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Ch.3
"Yes! I win again!" Matt gloated as his Mario crossed the finish line. Vic groaned and let the controller fall from her hands. It was day three of her sickness, and she was starting to feel much better. She and Matt had spent the day playing video games, and right now, they were playing her favorite: Mario Kart. She remembered how she had played with him when he had been ill with a cold. She never thought that now she'd be the one in bed.
"If I weren't so sick, I'd be winning." Vic mumbled. "Although, I do feel a lot better than I did yesterday."
"Oh, that reminds me." Matt stood up and started fishing through his backpack. "The Nurse wanted me to give you something."
"What?"
"This." Matt held a small bottle filled with a dark-colored liquid.
"What's that?" Vic asked, fearing that she already knew the answer.
"It's medicine. She says that you have to take two tablespoons before I leave."
"Figures."
She sighed as he sat on the edge of her bed and started pouring some of the formula into a spoon he had also produced from his bag.
"Choo-choo." He chuckled as he moved the spoon closer to her lips. Vic was not amused.
"You have a very sick and twisted sense of humor, my friend." She crossed her arms and gave him an evil look. Matt just laughed.
"Thanks. Now open up the tunnel." Vic rolled her eyes, but obediently took the spoon into her mouth. Her eyes widened as Matt removed the spoon and she tasted the medicine that was now violating her taste buds. She quickly clapped her hands over her mouth so she wouldn't involuntarily spit it out. Her gag reflexes kicked in and tried to force the liquid back up. After a short battle with her instincts, Vic swallowed it for the last time and lied still.
"Vic?" Matt looked more than a little worried. "Are you okay?"
"Wa…water." She gasped. He quickly reached over and grabbed the glass of water that was sitting on her bedside table. She took it and downed it in one gulp. "Why does medicine always have to taste so God-awful?" This made Matt laugh again.
"Come on Vic, it can't be that bad."
"Oh no? Then let me see you try it." Matt's smile disappeared. "Come on now. It can't be that bad, right?" Vic had an evil smile on her face that kind of gave Matt the creeps. He gulped nervously as he placed a few drops on his tongue. She laughed as she watched his face contort in disgust and then slowly swallow the vile liquid.
"Jesus." He whispered. "That's nasty."
"Told ya." Vic chuckled.
"Still, you have to take another spoonful." He started to pour more medicine into the spoon.
"What?! Oh no, I'm not puttin' that stuff into my mouth again! No way, no how!"
"Listen, I'm just doing what the Nurse told me too. Don't you want to get better?"
"Yes, but I can get better without having to swallow that…that…poison!"
"Just take it, okay?" He edged the spoon towards her mouth. Vic dodged it and hid under the covers.
"No!" She pouted.
"Come on."
"No!"
"Don't be a baby."
"No!" Matt was starting to get impatient. Suddenly, he had an idea.
"Fine, you don't have to take the medicine." Vic took a peek from her hiding place.
"Really?"
"Really." She slowly came out from under the sheets. "I just wanted to help you make you feel better."
"Huh?" Matt took off his goggles and turned to her. Vic hadn't realized it before, but she had never gotten a good look at Matt's eyes without his goggles on. She had never known how beautiful they looked. They were a sparkling emerald green, with little tiny dots of blue here and there. Her mouth fell open a little as she gazed into his magnificent orbs.
"I like you, Vic. I care about you. I don't like to see you sick, or sad, or hurt. I was just hoping you would like me enough to let me help you." He gently tilted her chin up so that their faces were only inches apart.
Vic had never felt this way before. This strange sensation in the pit of her stomach. It felt like most of her body had lost feeling. She felt light-headed again. Was she going to be sick? No, it didn't feel like sickness. It was more of a…good kind of sickness.
"Please Vic," Matt whispered. "Let me help you." She barely felt the tip of the spoon touch the edge of her lips. She slowly opened her mouth. Matt smiled and gently poured the medicine down her throat. Without having to struggle, Vic smoothly swallowed the liquid, that now, she couldn't even taste. "That's my girl."
Matt then did something that surprised them both.
Without even thinking about it, Matt swiftly leaned down and kissed her on the forehead.
"Chu."
And just as quickly, he pulled back. It took Vic a few seconds to even register what had just happened and a few more seconds to figure out what to say.
"What was that?" She asked, unsure of what to think of the situation.
"That? That was a kiss. It was more of a peck, actually."
"No. Not that. You made a noise…When you kissed me, you made a little noise."
"I did?" Matt tilted his head in confusion. "What did it sound like?"
"It sounded like a chu. Like Pikachu."
"Oh. I'm sorry." Matt blushed and looked away.
"Actually…I thought it was kind of cute." Now it was Vic's turn to blush. Matt slowly turned back, a small smile forming on his face.
"Really?"
"Yeah." Vic gave a small smile of her own. "I thought it was really cute."
"Do you want me to do it again?" Vic's blush reddened.
"If you want to." After what may have been a split-second's hesitation, Matt leaned down again, this time slower, and kissed her on the cheek.
"Chu." Vic couldn't help but giggle. Matt's smile widened a little. "Do you like it?"
"A little." Matt could tell that she was lying. She seemed to like it a lot. "Do you?"
"I like seeing the look on your face after I do it." He gave her another kiss, this time on the tip of her chin. "Chu." Vic giggled and blushed madly. "That look."
They both laughed and it was at that moment, that Matt realized that he had meant what he had said earlier about liking Vic. And that he really did like the look on Vic's face after he kissed her. He had only said and done those things so that he could get her to take her medicine. Or so he had thought…
A couple hours later, Matt said goodnight to Vic and started to leave. Since she was starting to feel better, they figured that it was okay to let her sleep alone. As he got up, he felt something catch his wrist. He turned to find Vic, clenching his wrist, her eyes tired and drowsy.
"Wait," She whispered. "Before you go, I want to thank you."
"For what?"
With unexpected speed, Vic sat up and gently kissed Matt on the cheek.
"Chu."
And just as quickly, she laid back down and closed her eyes, smiling to herself. "For that."
She released Matt's wrist and soon fell asleep, leaving Matt standing there, dumbfounded and slowly raising a hand to his kissed cheek.
"Your welcome."
SQUEEEEE! I'm so proud of this chapter! Such fluffiness! Please read and review! I love chu all!
