Irvine carried Rinoa into the hotel room, after checking in, and laid her limp body on one of the two double beds filling the room. He covered her in blankets and then began to fill the bathtub with warm water. He returned to her side to find her awake and looking around confusedly. "You passed out in the woods and I carried you the hotel. You must be pretty sick, although I guess it doesn't help that you're thin as a toothpick now," he explained to her. She looked at him with a small smile and said in a hoarse voice, "thanks Irvy, you're a sweetie."
He blushed and pulled her into a sitting position. "Get into that bathtub, your all gross and muddy sitting in that bed," he said with mock fierceness, "I'll go ask if there's somewhere we can buy clothes and get a temporary job for a bit while you take a bath and rest." He helped her stand and watched as she trudged towards the bathroom and closed the door. He waited until he heard her slide into the bath and then left to talk with the lady at the front desk.
Irvine returned half an hour later with a bag and another person. He rapped on the bathroom door and waited for Rinoa to answer. After hearing a soft yes from within he proceeded to tell Rinoa that he had gotten her some pajamas and brought the doctor back with him. He heard the shower curtain being drawn and Rinoa saying come in and put the clothes on the counter. He did as she asked then left to sit on his bed. The doctor stood near by and looked at him with a smile. " Your such a good boyfriend," the doctor said. He damn near choked at that comment and began laughing. The doctor sat there looking confused.
This is the scene in which Rinoa walked in on, she too looked confused, her gaze passing from the doctor to Irvine and back again. "What's so funny?" she asked Irvine. He managed to control his laughter just long enough to cough out what the doctor had said just moments ago, before he once again burst into laughter. This time Rinoa collapsing in a burst of giggles as well, which then caused her to immediately begin coughing uncontrollably. The doctor helped her lay down in the bed, and Irvine took this time to control his laughing. The doctor looked at Rinoa as if to ask "what's so funny?" So Rinoa explained, "Irvine's my brother, not my boyfriend." Well not exactly, but he's the closest thing she's ever had to a brother. In all senses of the word he was her brother, just not biologically. She didn't care about biology though so it didn't matter one way or the other. He was her brother and anyone who dared to disagree would get a huge mouthful of just how wrong they were.
The doctor laughed embarrassedly at this and went to work. After checking Rinoa over she came to a verdict. "My dear girl, it seems you have the flu. The only thing I can do is give you medication for it and tell you to say in bed, the rest is up to you and your body." With that the doctor handed Irvine the medicine and left.
"I'm going to take a shower," Irvine said with a sigh, but when he turned towards Rinoa she was already asleep. With that, Irvine took a shower and went to sleep himself.
Authors notes: Once again, I'm soooooo sorry that it's taken me so long. I really hate myself for doing that to all of you. I will now try to diligently update as soon as possible, and it will definitely not be this long. Please review and let me know what you think so far, and if anyone has any idea on how Rinoa and Irvine should meet up with Sora and his gang please email me at . Thank you all and I love you. Until next time. -