A/N
Here's more and thanks to those who reviewed, but sorry for not updating in a while so thinking about the show made me want to update.
In this chapter, it's set a few days after a storm had hit the Evergreen Forest, but Stripes has a bad cold and stuck in bed but decidesto be with her friends despite being sick which her friends especially Bert are surprised.
"Hmmm, I hope Stripes is alright, you know?" Bert mused to himself, waking up, noticing the storm that had been making the Evergreen Forest pretty wet, windy driving the forest residents inside their homes which was warm, dry and safe only Bert remembered he and Stripes had been outside in the storm.
He was putting on his signature sweater, getting ready for the day, along with what adventures it might bring hoping Stripes was alright, remembering they both had gotten soaked to the bone in the storm, going to get something to eat, making himself toast using peanut butter and jelly, hoping Stripes was alright making Melissa and Ralph get it.
"Maybe she is not feeling so good, you two were soaked to the bone!" Melissa said to him.
"You have a point, but I hope she's alright." Bert replied after eating, deciding to go find Stripes, to ease his anxiety which Melissa and Ralph got plus they were supposed to be having a picnic today, knowing Stripes had been excitable about that.
Despite the storm passing with cloudless blue skies outside, Stripes was lying in bed in her room as she had a bad cold according to her mom which was making her miserable because she wanted to have adventures with her friends in the forest, even if her head hurt, her nose stuffed up, her throat hurting besides having a high temperature imagining what was happening right now, hearing excitement, making her eyes widen in surprise.
She got out of be, scampering over on all four paws weakly, seeing Bert outside making a grin cross her furry face, guessing he had went looking for her throwing off her nightshirt revealing her messy bangs and bed fur, she would rather be with her friends, than be stuck in bed packing her bag for fun, remembering there was a picnic sneezing.
"Are you alright, you coming?" Bert asked her, seeing her nodding, going downstairs, relieving Bert, seeing her out of it, despite her saying she was alright, leaving her house entering the forest, making a feverish grin cross Stripes's furry face following him to where the others were, makimg Schafer guess she was not feeling so good.
"I'm alright, nothing to worry about, you know?" Stripes lied blowing into a tissue, after a butterfly had tickled her nose, making Bert wonder, if she was alright, seeing her a little woozy making Melissa and Ralph exchange a worried look, guessing Stripes had a cold or was getting over a cold seeing Bert and the others, get ready for baseball seeing Stripes sitting under a shady tree near the rug.
"It's a better idea if she doesn't play, she doesn't feel hot." Schafter said, after seeing Ralph put a pw on Stripe's furry head gently, feeling she was red hot despite her fur, making them guess the female kit had a bad cold, hearing her coughing and sneezing a lot, despite feeling miserable and her belly felt like a pile of rocks which was why she had not been eating but was drinking a lot, which was helping her throat.
"We should get you home, so you can rest." Schafer told her making a frown cross her furry face.
"I'm alright, besides I don't want to be stuck in bed." Stripes said coughing making Bert worry, because he cared about Stripes, as they were good friends, guessing she needed to rest, even if she had to miss te picnic.
"Schafer's right, as you sound miserable, and we care about you, we're friends." he said, catching her after she nearly fell.
"M-Maybe you have a point, but I was looking forward to being here, with you all, having fun." Stripes said weakly, getting onto Schafer's furry back so he could take her home, with Bert going with them, even though Stripes had told him to stay with the others, so she could not get him sick, even though he insisted on going with her.
"Just relax, as we're gonna get you home, so you can rest." Bert assured her seeing Stripes's house, and Beth's car in the driveway, making Stripessigh, guessing Beth had probably gotten home early, so was worrying that she was not there, making her feel worse making Bert confused seeing Stripes hug hI'm, before going inside.
"She'll be alright, we should get back, you know?" Schafer said to Bert as they left.