Chapter Three: Spreading Sickness

It was in the middle of the afternoon and the sick ninja had all fallen asleep, greatly relieving Kai. Up until that moment, he had been so busy cleaning throw up, getting medicine, and taking care of his brothers that Kai had not even realized that he had eaten nothing all day. His stomach let out a growl to remind him of this fact. Rummaging through the cupboards, he pulled out and heated up a cup of instant noodles which he quickly devoured.

As Kai sat at the dining table, now with a full stomach, he realized that he had not seen Nya since the morning. He figured that she must have came off the bridge at some point but he was simply too absorbed in his nursing to notice her. Deciding that it would still be best to check on her, Kai made his way to the bridge where he found his sister asleep on the table surrounded by blueprints, tools, and all sorts of other equipment. He recalled her saying that she had not gotten much sleep so Kai tried to sneak out of the room without waking Nya, but failed as he ran into the wall when he was not paying attention, missing the exit.

"Sorry, sis, I didn't mean to wake you."

Sitting up and stretching, Nya said, "It's alright. I didn't mean to fall asleep."

Not really having anything better to do, the red ninja sat down in one of the chairs at Nya's table.

"You look pretty tired," Nya said.

"I guess I am a little tired from taking care of the guys, no big deal though."

"If you keep this up all by yourself, you're going to get sick too."

"No, Nya, I won't. My temperature is always high so a fever to everyone else is normal to me. It takes a lot to get me sick."

"Alright," Nya said, "as long as you know what you're doing."

Kai got up to leave but first ruffled his sister's hair like he used to do when they were kids. As he did this, the ninja thought that Nya's forehead felt a bit warm. He knew his sister and he knew that she would never admit to being sick because that meant she would need to be taken care of. If there was one thing the samurai hated, it was feeling weak; Nya liked being the independent girl she was. Kai ran out of the room and soon returned with the thermometer, sticking it in Nya's mouth before she could protest. In the time it took for the thermometer to take her temperature, Nya glared up at her brother because she knew what he was getting at. When it beeped, Kai pulled it out of Nya's mouth and looked at it. It read 99.9 degrees.

"Why didn't you tell me you were not feeling well?" Kai asked.

"Kai, it's barely a temperature. I'll survive on my own."

"No way," Kai protested, "you're going to stop your tinkering and rest."

"Fine, I'll go watch movies with the boys, but only because you made me." She knew it was a lost cause to argue with her brother.

Kai smiled at his victory and followed his sister off of the bridge. When the siblings arrived in the living room, they found that the others had woken up and were playing video games. Nya brushed aside some snotty tissues and laid down on the couch to watch the ninja play. Retrieving the medicine, Kai first gave some to Nya and then more to the boys; it had been awhile since their first dose.

"How does everyone feel about soup for dinner?" Kai asked.

"Sounds good to me," Cole said before blowing his nose.

"How about you, Jay? Do you think you will want soup to barf everywhere?" said Kai sarcastically.

"Haha, very funny," Jay said through coughs.

"I can assist in making the soup," Zane said.

"No, it's alright, you guys don't have to do anything."

Kai began to leave but first Lloyd said, "Wait, could you first bring more tissues?"

Sighing, the fire ninja nodded and went off to get another box. If Kai were honest with himself, he was growing a tad bit impatient but he figured everyone wouldn't be sick for that long.

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