Chapter 3
No, please!!!! Not the Chicken Pox!!!!!!!
Mrs. Wilson, a third grade teacher at the elementary school, decided to teach the last lesson of the day outside in the beautiful fall weather. She sighed. Teaching this lesson outside didn't make it any easier. One of the children in her class had recently gotten the chicken pox, so she knew that most of her students would be getting it over the course of the next week. She picked a spot under the shade of a tree and had her students sit down. She was about to start talking when their new crossing guard waved and came over. Mrs. Wilson forced a smile. While the new crossing guard, Officer Amelia, was very good with safety, she tended to be a little....overenthusiastic.
Ahh, Officer Amelia, would you like to sit with the class and learn about chicken pox? she asked. Sure! Is that some kind of dinner? Amelia asked. Mrs. Wilson thought she was joking and said, No, silly! It is a virus. Chicken pox is like a cold, only little red dots pop up on your skin and are really itchy. But, you can't scratch them at all. A good thing to do to keep from scratching is wearing gloves. Also, your parents can buy some calamine lotion to help the itching. Calamine lotion is pink lotion that will make the itching stop. She talked for a little while longer, but then the bell rang and it was time for the children to go home.
Back at the apartment, Lina was watching a cooking show on tv, desperately trying to make chicken a la mode. She wasn't doing very well. Is chicken supposed to be black? she wondered to herself.
Once dinner was served, everyone looked at the blackened chicken and sweat dropped. Whats the matter? Lina asked dangerously. Hey Lina, is chicken supposed to be black? Gourry asked. Her answer consisted of smacking him with the frying pan.
They had been stuck in New York for a week now, and they were adjusting. Lina had figured out that the indoor rainshower was used for bathing. Amelia had discovered the air conditioner...by trial and error. After waking up in the morning to a room that was 50 degrees, she decided that the air conditioner was evil. It was Zelgadis who figured out how to work it and set it to a normal temperature. Lina had also discovered the wonder bra but she wasn't about to tell anybody.
Once dinner was over, they cleaned up and watched tv for a little bit. Lina and Amelia insisted that they watch Friends. It was the episode where Phoebe and her boyfriend got the chicken pox and Monica duct taped oven mitts over their hands. Amelia giggled and said, This is the second time I've heard about chicken pox today. As she continued watching, she began to unconsciously scratch her arms.
Amelia woke up in the morning with a headache. She groaned as she sat up, then stared in shock as she saw her arm. Miss Lina!!! I got the chicken pox!!!! Oh no!!!!! Lina grabbed her head and moaned. Shut up, will you! My head hurts.... she then saw her arm was also covered with little red spots. Ahhh!!!! I got them too!!!!! They itch!!!!!! She instantly began scratching her arms and back. Miss Lina!! Don't scratch them!! You'll only make them worse!
But they itch!!!! she wined and kept scratching. MISS LINA!!!
The guys were woken up by muffled cries and loud thumping coming from the next room, so they decided to investigate. They found Amelia and Lina fighting on the floor. Ow...Miss Lina....stop it! I didn't....mean it! Amelia cried as Lina would attack her, then stop to scratch an itch. Gourry put his arm behind his head in confusion, and he saw that he too had chicken pox. Huh, what are these? Lina looked up and saw everyone looking at her (and sweat dropping) as she had Amelia in a headlock. Gourry, you have them too? Lina asked. In fact, the only people who didn't have them was Zelgadis and Xelloss.
So, much to Amelia's insistence (and Lina's displeasure) Lina, Gourry, and Amelia ended up with oven mitts duck taped to their hands. Gourry looked at his mittened hands and said, Are we going to go to work like this? Amelia gasped and said, Oh no!! We have to miss work!!! Lina groaned. Oh great. We have to call in sick. And I'm sure my boss will find some way to blame me for it.... She then grabbed the telephone and tried to push the buttons, but the oven mitt got in the way.
I'm right here, Lina-chan he said, popping out from behind a doorway, you don't have to yell.
I can't dial the phone because Miss Justice Freak over there did this... she held up her hands. That isn't very fair Miss Lina, Amelia said, pouting. Xelloss walked over. Well, I suppose I could help you just this once.... before he could say anything else, Lina had him in a headlock saying something about if he didn't help her she would inflict serious damage, oven mitts or not. Xelloss dialed the phone for Lina, Amelia and Gourry without further complaint. Lina's stomach then growled. She looked dangerously at Xelloss. Well, Lina, I would make breakfast for you, but I really must be going to work, and with that he walked out the door. I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!!! she yelled. Man, Lina. You get really cranky when you're sick, Gourry noted, to which Lina replied by punching him.
Being the only person not wearing oven mitts, Zelgadis was the one who made breakfast. Once it was made, Amelia tried to pick up her fork, but she couldn't get a grip on it. Uh...Mr. Zelgadis..... she said blushing. I am NOT going to feed you! he emphasized. But Mr. Zelgadis!! she cried, holding up her mittened hands. Zelgadis sighed and, blushing, picked up her fork and fed her a bite. Hey Zel, what are you doing? Lina asked, fork in hand and oven mitts on the other side of the room. Zelgadis turned beet red.
Once breakfast was over, Amelia made them replace their oven mitts while Zelgadis went to the store to try and find some calamine lotion. It's pink he reminded himself. He was going from aisle to aisle to try to find pink lotion when he found a pink bottle labeled Johnson's Baby Lotion. He opened it and saw that the lotion was pink, so he shrugged and picked it up. He then went down the last aisle and found two pink bottles side by side. One said Pepto Bismo and the other didn't have a label, but there weren't any others like it on the shelf. He picked up those two as well and paid for them, hoping one of them worked.
He got back to the apartment and gave Amelia the baby lotion to try, Gourry got the Pepto Bismo, and Lina got the un-named bottle (which just happened to be calamine lotion). Needless to say, Lina didn't itch anymore. Gourry came out without a trace of pink on him except for a little trace on his upper lip. Gourry, you do realize you weren't supposed to drink it, right? Gourry said, You weren't? Funny, I don't feel sick to my stomach.... In fact, I don't feel sick at all... he said, to which everybody sweat dropped.
Zelgadis finally got a break once Lina, Gourry, and Amelia had put calamine lotion on and then fell asleep. He was about to take a nap himself when he heard Lina wake up and say, I'm hungry!! And I itch!!!! So, while everyone re-applied calamine lotion, he fixed lunch.
Xelloss walked into the apartment, and was surprised when it was quiet save for the tv. Then he saw Zelgadis and Amelia asleep on one couch and Lina and Gourry sleeping on the other couch. He smiled to himself, then slammed the door behind him, jolting everyone awake. Lina was the first one to get to him and gave him a pretty sound beating. Amelia and Gourry cheered her on. Once Lina was done, Xelloss looked up and saw Zelgadis looming over him. He winced, knowing stone fists would hurt a lot more than Lina's. However, Zelgadis just gave him an evil smile and said, I already called your workplace and told them that you would have to miss work tomorrow to take care of your sick roommates..... The smile the mazoku normally had began to twitch as he thought of what tomorrow would be like....
So, what do you think? Sorry it took so long, but I got it done. As I've said before, PLEASE REVIEW and tell me if you want me to go on. Also, tell me what you think I'm doing wrong or what I'm doing right!! Thanks again!!!