Yay! Chapter Three is finally here! Writer's block really likes to get me at the worst of times! . Especially when I've got places to be soon! So, Athena's finally gonna go see a doctor about her illness, let's see how this plays out.

Enjoy! c:

-Chapter Three-

Apollo hesitated to dial the number, but there weren't too many other choices, since every other person he called either didn't answer, or had turned him down, and the only other number was of the prosecutor he and Phoenix would be going up against in court the next day, so calling him was out of the question. He sighed as he finished dialing and waited, listening to the ringing from the other end, waiting for someone to answer. Finally, somebody did answer.

"Klavier Gavin speaking." The cool, calm, and collected former rock star spoke.

"Um, Prosecutor...?" Apollo started before he was cut off.

"Ah, Herr Forehead! It's been awhile." Klavier casually spoke.

"Yeah, it has...Uh, look, I have a favor to ask of you." Apollo hesitantly stated.

"I'm listening."

"It's about Athena. She's really sick, and she thinks she has the measles." Apollo explained. "The problem is, we can't get her to the clinic before tomorrow afternoon. So I've been calling around to see if anyone else can get her there sooner."

There was a pause before Klavier answered.

"I'm booked tonight, but I can get her there first thing tomorrow morning."

"That'll work." Apollo stated. "The sooner the better!"

"I'll be there around eight then." Klavier confirmed.

"Perfect. You got the address for the Agency, don't you?" Apollo asked.

"Ja, I've got it written down." Klavier answered.

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then."

-The Next Morning-

It turned out to be a very long night for the Wright Anything Agency. Between Athena's sickness, and Trucy's monthly friend, the toilet flushing kept Phoenix and Apollo up for half the night. Both men only managed to get a few hours of sleep each.

Now, in an hour, they would have to be at the courthouse for their case, but they wanted to make sure the other problem was taken care of first. Finally, he arrived.

"Is Fräulein still here?" Klavier asked Apollo.

"I'll go get her." Apollo answered as he went to go wake Athena.

"We really can't thank you enough for this, Prosecutor Gavin." Phoenix stated.

"It's no trouble, Herr Wright!" Klavier remarked. "If it is measles, I totally understand how she's feelin'."

"You had measles?" Phoenix asked, a bit surprised.

"Nein. I had rubella, and I got the shot shortly afterwards. But it was still miserable." Klavier explained.

As the two men conversed, Trucy and Apollo helped Athena out of bed and into the waiting room of the law office. Athena kept her eyes shut to block out the now obtrusive light, and occasionally sniffled in an attempt to fight her runny nose. Yet still, Klavier was unfazed.

"Guten Morgen, Fräulein." Klavier greeted, as he bent down to her level in an attempt to make eye contact with her.

Athena mumbled a "good morning" while only barely opening her eyes to look at him, before shutting them again.

"Sorry, but it's really bright!" Widget shouted.

Athena then felt something on her face and opened her eyes to see she was now wearing a pair of sunglasses, courtesy of Klavier Gavin.

"Better?" he asked, with a soft smile.

"Yeah, a lot. Thanks." Athena weakly answered.

Apollo and Phoenix headed out as soon as they knew Athena was in capable hands. Klavier, Athena, and Trucy headed out shortly after, reaching the clinic via Klavier's motorcycle. As they approached the front, they saw about a dozen or so anti-vaxxer "activists" protesting in front of Hickfield Clinic, which had advertised free MMR vaccines for anyone who needed them.

"Scheisse..." Klavier muttered under his breath as he carried Athena inside. He had heard about these protests going on in front of every hospital and clinic throughout Los Angeles, but was surprised not even Hickfield was spared of the backwards thinking "activists". He could only hope in vain they would find their cause to be a lost one.

-Later-

Two hours went by since they first arrived. Both girls had grown irritated of sitting on uncomfortable chairs and watching people coming in after they did, and seeing a doctor before them. So was Klavier, but at least he had his phone to distract him, checking for the time or an incoming text every so often.

"Athena Cykes!" A nurse called out as she emerged after another few minutes of waiting.

"Finally!" Athena groaned, a little louder than she intended, while the nurse escorted the trio to an exam room.

"We'll have a doctor come look at you shortly." She stated before leaving.

"'Shortly'? More like 10 minutes at least!" Trucy muttered, and Athena agreed with her. Not even two minutes after she said that, however, the door opened. "I stand corrected." she mumbled.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Cyrano." A male physician entered the room. "So, Athena, you think you might have the measles. Why don't we take a look see?" he said, as he stuck a thermometer under her tongue. About a minute passed before it beeped off. "103 degrees." he stated as he took the thermometer out.

"It was 102 yesterday..." Athena mentioned.

"So it's gone up. If it goes up any higher, cold bath or ice packs." Dr. Cyrano said, bringing his stethoscope to her chest. "Okay, let's check your heartbeat. Deep breath." As Athena followed his instructions, she ended up letting out a cough harsh enough for the sunglasses to fall off her face. "Alright. I'll check your eyes and throat next." he said, as he checked her eyes with a small light, which was easier said than done, as she kept squinting and wincing from the light. Next, he checked her throat, and saw bluish-white spots inside her mouth and throat. "Uh oh. Koplik's Spot? That ain't good. Looks like your hunch was right."

"It's measles?" Athena dreadfully asked, putting the sunglasses back on.

"Yup." Dr. Cyrano confirmed, as he grabbed a copy of a pamphlet for patients who have caught measles, and handing it to her. "Normally, I would also go ahead and give you the vaccine, but since you mentioned in the paperwork you're allergic, I'll have to make an exception. I just hope your friends here got their shots already."

"I have!" Trucy responded.

"As have I." Klavier added.

"Ah, good!" Dr. Cyrano said. "Then I'll go ahead and get you the Vitamin A supplements for you to take for the next couple of days. These will help immensely with your eyes. Also, make sure to read up on that pamphlet, since it has all the info you're gonna need while you're recovering."

After giving Athena the small bottle of supplements, and scheduling a follow-up appointment, Dr. Cyrano sent the trio on their way. Klavier once again carried Athena out, while she tried to rest her eyes, while Trucy followed behind them, reading over the pamphlet. As they made their way out of the clinic, Trucy and Klavier stopped in their tracks. This made Athena open her eyes, and saw why they stopped. Only one thought came to her mind:

What is he doing here?

And there you have it! Another cliffhanger, yay! As I said at the start of the chapter, I'm leaving to go to an anime convention tomorrow, so I'm glad I got this done when I did! :D

So I said in chapter 1, I would mention the rashes in the throat (aka Koplik's Spot) in-chapter later on, and I did! Poor Athena can expect to see rashes on her skin soon enough. Vitamin A is also a really good thing to take if you have Pink Eye (which is one of many symptoms of measles). I was also told that I shouldn't put thoughts is single quotes, so I decided to give that a try here. Let me know what you guys think.

Who is the mysterious figure entering the clinic? Stay tuned for Chapters 4 and 5 to find out!

Honest reviews, please! c: