TMNTGFKittySidekick01 asked for a oneshot with Raphael suffering from stomach flu and only Donnie can look after him.
Rated K+ Genre: Hurt/comfort/family
Bleh
Donatello watched from his garage door as Master Splinter, Leonardo and Michelangelo left the sewers in the shellraiser. They were off to the countryside to teach Leo how to become a sensei and to train Mikey so he could be back to the same level as them, he'd been injured recently and had fallen behind.
Donnie and Raph would be left alone for the whole weekend and Don couldn't wait to start his projects. No food or sleep would get in the way because nobody would be here to force him to stop.
He sat down in his desk chair and began to draw out a blueprint only to stop when he heard a pair of feet dash towards the bathroom.
He stood up from his chair and left the lab.
''Raph?'' He called towards the bathroom. ''You ok?''
He was answered with the sound of someone throwing up, he frowned and headed towards the bathroom.
''Raphael?'' He hesitated before knocking on the door gently.
''Go away'' Raph groaned from inside. Donnie frowned, his brother sounded very off.
''Are you ok?''
''I've just spewed… do you think I'm o-… uh…'' Raphael trailed off.
''Raph?'' There was a heavy thud. ''Raph!?''
Donnie charged into the bathroom to find Raphael lying unconscious by the toilet. He sighed and flushed the toilet before pulling his brother up.
''C'mon bro'' he murmured as he hauled his brother towards the lab. ''Let's see what's wrong''
Donnie sat back from his patient and sighed.
''D-Donnie…'' Raph mumbled as his eyes fluttered open. ''Ow..'' He curled up and gripped his stomach.
''Hey, how're you feeling?'' Donnie greeted gently. Raph looked at him through glazed eyes.
''Sick and sore… I'm cold'' He answered thickly.
Donnie placed a light blanket on top of him.
''Where does it hurt?'' Don asked.
''Mainly stomach but it hurts all over..'' Raph replied. ''What's wrong with me?''
''You've got stomach flu or Gastroenteritis to use it's scientific name'' Donnie answered sympathetically. ''It's nothing serious as long as you don't try to do anything and drink lots of water''
Raphael spotted the water bottle nearby.
''Why am I in the lab?''
''Because I need to keep an eye on you'' Donnie smiled. ''You want to get better don't you?''
Raph nodded miserably.
''How'd you know it was stomach flu?'' He asked tiredly.
''Because your symptoms add up'' Donnie shrugged. ''It's not hard to spot, here… drink some water''
Raph took a small sip before lying down once again.
''Sleep Raph'' Donnie rolled away on his chair. ''I'll be practically gone by Monday''
Raph didn't argue for once and fell into a peaceful sleep.
When he next felt aware it was Saturday and he was already feeling a little better, he remembered blurs of purple and green along with the grey of a bucket when he puked and the crisp relief of water going down his throat.
He smiled tiredly, he felt strangely thankful for Donnie.
''hey'' Raph looked up as Donnie walked into the room with a bowl.
''Hi'' Raph groaned. ''What's that?''
''Soup, you need to eat'' Donnie helped his brother sit up and laid the bowl in his lap, Raph began to eat but looked at his brother who was bringing a clean bucket over to the bed.
''have you eaten?'' He asked.
Donnie didn't say anything.
''Donnie'' Raph scolded.
''I've been busy taking care of you'' Donnie raised his hands in defence.
''Go get food now'' Raph demanded. ''I won't eat anymore of this until you do''
Donnie looked like he wanted to argue but did as he was told instead.
Raphael stayed true to his word and didn't eat another mouthful until Donnie joined him in the lab with his own sandwich.
''Happy now?'' Donnie asked and he picked up his coffee mug and took a sip.
''Much'' Raph smirked.
Together they ate quietly but comfortably, they didn't usually spend this much time together.
Once Raph was done Donnie took the dishes away to be washed as Raph settled back down again.
By Sunday Raphael was able to eat solid, plain foods without throwing up. He no longer had a temperature but was still pale.
He continued to stay in the lab just so he could remind Donnie to eat.
He was a little sad that everything would be back to normal tomorrow when the others came home.
''Well'' Donnie sighed on the Sunday night. ''This wasn't the weekend I was expecting''
''Sorry'' Raph smiled slightly. ''But I'm not sorry, if I hadn't been sick then you wouldn't have eaten or slept''
''You're probably right'' Donnie smiled. ''But I would've gotten a lot more work done''
Raph chuckled.
''Thanks for taking care of me'' Raph nodded.
''No problem'' Donnie replied tiredly, they hugged before curling up on the cot together.
''Don't tell the others about this by the way or I'll have ta kick your ass'' Raph warned, Donnie chuckled but nodded.
''Of course not.''
They fell asleep together for the first time since they were little, hoping that once everyone was back they could have little brotherly moments together again sometime.
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