Chapter 26 Sleeping with the enemy

Quanktumspirit: "No, don't worry, I won't have Heinz and Perry have sex with each other. It's just a stay-over. Enjoy."

Perry the Platypus was back home. After Phineas and Ferb have calmed him down, he headed to his bag and began packing a few things together. His body was shaking as more tears fell.

Just knowing that Heinz was dying, broke his small beating heart. And Perry wanted to do whatever it would cost him to try and save his life.

"Perry, you sure you want to stay with Heinz tonight? We could always invite him here." Phineas pointed out.

But Perry shook his head and signed: No, 1st Heinz is too sick to even walk out of his flat, 2nd Linda, Lawrence and Candace still see me as a mindless pet and would be confused why a sick man was staying over at your place, 3rd I got everything packed up anyway.

Ferb nodded, the kids waved to Perry goodbye, and Perry flew in his jetpack over to Heinz's home.

As Perry arrived, he knocked against the door. But instead of hearing small footsteps, Perry heard big, heavy clonking booths. Norm the Giant Robot man was opening the door and faced Perry.

"Oh good evening, Agent Perry. I take it you are here to see my father?" Norm asked.

Perry nodded his head, he was let in by Norm and walked towards Heinz's bedroom, briefly he knocked against the door.

"Who is it?" Came a soft voice, sounding like a cold.

Perry just opened the door and stared shocked at Heinz. He was now attached to a heart monitor, had a drip bag in his arm and even a breathing mask on. His body was so gray, Perry could barely see him from the bedsheets.

Heinz's old eyes twinkled a bit, "Oh... 'Cough'... Perry the Platypus... W... Why are you here? I... 'Cough' I am... Not doing anything evil anymore... nor am I planning on returning to …. The... LOVEMUFFINS."

Perry felt tears falling from his face, he activated his speaking clip again and jumped next to Heinz.

"Heinz, you are my best friend. I won't let you go in your hour of need. Can I do something now for you?" Perry asked him.

Heinz blushed and nodded his head, "Well... 'Cough'... Norm is making dinner ready..."

Heinz reached to the side of the bed and pulled his stone-cold hot water bottle out. Which was shaped like the teal colored Platypus.

"Could you please... 'Cough'... Please switch the water... Out of the hot water bottle... And fill it up with more hot water? To keep me warm." Heinz asked.

Perry nodded, but before he did that, he stuffed into Heinz's mouth a thermometer. Perry left to fill the hot water bottle up, whiles the tap water was warming up, Perry grabbed his mobile phone.

He was ringing his home up, and luckily Phineas answered the phone.

"Perry, have you arrived safely at Heinz's home?" Phineas asked.

Perry nodded his head, he had his animal translator installed into his phone, "Yes Phineas. I'm at his apartment right now. And it doesn't look too well for him. But I will do whatever it takes to help him. I'll see you and Ferb in a few days' time."

"Ok, Perry, just be there for him. He needs you now more than ever." Phineas replied.

"Ok, see you soon." Perry smiled and got off the phone.

As the hot water bottle was filled up, Perry turned the tap water off, screwed the lid on and carried it through to Heinz' bedroom.

Heinz's skin was turning paler and paler right before Perry's eyes. Perry felt like crying because there was nothing he could do to stop the clocks of death.

Heinz looked up from his bed, Perry was nudging him, and he handed him the hot water bottle over.

"Oh? Thanks, Perry. Thank you a lot." Heinz smiled.

Heinz took the hot water bottle off Perry and hugged it to his chest. Perry jumped up onto the bed and faced his best friend with more tears falling.

"Heinz... Why don't you just build a cure ray, hit yourself with it, and then be cured of this cancer?" Perry asked, "Or why don't you go to the doctors to have some medication prescribed?"

Heinz chuckled, "True Perry, I could... But I can't come up with anything that could stop the cancer flow through my body. I've already seen 2 doctors and they both confirmed to me that starting me on medication would be pointless, it won't slow the cancer down."

Perry shook and hugged Heinz to his body, Perry cried and cried and cried. Heinz sighed and kissed Perry on his head, crying a bit as well.

"But Perry, I've never regretted meeting you and becoming your best friend. I just wish we could have jumped over our shadows earlier, so we could have maybe started a relationship together." Heinz admitted, blushing.

Perry blushed also and kissed Heinz on his lips. Both the man and the Platypus hugged and kissed each other for a few minutes, and Perry nodded his head, he wishes the same thing.

After Heinz and Perry had their dinner, Heinz had his shower and Perry had taken a bath, then the two headed to bed.

Hugging each other and dreaming together. Wishing they could have a future together... But faith has other plans.

Quanktumspirit: "Please review."