CHAPTER 3

When Auron got in what he saw was worse than he imagend, Namine was constantly throwing up with Riku patting her on the back, and Roxas was trying to get Aerith's attention. Auron didn't know where to start, he chose to look after Namine first. "Roxas." He called Roxas walked over to him. "I'm taking Namine upstairs. I need you to go and get Braska, tell him it's urgent."

Roxas nodded. Auron heard the door shut. He carefully picked Namine up and carried her upstairs. "Anything I can do?" Riku asked scared at the state his sister was in.

Auron nodded placing her on the bed. "Get a plastic bucket, and something to cool her down with." Riku walked downstairs and came back a few minuites later with a bucket, icy water and a rag. "Thank you." Auron placed the bucket by her bed an gently set the bowl of water on the bedside table.

"Is she gonna be alright?" Riku asked. Auron put the soaking wet cloth on Namine's head hoping to bring her fever down.

"I don't know." He shook his head.

Roxas ran in the room. "Braska's... here." He panted. Braska walked in and put a hand on his shoulder. He walked over to Auron.

"How bad is she?"

Auron looked down sad. "Not good. She can't stop throwing up, her fever is getting higher." Braska sighed.

"Riku." Braska called. Riku came from the back of the room. "Can you please get me a thmoniter?"

"Sure." He said walking downstairs.

Braska put his hand on her forehead and checked her pulse. "Depending on her fever it looks like a bad sighn of depresion or overload of emotion." Riku came back up and handed the thmoniter to Braska. "Thank you."

After a few minuites it was obvious that she had both possible simptoms. "She has both." He sadly stated. "As for Aerith if you want I'll send Mirage over to speak with her."

Auron shook his head. "No. I have to deal with this on my own. It may be the cause of our argument that now our daughter is sick." Auron stood up from the end of her bed. Before he walked downstairs he asked Braska something. "Stay with her."

When he was downstairs he saw Sora screeming at Aerith. "Mom!" But Aerith just acted like nothing had happend.

"Sora go upstairs. Do NOT come down until I tell you to." Sora ran upstairs like a frightend puppy. "Aerith. What are you doing?" Aerith just ignored him. "If you don't answer me I'll do something I regret."

In the end she didn't do anything so he did what the only thing might be to bring her back. He hit her. It was only gentle it wouldn't even leave a mark but it was strong enough for the person to notise. Her eyes slowly came back to reality. "Auron... I'm sorry." She cried.

Auron held and soothed her the best he could. "Shhhh. Did you notise what was going on around you?"

"No."

"Namine is sick. Extremly ill. Braska says it's some kind of depression." He explained reciving shocked looks from her. "I think that our falling out might have been the cause of it."

Aerith looked down. "Well we were arguing about her, whern't we?" Auron hugged her. "But... how did they hear?"

"Apparently Braska heard us fighting." Aerith gasped. "I'm going to see how Namine is." She ran upstairs.

Upstairs Namine was getting worse. Braska had tryed alsorts of cureing spells on her, but she showed no sighns of improvment. "She's not getting better, is she?" Riku asked being the most worried.

"No, she isn't." Braska told him. Then Aerith ran upstairs.

"Mom!" The three boys shouted. "Are you back to normal now?" Sora asked her. Aerith nealt down and wrapped her arms around the three boys.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know what I was doing." She softly cried.

Aerith slowly stood up and walked to her daughters bed side. She took Namines hand. "Is she alright? Braska?"

Braska sadly shook his head. "No. She won't get better for sometime. Once she's stronger it's important for her to always have someone with her."

"And until she's stronger?" Aerith asked him stroking the side of Namine's hot face.

"She won't be able to do anything by herself, she won't be able to wash, eat, drink, or possibly sleep on her own." He sadly stated.

Aerith felt ashamed. "I've ruined her."

Auron came upstairs and asked Riku, Sora, and Roxas to leave. "It may not seem like it but she is awake." Braska told the worried parents. "She's just to weak to do anything."

The whole room was in silence. Aerith was the first to speak. "Braska. Maybe it would be wise for you to stay over here tonight? Incase she has any problems?"

Braska nodded. "That would be wise. I'll go and tell Mirage." He walked out the front door leaving the two parents on their own. Their shame was unbareable.

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