Sick
By: Metamorcy
The third one-shot of the series and I've fallen sick so this is actually the only thing I could do for today and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I'm so sorry that this one is shorter than the others.
The climate had been down for the past few days, rain in, rain out, an endless cycle that repeated every few hours. Places were flooded over, the earth was so saturated that one step could turn that solid ground beneath the feet to quicksand and places were closed down until the weather cleared up. At the beginning of the storm, the group of heroes had been out in the fields resting when suddenly a heavy downpour of pelting cold rain came down, sending the group into a panic. They had run to a nearby town trying to stay out of the storm while keeping their items and clothes dry. The rainstorm hadn't even so much as stopped the past few hours so the group was trapped in the town with no where else to go. Sad to say, there was a flu virus that had been going around due to the season change so there were plenty of people rushing to the doctor to get cured so it was no real surprise when someone got sick. However luckily for them, they had Jade, unsure if that was a good thing or not, they had someone to depend on, well they hoped. Luke, the poor guy, had been out in the icy precipitation for over an hour trying to make sure that nothing was left behind in that little alarm. He had also been the last one to get inside and get change to warmer clothes so the next day, he had, of course and without a doubt, fallen unwell.
Jade pulled the thermometer out of Luke's mouth and stared at the numbers for a second before announcing with a smile. "102 Fahrenheit, it's just a common cold. Congratulation! " He smiled with the sneaky and sinister grin that made some of the oldest men tremble in fear. The group was staying at an inn, one room was separated from the rest due to Luke's sickness; they didn't need any more to fall ill. The only person that wasn't in the room at that moment was Guy who had gone out shopping.
The tension in the air deflated a bit, relieved that it wasn't too serious. Tear came up holding a glass of water with two hands as if she was praying and stood beside the replica with worry written all over her face. Luke was coughing roughly, a hand over his mouth, it seemed as if he was chocking on something from the inside. His cheeks were flushed with the fever, eyes closed shut with a towel on his forehead. As the melodist came near, Luke tried to sit up struggling slightly and had to use Natalia as leverage. Jade reached over and took the towel off seeing as it was about to fall off at that movement. Once he was able to get a grip, he pulled upward and remained sitting, pulling the covers closer, he was felling cold. Tear reached out, taking the free hand and wrapped it around the cup so he could stable it. "Here drink this; it might help cool your throat."
"Okay." Luke croaked, his voice cracking multiple times before going back to a coughing fit. Closing his eyes again, he tried to get rid of the excess water that had formed in his eye sockets from the force exerted inside his chest. He tried not to shake the glass cup and slip any of the liquid out, but that was growing hard with the constant movement. His shoulders vibrated at each one, sweat crawled down his cheeks in little droplets. Luke's face was pale, almost white like Jade's and the lips were purple with small hints of red.
The moment it slowed down, he took a sip of it letting the cool liquid run down his burning throat. He managed to intake only a tenth of the liquid, relieving him for a second before going back, Luke felt like he was going to cough up a lung at this rate. He almost spat the water out; the trembling caused some of the liquid to spill from the side and onto the sheets. Tear took the cup back, placing it safely on the table just incase it would be needed again. His breathing was short and raspy, evidence that something was trapped in the throat. Luke tried to hold back on coughing but it began to hurt so much that he started back up again.
Tear shooed everyone out seeing as they weren't helping the situation plus there was a large chance that the sickness could spread if they remained here for too long. She tried to comfort the sick replica but whatever she did had no effect to for the cold, it was just getting worse. A knock at the door broke her worrying for a split second, it opened with a loud ear piercing squawk and in walked Guy. He strolled over, his aqua pools examining over the red head for a moment without even making eye-contact with Tear, and brought over a chair from the other side. He placed it right next to the bed, sat down leaning over with a bottle of medicine in his hand. Shifted his sword so that it wouldn't get in his way, he stared at his lover with a stern expression.
"Luke." Guy whispered shifting closer from his seat studying the replica's reaction. There was hardly one, perhaps he didn't hear him over the coughing or perhaps he didn't even notice the arrival through his blurry eyes. The Gardios glanced down to the bottle; a disgusted frown appeared as he stared at the contents. Twisted the cap with an opening click, Guy poured the thick gooey liquid into the provided cup. There was a horrible smell admitting from the medication and even Guy gagged a bit from it. Tear backed up, the stench was getting to her too and turned away with a hand over her mouth. Luke caught a glimpse of the item and recoiled back, the one thing he hated about getting sick was the medicine they would shoved down his throat. He didn't care who was going to feed him it even if it was his lover, he was going to refuse to intake the drug until they held him down. Guy sighed; this wasn't going to be easy. It had been always hard to get the boy to take his medicine. The maids would always force him to do it instead and how could he say no to them. It looked like he was going to have to use his trump card in this type of situation. Guy tilted his head downward and smiled trying to give off some kind of expression. Luke cheeks turned a darker color of red especially when Guy suddenly moved closer. "Take it, Luke."
There was a slight demanding edge in the tone that made Luke flinch and snatch it instantly out of fear. Of course he didn't take it but facing an angry Guy, even though he looked magnificent, while he was sick, that was even worse Van's betrayal. It was almost suicidal. Tear sighed, heading to the door seeing as her nursing had been taken over by the blond. She closed it quietly, not to disturb them and left to inform the others.
Luke hadn't touched the medicine yet staring down at it as if he was hoping that it would just disappeared. The glare wasn't helping either; it was still there, thick and revolting. He twirled the cup around watching the liquid move like a snail. It looked horrible and though he couldn't smell it with his nose clogged up but the replica could instantly tell by the others reaction to it.
"Luke, just take it and get it over with. It's not going to kill you to drink it." Guy sighed, the only time Luke was still stubborn was when it came to taking medicine not that he blamed him, he hated it too. He reached to the side taking the half full cup of water from the bed post and handed it over to Luke. "Here take this with it; it'll help it go down."
The red head was still reluctant, not yet convinced about it. He haven't even taken the cup that was hanging a few inch above is head. Guy sighed again but hadn't lost the will to fight so far, he edged closer. His lips brushed against the hot ear, making Luke blush and whispered words into it.
"Drink it."
Luke pouted but complied, swooping the whole thing in one gulp. His left hand reached for the water that was in Guy's hand while the Gardios helped out by holding it just incase Luke started coughing again. His right hand patted the back tenderly trying to calm him down, rubbing up and down. The water was gone but the cough was still there, making Luke quiver at each one. Guy leaned over kissing the forehead, his fingers gazing over the cheeks, stroking them affectionately. He sat up from his seat and crawled over to the bedside, embracing the shorter man. Luke closed his eyes letting the older one hug him closely trying to soothe his cough.
They held hands when Luke began to feel drowsy from the fast reacting medicine and leaned into Guy's touch. It was warm and soft, he nuzzled into the neck, savoring it. The blond pulled him in letting the head rest on the shoulder, the red hair slipping off tickling the cheeks. Guy stayed like that for a few more minutes listening to Luke's wispy breath then slowly turned to a clearer one but it was still hazy. The body next to him felt heavier as Luke fell fast asleep so Guy lightly lifted him off, placing him down on the bed. He shifted the covers up, tucking the replica in while playfully running his fingers through the silky red hair. It helped to cool the red head's fever and cough giving him the peaceful sleep he desperately needed. Guy stared for a while, just sitting there watching the chest move up and down. He was tempted to give a good night kiss on the lips, but of course Luke was sick, he could always wait later.
Guy leaned over touching the forehead with his lips again, eyes closed. An understandable grunt came from below and some movement, shifting in the blankets. The fever was still there, burning but it seemed to have gone down slightly. Guy's mouth slipped down to the ear leaving a few whispered words before retracting back. His right hand flipped a red strain aside, made sure that everything was okay before leaving the room. He reached out for the light switch, letting the room get engulfed in darkness. The only light that was left was the one outside the room with Guy's shadow growing bigger across the floor. He glanced back at the bed one last time from the doorway before closing the door. As it did, the light grew smaller as it closed then went completely away with the only sounds impending from the room was Luke's breathing.
"Goodnight Luke and sweet dreams."
The bed shuffled, Luke fast asleep had a smile on his pales lips and snuggled into the sheets.
Just two more left.
Man I fell horrible but now I get to go to bed. Happy me!