Konnichiwa Minna-san! I'm back! I wasn't as productive as I wanted to be during Winter break but that's what Spring Break is for right? I don't have much to say aside from this story probably has another two chapters before it's done (No, I will not prolong Tieria's illness…I've tortured the poor boy enough in this story) So enjoy!
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 as long as I don't run off with a Gundam or Tieria-kun.
Happy Reading!
Chapter Ten: What Am I Going to Do With You!
Lockon stood in front of Tieria's bed. He knew that he should not have come and that Sumeragi was probably going to murder him for being out of bed in his condition but he didn't really care. He placed the back of his hand to Tieria's forehead. He knew that because of his own fever he wasn't going to be able to tell how warm the boy's skin was but he could still tell that the boy had a rather high fever. Tieria's breathing was still slightly rapid and heavy and his face was still flushed and sweaty. However at the same time, he seemed to be doing better. He placed a damp cloth to Tieria's forehead and to his dismay he found a pair of disapproving garnet eyes looking back at him.
"Based on the pink tinge to your cheeks, Lockon Stratos," Tieria said, "You have not yet gotten over your fever and therefore, you should not be standing in my room."
"Well someone seems to be feeling better," Lockon said as he sat down, "You've come up with your first little comeback in quite some time."
Tieria sighed, "Not really," He said softly, "I'm still feeling sick. I now see what you all meant when you said I was lucky for not getting sick the last time this happened."
"Yeah being sick really sucks," Lockon said, "I can't imagine what it must be like to experience a fever for the first time. I guess you can say that the rest of us had it easy, we were all too young to remember our first fever and by the time we could remember it, we were used to them so to speak."
Tieria nodded, "What are you doing in here anyway?" He asked, "I thought Sumeragi had anyone who fell ill on strict bed rest. But then again it really shouldn't surprise me that you're disobeying her orders."
"I was worried about you," Lockon said, "The last time I saw you, your fever was up to forty point three and you were barely conscious. I mean Feldt and Ms. Sumeragi have been keeping me updated on your condition but I wanted to see it for myself."
"You really should go back to your own room," Tieria said, "Sumeragi will be here in a few minutes and I for one don't particularly feel like hearing her scream at you, I still have a really bad headache."
"Fine, I'll get going," Lockon said, "But first I want to know what your temperature is."
"The last time I checked it, it was thirty-eight point nine," Tieria said, "How about your temperature?"
"Thirty-eight point four," Lockon said, "It's not that bad. Your fever, on the other hand, is still rather high but then again, it is nearly eight at night."
Tieria sighed, "Well now that you know that I'm alright, will you go back to your room before you get in trouble?" He asked.
"Alright, alright, chill out," Lockon said as he headed for the door, "Sleep well and feel better."
"Lockon," A female voice called out as he left Tieria's room.
Lockon turned and expected to see Sumeragi but he was met by a pair of aquamarine eyes, "Feldt."
"Lockon what are you doing out of bed?" Feldt said as she carried a small tray.
"I needed a change of scenery," Lockon said, "I was getting kinda restless and just needed to walk around a bit."
"You were visiting Tieria weren't you?" Feldt said.
"Yeah you caught me," Lockon said, "I was visiting Tieria."
Feldt sighed, "Please tell me you didn't wake him," she said, "He was having some trouble falling asleep."
"He did wake up," Lockon said, "But he ended up lecturing me so we know he's beginning to feel better."
"Oh well," Feldt said, "I was only going to have to wake him up anyway. Hurry back to you room, Sumeragi is on her way."
"I will," Lockon said, "How's Allelujah feeling?"
"His fever should be down by tomorrow," Feldt said, "His temperature is only thirty-seven point nine. Now go back to bed before Sumeragi catches you."
"Alright," Lockon said, "Good night Feldt."
"Sleep well and feel better Lockon," Feldt said as she entered Tieria's room. When she entered the room she found that Tieria was sitting up and reading a book, "Good evening." She greeted, "I brought you something to eat. You don't have to eat all of it but Sumeragi does want you to eat some of it."
Tieria nodded and put his book down, "I guess I'm a bit hungry," He said softly. He was feeling much better but he still didn't have much of an appetite. And although eating no longer made him nauseous, food was still completely unappealing to him.
"Have you checked you temperature lately?" Feldt said.
"No," Tieria said, "Not since the last time."
"Check it again," Feldt said as she placed the tray on Tieria's lap.
Tieria nodded and grabbed the thermometer off the ledge then put it in his mouth. To his surprise his fever had actually gone down a bit.
"Well what is it?" Feldt asked
"Thirty-eight point seven," He said as he put the thermometer back on the ledge.
"It's gone down a lot," Feldt said, "It should be down almost completely by tomorrow." Just then the door opened, "Ah Sumeragi."
"I don't know what I am going to do with them," She said, "I really don't."
"What's wrong?" Tieria asked. He had a feeling that he knew exactly what she was talking about.
"Well first off, Hallelujah still isn't happy with you at all. And he just told me that the first thing he's going to do when he's allowed out of bed tomorrow is wrap his hands around your neck, once he washes the dye out of his hair." Sumeragi ranted, "Then there's Lockon. I found his out of his bed trying to sneak his way back from the kitchen with a beer…Tieria that look on your face worries me, what are you planning?"
"Huh?" Tieria asked, "Nothing, I was just thinking about what I would do to him if he does decide to wrap his hands around my neck."
"I don't really care," Sumeragi said, "Just don't shoot him." She paused, "How are you feeling?"
"Same," Tieria said as he took a sip of the soup had given him, "I'm both warm and cold at the same time, tired, and achy. However it's not as bad as it's been."
"That's good," Sumeragi said, "It seems as though you'll be alright after a few more days of bed rest. How is your fever?"
"Thirty-eight point seven," Tieria responded.
"That's good," Sumeragi said, "It's lower than it's been if a few days."
Tieria nodded then handed the tray back to Sumeragi, "I'm all set." He said.
"You didn't eat that much," Sumeragi said, "You really should try to eat all of it."
"I'm not that hungry," Tieria said as he rested against the pillows again, "I'm just tired."
Sumeragi nodded, "I understand," She said, "I'm sorry, you're still sick and you shouldn't be pushing yourself. Sleep well Tieria."
Hallelujah was quite glad to wake up with a clear head. /Alright today I get back at Erde/ he thought.
/Don't you dare Hallelujah/ Allelujah said, /Tieria's still not feeling well/
"I don't care," Hallelujah said, "He's gonna pay!"
/Just don't hurt him or do something to get us taken off Kyrios/ Allelujah said.
"Alright, alright." Hallelujah said, "I'll humor you for a while. But first I am going to wash this goddamn shit out of my hair."
Tieria woke up with a smirk on his face. And while that fact alone should have sent anyone running very far away in the opposite direction Tieria also had a plan. It was a plan to piss off Hallelujah one last time. Although he wouldn't be able to pull off his plan by himself, he was still running a very slight fever and was still confined to his bed for at least another three days, so he would have to use someone or something to act for him.
He had a feeling that due to the little "battle" that had taken place a few days earlier, Lockon's Haro would not have been an option so he called on one of the other Haros that they possessed. He had never really seen the other Haros that they possessed but he still had one respond to his call. He gave the small robot careful instructions then he let it go about its business.
"Tieria," Sumeragi said as she made her presence in the room known, "What were you doing?"
"Seeing what the Haros were up to," Tieria said.
"And why were you doing that?" Sumeragi asked.
"Do you really want to know?" Tieria asked.
"No," Sumeragi said, "I'm sure I'll find out later." She walked up to the bed and placed her hand on Tieria's forehead, "You're a lot cooler than you've been, but I think you're still running a bit of a fever. How are you feeling today?"
"I feeling much better," Tieria said, "The aches are gone as are the chills but, I'm still really fatigued and I still have a bit of a headache."
Sumeragi nodded and handed the boy the thermometer, "Like I said, I don't think you're running much of a temperature but just to be safe, check it anyway." She said.
Tieria took the thermometer and put it in his mouth. After a few seconds it beeped and her removed it, "Thirty-seven point seven," he said as he put it back on the ledge.
"Well," Sumeragi said, "You still have a bit of a fever but I think it will be down completely by tomorrow. Are you hungry today?"
"Yes," Tieria said. For the first time in a little over a week Tieria had his normal appetite back and it quite literally felt as though he hadn't eaten in a week as well.
"What do you want?" Sumeragi asked, "Some toast and orange juice like yesterday?"
"No," Tieria said, "You can bring me whatever the rest of the crew had for breakfast."
"Really?" Sumeragi asked, "Tieria are you sure you're feeling up to eating that much? You haven't eaten much in the past week."
"I'm really hungry this morning," Tieria said.
"Alright," Sumeragi said, "I'll bring you a smaller portion. I don't want you to over do it today. You started feeling better so don't make yourself sick again by eating too much."
Tieria nodded as Sumeragi left the room. He then smirked a bit as the light purple Haro informed him that everything was in place.
Hallelujah was quite relieved to step into the shower room. It meant that he could finally restore his hair back to its original color. He stepped under the shower head, closed his eyes and turned the shower on full. And after the first few seconds he realized that something was amiss. For one the hot water was kinda sticky and grape flavored. He opened his eyes and found that the water was also purple.
"WHAT THE HELL!?" He screamed, "Alright who the hell did this?"
He then noticed the light purple Haro floating around outside the shower stall and he put two and two together.
"That little bastard!" Hallelujah screamed, "All right, he's dead! NO ALLELUJAH I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY! I AM GOING TO KILL TIERIA FOR THIS!"
Tieria was quite pleased with himself. Thanks to the Haro unit he had seen and heard everything. Although he was quiet sure that he would have heard everything without the Haro unit. He figured it was only a matter of time before Hallelujah came barging into his room and tried to kill him but he was prepared for that as well.
Hallelujah was royally pissed off. /Tieria and his goddamn computer/ He thought, /I don't care what he does to me…I'm going to kill him!/
"Don't kill Tieria!" Allelujah pleaded, "We'll get taken off Kyrios then you won't be able to kill that woman you're always going on about."
"Can I at least knock him out?" Hallelujah asked.
"NO!" Allelujah said, "Tieria will take us off Kyrios if you do that!"
"I don't care," Hallelujah said, "I need to get my revenge."
Tieria was pretending to be asleep when Hallelujah barged into his room.
"Alright you little bastard," Hallelujah said as he walked up to the bed, "WAKE THE HELL UP!"
Tieria pretended to stir, "What is it?" He muttered.
"What the hell did you do to the shower?" Hallelujah asked.
"What are you talking about?" Tieria asked tiredly, "I've been asleep..."
"Why the hell did you put grape drink powder in the showerhead?" Hallelujah asked.
"Why would I put grape drink mix in the showerhead?" Tieria asked.
"I don't know," Hallelujah said, "Ask this Haro unit."
"I'm sorry Tieria-nii, I'm sorry Tieria-nii!" The purple Haro in Hallelujah's hands said, "Haro was caught. Haro was caught!"
Tieria sighed, "It's alright," He said bracing himself for the inevitable explosion from Hallelujah, "Don't worry about it."
"You little bastrad!" Hallelujah yelled as he gripped the Haro tighter.
"Stop it! Stop it!" The Haro cried, "It hurts! It hurts! Tieria-nii! Tieria-nii!"
Tieria looked Hallelujah in the eye, "Put the Haro down!" He said sternly if he wanted to survive his encounter with Hallelujah, he needed the Haro, "I'm that one you want!"
"Fine," Hallelujah said as he threw the Haro on the floor, "Have it your way…YOU BASTARD!" Hallelujah then launched himself at Tieria and seized the smaller Meister's neck.
/You know what to do/ Tieria thought hoping that the small robot got the message. He didn't have time to link with Veda to give the instructions it was getting harder to breathe.
"What did you just tell the Haro to do?" Hallelujah asked as he increased the pressure on Tieria's neck.
"Nothing…" Tieria gasped. He was starting to get dizzy and his vision was blurring.
"You liar!" Hallelujah yelled as he pressed harder.
"Stop it Hallelujah!" Allelujah pleaded, "Tieria still has a fever!"
/No!/ Hallelujah thought back, /He's getting what he deserves!/
"HALLELUJAH HAPTISM!" Sumeragi roared as she entered the room, "LET GO OF HIM!" She hurried over to the bed and pulled Hallelujah off the smaller Meister then punched him in the face, "What the hell do you think you're doing!?"
"Getting my payback for everything he's done to me in the past few days!" Hallelujah said.
"Let Allelujah take over this instant!" Sumeragi yelled as Tieria coughed and choked.
"Fine, fine," Hallelujah said, "Captain Hotpants!"
"I am so sorry about him Sumeragi-san," Allelujah pleaded, "I tried to get him to stop but he didn't listen. Tieria, are you alright?"
"Get…out of my room," Tieria muttered.
"Tieria it wasn't me!" Allelujah pleaded, "I tried to stop him!"
"Get out of my room!" Tieria snapped.
"Alright," Allelujah said, "I'm so sorry Tieria!"
"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!" Tieria roared.
Sumeragi sighed, "Do you still want your breakfast?" She asked, "Or are you going to kick me out without eating."
"I'll take it," Tieria snapped.
"Well, it seems as though someone's starting to feel better," Sumeragi said, "Your patience is gone and you're snapping at people again." Tieria didn't respond vocally he just glared at Sumeragi, "Oh and your glare is back. Well I'll leave you alone before you kill me. Call me if you need anything do you want this Haro to stick around?"
"Yes please," Tieria said as Sumeragi turned for the door.
"Did I do okay? Did I do okay?" The Haro asked as Sumeragi left.
"Yes you did," Tieria, "Thank you for getting Sumeragi."
"Tieria-nii was in trouble, Tieria-nii was in trouble." The Haro said.
"Are you hurt anywhere?" Tieria asked hoping the Haro would understand, "Is anything broken?"
"Haro's okay! Haro's okay!" Haro chirped, "Nothing's broken! Nothing broken! Arigato Tieria-nii! Arigato Tieria-nii!"
Tieria smiled a bit, "I'm glad," He said, "Do you mind staying with me until I'm allowed out of bed again?"
"I'll stay! I'll stay!" Haro said, "Tieria-nii is sick! Tieria-nii is sick!"
"Thank you Haro," Tieria said as he started eating his breakfast.
So Tieria and Hallelujah went at it again…and Tieria won again. He's slowly starting to revert back to his normal 'I can't stand any of you attitude' which is probably a good thing though. It's odd to write him joking around like that. And the Haro and its Tieria-nii, it's so cute (and I think Tieria probably thinks it's cute too) Well until next time minna-san!
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