Holly Unending- I'm very happy you laughed (let alone liked) it! XDD Memoryskillz!Apollo is just amazing like that. xD
Chiyo And Osaka Fan- Thank youuuuu! You really get to see flirty!Apollo in this chapter XD
kataragirl11- Here it is! This chapters got some fluff in it too! xD Thankies!

Here we go! Next chapter. All right! W00t! School starts tomorrow for me. -wrecks the mood- well, all my rants and such are at the bottom, so I'll tell you about how awkward this chapter was written there. XD Sorry about the format, also! Its just plain wierd the way it is. Sorry if it upsets you deeply. D:

"Trucy, if you get tired or can't walk anymore, just tell me ok?" She nodded and turned to look back at the nurse.
"Thank you so much! I'll have to sneak some free tickets away for you to go to the Wonder Bar!"
"Why, thank you!" The nurse laughed and took a seat at her desk. "It was no problem. And dear? I agree, he is." At this the nurse winked, and made Trucy fidget and look away, her face growing redder by the second.
"Well, bye!" She pushed Apollo out and shut the door, starting to walk down the hall. He looked at her confused, deciding he would rather not know. After a few minutes they were back at the stair case and making their way up a small flight of stairs before they got to the real one. Trucy was lagging behind; swaying with every step she took. Apollo noticed and stopped to wait for her to catch up.
"You're tired." He said bluntly, not even asking her. "Why didn't you tell me?" She shook her head and looked at him with sick and tired eyes.

"I'm all set! Now, come on!" She wearily made her way past him, trudging up the stairs. Apollo signed as he puller her back. She squeaked as he wrapped the jacket he had been wearing around her.
"Its cold out and you are sick enough." She thanked him and set to walking up the stairs again. He dragged her back, and this time caught her in his arms and lifted her up bridal style.
"A-Apollo!!" She gasped shocked as he started to walk up the steps. "Lemme go! I can do it myself! I'll have you know, when daddy got sick I was all alone taking care of myself for a week! Now, put me down!" He ignored her protests and small punches they reached the top floor. She had given up a while ago, wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning her head on his shoulder. It was actually quite nice, and she was starting to fall asleep. Just as they were making their way towards the door out, the bell rang. Trucy and Apollo both jumped, as Trucy held him tighter in shock. A flood of children were pouring out from their classes and into their next ones. At first it was those in younger grades, such as 7th and 8th. They eyed Apollo and Trucy, a few giggling and 'aww'ing. It was impossible for them to move in the wave of the kids rushing to get to class. That's when Apollo looked towards the stairs and saw the kids from the music class he walked into come up. 'Great.' He thought bitterly, as they caught sight of Trucy and him. They suddenly ran over and formed a bubble around them, making it impossible for the pair to escape.
"Trucy! I thought you and your man here left a while ago!" The girl with long black hair asked, trying to move closer to the front of the group.
"Hey Dollie! We were about to leave before the bell rang." Trucy called turning to stare at her friend, smiling. Suddenly the shy girl from before appeared next to her, waving slightly.
"Maggey! How was music class?"
"It wasn't m-music without y-you there. The only thing that was t-the same was that no one believes you met Klavier." Maggie said with a slight sigh. Trucy nodded, and chat with her friends slightly.

'Trucy seems better than before. She sure has a weird fever.' Apollo thought as he watched her interact with her friends. He felt her slip from his grip a little, and proceeded to toss her up slightly, making her squeal. Her friends giggled, while the boy from before started to glare at Apollo.
"Why don't you let her down? I'm sure she can walk just fine, she doesn't look sick to me." He said rudely, crossing his arms as he did so.
"Why don't you shut up?" Dollie growled at him, also crossing her arms.
"Do you even care about her? If you did she would be home resting by now! You haven't even done anything boyfriend-like with her! She deserves someone who won't just…just, USE her!" He said with disgust.
Apollo was surprised by this, and glared at the child. "Trucy, we should get going. He's right about you needed rest." 'Wrong about everything else though.' He added mentally, as he pushed himself through the crowd, heading towards the stairs.
"Yeah, you better run away! If you don't take care of her, someone more worthy will steal her away!" He called from behind them, only for his voice to be drowned out after Apollo pushed through the doors of the school and started to head down the street. There was an awkward pause between him and Trucy as they were walking down the street.
"That kid is a jerk. He asked me out a few times, but of course I told him 'no way!'" She said quietly, looking down towards the ground. Apollo took a quick look down at her, and noticed she was biting her lip. Strike that: she was chewing on her lip like a piece of candy.
"He's right." Apollo said after a moment, making Trucy slightly look up at him.

"I haven't done anything boyfriend-like."

At this Trucy snapped her head up to look at him, eyes wide and mouth open slightly."I-I wh-what I mean was, they took it-WHAT?" She said, never taking her eyes off of him. He kept staring straight ahead, holding back a slight chuckle. "I'm sorry! I talked about all the cool cases we worked on at school, and everyone took it that you were my boyfriend! I just went along with it, and it helped to keep some of the boys away from me!"
"That's all right. I was a little surprised that whoever called me knew that I was your boyfriend though."
"HUH?!" She stared ad him dumbly, her mouth now open fully. "H-How did they know? You're not my immediate family, so how would they…unless…unless you told them that you were?"

At this Trucy was staring holes through his head, while her mouth formed into a smile. Apollo shifted a little, and realized that the other side of the street was really a lot more interesting than most people give it credit for.
"Maybe when I answered the phone I told them my name, and they knew from that." He tried to cover up his lie with another, only to make Trucy's smile even wider. "It's not good to lie, Honey. I must be really bad influence on you. I'm sorry; I'll try to be a better boyfriend for you. I would never use you, but I'm betting that other kid would have. When we get back to our house I'll make sure to make you some soup and crawl into bed with you, to keep you safe and protected from this aweful fever." He said teasingly, a small smirk appearing on his face. "Your lips bleeding! Does it hurt? Want me to kiss it better?" He closed the space between her face and his, barely leaving a centimeter or two between them. Trucy was in utter shock, frozen, her mouth moving yet no words were coming out.

He smiled as he placed a small kiss on her lips, lingering for just a moment, before pulling away and continuing to stare at the opposite side of the street. 'What did I just do? Am that stupid? I love Trucy, but I don't want to completely wreck out friendship because of a stupid little kiss! She probably hates me, and why wouldn't she? I'd hate me too. Why am I such a fool?" Trucy hadn't moved since he had kissed her, her eyes still wide at the sudden interaction from her 'boyfriend'.
'D-did Apollo just say he was gonna sleep with me? Did he just KISS me?' The thought came late, as the sensation came and went leaving Trucy wanting for more. His lips were soft, warm, and something else. Something she couldn't exactly place her finger on. It was nice and comforting, but it was also enticing and filled with a sense of accomplishment. It was every emotion and feeling she had ever felt, plus a few she hadn't, into one.
"I like chicken noodle best, Sweets." Was the last thing she said before she fell asleep in his arms, the slow and steady pace of footsteps rocking her to sleep like a baby.

(A/N:) --I keep forgetting to put that there. Haha? KAY WELL, AMAZING CHAPTER RIGHT? (no) I keep forgetting to keep Trucy's fever at a constant so thats all messed up. And the way I worded everything was just awkward (like, the kiss) I forgot to check over grammer and such, as usual, so yeah, haha! Told you guys Apollo would be flirty-ish! xD I know, short chapter after a longer wait. Sorry about that! I'm stalling cause I have to write the ending for it, and also school is tomorrow ;-; So now I'll have even less time to write! Oh perfect...

About the 'Dollie' and 'Maggey' thing, I just had to. HAHAHAH, yeahitdoesntmakesensesorry xD

Comments, criticism? I'd love to hear it! Thanks for putting up with my wierd updating schedual, and thanks for reading! Wish me luck at school! D: