Chapter 7- More Symptoms
Meg awoke early the next moring. She shivered. It was really cold. She wrapped herself tightly in the blankets.
Someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," said Meg, hoping it wasn't Xelloss.
The door opened, and Meg saw Zelgadiss with a tray of food. "I brought you some breakfast," he said.
"Thanks," said Meg, sitting up. She wrapped the blankets around herself.
"Are you cold?" asked Zelgadiss, setting the tray on the nightstand next to her.
"Yeah, it's freezing," said Meg, shivering slightly.
Zelgadiss looked worried.
"Is something wrong?" asked Meg.
Zel shook his head. "No... it's nothing," he said. He had a somewhat pained look in his eyes, but Meg decided to let the matter drop. "I'll send Lina up in a few minutes," he said.
"Alright," said Meg.
Zelgadiss walked down the stairs, somewhat dazed. Meg had had a headache yesterday morning, then last night she had been vomitting and had a fever, now she was freezing in this warm inn? Could she really have the Kimosis Disease?
"How's she doing?" asked Lina.
"She's cold," said Zel shortly.
Lina bit her lip. Another symptom of Kimosis. "Amelia, bring the doctor back here. I'll go keep Meg company," she said.
Amelia got up and walked out the door and down the street to the doctor's house. She knocked on the door. A few seconds later it opened, and the doctor was standing there. "Oh, aren't you one of the people with that sick girl?" he asked immediately.
"Um, yes. We think she may be having a cold flash," said Amelia.
"Hmm. Perhaps I should take a blood test," said the doctor thoughtfully. He got his bag and he and Amelia headed back to the inn.
"Um, just one thing..." said Amelia.
"Yes?"
"She doesn't know that we sent for you... so...."
"I'll tell her that I thought it would be a good idea to take a blood test, just to be safe," agreed the doctor, understanding.
"Thanks," said Amelia.
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The doctor had taken a sample of Meg's blood. He had then went in to Lina's room to anaylize it. When he came out, his face was pale and he wore a bewildered expression.
Everyone waited expectantly. The doctor sighed. "There's no easy way to tell you this," he began."
Zelgadiss gulped. That didn't sound promising.
"Do you know of the Kimosis Disease?" asked the doctor.
Lina slumped back against the wall, her hand over her face. "Oh, gods, no..."
"Yes, we know of it," said Zelgadiss quietly.
"There hasn't been a reported case of it in over two hundred years.... but, it seems, that your friend Meg has somehow gotten it," said the doctor quietly.
Amelia didn't try to hide her tears.
"Now, there is a chance that she will survive," said the doctor.
"Our friend Sylpheel will come and ressurect her," said Gourry, but even he seemed uncertain.
"How long until.... I mean, if she...." said Lina.
"If she survives the first three days, then her chances of recovery will increase dramatically everyday," said the doctor.
"Three days..." murmmured Zelgadiss.
"I'll be back to check on her tomorrow," said the doctor.
"What are we supposed to tell her?" asked Lina bluntly.
"I don't know," said the doctor. He left.
Zelgadiss stood expressionless. He knew that Sairagg was a week's walk away from here. "I'll check on Meg," he said. He went into Meg's room to find her on the floor. He guessed that she was down there by her own will, since she had taken her pillow with her. He walked up to her and knelt down beside her. "Why aren't you in bed?" he asked.
"Zel... it's too hot..." she moaned.
Zelgadiss couldn't stand to see Meg suffer like this. "Meg..." He took the blankets off the bed, folded them, and set them on the floor. He put Meg back on the bed. "If you need the blankets, they'll be right there," he said pointing. Meg nodded as Zelgadiss left. He found that there was nobody in the hall but him. The others had gone down to the resturant, he guessed.
Zelgadiss began to walk down the stairs.
"You love her," said a familiar voice.
Zelgadiss didn't answer.
"Don't wait too long to tell her," said Xelloss. He vanished before Zelgadiss could say anything.
Damn that mozoku! thought Zeldadiss. Of course, he knew that Xelloss was right.
To Be Continued...
Next Time: Zel, you have to tell her... you can't afford to wait.
Next Chapter: Gone Away
Meg awoke early the next moring. She shivered. It was really cold. She wrapped herself tightly in the blankets.
Someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," said Meg, hoping it wasn't Xelloss.
The door opened, and Meg saw Zelgadiss with a tray of food. "I brought you some breakfast," he said.
"Thanks," said Meg, sitting up. She wrapped the blankets around herself.
"Are you cold?" asked Zelgadiss, setting the tray on the nightstand next to her.
"Yeah, it's freezing," said Meg, shivering slightly.
Zelgadiss looked worried.
"Is something wrong?" asked Meg.
Zel shook his head. "No... it's nothing," he said. He had a somewhat pained look in his eyes, but Meg decided to let the matter drop. "I'll send Lina up in a few minutes," he said.
"Alright," said Meg.
Zelgadiss walked down the stairs, somewhat dazed. Meg had had a headache yesterday morning, then last night she had been vomitting and had a fever, now she was freezing in this warm inn? Could she really have the Kimosis Disease?
"How's she doing?" asked Lina.
"She's cold," said Zel shortly.
Lina bit her lip. Another symptom of Kimosis. "Amelia, bring the doctor back here. I'll go keep Meg company," she said.
Amelia got up and walked out the door and down the street to the doctor's house. She knocked on the door. A few seconds later it opened, and the doctor was standing there. "Oh, aren't you one of the people with that sick girl?" he asked immediately.
"Um, yes. We think she may be having a cold flash," said Amelia.
"Hmm. Perhaps I should take a blood test," said the doctor thoughtfully. He got his bag and he and Amelia headed back to the inn.
"Um, just one thing..." said Amelia.
"Yes?"
"She doesn't know that we sent for you... so...."
"I'll tell her that I thought it would be a good idea to take a blood test, just to be safe," agreed the doctor, understanding.
"Thanks," said Amelia.
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The doctor had taken a sample of Meg's blood. He had then went in to Lina's room to anaylize it. When he came out, his face was pale and he wore a bewildered expression.
Everyone waited expectantly. The doctor sighed. "There's no easy way to tell you this," he began."
Zelgadiss gulped. That didn't sound promising.
"Do you know of the Kimosis Disease?" asked the doctor.
Lina slumped back against the wall, her hand over her face. "Oh, gods, no..."
"Yes, we know of it," said Zelgadiss quietly.
"There hasn't been a reported case of it in over two hundred years.... but, it seems, that your friend Meg has somehow gotten it," said the doctor quietly.
Amelia didn't try to hide her tears.
"Now, there is a chance that she will survive," said the doctor.
"Our friend Sylpheel will come and ressurect her," said Gourry, but even he seemed uncertain.
"How long until.... I mean, if she...." said Lina.
"If she survives the first three days, then her chances of recovery will increase dramatically everyday," said the doctor.
"Three days..." murmmured Zelgadiss.
"I'll be back to check on her tomorrow," said the doctor.
"What are we supposed to tell her?" asked Lina bluntly.
"I don't know," said the doctor. He left.
Zelgadiss stood expressionless. He knew that Sairagg was a week's walk away from here. "I'll check on Meg," he said. He went into Meg's room to find her on the floor. He guessed that she was down there by her own will, since she had taken her pillow with her. He walked up to her and knelt down beside her. "Why aren't you in bed?" he asked.
"Zel... it's too hot..." she moaned.
Zelgadiss couldn't stand to see Meg suffer like this. "Meg..." He took the blankets off the bed, folded them, and set them on the floor. He put Meg back on the bed. "If you need the blankets, they'll be right there," he said pointing. Meg nodded as Zelgadiss left. He found that there was nobody in the hall but him. The others had gone down to the resturant, he guessed.
Zelgadiss began to walk down the stairs.
"You love her," said a familiar voice.
Zelgadiss didn't answer.
"Don't wait too long to tell her," said Xelloss. He vanished before Zelgadiss could say anything.
Damn that mozoku! thought Zeldadiss. Of course, he knew that Xelloss was right.
To Be Continued...
Next Time: Zel, you have to tell her... you can't afford to wait.
Next Chapter: Gone Away