I only had this to wear?'' he said while pointing at his clothes. Ashamed she nodded a yes and looked down at her fruit she was currently trying to eat.
''I do admit it is more handy wearing this while doing a backflip and all those other things but where I come from it can be quite cold sometimes and then you really appreciate a warm jumper instead of this.'' He said while walking back towards her with a jumper in his hands. It had to be big enough to at least come towards her knees.
''Here would you like to take a shower or brush your teeth before we go?'' he said while Stephanie took the jumper out of his hands.
''No thanks I don't think I will survive. But nice that you asked.'' Her cheeks went pink again when she looked at the jumper in her hands.
''Will you please turn around? I know you've already seen my nightgown but I don't feel comfortable showing it again while I know what I'm doing.'' She said and refused to step out of bed while Sportacus was looking.
''Of course do you think you can walk or shall I put the airship above your backyard?'' He said while thinking about getting her safely back towards her uncle.
''Backyard if you don't mind.''
''Sure I will bring us there while you can freshen up a bit in the bathroom. It's that way.'' He said pointing at the hidden door of the bathroom. Her cheeks become red as he said that. He just had to turn around and she would safely make her way towards the bathroom.
Stephanie thought about what had just happened while she walked towards the bathroom when he didn't look. She was so ashamed. Could she look him in the eye again? Could she? Oh she was so embarrassed. When in the bathroom she quickly put the jumper over her nightgown which luckily came towards her knees and looked at herself in the mirror. She was a mess. Her eyes where red and her shoulder length pink hair had knots in it everywhere. Should she try it? Maybe he had a brush she could use but was she bold enough to try?
''Brush.'' She said softly. Before she knew it a blue and white brush was lying in her hand. Quickly she began to brush her hair and was just finished when there was a knock on the door.
''Stephanie where there are you finished?'' he asked what should she do? Hide the brush? Take it with her? He would obviously see that she used it because there where pink hairs in it and she didn't have the time to get them all out of it. quickly she just put the brush on the sink and went to the door. Of course he would see that she used his brush because her hair was smooth again. She opened the door and saw him waiting with his hands behind his back. She walked back and looked at the mess she made of his bed.
''Sportacus I'm so sorry about this. I'm sorry about your bed. I'm-'' she said but Sportacus interrupted her.
''Stephanie it doesn't matter I'll fix it later the important thing is that you get better and come outside again.'' She nodded and looked past him to see her uncles house.
''I landed in your yard and god you have a big yard. Just thought you wouldn't like climbing down a latter only wearing this. Come on let's get you back to your uncle.'' He said smiling and took her hand.
''Door.'' They walked out of his airship and through her uncles yard towards the back entrance where her Uncle was waiting for her.
''Stephanie oh my I'm so sorry I should have never left you alone. Sportacus thank you so much how can I repay you?'' her uncle said while taking them to the couch in the living room.
''Mayor Meanswell please calm down. Everything is okay isn't it Stephanie?'' Stephanie nodded so her uncle wouldn't freak out so much.
''So now that Stephanie is back home again I shall go. I hope you get well soon Stephanie.'' He said while walking outside.
''Sportacus.'' She said while she walked towards the back door.
''Yes Stephanie?'' Sportacus said while turning around.
''Don't you want your jumper back?'' she almost screamed because he was so far away already.
''Keep it. It's your get well soon present. I'll see you soon.'' He said and winked at her and with a last wave from inside the airship he was gone. She was blushing like mad when she walked back inside only to go to her room as quick as she could. She picked up her diary and began to write.
''Oh diary you have no idea what just happened. Something beautiful.''
And indeed something beautiful had just began.
