Sorry for the delay in getting this chapter up. ^_^;; It probably cost me what little readers I had. *sniff* Anyway, I'm gonna try to finish up this fic quickly, it's almost done. I'd be surprised if it went over ten chapters.
Chapter 6- Meg's Illness
Meg woke up in the middle of the night. She felt terrible. She had a splitting headache. Worse, she had an awful stomache ache. She had absolutely no idea what time it was. It was pitch black outside.
Meg walked into the bathroom and vomited into the toilet several times. She flushed the toilet. She still felt terrible. Her stomache still hurt. She vomited again.
Zelgadiss heard something coming from Meg's room. He wasn't sure what it was. Curious, he decided to check. He knocked on her door.
"Come in," said Meg weakly.
Zel walked into her room. The light was on in the bathroom, so he went in there. He saw Meg leaning over the toilet. He kneeled down next to her. "Are you okay?" he asked. He put his hand on her forehead and pulled it off immediately. 'She's burning up,' he thought to himself.
Meg shook her head. "Move. I'm gonna..." she began. She vomited.
Zel got her a glass of water from the sink. "Rinse your mouth out with this," he said, giving it to her. "Don't swallow it; it won't stay down."
"Thanks," said Meg, doing what he told her. She vomitted again, and blood trailed down her chin. She wiped it off and stared at it. She had heard of people vomitting up blood before, but only when they were really sick.
"Meg...." said Zelgadiss nervously. "I think we need to get a doctor."
Meg vomitted up more blood. "Yeah," she said weakly.
"Will you be okay on your own a few minutes?" he asked. Meg nodded. Zelgadiss walked out of Meg's room, through the hall, and into Lina's room. "Lina," he said somewhat loudly.
Lina rolled over and opened her eyes. "Zel? What....?"
"Meg's really sick. She's vomitting blood, and she has a fever," he said bluntly.
Lina sat up, her sleepiness vanishing. "You wake up the others and get a doctor. I'll check on Meg," said Lina.
Lina went into Meg's room. Meg looked up at her, then vomitted blood again. "Zel didn't heal you, did he?" asked Lina.
"Heal?" asked Meg. "No."
"Zel no baka," muttered Lina. She held a healing spell to Meg's back. "This can't cure the sickness, but should help stop the bleeding," Lina explained.
"Thanks," said Meg weakly.
Now Zel came in. "Gourry and Amelia are going to find a doctor," he said.
Lina got up and walked over to Zel. "Zel, tell me something," she said, sounding more than a little pissed. "Why didn't you use a recovery spell on Meg before you woke me up?" she asked.
"I... guess I just wasn't thinking," he said.
Lina looked at him. "That's not like you," she commented. She let the matter drop.
Meg vomitted again, but there was no blood.
The doctor came about five minutes later. He looked like he had just fallen out of bed. He asked the Amelia, Gourry, Zel and Lina to leave. "Now, Meg," he said gently, after feeling her forehead. "Have you had any other sympoms other than vomitting and fever? Any sore throat, hot flashes, headache?" he asked.
"I had a bad headache yesterday morning," she said.
He nodded. "I recomend you stay in bed a couple of days," he said. "Be sure and tell your friends of any more symptoms," he said.
Meg nodded reluctantly. She didn't like to have people fussing over her.
The doctor walked out were the others were waiting. "She should stay in bed for a few days. Watch for any more symptoms. If they show up then tell me," he said.
"What does she have? Is it serious?" asked Lina.
"It's too early too tell what she has. It may or may not be serious," said the doctor.
They nodded. The doctor left.
"Well, this is certaintly an interesting turn of events," said an all too familiar voice.
"Xelloss!" exclaimed Lina. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, just thought I'd stop by," he said.
Lina grabbed him by the collar. "Great. Meg's sick and now you show up. I bet you came here just to bother Meg!" she yelled.
"No, that's not it," said Xelloss. "I came to tell you why Meg is sick," he said.
Zel didn't like this. If the mozoku was offering information it couldn't be good.
"Meg has a disease called Kimosis Disease," said Xelloss.
Lina's face paled. "K-Kimosis?" she whispered. She shoved Xelloss away. "You rotton liar!" she said through gritted teeth.
"That's were you're wrong," said Xelloss. "I never lie."
"That's unjust Mr. Xelloss! It's true that you've never lied to us before but that doesn't mean you never will!" shouted Amelia.
"Besides, it's impossible for her to have that disease," said Lina, smirking. "Everybody's immune to it. In order to get it you'd have to...." then she stopped. In order to get it you'd have to be from another world. Which was exactly the case with Meg. Then she shook her head. "No! That still doesn't mean that that's what Meg has," said Lina, though she seemed less than certain.
"If you say so," said Xelloss, disappearing.
"What's is this Kimosis Disease, anyway?" asked Gourry.
"Two hundred years ago, a plague swept through out the land, killing many people. People called the disease Kimosis. It started with a splitting headache, then vomitting and fever. Then people had hot and cold flashes and terrible coughing fits. Sometimes they even got delierious. Then the rashes appeared, all over the person's skin. If people got the rashes, it was too late. After a while, people built up an immunity to it. There hasn't been a reported case in over two hundred years," said Lina.
"Do you think that's what she has?" asked Gourry.
"I don't know. There are lots of things that start with the symptoms Meg has. Very few of them are fatal. It's probably just one of those," said Lina.
"Yeah! Of course it's one of those!" said Amelia cheerfully.
"But.... maybe, just to be safe, we should send a message to Sylpheel," said Lina slowly.
Zel knew why. If it was Kimosis, Meg would probably die. But if Sylpeel were around, she could ressurect Meg. But if Meg remained dead for twently-four hours, it would be too late.
"Okay. I'll send a message to Sairagg in the morning," said Lina. "In the meantime, let's get some sleep," she said.
The others nodded and went to their seprate rooms. All except for Zelgadiss. He stared at the door to Meg's room for a few minutes. Then he slowly opened the door and stepped inside. He found Meg asleep on her bed. He looked at her silently, and then he left.
To Be Continued...
Next Time: Zelgadiss seems to be getting to like Meg...
Next Chapter: More Symptoms
Chapter 6- Meg's Illness
Meg woke up in the middle of the night. She felt terrible. She had a splitting headache. Worse, she had an awful stomache ache. She had absolutely no idea what time it was. It was pitch black outside.
Meg walked into the bathroom and vomited into the toilet several times. She flushed the toilet. She still felt terrible. Her stomache still hurt. She vomited again.
Zelgadiss heard something coming from Meg's room. He wasn't sure what it was. Curious, he decided to check. He knocked on her door.
"Come in," said Meg weakly.
Zel walked into her room. The light was on in the bathroom, so he went in there. He saw Meg leaning over the toilet. He kneeled down next to her. "Are you okay?" he asked. He put his hand on her forehead and pulled it off immediately. 'She's burning up,' he thought to himself.
Meg shook her head. "Move. I'm gonna..." she began. She vomited.
Zel got her a glass of water from the sink. "Rinse your mouth out with this," he said, giving it to her. "Don't swallow it; it won't stay down."
"Thanks," said Meg, doing what he told her. She vomitted again, and blood trailed down her chin. She wiped it off and stared at it. She had heard of people vomitting up blood before, but only when they were really sick.
"Meg...." said Zelgadiss nervously. "I think we need to get a doctor."
Meg vomitted up more blood. "Yeah," she said weakly.
"Will you be okay on your own a few minutes?" he asked. Meg nodded. Zelgadiss walked out of Meg's room, through the hall, and into Lina's room. "Lina," he said somewhat loudly.
Lina rolled over and opened her eyes. "Zel? What....?"
"Meg's really sick. She's vomitting blood, and she has a fever," he said bluntly.
Lina sat up, her sleepiness vanishing. "You wake up the others and get a doctor. I'll check on Meg," said Lina.
Lina went into Meg's room. Meg looked up at her, then vomitted blood again. "Zel didn't heal you, did he?" asked Lina.
"Heal?" asked Meg. "No."
"Zel no baka," muttered Lina. She held a healing spell to Meg's back. "This can't cure the sickness, but should help stop the bleeding," Lina explained.
"Thanks," said Meg weakly.
Now Zel came in. "Gourry and Amelia are going to find a doctor," he said.
Lina got up and walked over to Zel. "Zel, tell me something," she said, sounding more than a little pissed. "Why didn't you use a recovery spell on Meg before you woke me up?" she asked.
"I... guess I just wasn't thinking," he said.
Lina looked at him. "That's not like you," she commented. She let the matter drop.
Meg vomitted again, but there was no blood.
The doctor came about five minutes later. He looked like he had just fallen out of bed. He asked the Amelia, Gourry, Zel and Lina to leave. "Now, Meg," he said gently, after feeling her forehead. "Have you had any other sympoms other than vomitting and fever? Any sore throat, hot flashes, headache?" he asked.
"I had a bad headache yesterday morning," she said.
He nodded. "I recomend you stay in bed a couple of days," he said. "Be sure and tell your friends of any more symptoms," he said.
Meg nodded reluctantly. She didn't like to have people fussing over her.
The doctor walked out were the others were waiting. "She should stay in bed for a few days. Watch for any more symptoms. If they show up then tell me," he said.
"What does she have? Is it serious?" asked Lina.
"It's too early too tell what she has. It may or may not be serious," said the doctor.
They nodded. The doctor left.
"Well, this is certaintly an interesting turn of events," said an all too familiar voice.
"Xelloss!" exclaimed Lina. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, just thought I'd stop by," he said.
Lina grabbed him by the collar. "Great. Meg's sick and now you show up. I bet you came here just to bother Meg!" she yelled.
"No, that's not it," said Xelloss. "I came to tell you why Meg is sick," he said.
Zel didn't like this. If the mozoku was offering information it couldn't be good.
"Meg has a disease called Kimosis Disease," said Xelloss.
Lina's face paled. "K-Kimosis?" she whispered. She shoved Xelloss away. "You rotton liar!" she said through gritted teeth.
"That's were you're wrong," said Xelloss. "I never lie."
"That's unjust Mr. Xelloss! It's true that you've never lied to us before but that doesn't mean you never will!" shouted Amelia.
"Besides, it's impossible for her to have that disease," said Lina, smirking. "Everybody's immune to it. In order to get it you'd have to...." then she stopped. In order to get it you'd have to be from another world. Which was exactly the case with Meg. Then she shook her head. "No! That still doesn't mean that that's what Meg has," said Lina, though she seemed less than certain.
"If you say so," said Xelloss, disappearing.
"What's is this Kimosis Disease, anyway?" asked Gourry.
"Two hundred years ago, a plague swept through out the land, killing many people. People called the disease Kimosis. It started with a splitting headache, then vomitting and fever. Then people had hot and cold flashes and terrible coughing fits. Sometimes they even got delierious. Then the rashes appeared, all over the person's skin. If people got the rashes, it was too late. After a while, people built up an immunity to it. There hasn't been a reported case in over two hundred years," said Lina.
"Do you think that's what she has?" asked Gourry.
"I don't know. There are lots of things that start with the symptoms Meg has. Very few of them are fatal. It's probably just one of those," said Lina.
"Yeah! Of course it's one of those!" said Amelia cheerfully.
"But.... maybe, just to be safe, we should send a message to Sylpheel," said Lina slowly.
Zel knew why. If it was Kimosis, Meg would probably die. But if Sylpeel were around, she could ressurect Meg. But if Meg remained dead for twently-four hours, it would be too late.
"Okay. I'll send a message to Sairagg in the morning," said Lina. "In the meantime, let's get some sleep," she said.
The others nodded and went to their seprate rooms. All except for Zelgadiss. He stared at the door to Meg's room for a few minutes. Then he slowly opened the door and stepped inside. He found Meg asleep on her bed. He looked at her silently, and then he left.
To Be Continued...
Next Time: Zelgadiss seems to be getting to like Meg...
Next Chapter: More Symptoms