A/n: at last... sorry peeps.... Been so busy reading Triss! Its soooo
good!
Starose- you weren't being stingy. I understand where you were coming from. And I TOTALLY agree- Rose the cartoon is all wrong.
Mariel/Dandin
Chapter 3- Sicknesses
When they all came in from the cold, Mariel sat down dazedly on her bed. Her head was throbbing. She was extremely cold, so she curled up under her blankets right away and went to sleep.
The next morning when she woke up her head felt like a balloon. Nevertheless, she got up and went down to get her breakfast immediately. As she ate, she noticed many abbeybeasts staring at her. She pretended not to see it, though inside it was annoying her. Treerose came up after a while and sat with her.
"Good morning Mariel," she greeted cheerfully.
"Wha-? Oh, hi Treerose. Hey, is there something wrong with me? Many beasts have been staring at me strangely. I figured you would know if I had a huge growth on my nose."
Treerose ignored the would be insult and looked at Mariel thoughtfully. "You don't look like you're feeling well. maybe it was the snowball fight last night."
"Hmmm. maybe. Come to think of it, I do feel a little under the weather."
"You should go to the infirmary or something," she suggested.
Mariel nodded, standing up. "I think I will. Thanks, Treerose." She left the room, thinking about how amazing how much Treerose had changed since she first met her.
Upon reaching the infirmary, Mariel sat on the windowsill until Sister Selena came to see to her.
"Well hello, Mariel. What brings you up here?"
"I think I'm sick. the combination of traveling through the snow and the snowball fight is probably what caused it."
"Hmmm, you do look a bit peaky." As if to confirm this, Mariel started coughing slightly. "Go and get things you'll want from your room, and come straight back here."
Mariel got down from the windowsill and left with a sigh. She had a feeling this would happen. "Why did I listen to Treerose," she muttered to herself. On the way to her room she caught up with Mikey.
"Hello Miss Mariel," he greeted cheerfully.
"Please call me Mariel, I feel so out of place when I'm called miss," she responded with a smile.
"Okay. Where are you headed?"
"My room to get some things. I've been summoned to the infirmary for the next few days, compliments of my sickness. It's not even that bad, but naturally Sister Selena ordered that I stay there, sooo..."
"Well then don't let me keep you from your summons. I'd hate to find that I got you in trouble with Selena."
They smiled briefly at each other and then parted ways.
When she got to her room, Mariel got her nightclothes, her book, and a deck of cards that her father had made for her. She went back to the infirmary, knowing that she would be sorry in the long run if she didn't go. Upon reaching it, she dropped her things on a bed and started playing cards.
Cards had always been one of Mariel's favorite pastimes. She knew multiple games; games for one player and games for groups of players. She was setting up a game of solitaire (A/N: My fan fic, my games. (. They get to play cards.). Mariel was not only a card player, she was a card expert. She had many strategies for every game she played, and she never hesitated in using them. Once she won solitaire, she went on to win pyramid, fourteens, and baroness. She was just setting up another game of baroness when Saxtus came in.
"I see you've gotten comfortable," he said, grinning.
"Yea, thanks for coming up."
"Of course. Do you have a fever?"
She shrugged, though she had a feeling that she did. Saxtus placed a paw on her forehead to check. "You're burning up. I'll get Selena to get some medicine for you."
Mariel made a face. "Is it that horrible tasting stuff?" she asked, grossed out.
"You've never had medicine here before, how do you know?" he asked accusingly.
"Dandin told me. Speaking of him, do you know where he is?"
"No, I don't, and yes, it'll probably be that bad tasting stuff. But it will make you better in a few days, so I suggest taking it."
As if Selena had read Saxtus's mind, she came out with some medicine just then. Mariel took the medicine from her and eyed it apprehensively.
"I'll have more in the office if you need some," said Selena, leaving.
Mariel nodded, took a deep breath, and poured the foul tasting mixture down her throat. She swallowed, made a face, and gave the cup to Saxtus.
"Eurgh.disgusting." she commented.
Saxtus nodded in agreement. "Aye, it's pretty bad. Oh- Mikey told me to tell you that he hopes you feel better soon."
Mariel's only response was a nod.
"What do you think of him," Saxtus asked cautiously.
"Mikey? I don't know. I guess he's okay, but I hardly know him. Why?"
"No reason."
"Don't lie to me. You aren't allowed. You're the abbot."
"Very funny, Mariel. You know as well as I do that everybeast lies sometimes."
"Right. So why do you ask?"
"No reason. Seriously!" he added, seeing the look on her face.
"Liar."
Saxtus adopted an innocent expression. "Who me?"
"No, the one behind you," she responded sarcastically.
"Okay, so I might be lying a little. That doesn't mean I'm going to tell you why I asked, though."
Mariel yawned. "Oh, fine. You win for now, but I'll get it out of you eventually."
"Go to sleep, miss. You'll never get better if you don't. "
"But I only just woke up."
"But you're still yawning. Go to sleep, I'll be up later."
She did what he instructed, though she didn't particularly want to. She pulled the blankets over her head grumbling.
*******
When Saxtus got downstairs, he was immediately accosted by Dandin. "Where is Mariel?"
"In the infirmary. why?"
"I need to talk to her" was the reply Saxtus got from Dandin as he ran up the stairs. Upon reaching the sick bay, Dandin found Mariel and pulled the blankets off her head. He shook her a little, trying to wake her up. The only thing it got him was a swat on the head.
"What do you want?" she asked, yawning. This brought on a wave of coughs, causing her to sit up abruptly. Dandin stood there watching her hack away, feeling awkward. He wanted to do something for her, but he didn't want her to get uptight about it. He knew only too well how much she valued her independence.
"Er.are you okay?" he asked her.
She gave him an ironic look and choked out between coughs, "Never been better."
He rolled his eyes at her and sat down behind her, trying to support her. When she had finished, she turned away from him. "What are you doing?"
"Well, you were coughing, so I, er, well." he dropped off weakly, shrugging and getting up quickly.
"Nevermind. What compelled you to come up?"
"Sax told me you weren't feeling very good."
"Oh."
"Do you feel like you're going to get sick, like a stomach cold, or coughing and sneezing?"
"Martin save me, it's only a small little cold. But naturally they panicked so now I'm stuck here. Don't go all panicky on me too. That's the last thing I need."
Dandin considered this for a moment, and then stated, "I'll be your caretaker."
Mariel looked at him trying not to laugh out loud. "No offense, I guess, but what do you know about medicine?"
"Nothing."
"Then how can you be 'caretaker'?"
"I'll take care of you."
"I'm perfectly capable."
"Nope."
"Yes I am!" she shouted indignantly.
"Nope. Go back to sleep." With this he turned around and started to walk away. Mariel stuck her tail in his path before he to too far away and tripped him. Before he could get up she pretended to sleep.
"Very funny, Mariel."
A/N: again, sry I took so long. Very busy with homework. I'll update ASAP, though. By the way, TRISS is VERRRRRY GOOD! There's even a little romance.... Plz r/r, I read them and take them to heart. Especially suggestions and stuff. Peace!
Starose- you weren't being stingy. I understand where you were coming from. And I TOTALLY agree- Rose the cartoon is all wrong.
Mariel/Dandin
Chapter 3- Sicknesses
When they all came in from the cold, Mariel sat down dazedly on her bed. Her head was throbbing. She was extremely cold, so she curled up under her blankets right away and went to sleep.
The next morning when she woke up her head felt like a balloon. Nevertheless, she got up and went down to get her breakfast immediately. As she ate, she noticed many abbeybeasts staring at her. She pretended not to see it, though inside it was annoying her. Treerose came up after a while and sat with her.
"Good morning Mariel," she greeted cheerfully.
"Wha-? Oh, hi Treerose. Hey, is there something wrong with me? Many beasts have been staring at me strangely. I figured you would know if I had a huge growth on my nose."
Treerose ignored the would be insult and looked at Mariel thoughtfully. "You don't look like you're feeling well. maybe it was the snowball fight last night."
"Hmmm. maybe. Come to think of it, I do feel a little under the weather."
"You should go to the infirmary or something," she suggested.
Mariel nodded, standing up. "I think I will. Thanks, Treerose." She left the room, thinking about how amazing how much Treerose had changed since she first met her.
Upon reaching the infirmary, Mariel sat on the windowsill until Sister Selena came to see to her.
"Well hello, Mariel. What brings you up here?"
"I think I'm sick. the combination of traveling through the snow and the snowball fight is probably what caused it."
"Hmmm, you do look a bit peaky." As if to confirm this, Mariel started coughing slightly. "Go and get things you'll want from your room, and come straight back here."
Mariel got down from the windowsill and left with a sigh. She had a feeling this would happen. "Why did I listen to Treerose," she muttered to herself. On the way to her room she caught up with Mikey.
"Hello Miss Mariel," he greeted cheerfully.
"Please call me Mariel, I feel so out of place when I'm called miss," she responded with a smile.
"Okay. Where are you headed?"
"My room to get some things. I've been summoned to the infirmary for the next few days, compliments of my sickness. It's not even that bad, but naturally Sister Selena ordered that I stay there, sooo..."
"Well then don't let me keep you from your summons. I'd hate to find that I got you in trouble with Selena."
They smiled briefly at each other and then parted ways.
When she got to her room, Mariel got her nightclothes, her book, and a deck of cards that her father had made for her. She went back to the infirmary, knowing that she would be sorry in the long run if she didn't go. Upon reaching it, she dropped her things on a bed and started playing cards.
Cards had always been one of Mariel's favorite pastimes. She knew multiple games; games for one player and games for groups of players. She was setting up a game of solitaire (A/N: My fan fic, my games. (. They get to play cards.). Mariel was not only a card player, she was a card expert. She had many strategies for every game she played, and she never hesitated in using them. Once she won solitaire, she went on to win pyramid, fourteens, and baroness. She was just setting up another game of baroness when Saxtus came in.
"I see you've gotten comfortable," he said, grinning.
"Yea, thanks for coming up."
"Of course. Do you have a fever?"
She shrugged, though she had a feeling that she did. Saxtus placed a paw on her forehead to check. "You're burning up. I'll get Selena to get some medicine for you."
Mariel made a face. "Is it that horrible tasting stuff?" she asked, grossed out.
"You've never had medicine here before, how do you know?" he asked accusingly.
"Dandin told me. Speaking of him, do you know where he is?"
"No, I don't, and yes, it'll probably be that bad tasting stuff. But it will make you better in a few days, so I suggest taking it."
As if Selena had read Saxtus's mind, she came out with some medicine just then. Mariel took the medicine from her and eyed it apprehensively.
"I'll have more in the office if you need some," said Selena, leaving.
Mariel nodded, took a deep breath, and poured the foul tasting mixture down her throat. She swallowed, made a face, and gave the cup to Saxtus.
"Eurgh.disgusting." she commented.
Saxtus nodded in agreement. "Aye, it's pretty bad. Oh- Mikey told me to tell you that he hopes you feel better soon."
Mariel's only response was a nod.
"What do you think of him," Saxtus asked cautiously.
"Mikey? I don't know. I guess he's okay, but I hardly know him. Why?"
"No reason."
"Don't lie to me. You aren't allowed. You're the abbot."
"Very funny, Mariel. You know as well as I do that everybeast lies sometimes."
"Right. So why do you ask?"
"No reason. Seriously!" he added, seeing the look on her face.
"Liar."
Saxtus adopted an innocent expression. "Who me?"
"No, the one behind you," she responded sarcastically.
"Okay, so I might be lying a little. That doesn't mean I'm going to tell you why I asked, though."
Mariel yawned. "Oh, fine. You win for now, but I'll get it out of you eventually."
"Go to sleep, miss. You'll never get better if you don't. "
"But I only just woke up."
"But you're still yawning. Go to sleep, I'll be up later."
She did what he instructed, though she didn't particularly want to. She pulled the blankets over her head grumbling.
*******
When Saxtus got downstairs, he was immediately accosted by Dandin. "Where is Mariel?"
"In the infirmary. why?"
"I need to talk to her" was the reply Saxtus got from Dandin as he ran up the stairs. Upon reaching the sick bay, Dandin found Mariel and pulled the blankets off her head. He shook her a little, trying to wake her up. The only thing it got him was a swat on the head.
"What do you want?" she asked, yawning. This brought on a wave of coughs, causing her to sit up abruptly. Dandin stood there watching her hack away, feeling awkward. He wanted to do something for her, but he didn't want her to get uptight about it. He knew only too well how much she valued her independence.
"Er.are you okay?" he asked her.
She gave him an ironic look and choked out between coughs, "Never been better."
He rolled his eyes at her and sat down behind her, trying to support her. When she had finished, she turned away from him. "What are you doing?"
"Well, you were coughing, so I, er, well." he dropped off weakly, shrugging and getting up quickly.
"Nevermind. What compelled you to come up?"
"Sax told me you weren't feeling very good."
"Oh."
"Do you feel like you're going to get sick, like a stomach cold, or coughing and sneezing?"
"Martin save me, it's only a small little cold. But naturally they panicked so now I'm stuck here. Don't go all panicky on me too. That's the last thing I need."
Dandin considered this for a moment, and then stated, "I'll be your caretaker."
Mariel looked at him trying not to laugh out loud. "No offense, I guess, but what do you know about medicine?"
"Nothing."
"Then how can you be 'caretaker'?"
"I'll take care of you."
"I'm perfectly capable."
"Nope."
"Yes I am!" she shouted indignantly.
"Nope. Go back to sleep." With this he turned around and started to walk away. Mariel stuck her tail in his path before he to too far away and tripped him. Before he could get up she pretended to sleep.
"Very funny, Mariel."
A/N: again, sry I took so long. Very busy with homework. I'll update ASAP, though. By the way, TRISS is VERRRRRY GOOD! There's even a little romance.... Plz r/r, I read them and take them to heart. Especially suggestions and stuff. Peace!