Genki: Okay, not much to rant about since I wrote chapters 1 and 2 together... here ya go!

Disclaimer: I am a disclaimer. Hahaha. Genki doesn't own any of the ToS characters, or Genis's cooking.

Genki: But I do own my cooking phrase: "Don't be a Raine! Be a Genis!" Get it? Genis... and it sounds like Genius, and Genius is a smart person, but I'm aiming towards cooking, and Raine's really bad at cooking, so you don't want to be her?... Ha? Nevermind-- CHAPTER 2!

Lloyd's Sick!

Chapter 2

Lloyd woke up to a new light, and he was laying in a bed, silky sheets softly touching his skin. His head was still heavy, and he sat up. He looked down at himself to realize that his clothes had been changed into a white shirt and a pair of tan shorts.

"Who?..." He blushed incredibly, but sneezed again anyway.

"Lloyd! You're awake!" Zelos walked in and smiled.

"A-ah, Zelos!" Lloyd shouted in sudden fright. "Wha-what happened?"

"You fell asleep in the woods, so I took you to my place and set you in bed. Of course, you couldn't get any better wearing damp clothes, so I changed your clothes for ya."

"You took my clothes off?!" Lloyd blushed a whole new shade of red.

"It's just us guys, right? Relax, I didn't see anything!" Zelos gave a generous smile to Lloyd, who just stared at Zelos, blushing.

"U-uh..."

"So, you feel any better?"

"No." Lloyd gave a glare to Zelos.

"My my, touchy touchy..." Zelos shrugged, still smiling. "Well, Genis is making soup and Raine's on her way back from the store."

"Genis and Raine?!" Lloyd shouted, though he meant to ask.

"Yes, they're here. They've been here for a few days." Smiling, Zelos came over to Lloyd and patted his head. "Raine'll check up on ya later, 'kay?" And with that, Zelos left the room, and closed the door behind him.

Staring into nothing, Lloyd sneezed and collasped into bed. Unfortunately, he couldn't sleep. He grabbed a tissue from the bedside stand and blew his nose, then tossed it towards the trashbin, but missed poorly.

"Aw... damn it..." Lloyd turned on his side and sighed. "Why couldn't I have gotten sick and died instead?"

"Soup!" With his eyes shut, Lloyd could hear the door open.

"Huh?..." Lloyd opened his eyes and saw Genis standing there, with a bowl of soup sitting on a tray in his hands. "Oh, hi Genis."

"Hey, Lloyd." Genis walked by the bedside and offered the soup to Lloyd without words. Lloyd nodded and sat up, taking the tray in his hands and setting it in his lap.

"Thanks, Genis."

"I heard what happened. What were you thinking, sleeping in the cold night, with damp clothes?! The smart thing would have been to go to Zelos's in the first place and sleep there!"

"I didn't know we were so close to Meltokio." Lloyd inhaled for another sneeze, and Genis quickly bent over to hold the tray and a sneeze erupted, luckily the soup had been saved the Lloyd had covered his face with a tissue.

"Ah, sorry Genis..." Lloyd apologized.

"Don't worry about it, you're sick!" Genis patted Lloyd's head and smiled. "Just relax."

"Ick... thanks..." Lloyd tossed the last tissue towards the trashbin, and got it in this time.

"So, I guess I'll leave and let you rest now..." Genis turned to leave when Lloyd held out a hand.

"N-no! It's okay, I could use the company!"

Turning around, Genis gave a mildly strange look at Lloyd. "You sure?"

"I can't sleep if I tried..." Lloyd moaned.

Nodding, Genis came back and sat on the bed by Lloyd.

"Genis, how's it been going with you and Raine lately?" Lloyd asked curiously as he put some soup in his mouth. It was just the right temperature... Genis couldn't mess up food if he tried.

"Okay, I guess..." Genis's head hung a little. "It's really hard to make discrimination stop, you know?"

"Stopping it all together is impossible..." Lloyd said inbetween bites. (Wow, he has some manners? o.o;)

"Well, you know what I mean." Genis sighed. "Not a lot of people listen much, if they listen at all."

"Don't worry." Genis felt a hand pat his own, and turned to see Lloyd, smiling. "I know you guys can help improve the world. I know it." (::falls over:: What a sour line!)

"Th-thanks..." Genis blushed.

Lloyd finished the soup quickly, and sat the tray by his side, but Genis quickly stole it and took it back downstairs.

A few minutes later, Genis reappeared, with Raine by his side.

"Professor..." Lloyd tried to smile. "Um, hello."

"My, Lloyd, you do sound sick..." Raine walked over and felt Lloyd's head. "Well, you certainly have a fever..." As Raine did several things to check on Lloyd's health, Genis sat on the bed again by his side.

"Haha, don't you hate check-ups with Raine?" Genis laughed, but a hand came and hit him over the head, halting the laugh.

"So, Professor, what can you do?" Lloyd asked as she pulled away from his side and sat up straight.

"Nothing."

"Nothing?!"

"It's just a cold, Lloyd. You can't do anything about it but let it run it's course."

"That sucks..." Genis for Lloyd.

"All I can do is give you medicine to make you feel better..." Raine pulled out a meds bag, and looked through it. "Hey, I thought I... I don't have anything. I'll have to get go set you some." Raine headed for the door.

"Don't worry about it, Raine. I'll be fine."

"Might as well, anyway."

"But you were just out!"

"It's all right Lloyd!" Raine shouted. "I'll get it!" Raine stormed out the door.

"Uhh..." Lloyd looked at Genis, whom shrugged at Lloyd.

Lloyd laid back down and curled up on his side. "I hate being sick..."

"Who doesn't?" Genis lightly jumped off the bed and waved to Lloyd. "I'm gonna go and practice with my Kendama, or something. Other than bug you."

"You're not bugging me..."

"Well, you need to get some sleep." Genis opened the door again and walked through, and waved again. "Sleep well, Lloyd."

"Hopefully," Lloyd chuckled.

Genis left and shut the door.

"Hmph..." Lloyd pouted. "Sleep shmleep..." Lloyd fell asleep, and again awoke when he found a hand on his cheek.

Genki: THE DRAMA OF IT ALL!!!!! XD WHO is touching Lloyd's face?!

Lloyd: And whoever it is... get your hand OFF.

Genki: n.n; Like Zelos said, don't be so grim!

Lloyd: Oh, I can be grim! GRR!

Genki: Grr?!

Lloyd: 0.o; I don't know... I'm having a case of the Jekyll/Hyde... thing!

Genki: I thought it was a cold... o.o;

Lloyd: SHADDUP!

Genki: Was that...some polluted lake water or something?! O.o;

Lloyd:.... ::sighs::

Genki: n.n v Please review!