Chapter Forty-Two
I FINALLY BEAT MUFFET I'M SCREAMING RIGHT NOW
Ruri sneezed and grabbed a tissue from the nearby box.
"I shouldn't have stayed out in the snow for that long..." she mumbled.
She had changed back into Natsuki ever since she got back home, and had ended up rushing to the Kudou mansion to ask why. The short answer? Being sick had somehow caused the poison in her body to go haywire after a period of inactivity. Ruri hadn't had the chance to ask about the long answer before she collapsed from fever.
So here Natsuki was, sitting on the examination table, sniffling as Haibara poked and prodded his body.
"Your blood sample seems fine, other than the poison in it," she told him.
"An' whud about my cold?" Natsuki tried to ask, his nose quite stuffed up.
"You really shouldn't have stayed out in the cold for 3 1/2 hours is you wanted my opinion on that," the little scientist huffed. "You should get better in about 3 or 4 days, if you're lucky and the poison doesn't somehow make it worse."
"Whud about school?" he asked.
"Don't go. Do I really need to tell you about how many people get sick because someone around them already was?" Ai questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"No," Natsuki sniffled again.
"Since you can't go back home in that state, go sleep in one of the guest rooms or something. I'll call Kudou to let him know," she pulled out a little cell phone and quickly punched in Conan's number.
Ruri sighed as she felt her bones start to heat up. She was changing back into Natsuki for the 3rd time that night.
The transformations hadn't allowed for any respite as the pain was so intense every time.
She started to groan a little as the pain intensified. Soon, it was a full-on scream, bringing Haibara into the room.
Eventually, the scientist decided to give the girl some morphine in order to let Ruri sleep.
Ruri awoke, in her female body, groggy and sore.
"What...?" her voice was hoarse and her throat felt like it was on fire.
Haibara entered the room with a cup filled with cold milk.
"Don't talk. Drink," she commanded.
Ruri took the cup and sipped at the cool liquid. It was soothing for her throat, and she could almost feel it healing.
"Thanks Haibara-san," the brunette croaked.
"I told you not to talk," the scientist sighed, but she let a small smile slip. "I'll be back to check up on you later."
Ruri nodded.
It had been a few days since Ruri had gotten sick, and she was finally starting to feel better. The nightly transformations had finally stopped the night before, so she could finally get a restful night's sleep.
It had been reassuring for Ai because the little scientist hadn't wanted to continue giving Ruri morphine, since it was possible to get addicted to it.
Unfortunately, the teenager was still sniffling and coughing.
"How are you feeling?" Ai asked.
"Better," Ruri sniffled, trying to smile.
"That's good. I'm going to give you some regular cold medicine for now, ok?" the little girl handed Ruri a small bottle filled with pills.
"Thanks," the brunette's smile grew.
Finally, Ruri had gotten over her cold.
She was feeling even better than before.
"I'm finally back," she stretched, watching the sunlight stream in through the window.
Short chapter, I know, but I really gotta get started on that serial murder case! DX
NEXT TIME: THE ANGEL SMILE SLAYER
DFTBA GUYS!