Hey guys I'm back, that's right it's me with another chapter of Sick with No Cure, yay! I know, I know I take forever to post a new chapter but I have a very good reason this time! I had school and then my family and I were moving houses so I had like zero time to type and it took me forever to find my computer since it was packed in like five different boxes :/. But anyway I've done it and finished this chapter and I hope you guys enjoy it!
Ages:
Ash:12
Iris:12
Cilan:14
Disclaimer: If I owned Pokémon I'd be some rich person living in an awesome house and would turn all my fanfics into Pokémon TV episodes…but I don't own Pokémon so that can't happen :b
Chapter 13: Cilan Tells Them
Iris sighed as she stretched her sore arms above her head. The dragon type trainer was in a small clearing, somewhere up the river near camp, and had just finished getting washed up, she was wearing her usual pink and yellow outfit.
She yawned, "Oh...I'm exhausted," Iris said to herself, there was a towel on her head Iris had also washed her hair the washing was easy but getting all of her dark violet hair dry was the hard part, "I wish Emolga could learn Gust or something, it would make drying my hair a whole lot easier,"
The Unova girl removed the towel from her head and a violet wavy and poufy mess drifted down her back, she took her white towel that was dotted with pink and purple polka dots and started to rub her hair dry as she turned to a nearby bush.
"Hey, Axew you can come out of that bush now," Iris called, when she was washing Axew usually sat in a bush so he wouldn't have to watch his trainer wash up, plus most of the bushes had berries in them, "Axew did you hear me?" Iris asked when there was no response from the bush; the dragon trainer went over and poked her head into the bush. She smiled when she saw Axew curled up in a ball sucking his little thumb, fast asleep her green little dragon pokemon looked so cute when he was asleep, but Axew being asleep at about when the sun was up wasn't Axew's normal behavior. Normally Axew would be up and running, full of energy, and would be nagging someone to play with him, but toady Iris couldn't blame Axew for being tired.
Last night everyone had stayed awake taking care of Zig Zag face, well Iris and Cilan did Axew and Pikachu threw in the towel right around 11:00. Iris straighten up leaving Axew to sleep a bit longer as she did so she winced, her back was sore…her whole body was sore actually. Iris had slept on the ground, something that she'd rarely do, to help take care of Ash. Cilan and Iris started out with two hour turns looking after Ash, but they had to change it to hour and a half when it took Iris about twenty minutes to wake Cilan up for his turn. It went on like this all the way to about midnight, but soon both of the friends had trouble stay awake so they both stayed up to look after their sick friend. Sure Iris was exhausted from staying up all night, but she felt good that she had helped take care of Zig Zag face…plus she also learned some important information from Cilan.
(Flashback to last night: Iris POV)
I jerk my head up and blink my eyes open for the third time; ugh I don't know how much longer I can stay awake. It's must be a least past midnight I can feel my once very active brain quickly turning into mush, I yawn and rub my heavy eyelids and look around. The campsite is quiet, the sky above is dark and is a bit cloudy but a few stars can be seen shining through Axew and Pikachu are curled up in my pink sleeping bag and are both fast asleep, oh what I wouldn't give to be in their position right now. Nearby Cilan was slumped against the tree trunk, he looks just as exhausted as I am, his green eyes are dropping close I sigh.
"Cilan *yawn* come on… stay awake," I say, the connoisseur's eyes snap open he looks at me
"...Right, ugh...yeah," he rubs his eyes and yawns
I give a small smirk, Cilan and I had been up for hours now and after it took me forever to wake him up we both decided we'd both should stay up and keep each other awake while we looked after Ash but it looks like I have to do both jobs now. I turn my attention back to Zig Zag face, I'm sitting next him, I'm glad he's not awake or the sight of me just staring at him would be awkward, but I can't help but started he looks so cute...but not very peaceful. Poor Ash has been tossing and turning all night, and I feel hopeless as I can just sit here as he fights off the feverish dreams that taut him. Just then Ash starts to moan he moves slightly and he moans louder as pain seems to cross over his pale and sweaty face. I frown as I take the warm and dry cloth from Ash's forehead and quickly switch it out with the cool wet one that is sitting in the bowl nearby, I set it on his head Ash flinches by luckily doesn't wake up.
It took Cilan and I a good three hours to get Zig Zag face to fall asleep the first time. Before he was so overheated by his fever that we couldn't get him to rest at all, not even with my pressure points, not to Ash didn't stop puking until about 9:45. I felt awful watching him heave his guts out knowing that it was my own fault for giving him those Cherri berries, I apologized like ten times and at one point Ash said he forgave me. I couldn't look at him after he said that because I knew my face was as red as ever, plus he started barfing all over again. He finally fell asleep out of pure exhaustion. But even though the throwing up was now over all that we we're worried about now was how to get his fever down three times already Ash's high fever has caused him to wake up a bit delusional, last time he thought I was his mom! The last time we checked it was a raging 103.9 and that was about an hour ago, Mew only knows how high it is right now.
Ash moans loudly, then his breathing quickens and he starts shiver, Zig Zag face's lips are moving but only moans and mumbles are coming out. I force my panic down with a deep breath and let my fingers press below his ear, right on his jaw bone and rub slowly (TG2012: Hey I told u I made these pressure points up :/) this seems to help Ash's moans decrees but that's all.
"Your good at that pressure point thing," I look up Cilan is sitting across from me, on the opposite side of Ash's sleeping bag, he seems more awake now.
I nod, "Yeah" I say continuing to rub the pressure point, Ash's moans had stopped but the pain on his face won't go away, "I-I guess I am,"
There's silence, except the sound of Ash's quick breathing and Pikachu and Axew soft snores.
"…Hey Iris, can I ask you something?" Cilan asks testing Ash's flushed cheek
"Yeah, what is it?" I ask, my eyes are dropping but I do nothing about it.
"I want to know…uh why did you want to stay back and take care of Ash?"
The connoisseur asked the question causally and being so sleepy I don't really think about my answer.
"Um…" I rub my tired eyes in rhythm with the way I'm rubbing Ash's pressure point, "I stayed back…uh b-because I lo-" I stop in mid-sentence and blink realizing that I was about to say "I love Ash" I shake my head, "it was because I wanted to that's why!" I say quickly and a bit louder then I meant too.
Cilan blinks, "Oh is that all?" I nod I hardly notice that I'm rubbing Ash's pressure point a bit harder, "are you sure, because I think I know the real reason why you stayed back,"
I stare at Cilan not knowing what to say or think, I feel the hairs on my neck stand on end, but I hide my nervousness, "Oh, you know why I stayed back Cilan?" I know I probably shouldn't test the connoisseur but I did anyway…I had to know what he was thinking, "okay why did a stay back then Cilan?" my fingers are starting to sweat I know that was a bad idea.
Cilan chuckles, "Um I believe that if my evaluation is correct, you stayed behind because you, Iris," he stopped as if I was supposed to jump in and stop him from saying anything else, but I didn't know if I was supposed to so I just concentrated on Ash's pressure points, "Iris you stayed behind because you love Ash simple as that,"
I heart jumped into my throat, 'What?! H-How did Cilan find out-' I look over to where Axew's sleeping I feel anger flare up inside me.
"Who the heck told?!" I say in a loud whisper, "did Axew tell you? Oh if he DID HIS BUTT IS SO-"
"Hey, hey quite down," Cilan said hushing me, Ash moaned I force myself to swallow my anger, "and Axew didn't tell me, I figured it out myself,"
I blink, I didn't think Cilan paid any attention to me and Ash when we're messing around with each other, "B-But how-"
"You kind of gave it away lots of time," Cilan said, I can tell this is about to turn into one of his lectures but I don't interrupt him, I figure out how he found out about my big secret. Cilan plainly told me how loud I whisper I was when I was talking about Ash to Axew and how I didn't hide my blushing very well and the giggle fits I busted out in made it worse.
"It surprises me how Ash hasn't notice anything yet," Cilan said shaking his head
"You're not going to tell Ash I like him are you?" I ask removing my fingers from Ash's jaw bone.
Cilan rubs the back of his head, "Um actually Iris-"
I jump up, "Unless you already told him!" my voice raises to a shout
"Iris quite down-'
"Don't tell me to be quite!" I yell starting to stomp over to the connoisseur, "IF YOU TOLD ASH I SWEAR TO ARCUS-"
I stop as my foot stomps onto something soft; it gives a loud cry of pain. I gasp in my attempts to stomp over Ash I accidentally stomped on Ash! Ash started up another coughing fit and I felt horribly embarrassed for waking him up in such an uncomfortable way. Besides Ash's coughing fit, the only other thing I from remember last night was what Cilan said to me before I went to bed.
"Don't worry Iris I won't tell Ash you like him, I promise" Cilan had said, " but just remember this: 'Young love it as delicate as a soufflé and they slightest noise could make it go flat and rather unappetizing, it's best for it to cool and to be served at the proper time.'"
(Normal POV)
Iris had no clue what that meant, but whatever it did mean it must have been important or Cilan probably wouldn't have said it.
Iris went over to the bush and picked up her sleeping Axew and cradled him in one arm and started to brush her damp hair with her other hand as she started back to camp, "I wish that soufflé thing made sense to me…maybe it's just a connoisseur thing," Iris said to herself as she walked.
Back at camp Ash was sitting up with his back against the tree, and was concreting on breathing. He had just gotten over the first coughing fit of the day and it felt like his throat was being lit on fire. The raven haired boy struggled to keep his mouth open and at the same time breath, his connoisseur friend was looking down his throat with a flashlight. Ash let a few stray tears run freely down his face, he didn't make any attempt to wipe them away, just the thought of moving made his body ache with needle like pain.
"Just as I thought," Cilan said clicking off the flashlight, "the swelling in your throat has gotten worse; you're really going to have to limit your talking today,"
Ash gave a groan and closed his mouth; his poor throat had been aching all night and felt dry and unbearably achy. Besides he really wasn't planning on speaking much today anyway, each word he somehow mustered to speak sounded so raspy and weak that it sounded like it was being caught up in a Whirlwind attack; it bubbled from his mouth and then was whisked away. The sick boy didn't really want to talk anyway, each word would scratch his throat, which would led to coughs which would led to that all over pain that tortured him so much.
"Don't worry Ash, as soon as Iris gets back she'll go to the pond and find Selvio weed for sure," Cilan started to stand, but Ash managed to call his name in a weak voice.
"Cilan...ca-can I-" he stopped to take a breath, he felt his cheeks warm as he thought of what he was about to ask, "I wa-was w-wondering…I-I mean…er, uh, co-could I-Iris stay a-and take care o-of m-me ag-again t-today?" he asked his throat burning just as bad as his face.
Cilan blinked, "Y-You want Iris to stay at camp today again?" the connoisseur asked wondering if the fever Ash was running had erased his memory of what happened the day before their female friend stayed to look after him.
Ash gave a nod, his face was on fire but he knew it be worth it if it meant spending the day with Iris again.
Even in the shade of the tree Cilan could see the deep red hue that colored Ash's face, ears and neck, the connoisseur smirked slightly.
"Uh can I ask why, Ash?" Cialn inquired
Ash wasn't expecting that, feeling to embarrassed he shook his head
"Do you mind if I take a guess?"
Ash frowned slightly there was something in Cilan's voice that made him feel a bit uneasy about it, but he didn't see any harm of Cilan taking a measly guess, "Er…sure," Ash said with a small shrug.
"Alright then it's Evaluation Time!" Cilan exclaimed striking one of his many connoisseur posies.
Ash sweatdropped, Pikachu groaned, "Pika pi chu" (Oh come this do you have to do it this early in the morning?) the electric mouse pulled his blanket over his head.
"Ash, I notice your different personalities around a certain person" Cilan started, "normally your excited and full of energy and ready for anything just like a spicy and tangy Figy berry. But around this certain person your quiet and clumsy and seem to be in a different world like a clam that refuses to open up or the soft taste of parsley that can easily get lost in a dish,"
(TG2012: You guys have no idea how hard that was to muster up one of Cilan's connoisseur lectures…i-it takes quite a lot if you're wondering…)
Ash blinked felling confused, "Um…w-what's yo-your *cough* poi-point?"
Cilan chuckled "Well to put it simply, Ash you have a crush on someone and with a help of a little birdy it's our dragon loving friend Iris!"
Ash felt embarrassment explode in his cheeks, he opened his mouth to say it wasn't true it but his achy throat wouldn't let any words out. Besides Cilan had figured it out, he was crushing on Iris, but how did CIlan figure it out was the question. Ash frowned.
"A l-little bi-birdy…t-told y-you huh?" he glared over a Pikachu, who peeked out innocently from under his blanket.
"Pi pi chu?" (Uh…tweet tweet?) the electric mouse squeaked
Ash felt anger well up inside him, "P-PIKACHU HO-HOW C-COULD YOU!? YOU PROIMSE YOU WOU-ACK!" Ash's couldn't continue because of his throat and started to cough.
Cilan started patting his back, "There's no need to get all work up Ash, besides I figured out you liked Iris even before Pikachu told me," the connoisseur chuckled, "the sighs were so obvious-"
"Cilan" Ash growled his dry throat giving the words extra ferocity, "I s-swear to M-Mew *cough* i-if you te-tell Iris I'll-"
Cilan sweatdropped, "There's no need to worry Ash, I won't tell promise, er just remember what my brother Cress told me about romance, 'Young love it as delicate as a soufflé and they slightest noise could make it go flat and appear rather unappetizing, it's best for it to cool and to be served at the proper time.' "
Pikachu frowned, "Pikachu pi chu pika?" (What the heck is that supposed to mean?)
Ash blinked not knowing the answer, "Prob-probably s-some co-connoisseur logic," he mumbled as Cilan went to go tend to breakfast.
"Guys I'm back," Ash heart jumped recognizing the voice of the Tree Fairy as she emerged from the bushes. The raven haired boy smiled at how the towel on Iris's head swayed as she walked.
"Good morning Ash," Iris said sweetly placing the sleeping Axew on her sleeping bag, which still rested on the ground since last night, "how are you feeling?" Ash felt his face heat up for Iris's concern for him; his purple haired crush came over and sat beside him.
"Pika pi chu pika?" (Hey, where's my good morning?) Pikachu asked feeling a bit offended
Iris giggled, "Good morning Pikachu" she scratched the pokemon between the ears, "how are you feeling Ash" she asked again
"I-I'm-ack!" his throat burned as he tried to speak, and to make it worse his nervousness was starting to kick in.
"Pika pi chu pika" (Ash has to limit his talking today because of his throat, Iris) Pikachu said (but what Ash meant to is that he's feeling better and no longer has a stomach ache)
Ash glared at the pokemon as he gritted his teeth against the pain in his throat, he was just praying that Pikachu wouldn't say anything to embarrass him.
"Oh um about the Cheri berries Ash," Iris said looking down at her hands, "like I said before I'm really super sorry about that…I didn't know, I m-mean er I just panicked I-I-"
"I-Iris it's…It's alright" Ash managed to croak
The Tree Fairy gave a sheepish smile, "Oh that's good…I mean I'm glad you're alright…I um," she felt her face burn and her hands beginning to sweat she knew she always babbled when she was nervous, "I-I'm going to see what Cilan's doing," Iris quickly got up, as she went over to the picnic table she mentally kicked herself for making such an awkward situation in front of Zig Zag face.
"Hey Cilan, sorry for not being in my bathing suit," Iris said starting to rub her hair dry, "um it's just because I really wanted to um…stay back with Zig- I mean Ash again today,"
Cilan looked at his purple haired friend and chuckled, "Why, you want to spend more time with your precious Zig Zag face?"
"Cilan!" Iris faced burned with blush she punched the connoisseur in the arm, "not so loud, geez you just as much of a little as Axew is,"
"I was just kidding Iris," Cilan said rubbed his arm, "but you're in luck because it just so happens that Ash wants you to stay and take care of him again today."
Iris blinked; she was shocked, "R-Really?"
Cilan nodded, "Yes, I know I was rather shocked myself, especially after yesterday's Cheri berry incident I didn't think Ash would-" the connoisseur stopped short at the evil look Iris was giving him, "um I mean, Oh before I forget Ash wanted me to give you something" Cialn turned and pulled something out of his bag and held it out to Iris.
The purple haired girl gasped, "M-My hair tie!?" she exclaimed taking the hair piece, "Cilan where did you find this?"
"Oh, don't thank me Iris, Ash was the one who found it, apparently it was in the river," Cilan said
Iris face glowed with a smile, "Oh how sweet of Zig Zag face to find this for me," she said glanced over to the tree where her crush was.
'I have to thank him,' Iris thought
"Iris where are you going?" Cilan asked as the girl rushed over to where Ash was.
"Ash," Iris said sitting beside the raven haired boy who smiled up at her, "uh Cilan gave me this," she held out the hair tie, "he said you found it, right?"
"Um…yes I-I found i-it" Ash said hoarsely as he felt is heart pound in his chest, he had almost completely forgot about the Tree Fairy's hair piece he had found in the river. He would of given it to her himself but as usual each time he tried he seemed to forget how to talk all of a sudden.
Iris bit her lower lip, "Um my hair ties mean a lot…and missing one was driving me crazy…" the girl bit her lips harder to keep herself from babbling. 'Come on Iris just say it already!' a voice in her head said.
"A-Ash I um…really ju-just wanted to say, thank you" what happen next Ash wasn't expecting. The Tree Fairy lean forward and wrapped her arms around him in a hug. Ash's eyes widen, this was one of the many few times he'd ever been so close to Iris, he could hear his heart pounding wildly in his ears and his whole face felt like it was engulfed with fire. But this time being so close to the Tree Fairy somehow didn't give him the impulse to make him want to pull away like he would normally this time he just wrapped his arms around her and hugged back. Both trainers had smiles on their faces; they were both shocked at how close they were to their crush!
"Pi pika chu," (Ahem do you guys mind?) Ash looked down only to see Pikachu squished in the middle of their hug.
"Oh sorry Pikachu," Iris stammered pulling away still biting her lower lips she glanced up at Zig Zag face, "Um, yeah thanks Ash," the girl got up and made her way back to the picnic table.
Ash just sat there still shocked by what happened, "She hugged me," he said hardly feeling the pain his throat gave off in his daze the smell of her strawberry shampoo still lingering in the air.
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