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Bruce POV
"Long time no see, B" his voice was hoarse, he's pale, but has a little bit of pink on his cheeks, fever.
"It has" I nodded, then sat down on the chair next to the bed, "why are you here".
"Been sick for a while *cough* got hurt, then decided to *cough* to come here. She won't let me leave till she gets *cough* *cough* the test results back" he said.
"Lay down, Jay, breathe" I said, gently pushing him down, "relax. How long have you been here".
He eased down and I fixed the blanket over him, "got here last night".
"... And how long have you been sick" I asked, he gave a sad smile.
"Since, when did you care" He asked.
"I've always cared" I said, he gave a doubtful look, "believe it or not".
"Not" he smirked, "but, if it'll help you sleep better or whatever... Ummm about two months".
My eyes widened "Jason" I barked, "what the hell, two months! You didn't think to tell anyone"
"It wasn't that bad" he sat up and yelled.
"Oh really" I asked sarcastically.
"Yes-" he was interrupted by a coughing fit, "r-r-"
"Jason, relax" I said, rubbing a hand up and down his back, "breathe".
"R-really" he said finishing his previous sentence then returning to the coughing fit.
Leslie ran in and immediately tried to help me calm him down, which wasn't working. The boys stood and quietly watched from the door.
Leslie inserted something into his IV and the fit subsided. Jason sighed and leaned heavily onto me, his eyes slipping closed. I wrapped my arm around him.
"Goodnight BluJay" I said.
"G'night" he slurred.
I smiled down at him and rubbed his arm, "why didn't you tell us".
"I promised him I wouldn't, and if I did he'd run, then" she sighed, "he'd just get worse", well, can't argue with that.
"His fevers high" I said feeling the heat radiating off of him.
"Yeah, I know" she slid her hand through his hair, "it only goes down a little bit then goes back up. It's stubborn, just like him".
Dick sits behind Jason and hugs him around his stomach, restraining his biceps/upper arm. Damian stayed by the door, arms crossed.
Leslie injected something into his IV then covered the needle in his arm, I raise an eyebrow at her.
"Just watch, I learned a few things while taking care of him" she watched the serum flow down the tube and when it reached the bottom, something unexpected happened. Jason woke up, wide eyed, and went to rip out the IV, but found Leslie's hand, Jason turned to her, "nice try" she said.
" *forced out laugh* guess you caught on" Jason said.
"Hey Jaybird, how're you feeling" Dick said.
Jason's eyebrows furrowed, "Dick" he asks, then looks down and notices hand around his stomach, "oh" he roll his head back and sees Dick, "hi".
He rolls his head back to its previous place, my shoulder, "hey".
"Hi" I said forcing out a laugh, he was so out of it, "how're you feeling"
He shrugged, "tired, cold, out of it" he laughs at the last part.
"I've noticed" I said.
"Um... Headache and my neck hurts...and I'm gonna puke" he said the last part fast, removing Dick's hands, and running towards the bathroom, Dick followed.
Damian looks to his right still in the doorway, "Damian" I said curiously. He's watching something with a close eye. Then he backs up making room and Tim walks in.
"Thanks, Damian" he said, leaning against the wall.
"Tim, you should be in bed" I said, he shrugged.
"I'm fine, what's wrong with him" he asked.
"Probably a bad case of the flu" Leslie said.
"A lot of things seem like the flu at first but could be much worse, and won't be noticed till its to late" he said, "what're his symptoms".
"Well, vomiting, drowsiness, headache, fever, and stiffness of the neck" she listed, "anything come to mind".
He smiled, "it's meningitis B".
Leslie smiles back, "I love you and your brain, but I have to be sure, explain".
"Meningitis is a neurological disease whereas flu is a respiratory disease. The common symptoms of flu include chills, body aches, fever, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, headache and dizziness. The symptoms of meningitis include stiffness of the neck, headache and fever. The other symptoms include runny nose, lethargy, skin rashes, irritability, Epilepsy, eye becomes sensitive to sunlight, vomiting and diarrhea. The symptoms are mostly similar with the most important differentiating symptom being stiffness of the neck. The symptoms of meningitis vary according to the age of the patient" Tim said.
"What about the coughing" I asked.
"Could be both" he answered.
"Do you just look al these up and memories them" Leslie said.
"Photographic memory and I had it when I was Ten, people usually get it somewhere from 10-25" he said.
"Great, so all my children are in that range" I said.
"I didn't know you had a photographic memory" Leslie said.
"You've never mentioned it, I mean I knew you had a good memory but you never mentioned having a photographic memory" I said.
"Who has a photographic memory" Dick asked, helping Jason walk to the bed.
"I thought Replacement had it" Jason mumbled.
"You do" Dick asked, Tim nodded.
Damian looked to his right again and moved a little so they could come in.
"Pennyworth"
Next chapter is going to be BIG, Alfred's joining in! Nows the best time to suggest a bunch of ideas because Alfred could make anything happen, like a sick Jason to stay at the manor till he's fully healed *hint* *hint* Also, anyone know what people forgot about since they had drama with Jason... Review it if you know it, review if you don't too!
