Konnichiwa Minna-san! I'm back with a second (and hopefully funnier) chapter. I apologize again for my lack of humor with the first chapter but I think I've got that little problem solved (for now anyways). Well aside from that, I've got nothing more to say so after the disclaimer (which I hate writing but I don't wanna get sued. I'm a college student I've got no money anyways) you can start reading.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam 00 or its Characters, they belong to Bandai, Sunrise and Yun Koga. But Veda said I could borrow them for a bit.
Happy Reading!
Chapter two: Trying to Make it Through the Night
Tieria woke to a soft conversation between two people. He could make out what they were saying but he didn't feel like opening his eyes.
/So he wouldn't eat?/
/No/
/Oh well, Dr. Moreno said not to worry about it too much and it's probably for the best. The kid doesn't exactly have a strong stomach/
Tieria slowly opened his eyes and saw two blurry figures standing over his bed, "Lockon…" he whispered
"Hey kid, how are you feeling?"
"The mission…" Tieria muttered
"Went off without a hitch," Lockon said as he placed his hand on Tieria's forehead, "So don't worry."
"What time is it?" Tieria asked as he sat up a bit rubbing his eyes.
"It's nearly eight thirty at night," Lockon said
"I've been asleep that long?" Tieria asked
"Yeah," Lockon said, "You've been out like a light for nearly seven hours. You had us really worried."
"Moreno-san came to check on you while you were asleep," Feldt said, "He said you've come down with the flu. All missions are off limits until your fever is completely down,"
"But…"
"Sorry Tieria," Lockon said, "You're on bed rest for at least a week. Are you hungry at all?"
"No," Tieria muttered. He really wasn't feeling well. His body ached and his stomach was sick.
Lockon sighed and handed Tieria a water bottle, "Here," He said, "Dr. Moreno said to keep yourself hydrated."
Tieria took the water bottle, "Did Setsuna follow orders?"
Lockon laughed, "Dear god kid," he said, "Worry about yourself for once. Don't worry everything went according to plan."
"Lockon is he awake yet?" Sumeragi asked as she entered the room.
"Yeah," Lockon said, "He just woke up."
"Good," Sumeragi said as she walked up to the bed, "How are you feeling?"
"I don't understand this whole "being sick" thing," he said
Sumeragi sighed as she tried to think of a way to explain to someone who has never been sick before.
"It's sorta like when a computer gets infected by a virus," Lockon said, "And the symptoms you're experiencing now are what happens when the anti-virus software starts getting rid of the thing. Only with humans it's known as getting sick and the symptoms are what happens when your immune system starts killing whatever you've come down with. Do you understand now?"
"I guess," Tieria said as he shut his eyes and sighed.
"Tieria," Sumeragi said, "Why don't you get some more sleep, you look exhausted."
"I have a lot to do tonight," Tieria said as he tried to get out of bed but Lockon stopped him, "What are you doing?"
"Sorry Tieria," Lockon said, "Whatever you have to do is going to have to wait until you're feeling better."
"You really should rest," Sumeragi said, "You're probably not going to sleep well tonight."
Tieria sighed as the fatigue and weakness started to sneak up on him again. He had so much to do but he didn't feel like doing anything at all. "This thing I have, can others get it?" he asked softly.
"We're not going to know until some else comes down with it," Lockon said, "But there is a possibility that someone will come down with what you have."
"Then what are you doing in my room," Tieria said, "You shouldn't be near me."
"We can't do that Tieria," Feldt said as she brushed some of Tieria's hair out of his face, "Someone has to take care of you."
"We've all been sick before Tieria," Lockon said, "It's not a big deal to us."
Tieria sighed as his body began giving in to the fatigue against his will.
"Get some sleep," Sumeragi said as she eased Tieria back against the bed, "Don't worry about anything else."
Tieria nodded and closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.
"You guys can leave," Lockon said after about an hour, "I'll watch him for the rest of the night."
"Alright," Sumeragi said, "If you need anything give me a call."
Lockon nodded as Sumeragi and Feldt went to leave the room. He then sighed as he turned to Tieria. /I hope he doesn't get too bad tonight/ He thought as Tieria's breathing started to quicken.
Lockon knew that Tieria was in for a rough night. The boy was sleeping restlessly and his breathing was quick and pant-like. /He sounds like he's in pain/ Lockon thought as he placed a cold cloth on the boy's forehead and to his dismay he found a pair of fever glazed garnet eyes looking up at him.
"Lockon…" Tieria said in a hoarse whisper
"Hey," Lockon said, "What are you doing awake?"
"I can't sleep," Tieria whispered, "I can't get comfortable."
"I know what it's like," Lockon said, "Just try, okay?"
Tieria nodded and started coughing, "Do you have any water?" He asked. His throat was dry to the point where it was painful and he thought maybe if he had something cool to drink it would help him cool down a bit.
"Yeah," Lockon said as he handed Tieria a water bottle, "Tieria have you ever been sick before?"
"I don't think I have," Tieria said. The water helped with his throat but now he was cold.
"Yeah I didn't think so," Lockon said as Tieria handed him the water bottle, "Do you feel a bit better now?"
"No," Tieria said, "I'm cold."
"Yeah a fever will do that to you," Lockon said as he grabbed another blanket, "Is that any better?"
Tieria nodded, "How long is this thing going to last?" he asked as he shut his eyes.
"I don't know," Lockon said, "It could last a few days or up to two weeks."
"Veda never told me that I would get sick," Tieria said
Lockon said, "Veda doesn't know everything," He said, "Sure, Veda is spot on when it comes to mission plans but it's near impossible to predict how our day to day live are going to play out."
"But I'm not…"
"Shh," Lockon said, "That doesn't mean a thing Tieria. This is just proof that you're more human than you think you are. Now try to get some more sleep, your body is trying to fight something off and you need to keep your strength up, okay?"
Tieria nodded and shut his eyes. When the boy was finally asleep Lockon sighed, "Haro, what's his temperature?"
"Thirty-nine, thirty-nine," Haro chirped
"He can't handle this," Lockon said as he used the damp cloth to wipe the sweat from the boy's face, "Haro, let me know if it gets any worse."
"Roger, roger."
Lockon must have fallen asleep because the next thing he knew Haro was calling his name in an urgent manner.
"Haro, what's wrong?"
"Tieria! Tieria!"
Lockon looked over at Tieria. The boy was sitting up and clutching his stomach, "Tieria what's wrong?"
"I'm…going to…be sick," He muttered as he clamped his free hand to his mouth
Lockon sighed and handed Tieria a waste paper basket. The boy took the small bucket and threw up. Lockon rubbed Tieria's back as he coughed and dry-heaved, "Do you feel any better?" Tieria shook his head and handed the bucket back to Lockon, "Just let me know if you need this again." He said as he placed the basket on the floor then eased Tieria back against the bed, "Take it easy." Lockon then brought out his communicator, "Ms. Sumeragi."
"What is it Lockon," Sumeragi asked after a few minutes, "It's not even five in the morning yet."
"I'm sorry," Lockon said, "But Tieria's having a really hard time right now."
"Alright," She said, "I'll be there in a few."
"Thank you, Ms. Sumeragi," He said, "Haro, check his temperature again."
"Thirty-nine point four, thirty-nine point four!"
"Lockon…" Tieria moaned.
"Are you going to be sick again?"
Tieria shook his head, "Can you do something about the heat?"
Lockon was caught slightly off guard by Tieria's question. The temperature control in their rooms made it so that they were always comfortable, "Alright," He said as he walked up to the temperature regulator. The small monitor read twenty degrees, "I'll turn the temperature down as low as I can." He pushed a few buttons on the touch screen but nothing happened, "Tieria, it's not letting me change the temperature in here."
Tieria sat up a bit, "Adjust temperature…to minimum…" he muttered
Lockon watched as the number on the monitor dropped to a chilly eight degrees and he shivered as he felt the immediate change. "Is that any better?" He asked as he looked over at the boy; however, he never got an answer. He watched as Tieria's fever glazed garnet eyes closed and he fell back against the bed as he lost consciousness. "So your energy ran out," He said as brushed some of the boy's purple hair out of his face, "Good, you need to sleep."
"Lockon," Sumeragi said as she entered the room, "How is he?"
"He's just fallen back to sleep," Lockon said, "He woke up sick to his stomach but the kid downed an entire water bottle on an empty stomach a few hours ago and I think that had something to do with it."
"How high has his fever gotten?" Sumeragi asked as she laid her hand across Tieria's forehead.
"Thirty-nine point four," Lockon said, "Isn't there anything we can give him?"
"Moreno-san doesn't want him on any medication," Sumeragi said, "Why is it so cold in here?"
"He was complaining about the heat," Lockon said as he yawned, "He'll probably wake up freezing in a few hours."
"You look tired Lockon," Sumeragi said, "Go to bed. I'll watch him for the rest of the night."
"Are you sure?" Lockon asked,
"My alarm was set to go off in about half an hour anyway," Sumeragi said, "Get some rest we don't need you to get sick as well."
"Alright," Lockon said, "Haro stay here."
"Ryokai, ryokai."
"Thanks," Lockon said as he walked out of the room
"Sleep well," Sumeragi called. She then sighed as she turned to Tieria, "I hate it when I'm right about things like this."
Sumeragi sighed just as Lockon had said, about two hours after she had taken over, Tieria started stirring.
"Tieria," She called softly
"Sumeragi," He muttered without opening his eyes, "It's cold."
She nodded then covered Tieria with another blanket, "Is that any better?"
Tieria nodded a bit, "Why are you here?"
"I told Lockon to go to bed," She said, "We don't need him to get sick as well. Haro, can you tell me what his temperature is?"
"Thirty-eight point nine, thirty-eight point nine."
"Good it's gone down," She said, "Do you want anything?"
"Could I have some coffee?" Tieria asked
Sumeragi sighed. She knew how much the boy needed his daily caffeine but his favorite black coffee was probably not the best thing after the night he had just had. "I don't think coffee is the best thing for you to have right now," She said, "I might only make you feel sicker."
Tieria sighed, "Alright," he said, "I'll have some tea then."
"I sorry," Sumeragi said, "I just don't want you to feel any sicker."
"I understand," Tieria said.
"Tea might help you feel better anyway," Sumeragi said, "It will help to settle your stomach." She brought out her communicator, "Feldt."
"Yeah Sumeragi-san?"
"Could you bring a cup of tea to Tieria's room?" Sumeragi asked.
"Sure, what should I put in it?"
"Make it rather strong with a bit of peppermint and honey," Sumeragi said, "No milk or cream, you know the usual."
"Alright."
"Feldt's specialty?" Tieria asked. He knew that the young teenager was an expert at making tea but he wasn't a big fan of tea.
"Of course," Sumeragi said as she placed her hand on Tieria's forehead, "Have you ever tried it before?"
"I don't think so," Tieria said.
"I think you'll like it," Sumeragi said, "It's very good at settling upset stomachs."
"That's good," Tieria said softly. His stomach was still really bothering him.
"Sumeragi-san," Feldt said from the other side of the door.
"Hold on," Sumeragi said as she went to open the door, "Thank you Feldt."
"You're welcome," the pink haired girl said as she walked into the room, "So you're really not feeling well are you, Tieria?" She then handed him a cup of tea, "I hope this helps you feel better."
"Thank you," Tieria said as he took the cup and took a small sip. To his surprise the tea was surprisingly helpful. After just a few sips his upset stomach started to calm. "It's very good Feldt." He said.
The teenager blushed and smiled sheepishly, "You think so?" She said softly.
"Yes," Tieria said as he finished the tea, "Thank you." He handed the empty cup back to the teenager.
"Let me know if you want anymore," Feldt said, "And I'll make more right away."
Tieria nodded, "Maybe later," He said, "I'm going to try to sleep." The mix of the warm tea and the peppermint was making him drowsy. He was also feeling a little bit better so he figured he would try to sleep while he wasn't feeling terribly sick.
"That's a good idea," Sumeragi said, "It sounds like you had a rough night. Try to eat a little something later on."
Tieria nodded then shut his eyes and soon feel asleep.
"Feldt," Sumeragi said softly, "Do you know if Allelujah's up yet?"
"Yeah," Feldt said, "He was making breakfast for the other two and wanted to know if Tieria needed anything to eat."
"Will you go tell him to come here when's he's done with breakfast," Sumeragi said, "Do you know who's in charge of clean up today?"
"I think it was supposed to be Tieria," Feldt said, "So Setsuna will probably be the one in charge of the cleaning today. I'll be right back."
Allelujah and Setsuna were the only two in the dinning room that morning.
"Setsuna have you heard from Lockon this morning?"
"No," Setsuna answered as he took a bite of his cereal
"Um…you're in charge of clean up today," Allelujah said. He found being in the dinning room with only Setsuna to be very awkward. "Tieria's sick…so that means you have to do it."
"Okay," Setsuna said listlessly.
"Allelujah," Feldt said as she entered the room.
"Feldt-chan," He said happy that there was someone else in the room with him besides Setsuna, "What is it?"
"Sumeragi-san wants you to go to Tieria's room when you're done with breakfast," Feldt said.
"How is Tieria feeling?" Allelujah asked.
"He's still got a high fever," Feldt said, "He had a rough night so he's sleeping right now."
"Alright," Allelujah said, "Do you know what she wants?"
"I don't know," Feldt said as she took one of the trays, "I'm going back so I'll see you in a bit."
"Remember Setsuna," Allelujah called as he left the room, "You're in charge of cleaning today."
"I know," Setsuna
/So/ Hallelujah said /Gender confused is feeling sick huh?/
"Don't call Tieria that," Allelujah said, "He's having a hard time."
/Because he's a pampered little princess/ Hallelujah said, /He's used to having everything served to him on a sliver platter/
"Tieria's not that bad," Allelujah said.
/Oh sure/ Hallelujah said, /He only threatened to take us off of Kyrios, threatened to shoot down Exia, blamed Sumeragi for something he did, and even pulled a gun on our little Se-chan. And here you are saying that he's not that bad./
"He has his problems," Allelujah said.
/More like a meter stick up his ass/ Hallelujah said, /I swear him being sick is the best thing to happen to us./
"Stop that now," Allelujah said as he stopped in front of Tieria's room.
/Fine/ Hallelujah said, /I don't know why you're so nice to him./
"This is for Sumeragi-san," Allelujah said as he entered the room, "What is it Sumeragi-san?"
"I hate to do this to you," She said, "But will you watch Tieria?"
/Don't say yes, don't say yes/ Hallelujah said, /Please don't say yes!/
"Sure," Allelujah said with a smile trying to ignore Hallelujah swearing up a storm in his head, "I'd be glad to."
/Goddammit/ Hallelujah swore, /Shoot me now please! Shoot me now and get it over with! I'm sure the kid has about twelve guns lying around here somewhere. Find one pick it up and shoot me in the goddam head!/
"Thanks Allelujah," Sumeragi said, "I would stay here but I still have to finish the mission report from yesterday's mission."
"Alright," Allelujah said "Just don't tell Tieria that you haven't finished."
"I'll be back as soon as I'm done," Sumeragi said as she left the room with Feldt.
/You truly are a dumbass/ Hallelujah said, /After what he's said and done to you, you're still going to be nice to him?/
"He's asleep, Hallelujah," Allelujah said, "He can't say or do anything to us."
/Until he wakes and pulls a gun on us for being in his room without his permission/ Hallelujah said, /But hey you're in charge right now so I humor you for a bit/
"Thanks Hallelujah," Allelujah said as he sat down at Tieria's desk, "I'll make it up to you."
/You had better/ Hallelujah said, /Although the kid looks almost harmless when he's asleep./
"Could you lay off for today?" Allelujah said, "Leave Tieria alone."
/Fine, fine/ Hallelujah said, /But you owe me big time. Next mission, I'm taking over./
"Fine," Allelujah said.
/Do you know the kid's password?/ Hallelujah asked after a few minutes.
"Why?" Allelujah responded.
/I want to check something/ Hallelujah said.
"Oh no," Allelujah said, "You are not going to watch porn on Tieria's computer."
/I guess you're right/ Hallelujah said, /The kid's got a computer complex, he'd probably kill us if we used his computer. Well if you're not going to do anything then I'm going to sleep./
"Alright," Allelujah said.
/Have fun watching the invalid./
With that Allelujah finally got some peace and quiet. He then eyed the book on Tieria's desk and picked it up. "Tieria's reading a book on World War II?" Allelujah asked out loud as he read the cover. /If Tieria feels it's important to read up on the wars of the past then I don't think he'll mind if I borrow this for a bit/ He then opened the book and started reading.
Well there it is. I'm hoping that Hallelujah's little spiel there added some humor to it. I promise it will get funnier as I continue.
To Immortal x Snow: The reason I use both Sumeragi-san and Ms. Sumeragi is because in the show Lockon (Neil) uses Ms. Sumeragi while the other's use Sumeragi-san.
And thanks to everyone who reviewed. Until next time!
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