Author's Note: Fish sticks. I'm having a fever now. Lol. My nose is runny & my throat is killing me. It's funny that I'm having the symptoms but I don't have the H1N1 flu or anything like that. Hehe. Well, on with the fan fict-ie then! (I can't type anymore 'Achoo's as I'm sneezing so much until I lost count of it.)
Infectious Disclaimer: I love disclaimers, don't you? I mean, I don't own FMA or The Veronicas' Hook Me Up but, I own a wonderful sweetheart, Deah, but she's having a 10-days medical certificate. She can't even come out of her room. =(
The blonde-haired female arose from her not-really-deep-at-all slumber and sat up on her bed. She was clad in her usual sleeping attire, a white gown. She grumbled and whined as she scratched her head. The poor little girl did not get any sleep at all since someone was coughing and sneezing throughout the whole night. Without even washing her face, she roamed through the hallway to find the source of the noise maker.
The sun shone brightly in the green fields outside. It made its way into a room and revealed specks of dust around the area. Finally, it made its way onto a boy's face. His golden hair was beautiful in the presence of the sunlight. Upon feeling the sun rays, his face wrinkled in disgust and he turned the other way but the heat irritated the back of his head, as well. He remained asleep, though.
The door knob turned and the door creaked open. The automail specialist popped her head in and scanned the room. Her eyes stopped moving as they were locked onto a face of her bestfriend. She tip-toed over to his bed and bent down to his face level. Their faces were quite close to each other but Winry was too lost in her thoughts to be bothered about it. Her eyes widen and her mouth was slightly open at the sight of his face.
His face was sticky as beads of sweat kept on flowing down his face. He had eye bags and his eyes were swollen like he had been crying for a long time. His nose and his cheeks were beetroot red. He was breathing hardly as if he was having an asthma attack.
The mechanist gently placed her hand over his forehead and quickly withdrew it. It was burning hot and it felt like touching a tiny bit of lava. She stopped panicking and calmed down herself. She rushed over to Al's room but there was nobody inside. She scratched her head in confusion but just shrugged it off. "Gotta get grandma…"
She ran to the living room only to find no one there. She furrowed her eyebrow in impatience and walked casually to the kitchen. She moaned loudly and stomped her feet. Where was everyone when she needed them? She paused her whining and walking around the area as she spotted a white paper. She picked it up and read the note:
Winry and stupid brine shrimp egg, I mean, Ed…
Went out to buy some stuffs with Al.
Don't know how long will it be.
But, there's food on the kitchen table.
And remember, no funny stuffs. We can appear at anytime and anywhere.
So, watch out.
Take care, =)
Granny
She crushed the small shit, I mean, sheet of paper and tossed it away. Where it went to, God knows. "'Went out to buy stuffs with Al'? Psh. Yea, right. I bet they plot this whole thing! They probably know Ed is feverish and they want me to take care of him, thinking that it would boost up our relationship?! Hah, like that would happen." (1)
She carried a pail of water in both of her hands and had one rag hanging by left shoulder and a small towel on the right as she traveled to Edward's room. He was still sleeping in the same position except that his blanket had fallen onto the wooden floor. In result, his muscular body could be seen as he was only wearing a pair of blue boxers. All that while, Winry was just staring in awe at his body and remained standing at the same place. She shook herself to focus herself back on what she was supposed to do.
She set down all the things on the floor and sat on his bed next to his body. He looked so peaceful and adorable like that. Who could believe that a kid like him was leading such a dangerous life? She wanted to clean him up but she could not just do it with him being unconscious. The water was ice cold and if it touches his skin without being aware of it, he might die of shock. And everyone knows that she was the last person who wants the Elric, in front of her, to die.
She took a deep breath and shook him gently. No response. She shook him again, this time harder. He just grumbled a bit but still had his eyes shut.
"Come on, Ed. Wake up." She spoke softly with that angelic voice of hers, which was what Ed claimed. He moaned and placed the pillow into his face
"Fibe bore binits. (Five more minutes.)" He mumbled. The Rockbell sighed and brought her hands back until she accidentally touched at his sides. He shook a bit but only for one second. An idea hatched in the girl's head and she smirked behind his back.
"Well, what do you know? You're still ticklish, huh?" She taunted. Ed brought the pillow away from his face and he was wide awake right now. He looked at his 'crush', who was still in her sleeping attire, and blushed a bit.
"No, I'm not." He denied and looked the other way. His voice sounded low and rough. He had a terrible sore throat; Winry noted that down in her head. He continued, "And, I wanna go back to sleep so, leave me alone." He turned to face the window and he let his eyelids rest. "I thought you'd say that…"
Without any warning, the State Alchemist felt poking and tickling at his waist and he started shaking around madly and laughing out loud. Anytime now, he could die of laughter but Winry just would not stop. After one minute, he managed to grab hold of both of her hands but he was still chuckling a bit. Winry kept the evil grin on her face as he tried to catch his breath.
"Awake now, Sleeping Beauty?" He glared at her as he sat up. He let go of her hands and tied his hair into a ponytail.
"Yes, I'm awake. And, I'm not Sleeping Beauty, you are. You're still wearing you gown, lazy bum." Then, it came to her. She was still in her mini, tiny, revealing, white sleeping gown.
"Shut up. I was too worried for you to actually do something else first." He raised an eyebrow and Winry took note of it and continued, "In case you haven't notice, you're sick. Scrap that. You're having a high fever! You were the one who kept on coughing and sneezing, right?"
He raised both of his eyebrows in surprise and kept his gaze at her eyes. "I was up all night, worrying about you! I kept on going into your room just to check on you. Yesterday, you weren't as bad you are right now." She looked down at clenched fists on her lap. The Fullmetal Alchemist was taken aback. He did not meant for his dear friend to worry about him that much.
"I-I'm sorry, Winry." He was looking down but Winry looked up to his face. He continued, "You're always pulling all-nighters just to repair my automail limbs but now, you're also pulling all-nighters just to worry about my health condition. Like I've always said, don't worry, I'm fine. 'Sides I don't feel sick right now."
Winry just kept her eyes on him. She wanted to cry and give him a tight hug, or even shout 'I love you', which she will never have the guts to do any of those. She remained silent until she just muttered, "Thanks, Ed."
Edward returned is gaze back to her eyes and smiled at her as she smiled at him back. "By the way, where are Al and that circus flea performer?" Winry popped a vein as she recalled and tell him about the note.
"GODDAMN THAT OLD HAG!"
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Nezume-chan
Sleepihead
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coly
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Hey, hey. Terribly sorry for the late update. School's been such a friggin' piss! ROAR. Fear me school. By the way, the previous chappie title was one of the parts of the song, Hook Me Up. It goes like this, Hook, hook me up. I wanna feel the rain on my hair. Hook, hook me up. ..... So, yea, it's like that. Ugh, I hate being sick. x.x I hope none of you are sick. Take cares! =D
