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"Here Maka, drink this." Soul said, giving her a canteen. Maka took the canteen and with a shaky hand, she took a sip.
This was the first time since the day before that she had anything to drink. Maka had only woken up a short while ago, and she didn't look well at all.
Maka's face was very pale and she was shivering, despite the fever. She had a damp strip of Soul's shirt on her forehead to try to help break the fever. Soul insisted that he didn't need it.
There was absolutely no medicine in the first aid kit that would help with fevers, or any pills for that matter. The only things that Tsubaki found were lots and lots of bandages and a tube of Neosporin. There was nothing in there that was truly needed.
Needless to say, the first aid kit sucked. Black*Star was very, very clear on that.
Tsubaki was currently inspecting Maka's leg. She took some first aid classes in the past, so she was the most educated on the subject. Soul was there with Tsubaki to comfort Maka and to help with whatever Tsubaki needed.
But it was mainly to comfort Maka.
Tsubaki looked up at Maka, "Maka, I need you to tell me how you are feeling. And I need you to be completely honest with me." Tsubaki looked completely serious.
Maka had no energy to argue with her, "I have a headache, my stomach hurts, and I'm cold. My leg hurts too, obviously."
Soul smirked at that statement. Maka still had her matter-of-fact attitude.
"Tell me if this hurts, okay?" Tsubaki lightly touched the inflamed skin surrounding the wound. Maka winced and clenched Soul's hand.
That was not the reaction Tsubaki was hoping for.
She went ahead and applied the Neosporin and wrapped Maka's leg with the bandages. No need for it to be even more infected.
"Hey Tsubaki, do you think Maka will be able to eat anything? We need to get something into her stomach." Soul said, snapping Tsubaki out of her thoughts.
"I think she can handle some berries. I don't think her stomach can handle solid food right now, though." Tsubaki answered, looking up from Maka's leg.
Soul nodded.
Tsubaki continued, "We already have some, so we don't have to go get any. Liz and Patty went out to go get some berries when it was clear that you two weren't coming back anytime soon."
Soul nodded again, glancing down at Maka. She had fallen asleep during their discussion. She just couldn't fight the exhaustion anymore.
Tsubaki quietly exited the cave. She smiled softly at the two when she saw Soul push a loose strand of hair from Maka's face.
She wondered what happened to those two when they were alone…
As Tsubaki walked towards the clearing in front of the cave, everyone turned to her, wanting to know what exactly was wrong with Maka.
"Hey Tsubaki, what's up with Maka?" Black*Star asked the question that was on everyone's minds.
He was currently cooking a fish over a fire for Soul. With Maka being in the condition that she was in, there was no way that Soul was going to feed himself.
A big guy like him helps out his friends, after all.
"Well, she has a pretty high fever and she has the chills. It's more than likely that she has blood poisoning." Tsubaki answered, "She has all the symptoms for it…"
"Damn…" Black*Star muttered. He absolutely hated the fact that one of his friends was severely sick and injured.
"She has blood poisoning!" Liz exclaimed.
"That's not very good…" Patty absently said.
"But it could be something else though!" Tsubaki said quickly, "We won't know unless we have a real doctor around."
"But with all the symptoms Maka has and the infected leg, we have to assume it is blood poisoning." Kid lucidly said. "I wish I knew about plants. There has to be something out there that can help Maka…"
Tsubaki rolled this idea over in her head for a minute, and then she said, "They taught us a little bit about plants in that first aid class I took. Maybe I can find something that will help Maka."
"That's a great idea, Tsubaki! I'll go with you." Black*Star spoke up, "You might need help or something."
Tsubaki smiled, "Okay, Black*Star." The two walked off into the wilderness.
Kid sighed in aggravation, "I hate how I can't do anything to help!"
"Kid, right now, all of us can't really do much to help. Soul probably feels terrible, knowing the fact that he can't do much either." Liz said, trying to calm Kid down.
He slumped in defeat, "Yes, I know."
Trying to lighten the mood, Liz changed the subject, "Do you think anything happened between those two while they were alone?"
Liz looked over to see Soul soothingly stroke Maka's hair. He seemed to be talking to her, meaning that she must be awake. Soul suddenly bent over and kissed Maka's forehead.
Well that answered Liz's question.
"Never mind…"
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"Come on Maka, please eat just a little bit of this!" Soul asked, holding some berries in his hand. He was trying to convince her to eat something with no avail.
He was desperate for her to eat something. Neither of them had eaten anything, but Soul was more concerned with Maka.
"But I'm not hungry." Maka mumbled.
Why are sick people always so stubborn?
"Maka, I don't care if you don't feel hungry! You have to eat something!" Soul exclaimed.
"You haven't eaten anything, either." Maka feebly pointed out.
Soul sighed, "But I'm not the one who's sick."
Maka was quiet for a moment, and then said, "Okay." She took a single berry from Soul's hand and started to nibble on it.
Soul was relieved. It wasn't much, but at least she ate something. His hand reached out to stroke her hair soothingly.
Maka clutched Soul's hand, "Everything's going to be okay, right?"
Soul smiled, "Of course everything's going to be okay." Soul removed the wet cloth and kissed her forehead, "Maka Albarn doesn't go down without a fight."
He truly did believe that.
"Hey Soul, I brought you something to eat." Kid walked in, interrupting the two. He was holding the fish that Black*Star was cooking earlier.
"Thanks."
Kid looked at Maka, "How are you feeling Maka?"
Maka looked up at him with tired eyes, "Like a truck ran over me, and then ran back over me again."
Kid nodded, "That's understandable."
"Hey, where did Tsubaki go? I noticed she wasn't here." Maka thought for a moment, "And I don't hear Black*Star either."
"They went to go look for something that will help make you feel better." Soul answered, "Tsubaki said she knew a little about plants, so she and Black*Star went to go look."
"Oh, okay." Maka said softly.
They were quiet for a few minutes when they heard Tsubaki and Black*Star coming up to the cave. In their hands were a diverse set of plants.
"I have something that should reduce the infection!" Tsubaki said, "The achillea should reduce the inflammation in her leg and-!"
"Tsubaki," Soul interrupted, "I really don't care what the plants do as long as they help Maka."
She smiled sheepishly, "Right, sorry."
Maka just gave a tired smile and closed her emerald eyes. She was just too tired to do or say anything right now. Her head was pounding, her stomach felt like it was twisting into knots, and she was freezing.
It wasn't normal to be cold in the summer. Not to mention that her leg was killing her.
"You two were awfully quick in getting the plants." Kid said.
"We were just lucky, I guess." Tsubaki replied.
"Nah, it wasn't luck, it was pure skill. Guys like me have that kind of influence." Black*Star spoke.
Soul rolled his crimson eyes, "Yeah, sure."
Tsubaki made the plants into an ointment that could be spread onto Maka's injury. As she did this, Soul thought to himself.
Blood poisoning could kill someone if it wasn't treated instantly. What were the odds that mere teens would be able to treat it in the wilderness with no adults around? It was definitely luck that Tsubaki was taught and trained about plants and first aid.
Soul glanced down at Maka. She had fallen asleep once again, but despite her current condition, she looked peaceful.
He had an uncanny feeling that things would work out.
You don't have to worry about the next update because I will have another chapter out tomorrow.
...I really don't have anything else to say, so... I hope you liked it! I didn't really do a good job on it in my opinion... Whatever!
Until next time!