Stitch and Angel sat on the couch, their hands tightly grasped in each other's. Stitch had his eyes focused on the picture that sat on top of the desk. It was of the whole family, including Angel. He stared long and hard at the figure of Lilo who was smiling and waving at the camera. He was very concerned now. It was about an hour ago when Nani took Lilo to the hospital and they still have not yet come back. Stitch remembered Lilo telling him about the hospitals, where sick people go to get well, but some die. He was not so sure if Lilo went to the hospital to get well or to die and that's what scared him the most. He didn't know what life would be like without Lilo, but he certainly did not want to find out.
Angel turned her eyes to her boyfriend who was still gazing at the picture. She sighed exasperatedly. Lilo was her best friend after the little girl got over her jealousy for the pretty experiment. When Stitch wasn't around, Lilo and Angel would play together on the beach. They would also tell each other just about anything. They trusted each other with their secrets and with that, their bond of friendship grew stronger. Then another question clicked in her mind. What would happen to Stitch if he lost his only best friend? Angel knew Lilo and Stitch were close, so how would this affect her boyfriend's life if Lilo died? Would he lose sleep? Would he stop eating? Would he move on? Angel pondered on these questions until she figured out; she doesn't want to know the answers.
Angel leaned forward to give Stitch a kiss on the cheek. "Lilo isa strong girl. Shoga naga leave us."
Stitch nodded, but he wasn't so sure if that was the truth or a lie. "Ih. Meega get soda. Buchee-bu want one?"
"Ih." Angel responded just before giving him a loving lick on the cheek.
Stitch licked her back then walked into the kitchen. He opened up the refrigerator to pull out his and Angel's favorite kind of soda. After making sure, both were very cold, he turned to the living room where his beautiful mate sat on the couch. He handed her one of the sodas and both began to drink.
An hour later and the garbage were full of soda cans. Stitch and Angel curled on the couch, falling into a restless sleep. Suddenly, the door busted open and the two experiments awoke. Their hearts began pounding when they saw Nani's tear streaked face and in her arms, was a sleeping Lilo. Jumba and Pleakley were right behind Nani with upset looking faces. Stitch and Angel looked towards one another, both were unsure about the situation.
"Nani, how Lilo?" Stitch asked carefully. "She okay?"
The woman nodded while the two aliens behind her went outside. "Yes, she's okay. The doctors said all she had was a flu."
"But, she collapsed!" Angel cried worriedly.
"She just lost a lot of energy. She's fine now. Don't worry. I'm going to carry her to bed now."
Just as Nani started to leave, Stitch stepped in her way. "Meega take Lilo to bed."
Nani smiled just before bending down to put Lilo into Stitch's outstretched arms. Stitch cradled her close to his chest, holding her like a baby as she snoozed. He carried her off, but Angel stayed behind, thinking he needed to have alone time with Lilo.
Upstairs, Stitch gently laid Lilo on the floor just before he went to the bed. After removing the pillows, he pulled back the covers just enough to slide under them. He then walked back to Lilo, scooped her up, and carried her back to the bed. Slowly, he laid her on the soft sheets then pulled the covers up to her chin. He stroked her face with his claw as he watched her. She was breathing softly, but her breaths were slightly wheezy. Her face was still pale and still too warm. Her usual tamed raven hair was now messy and sticky from the sweat.
Stitch felt his worry increasing as he watched his only friend sleep. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with her, but he certainly knew it wasn't a flu. It couldn't be. She looked too sick for all that to be just a flu. However, he wasn't going to question it, because actually, he didn't want to know. He stared at her for just a moment longer before leaving her. His ride down the elevator lasted only seconds until something pink and furry crashed into his arms.
"Angel, meega worried. Lilo naga has flu. Too sick." Stitch murmured in her ear.
"Shoga has to be okay! Lilo very strong, naga weak." Angel tried to reassure as she pulled Stitch up the stairs into their room.
Stitch lied down on the bed, his eyes staring at the ceiling. "Meega naga nota gaba wrong with Lilo. Meega very worried."
Angel crawled into bed, right next to Stitch who wrapped his arms around her. Angel pulled the covers over both of them and they both fell asleep.
Next morning, Lilo awoke at 5:45 AM. She yawned tiredly just before climbing out of bed. She was starting to feel better. Her face wasn't so pale nor did she have any stomach pains. After brushing out her wild hair, she rode down the elevator. Memories of last night haunted her and made her realize she should apologize to Stitch and Angel for making them worry so much. She looked at the clock, which read five till 6 and decided to wait until they were up.
She plopped down on the couch to start watching television. She watched the Sunday morning cartoons until the grandfather clock chimed six times. After the chiming stopped, Lilo knew she wasn't alone. She turned her head to see Stitch, standing on the second to last step of stairs.
She smiled. "Good morning Stitch."
At hearing her cheery voice, Stitch looked up and his grin immediately widened when he saw Lilo just smiling happily at him. With a soft cry of her name, he raced towards her. Lilo hopped off the couch with her arms out to receive and give a huge hug. Stitch's worry for her vanished completely at the sight of her not so pale and she wasn't too warm. He picked her up and swung her around, emitting a joyful cry from his best friend's lips. This continued until Stitch lost his balance and he fell on the couch with Lilo on top of him, giggling.
Stitch grinned and wrapped his arms around her just before pushing himself up and getting on top of her. Lilo laughed as Stitch started licking her face either because that's how he says good morning, or that he's ecstatic to see her healthy. Her laughs warmed his heart, knowing she was fine now. Perhaps it was the flu after all.
"Lilo, buchee-bu and meega were worried about you." Stitch replied, still holding her to him.
Lilo felt slightly upset at the word "buchee-bu". Even though she really liked Angel, she was still a little bit sore about their relationship. Everybody in this household once had love and still has it. Nani is truly happy with David, Stitch was deeply in love with Angel, Jumba once had a wife, and Pleakley had an old girlfriend. Once again, Lilo wanted to know what it was like being in love. She wanted a boy to be in her life, a boy who would devote his whole life to her.
"Lilo? Youga okitaka?" Stitch asked after noticing Lilo's blank expression.
Maybe I can talk to Angel about what it's like to have love. She's the only girlfriend I can talk to about these kinds of stuff. Victoria, yeah I can talk to her, but she doesn't have a boyfriend. She's been crushing on Keoni who I think likes her as well. "Yeah, I'm okay Stitch. Sorry for giving you and Angel quite a scare last night, I don't know what happened to me."
"Youga okay now right?" Stitch asked quickly, gazing directly into her eyes for any signs of a lie.
Lilo felt uncomfortable staring into Stitch's black eyes. For one reason, it reminded her of how David would stare into Nani's eyes just before they shared their kiss. The other reason was that she wasn't sure if she was lying herself and didn't want to worry Stitch even further. "Yes, I'm okay."
Stitch continued to stare into Lilo's eyes, searching for uncertainty, but she rolled her head to face the TV. Stitch sighed defeated and then curled up against Lilo. "Stitch, Angel, and Lilo play at beach?"
"Sure Stitch." Lilo responded with a smile. "I feel much better now."
While they watched TV, Angel came to join them. Lilo and Stitch happily made room for her in the middle of them. Once again, the question bombarded Lilo. "Lilo, youga okitaka?"
"Yes Angel, I'm fine now." Lilo responded a little irritably, but still kept a polite tone.
"Buchee-bu, Lilo, and meega play at beach. Sound good?" Stitch asked his pink girlfriend who nodded.
"Ih! Lilo play too?" She asked hopefully, turning her gaze to her human friend.
"Yes, I'll be playing too." Lilo reassured.
Angel almost squealed then took Lilo tight into her arms. Lilo tried hugging Angel back, but she gave Stitch a pleading look. Her furry blue friend chuckled just before he took Angel's arms off of his only friend. Lilo wheezed a bit, causing the two experiments to shoot her worried looks again, but she just smiled. Still unsure, the two lovers turned back to the TV with their best friend sitting next to them.
The morning passed and everyone was out of bed. Lilo, much to everyone's satisfaction, inhaled her breakfast since she didn't really eat dinner last night. After breakfast, Stitch and Angel hurried off to gather the equipment they and Lilo would like at the beach. Lilo offered to help too until Nani strictly told her they needed to talk. Stitch and Angel didn't seemed bothered by it, but Lilo was. She knew what she had wasn't a flu because of all the throwing up, passing out, and being very hot. This certainly captured her attention as she followed Nani into the bedroom for their talk.
Meanwhile, Stitch and Angel were roaming through the house, searching for things they would like. Angel grabbed three blankets, her pink sunglasses, and three towels. Stitch gathered some floats for himself since he sinks in the ocean, sunscreen for Lilo, her bathing suit, and her sunglasses. After all the gathering, the two experiments raced each other to Nani's room. Their ears not really listening in on the conversation since it were almost over. After a few seconds, Lilo came out with a new diary under her arm.
"Ready to go guys?" She asked them with a slight downcast tone.
"Ih! Why youga carrying diary?" Angel asked her eyes on the small white book.
"Ih, meega thought Lilo naga like diaries." Stitch said.
"I don't, but Nani gave it to me for a... reason." Lilo stuttered. Just before the two experiments could ask what for, she intervened. "Come on! The sun's not going to wait for us forever!"
With a wide smile, she ran ahead the experiments. Stitch and Angel laughed as they chased after Lilo, feeling happy that their friend was back to her cheery self. Stitch picked up speed and pounced on Lilo, tackling her to the ground. They started laughing as they rolled, trying to pin the other's backs. Stitch roughly pinned Lilo to the ground, causing her to flinch. Stitch stopped smiling, and was about to ask her if she was okay until a pink ball of fluff threw herself at him, and caused him to fly off Lilo.
Stitch shook his head to see Angel being the dominant. He smiled. "Buchee-bu, if youga really wanted me, all youga had to do was ask." He replied in a husky tone.
Angel pretended to be disgusted, but her giggling gave that away. "Meega naga want you Stitch! Youga want me."
She then got off him and started swaying her hips seductively in front of him. He smirked before running to her and lifting her up by the waist, causing her to laugh again. Lilo, feeling slightly not wanted, just watched until she could not stand anymore of their love scene. "Break it up lovebirds! I know it's hard keeping your hands off each other, but I don't feel like puking up my breakfast. It's the only meal I had so far."
"Lilo!" Both of the experiments exclaimed before running towards her.
Lilo gulped and began running away until Angel pounced on her and forced her to stay to the ground. Stitch came up and started slobbering Lilo's face with his tongue. Lilo tried not to laugh, but his tongue against her skin started tickling her. She could feel his saliva trail down her neck and into the opening of her shirt. When she wouldn't laugh, Angel started tickling her sides, knowing that was her sensitive spot. Lilo couldn't help it and she opened her mouth to laugh. Stitch however, had his eyes closed as his tongue swept across Lilo's face that he didn't realize where her mouth really was. As soon as Lilo had opened her mouth, Stitch's tongue collided with hers, causing them both to squeal and Angel to laugh.
Stitch withdrew his tongue out of Lilo's mouth and on her face while his human friend, now soaked in his saliva, blinked to figure out what just happened. Stitch looked to Angel, expecting to see her disapproving glare, but what he saw was a smirk. She then busted out laughing. She rolled on her back and started cracking up about the whole thing.
Lilo wasn't really doing anything except lying there and thinking. Stitch had accidentally kissed her with his tongue. She wasn't sure if she should call that a kiss, but it sure did feel like one. What was even more surprising was the fact she actually liked it and wished his tongue stayed in her mouth longer. Her mind consumed with questions. Why did she like the kiss? Was she starting to fall in love with Stitch? Is that what a kiss feels like? Is that what she always craved for? Angel's laugh broke through her thoughts and she stood. Her brown eyes looked from the embarrassed Stitch to the red faced, laughing Angel.
"Angel! That was not funny! Technically, Stitch and I French kissed each other!" Lilo cried, causing Stitch to blush even fiercer and turn around.
"Ih!" He muttered out to her, his voice cracking.
"Naga! That was funny!" Angel cried out. "Stitch loooooooves Lilo!"
"Angel!" Stitch growled as he shot her a disapproving glare. "Naga say that!"
Finally, Angel got off the ground. Her hand muffled her giggles. Lilo and Stitch looked at each other. Then they blushed. Lilo hurried away from the two experiments as Stitch took his girlfriend's hand and placed a kiss on her cheek. She giggled a bit more then licked his cheek. Stitch smiled as he nuzzeled her then kissed her. Angel paused her walking to return his kiss. Lilo turned and felt disheartened at the sight of them kissing.
What's wrong with me? She asked herself in her thoughts. First Stitch accidentally french kisses me and I enjoy it, now I see him kissing Angel with love and I'm unhappy. Do I love Stitch? Like, love love him? No, maybe it's because I want a guy who would love me just as Stitch loves Angel. Yeah, that must be it!
Lilo decided not to separate them and continued slowly, giving them time to catch up. After a bit longer, Stitch pulled away from Angel's lips and ran to catch up with Lilo. Angel also ran to catch up to them. She walked alongside with Lilo during the whole way to the beach. When they got there, Stitch put on his floats and jumped into the inviting ocean. Lilo and Angel stayed on the sand, laying out the three blankets. Lilo laid on her red one while Angel laid on her pink one. There was some space in between them because of Stitch's blue blanket, but that was all.
Lilo looked towards Angel, ready to ask her the humiliating question. "Angel, how do you feel around Stitch?"
"Gaba?" Asked Angel as she slid down her sunglasses. "Why Lilo want to know? Lilo liked Stitch's kiss?"
"No Angel! It's not that I swear! It's just; I want someone to love me as Stitch does you. I want a loving man in my life, but I want to know how it feels like." Lilo explained.
"Oh. Well, meega feel safe with Stitch. Umm, meega enjoy Stitch's company. Uh, meega feel passionate fire around him." Angel told her, trying to get Lilo to understand how it felt with a man in her life. "Meega really love buchee-bu, but meega naga sure how to explain feeling."
"It's okay Angel." Lilo sighed. "I didn't really expect you to anyways. I only asked you because you're the only girl I know who is happy with her boyfriend."
Angel tilted her head. "Nani naga happy with David?"
"Nani is happy with David, but I'm too shy to ask Nani about what it's like to have a boyfriend." Lilo responded.
After the two girls desisted their chatting, Stitch came back from the ocean, dripping wet. He plopped down on his favorite blue blanket in the middle of his favorite females. Lilo looked at Stitch and blushed as she remembered the kiss he accidentally gave to her. She turned over to face away from her blue friend. Up ahead, she noticed one of her human friends.
"Victoria!" Lilo cried, raising her hand in the air to signal her where she was.
At the name of Victoria, Stitch and Angel perked to see if they could find her. They spotted her and waved their hands in the air too, then simultaneously called her over. "Victoria! Here! Here!"
Victoria turned her head to see Lilo, Stitch, and Angel. After catching sight of them, she ran over to them and took Lilo into a friendly hug. "Hey Lilo! Aloha Stitch and Angela was it?"
Lilo giggled. "No, Angel Victoria. A-N-G-E-L."
"Oh Angel. Sorry." Victoria smiled apologetically to the lovely pink experiment.
"Isa okitaka." Angel waved off. "Meega go get ice cream cone. Does Buchee-bu, Lilo, and Victoria want one?"
The two girls nodded their heads and Stitch scrambled to join hands with Angel. "Meega go with Angel. Gaba flavors Lilo and Victoria like?"
"I'll take strawberry in a vanilla ice cream cone." Victoria replied then looked to Lilo.
"I'll just take vanilla ice cream in a chocolate cone." Lilo responded.
After the two experiments were gone, Victoria and Lilo instantly started conversing. "Lilo, Keoni asked me out!" Victoria screeched happily.
"Did he?" Lilo asked with a slight pang of jealousy. She still hadn't really gotten over her crush on Keoni, but she wasn't going to let jealousy stand in her way of her friendship with Victoria. "That's great!"
"Lilo, is something wrong?" Victoria asked worriedly, catching on to her friend's slight downcast tone.
"Yeah, I'm okay. It's just that, I wish I can find love." Lilo replied a bit foolishly. "I'm practically the only one here who doesn't have a boyfriend. Nani has David, Stitch has Angel, and now you have Keoni."
"Don't worry about it Lilo." Victoria assured, wrapping her arm around her friend's shoulders. "Soon, you'll find somebody who will love you for all eternity."
Lilo looked down, tears escaped from her chocolate brown pupils. "I don't think I'll ever find love Victoria."
Lilo then leaned forward and whispered something secretly in her friend's ear. Victoria gasped and removed her arm from Lilo's shoulders as if she burned herself. Victoria gazed at Lilo with concerned baby blue eyes. "Lilo, is this true?"
"I wish it wasn't Victoria, but it is." She responded, a few more tears trailing down her cheeks.
"Oh no." The brunette whispered breathlessly as she took her in her arms once again. "Does Stitch and Angel know about this?"
"No, they don't. I rather keep it that way too." Lilo replied. "Promise me this won't get out to anybody."
"I promise."
After a while, Stitch and Angel came back with four cones. Angel handed Victoria hers while Stitch gave Lilo her own. Lilo scooted closer to Stitch so Victoria could have some of her blanket. The quartet didn't waste any precious time in chatting away. However, both of the experiments realized the distraught look on Victoria's face and Lilo's dried tears on her glistening face. Nevertheless, they ignored it, but they couldn't ignore the growing pang of worry. As they talked, Keoni came into view and Victoria instantly joined him. Keoni talked with them for a little bit and took Victoria away.
Stitch and Angel looked at each other and smiled. They really didn't like Keoni all that much. Sure, they liked him for a friend, but they didn't want him as Lilo's boyfriend. Both of them knew Lilo deserved much more than a brainless earthling like him. After noticing Keoni was interested in Victoria, Stitch and Angel were relieved to know he wouldn't be tampering with Lilo's heart anymore. One day he would act as if he wanted her then the next, she's just a mere girl to impress his skills of skateboarding.
The close trio remained on the beach for a while longer before getting up to head back home. When they were at home, Nani served them their lunch and then the trio played a game called 'Sorry' in Lilo's room.
"Lilo's turn!" Stitch said as he gazed up at the bed where Lilo decided to rest on. However, she was asleep. "Lilo?"
He made a move to wake her up, knowing it wasn't healthy for her to be asleep during the day, but Angel stopped him. "Naga, let her rest."
Stitch continued to gaze at Lilo. Then he returned playing with Angel, but as he played, an old feeling of strong worry washed over him.
A/N: Somebody asked me if they could do illustrations. My answer is yes. I would be honored to see illustrations from my stories. :)