When Elena finally woke the next morning, she still wasn't any better. Her fever hadn't come down at all, and they couldn't get her to eat or drink anything. Damon and Stefan decided that they needed to take her to the hospital. Stefan packed a bag and Damon went to get Elena ready.
"Hey Peanut," Damon said as he gently brushed the hair from her face. She had fallen asleep again while they were taking her temperature.
"Dammy?" Elena said as she slowly opened her eyes.
Damon lifted her up into his arms "Come on, El. We're going to go get your coat on."
"Okay," Elena said. She was confused. Were they going outside to play? She didn't feel like she was better yet. Her tummy still hurt and she was a little bit cold. She just wanted to go lay back down under the warm blankets.
Damon sat down in the chair with Elena on his lap and put her coat on. She was still half asleep and barely noticed what he was doing. Damon decided to put her shoes on too, not that she would be walking at all, he just didn't want her feet to get cold. Stefan came back into the room with a bag full of stuff they might need. He wasn't sure if they would be staying at the hospital or not, but he packed some things just in case.
"Let's put this on her too," Stefan said as he put a hat on Elena's head. It wasn't too cold outside, but he wasn't going to take any chances. Stefan checked the bag once more, just to be sure he had everything before they left.
"Dammy, where are we going?" Elena asked just as Damon was about to put her into the car.
"We're going to take you to see the doctor, peanut," he told her.
Elena's eyes shot right open, and she lifted her head. "No, no…I don't want to!"
"Elena, it's okay," Damon assured her after seeing the scared look in her eyes. "We need to get you better."
"I am better. I promise! Please, I don't want to go!" Elena begged.
"We know little one. Stefan and I will be with you the whole time though. I promise," Damon told her.
"No, no, I don't like it there" Elena said as she shook her head.
"It's going to be okay, El," Damon said as he went to put Elena into her seat.
"No, Dammy!" Elena shouted. She started to kick her legs and squirm her little body as much as she could. She did not want to go to the doctors!
"Elena, honey. Calm down," Damon said as he easily put Elena into her seat and buckled her. She was so weak from being sick, that her attempts at keeping herself out of the booster seat didn't amount to much.
Elena looked down and realized she was already in her seat. How did Damon do that? Elena reached her hand down to find the buckle. She was going to get herself out of here.
Stefan climbed into the backseat with Elena. "No, no, El," he said, gently moving Elena's hand away from the buckle and holding it on his own.
"Steff…" Elena cried. Why were they doing this to her? She didn't want to go.
"Here, take this," Stefan said as she gave Elena her a teddybear, hoping it would help calm her down.
Elena hugged her teddy bear tightly. She started to relax a little bit and quickly fell back to sleep again. Once they arrived, Damon picked Elena up out of her seat and was thankful that she hadn't woken. Stefan had called a random doctor before they came, so he was ready for them. He took them into the exam room. Elena began to stir a bit when Damon started to take off her coat and hat.
Elena slowly opened her eyes. She looked around and knew exactly where she was. She saw the table with the crinkly white paper, that thing that looks inside your ears, and . Elena did not like him. She just turned around and clung to Damon, burying her face in his shirt.
"Hi, Elena. Can I take a look at you?" Dr. Schnitzel asked in the friendliest voice he could.
Elena just ignored him and held tight to Damon.
"Elena, honey, can you turn around for Dr. Schnitzel?" Stefan tried.
Elena didn't budge.
"Come on, El," Damon said as he attempted to pry her hands from around his neck.
"Dammy, no," Elena said as she clung on even tighter.
"I'll be really quick, Elena," promised her.
"Let's just turn you around, girl," Damon said as he finally pulled Elena away and turned her around so she was sitting on his lap.
"No, no, no…" Elena cried out as she tried to turn back around again.
"Elena, I am right here," Damon said as he put his arms around her, letting her know that he wasn't going anywhere. "You can stay right here on my lap the whole time."
"You can hold my hand too, if you want," Stefan told her.
"Oh…kay," Elena said as she reached out her little hand to Stefan and leaned back against Damon.
Elena did everything Dr. Schnitzel asked. She opened her mouth when he wanted to check her throat. She took deep breaths when he wanted to listen to her lungs, and she sat still while he looked inside her ears and took her temperature.
"All done, El," Stefan told her with a wink.
"Good job, Peanut," Damon said as she turned her back around and held her close.
"I'm going to go talk to Dr. Stefan for a minute. I'll be right back," Stefan said as he gave Elena a pet on the head. Elena nodded her head and laid down on Damon's shoulder. She closed her eyes. She was feeling really sleepy.
When Elena opened her eyes again, she was in a different room. She lifted her head and saw her Dammy smiling at her.
"Damin, where are we?" Elena asked.
"We're in your hospital room, El."
"I have to stay here?" Elena asked as she looked around. They were sitting on a bed now, and the room looked just like any other scary hospital room.
"Sorry, just for a bit, unfortunately, Mister ijustwanttomakesure just wants to make sure you get all better," Damon said as he wrapped his arms tighter around her. He could see the worried look on her little face.
"Where's Stef?"
"he's out in the hallway talking to the nurse. he should be back any…" Damon started to say just as Stefan walked back into the room. "If you speak of the devil!"
"Steffie!" Elena said with a smile. She was glad Stefan was back now.
"Hi Elena," Stefan said as he came over and gave Elena a kiss on the top of her head.
Stefan now glanced up and gave Damon a look, letting him know that the nurse would be back in just a few minutes to get Elena started on an IV. They knew this might have been a possibility when they came in, since they hadn't been able to get any fluids in her for almost a whole day. Dr. Schnitzel told Stefan that he wanted to put Elena on an IV drip for awhile to rehydrate her system. Damon nodded his head, knowing exactly what was going to happen. They both knew Elena wasn't going to take this well. Damon never experienced Elena getting a shot first hand, but from what you could tell she did not like needles.
"Elena, can I see you for a minute?" Stefan asked with a smile.
"Uh huh," Elena said as she raised her arms towards Stefan.
Stefan lifted Elena from Damon's lap and into his arms. Damon stood up from the bed, allowing Stefan to sit with Elena. Stefan turned Elena around, so that she was facing him and lifted her chin.
"Elena, I have to tell you something, and I need you to be really brave for me, okay?" Stefan said.
"Okay," Elena said quietly. She got a little scared about what Stefan was going to say.
"Elena, do you know what an IV is?" Stefan asked.
Elena nodded her head. She knew what that was. She had one before. It was kind of like a shot, but it was worse because they left the needle inside of you for a long time.
"You know the IV gives you special medicine to make you feel better, right?" Stefan continued.
Elena just nodded her head again. She didn't like where Stefan was going with this.
"Okay, well you need some of that special medicine to make you feel better."
"But I don't need an IV, right?" Elena's voice cracked. She was really scared. She didn't want one of those.
"Well, El, you do need one. The nurse will be back soon to…" Stefan started to say.
"No! No! Please Steffie I don't want it," Elena said as she shook her head.
"I know, Elena, but it's going to make you all better," Stefan said.
"I'll drink my other medicine like a big girl. I won't spit it out anymore!" Elena said in a panic. She hated that yucky medicine, but that would be better than getting an IV.
"That medicine isn't strong enough anymore, El," Damon said as he gently rubbed her back, trying to keep her calm.
"But Dammy, I…" Elena started to say when she heard the door open. She looked up and saw the nurse walking inside. "No, no…Steff, please! Dammy! please!" Elena begged as she tried to get as far away from the nurse as she possible could.
"Elena…" Stefan tried to wrangle her squirming little girl. "Elena, sweetie, just relax it's okay." Stefan finally managed to get Elena turned around on her lap. She wasn't sitting still just yet, but Stefan had a firm grip on her.
"Dammy, please don't make me," Elena said as she desperately looked up at him for help, still trying to get herself free from Stefan's strong arms.
"Elena, listen to me," Damon said as he knelt down in front of her. "You are going to be fine. I know you're scared, but we are right here."
"But it's gonna hurt, Dammy," Elena said with a sniffle.
"You're right, El. It will, but just for a second. I promise. Can you try to be brave? for me?" he asked.
Elena slowly nodded her head and finally sat still on Stefan's lap. "Steff, I'll try really hard to get better all by myself. I don't need it," Elena said as she looked up at Stefan.
Stefan's heart broke as she looked at Elena's sad little face. "Oh, I know you'll try really hard, kiddo, but you just need a little help from the medicine, okay?" Stefan said as he gave her a kiss, then looked up at the nurse, letting her know they were ready for her.
"Hi Elena," the nurse said with a smile as she knelt down beside the scared little girl. "I'm really good at this, and I'll be super fast, okay?"
Elena just nodded her head and leaned back against Stefan some more.
"Okay, on the count of three, are you ready?" the nurse said.
"No," Elena whined as she shook her head. She sat still though.
"Here, El, you can squeeze my hand," Damon said as he held it out to her.
The nurse started to count. "Dammy…" Elena said in a panic as she quickly reached out for his hand and held on tight. Elena closed her eyes as the nurse said two. Next was three and…Elena let out a little whimper as she felt the needle go into her arm, but then it was all over. It didn't hurt anymore. Elena slowly opened her eyes. She saw the needle still in her arm, but she couldn't really feel it at all.
"You did it!" Stefan said, giving Elena a hug.
"Good job, peanut," Damon said as he gave Elena a kiss on her forehead.
Elena gave a shy smile and snuggled into Stefan. She did do it, and it really wasn't even that bad after all. Maybe next time she wouldn't be so scared. She really hoped there wasn't a next time though.
"How about you lay down and get some rest," Stefan said as she set Elena down onto the bed and covered her up with her blanket.
Elena nodded her head and slowly closed her eyes. She was a little sleepy…maybe she could take a little nap. Just before she fell asleep, her eyes shot back open as a thought occurred to her. "You're going to stay here with me, right?"
"Of course we are," Damon told her.
"You promise?" Elena asked.
"Elena, we promise. We're not going anywhere," Stefan assured her.
"Okay," Elena said as a yawn escaped her mouth. She closed her eyes once more and drifted off to sleep.
Elena slept on and off the rest of the day and straight through the night. Her fever was practically gone, and she hadn't gotten sick at all. Stefan and Damon were relieved that she was doing so much better.
"Steffie, it's gone!" Elena said when she woke up the next day to find her IV missing.
"Yeah, kiddo, they took it out while you were sleeping this morning," Stefan said with a smile as he got up from his chair and went to sit beside Elena on the bed.
"Does that mean I'm all better?" Elena asked.
"It sure does," Stefan said as he held her close.
"Steff, I'm hungry."
Stefan was so glad to hear Elena say that. "Well, Damon should be back any minute with breakfast," Stefan said just as Damon walked into the room.
"Dammy!" Elena said as she practically jumped up and down on the bed.
"Somebody seems to be feeling better," Damon said with a smile as he walked over to Elena.
"I am Dammy. Did you bring me some food?" Elena asked.
"I sure did. How about some chocolate chip pancakes?" Damon said as he pulled a Granny's to go container from the bag. "I got you another surprise too," he continued as he set Elena's food out in front of her.
"What is it?" Elena asked with excitement.
"Let me see if I can find it in here," Damon said as he looked through the bag. "Here they are!" Damon held up two new puzzles.
"Thank you Dammy! Steffie, look!" Elena looked up to Stefan "Wow! Aren't they cool?" Stefan said.
"Can we build them together?! Please please please!?" Elena begged the 2 men "As soon we get home and you are allowed to leave in about… 10 minutes."
"Really?" she whispered enthusiast "Yes!" Damon whispered hardback.
"Let's get you changed to normal clothes, and let's get your shoes on." Stefan suggested, "Yes, please. The faster we can leave this horrible place." she whispered the last sentence and Damon & Stefan both chuckled.
The nurse came into the room saying that they were allowed to leave the room, Damon held Elena as they were walking to the car putting her in the car seat again. As soon they were home they were making the puzzles…
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