(A/N) Ugh...this chapter is so OOC. It makes me sad. Oh well.
I hope you guys enjoy this.
Tsuna felt worry well up inside him the moment he noticed he had woken up before Fran.
Either something was wrong with him or his friend.
He heard a light knock at his door and gave permission to enter. Kyoya entered the room quietly, closed the door behind him and walked over to the bed.
"Did you sleep well?" asked Kyoya after he gave a soft peck to Tsuna's lips.
"Dooon't! I got morning breath" pouted Tsuna before he nodded his head, "I did."
Kyoya smiled softly before he looked over to Fran who was still sleeping soundly.
"He's not up yet?" asked Kyoya.
"Ah! I think something's wrong, he's normally up before Hayato and I" said Tsuna.
Kyoya frowned lightly and sat on the bed, he reached out a hand and placed one on Tsuna's cheek and the other on Fran's. Kyoya moved the hand from Fran's cheek with a light hiss.
"Eh? What's wrong? What's wrong?" asked Tsuna, his face full of panic.
"He has a fever" answered Kyoya, moving off the bed and leaving the bathroom.
Tsuna gulped and placed his hand on Fran's forehead. He quickly moved it away with a small yelp.
It was hot. Really hot.
"Hiiiie! You have a fever?" cried Tsuna, his eye becoming teary.
He noticed Fran wince and move around a bit.
"Tsuna" Fran croaked out, "quiet."
Tsuna frowned sadly and nodded. He got off the bed and left the room in search of medicine and rags.
He bumped into someone who was running down the hallway and the two fell down to the floor with an 'Ow!'.
Tsuna rubbed his head and opened his eyes to see Bel muttering an apology and walking quickly into the room. Tsuna swallowed as the look on Bel's face passed through his mind. The blonde looked completely worried and upset and…and in those two seconds that Tsuna had seen Bel's eyes he had seen a flood of emotion coming from those amethyst eyes.
Tsuna looked up to see Takeshi offering him a hand and Hayato giving him a small once over before he also ran into the room.
"Come on , Tsuna, Bel-senpai says there's medicine in the kitchen" said Takeshi, leading Tsuna towards the kitchen.
Once the two reached the kitchen Tsuna saw a flurry of action.
Mukuro was running around the kitchen making preparations for tea while Chrome was filling up bowls of cold water and piling rags onto a tray. Siel was hurriedly eating breakfast while Mammon simply swirled her coffee with a spoon.
"He'll be okay" said Mammon though Tsuna wasn't sure if she was reassuring herself or him.
"Tsunayoshi! The medicine is in there" said Mukuro, pointing a long finger towards a tall cabinet and picking up a tray of tea and the bowls of cold water before leaving the kitchen. Chrome took the tray of rags and followed after him. Siel finished his breakfast and also left the kitchen.
Takeshi and Tsuna went over to the cabinet and opened it.
"It's gonna take forever to find something good in here" gulped Takeshi as he stared into the tall cabinet filled with different types of medicine.
"It's on the third shelf to the right" said Mammon.
Takeshi and Tsuna nodded and looked through all the medicines on the third shelf to the right. After a few minutes they found the right one and ran upstairs with the bottle of pills and a glass and pitcher of water.
When the two went into the room, Tsuna saw Bel setting next to Fran on the bed, his long fingers pushing back Fran's damp bangs.
Mukuro and Chrome were applying another wet rag on Fran's forehead and Hayato was sitting at the edge of the bed looking extremely concerned.
Tsuna noticed Kyoya standing against a window and saw that Siel was standing beside him. Tsuna went over to the bed and sat on the other side of Fran.
"Bel, could you sit him up please?" asked Tsuna, taking a pill and glass of water from Takeshi.
Bel nodded and carefully sat Fran up, his arm wrapping around his Frog's thin shoulders. Tsuna pressed the pill between Fran's lips and placed the glass of water at Fran's lips. Fran parted his lips slightly and Tsuna poured the water in, rubbing Fran's neck to help the pill go down.
Once that was done, Bel set Fran back down on the bed gently and went back to soothing back Fran's hair. Tsuna frowned and took Fran's hand that was surprisingly cold.
Everyone sat silently in the room for an hour until Fran began to make whining noises.
"Hm?" Takeshi looked down at Fran who was now squirming in bed.
Bel placed his hand on Fran's forehead and felt that the fever had gotten worse. Fran now felt completely cold instead of extremely hot and everyone set off to make the boy warm again.
"Ma…..ma" Fran whimpered as he shivered strongly his lips turning a purple color as they quivered.
"Mama?" asked Tsuna, tilting his head to the side.
"Mama" muttered Bel lowly. He pulled his bottom lip into his mouth and chewed nervously.
"Mama" Fran's whine sounded desperate this time, his voice searching for his mother.
Mukuro frowned and pulled the tie from his hair, he presented it to Fran who calmed down when the silky hair was placed in his hand. Bel raised an eyebrow and looked over to Mukuro.
"Anna and Fran have very weak immune systems. This explains their green hair. It's a rare trait like albinism. The poor mother and son are either fighting off headaches, colds ore fevers. But Anna has told me that the last time Fran had a fever was when he was five and that playing with long hair calms him down" explained Mukuro as Fran continued to play with his hair.
Bel nodded and watched quietly as Fran continued to rub the hair in his hand weakly.
Though after a while it was not enough for Fran who once again called out to his mom. Chrome was next to offer her hair to Fran and that kept the boy content until he started to call for his mother once more. Mammon stepped up next and after a few moments of playing with Mammon's hair, Fran began to whine once more, this time sounding more upset then last.
They attempted giving him Mukuro and Chrome's hair once more but they were rejected. Bel bit his lip much harshly this time. They could not simply go out and get Anna for the storm was still raging on and it would be impossible to drive through it.
Kyoya had left the room a few hours ago along with Siel who practically ran out of the room. Mammon left a while after them .Mukuro was pacing across the room while Chrome sat sadly on a chair. Tsuna, Takeshi and Hayato sat quietly with their sick friend, trying to sooth the whimpering boy.
"Mama! Mama!" And the most shocking thing happened after these cries were heard.
Fran began to cry. His body shaking as painful sobs came from him. Everyone in the room froze and looked over to Fran who had warm tears leaking from his shut eyes. Mukuro felt his eyes tearing up and went over to the bed. He clutched Fran's hand tightly and begged him not to cry. Chrome was already crying along with Fran and Tsuna along with Hayato looked like they were on the verge of tears. It was painful to see their close friend like this.
Bel, however, stared as he watched the horribly painful sight of his Froggy crying out for their mother.
The blonde faintly heard the sound of feet running down the hallway and snapped his head over to the door when he heard it slam against the wall.
"Fran!"