"Katie, come on, you gotta get up and go to school." Kenickie whispered picking Katie up. She opened her eyes and he hugged her,"You gotta get ready for school Katie." He said softly.
"I feel icky," she said quietly. Kenickie noticed she didn't look good either, she was white as a ghost and had huge bags under her eyes. Kenickie sat her down on the bed and felt her forehead. It was really warm.
He kissed her forehead,"I'll be right back alright." Katie nodded holding her stomach.
He dialed Danny's number and picked up the phone,"Hello," Danny said groggily.
"Hey Zuko, Katie sick, I'm not gonna be at school today." He said.
"You need me to bring you anything before I go to school?" He asked.
"Medicine, but I don't even know what kind." Kenickie said.
"She got a fever?"
"Yep," Kenickie replied,"You know that just feeling her forehead."
"Alright, I'll pick something up, see ya later." He said.
"Ok, bye Danny."
"Bye Kenick."
Kenickie walked back to his room to see Katie laying, staring at the ceiling. "Hey Katie," he sat down next to her,"Danny's gonna stop by before he goes to school and bring some medicine, alright," Katie nodded and snuggled into Kenickie.
He turned the tv on and sat there with Kenickie until the doorbell rang.
Danny stood there holding a bag from the drug store.
"Thanks Zuko." Kenickie said.
"No problem, I'd do anything for Katie."
"She's only said three words to me this morning, wanna see her, maybe she'll talk to you." Kenickie said. Danny came in and walked back to Kenickie's room.
"Hey Katie," Danny said walking in,"You feel any better." Katie shook her head no. She looked so sad. Danny kissed her head,"I brought some medicine to help you feel better."
"Thank you," she whispered.
"No problem," Danny kissed her head again,"I've gotta go now, be good, feel better, maybe the T-Birds and I will come see you after school." She slightly smiled.
"Bye Danny," she said weakly.
Danny left and Kenickie sat back down on the bed. He opened the medicine and poured it into the tablespoon.
"Here Katie, this will make you feel better. It may taste gross but if you don't take it you won't get better." Katie took it no problem. He kissed her head and then they heard a door slam.
Kenickie quietly closed his door and turned the tv off. It was his dad with some chick he met at a bar. He grabbed Katie and hugged her,"Katie we gotta be quiet alright." Katie nodded and Kenickie held her. She laid her head down on his shoulder.
She fell asleep and Kenickie laid her down. He quietly walked out of his room to see if his dad was still there. He was gone, it was now two thirty. Katie had been asleep for two hours.
He walked back in to see her crying on the bed. He walked over to her and hugged her. "Katie, what's wrong."
"I thought Daddy got mad and made you leave," Kenickie rembered the first (and only) time Katie was home without him. She walked into the kitchen and there dad was already in there with a chick. He got mad at Katie and kicked her out.
The T-Birds found the three year old Katie sitting outside Frosty's, sobbing. Kenickie had been so mad. That's when he decided she was never gonna be home alone with there parents ever again,
"No sweetie, Dad left, it's just you and me again."
"Don't ever leave me Kenny." She whispered
"I'll always be here Katie." He said and kissed her head. Katie cried into his shoulder as he stroked her hair,"You feel any better?"
She shook her head no and Kenickie craddled her in her arms. "I think the T-Birds are gonna come over soon." He said. Katie smiled, but her face didn't light up like it usually did. You could tell she was sick.
Then the doorbell rang. Kenickie set Katie down and ran to the door.
Haven't updated this in a while! Hope you like it!
-Jan