Disclaimer: I do not own Pucca or any of the characters in this fan fiction. This a simple fan fiction, I have always loved Garu and Pucca so I decided to write a fiction.

Third person Pov:

Things had been rather peaceful around Sooga which is odd itself since as Ching had once told Pucca no place is in more danger than here, Pucca was offered to join Chang's class which she turned down on the spot and everyone was in a bit of shock. Chang felt as though it was his fault but Pucca reassured him, "It is just Dada has it hard enough when I'm out chasing Garu around and my uncles really need the help, so me joining a class wouldn't be the best decision right now." She said handing him a bowl of fresh noodles and he smiled a little. "Perhaps on my free days I may come in and practice?" Pucca added asking and Chang's eyes filled with joy as he nodded. "You are always welcome in my training hall," He said bowing to her and she bowed back. Pucca had quickly reverted to her old self although she was no longer wearing her long red top but a gold one instead, she was still smiling widely and almost nothing got to her, delivering noodles and making small talk as she always did. Garu tried to act as he usually did but he enjoyed showing his emotions and feelings to his girlfriend, he was always her last delivery though he never ordered it her uncles still sent over bowls just about daily. She would stay at his house and they'd talk almost all night, spar here and there and occasionally go on a date. It has been a few months and winter had arrived silently, normally there'd be a few harsh storms but this year it was very peaceful almost as the year when baby new year made it the year of Pucca. Another odd thing is Pucca hadn't chased Garu around though it wasn't much of a chase since he no longer ran, but the point is he hadn't seen her around in about a week.

Heading over to the Gho Rong and meeting up with Abyo and Ching Garu told them about how he was worried about Pucca and hadn't seen in awhile. "Come to think of it I hadn't really seen her either," Ching said as they entered the restaurant. Abyo was very quiet and it was a little unsettling but soon he spoke, "Hey Pucca, cool mask." And they all looked at her. Pucca stood before them with a white nurse mask on and her eyes smiled at them, "Hey guys, the usual?" She asked and they all nodded. She extended a hand to Garu and squeezed his shoulder and said, "I'll be right back." "Garu can you believe it?" Abyo asked watching Pucca wander off. "She is going to start her own ninja clan! Do you think we can join?" He asked excitedly ripping his shirt off. "She isn't making her own ninja clan Abyo, she is sick." Ching informed him and he looked at Garu's worried expression. "You guys haven't ya know?" He asked nudging his best friend. Garu looked at him confused then turned red and exclaimed "Of course not!" Then turned even more red when he felt the gazes of the other patrons turn on him. "Ok ok," Abyo said holding his hands up in surrender and Ching just looked on confused. Pucca returned with their order and smiled at them, "Aren't you going to sit?" Abyo asked and she softly shook her head. Quietly and quickly returning to the kitchen, Garu's eyes never left her till she went through the doors. In the kitchen her uncles prepared a special order which was glowing red. "It should be ready soon Pucca, as soon as it is at the proper temperature all we need to do is add these peppers and it will be ready then your fever will be gone before you can say hot." Her uncle Linguini said handing her a few more bowls to set out. Pucca felt her friends staring and she went back to their table, "Yes?" She asked weakly. "Are you ill?" Ching asked. "It's just a tiny fever, nothing to bad." Pucca said and what little they could see of her cheeks began glowing a brighter red. "Dada! Look out!" The three chefs yelled and a crash was heard from the kitchen. "Oh no!" Linguini said loud enough to be heard. Pucca stood to see what had been going on but swayed and quickly fell Garu caught her and looked into her sleepy expression. "I'll go see what happened, you get her in bed and try to bring that fever down." Ching said getting up and heading to the kitchen while Garu took Pucca up to her room. Laying her down he rushed for ice but settled for a cold, wet wash cloth. He grabbed a fresh nurse mask and removed hers, she quickly turned over and he grabbed the closest thing and held it as she began puking. Luckily it was a trash can otherwise he'd have felt bad, Pucca rolled onto her back and Garu wiped her mouth with a towel.

He had returned downstairs to retrieve some ice when he entered the kitchen he ran into Ching with a solemn face. "What happened?" Garu asked and looked at the knocked over pot and the spilled contents. "It was the last of the peppers from the fire swamp and Dada knocked it over, they have nothing to serve to Pucca to help cure her fever." Ching said looking at the spilled soup. "Then I am going to the fire swamp," Garu said turning. "A very brave statement but I'm afraid you must stay here and take care of Pucca, I will go." Ho said stepping from the mess. "Are you sure?" Ching asked. "I have ventured there before and met a very hot woman named Hottie. Sides you won't be able to tolerate the heat like I can," He said and left for the fire swamp. "While we clean this up and prepare the broth once more can you please tend to Pucca?" Dumpling asked Garu and he nodded. Ching put a mask on of her own and followed Garu to Pucca's room carrying some ice. "Poor Pucca," She said looking at her best friend and Garu wiped the sweat from her brow. She slowly opened her eyes and she recognized right away that she was in her room then she looked to the worried expression of her boyfriend. "Hey…" She said weakly. He held a small glass to her lips and she slowly drank the water, she opened her mouth to talk but turned back over and puked in the trash can again. Garu cleaned up her mouth and wiped her brow again. She smiled and thought of how caring he was being toward her. Garu watched as she drifted back to sleep, it would be cute if she wasn't ill. Ho returned much sooner than last time and the three uncles went to work on the soup, soon they were upstairs and feeding it to Pucca. Instantly her cheeks returned to their usual color, she was no longer sweating so much, and her breathing was slow and steady. "It may take a little bit but she'll be fine now," Her uncles said relieved and went to continue their business downstairs. Garu sat next to Pucca's bed and watched as she slept, sometime later her uncles had brought him dinner and when he fell asleep in the chair laid a blanket over him.

Garu awoke to find Pucca was out of bed and he jumped up worried but soon relaxed when his face was bombarded with kisses. Nuzzling him as she hugged him so tightly and he softly chuckled and was very relieved that she was ok.

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